My Reviews

[jamminjake245]

In this thread I will write reviews for different Disney cartoon shows. Frrst up is Ducktales:

"Daily fix"

Disney's Adventures of Ducktales was the first Disney animated series to air daily. A few years previous to Ducktales was another Disney saturday morning series entitled Gummi Bears. However, Gummi Bears and Ducktales were two very different things! *chuckle* The theme song of Ducktales really summed up the whole show:
Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duck - burg
Race cars, lasers, aeroplanes
It's a duck - blur!
Might solve a mystery,
Or rewrite history!

Ducktales! (a - whooh ooh)
Every day they're out there making
Ducktales! (a - whooh ooh)
Tales of daring do bad and good
Ducktales!

D - D - D - Danger!
(Watch behind you)
There's a stranger,
(out to find you!)
What to do?
Just grab on to some...

Ducktales! (a - whooh ooh)
Every day they're out there making
Ducktales! (a - whooh ooh)
Tales of daring do bad and good
Ducktales!

Not pony tales or cotton tales, no
Ducktales!
(a - whooh ooh)

Ducktales had cost much more to make then it did for Gummi Bears since Gummi Bears was really a way for Disney to "test" the animated series market. Ducktales, Gummi Bears and many more aired in syndication on The Disney Afternoon was a created-for-syndication two-hour television series which aired from September 10, 1990 until 1998. It was produced by The Walt Disney Company.

The two hour show was broken up into four half-hour segments, each of which contained an animated cartoon. As each season ended, the first cartoon shown in the lineup would typically be dropped, and a new one added to the end. The Disney Afternoon itself featured unique animated segments consisting of its own opening and "wrappers" around the cartoon shows shown.

Some of the early cartoon series in The Disney Afternoon came from already in-circulation cartoons, such as Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (created years earlier). DuckTales and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers had been a one hour long cartoon block in 1989-1990, until both were incorporated into The Disney Afternoon. TaleSpin was the first series presumably created expressly for The Disney Afternoon.

Some of the later additions were inspired by shorter cartoons in the short lived series Raw Toonage [1], which appeared on the ABC network in Fall, 1992 -- see Marsupilami; also He's Bonkers!, which, with storyboard revision, eventually became Bonkers.

The other main source for Disney Afternoon cartoons were series inspired by movies created previously; for a time, a 'two year rule' of sorts became almost reliable, whereby about two years after a Disney summer movie came out, a Disney Afternoon series by the same name was released (example: Aladdin, and Timon and Pumbaa, from The Lion King.)
(Bits and pieces taken from wikipedia)
In 1992 Ducktales was removed from The Disney Afternoon, but re-joined the schedule for the last 1998 season. After the end of The Disney Afternoon (D.A.F.T) Disney created a new line-up to air on UPN affiliates entitled Disney's One Too. A few Disney Afternoon shows were shown on this new line-up, but featured new faces such as Disney's Recess, Sabrina: The Animated Series, Disney's Doug, Disney's Hercules, Disney's Pepper Ann, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Disney's The Weekenders, Disney's The Legend of Tarzan, and Digimon. After a five season run the line-up was removed and those shows as well moved to Toon Disney. Today no One Too shows are currently brodcasted except a few such as Digimon. That year Ducktales “executed” removed from Disney, but was placed on a daily channel entitled Toon Disney that featured all Disney Afternoon shows plus movies, current programs, etc. In 2004 Ducktales was removed from Toon Disney never to be seen again. Thankfully on November, 8, 2005 Disney released Disney's Ducktales and Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers to DVD boxset. Although Ducktales no longer airs on any channels it can now be seen on DVD with many bonus features. In the future we hope to see more Disney programs on DVD such as Gummi Bears, Talespin, Darkwing Duck, The Wuzzles, Doug, Pepper Ann, etc. So now you have a little bit of everything concerning Ducktales, The Disney Afternoon, and the spin-off of The Disney Afternoon Disney's One Too.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Prior knowledge
Old T.V Guide Magazines
Official Disney Episode Guide

Below I am enclosing a complete list of all Disney Afternoon, One Too, and One Saturday Morning shows.
"The Gummi Bears"
"The Wuzzles"
"DuckTales"
"The New Adventures
of Winnie the Pooh"
"Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers"
"Tale Spin"
"Darkwing Duck"
"The Little Mermaid"
"Goof Troop"
"Bonkers"
"Aladdin"
"Gargoyles"
"Timon & Pumbaa"
"Brand Spanking New! Doug"
"Jungle Cubs"
"Mighty Ducks"
"Quack Pack"
"Recess"
"Pepper Ann"
"101 Dalmatians: The Series"
"Hercules"
"Teacher's Pet"
"Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"
"The Weekenders"
"Lloyd in Space"
"House of Mouse"
"The Legend of Tarzan"
"Teamo Supremo"
"Fillmore!"
Disney 1985 - 2003

[jamminjake245]

New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh:

"Underappreciated"

The 80's and early 90's were a good time for Disney. After the recent success of Disney's Adventures of Gummi Bears and the at-the-time current show Ducktales Disney was the best in its game. Disney animation was rolling out with success after success. Seeing how well its other programs were doing Disney decided to bring Winnie the Pooh and the 100 Acer Woods to life in a new television series. The first season consisted of 13 half hour episodes. Later in the shows run it merged with another popular Disney program at the time, Disney's Adventures of Gummi Bears. It was called Disney's The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh & Gummi Bears hour. That programming block did not last long and soon Gummi Bears ventured from ABC to NBC. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ran for 4 seasons and produced 52 half hour episodes. Since the shows end Disney has kept Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, and the rest of the gang alive in countless films. The first feature film to hit theaters was The Tigger Movie. Instantly it was a success and all Winnie the Pooh movies since then have been a success. The last Pooh movie to hit theaters was in February of 2005 with a follow up direct to video and DVD Pooh's Halloween Heffalump Move coming in September. There is no need to get into the characters since anyone who has already taken the time to get this far in the review knows all of our friends from the 100 Acer Woods. In 2001 Disney brought Winnie the Pooh back in Disney's The Book of Pooh. The show lasted for 31 episodes when it was canceled due to low ratings. The show used state of the art CG and puppet technology. Next year Pooh will be brought back in a new series that will continue the Winnie the Pooh legacy. When most people think of Disney they think of Mickey Mouse, but what many are not aware of is that in retail earnings Winnie the Pooh triples in profits than any other Disney licensed product. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh previously aired on The Disney Channel's sister network, Toon Disney up until early 2004 when many older Toon Disney shows were removed for an expansion of Jetix including shows such as Power Rangers -- on Toon Disney (emphasis on TOON). The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh recently lost its 2:00 P.M (Eastern) time-slot of The Disney Channel to a-n-o-t-h-e-r airing of That's So Raven. However, the show still airs at 6:00 A.M as part of The Disney Channel Play House Disney. It is unknown how much longer Pooh will have on the network since recently Play House Disney has been removing its older shows such as PB&J Otter, Out of the Box, Bear in the Big Blue House, for newer shows such as The Doodlebops or Lilo & Stitch: The Series. Below I have included DVD titles of all current U.S Winnie the Pooh releases.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (25th Anniversary Edition)

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

Pooh's Heffalump Halloween the Movie

Winnie the Pooh - A Very Merry Pooh Year

Disney's Learning Adventures - Winnie the Pooh - 123's

Disney's Learning Adventures - Winnie the Pooh - ABC's

The Book of Pooh - Stories From the Heart

Winnie the Pooh - Springtime with Roo

Winnie the Pooh - Seasons of Giving

Growing Up With Winnie the Pooh - Friends Forever

Growing Up With Winnie the Pooh - A Great Day of Discovery

Piglet's Big Movie

The Tigger Movie
*All are at Amazon.com - - some for a limited time only.
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[jamminjake245]

Recess

"Daily fix"

Paul & Joe were the creative co-creating forces behind Nickelodeon's Rugrats in the early 90's along with creators Klasky Csupo. Soon Paul & Joe grew restless and decided to venture on their own into the cartoon industry. Thus Disney's Recess was born. Originally airing on Disney's One Saturday Morning in the fall of 1997. The first season was made up of 13 half hour episodes and aired over a period of four months. Instantly the show became a hit and Recess was at the time one of the most popular Saturday morning cartoons. The show was about a group of fourth grade students who go to Third Street school and the every day issues faces on the play ground. The play ground is run by King Bob is a sixth grader who reinforces the rules of the playground and over sees the proper treatment of all students. The main group of kids are made up of T.J., the smart and confident leader of his small band of friends; Vince, an athletic and popular kid; Spinelli, a gutsy, spunky girl; Mikey, a hulking, intimidating boy with the heart of a poet; Gretchen, a gawky, brilliant student and Gus, an anxious boy who always expects the worst. The show was sadly canceled after a 65 episode run, but ended with a "bang". In 2001 Disney released the feature length movie, Recess School's Out which was about It's summer vacation and the whole gang has gone away to different summer camps, except T.J. When he finds out that a mad scientist is out to rid the world of summertime, he has to gather his friends and do whatever it takes to keep summer. Fans still wanted more Recess so later that year a direct to video and DVD was released entitled Recess Christmas - Miracle on Third Street. The over all plot of the movie is Principal Prickly's car gets stuck in the snow, he unfairly blames the Recess gang. But as he and his marooned passengers, Miss Finster and Miss Grotke, start to relive their students' outrageous escapades, a new truth emerges: these kids are both naughty and nice. And after a surprise rescue frees the stranded trio, they're treated to a special Recess rendition of "Jingle Bells" to get them in the holiday mood. But, still Disney was not ready to end the Recess "charm". As a result on December, 9, 2003 two new direct to DVD and video releases were released. One being titled, "Recess - Taking The Fifth Grade" in which everyone's favorite fourth graders have graduated! It's an all-new school year for the kids from RECESS -- and the gang hits the fifth grade running! But they're stopped in their tracks when they discover some unwelcome changes -- no pizza, no playground . . . no lockers! And to make things worse, their teacher turns out to be the cantankerous Miss Finster! It's all too much for T.J., who is determined to find a way to stand up for what the gang believes in and improve the school they love! The fifth grade brings out the best in everyone ... even Miss Finster and Principal Prickly! The next release was actually the complete opposite. Recess - All Growed Down was the Recess kids as kindergartners! In which viewers discover how the gang met with a look back at all the favorite characters when they first came to the Third Street School! The fun begins when the big kids get "captured" by a gang of wild new kindergartners led by Chief Stinky, the self-proclaimed kindergarten king. It takes T.J. and the rest of the RECESS kids to convince the kindergartners that good friends can come in all sizes . . . big and small! As if that was not enough the creators of Recess, Paul & Joe, the creators of Recess knew that the show was near cancellation once it was near the Disney 65 episode limit. As a result of that they created a new animated program, Lloyd In Space. The over all summary of the show is a 13-year old alien, Lloyd, who battles everyday teen issues such as earning money, learning about girls, and just growing up. Sadly, the show only lasted for 39 episodes and left the cartoon world as soon as quickly as it had entered. Perhaps Recess was the only successful show we will see by Paul & Joe, but as long as fans get to see the re-runs they will be happy!

Recess is currently airing on Toon Disney several times daily with mini marathons throughout the week. The show no longer airs on ABC Kids (formally known as Disney's One Saturday Morning) or The Disney Channel.

[jamminjake245]

Lloyd in Space

"A decent show"

Paul & Joe, the creators of knew that the show was near cancellation once it was near the Disney 65 episode limit. As a result of that they created a new animated program, Lloyd In Space. The over all summary of the show is a 13-year old alien, Lloyd, who battles everyday teen issues such as earning money, learning about girls, and just growing up. The show had high quality animation and although not as detailed as Recess had brighter colors and "funkier" animation. The show was completely computer generated so it had a clean print. For a modern Disney cartoon the writing was average. The stories were nothing spectacular, but a few were "gems". Lloyd In Space is more or less a spin-off of the popular Recess Disney series. The voice actors are the same and both have kids trying to over come their parents or other adults. The show only lasted for 39 episodes. Although it took a period of 4 seasons to air the show it actually was produced in just two years, 2001 and 2002. The show’s last season was seen exclusively on Toon Disney for a short line-up that featured un-aired or new episodes of Disney series such as Teamo Supremo and The Weekenders. All were removed from Disney’s One Saturday Morning when the block was switched to the name ABC Kids and just aired Disney Channel shows such as Lizzie McGuire and then two hours of Jetix. Perhaps Disney over estimated the show and expected it to become a cult show like Recess or other Disney programs at the time that had a strong fan base. In fact if Lloyd In Space came before Recess then the show may have had a better chance with a larger fan base since it would have been more original. Never the less the show is decent to watch. However, I consider this one of those shows that you can't stand to watch the same episode twice un-like other Disney cartoons such as The Weekenders. If Disney were to go back and revise the show they might have considered more of an appeal to the show - - something that would draw viewers in. Maybe even a little bit of an action show. After all they are in space, but the show hardly ever acknowledges that. Also the other leading characters such as Lloyd's friends leave much to be desired. One example is Lloyd's pal Kurt who you are never sure of his true personality. One episode he is a big, dumb, airhead and the next he is a sensitive, compassionate, friend. As a viewer of the show you never got the full enchantment of who this character really is. Being produced by Disney the show already had a good following, but with cast and crew that is headed by Emmy Award-nominated actor Courtland Mead (Stephen King's "The Shining," "N.Y.P.D. Blue," "The Young & The Restless") as the series' title character, "Lloyd." Key characters include Lloyd's clique of friends -- the scheming "Eddie" (Justin Shenkarow, "Picket Fences"), the only human kid on the station; enormous "Kurt" (Bill Fagerbakke, "Coach"), a sweet, muscle-bound creature with the intelligence of a moon rock; and verifiable genius "Douglas" (Pam Hayden, "The Simpsons"), who is literally a walking brain. Others include the mentoring "Station" (Brian George, "Seinfeld"), an omnipresent extension of the space station; Lloyd's mother, Captain Nora Nebulon, (April Winchell, "Disney's Recess," "Disney's Pepper Ann"), commander of the space station; his annoying little sister, Francine (Nicolette Little, "Love & Sex"); Mrs. Bolt (Tress MacNeille, "Disney's Recess"), the kids' robotic instruction unit, aka eighth grade teacher; "Horton" (Clancy Brown, "ER," "The Shawshank Redemption"), Eddie's father and the station's human police officer. Diedrich Bader ("The Drew Carey Show") has a recurring role, while Ben Stein ("Win Ben Stein's Money") and John O'Hurley ("Seinfeld") are among the series' guest stars. For the crew the show had the creative team behind Recess, but also the experienced musician Jim Lang who is best known for his work in Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold. Before I actually took the time to read the credits at the end of the program I always thought that a few of the sound effects and techno music was similar to that in Hey Arnold, but never fully realized that it was Jim Lang. All in all Lloyd In Space was a good show and with a few revisions could have been a lot more "flour in the cookies".

Lloyd In Space no longer airs on ABC Kids or The Disney Channel, but can be viewed on Toon Disney at 5:30 A.M (Eastern Time). The show does not have any merchandise out and since it is canceled the chances are extremely rare.

[jamminjake245]

Gummi Bears

"Ahead of its time"

Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears was considered by many Disney at its prime. Although the show was just about a couple of bears coping in medieval times with King Gregor and his troops of ogres the show had great dept with not only loveable characters, but characters you would love to hate! The show secretly had characters represent many different types of morals and personalities. For example there was Zummi, the smart intelligent, but very clumsy gummi and then there was Zummi, the fat lazy and adorable gummi. Not to mention Grammi the eldest female member of Gummi Glen who took care of the rest of the gummi bears by cooking, cleaning, and being the mother type figure in the glen. Then there were the two young gummis Cubbi and Sunni who often got themselves into a little more trouble then they could chew. The show was set in midevil times when the gummis of gummi glen are the last of their kind - - or so they thought until one day they unexpectally came across a series of messages by the ancient gummis when they discovered they were not alone. Throughout the series the gummis of gummi glen often came up with many different attempts to contact the gummis from across the ocean. Throughout the series viewers were intorduced to many different qualities in a person; good and evil. The series lasted for 65 episodes and aired original episodes in various programming blocks. Gummi Bears was part of The Disney Aftertoon (D.A.F.T) The show aired with many other popular Disney shows at the time such as Ducktales, Talespin, Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Bonkers, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Goof Troop, Gargoyles, and many other original Disney shows up until 1997 when the programming block was removed from The Disney Channel and replaced with Disney Channel orignal shows. Up until early late 2003 and 2004 classic Disney shows like Gummi Bears and Ducktales aired on The Disneys Channel's sister network, Toon Disney. Over time favorites like The Wuzzles, Gummi Bears, Ducktales, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Darkwing Duck and many more dissapeared from the network and in to the abyss where they no longer air. Today classic D.A.F.T shows no longer air on any channel with the exception of Talespin and the newly re-aired Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers which are both expected to be removed from the Toon Disney line-up for the new fall schedule in early 2006 for Disney Channel shows such as Lilo & Stitch and Brandy & Mr.Whiskers. The future of these shows that we grew up with and loved is unclear, but they will always hold a special place in our hearts.

[jamminjake245]

Muppet Babies (Now owned by Disney)

"Personal favorite"

"Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true
Muppet Babies, we'll do the same for you
When your world looks kinda weird and you wish that you weren't there
Just close your eyes and make believe and you can be anywhere." Boy, did Muppet Babies make our dreams come true! For most children of the 80's we would get up early in the mornings before mom and dad and have our favorite bowls of high sugar cereals while watching saturday morning cartoons. What exactly defined Saturday mornings for us? Well, for many it would have to be Muppet Babies. Although they were only babies they had many adventures in the nursery that recquired their imagination. Muppet Babies is one of those charming shows that you will always remember from the opening theme sequence to the ending credits. Personally, Muppet Babies has to be my favorite 80's cartoon show. I am not sure if it was the child friendly animation or the great story plots that attracted me to these characters, but what I do know is that I loved it. Vivetly, I remember begging my mother to put in my Muppet Babies VHS containg a Star Wars spoof episode. The Muppet Babies was a part of 80's pop culture and released merchendise from plush dolls to T-Shirts to bath toys. It has been over 21 years since this beloved show filled our hearts with its loving warmth, but it still has an impact on today's generation. Although Muppet Babies has not been seen in eight years since it was replaced in the Nickelodeon children's line up, Nick Jr in the fall of '98 it still holds strong. Let's hope we see it on DVD someday! I know it would be the first DVD on my wish list.

[jamminjake245]

The Legend of Tarzan

"Off the wall"

Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan is truly the last classic Disney show. Unlike many Disney shows today such as Dave the Barbarian or The Buzz on Maggie it did not need comedy to keep viewers alert. The story plots are very captivating and will grasp the viewer’s attention. Personally, Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan is my favorite Disney show. Don’t get me wrong I loved the classics like Ducktales and Gummi Bears, but The Legend of Tarzan just has some special quality to it. The animation is flawless! The show has been beautifully animated and many scenes are breathtaking to watch. Whether it is lava bursting out of a volcano or the clear blue seas of the ocean the show was very well animated. Of course this is a “sequel” to the feature length movie Disney’s Tarzan so we have the same loveable characters and their everyday battles in the jungle. The characters are very well formed and it is easy to have a liking for a certain one. Personally, I am a fan of Tarzan; Michael T. Weiss did an outstanding job when voicing Tarzan. The voice is deep and mysterious, but friendly and lovable. The show lasted for only 39 episodes (36 for the first season and 2 for the second), but many agree that the show should have at least been extended to the Disney 65 episode limit. However, no two story plots were a like and often they are based on what happened in a previous episode. In fact some episodes are real tear-jerkers. I can’t give too much away because I don’t want to spoil it for any future fans. It is very worthy of being watched. In fact I can’t get enough of it that I have been recording them all on to DVD! For Disney fans this is a “breath of fresh air” in quality. It never needed fancy fighting scenes like in Kim Possible with laser beams. The show has a few situations in which Tarzan wrestles some jungle animal, but only to protect his family. Family is very important to Tarzan and it is shown in many shapes and forms. When ever you have some spare time I recommend renting Tarzan & Jane from Block Buster or Netflicks because it showcases three of the episodes as flashbacks in the movie.

[jamminjake245]

If anyone read those thanks and I hope I inspired you to miss the show. lol *Maybe even bring back a few memories*

[chaychay102royal]

Wow...these are great reviews! Yes, these did bring back memories which is a little weird since I normally do not write essays on how much I miss DA/One Saturday Morning (no offense, guys!)

Can I have the link to the Wikipedia you got this info from? Thanks.
Chay

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

You can also listen to DuckTales theme song from my signature.

Cool reviews. To this day I still can't believe the creators of Recess created Lloyd in Space! WHAT WENT WRONG!!!

[castleinthesky]

. Over time favorites like The Wuzzles, Gummi Bears, Ducktales, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Darkwing Duck and many more dissapeared from the network and in to the abyss where they no longer air. Today classic D.A.F.T shows no longer air on any channel with the exception of Talespin and the newly re-aired Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers which are both expected to be removed from the Toon Disney line-up for the new fall schedule in early 2006 for Disney Channel shows such as Lilo & Stitch and Brandy & Mr.Whiskers. The future of these shows that we grew up with and loved is unclear, but they will always hold a special place in our hearts.

Yes, something that is very bad. Toon Disney should still be showing the classics, not the crap that is going to be on. C'mon if you want to see Kimp Possible, Fillmore, Dave the Barbarian, or Brandy and Mr. Whiskers watch it on the Disney channel or don't watch it at all.

[Robin Hood]

Cool reviews jamminjake245!

[jamminjake245]

Thanks. I agree that Toon Disney should air channels that you can't get on Disney Channel or any other. Oh well, there is no need for it anymore since we are getting the DVDs! lol

[jamminjake245]

Disney's Hercules

"Mildly interesting"

Disney's Hercules was on of the many Disney produced animated comedies of the mid to late 90's. The show is basically a pre-qual of the feature length movie staring Hercules on his quest to find out the true him. The over all plot of the movie is as follows: Hercules, son of the Greek God, Zeus, is turned into a half-god, half-mortal by evil Hades, God of the Underworld, who plans to overthrow Zeus. Hercules is raised on Earth and retains his god-like strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage Zeus tells him that to return to Mount Olympus he must become a True Hero. Hercules becomes a famous hero with the help of his friend Pegasus and his personal trainer, Phil the satyr. Hercules battles monsters, Hades and the Titans, but it is his self-sacrifice to rescue his love Meg which makes him a True Hero. Disney's Hercules became an animated series in 1998 Disney's Hercules premiered as part of The Disney Afternoon. The show sadly, was low in ratings and the first 52 episode season was thought to be the last, but Disney decided to give it another 13 episodes and cancel it as their 65 episode limit without being able to say that they didn't try. The show actually taught a lot of Greek history to its viewers which most would learn in later years of their life with they attended middle school and high school. The show was just as humorous as the movie -- if not more. From the opening sequence to the ending credits viewers will love every minute of Hercules and the well balanced characters. It really puts things in perspective that kids thousands of years ago still battle the same every day issues as kids today and that they are no alone. Disney's Hercules," like the animated series "Disney's The Little Mermaid," is based on his teen-aged adventures, though, unlike the series, it is not a prequel to the film of the same name ("Disney's The Little Mermaid" featured tales of a 15 year old Ariel which occured before the start of the theatrical film). Nor is it truly a sequel like "Disney's Aladdin" (whose tales takes place after the events from the original film). Rather "Hercules" features events which occur midway through the actual film, during his years in training on the Isle of Idra under the tutalage of Philoctetes (Phil) the Satyr. Many of the Olympian Gods and Goddesses only glimpsed during the film pay visit to they young hero-to-be, but are they around to help or hinder him. Hades is definitely around to hinder him. Since events occur before young Herc meets and falls for the lovely Megara (Meg), he is joined by two new friends Cassandra (comedienne Sandra Bernhardt) and Icarus (French Stewart of "Third Rock From the Sun"). The main character of the series are Hercules, the hero in traingin; Cassandra, the would be today goth that can tell the future, Icarus, the hopeless and obsessed best friend of Hercules who loves Cassandra. Disney’s Hercules had the Greek god still in geek god mode, before his “Zero to Hero” transformation. In the series, “Herc” was enrolled at Prometheus Academy, a school for both gods and mortals. Winged stallion Pegasus was still around, as was Philoctetes (“Phil”), who was as feisty as ever. Other carryovers from the film included Herc’s dad Zeus, winged messenger (and now budding journalist) Hermes, god of death Hades, and Hades’ incompetent minions, Pain and Panic. In 1999 the series ended after two seasons and a total of 65 episodes. The series has left very little impact on the animated television indrsty since it never got the publicity it deserved. Today Disney’s Hercules can be seen on Toon Disney at 12:30 A.M and 6:30 A.M (Eastern). The show has yet to be released to VHS or DVD except for one newly released DVD in the U.K featuring episode of Disney’s Hercules and The Legend of Tarzan. If you enjoy Disney’s Hercules then you will also enjoy Disney’s The Legend of Tarzan which currently airs on Toon Disney at 9:30 A.M (Easten time) as of August 2005.