As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

[OldNavy1988]

How are the different leagues been doing? Curious about the NHL now and will Cincinnati have another NFL team?

Professional Sports as of 1998

Major League Baseball
American League
East
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Washington Grays

Central
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Guardians
Detroit Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays

South
Denver Zephyrs
Kansas City Monarchs
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Texas Rangers

West
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Portland Beavers
Seattle Mariners

National League
East
Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates

Central
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
St. Louis Cardinals

South
Atlanta Hammers (Formerly Braves)
Cincinnati Reds
Florida Marlins
Houston Astros

West
Anaheim Lancers
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Seals

National Football League (Fall)
AFC East
Brooklyn Jets
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots

AFC Central
Atlanta Falcons
Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tennessee Sabercats (Formerly Cincinnati Bengals)

AFC West
Denver Broncos
Houston Oilers
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Raiders (Will become Las Vegas Raiders in 2000)
San Diego Chargers

NFC East
Dallas Cowboys
Jacksonville Jaguars
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Heroes

NFC Central
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC West
Arizona Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks

Future Expansion
Cincinnati
32nd team TBD

World League of American Football (Spring)
European
Amsterdam Admirals
Barcelona Dragons
Frankfurt Galaxy
London Monarchs
Rhein Fire
Scottish Claymores

Atlantic
Baltimore Ravens
Birmingham Maulers
NY/NJ Knights
Orlando Thunder
Philadelphia Stars
Toronto Huskies

Central
Chicago Blitz
Memphis Pharaohs
Mexico City Luchadores
Oklahoma Outlaws
San Antonio Texans
St. Louis Stallions

Pacific
Las Vegas Wranglers
Los Angeles Avengers
Oakland Condors
Portland Breakers
Spokane Steelheads (Formerly Honolulu Tropics; Moved back to the mainland in 1997 due to travel and other logistical issues)
Vancouver Orcas

Canadian Football League (Mid-Summer to Fall)
Eastern Division
Atlantic Schooners
Hamilton Tiger Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Renegades
Toronto Argonauts

Western Division
BC Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Elks
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1999 Expansion
Quebec City
Okanagan

National Basketball Association
Pacific
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Royals
San Diego Clippers
Seattle Supersonics

Midwest
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
San Antonio Spurs
Spirits of St. Louis
Utah Raptors

Central
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Kentucky Colonels

Atlantic
Boston Celtics
Miami Heat
New Jersey Nets
New York Knicks
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Washington Federals
Toronto Dragons

1999-2000 Expansion
New Orleans Jazz
Vancouver Grizzlies

National Hockey League
Clarence Campbell Conference
Smythe
Mighty Ducks of San Diego
Los Angeles Kings
Seattle Thunderbirds
Vancouver Canucks
Las Vegas Silver Knights (Formerly Calgary Broncos)
Edmonton Oilers
San Jose Sharks

Norris
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Milwaukee Admirals
Minnesota North Stars
St. Louis Blues
Oklahoma Twisters
Colorado Rockies
Houston Aeros

Prince of Wales Conference
Adams
Atlanta Flames
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Cleveland Moondogs
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Toronto Maple Leafs

Patrick
Hampton Roads Rhinos (Formerly Hartford Whalers)
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
Washington Capitals
Charlotte Checkers

Arena Football League
Eastern Division
Albany Firebirds
Cincinnati Rockers
New England Wolfpack
New Jersey Red Dogs
Norfolk Destroyers

Northern Division
Detroit Drive
Grand Rapids Rhinos
Iowa Barnstormers
Milwaukee Mustangs
Minnesota Pike

Southern Division
Nashville Kats
New Orleans VooDoo
Orlando Predators
Tampa Bay Storm
Texas Terror

Western Division
Anaheim Piranhas
Arizona Rattlers
Sacramento Surge
Salt Lake Locos (Short for Locomotives)
Seattle Grunge

International Hockey League (The NHL's main rival)
East
Baltimore Skipjacks
Hamilton Bulldogs
Hartford Whalers
New Jersey Devils
Orlando Solar Bears
Florida Panthers (Miami)

Central
Cincinnati Cyclones
Fort Wayne Komets
Grand Rapids Griffins
Indianapolis Racers
Kalamazoo Wings
Kentucky Thorough Blades

Midwest
Kansas City Rustlers
New Orleans Revelers
San Antonio Iguanas
Manitoba Moose
Peoria Rivermen
St. Paul Wild

West
Anchorage Aces
Calgary Hitmen
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Phoenix Roadrunners
Portland Buckaroos
Utah Grizzlies

 

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Studio Chiefs as of 1998

Bally: Alan Ladd, Jr. (Head of Hollywood Pictures), Jeffrey Bewkes (Head of Bally Cable Networks, which oversees HBO, Cinemax, Comedy Central and The Hub)
Columbia-TriStar: Sherry Lansing, Bruce Timm (Screen Gems)
Disney: Walt Disney, Jr. (Chairman of the Board), Roy E. Disney (head of Walt Disney Pictures), Frank Wells (head of 20th Century-Fox), Don Bluth (Head of Classic Animation)
DreamWorks: Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen
Golden Harvest: Haim Saban (US), Raymond Chow (Hong Kong), Andy Heyward (DiC)
Henson: Jim Henson (Chair emeritus), Michael Eisner (CEO), Herb Scannell (Nickelodeon)
Lionsgate: Frank Giustra (Chairman), Mario Kassar (Head of Proudction)
New Line: Bob Shaye (Founder)
Paramount: Norman Lear (Chairman), Rob Reiner (Head of Production)
NBC/RKO: Rick McCallum (RKO Chairman), Jeff Zucker (Newly named head of NBC)
Turner: Barbara Broccoli (United Artists), Betty Cohen (Cartoon Network)
Universal: Brian Grazer (Universal), Roger Corman (Gramercy)
Warner Bros: Richard Donner (WB), Amy Pascal (Carolco), Tom Ruegger (WB Animation)

 

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The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Released by Universal Pictures on July 17, 1998

Written and Directed by
Tony Scott

Music by
Hans Zimmer

Main Cast
Doug Jones as the Gill Man
Ray Liotta as Dr. David Reed
Venus Terzo as Kay Lawrence
Bill Paxton as Dr. Mark Williams
John Turturro as Dr. Carl Maia
Benicio Del Toro as Captain Lucas
Bill Duke as Dr. Edwin Thompson

Logo Notes
The remake of Black Lagoon is the first to feature the new Scott Free logo, which appears right after the Universal logo.

 

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I have a question, is Fox Sports Net, a group of regional networks or as a national network? Also wondering about all the sports rights for each rights holder (Fox, NBC, CBS, Turner, USA, and ESPN/ABC’s Wide World of Sports)? (ITTL, both ABC Sports and the flagship Wide World of Sports program we’re combined after the ‘97 college football season, it now also opens with ”ESPN presents”, and yes, Jim McKay’s opening narration has been kept, alongside an brand new version of the theme).

@Anthony07
Fox Sports Net is indeed a group of regional networks. More on those later.

Gridiron Football
National Football League

Package	Rights Holder	Extent	Contract Term
AFC	SBC	AFC Sunday afternoon games One Thanksgiving Game One Wild Card Game Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002
NFC	CBS	NFC Sunday afternoon games One Thanksgiving Game One Wild Card Game Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002
Sunday Night	Fox	Sunday primetime games Thursday night games in November and December. Hall of Fame Game One Wild Card Game Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002
Monday Night Football	ABC	Monday primetime games Simulcast of ESPN's NFL Primetime before MNF kickoff. One Wild Card Game Pro Bowl. Part of Super Bowl Rotation	1998 thru 2002

Canadian Football League
In Canada: Shared by TSN and CBC
In the US: Shared by NBC and Warner Freeform
Grey Cup simulcast by CBC and NBC

World League of American Football
Primetime package held by ESPN
Regional afternoon package held by ABC
Pan-European and UK rights held by EuroSport

Arena Football League
Rights shared by UPN and USA Network

College Football
Pac 10: ABC
Big Ten: ABC
SEC: CBS, TBS/TNT
Big East: CBS
Big XII: NBC
ACC: NBC
Notre Dame: SBC
Metro Conference: ESPN
Conference USA: CBS
WAC: Fox
MAC: ESPN
Sun Belt: ESPN
Ivy League: Warner Freeform
HBCU's: SBC, The Hub
Army-Navy Game: CBS

Most College Bowl games are carried by ESPN except for the following:
National Championship: An annual rotation of the major networks. However, if the NC is played in Pasadena, ABC automatically gets the rights due to the network's agreement with the Tournament of Roses Association.
Sun Bowl: CBS
Rose Bowl: ABC
Orange Bowl: NBC
Sugar Bowl: ABC
Fiesta Bowl: Fox

 

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Sports TV Rights as of 1998 (Part 2)

Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Current deals run through 2000
Sunday Nights and most weeknights: ESPN
Saturday afternoons: Fox, NBC
American League Playoffs: ESPN, NBC
National League Playoffs: ESPN, Fox
NLCS: Fox
ALCS: NBC
World Series: Fox in even-numbered years, NBC in odd-numbered years.
Atlanta Braves: TBS
Chicago Cubs: WGN
Chicago White Sox: WGN
Montreal Expos: TSN/RDS
Toronto Blue Jays: TSN/RDS

Little League World Series: ABC
College World Series: ESPN
NCAA regular season: ESPN

Basketball
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Current deals run through 2002
NBC: Christmas Day and Weekend Afternoon games. Plus the All Star Game and the NBA Finals (Theme: Roundball Rock by John Tesh)
TNT: Tuesday and Thursday Night doubleheaders.
TBS: Wednesday and Friday Night doubleheaders.

NBA Playoffs
NBC: Weekend Afternoon playoff games. Plus Conference Finals and NBA Finals.
TBS: Eastern Conference quarterfinals and semifinals.
TNT: Western Conference quarterfinals and semifinals.

College Basketball
CBS: March Madness and the Men's National Championship.
ESPN: Regular season and the Men's NIT.
USA Network: Division I Women's Tournament and Final Four.

WNBA
Rights shared by NBC (NBC/RKO), FX (Disney) and Lifetime (Henson's A&E division).

Boxing
USA Network: Tuesday Night Fights
Showtime: Showtime Championship Boxing
HBO: World Championship Boxing

Cycling
Tour de France: ESPN
Giro d'Italia: SBC

Golf
The Masters: CBS, USA Network
PGA Tour: ABC, ESPN
US Open: NBC, Warner Golf
Ryder Cup: NBC, Warner Golf

Hockey
National Hockey League
Fox: Weekend Afternoon doubleheaders plus the All Star Game.
ESPN: Most weeknights (National Hockey Night)
SBC: Wednesday Night Hockey

International Hockey League
Rights shared by CBS and USA Network

Tennis
US Open: CBS, USA Network
French Open: NBC, TBS/TNT
Davis Cup: ABC, ESPN
Wimbledon: SBC, HBO

Bowling
PBA Tour: ABC, ESPN

Olympics
2000 Summer Games (Sydney): NBC
2002 Winter Games (Salt Lake City): CBS, TBS/TNT
2004 Summer Games (Athens): NBC

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: USA Network

Professional Wrestling
World Wrestling Alliance (WWA): USA Network (Monday Night Raw), SBC (Saturday Night's Main Event)
World Championship Wrestling: Exclusive rights held by TBS and TNT
Eastern (or Extreme) Championship Wrestling: Exclusive rights held by HBO
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA): Exclusive rights held by FX

 

[OldNavy1988]

@Duc4AlternateHistory
Here you go!

Cinderella
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on July 23, 1998

Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow

Screenplay by
Linda Woolverton
Rachel Stone-Abbott

Musical Score by
James Horner

Leitmotifs from the 1950 version composed by
Oliver Wallace

Songs from the 1950 version written by
Mack David
Jerry Livingston
Al Hoffman

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo sung for this version by
Angela Lansbury

Pop version of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" sung by
The Backstreet Boys

Pop version of "So This is Love" sung by
Aaliyah

Main Cast
Drew Barrymore as Cinderella
Dougray Scott as Prince Henry
Anjelica Huston as Lady Tremaine
Linda Cardellini as Anastasia Tremaine
Danica McKellar as Drizella Tremaine
Angela Lansbury as the Fairy Godmother
Bob Hoskins as the King
Graham Chapman as the Duke
Andy Serkis as Footman Bruno
Anthony Michael Hall as Coachman Major

Voices
Mark Hamill as Jaq
Jim Cummings as Gus
Frank Welker as Lucifer, Major and Bruno​

 

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Cinderella '98 Addendum

Notes
- The premiere for the 1998 version of Cinderella was held at the Trans World Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.
- A contest was held by Dr. Pepper where if you bought a 12 pack and found a can adorned with the glass slipper, you'd win $1 million USD and a free 3 day trip to Disney World.
- Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, Rachel Stone-Abbott, Graham Chapman and Mark Hamill were featured in a panel to promote the film at the 1998 San Diego Comic Con.
- The Disney Channel and Fox each ran the 1950 film in a 24 hour loop to drum up excitement for the 1998 remake.
- The pop versions of So This is Love and A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes received near-endless rotation on Radio Disney and VH1.
- The fast food tie-in for this film was with Pizza Hut, who offered rubber puppets of Gus, Jaq, Lucifer, Major and Bruno with the purchase of a personal pan pizza. These puppets were similar to previous tie-ins for The Land Before Time and Casper.
​

 

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Entertainment News for Late July 1998

Critics agree; Drew Barrymore shines as Cinderella in Disney's live action remake.
- USA Today

Remakes wrestle for movie goers: Cinderella and Black Lagoon tied for first at the box office as Independence Day sinks to third.
- The Today Show

Be sure to stay for the post credits scene in which the Gill Man (Doug Jones) must make a tough decision after encountering Dracula (Hugo Weaving). This after we've spent much of the film seeing a more heroic Creature defend his turf from intrusive marine biologists looking to dissect him for his organs.
- Siskel and Ebert

At the Cinderella premiere, screenwriter Rachel Stone-Abbott wouldn't field any questions related to her upcoming X-Men project, other than to reaffirm hungry reporters of certain casting choices already leaked to the public. These include Gus St. Pierre as Gambit, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Sir Ian McKellen as the villainous Magneto and James Marsden as Cyclops. X-Men is slated by Buena Vista for an "X-Mas" '99 release.
- Wizard

Bally's Hollywood Pictures confirms a South Park movie is in the works for a Summer 1999 release.
- The Denver Post

 

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@Anthony07
@farmerted555
@mrcubfan415
@stratonapba
@TheMatthew25

As Hall of Fame weekend draws near, lets take a look at the NFL TV commentator pairings for 1998.

SBC (AFC Package)
Studio: Dave Marash, Joe Gibbs and Ahmad Rashad
Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
Jim Lampley and Len Dawson
Mike Emrick and Dan Fouts
Dick Enberg and Paul Maguire
Barry Tompkins and Bill Maas
Gary Bender and Pat Haden
Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
Paul Kennedy and Jerry Glanville

Sideline Reporters:
Jim Gray
Julie Moran
Bonnie Bernstein

CBS (NFC Package)
Studio (The NFL Today): Greg Gumbel and Mike Ditka
Jim Nantz and Bob Trumpy
Dick Stockton and Phil Simms
Gus Johnson and Brian Baldinger
Kevin Harlan and Cris Collinsworth
Verne Lundquist and Jerry Glanville
Bill Macatee and Sam Wyche
Ian Eagle and Randy Cross
Curt Menefee and Jimmy Johnson

Sideline Reporters:
Armen Keteyian
Michele Tafoya

Fox (Sunday Night)
Studio: James Brown, Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long
Booth: Pat Summerall and John Madden
Sideline: Pam Oliver

ABC (Monday Night Football)
Personnel shared by ABC Sports and ESPN
Studio: Chris Berman and Tom Jackson
Booth: Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and Joe Theismann
Booth (Alternate, Second game in Week 1 Doubleheader): Nick Halling and Lynn Swann
Sideline: Andrea Kremer, Mark Jones

BONUS

World League of American Football
The World League on ESPN and ABC's World League
Studio: Eric Clemons and Mick Luckhurst
Booth (Many of these guys are ABC and ESPN's college football announcers in the fall):
1) Nick Halling and Lynn Swann
2) Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
3) Tim Brandt and Kirk Herbstreit
4) Ted Robinson and Dave Jennings (Mostly on games involving European teams)
5) Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson
6) Brad Nessler and Bob Griese
7) Greg Papa and Mike Golic
8) Mike Tirico and Merril Hoge
9) Mark Jones and Steve Raible
10) Paul Kennedy and Ray Bentley
11) Bill Macdonald and Jim Laslavic (Mostly on games involving the Los Angeles Avengers)
12) Mike Gleason and Dan Dierdorf

NBA on NBC starting in 1998-99
Studio: Bob Costas, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas and Peter Vecsey
Booth:
1) Chick Hearn and Mike Fratello (Hearn takes over for Marv Albert due to Albert's current legal troubles)
2) Mike Breen and Bill Walton
3) Tom Hammond and Matt Goukas

MLB on Fox
Studio: Chip Caray and Bob Brenly
Booth:
1) Gary Thorne and Dave Winfield
2) Pat Hughes and Jim Palmer
3) Mel Proctor and Jeff Torborg
4) Bob Uecker and Tim McCarver

NHL on Fox
Studio: James Brown and Dave Maloney
1) Sam Rosen and Eddie Olczyk
2) Gary Thorne and Peter McNab
3) Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton [1] and John Davidson
4) Rick Jeanneret and Terry Crisp

SBC Wednesday Night Hockey
Studio: Al Trautwig and Joe Micheletti
1) Mike Emrick and Darren Pang
2) Jiggs MacDonald and Craig Simpson
3) David Strader and Chico Resch

ESPN National Hockey Night
Studio: John Buccigross and Brian Engblom
1) Bob Miller [2] and Bill Clement
2) Mike Lange and Paul Steigerwald
3) Steve Levy and Barry Melrose

[1] TTL radio voice of the San Diego Chargers and Mighty Ducks. IOTL, Hacksaw's first radio gig was with the Cleveland Crusaders of the WHA.
[2] OTL voice of the Los Angeles Kings.

 

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Disturbing Behavior
Released on July 31, 1998 by Turner under the MGM label.

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
Turner pushed the release back a week to prevent the film from getting crushed by the remake of Cinderella. But upon release, Disturbing Behavior could chart no higher than third at the box office.​

 

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Entertainment News for Early August 1998

At a press conference in New York, Harvey Weinstein formally announces he is running as a Republican for the 2000 Presidential campaign.
- The Washington Post

Rumored live action remakes in the Disney pipeline: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (from Fantasia), Dumbo, The Sword in the Stone, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, The Snow Queen and Huck's Landing.
- Variety

@eldandythedoubter

Vince McMahon, former head of the WWA, was granted an early release by the Connecticut Board of Paroles and Pardons. McMahon served a three year sentence for illegally distributing steroids to wrestlers who worked for his company, including Hulk Hogan, who now wrestles for Turner-backed WCW. Beginning next month, McMahon will serve two months under house arrest, under which he is not to have any contact with any current or former WWA personnel.
- The Hartford Courant

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office and other Metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies deploy SWAT teams to patrol United Artists Studios. These deployments come after groups tied to the Religious Right openly threatened the cast and crew of the upcoming TNT series Glamazon. Due to these same threats, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Sigourney Weaver and other actors slated to appear on the series have been sequestered in the hotel inside CNN Center, with instructions to avoid venturing the streets of Atlanta. The actors and crew will then be given a police escort between CNN Center and the UA backlot for the duration of the show's shooting schedule.
- WSB-TV Local News

The Sports Page
The Atlanta Flames will once again play temporarily at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama for the 1998-99 season. The Flames' former home, the Omni Coliseum, was demolished in the summer of 1997 to make way for a new arena which will be ready for the 1999-2000 season. The NBA's Hawks will share the Alexander Coliseum with Georgia Tech's men's basketball program.
- The Hockey News

A year after the referendum for a public-private partnership was approved by voters, the Seattle Seahawks announce they will play temporarily at Husky Stadium while their new stadium is built. The Kingdome will be demolished to make way for the new venue after the 1999 season. The Mariners' retractable roof ballpark, being built across the street from the Kingdome, will open in 1999 after MLB's All Star Break.
- KSPO-TV (Fox) Local News

 

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Saturday Morning Schedule for 1998-99
New shows in BOLD.

ABC
8:00 The Big Comfy Couch (Radical Sheep)
8:30 Fraggle Rock (Jim Henson; Reruns)
9:00 Hey Arnold! (Hanna-Barbera)
9:30 Rocket Power (Hanna-Barbera)
10:00 Mina and the Count (Hanna-Barbera)
10:30 The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (Warner Bros.; Theatrical shorts)
11:30 The Wild Thornberrys (Hanna-Barbera)
12:30 Science Court (Hanna-Barbera)

CBS
8:00 Birdz (Nelvana; Columbia-TriStar Television)
8:30 Franklin (Nelvana; Columbia-TriStar Television)
9:00 Donkey Kong Country (Nelvana; Columbia-TriStar Television)
9:30 Batman Beyond (Screen Gems; Columbia-TriStar Television)
10:00 Flying Rhino Junior High (Nelvana/Columbia-TriStar Television)
10:30 Pokemon (Nelvana; Columbia-TriStar Television)
11:00 The Magic School Bus (Nelvana; Columbia-TriStar Television)
12:00 CBS Storybreak

NBC
8:00 C-Bear and Jamal (Film Roman)
8:30 Toonsylvania (DreamWorks SKG)
9:00 Dumb Bunnies (MWS; RKO Television)
9:30 The Secret Files of Spy Dogs (DiC; Golden Harvest)
10:00 Mad Jack the Pirate (DiC; Golden Harvest)
10:30 The Little Lulu Show (Ruby-Spears; United Artists)
11:00 Monster Farm (DiC; Golden Harvest) *Not to be confused with the anime Monster Rancher.
11:30 Kenzo (MWS; RKO Television)

SBC
8:30 Animaniacs (Warner Bros.)
9:00 Men in Black: The Series (Carolco)
9:30 Ultimate Goosebumps (New Line Cinema)
10:00 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (Golden Harvest)
10:30 Histeria! (Warner Bros.)
11:00 Ultraforce (Warner Bros.)
11:30 Road Rovers (Warner Bros.)

Fox
8:00 101 Dalmatians: The Series (Disney)
8:30 Recess (Disney)
9:00 Pepper Ann (Disney)
9:30 Bartok the Magnificent (Disney)
10:00 Power Pack (Grantray-Lawrence)
10:30 The Backstreet Project (Grantray-Lawrence)
11:00 Jungle Cubs (Disney)
11:30 The House of Mouse (Disney)

TTL's House of Mouse combines the shorts of Mickey Mouse Works and TTL's House of Mouse. Meanwhile, Bartok headlines his own series instead of a direct to video prequel.

UPN
8:00 Arthur (Paramount)
8:30 Samurai Pizza Cats (Golden Harvest)
9:00 Walter Melon (Golden Harvest)
9:30 Rupert (Paramount)
10:00 The New Woody Woodpecker Show (Universal)
10:30 Oggy and the Cockroaches (Gaumont; Golden Harvest)
11:00 Sam and Max: Freelance Police (Universal)
11:30 DuJour (Universal)
12:00 Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House (Paramount)

DuJour is Universal's answer to the trend set by Fox's Backstreet Project, set in the same universe as Josie and the Pussycats, as they were depicted in the 2001 OTL live action film. Here is the theme song below:

 

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Have the previous Hanna-Barbera Ghibli dubs been successful?

Yes, they have. But Miyazaki has been kinda stingy about the way HB handles his material. Which would explain the drought since Touchstone released Kiki's Delivery Service in North America in 1994.

Anyways....

Castle in the Sky
Released by Touchstone Pictures on August 14, 1998.
Produced by Studio Ghibli and released only in Japan in 1986.

English Dub Produced by
Hanna-Barbera

Voice Talents
Devon Sawa as Pazu
Christina Ricci as Sheeta
Cloris Leachman as Captain Dola
Mark Hamill as Captain Muska
Danny DeVito as General Mouro
Jim Broadbent as Uncle Pom
Ann Jillian as Okami Duffi
John Hostetter as Mr. Duffi
Debi Derryberry as Madge
Freddie Starr as Louie
Michael McShane as Charles
Hank Azaria as Henri
Eddie Frierson as Motro
Dan Castellaneta as the Train Operator​

 

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House of Mouse
Launched on September 5, 1998 on Fox

Produced by
Walt Disney Television Animation (Burbank and Kansas City)

Main Voices
Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse
Bill Farmer as Goofy, Pluto and Horace Horsecollar
Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
April Winchell as Clarabelle Cow
Tress MacNielle as Daisy Duck
Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse
Jason Marsden as Max Goof
Jim Cummings as Pete
Greg Rhodes as Huey
Wil Wheaton as Dewey
Neil Patrick Harris as Louie
Frank Welker as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Cameo Voices
Jonathan Freeman as Jafar
Alan Young as Angus McBadger, Scrooge McDuck, Scuffler and Flaversham
Corey Burton as Jaq, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Max Medici, Professor Owl and Ludwig Von Drake
Jim Cummings as Gus, Cheshire Cat, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger
Tress MacNielle as Belle and Gadget Hackwrench
Kathryn Beaumont as Millie Farrier (Bongo) and Wendy Darling
Keanu Reeves as Prince Eric and Aladdin
Gregg Berger as Eeyore
John Fiedler as Piglet
Eddie Carroll as Jiminy Cricket
James Woods as Hades
Freddie Starr as Mr. Toad, Horace Badun, Sir Hiss, Olaf, Flaps, Ring Genie
Seth Green as Bongo, Peter Pan, Hansel, Prince Alexis and Flounder
George Takei as Splinter and First Ancestor
Rob Paulsen as Renegade the River Pirate (Huck's Landing), Raphael, PJ Pete and Lamp Genie
Cam Clarke as Kai (The Snow Queen), Rocksteady and Leonardo
Judith Barsi as Lulubelle (Bongo), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Penny (The Rescuers), Duckie, Anne-Marie and April O'Neil
Molly Ringwald as Becky Thatcher and Anastasia Karrutha
Drew Barrymore as Cinderella
Ann Jillian as Kanga and Rapunzel
Maurice LaMarche as Morningstar (The Snow Queen), The Baron (Huck's Landing), Kaa (The Jungle Book) and Ratigan (Basil of Baker Street)
Christopher Plummer as Lumiere
Sandy Fox as Little Audrey
Ken Sansom as Rabbit
Will Ryan as Willie the Giant and Petrie
Dan Castellaneta as Baby Huey
Joe Alaskey as Gopher
Barry Gordon as Donatello and Bebop
Townsend Coleman as Michelangelo
Hank Azaria as Bartok
Henry Gibson as Raider the River Pirate (Huck's Landing)
Dom DeLuise as Fagin, Itchy and Rascal the River Pirate (Huck's Landing)
Billy Connolly as Jock, Toasty and the Stabbington brothers
Daniel Abbott as Pongo, Roger Radcliffe, Jasper Badun, Merlin, Robin Hood, The Horned King, Grimsby and Scar
Ed Gilbert as Little John and Baloo
Bob Joles as Prince John and Bagheera
Tony Jay as Shere Khan and Frollo
Tom Hulce as Quasimodo
James Vanderbeek as Prince Philip
Susan Blakeslee as Lady Tremaine, Cruella De Vil and Laverne
Jason Alexander as Abis Mal and Hugo
Charles Kimbrough as Victor
June Foray as Queen of Hearts, Aunt Polly, Lena Hyena, Grandma Fa
Frank Welker as Gus Goose, Lucifer
Charles Fleischer as Roger Rabbit
Jodi Benson as Lady, Perdita and Ariel
Jeff Bennett as Tramp
Jennifer Hale as Elsa the Snow Queen
Brooke Shields as Gerda (The Snow Queen)
Carlos Alazraqui as Panchito Pistoles and the March Hare
Noel Blanc as Bill the Lizard (Alice in Wonderland)
Anna Paquin as Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
Laura Branigan as Eilonwy and Arista
Patrick Stewart as the Great Prince of the Forest and King Triton
Eartha Kitt as Ursula
David Ogden Stiers as Owl, the Mad Hatter and Cogsworth
Keith David as DeSoto, Jetsam and Goliath
Laurence Fishburne as Roscoe (Oliver and Company)
Pat Fraley as Krang and Baxter Stockman
Haley Joel Osment as Roo
Remy LeBeau/Gambit: Chris Potter (Season 1), Gus St. Pierre (Season 2-Future)
Snow White: Mary Kay Bergman (Season 1), Tara Charendoff (Season 2-Future)

If there are any character cameos you want to see on this list, let me know.​

 

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The Simpsons Season 10 Changes

- 18 year old Blanche St. Pierre joins the staff as an apprentice to the storyboard unit. Her first screen credit will likely be towards the end of Season 10 or at the start of Season 11.
- The premiere episode of Season 10 will center around Homer trying his luck at pro wrestling. Since this episode was written before FX got the rights to the NWA, you'll instead see personalities from all across wrestling. Stone Cold Steve Austin pulls up to the Springfield Civic Center in a Duff Beer truck. You'll hear a rant from Jim Cornette, albeit scripted and with reduced profanity. Paul Wight and Owen Hart show up at some point. And finally, Homer winds up on the business end of Solofa Fatu's signature move.

Treehouse of Horror IX
Amusing Tombstones: The Screen Cartoonists Association of America, The Kingdome, Crystal Clear Pepsi, World Championship Wrestling, The Roller Hockey League, Pogs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Hell Toupee and The Terror of Tiny Toon: Same as OTL
The Male Chauvinist Candidate: A dystopian look at America's future should Harvey Weinstein win the White House in 2000.

 

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Antz
Released on October 2, 1998

Produced by
DreamWorks SKG
Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Distributed by
Universal Pictures

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL​

 

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Entertainment News for Early October 1998

Veteran film executive Joe Roth will succeed Alan Ladd, Jr. as head of Bally's Hollywood Pictures beginning in January of 1999. Roth will also create a new division for Bally, Revolution Studios, which will produce low budget genre films and acquire independently produced material.
- Variety

RUMOR: Warner Bros. plans to revive the dormant Grand Diamond brand as an arthouse label.
- The Hollywood Reporter

After nearly two years of ratings dominance, WCW slips into second place behind the WWA on Monday Nights for the first time since 1996. Meanwhile, HBO has seen its subscriber base grow with the addition of ECW to its schedule.
- TV Guide

While Commodore's senior vice president Steve Jobs has become an advisor for Pixar, his rival, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is looking to shell out the big bucks for his piece of the Hollywood pie. TimeWarner is currently being courted by AOL, so Gates's options are narrowed down to Lionsgate, NBC/RKO, Paramount Communications, Raymond Chow's remaining stake in Golden Harvest or Bertelsmann's stake in Crown Media.
- CNN

On Christmas Day, Robert Rodriguez's film The Faculty will become the first release under Touchstone's new horror/scifi label Dimension Films [1].
- The New York Times

[1] The Dusk Till Dawn and Scream franchises are owned ITTL by Golden Harvest. All other OTL Pre-1999 Dimension titles are owned ITTL by Bally's Hollywood Pictures.

 

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The Waterboy

Released by Touchstone Pictures on November 6, 1998

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
ITTL, this is Adam Sandler's first project for his Happy Madison production company.​

 

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A Bug's Life
Released by Touchstone Pictures on November 20, 1998

Produced by
Pixar Animation Studios

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL. Yes, Kevin Spacey is still the voice of Hopper ITTL, but his problematic behavior will still come to light real soon.

Notes
- During production, Pixar found itself in a feud with DreamWorks due to supposed similarities between this film and Antz.
- One of Hopper's grasshopper minions who punches Flik in the face is patterned after Daniel Abbott, who famously clocked John Lasseter in 1979 while the two men worked together at United Artists.​

 

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X-Files: Fight the Future
Released by 20th Century-Fox on December 4, 1998

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL​