Jumping Ship (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie; premiering on August 17, 2001. Michael has big plans to show his country cousin, Tommy, a good time aboard a luxury yacht, only to discover the yacht he’s chartered is actually a delapidated fishing boat. When modern-day pirates give chase, the boys are forced to jump ship, …
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Jungle Book, The (film) A human boy, Mowgli, is raised in the jungle by wolves until it is deemed unsafe for him to stay because of Shere Khan, the tiger, who has vowed to kill the mancub. Bagheera, the panther, is selected to accompany Mowgli on his journey back to civilization, but has a difficult …
See moreJudge for Yourself (television) One-hour syndicated television series; began on September 12, 1994. A talk-show/courtroom combination, with the in-studio jury witnessing a discussion of a particular topic among the show’s guests, then deliberating and handing down a verdict. Hosted by Bill Handel.
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Jump In! (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie, premiering on January 12, 2007. A teen, Izzy, is known around his Brooklyn neighborhood as a promising natural-born boxer whose father is a local gym owner. Izzy’s neighbor, Mary, is the leader of the Joy Jumpers, a four-girl double Dutch team trying to make its mark in …
See moreJumbo Pictures Animation company founded by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell in 1991, and acquired by Disney in February 1996. The company produced Brand Spanking New Doug, later renamed Disney’s Doug, after a series that had begun on Nickelodeon, and in 1999 produced Doug’s 1st Movie for theaters. They also produced 101 Dalmatians: The Series …
See moreJumpin’ Jellyfish Attraction at Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure; opened Feb. 8, 2001. Young guests bounce up and down in a total of 12 jellyfish-shaped vessels which lurch up two 50-foot towers.
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Julius Walt Disney’s first named animated cartoon character, a cat who appeared in the Alice Comedies from 1924 to 1927.
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Judge Dredd (film) In the 22nd century, Mega-City One has become a haven for millions of people from the surrounding towns and rural areas destroyed by war and ecological disaster. Thrown together and confined in cramped, overcrowded monolithic apartment buildings, with no hope of employment or a better future, they strike out at each other, …
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Joy Luck Club, The (film) The lives of three generations of Chinese women are interwoven in this story of mothers and daughters attempting to break through the barriers that often stand in the way of understanding each other. Four mothers, born in China, now Americans, have met weekly for 30 years to pay mah-jongg and …
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Judels, Charles (1881-1969) He voiced Stromboli and the Coachman in Pinocchio.
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