Disney/Pixar In General

I mean, looking over the list, it seems like the majority of those programs are adaptations, imports, or things just shown in syndication. The legal issues for all those are probably really tangled up.

The shows that Fox Kids themselves did not make weren't owned by them. This is why Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, and Tom And Jerry Kids are all out on DVD.

But their original shows... Those were all sold off to Disney with the Fox Family Channel and have since been rotting in the Disney Vault next to Walt Disney and Vivien Leigh's heads.

They put out some DV Ds of The Tick, but they never bothered to finish the series and they left some episodes off of them.

Everything else is unreleased and probably will remain so - the Marvel series (though now that Disney owns Marvel, things are probably different), Eek The Cat, Life With Louie, Bobbys World (though Howie Mandel may have bought back the rights) and even Peter Pan And The Pirates, which Disney tried to stop getting made back in '89!

Some shows have been freed from that vault, to be sure. Saban bought back Power Rangers and all their other Americanized tokusatsu shows, and Samurai Pizza Cats got a DVD release - though the rights for that had expired beforehand - but everything else... Little chance at all, unless someone wants to take a chance on them.

As great of a series as Peter Pan & the Pirates is, I don't think anyone would have the nads to try to get that one freed from the indefinite moratorium due to not wanting to incur the ire or wrath of the Mouse

Eek! The Cat would probably fit a Disney XD lineup very well. Heck, even a remake could make good sense.

I don't see any reason why Disney would be interested on reviving the rest though.

There are apparently some places in the world where it's still being shown - so there may be a chance yet; though I don't think it'll get anywhere here unless Disney gives the show to a company that'll do it some good.

Which is why Disney might want to give the rights to a company that'll put them out on DVD.

Though now that Disney owns Marvel they might want to keep the rights to those. I think the 90s Spider Man cartoon is on Amazon, but don't take my word for it.

So, Wendy's children (Jane and her brother) are an actual thing in the Peter Pan canon? I always thought Jane and her brother (who's unremarkable, so I don't remember his name) were characters made up for Returnto Neverland.

And we never seen any of Wendy's children in Film/Hook, just her granddaughter and great grandchildren.

Jane is. Her brother, no.

In Hook Jane was briefly mentioned as having adopted Peter.

I read that Peter Pan & the Pirates is getting a DVD release in 2020.

Also, Jane's daughter was named Margaret.

edited 24th Jan '16 1:24:10 PM by lalalei2001

I'm kind of amazed that Disney didn't try to stop Hook like they did Peter Pan And The Pirates...

Don't believe everything you read on Wikipedia.

Hook had Steven Spielberg Power behind it.

Peter Pan & The Pirates didn't.

Why are you so amazing Aldo? Stop Amazing me!

@Odd1 I think you're making the mistake of confusing Aldo390's criticism of the films adaptation not even striving to be like its source material as him criticizing film adaptations for not being exactly like the source material. There's a difference between criticizing a film like Tom and Jerry: The Movie for not being a feature-length retraux of the original shorts, and criticizing the same film being nothing like the shorts outside of some superficial elements.

I'd also argue that while it is true you can make a poor / different adaptation of an existing work that's still a good film on its own merits, doing so is very much an instance of hit and miss. For every Jurassic Park, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Secret of NIMH; you can also end up with Fantastic Four (2015), Alvin and the Chipmunks, and The King and I (animated version).

And for what it's worth, I don't think the Scott Pilgrim film adaptation fits your description of a film being good on its own and not being a good adaptation of the source material. Save for the aforementioned climax, I'd argue the film is more of condensed adaptation rather than a very loose standalone adaptation, as the biggest changes I can recall prior to the climax are a fair amount of subplots and characters cut (presumably for running time). (I'm saying this as someone who saw the film first, and later read the books.) Major elements like the characters, the humor/jokes, themes, and even specific scenes and lines from the book are otherwise intact.

EDIT: Partially revised my argument.

edited 29th Jan '16 6:08:38 AM by Yeow95

In the interest of combining my love of old Disney shorts and old 30s dance orchestra music, here are some Disney-related songs from the decade where Uncle Walt was the king of theatrical animation:

• "Mickey Mouse," probably the first Disney-related song ever written, by the Rhythmic Eight (und im Deutsch, as "Micky Maus," by the Kapelle Oscar Joost)
• "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo," the original Mickey Mouse theme, as played by Leo Zollo and His Orchestra, the only recording ever made of this tune at the time.
• "What? No Mickey Mouse," by Ben Bernie and His Orchestra, in the same video as above.
• "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?," as played by Harry Bidgood and His Broadcasters, und im Deutsch as "Wer hat Angst vor dem bösen Wolf?," played by Otto Dobrindt und sein Tanzorchester.
• "The Wedding of Mr. Mickey Mouse," which is in the first video listed above this entry.
• "Mickey's Son and Daughter," which is in the same video as "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo," but I'd prefer you listen to the Bonzo Dog Band version.
• Two renditions of songs from Snow White by Fred Rich and His Orchestra: "Someday My Prince Will Come" and "Heigh-Ho".

Disney's contributed a few jazz standards over the years, and it's not hard to tell why.

I wish people were more open about covering songs from animation these days.

I was surprised to find that "someday my prince will come" was actually a jazz standard.

Hey, if "My Favorite Things" can become one...

That's all from a time when it became more acceptable to play jazz in waltz time.

I know this is old news, but was there ever a reason given who the stage adaption of Hunchback is not going to Broadway?

That version of Minnie's Yoo Hoo you put up is the only one that says "meow" three times like intended.

Unfortunately that version also doesn't have the 2nd verse, what a shame.

And after all that effort to find a version of "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" with both verses.

The recording I posted above was the only one made at its time, and until another one turns up that's about it.

Another official cover or another in general.

I found like 5 other covers on that song, 3 of them are official...maybe.

edited 4th Feb '16 12:42:15 PM by randomness4

Random question.

Who would you say is the Disney/Pixar villain that died/exited in the most dignified manner?

Silver from Treasure Planet.

Now if you mean someone who's still a villain by the end... I guess Honest John and Gideon?

Maleficent was slain in combat while being a gigantic dragon. Can't ask for much more.

Yeah, that was a pretty good ending.

I feel that most Disney/Pixar movies have villains dying/defeated in an undignified way, which isn't surprising at all, really.

Still, I would like to see a Disney villain who faces death with dignity.