Jump In! (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie, premiering on January 12, 2007. A teen, Izzy, is known around his Brooklyn neighborhood as a promising natural-born boxer whose father is a local gym owner. Izzy’s neighbor, Mary, is the leader of the Joy Jumpers, a four-girl double Dutch team trying to make its mark in …
See moreJumbo Pictures Animation company founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell in 1991, and acquired by Disney in February 1996. The company produced Brand Spanking New Doug, later renamed Disney’s Doug, after a series that had begun on Nickelodeon, and in 1999 produced Doug’s 1st Movie for theaters. They also produced 101 Dalmatians: The Series …
See moreJudge for Yourself (television) One-hour syndicated television series; began on September 12, 1994. A talk-show/courtroom combination, with the in-studio jury witnessing a discussion of a particular topic among the show’s guests, then deliberating and handing down a verdict. Hosted by Bill Handel.
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Judels, Charles (1881-1969) He voiced Stromboli and the Coachman in Pinocchio.
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Judge Dredd (film) In the 22nd century, Mega-City One has become a haven for millions of people from the surrounding towns and rural areas destroyed by war and ecological disaster. Thrown together and confined in cramped, overcrowded monolithic apartment buildings, with no hope of employment or a better future, they strike out at each other, …
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Joy Luck Club, The (film) The lives of three generations of Chinese women are interwoven in this story of mothers and daughters attempting to break through the barriers that often stand in the way of understanding each other. Four mothers, born in China, now Americans, have met weekly for 30 years to pay mah-jongg and …
See moreJourney of Natty Gann, The (film) During the mid-1930s, the father of 14-year-old Natty has to leave Chicago suddenly to find lumbering work in Washington State. She sets off alone to follow him across the country. She hops trains, befriends a wolf and a teenage drifter, and after a series of adventures is reunited with …
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Journey into Imagination Future World pavilion at Epcot; opened October 1, 1982, featuring a ride of the same title, which opened on March 5, 1983, sponsored by Eastman Kodak from 1982 to 2010. The pavilion itself consists of pyramids of glass at odd angles, which, when lit from within at night, present a unique view. …
See moreJourney to the Valley of the Emu, The (television) Television show; aired on January 22, 1978. Directed by Roy E. Disney. An aborigine boy in the Australian outback adopts an injured dingo. The two of them set off to find an emu, so he can bring back a feather and signify that he is a …
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Journey to the Center of the Earth Attraction at Tokyo DisneySea; opening on September 4, 2001, sponsored by Dai-Ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. Boarding fantastic subterranean vehicles developed by Captain Nemo, guests explore vast underground realms of never-before-seen beauty, mystery, and wonder, along the way encountering unexpected peril.
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