Meredith Quill January 15, 2018 Share January 15, 2018 A place to discuss particular episodes, arcs and moments from Aladdin (1994). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/
Spartan Girl January 16, 2018 Share January 16, 2018 Please tell me I'm not the only one that remembers this show. Aladdin was my favorite Disney movie, and so I adored this series as a child. There was great stories, great character development, and some cool villains -- although a lot of them had lame name puns (Ayam Aghoul, Abis Mal, etc). Still, tt was so much fun. Also, I was too little to realize that Genie's voice was different, though now it's kind of obvious, LOL. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3968918
Perfect Xero January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 Loved this show as a kid. My favorite villain was Mechaniclese, Greatest of the Greek Geniuses! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3971241
Spartan Girl January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 I love the original movie as a kid, and you know what? I love the sequels too! They were one of the few sequels that didn't involve the Disney characters having children that get mad at their parents for so-and-so... I liked the King of Thieves better than Return of Jafar because they story was better. And of course Robin Williams came back. I'm so glad we got to have him play Genie one last time. God I miss him so much. *sniff* It will be interesting to see how Will Smith will compare in the live action movie. Man, I'm really nervous about that one, even though the cast looks great. Especially Mena Massoud (Aladdin). Me-yow! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3971367
Thrifty January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 There's a live action movie coming out? Is that why this board was suddenly created? It seemed weird for a board to pop up for a 24 year old cartoon series. I also loved the show and the movies. Watched the show every day after school. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3971769
Thrifty January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 Ok I did just check IMDB. So there is a movie. I hope they don't try to make it darker and edgier or something, like they are always doing to childrens' stories lately. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3972015
Thrifty January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 I totally didn't get the punny nature of Ayam Aghoul's name until just now, 25 years later.... Aghoul was always my favorite villain for some reason. I guess the spooky supernatural nature of him. I love a good lich. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3972021
Spartan Girl January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 (edited) My favorite villain was a toss up between Mirage and Mozenwrath. I did find Abis Mal entertaining. 28 minutes ago, Thrifty said: I totally didn't get the punny nature of Ayam Aghoul's name until just now, 25 years later.... I didn't get ANY of the puns til I was older, so you aren't alone. But they should have been obvious. Sultan Pasta Al Dente? Seriously, show?! Edited January 17, 2018 by Spartan Girl 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3972121
Sarah 103 January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 I just want the 1994 version back on the big screen for a release. They did it with "Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast" and others in the past few years. I loved it as a kid. My favorite sequel was "Return of Jafar." Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3972566
Perfect Xero January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 Is this on any of the streaming services? I kind of want to give the series a rewatch now. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3972707
Silverglitter January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 OMG, they're doing a live action? On the one hand, I'm excited because Aladdin is my fave Disney Classic. But, on the other hand, noooooooooooo! Course, it might be different cause I've never been big on Beauty & The Beast or Cinderella, so my reaction to those movies could just be that I was never a fan in the first place. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3972736
Spartan Girl January 17, 2018 Share January 17, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Perfect Xero said: Is this on any of the streaming services? I kind of want to give the series a rewatch now. There were some on YouTube a while ago. I don't know if that's still the case. When it doubt, Google it. What they SHOULD do is release it on DVD! Edited January 17, 2018 by Spartan Girl 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3973270
lexytheblasian January 19, 2018 Share January 19, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 3:00 PM, Silverglitter said: OMG, they're doing a live action? On the one hand, I'm excited because Aladdin is my fave Disney Classic. But, on the other hand, noooooooooooo! My thoughts exactly. I really don't need them ruining anymore of my young memories with horrendous remakes. Not to mention, the legendary Robin Williams won't be making an appearance. ): 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3980060
mojoween January 20, 2018 Share January 20, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 2:12 PM, Sarah 103 said: I just want the 1994 version back on the big screen for a release. They did it with "Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast" and others in the past few years. I loved it as a kid. My favorite sequel was "Return of Jafar." The original came out when I was in college; the tag says 1994 but it came out in 1992. I remember driving to the mall that was not that close to campus to see it with my (now long ago ex) boyfriend. I saw it three times in the theatre and would absolutely go see it tomorrow if I could. It’s my second favorite Disney movie after “The Fox and the Hound”. I still have the set of Aladdin Burger King toys and McDonald’s glasses, back when they did awesome movie tie-ins. When we would drive back to campus (my school was within driving distance from home) we would stop at the Burger King on the way every time because they would only release one toy at a time and I didn’t want to miss anything. I didn’t know they were doing a live action of this too (seriously, can they just stop) and I have to give it a hard pass. No Robin Williams, no me. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3981513
GHScorpiosRule January 20, 2018 Share January 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, mojoween said: The original came out when I was in college; the tag says 1994 but it came out in 1992. The 1994 is for the television series which was launched after the movie. My memory is fuzzy about the episodes-I was invested in Gargoyles at the time.? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3981526
Spartan Girl January 20, 2018 Share January 20, 2018 I don't think they need a live action version either. Genie will always be Robin Williams to me. However, he's gone. It's painful. But I accept that. And if they can pull it off, then I'm willing to keep an open mind. No matter what I will always love the original. That will never change. 30 minutes ago, GHScorpiosRule said: The 1994 is for the television series which was launched after the movie. My memory is fuzzy about the episodes-I was invested in Gargoyles at the time.? Do you remember the sequels though? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3981602
GHScorpiosRule January 20, 2018 Share January 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Spartan Girl said: I don't think they need a live action version either. Genie will always be Robin Williams to me. Same here. I don’t know that Will Smith won’t ham it up. 3 minutes ago, Spartan Girl said: Do you remember the sequels though? You mean the straight to home dvd movies? Oh yes! And I have them! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3981614
Spartan Girl January 20, 2018 Share January 20, 2018 (edited) As do I! Well, actually I have KOT on iTunes because I like that one better. Because, you know, Robin ????? Edited January 20, 2018 by Spartan Girl 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3981624
mojoween January 20, 2018 Share January 20, 2018 1 hour ago, GHScorpiosRule said: The 1994 is for the television series which was launched after the movie. My memory is fuzzy about the episodes-I was invested in Gargoyles at the time.? Oh. I have no recollection of this! Thank you! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3981730
lexytheblasian January 20, 2018 Share January 20, 2018 8 hours ago, Spartan Girl said: I don't think they need a live action version either. Genie will always be Robin Williams to me. However, he's gone. It's painful. But I accept that. And if they can pull it off, then I'm willing to keep an open mind. No matter what I will always love the original. That will never change. I agree! If they can pull this off, I’m all for it. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3982255
Camera One January 22, 2018 Share January 22, 2018 They did a good job of re-inventing the Genie for the stage musical, so I am guessing the movie version will be more in that vein. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3986836
Spartan Girl January 22, 2018 Share January 22, 2018 7 hours ago, Camera One said: They did a good job of re-inventing the Genie for the stage musical, so I am guessing the movie version will be more in that vein. Yeah, I was kind of disappointed that they didn't cast James Monroe Ingleheart (who played Genie on Broadway) for the movie because he was fantastic. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3987319
SilverShadow January 23, 2018 Share January 23, 2018 I love this show. IMO easily the best of the Disney film spinoff series in the 90's and still a strong contender now. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-3991069
Scarlett45 February 3, 2018 Share February 3, 2018 Wait what- Will Smith will be the genie in the live action Aladdin? Not sure how I feel about this. I enjoyed the animated series, but so many of the episodes had no Jasmine! Aladdin was her fiancé and was just having a grand ole time while she was learning to rule Agraba. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-4025723
TheGreenKnight October 31, 2018 Share October 31, 2018 I wish they'd release this series on DVD or at least digitally. It's still the best TV series, imo, although the Tangled series has been better than I ever expected for that movie. I haven't seen the show in quite a while. I wonder why it isn't aired on one of the 4-6 channels Disney has, even if it's around 1am. Such a shame they have good shows like this one that they keep hidden away in a vault somewhere. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-4796237
Spartan Girl October 31, 2018 Share October 31, 2018 14 hours ago, TheGreenKnight said: I haven't seen the show in quite a while. I wonder why it isn't aired on one of the 4-6 channels Disney has, even if it's around 1am. Such a shame they have good shows like this one that they keep hidden away in a vault somewher I know, right?! But since a lot of old cartoons (Disney and otherwise) have been released on DVD lately. Maybe with the new movie coming out, they'll want to take the opportunity to finally release it...I can always hope. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-4797592
Perfect Xero November 25, 2019 Share November 25, 2019 So this was one of the first things I wanted to watch on Disney+, but ... it's not there? The crossover episode with Hercules is on there though, so that's something. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-5773957
Spartan Girl November 25, 2019 Share November 25, 2019 8 hours ago, Perfect Xero said: So this was one of the first things I wanted to watch on Disney+, but ... it's not there? The crossover episode with Hercules is on there though, so that's something. Hopefully they'll add it soon. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-5774554
Spartan Girl December 17 Share December 17 So to cope with…things I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole and rewatched some episodes on YouTube/Dailymotion since stupid Disney+ STILL won’t unlock their vault and let it be on quality streaming. I don’t care that some things haven’t aged well, I still love this show. And I really do appreciate that the main villains like Mirage, Abis Mal, and Mozenrath** were allowed to be unabashedly nasty without any stupid redemption stories. Granted, there were villains that were sympathetic and/or turned good, but the writers pulled it off in ways that didn’t feel cheap or lazy. **Thank Christ almighty they didn’t go through with making him Aladdin’s brother, I would have HATED that. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8535209
Wiendish Fitch December 18 Share December 18 16 hours ago, Spartan Girl said: So to cope with…things I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole and rewatched some episodes on YouTube/Dailymotion since stupid Disney+ STILL won’t unlock their vault and let it be on quality streaming. I don’t care that some things haven’t aged well, I still love this show. And I really do appreciate that the main villains like Mirage, Abis Mal, and Mozenrath** were allowed to be unabashedly nasty without any stupid redemption stories. Granted, there were villains that were sympathetic and/or turned good, but the writers pulled it off in ways that didn’t feel cheap or lazy. **Thank Christ almighty they didn’t go through with making him Aladdin’s brother, I would have HATED that. This, this, and THIS! I mean, it would have been juicy as hell if Mozenrath had turned out to be Aladdin's brother... but then visions of Kylo Ren, Regina, Catra, and the like dance in my head, so maybe the good folks at Disney made the right call. Jonathan Brandis (RIP) was magnificent as Mozenrath: smug, prissy, but still intimidating, you can tell he was having the time of his life. God, I remember how truly creepy Mirage could be, and some of her schemes would have been at home in a show for a more mature audience! I mean, she lured children in a monster cult, FFS! Abis Mal was fun, but I have a soft spot for Haroud (RIP, James Avery). I love deadpan, exasperated sidekicks who are the true brains of the outfit. I confess Sadira was my least favorite part of the show. She did some messed up things, and it always felt like she was forgiven too easily. Sorry, but I don't like characters who try to steal someone from their significant other. It didn't help that she was voiced by Kellie Martin, who has always gotten on my last nerve. It's easy to roll our eyes at newly added love interests, but I actually loved Eden. She was just as funny and wacky as the Genie (female characters don't usually get to be this way), and they were pretty darned cute together. Bonus points for her meaningful name! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8535670
Spartan Girl December 18 Share December 18 (edited) 7 hours ago, Wiendish Fitch said: Jonathan Brandis (RIP) was magnificent as Mozenrath: smug, prissy, but still intimidating, you can tell he was having the time of his life. 7 hours ago, Wiendish Fitch said: Abis Mal was fun, but I have a soft spot for Haroud (RIP, James Avery). I love deadpan, exasperated sidekicks who are the true brains of the outfit Word and RIP to both! They were some of the best characters on the show. And yes, I did love Eden, but I always wonder how things could have been different if the show had gotten Robin back instead of Dan Castenella. Look, he did his best, but he didn't have the same warmth that Robin!Genie had. 7 hours ago, Wiendish Fitch said: I confess Sadira was my least favorite part of the show. She did some messed up things, and it always felt like she was forgiven too easily. Sorry, but I don't like characters who try to steal someone from their significant other. I hate that the show tried to make Aladdin look like the asshole for not immediately trusting her after turning a new leaf...I mean, she basically mind-raped him in that Dune Quixote episode. It would have worked so much better if she just learned her lesson from her first appearance that she couldn't steal Aladdin from Jasmine and just ended it at that. Then again, "Sandswitch" was a great episode that gave us StreetRat!Jasmine taking names and kicking ass... What I really loved about the series is how Aladdin and Jasmine's relationship panned out. They were engaged for a loooooooong time, but considering how petty and stupid the two of them could be at times, it was clear that they weren't ready yet, and that time period only their relationship stronger. Those two were my original OTP. We already knew they were soulmates, and this series just confirmed it with episodes like "Eye of the Beholder" and "Sandswitch." Edited December 18 by Spartan Girl 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8535807
Wiendish Fitch December 18 Share December 18 2 hours ago, Spartan Girl said: I hate that the show tried to make Aladdin look like the asshole for not immediately trusting her after turning a new leaf...I mean, she basically mind-raped him in that Dune Quixote episode. It would have worked so much better if she just learned her lesson from her first appearance that she couldn't steal Aladdin from Jasmine and just ended it at that. Then again, "Sandswitch" was a great episode that gave us StreetRat!Jasmine taking names and kicking ass... Jasmine had lots of badass moments: being a street rat in the alternate universe*, becoming "The Scourge" after she lost her memory, defeating Mozenrath (albeit temporarily) when he pushed her too far, good times! *Sadira friggin' rewrote reality! Wake up, people, she's a villain! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8535904
Spartan Girl December 18 Share December 18 (edited) If they wanted to give Jasmine a female friend, why couldn’t they pair her up with Eden for an episode instead of Sadira? They were both smart, awesome and violently protective girlfriends who would kick your ass if you so much as messed with their guys. Such a waste that Eden only got two episodes. I also got to give props to Eden for always finding loopholes in wishes to help little Dhondi and outsmart Abis Mal. And she wasn’t against freebies! 44 minutes ago, Wiendish Fitch said: Jasmine had lots of badass moments: being a street rat in the alternate universe*, becoming "The Scourge" after she lost her memory, defeating Mozenrath (albeit temporarily) when he pushed her too far, good times! And she kept the Scourge outfit and whip for a later episode when she and Aladdin went on that secret mission to beat Mozenrath. I love that Aladdin really went from the snide “It’s not like you beat me or anything” crack in the Scourge/Amnesia episode to “My girlfriend is awesome and will kick your ass” to Mozenrath in “Secret of Dagger Rock.” Aside from all those episodes, my personal favorite is “The Prophet Motive”. Quick refresher: Abis Mal kidnaps Carpet to steal the jeweled eye of Fashoom while Aladdin gets a prophecy that he’s supposedly going to die there. Maybe I’m just a sucker for the Disney Death trope, but the scene with Jasmine cradling Aladdin’s seemingly lifeless body and crying has always stayed with me. Linda Larkin really sold that voicework moment—even Iago was tearing up! 😭😭😭 Except now that moment was kind of ruined by the fact that Abis Mal fell from the almost exact same height earlier and it didn’t even knock him out. Maybe he just landed a different way. Cartoon physics, amiright? 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ Edited December 18 by Spartan Girl 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8535930
Wiendish Fitch December 19 Share December 19 1 hour ago, Spartan Girl said: If they wanted to give Jasmine a female friend, why couldn’t they pair her up with Eden for an episode instead of Sadira? They were both smart, awesome and violently protective girlfriends who would kick your ass if you so much as messed with their guys. Such a waste that Eden only got two episodes. I love that idea! It would have also nicely echoed Aladdin and Genie's friendship. *Sigh*, why must we always do the writers' jobs for them?! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8536131
Spartan Girl Thursday at 04:04 PM Share Thursday at 04:04 PM On 12/18/2024 at 8:50 AM, Wiendish Fitch said: God, I remember how truly creepy Mirage could be, and some of her schemes would have been at home in a show for a more mature audience! I mean, she lured children in a monster cult, FFS! And then she let them die! 😱😱😱😱😱The ones that had already been monsters for years, not the Agrabah ones that had just been kidnapped, BUT STILL! Possibly one of the most disturbing moments ever for a freaking Disney Afternoon show!!! Lately I’ve been remembering “Bad Mood Rising.” The gang is enlisted to entertain King Mahmood, the bratty child-ruler whose emotions literally control the weather of the land. Jasmine is the only one that he manages to warm up to by getting in touch with her maternal side and telling him stories. That turns out to be a mistake when the kingdom wants to make her stay there forever, and after an escape attempt, Jasmine is guilted into turning herself in by the subjects. Both she and Aladdin are heartbroken by this…but when Genie points out that Mahmood is just a kid and doesn’t get that he’s hurting people, he and Genie conjure all of their grieving “loved ones” to say goodbye to Jasmine — Iago pretending to be her mother was PRICELESS. Mahmood is moved into letting her go…and is surprised to realize doing good things makes him feel good. All his advisors were too busy coddling him to actually teach him right from wrong. Elated by the epiphany, he immediately wants to start helping his people and vows to be a better king. *sigh*In hindsight, that episode makes me depressed that a child immediately learns a lesson that certain adult leaders and politicians still don’t get (and probably never will). 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8536752
Wiendish Fitch Friday at 01:26 AM Share Friday at 01:26 AM (edited) 9 hours ago, Spartan Girl said: Lately I’ve been remembering “Bad Mood Rising.” The gang is enlisted to entertain King Mahmood, the bratty child-ruler whose emotions literally control the weather of the land. Jasmine is the only one that he manages to warm up to by getting in touch with her maternal side and telling him stories. That turns out to be a mistake when the kingdom wants to make her stay there forever, and after an escape attempt, Jasmine is guilted into turning herself in by the subjects. Both she and Aladdin are heartbroken by this…but when Genie points out that Mahmood is just a kid and doesn’t get that he’s hurting people, he and Genie conjure all of their grieving “loved ones” to say goodbye to Jasmine — Iago pretending to be her mother was PRICELESS. Mahmood is moved into letting her go…and is surprised to realize doing good things makes him feel good. All his advisors were too busy coddling him to actually teach him right from wrong. Elated by the epiphany, he immediately wants to start helping his people and vows to be a better king. *sigh*In hindsight, that episode makes me depressed that a child immediately learns a lesson that certain adult leaders and politicians still don’t get (and probably never will). Ha! I remember that episode so well! Give Iago this, he never did anything half-assed! I also find it depressing that fictional rulers are so phenomenally superior (or, bare minimum, capable of growth) to what we have in real life. Edited Friday at 01:27 AM by Wiendish Fitch 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8537135
Spartan Girl Friday at 10:43 AM Share Friday at 10:43 AM @Wiendish Fitch I know it’s been a while, but what were your favorite episodes? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8537303
Spartan Girl Sunday at 11:11 PM Share Sunday at 11:11 PM Also, i just realized that Sadira’s wedding dress in the fake reality had a better neckline than Jasmine’s in the third movie! No fair! She should have gotten those awful shoulder pads! Bitch! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/65470-aladdin-1994-general-discussion/#findComment-8538779
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