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While we're on the topic of throwbacks, I think if anything, Disney should do film adaptations (preferably hand-drawn. Not CGI, not live-action! Just plain old hand-drawn) of their Disney Afternoon shows (mainly TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers, etc.), b/c I don't think they got proper finales. And besides, what better way to go about it than a film adaptation? I mean, they did it for Doug with Doug's First Movie and a movie adaptation of Teacher's Pet (even if that one was recent) and Ducktales!

Tell me I'm not the only one rooting for this hopeful idea.

DisneyJedi wrote:While we're on the topic of throwbacks, I think if anything, Disney should do film adaptations (preferably hand-drawn. Not CGI, not live-action! Just plain old hand-drawn) of their Disney Afternoon shows (mainly TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers, etc.), b/c I don't think they got proper finales. And besides, what better way to go about it than a film adaptation? I mean, they did it for Doug with Doug's First Movie and a movie adaptation of Teacher's Pet (even if that one was recent) and Ducktales!

Tell me I'm not the only one rooting for this hopeful idea.

Seeing as how the most recent example was in 2004 and none of those movies were really financial successes... I wouldn't hold your breath.

SpringHeelJack wrote:

DisneyJedi wrote:While we're on the topic of throwbacks, I think if anything, Disney should do film adaptations (preferably hand-drawn. Not CGI, not live-action! Just plain old hand-drawn) of their Disney Afternoon shows (mainly TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers, etc.), b/c I don't think they got proper finales. And besides, what better way to go about it than a film adaptation? I mean, they did it for Doug with Doug's First Movie and a movie adaptation of Teacher's Pet (even if that one was recent) and Ducktales!

Tell me I'm not the only one rooting for this hopeful idea.

Seeing as how the most recent example was in 2004 and none of those movies were really financial successes... I wouldn't hold your breath.

Well, Doug's First Movie was financially successful and so was A Goofy Movie. Seriously, though. It's only appropriate that TaleSpin and Rescue Rangers get a finale movie.

"A Goofy Movie" went out of its way to not be a "Goof Troop" movie (if you believe wikipedia *grains of salt* it was altered as such after the "DuckTales" movie performed less successfully than Disney hoped) and more of just... well, a Goofy movie. And "Doug" was (moderately) financially successful but critically maligned and isn't really held in high esteem by fans of the cartoon from what I gather. Either way, I doubt Disney is going to greenlight a movie based on what's appropriate. I think the most you can hope for is a DTV movie banking on nostalgia.

2004, 2004............what was the last cartoon-movie that was made out of a cartoon?

ajmrowland wrote:2004, 2004............what was the last cartoon-movie that was made out of a cartoon?

Forgive me if this is sarcasm or rhetorical, but....Home on the Range?

I think ajmrowland meant what the last animated feature based on an animated series was. I believe it was The Simpsons Movie, which was very successful. But, that's The Simpsons, so no way would it have bombed.

For a while I've been thinking Disney should bring back the Disney Afternoon to the public consciousness by bringing back the original creators and making a direct-to-video feature for each one. I think Darkwing Duck, in particular, is a character who could sustain a trilogy of DTV features.

ajmrowland wrote:2004, 2004............what was the last cartoon-movie that was made out of a cartoon?

It was Teacher's Pet. It unfortunately came out a good while after the TV series had ended, and I don't think it was really promoted that much (it came out during the whole Save Disney/"2D animation is dead" crisis), so it only made $6 million (less than half its budget), and it went either unreleased everywhere else (like in much of Europe, or it went DTV (like in the UK).

Of course, since then, there have been TV movies for "Kim Possible" and "The Proud Family", and probably a few others as well...

DisneyDuster wrote:I don't know if this is really that "Disney" or what Walt would want because Mickey was only ever in shorts and one cameo in Fantasia, not a whole feature film about him and his friends.

Are you serious or just trying to provoke a reaction from the rest of us? What is more "Disney" than Mickey Mouse? I have to ask, why are you so negative and dismissive of everything Disney have recently done or are planning to do? Lilo & Stitch, Princess and the Frog and Tangled were all "un-Disney", on another thread you've done nothing but complain about the Fantasyland expansion at WDW and you've said that you don't agree with Disney making Reboot Ralph, King of the Elves and Mort. Now, Mickey Mouse isn't "Disney"?

DisneyAnimation88 wrote:

DisneyDuster wrote:I don't know if this is really that "Disney" or what Walt would want because Mickey was only ever in shorts and one cameo in Fantasia, not a whole feature film about him and his friends.

Are you serious or just trying to provoke a reaction from the rest of us? What is more "Disney" than Mickey Mouse? I have to ask, why are you so negative and dismissive of everything Disney have recently done or are planning to do? Lilo & Stitch, Princess and the Frog and Tangled were all "un-Disney", on another thread you've done nothing but complain about the Fantasyland expansion at WDW and you've said that you don't agree with Disney making Reboot Ralph, King of the Elves and Mort. Now, Mickey Mouse isn't "Disney"?

Goliath hit the nail when he said Duster is blinded by nostalgia

DisneyJedi wrote:While we're on the topic of throwbacks, I think if anything, Disney should do film adaptations (preferably hand-drawn. Not CGI, not live-action! Just plain old hand-drawn) of their Disney Afternoon shows (mainly TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers, etc.), b/c I don't think they got proper finales. And besides, what better way to go about it than a film adaptation? I mean, they did it for Doug with Doug's First Movie and a movie adaptation of Teacher's Pet (even if that one was recent) and Ducktales!

Tell me I'm not the only one rooting for this hopeful idea.

I think a Darkwing Duck movie, with a proper budget, could be epic. We're already swamped with superheroes, so one more couldn't hurt. Or a movie about the Duck Avenger .

KubrickFan wrote:I think a Darkwing Duck movie, with a proper budget, could be epic. We're already swamped with superheroes, so one more couldn't hurt.

I would so love that. Apparently the comic is doing very well anyway.

Yes, I was referring to "Teacher's Pet," which actually did well critically but bombed financially (which is the one that matters more to a studio). There's a difference between, say, mounting a full-length movie based on "The Simpsons" which is the longest-running sit-com of all time with an enormous built-in fan base and "Rescue Rangers" which was a show mainly geared towards children and on top of that has additionally been out of the public mind for nearly a decade.

Though I wouldn't mind seeing a "Darkwing Duck" movie... I wouldn't expect much more than a DTV one possibly, and even that's pushing it.

Yeah, I wouldn't expect it either, we're lucky we even got those new comics.

Actually, I believe that I read something from Tad Stone, the creator of Darkwing Duck, or someone close to the show like him, that since the comics are doing so well for Disney and Boom, that they're considering bringing DW back into the public eye in some other way.

It's been a little bit since I read that, and he could mean anything from a DTV feature to airing it somewhere on TV again, so I don't know where to go from that.

estefan wrote:I think ajmrowland meant what the last animated feature based on an animated series was. I believe it was The Simpsons Movie, which was very successful. But, that's The Simpsons, so no way would it have bombed.

I was asking about the last time Disney did it as someone else referred one that was made in 2004. SImpsons was 2007.

And yes it was Teacher's Pet. Good movie.

KubrickFan wrote:

DisneyJedi wrote:While we're on the topic of throwbacks, I think if anything, Disney should do film adaptations (preferably hand-drawn. Not CGI, not live-action! Just plain old hand-drawn) of their Disney Afternoon shows (mainly TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers, etc.), b/c I don't think they got proper finales. And besides, what better way to go about it than a film adaptation? I mean, they did it for Doug with Doug's First Movie and a movie adaptation of Teacher's Pet (even if that one was recent) and Ducktales!

Tell me I'm not the only one rooting for this hopeful idea.

I think a Darkwing Duck movie, with a proper budget, could be epic. We're already swamped with superheroes, so one more couldn't hurt. Or a movie about the Duck Avenger .

not to be Ned Negative, but that movie would also bomb due to the lack of familiarity and people would scoff at the "Duck Batman".

I wouldn't. I'd like it, but Disney would have to be-to coin a cursed term-very Un-Disney to make anything that wouldnt have franshising promise.

ajmrowland wrote:

KubrickFan wrote: I think a Darkwing Duck movie, with a proper budget, could be epic. We're already swamped with superheroes, so one more couldn't hurt. Or a movie about the Duck Avenger .

not to be Ned Negative, but that movie would also bomb due to the lack of familiarity and people would scoff at the "Duck Batman".

I wouldn't. I'd like it, but Disney would have to be-to coin a cursed term-very Un-Disney to make anything that wouldnt have franshising promise.

No one told me that there were cursed Aztec Coins on Motion Capture Mars with butt-blasters

DisneyJedi wrote:While we're on the topic of throwbacks, I think if anything, Disney should do film adaptations (preferably hand-drawn. Not CGI, not live-action! Just plain old hand-drawn) of their Disney Afternoon shows (mainly TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers, etc.), b/c I don't think they got proper finales. And besides, what better way to go about it than a film adaptation? I mean, they did it for Doug with Doug's First Movie and a movie adaptation of Teacher's Pet (even if that one was recent) and Ducktales!

Tell me I'm not the only one rooting for this hopeful idea.

I agree with this especially since "Darkwing Duck" ended on a cliff hanger that was never resolved. I'd love to see more "Darkwing," "Gargolyes," and "Tale Spin." I'd say "Ducktales," but wonder if it had enough stories told. It did have the most episodes of all of them, and a movie. But I love Scrooge so much, I'd always love seeing him again.

Maybe if they came back with these shows, that would be enough to get the rest of their original runs out on DVD?

PS: For anyone who has a Costco card, I saw "Tale Spin," "Darkwing Duck," "Rescue Rangers," and "Ducktales" for $8.99 each volume, if they are still there.

This movie needs to be a Gottfredson style adventure. Preferably, with the Phantom Blot as the main villain. While the Shadow Blot was fun in Epic Mickey, we need the real Phantom Blot to have his time to shine and really establish him as a god-tier Disney villain in the eyes of the general public.
And with either Tim Curry or Mark Hamill for his voice. I never liked John O Hurley's portrayal in House of Mouse that much.