Season 1, Episode 12: A Tail of Two Piggies Originally Aired: Tuesday February 9 Guest stars: Joan Jett, Ian Ziering This episode begins with Kermit and Miss Piggy (accompanied by Uncle Deadly) going to the Zootopia opening. While walking the red carpet, Miss Piggy’s tail pops out, causing quite a stir. The network wanted her…
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Movie Review: The Island at the Top of the World
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Ian Cameron’s 1961 novel The Lost Ones, The Island at the Top of the World was theatrically released on December 20, 1974. The 93-minute flick, a commercial flop, was preceded by the short “Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too,” which was subsequently repackaged as the third segment in The…
The Muppets: A Review of Episode 11- Swine Song
Season 1, Episode 11: Swine Song Originally Aired: Tuesday February 2 Guest stars: Key and Peele, Utkarsh Ambudkar and June Raphael After their hiatus, the Muppets return at a brand new time (8:30 eastern/7:30 central). This episode begins with Miss Piggy returning from a great trip to Argentina (where she also smuggled a…
Movie Review: Son of Flubber
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A sequel to Disney’s 1961 live action comedy The Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber was theatrically released on January 16, 1963. The film is 100 minutes in length. Plot Summary On the gridiron, Medfield College is preparing to get destroyed by rival Rutland College, which has neither lost a game nor…
Disneyland Diamond Celebration Dooney and Bourke Review
We recently had the opportunity to take our first trip out to Disneyland to celebrate my thirtieth birthday. As longtime Walt Disney World veterans, my family was beyond excited to visit Walt’s park. And when we found out that my birthday trip would coincide with Disneyland’s 60th anniversary “Diamond Celebration” we were totally thrilled! We…
Movie Review: The Absent-Minded Professor
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action comedy with faux intellectual overtones, The Absent-Minded Professor was theatrically released on March 16, 1961. The 97-minute film inspired both a sequel, Son of Flubber (1963), and a remake, Flubber (1997). Plot Summary After one half of play, Medfield College’s basketball team trails its opponent from Rutland College…
Book Review: Kingdom Keepers III: Disney in Shadow
cover art copyright Disney I was so impressed with the first two Kingdom Keepers books that I was excited to get my hands on Kingdom Keepers III: Disney in Shadow. Lucky for me, my 10 year old daughter is very willing to share her books – once she’s finished with them! The Kingdom Keepers (middle…
Star Wars: Episode 7 – a Review
It was the 28th of May, 1977. I was a normal 9 year old in the movie theater with her parents. The lights dimmed and the trailers ran. Then the screen went black; stars appeared and those famous words: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… And my world opened. I loved…
Movie Review: The Ugly Dachshund
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action comedy based on Gladys Bronwyn Stern’s 1938 novel of the same name, The Ugly Dachshund was theatrically released on February 16, 1966. The 93-minute film was accompanied by the short “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree,” which was re-utilized as the first of four segments in the…
Celebrate the Season of the Force with Disney Infinity 3.0
Note: This review is of Disney Infinity 3.0. If you would like to learn more about the original Disney Infinity and also the basics of the Disney infinity universe, you can see my review here, and also my review of Disney Infinity 2.0 here. As soon as the Marvel Super Heroes edition of Disney Infinity was…
Movie Review: Return from Witch Mountain
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A sequel to Disney’s 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain, Return from Witch Mountain was theatrically released on March 10, 1978. The live action flick is 94 minutes in length. Plot Summary Pasadena, California; the Rose Bowl. No, Michigan State is not playing Stanford in a New Year’s Day college football…
The Muppets: A Review of Episode 10 – Single All the Way
Season 1, Episode 10: Single All the Way Originally Aired: Tuesday December 8 Guest stars: Mindy Kaling, Echosmith This episode begins with the gang preparing for the “Up Late” Christmas special, although Animal ate the tree decorations and Bunsen electrified Beaker’s nose for a reindeer sketch that doesn’t actually exist. Fozzie is also supposed to…