As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

[OldNavy1988]

Point Break

Released by Carolco Pictures on August 9, 1991.

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Point Break was the first release for Carolco after the merger with Grand Diamond.​

 

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Jim Henson Studios
Culver City, California

Located on the corner of Overland Avenue and Washington Boulevard.

Not to be confused with the Culver Studios, former home of Selznick International. IOTL, the former Selznick facilities are now home to Amazon Studios. IOTL, the backlot featured in this post is the home to Sony Pictures Entertainment since about 1990.

The lot opened in 1915, originally serving as the home to the short-lived Triangle Film Corporation.

In 1918, the lot became home to Goldwyn Pictures, founded by Samuel Goldwyn. Eventually, theatre owner Marcus Loew led a series of acquisitions and mergers that turned the tiny Goldwyn Pictures into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The backlot served as the home of MGM from 1924 until 1981 when the film company was sold to Turner Broadcasting System.

In 1985, after a year in limbo, the lot was sold to Australian-born newspaper baron Rupert Murdoch to serve as a headquarters for his then-film division, Miramax Films.

In the summer of 1991, after losing nearly $40 million on the short-lived cable cartoon The George Liquor Show, Murdoch sold the lot to Michael Eisner, chairman of The Jim Henson Company.

 

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On August 11, 1991, Nickelodeon launched three new animated series that would comprise the first wave of creator-driven cartoons under the Nicktoons brand.

Doug
Created by Jim Jinkins
Produced by Jumbo Pictures and Ellipse Programme

Voices
Billy West as Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz
Bumper Robinson as Skeeter Valentine
Constance Schulman as Patty Mayonnaise
Becca Lish as Judy Funnie
Alice Playten as Beebe Bluff
Fred Newman as Porkchop and Mr. Dink
Doug Preis (impersonating Don Knotts) as Mr. Bone

Rugrats
Created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, Paul Germain
Produced by Klasky-Csupo

Voices
EG Daily as Tommy Pickles
Christine Cavanaugh as Chuckie Finster
Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles
Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael
Kath Soucie as Phil, Lil and Betty DeVille
Michael Bell as Chaz Finster and Drew Pickles
Jack Riley as Stu Pickles
Tress MacNielle as Charlotte Pickles
David Doyle as Grandpa Lou
Tony Jay as Dr. Lipschitz

The Ren and Stimpy Show
Created by Bob Camp
Produced by Bob Lab Studios

Main Voices
Dan Castellaneta as Ren Hoek
Billy West as Stimpy
Corey Burton as Mr. Horse
Gary Owens as Powdered Toast Man
Harris Peet as Muddy Mudskipper
Jack Carter as Wilbur Cobb
Frank Gorshin as The Rev. Jack Cheese

NOTES
Neither John Kricfalusi, nor Ray Spum are involved with TTL's version of Ren and Stimpy.​

 

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1991-92 Saturday Morning Schedule

ABC
8:00 Tom and Jerry Kids (Hanna-Barbera & Ruby-Spears; Turner Program Services)
8:30 The Wizard of Oz (Ruby-Spears; Turner Program Services)
9:00 James Bond, Jr. (Ruby-Spears; Turner Program Services)
9:30 Beetlejuice (Warner Bros. Animation)
10:00 Hammerman (DiC)
10:30 The Pirates of Dark Water (Hanna-Barbera; Jim Henson Television)
11:00 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (Warner Bros. Television)
12:00 Slimer and the Ghostbusters (Rankin-Bass; Paramount Television)
12:30 ABC Weekend Special

CBS
8:00 Pee Wee's Playhouse (Pee Wee Pictures; Live action)
8:30 Mother Goose and Grimm (Film Roman)
9:00 Garfield and Friends (Film Roman)
10:00 Wonder Woman (Screen Gems; Columbia Pictures Television)
11:00 Back to the Future (Universal Cartoon Studios)
11:30 Where's Waldo (DiC)
12:00 Muppet Babies (Hanna-Barbera; Jim Henson Television) [1]
12:30 CBS Storybreak

NBC
8:00 Madeline (DiC; Saban)
8:30 Yo Yogi! (Hanna-Barbera; Jim Henson Television)
9:00 Big Nate (DiC; RKO Television)
9:30 WishKid (DiC)
10:00 The Legend of Zelda (Nelvana; Nintendo of America)
10:30 Super Mario World (Nelvana; Nintendo of America)
11:00 Saved By the Bell (RKO Television; Live action)
12:00 Inside NBA Stuff

SBC
8:00 Tiny Toon Adventures (Warner Bros. Animation)
9:00 Bobby's World (Film Roman)
9:30 Taz-Mania (Warner Bros. Animation)
10:00 Toxic Crusaders (Produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson for Troma, Inc.)
10:30 Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars (Film Roman)
11:00 Robotech (New Line Television)
12:00 Mr. Bogus (Zodiac Entertainment)
12:30 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (DiC; New Line Television)

Fox
8:00 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Walt Disney Television Animation Kansas City)
9:00 The Land Before Time: The Series (Walt Disney Television Animation Burbank)
9:30 Darkwing Duck (Walt Disney Television Animation Burbank)
10:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (MWS; Walt Disney Television and 20th Century-Fox Television)
11:00 Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers (Walt Disney Television Animation Burbank)
11:30 Marvel's Power Pack (Grantray-Lawrence; 20th Century-Fox Television)
12:00 Hawkeye (Grantray-Lawrence; 20th Century-Fox Television)
12:30 The Secret of Akko-Chan (80's revival dubbed by Grantray-Lawrence and 20th Century-Fox Television)

[1] Reruns

Let me know which shows you would've watched this year.

 

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Ranma 1/2

English dub produced by 20th Century-Fox Television.
Airs weeknights after Urusei Yatsura reruns on Video Hits One (VH1).
Launched on September 9, 1991.

Main Voices
Gedde Watanabe as Ranma Saotome
Hayley Mills as Nodoka Saotome
Pat Morita as Genma Saotome
Venus Terzo as Akane Tendo
Haviland Morris as Nabiki Tendo
Jenette Goldstein as Pantyhose Taro
Mako Iwamatsu as Happosai
Jonathan Freeman as Suon Tendo
Uma Thurman as Cologne
Robert Downey, Jr. as Tatewaki Kuno
Peter Renaday as the Junsenkyo Guide
Barry Gordon as Tofu Ono
Paige O'Hara as Kasumi Tendo

Closing Logo for Season One (1991-92)

Closing Logo for Season Two (1992-93)

 

[OldNavy1988]

Felix the Cat: The Movie

Released by Carolco Pictures on October 18, 1991.

Produced in Hungary by
Pannonia Filmstudio

Felix the Cat created by
Otto Messmer
Pat Sullivan

Executive Producers (English Version)
Don Oriolo
Mario F. Kassar
Roger Corman

Music
Bruce Broughton

Main Voices
Paul Reubens as Felix the Cat
Joe Alaskey as the Professor
Pat Fraley as Poindexter
Paige O'Hara as Princess Oriana
Harry Shearer as Master Cylinder
Jonathan Freeman as The Duke of Zill
Vincent Price as Grumper
John Belushi as Wack Lizardi
Pat Buttram as Pim​

 

[OldNavy1988]

The Addams Family

Released by 20th Century-Fox on October 25, 1991.

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

The Addams Family was dedicated to the memory of character creator Charles Addams, who passed away three years before the film's release.

Buena Vista, the distribution arm that handles Fox's releases, held the outdoor premiere for The Addams Family at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium with the tightest security of any movie premiere up to that time. Tighter measures were implemented due to a breach on the red carpet at the Los Angeles opening of Disney's Mistress Masham's Repose back in July.​

 

[OldNavy1988]

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Released by Universal Pictures on November 8, 1991.

Directed by
Phil Nibbelink
Lachlan Cunningham

Screenplay by
Flint Dille

Based upon characters created by
David Kirschner
Judy Freudberg
Tony Geiss

Music by
James Horner

Voices
Philip Glasser as Fievel Mouskewitz
Cathy Cavadini as Tanya Mouskewitz
Dom DeLuise as Tiger
Amy Irving as Miss Kitty
Freddie Starr as Cat R. Waul
Jon Lovitz as T.R. Chula
Nehemiah Persoff as Papa Mousekewitz
Erica Yohn as Mama Mousekewitz
Jimmy Stewart as Wylie Burp

Additional Voices
Dan Castellaneta
Rob Paulsen
Peter Renaday
Pat Buttram
Jim Cummings
Greg Rhodes
Arthur Burghardt
Will Ryan

Fievel Goes West was the the last role for Jimmy Stewart, who voices Wylie Burp. He passed away five and a half years after this film's release.

Fievel Goes West was also the last overall project to carry the Famous Studios name, which was changed to Universal Cartoon Studios halfway into post production.​

 

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The Jim Henson Company cuts the ribbon on its new studio backlot, the former home of MGM and Miramax.
- The Hollywood Reporter

Judith Barsi made a surprise visit to the Fox 19 Kids Club right before yesterday's airing of DuckTales.
- The Spokesman-Review

The Simpsons hit the nail on the head with its most recent episode featuring a disgruntled Itchy and Scratchy artist who winds up creating a rival series called Steve Alcohol: Briton!. Of course, in the face of miserable failure, this disgruntled artist is met with tons of schadenfreude...and a jail sentence.
- Entertainment Weekly

Madeline and Zelda are NBC's biggest Saturday Morning hits this season.
- TV Guide

 

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Roger Rabbit 2: The Resurrection of Doom
Released by 20th Century-Fox on November 22, 1991.

Live action directed by
Robert Zemeckis

Animation directed by
Daniel Abbott
Eric Goldberg

Screenplay
Linda Woolverton

Based upon characters created by
Gary K. Wolf

Main Live Action Cast
Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant
Jack Palance as C.B. Maroon
Christopher Lloyd as Doom
Joanna Cassidy as Dolores

Main Cartoon Voices
Charles Fleischer as Roger Rabbit
Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit
Lou Hirsch as Baby Herman
Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frankenollie

The sequel to the 1988 blockbuster takes place in 1950's Hollywood, at a time when animation was pivoting from theatrical shorts to television programming. Bob Hoskins returns as Eddie Valiant, and Christopher Lloyd returns as Judge Doom. The story begins when a couple of weasels scavenge for an animation cel of Judge Doom and hire Dr. Frankenollie (Kelsey Grammer) bring the villain back to life using a multiplane camera. Meanwhile, Roger receives a call from Maroon Cartoons informing him the studio is reopening, but what he doesn't realize is that Doom is impersonating R.K. Maroon's brother C.B. to lure Roger in to a trap. Eddie confronts Doom who reveals his plot to finish what he started and dispose of Roger. When things looked bleak, Roger tries to flee with Jessica to Simi Valley but when they stop by to say goodbye to Eddie, they find his office vandalized, but they're able to track down his whereabouts. When Roger and Jessica free Eddie, he squirts the weasels and the fake Maroon with his squirt gun. The real Maroon (Jack Palance) turns up and announces he will reopen Maroon Cartoons and rehire Roger and his old co-stars.

DISNEY AND FOX CHARACTERS
Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse
Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse
Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
Bill Farmer as Goofy
Jim Cummings as Doc, Jaq, Pete and Katnip
Dan Castellaneta as Grumpy, Bashful and Gus
Maurice LaMarche as Sleepy
Frank Welker as Happy, Sneezy and Lucifer
Mary Kay Bergman as Snow White
Molly Ringwald as Cinderella
Arnold Stang as Herman
Charles Fleischer as Baby Huey
Soleil Moon-Frye as Little Audrey
Devon Sawa as Casper the Friendly Ghost

LICENSED CHARACTERS
Looney Tunes
Used with permission from Warner Bros., Inc.
Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny
Noel Blanc as Daffy Duck
Joe Alaskey as Sylvester and Yosemite Sam
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
Billy West as Elmer Fudd
Jim Cummings as Taz

Alvin and the Chipmunks
Used with permission from Bagdasarian Productions
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. as Alvin and Simon
Janice Karman as Theodore

Hanna-Barbera Characters
Used with permission from The Jim Henson Company
Billy West as Huckleberry Hound and Boo-Boo
Greg Burson as Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw
Jim Cummings as Mr. Jinks
Paul Rodriguez as Baba Looey

Famous Studios Characters
Used with permission from Universal City Studios, Inc.
Paul Reubens as Woody Woodpecker
Patrick Pinney as Mighty Mouse
Frank Welker as Wally Walrus and Buzz Buzzard
Maurice LaMarche as Oil Can Harry

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Tex Avery Characters
Used with permission from Turner Broadcasting System
Richard Williams as Droopy
Melissa Manchester as Red
Hank Azaria as McWolf
Jim Cummings as Spike

Jay Ward Characters
Used with permission from Bullwinkle Studios, a joint venture of Bally's Hollywood Pictures and the estate of Jay Ward
Frank Welker as Bullwinkle
Jim Cummings as Boris
Patrick Pinney as Dudley Do-Right
June Foray as Rocky, Natasha and Nell Fenwick
Dan Castellaneta as Mr. Peabody and Snidely Whiplash
Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Sherman

Copyright MCMXCI
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and Amblin Entertainment​

 

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Marvel's Avengers
Released by 20th Century-Fox on December 11, 1991.

Directed by
Michael Lehmann

Screenplay by
Alvin Sargent
Daniel Waters
Steven E. de Souza

Based on the characters created by
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Larry Lieber
Stan Lee

Music by
Alan Silvestri

Main Cast
Brad Pitt as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Alec Baldwin as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Michelle Pfieffer as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Miles O'Keefe as Thor
Michael Biehn as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Donald Fullilove as Sam Wilson/Falcon
Tom Hanks as Bruce Banner
Lou Ferrigno as the Incredible Hulk
Alan Rickman as Loki
Harrison Ford as Nick Fury
Carl Weathers as War Machine

HULK SMASH HOOK
The Avengers went head to head and beat TriStar's Hook on opening weekend.

Captain America and the Avengers (above), a beat-em-up arcade game, was one of many tie-in products made to help promote the film.​

 

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A special edition of The Magical World of Disney celebrating Walt Disney, Sr.'s 90th birthday is Fox's highest rated primetime special to date.
- Variety

The Avengers soars while Hook crashes and burns at the box office.
- The Hollywood Reporter

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) outshines the Sega Genesis and Atari Wildcat in this year's Christmas sales.
- GamePro

Zelda TV series renewed by NBC for another season.
- Nintendo Power

Billboard Magazine's Top 10 Saturday Morning Cartoon of 1991.
Tied for 1st) Darkwing Duck (Fox)
Tied for 1st) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Fox)
3) Tiny Toon Adventures (SBC)
4) Madeline (NBC)
5) Taz Mania (SBC)
6) The Legend of Zelda (NBC)
7) Garfield and Friends (CBS)
8)Tom and Jerry Kids (ABC)
9) Beetlejuice (ABC)
10) Bobby's World (SBC)

 

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Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Revival Shorts as of 1991

Box Office Bunny
Wambo: First Fudd (A 90's twist on the Hunting Trilogy formula)
Blooper Bunny

Coming soon:
I Adore Mi Aroma. The first revival appearance of Pepe Le Pew. The title is a play on Color Me Badd's song I Adore Mi Amor.
The Yoseminator
Wambo: First Fudd Part 2
Fast Times at Acme High
The Wabbiteer
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
Chariots of Fur
Another Froggy Evening
Carrotblanca

 

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Entertainment News for January 1992

With Nickelodeon reserving time slots for new, original programming, The Jim Henson Company, Nick's parent company, has reached an agreement to license ten or more of Hanna-Barbera's properties to Ted Turner's Cartoon Network, which is on track to launch in October of '92.
- The Hollywood Reporter

Bally makes a hostile bid for the beleaguered Sky Channel America. This comes as rumors swirl that News Corp's North American assets are continuing to bleed money amid the failure of The George Liquor Program.
- Reuters

NBC orders a full season of Alexander's Bad Days from Klasky-Csupo and Hollywood Pictures Television as part of a major overhaul of its Saturday Morning lineup slated to launch in September.
- Variety

As Klasky-Csupo's energy shifts towards Nickelodeon's Rugrats, animation production on Fox's The Simpsons will be taken over by Grantray-Lawrence starting next season.
- Animation Magazine

The Sports Page
January 2, 1992 prime-time edition of SportsCenter
Charlie Steiner: "Back in October, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins made their final expansion fee payments to Major League Baseball. And with that, both became official members of the big leagues, able to sign free agents and hire coaches. Now with the expansion draft out of the way, the next task for Commissioner Fay Vincent and the owners was the realignment. Bob Ley has more."

Bob Ley: "In Downtown Phoenix, the Diamondbacks will share a new, air-conditioned, multimillion dollar domed stadium with the NFL Cardinals. Meanwhile, the Florida Marlins will split their home schedule between Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium and the Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg. The new alignment for Major League Baseball this coming season will see sweeping changes and the birth of new rivalries."

***Divisional alignments shown on full-screen graphics***

Bob Ley (Continued):
"The American League East will consist of the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Washington Grays."

"The American League Central will see the Toronto Blue Jays lumped in with the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers."

"The American League North will have the only team to switch leagues, the Denver Zephyrs, going head-to-head with the Portland Beavers, Seattle Mariners (Formerly the Pilots, changed by new ownership) and Vancouver Mounties."

"In the American League West, the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics commence new rivalries with the Kansas City Monarchs and Texas Rangers."

"In the National League East, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Montreal Expos will be joined by both Pennsylvania teams (Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies)."

"The National League Central will retain midwestern rivals Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers and World Series Champion Minnesota Twins."

"The Cincinnati Reds will become the northernmost team in the new National League South, joining the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and expansion Florida Marlins."

"And finally, the National League West will see the Los Angeles Lancers, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Seals going up against the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks."

 

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In late January/early February 1992, animation production of The Simpsons began to move from Klasky-Csupo to Grantray-Lawrence Hollywood.

The original intro, produced by Klasky-Csupo (1989-92) under the supervision of David Silverman and Wes Archer.

And for comparison's sake here's the new intro produced by Grantray-Lawrence under new supervising director Daniel Abbott.
(Apologies for the OTL watermark)

 

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For comparison's sake, here is the original intro produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.

Under new supervising director Tad Stones, future TMNT episodes will be produced by Walt Disney Television Animation in the Orlando office. And of course, with that comes a new intro. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird will each stay on board as creative consultants going forward.

However, ITTL, instead of seeing Mikey get tackled by Foot Soldiers, the new intro recycles the shot of Mikey on the dance floor from the original.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Mario Cuomo on the Campaign Trail: "Make no mistake, President Bundy made a major mistake letting John Kricfalusi out of prison!"
- The New York Times

FART goes to war with numerous comic book stores around the country as Dark Horse releases the first issue of Obie Scott Wade's comic book Shezow, based on a character that appeared only once on an episode Wade wrote for Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.
- The Oregonian

Bally acquires Sky Channel America and Miramax Films for pennies on the dollar.
- The Wall Street Journal

Golden Harvest enters negotiations with the Tolkien estate and Saul Zaentz for the Lord of the Rings film rights.
- The Hollywood Reporter

 

[OldNavy1988]

Juice

Released by Paramount Pictures

Freejack

Released by Warner Bros.

Wayne's World

Released by RKO Radio Pictures

Radio Flyer

Released by Columbia Pictures

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Released by Hollywood Pictures​

 

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Security at Disneyland was beefed up for a primetime Valentine's Day special that aired live on Fox. Despite the lack of credible threats over the Valentine weekend, metal detectors were still installed, cars were still inspected before entering the parking lot and Anaheim police helicopters still encircled the park. Teen actress Judith Barsi was on hand for the special. But in the past several years, Barsi, who turns 14 in June, had been stalked by her own father Joszef. In just the past year, she had been targeted by George Liquor creator John Kricfalusi.
- The Orange County Register

"So that explains the helicopters going round and round last week."
- Katella Avenue shopkeeper reading the above clipping.

Ruby-Spears hopes Fish Police airing in primetime on CBS will re-energize the studio's artists. Ditto to Capitol Critters on ABC.
- TV Guide

Saul Zaentz says he will sit down with Carolco, New Line and Hollywood Pictures about the possibility of co-producing a possible Lord of the Rings film franchise with Hong Kong-based Golden Harvest.
- The Hollywood Reporter

RUMOR MILL: Bally is said to be exploring a possible name change from Sky Channel America to The Hub. Bally is also considering dissolving Miramax Films into Hollywood Pictures.
- Variety

@PNWKing That could be the season premiere for Season 4.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Fish Police

Launched on February 28, 1992.
Airs Friday nights on CBS.

Produced by
Ruby-Spears

Distributed by
Turner Program Services

Based on the comic book by
Steve Moncuse

Voices
John Ritter as Inspector Gill
Hector Elizondo as Biscotti Calamari
Tim Curry as Sharkster
Frank Welker as Mussels Marinara
Ed Asner as Chief Abalone
Jonathan Winters as Mayor Cod
Robert Guillaume as Detective Catfish
Buddy Hackett as Crabby
Megan Mullally as Pearl White
JoBeth Williams as Angel Jones
Georgia Brown as Goldie
Charlie Schlatter as Tadpole
Lauren Tom as Connie Koi

Notes
ITTL, Fish Police was the professional debut for Stephen Hillenburg.

But seriously though, how come Fish Police didn't work IOTL?​