Baloo’s Dressing Room

Baloo’s Dressing Room Special Fantasyland attraction at Disneyland until displaced by Toontown construction, open from March 15 to September 8, 1991. The attraction was inspired by a similar area in Mickey’s Birthdayland at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom where guests were able to visit Mickey Mouse in his dressing room. Eventually, Toontown would provide …

Bambi (film)

Bambi (film) Life story of a fawn, Bambi, who grows up, with friends Thumper, the rabbit, and Flower, the skunk, to be the Great Prince of the Forest. But in the meantime he suffers through the death of his mother at the hand of hunters, falls in love with Faline, and barely escapes a catastrophic …

Bambi: A Lesson in Perseverance (film)

Bambi: A Lesson in Perseverance (film) Educational film; released in September 1978. Trying something new, like riding a bicycle, is not always successful the first time.

Ballard, Kaye

Ballard, Kaye (1925-2019) Actress, appeared in Freaky Friday (Coach Betsy).

Ballerina (television)

Ballerina (television) Television show; aired in two parts on February 27 and March 6, 1966. Directed by Norman Campbell. Story of a young ballet student in Denmark who succeeds despite her mother’s objections. Partly filmed at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Stars Kirsten Simone, Astrid Villaume, Ole Wegener, Poul Reichardt, Jenny Agutter. This film introduced …

Balk, Fairuza

Balk, Fairuza Actress, appeared in Return to Oz (Dorothy) and The Waterboy (Vicki Vallencourt).

Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog, The (television)

Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog, The (television) Two-part television show, aired on January 5 and 12, 1964. Directed by Vincent McEveety. The two parts were titled Where the Heck is Hector? and Who the Heck is Hector? A trained Airedale separated from his owner, who is the first mate on a freighter in Portugal. …

Ballad of Nessie, The (film)

Ballad of Nessie, The (film) Short cartoon released with Winnie the Pooh on July 15, 2011. Nessie is really a very gentle sea monster, who is devastated when her home pond is taken over by a golf course developer named MacFroogle. With her only friend, a rubber duck named MacQuack, she goes on a quest …

Ballad of Davy Crockett, The

Ballad of Davy Crockett, The One of the most popular songs to come out of a Disney production, with sixteen weeks at the top of the Hit Parade. It was written by George Bruns and Tom Blackburn, who dashed it off simply because the film was running short and something was needed to fill in …

Bakersfield P.D. (television)

Bakersfield P.D. (television) Television series, airing on Fox beginning September 14, 1993 and ending January 4, 1994. An African-American big-city detective tries to fit in with an all-white central California police department headed by a timid chief. Stars Giancarlo Esposito (Paul Gigante), Ron Eldard (Wade Preston), Brian Doyle-Murray (Phil Hampton), Chris Mulkey (Denny Boyer), Jack …