Ugly Dachshund, The (film) When a Great Dane puppy is put into a litter of dachshunds, the puppy grows up thinking he’s a dachshund, too, thereafter causing no end of humorous complications in the lives of Mark Garrison, a magazine illustrator, and his lovely wife, Fran. The Great Dane finally proves his worth, realizing just …
See moreUgly Betty (television) One-hour comedy series on ABC, premiering on September 28, 2006, and ended April 14, 2010. Even though plain Betty Suarez does not fit in the superficial world of high fashion, when she goes to work for the new, young publisher of the fashion magazine, Mode, her indomitable spirit and bright ideas eventually …
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Ugly Duckling, The (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on December 17, 1931. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. When a mother hen scorns a little duckling, it runs away in dismay. But when a tornado dumps her chicks into the flooded river, the duckling saves them from going over the waterfall. A hero, he is now one …
See moreUllman, Ricky Actor; starred in the title role in the Phil of the Future series, and played Roscoe in Pixel Perfect on Disney Channel.
See moreU.S. Junior Tournament; World Junior Tennis Tournament (television) Two 2-hour syndicated television specials commemorating the national and international Sport Goofy Junior Tennis Championships; aired in September and December 1983. The show is hosted by Dick and Patti Van Patten.
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Typhoon Lagoon Fifty-six-acre water park at Walt Disney World; opened on June 1, 1989. After the popularity of River Country, Disney designers decided that another aquatic experience was needed, and they tried to outdo their former effort. The mythology of the place is that a typhoon hit the town in the past, marooning a shrimp …
See moreTyner, Charles Actor; appeared in Pete’s Dragon (Merle), and on television in Shadow of Fear.
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Tytla, Vladimir (“Bill”) (1904-1968) Highly-regarded animator, at Disney from 1934 to 1943. He animated on the shorts, then on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia (the devil on Bald Mountain), and Dumbo. He was named a Disney Legend in 1998.
See moreTytle, Harry (1909-2004) He joined Disney in 1936 in the Animation Department where he served as an assistant director. Tytle moved up through the ranks to production manager in 1944, shorts manager in 1946, cartoon production manager in 1955, and production coordinator in 1963. In the 1970s, he became a producer of such films as …
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Tyler, Ginny (1930-2012) She began with Disney narrating phonograph records for Disneyland Records, but moved to television to serve as Head Mouseketeer for the syndicated Mickey Mouse Club in 1962. For films, she provided voices for two amorous female squirrels in The Sword in the Stone and sang for several barnyard animals in the “Jolly …
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