Wickes, Mary
Wickes, Mary (1916-1995) Actress; appeared in Napoleon and Samantha (clerk), Snowball Express (Miss Wigginton), Sister Act and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (Sister Mary Lazarus), and on television in the Annette serial on the Mickey Mouse Club. She voices Laverne in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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Why Exercise? (film) Educational film in the Fitness and Me series, released in March 1984. The adventures of two knights show students that exercise strengthens the heart, muscles, and other body systems, giving more energy for work and play.
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Why Be Physically Fit? (film) Educational film from the Fun to Be Fit series; released in March 1983. Shows students how being fit can help them have more energy, look better, and cope with stress.
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Popular song hit from the 1933 cartoon Three Little Pigs, probably the most famous song to come out of a short cartoon. It was written by Disney composer Frank Churchill. Walt Disney re-created the writing of the song for Cavalcade of Songs on his television show two decades …
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Whoopee Party, The (film)
Whoopee Party, The (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on September 17, 1932. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. After a buffet supper, Mickey and the gang engage in a red-hot treatment of “Running Wild.” The rhythm is so catchy that the furniture, household items, and even cops sent to quiet the noise get caught up in the …
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Who, What, Why, Where, When and How Day Monday on the new Mickey Mouse Club.
See moreWho Wants to Be a Millionaire (television)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (television) Game show on ABC, hosted by Regis Philbin, in which contestants answer multiple-choice questions on the way to a possible $1 million payoff. Aired nightly for two weeks, from Aug. 16 to 29, 1999, and returned from Nov. 7 to 21, then continued airing several nights a week. …
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Whole New World, A
Whole New World, A Song from Aladdin, written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice. Academy Award winner.
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Whoop-’N-Holler Hollow Man-made ridge from which swimmers could ride the flumes at River Country at Walt Disney World.
See moreWhiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton, The (television)
Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on January 6 and 13, 1974. Directed by Tom Leetch. A young inventor, Alvin Fernald, learns that the city treasurer is a crook while gathering information for an essay on city government. Only in winning the essay contest and becoming mayor for …
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