In the Hollywood Pictures comedy Passed Away, which was unveiled in theaters on this day in 1992, elderly Jack Scanlan (Jack Warden) decides to tell his oldest son (Bob Hoskins) about what’s really important in life. But before he can impart his wisdom to his attentive son, Jack suddenly passes away. When the family comes …
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Part of the Disney Afternoon, the animated TV series Goof Troop premiered on April 20, 1992, on Disney Channel. The Goof, a single-parent family man, struggles to raise his son in suburbia. His son, Max, however, wants to be different from his old man; in other words, cool. The results are misunderstandings and misadventures, further …
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The grand opening of Euro Disney (now known as Disneyland Paris) took place at midnight on April 12, 1992 after two days of exciting press previews and activities. Disney CEO Michael Eisner introduced Roy E. Disney to make the official dedication. Borrowing the timeless words his Uncle Walt used to dedicated Disneyland, Roy dedicated Disneyland …
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Bonjour! At 8 p.m. on this day in 1992, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney aired on CBS, offering viewers a spectacular, entertainment-filled evening as well as a special “sneak preview” of the Euro Disney Theme Park and Resort. The special was simulcast live across Europe in five languages and broadcast later the same day …
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Guests at the Disney-MGM Studios (now known as Disney’s Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World got to experience what it is like to be part of The Little Mermaid‘s world, starting this day in 1992, with the opening of Voyage of the Little Mermaid. The scheduled 15-minute musical show recreates the animated film, proving that …
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After 22 years of being a father to his little girl, Annie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), George Banks (Steve Martin) finds it hard to cope with the fact that she is all grown up and engaged to be married. Unable to warm up to his future son-in-law, Bryan MacKenzie (George Newbern), George grumbles every step of the …
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Before Tim Allen went to infinity and beyond as the voice of Buzz Lightyear or decked the halls in The Santa Clause, he was on the quest for “more power” as Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor in TV’s Home Improvement. In 1990, Tim copyrighted a general description formatting his idea for a show based on …
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“Let’s Get Dangerous!” is Darkwing Duck’s motto. He’s the crime-fighting “Masked Mallard” and purveyor of all that is good in St. Canard, the fictional city filled with ducks, bears, and dogs. Part of The Disney Afternoon television block, Darkwing Duck‘s title character has two pals—Launchpad, who appeared in DuckTales, and Gosalyn, his overzealous stepdaughter. Together they solve …
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Picture this: You’re on an airplane, it’s about to crash, and a fellow passenger confesses to you that he is an infamous mob boss who the FBI believes to be dead. But then…the plane lands safely and you now know the deep dark secret of someone who is definitely out to get you. What would …
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The Rocketeer comics first took off in 1982, set in a pulp-fiction styled 1930s and telling the stories of Cliff Secord, a down-on-his-luck pilot who discovers a mysterious rocket pack that enables him to fly. The Rocketeer flew out of the mind of creator Dave Stevens, who sadly passed away of leukemia at the young …
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