http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljeP0jrpF-w I mentioned this on the blog once, but Aladdin is one of my very favorite Disney movies. The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast are fine movies, I liked them as a kid too, but I’m not a girl, so there wasn’t as much to attract me to their bandwagons, not to mention that the former came out about a year before I was born and I was barely over a year old when the latter came out….
Has there ever been something that you enjoy so very much but can’t necessarily put into words why you like it so much? Even if many agree with you, there’s just something about it that you can’t touch yourself. Gargoyles is that for me. I’ve seen most of the original 65 episodes multiple times and never tire of it, but for some reason, I just can’t put into my own words how much this series means to me. As you…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbqFGapihP0 Contrary to popular belief, Bonkers was not originally planned as a TV series for Roger Rabbit that was changed at the last minute due to complications. Rather, Bonkers was developed as a fully original cop drama spoof set in Toontown, based on the success of noir-esq Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Taking Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers off of the block, Bonkers premiered on September 3, 1993, during it’s third season, and lasted on the block until it’s sixth season…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqE74c54Nfc I think it’s safe to assume that DuckTales was the king of the Disney Afternoon block. Having 100 episodes and being Disney’s first big syndicated hit, it’s not hard to understand why it would be. When the show’s time on the block was coming to an end in 1992, it wouldn’t be surprising that the heads at Disney figured that they needed a big show to follow up on it(it’s also worth noting that DuckTales would return to the…
He is the terror that flaps in the night. He is the switch that derails your train. He is… the star of one kick ass show. DuckTales was done around the time Disney was looking for another new series to put on the Disney Afternoon block, but was still a favorite among kids. Instead of keeping a show along past 100 episodes, why not introduce a new, exciting series with one or two of the characters from DuckTales that kids…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_cMaGt52QE Many a cartoon have had a weird premise in our time, but still became successful. Seriously, imagine some of the pitches that have occurred before. “So imagine this. A lonely professor tries to create three girls, so he combines sugar, spice, and everything nice. Then he adds in chemical X, and he has these crazy super hero girls who kick butt! It’ll be an action-comedy, with more of an emphasis on comedy. Oh, and their rogues gallery can include…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5q6ubDlZE Watching Gummi Bears and DuckTales again, I can’t help but notice that Disney Television Animation’s staff was very competent back in the 80’s. I would figure that Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers, the series that was initially syndicated alongside DuckTales in 1989 and also joined both of these shows with TaleSpin as the first Disney Afternoon lineup, would hold up as well as each of these mentioned series. Although the show’s last batch of episodes aired around the time…
A wise man who goes by the name of Jerry Seinfeld once said that the older that you get, the funnier the Looney Tunes become. This is undisputable. As I’ve been getting older and have been looking back on the shows that I grew up with, I notice that when I come back to DuckTales, arguably Disney’s most beloved animated series of all time, that I find it to be fresher each time I see one of it’s 100 episodes….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loUNoy0Qub0 Dig if you will the picture: A small group of mythical bears, named the Gummi Bears, are the last survivors of a once-lively clan. They live together in secrecy in case they are found, as the Gummi Bears were forced out due to their technological advances. Most of their ancestors were exiled, while the few who survived live outside of the kingdom of Dunwyn, making sure they don’t become discovered. One day Calvin, a young knight in training, discovers…
This September, Disney’s groundbreaking syndicated block, the Disney Afternoon, turns 20. Containing such fan favorite series as DuckTales and The Adventures of the Gummi Bears, as well as then-newly discovered favorites including as Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, and Goof Troop, the Disney Afternoon gave life to fresh animation, clever storytelling, and a great cast of characters. To be sure that we can celebrate the block’s anniversary in time by September 10th, we’ll be posting retrospectives on some of the most popular…