DDDDD IIIII SSSS ''' ''' ''' DDDDD A TTTTT D D I S S ''' ''' n ''' D D A A T D D I S ' ' nnnnnn ' D D A A T D D I SSSS ' ' n n ' D D A A T D D I S n n D D AAAAAAA T D D I S S n n D D A A T DDDDD IIIII SSSS n n DDDDD A A T "All Disney news fitted to print" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 2 Number 1 January 94 Edition --------------------------------------------------------------------------
In this issue...
Since we were already thinking about old television shows, it was only
natural to use another one for the head honcho himself.
This theme song comes from another popular 1950's Disney series, this
one starring Fess Parker...
We were not too surprised, therefore, when one of our Disney Inciters
(Deep Von Quack), handed us the Disney Studio's New Year's
resolutions.
As a public service, we have decided to publish these resolutions in
our own fashion (as a top ten list)...
The scene is Tony's Restaurant in Little Italy in Toon Town.
I, having been converted into a dwarf named Dopey, had a chance to
interview one of Toon Town's most well-loved denizens, the little
wooden star of Pinocchio.
As I entered the restaurant, I was greeted by the large and rotund
Toon proprietor - the famous Tony, who had a memorable role in Lady
and the Tramp.
Tony leads me to a secluded table where Pinocchio is already seated.
The little boy gets up and shakes my hand.
This time, instead of finding hidden "Mickeys," we are going to
find hidden "Mikeys."
The goal is to find images of Michael Eisner somewhere in the four
theme parks: Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and
Euro-Disney.
The contest is open to everyone.
People can enter as often as they wish and locate as many hidden
Mikeys as possible.
For each citation, please include the park containing the hidden
Mikey, its location within the park, and any details on how the hidden
Mikey can be seen (for instance, what do you need to be drinking to
find it?).
Contest winners will be selected by an impartial judge (your humble
editor), and winning entries will appear in a future issue of DIS' 'n' DAT.
Entries will be judged on originality, neatness, cleverness, and
phases of the moon.
Entries should be sent electronically to lar3ry@world.std.com.
Contest void where prohibited by law.
All incidents, situations, and events depicted or described in
DIS' 'n' DAT are fictional, and any semblance to real
life is really, you know, coincidental.
People wishing to contribute to DIS' 'n' DAT should send
email to the publication at the internet address below. Please state
explicitly if you wish to retain copyright or anonymity for any
material submitted.
Disney Executive Theme Songs
Watching Disney in action from the outside is what we do here at DIS' 'n' DAT.
However, watching the executives' movements sometimes can be rather
boring.
We have decided that we could liven things up by writing a couple of
theme songs for two of the most notable executives.
The first one takes it's music from the theme song of a 1950's Disney
television show starring Guy Williams set in old Las Angeles...
Out from the night, when the full moon's in sight
Comes the masked man known as "Katzenburg."
Shorter than heck, through your scripts carves an "X",
The "X" from Mr. Katzenburg.
Katzenburg... the runt that's made of latex
Katzenburg... who makes the sign of the "X"
Up from a-nother comp'ny's stu-di-o
Came a new and diff'rent C-E-O.
His moves are bold
And they turn to gold -
But why he hired Sparky we will never know.
Michael... Michael Eisner
King of the Disney Frontier
Brought back animation to the stu-di-o
Just when ev'rybody thought that it would go.
Aladdin could command
Sales over 200 grand -
Which is what he got converting stock to dough!
Michael... Michael Eisner
The Genie in the Disney Frontier
Paris losing money now, and that's for sure.
In Japan the yen is rising and the crowds are poor.
And "park hopping" is a NO
When you're in Or-land-o...
Pretty soon they'll lose money, on a-l-l four
Michael... Michael Eisner
King of the Disney Frontier
The movie operation now is pretty set,
In-creasing profits as well as their net.
Hocus Pocus was meek -
And showed where they're weak...
So, when will we see one without Bruce or Bette?
Michael... Michael Eisner
King of the Disney Frontier
The Ducks were a hit on the silver screen
Now Michael's doing something that is seldom seen
Started a franchise
With untalented guys
Truth be told, on the ice, they are ra-ther green.
Michael... Michael Eisner
King of the Disney Frontier
Disney Studio's Top Ten New Years Resolutions
This is the time of year for entertaining New Years resolutions.
From our correspondence, we note rather grimly that what seems to be
the most popular resolution that WE are asked to make is to cease
publication.
But these usually come electronically from people at the domain
legal.disney.com.
An Interview With Pinocchio
[Editor's note: Due to a computer problem, parts 3, 4, and 5 of the
Toon Town series have been lost.
The first half of part 3 was published in the last issue with a
promise that the rest will be available in this issue.
Martin is currently in the process of rewriting parts four and five,
which will be published in future issues as soon as they are
available.
The article you are about to read is a re-creation of the actual
interview with Pinocchio based on Martin's notes.]
[Editor's note: The rest of this manuscript consists of character
assassination and innuendo and was deemed not suitable for inclusion
in this newsletter.]
Find the Hidden Mikey
In the first five issues of DIS' 'n' DAT last year, we had a mildly
successful Hidden Mickey contest (three entries).
To start off the new year properly, we are going to try again.
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