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It has often been said that "... behind every great man, there's a great woman." Well, that certainly wasn't the case with Jane Henson . Take a look at these pictures from the early, early days of the Muppets . Back when these characters starred in their own late night television series...

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." The late John Lennon included that line as part of his lyrics for " Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) ." And that sentiment is as true today as it was back in 1980 when John originally wrote that line. Maybe even more so. Let's...

If you listen carefully today, you can hear thousands of people around the country quietly cursing. "And why are these people cursing?," you ask. Well, that's because these folks are just now realizing it's February 13th. Which means that tomorrow is Valentine's Day. That day when...

For three weeks now, photos of a mysterious bankers box have been making the rounds on the Web. Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof reportedly deliberately put these images out there to help whet people's appetites for " Tomorrowland ," the sci-fi -themed project that these two wrote which is...

Let's face facts, folks. Though Dr. Seuss gets most of the credit, it's Stan Lee who actually taught a lot of us how to read. That's how Cort Lane, the vice president in charge of animation development & production at Marvel Television , remembers it anyway. It wasn't "The Cat...

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...

Francis T. sent me this e-mail yesterday: I know that you mostly write about Disney. But my eight year old has recently discovered the Dreamworks animation movies and is now completely obsessed with Shrek . We're headed to Orlando next month. So I was wondering if you had any recommendations about...

Pitches for new TV shows are typically rather elaborate affairs. Featuring over-sized pieces of production art (to help give the execs in Programming some idea what this series' main characters might possibly look like), props, costumes, music ... Whatever it takes to convince the powers-that-be...

For four weeks now, Phineas & Ferb fans have been patiently waiting to learn what became of Agent P. That crime-fighting platypus who suddenly disappeared back on July 26th when " Where's Perry? Part 1 " first aired on the Disney Channel . Copyright Disney Channel. All rights reserved...

Take ABC 's long-running hit " Lost " with its elaborate back story and mythology. Now fold that in with the found-footage gimmick which made " The Blair Witch Project " and those " Paranormal Activity " films so successful. Then drop those two elements into Joseph Conrad...

Back during the Summer of 2008, I got the chance to chat with Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh about their then-still new animated series, " Phineas and Ferb ." And as I was closing out our interview, before I turned off my digital recorder, I asked these very funny & talented...

Given his close association with " The Lord of the Rings " films, Sean Astin thought he knew all about how to handle crowds at conventions. But all that changed last month when Astin put in an appearance at the D23 EXPO . When Sean came out onstage at the Disney Channel pavilion accompanied...

If you watched TV during the late 1970s / early 1980s, you undoubtedly saw Keith Coogan at some time or another. As a child, Keith made appearances on virtually every big television program of the day. We're talking about one-hour dramas like "The Waltons," "Eight is Enough,"...

You've heard of products that were made in China? Well, how about projects that were made for China. To be specific: China Anne McClain , the 13-year-old actress and singer. "A.N.T. Farm" star China Anne McClain. Photo by Bob D'Amico. Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved...

C.D.A. G.U.Y. just sent me a Why For question earlier this week that asked about some Pixar concept art that he'd seen back in January. Jim, I got to see that "Pixar: 25 Years of Animation" exhibit just before it left the Oakland Museum of California earlier this year. And in the "...

In response to Tuesday's article , I got a somewhat irate e-mail from Annie M. Who must be a Disney Channel fan, given that her note said: How can you talk about National Pancake Day when there's a far more important Disney-related holiday coming up this Saturday, Platypus Day ? Copyright Disney...

There are lots of reasons to like BOOM! Studios "Darkwing Duck" comic book series ... Copyright 2005 - 2010 BOOM! Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved ... which - FYI - will be releasing its first-ever oversized annual next month. Copyright 2005 - 2010 BOOM! Entertainment, Inc. All rights...

My apologies for JHM getting a late start today. But Nancy and I really do have a very good excuse for not posting ‘til just now. You see, we were invited down NYC yesterday for Disney’s holiday showcase. Which means that we spent 5 hours going from room-to-room-to-room, seeing virtually everything that...

First up, Mark K. writes to ask about WDW ’s Night Kingdom / Jungle Trek project: There was considerable talk several years back about a potential 5th park opening but I have heard no mention of it recently. Did the recession and the decision to remake fantasy land doom this project? Dear Mark K. – There...

All’s well that ends well. Or so says William Shakespeare and/or John Heywood . But it’s not Heywood that we’re talking about today. But – rather – Hollywood. And after having watched Disney’s “ Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ,” I’m now wondering if it’s actually okay to overlook the first 100 minutes...