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So what's the drink of choice in Monstropolis these days? Milk, of course. And if the college-aged versions of James P. Sullivan & Mike Wazowski are to be believed, milk doesn't just do the human body good. It also does wonders for a growing monster. Giving Sulley a thicker coat of fur and...

Television is a very weird business. How do I know this? Because as I write today's story, I'm looking at an e-mail that the nice folks at Disney Junior sent me yesterday afternoon. Giving me a heads-up that " Sofia the First ," their new animated series which is built around Disney's...

Pam dropped me a note on Wednesday to ask: I was wondering if anyone knows whether or not Disney will start producing Minimus the flying horse from Sophia The First in a figure form for the public to be able to purchase? Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved You're talking -- of...

Disney's novel approach to testing "Sofia the First" 's storybook world When it came to finding out if there actually was an audience out there for "Sofia the First ," Disney Junior decided to go by the book. Literally. "When you're developing a new animated series...

It's something that The Walt Disney Company is rather good at. Taking characters that audiences already know and love and reinventing them. Giving them a bold new look. Just in the past 15 years or so, we've seen Julie Taymor take Mufasa & Simba from " The Lion King " ... Copyright...

Greetings, trivia contest enthusiasts! Clearly JHM readers enjoy a competition. Why For? Because we saw a significant jump in the number of people who decided to participate in last week's Pirates-themed trivia contest, which took its inspiration from that popular Disney Junior series, " Jake...

My apologies to those of you who entered last week's contest for those two copies of "Jim Henson's Designs & Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook" and have since been patiently waiting to learn who won. But what with Friday's not-all-that-surprising announcement that Rich Ross would...

Let's cut to the chase here: David Arquette is a REAL good sport. Elsewise how would you explain this " Scream " star's willingness to do a synchronized Sprinkler with Master Moves Mickey ... Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved ... or (harkening back to his appearance...

It's the story that begins where most classic Walt Disney Animation Studios productions end. With the good hearted commoner suddenly becoming a princess. Mind you, in Sofia's case, she isn't some plucky teen who ascends to the throne because her fairy godmother, some dwarfs, a singing candelabra...

And how was your weekend? Mine contrasted sharply with last weekend. Instead of being inside of the brightly-lit Anaheim Convention Center surrounded by thousands of Disney fans, I was sitting in the dark here at home with Nancy, Alice and the cats. What with all the wind & wet weather associated...

There were a number of articles late last week about how the actors who worked on " All My Children " and " One Life to Live " were blindsided by ABC's decision to cancel these long-running soaps . But when you really think about it, there were some pretty obvious signs over the...

Did you hear the one about how Hans Conried gave Corey Burton the hook? Hans Conried in the Captain Hook costume he wore while shooting the live-action reference footage for Disney's animated version of "Peter Pan." Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved To hear Corey tell...

Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho. It's off to Disney Junior we go? Following in the footsteps of Captain Hook and Mr. Smee (i.e. the villains of Disney's 1953 feature-length version of " Peter Pan ." Who have recently found themselves reinvented as comic foils on that highly successful new animated...

Have you noticed that Dale - as he's represented within the D23 world - is almost always wearing a set of Mickey Mouse ears? Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved Well, there's a reason for that. The folks who run the Official Disney Fan Club want to get across the idea that...