Absent-Minded Professor, The (film)

Absent-Minded Professor, The (film) For the third time, Professor Ned Brainard of Medfield College is so engrossed in a scientific experiment he fails to show up for his wedding with pretty Betsy Carlisle. But although he loses his girl to rival Professor Shelby Ashton, his absent-mindedness pays off with the creation of Flubber, a rubbery …

Abner

Abner Country mouse in The Country Cousin (1936).

Absent-Minded Professor, The (television)

Absent-Minded Professor, The (television) Henry Crawford, an absent-minded professor, programs his computer, named Albert in honor of Albert Einstein, to remind him of his girlfriend’s poetry reading. But the computer was also programmed to analyze some old papers Henry found in his attic, and just before leaving for the poetry reading, he tests one formula. …

ABC Sound Studio

ABC Sound Studio Sound effects demonstation attraction, titled One Saturday Morning, opening July 1, 1997, and closing February 20, 1999, at Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World Resort, formerly the Monster Sound Show. Seven guests add sound effects to a One Hundred and One Dalmatians cartoon and then the audience watches the humorous results. A …

ABC of Hand Tools, The (film)

ABC of Hand Tools, The (film) Training film showing the proper use and care of common hand tools, as well as the type of work performed by each tool; made for General Motors Corporation and delivered to them on February 5, 1946. Directed by Bill Roberts. General Motors continued to use the film and several …

ABC Studios

ABC Studios The in-house production company which develops and produces programming to network, cable, web, VOD, mobile, and broadband platforms. Before February 2007 known as Touchstone Television.

ABC Sound Studio: Sounds Dangerous

ABC Sound Studio: Sounds Dangerous Sound effects attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios; opened April 22, 1999. See also Monster Sound Show and ABC Sound Studio.

ABC Soap Opera Bistro

ABC Soap Opera Bistro Restaurant at Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure, opened February 8, 2001, and closed November 4, 2002.

ABC Family

ABC Family New channel created from the old Fox Family Channel, after its acquisition by Disney on October 24, 2001. It targets adults aged 18-34, featuring original movies and specials. On Jan. 12, 2016, it changed its name to Freeform, expanding its target market to 14-34.

Abbott, Chuck

Abbott, Chuck Legendary attractions host and foreman at Disneyland for 36 years, beginning in 1955. He was named a Disney Legend in 2005.