Hercules (film) Hercules, the mighty son of Zeus and Hera, is taken from his Mount Olympus home and raised on Earth. The fiery figure behind Hercules’s disappearance is Hades, the hot-headed god of the Underworld who has grown tired of looking after a “bunch of deadbeats” and sees Zeus’s son as an obstacle to his …
See moreHerbie Rides Again (film) In San Francisco, the dreams of Alonzo Hawk to build a skyscraper in his name are thwarted by Grandma Steinmetz who sits stubbornly in her firehouse home on the property he needs. Hawk sends his nephew, Willoughby, to charm Mrs. Steinmetz who, along with a beautiful airline hostess boarder and the …
See moreHerbie, the Love Bug (television) Limited television series of five episodes, airing from March 17 to April 14, 1982 on CBS. Directed by Charles S. Dubin, Bill Bixby, Vincent McEveety. Jim Douglas is now running a driving school. Stars Dean Jones, Patricia Hardy, Richard Paul, Claudia Wells, Nicky Katt, Douglas Emerson, Larry Linville.
See moreHerbie Goes Bananas (film) While Pete Stanchek and his friend, Davie Johns, are transporting a VW (Herbie) via ocean liner from Puerto Vallarta to Brazil for an auto race, their lives are complicated by a stowaway in Herbie’s trunk—a loveable Mexican orphan, Paco, who’s made the mistake of stealing a map of golden Incan ruins …
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (film) Driver Jim Douglas, mechanic Wheely Applegate, and Herbie, the magical little VW, enter a spectacular road race from Paris to Monte Carlo. One of the competing cars is a beautiful powder blue Lancia named Giselle. For Herbie it is love at first sight. Jim falls for the Lancia’s pretty …
See moreHenson, Jim (1936-1990) Puppeteer and creator of the Muppets, one of Henson’s last chores was the filming of Muppet*Vision 3D for the Disney parks. Years later, Disney acquired the Muppet properties. Jim Henson was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
See moreHerbie: Fully Loaded (film) The famous VW enters the world of NASCAR racing with his new owner, Maggie Peyton, a third-generation member of a legendary NASCAR family. Racing is in Maggie’s blood, but she has been forbidden from pursuing her dreams by her overprotective father, Ray. Ray offers to buy Maggie a car for her …
See moreHerbie Day at Disneyland (television) Syndicated television special; aired on July 11, 1974. A contest for decorated Volkswagens at Disneyland is a promotion for the opening of Herbie Rides Again. Stars Bob McAllister, Bob Crane, Helen Hayes. An earlier Herbie Day had been held at Disneyland on March 23, 1969 to promote the original The …
See moreHenry O. Tanner: Pioneer Black American Artist (film) Educational film produced by Anthony Corso; released in September 1973. This is the story of the first African American artist to earn worldwide acclaim.
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Henn, Mark Animator; joined Disney in 1980 and animated Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Christmas Carol and worked on Oliver and the Artful Dodger in Oliver & Company. In 1989 he moved to Florida to help establish the feature animation studio there. He animated Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and …
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