“The Disney Afternoon” on Records, Part 3: Gummi Bears
Walt Disney Television Animation made the leap into Saturday morning with Adventures of the Gummi Bears as Walt Disney Records read-alongs transitioned from vinyl to cassette.
Category Archives: ANIMATION SPIN
“The Disney Afternoon” on Records, Part 2: DuckTales
One of the most popular and enduring Disney TV cartoons hit the ground running with 65 episodes – including a TV movie and a collection of four read-along sets.
Bob Kane’s “Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse” on Records
The bargain basement Batman-like superhero from the “Wonderful World” of Sam Singer came to vinyl with an album-length comedy adventure made just for records.
“The Disney Afternoon” on Records – Part 1: The Music
The two-hour Walt Disney TV Animation programming block was introduced to syndication in 1990, bringing three existing series, a premiere and a new album.
A “Sparky” 101st Birthday Salute to June Foray
The first lady of animation is celebrated with two unusual children’s recordings, made generations apart, both as ageless as the talent of June Foray herself.
Harvey’s Richie Rich and Friends on Records
Five comic book stories and original songs made their vinyl debut at a time when Harvey could “Irona-cally” have used The Poor Little Rich Kid’s financial help.
The Disney “Alice” That Never Was… Except on Records
While Walt Disney dropped the idea of an animated Alice in Wonderland with a live-action Ginger Rogers, their stars did cross through an unusual Decca record album.
Walt Disney’s “Snow White at Radio City” on Records
The first full-length Disney feature brought to life on the New York stage—a show that helped save Radio City Music Hall–was preserved the last music LP with the Buena Vista label.
Dr. Seuss & UPA’s “Gerald McBoing-Boing” on Records
He may have been an Oscar-winning animated UPA character on the big screen and the star of two TV series, but the Dr. Seuss character was a children’s record first.
Walt Disney’s “Dumbo” Soundtrack on Records
The fourth Disney animated feature was short, sweet and successful on the big screen, TV, home video—and on records, from 78 shellacs to internet downloads.
