Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (television)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (television) Game show on ABC, hosted by Regis Philbin, in which contestants answer multiple-choice questions on the way to a possible $1 million payoff. Aired nightly for two weeks, from Aug. 16 to 29, 1999, and returned from Nov. 7 to 21, then continued airing several nights a week. …
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Whoopee Party, The (film)
Whoopee Party, The (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on September 17, 1932. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. After a buffet supper, Mickey and the gang engage in a red-hot treatment of “Running Wild.” The rhythm is so catchy that the furniture, household items, and even cops sent to quiet the noise get caught up in the …
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Whole New World, A
Whole New World, A Song from Aladdin, written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice. Academy Award winner.
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Who, What, Why, Where, When and How Day Monday on the new Mickey Mouse Club.
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Who Owns the Sun? (film) Educational film about the son of a plantation slave learning about prejudice, freedom, and self-respect; released on August 14, 1990. 18 min.
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Who Killed Cock Robin? (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on June 29, 1935. Directed by Dave Hand. Cock Robin was shot while singing to Jenny Wren (a clever caricature of Mae West), and the court is convened to try the suspects. But it is found that it was only Cupid’s arrow that pierced Robin and …
See moreWhiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton, The (television)
Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on January 6 and 13, 1974. Directed by Tom Leetch. A young inventor, Alvin Fernald, learns that the city treasurer is a crook while gathering information for an essay on city government. Only in winning the essay contest and becoming mayor for …
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Who the Heck Is Hector? (television) Television show; part 2 of The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film) Roger Rabbit is a toon, an animated star at Maroon Cartoon Studio. After an opening cartoon, Somethin’s Cookin’, we discover that Roger is suspected of the murder of Marvin Acme, who owned Toontown and the company that makes all cartoon props, and who had been flirting with Roger’s wife, Jessica. …
See moreWhiz Kid and the Carnival Caper, The (television)
Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on January 11 and 18, 1976. Directed by Tom Leetch. A young inventor, Alvin, and his friends run into bank robbers using a carnival as a front. Alvin volunteers his skills in rebuilding an aging sideshow robot. The kids learn of the plot …
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