Oldest Rookie, The (television)

Oldest Rookie, The (television) Television series; aired from September 16, 1987, to January 6, 1988, on CBS. After 25 years on the police force as a senior-ranking public relations officer, Ike Porter decides to hit the streets and is paired with a free-wheeling partner, Tony Jonas, who is half his age. Through a growing mutual …

Old Sequoia (film)

Old Sequoia (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on December 21, 1945. Directed by Jack King. Forest ranger Don is charged with guarding a sequoia tree, but he must deal with some troublesome beavers who, despite Donald’s pleading and promises, manage to fell the tree. Donald is fired.

Old Port Royale

Old Port Royale Central shop and food service area for Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort at Walt Disney World, featuring Sebastian’s Bistro, Centertown Market (indoor food marketplace), Calypso Trading Post, Fuentes del Morro pool and Aquatic Play area, and Banana Cabana pool bar. After an extensive refurbishment in 2018, it also became the resort’s front desk …

Old Mill, The (film)

Old Mill, The (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on November 5, 1937. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. The first film to use the multiplane camera. Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and dry …

Old Yeller (film)

Old Yeller (film) In the late 1860s on a ranch in Texas, a big, mongrel yellow dog befriends the Coates family, and in particular the two boys, Travis and Arliss. He proves his loyalty by saving Arliss from a huge bear, Travis from wild pigs, and Mrs. Coates from a wolf infected with hydrophobia. Though …

Old Dogs (film)

Old Dogs (film) Two best friends—one unlucky-in-love divorcee and the other a fun-loving bachelor—have their lives turned upside down when they are unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins, …

Old MacDonald Duck (film)

Old MacDonald Duck (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on September 12, 1941. Directed by Jack King. Donald, to the accompaniment of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm, ” does chores, and feeds the chickens and pigs. When he attempts to milk a cow, a fly bothers him, and his attempts to combat it causes the pail …

Old Curiosity Shop, The (television)

Old Curiosity Shop, The (television) Four-hour Disney Channel Premiere film; first aired on March 19 and 20, 1995. In nineteenth-century England, Nell’s secure and innocent childhood is threatened when the family’s curio shop, owned by her compulsive gambling grandfather, is repossessed by the evil moneylender Daniel Quilp. Nell and her grandfather must take to the …

Old King Cole (film)

Old King Cole (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on July 29, 1933. Directed by Dave Hand. King Cole’s ball at the castle is attended by the many characters of Mother Goose, emerging from the pages of a large book. Later, problems occur in trying to get all the characters back into the book.

Old Army Game, The (film)

Old Army Game, The (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on November 5, 1943. Directed by Jack King. Though Donald is in the Army, he enjoys his evenings out by fooling Sgt. Pete, leaving a snoring record in the barracks. But one evening he is caught, escaping in one of three boxes, which turns into the …