Q: I am a fan of the Disney films from the 1960s and 1970s. After watching The Love Bug series, I noticed that Dean Jones starred in The Love Bug and Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, the third film in the series, but not in Herbie Rides Again. Was there any specific reason why Helen Hayes starred in Herbie Rides Again instead of Jones?
Andrew, St. James, New York
A: Dean Jones once said in an interview that he didn’t think the script was up to the quality of that of the first film. It is explained in the film, which starred Helen Hayes as Herbie’s new owner, that Herbie’s former owner, Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), had gone to Europe.
Dave Smith