The Disney Afternoon: The Making of a Television Renaissance

The Disney Afternoon: The Making of a Television Renaissance, a new book by Jake S. Friedman, has been pending for years. Its debut has been delayed over and over again, for reasons unknown to the public, in spite of the fervent desire from fans to get their hands on it, present company included.

Just in case it never sees the light of day (a fate worse than death!), here are some images from Mr. Friedman's own website to amp up the yearning:

The Disney Afternoon's Darkwing Duck can be found at Whatsits Galore.

Disney Afternoon DVDs -- Where's the Rest of the Story?

Last week, I promised you three Disney TV shows that got cheated on DVD. Although they had DVD releases, the full series was not included. Each of these gems has episodes missing, a disgraceful treatment of both the series and the fans.

Darkwing Duck

The Terror that Flaps in the Night, DW is a feathered super-hero bedeviled by cool villains and his own ego.

Kim Possible

Teenage cheerleader turned crime-fighter Kim Possible travels the world to foil the baddies and still manages to keep her grades up.

Adventures of the Gummi Bears

This show gets the worst treatment of all, with only one volume of cartoons available instead of two. There are a lot more adventures in Gummi Glen for fans to enjoy, if only Disey would cooperate.

We should also mention Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers, which, although recently granted a complete series release, is limited to Blu-Ray only, a cheesy way of dissing fans with only a standard DVD player. But, it's better than nothing.

By Whatsits Galore.

Jim Cummings Videos

Jim Cummings is not only a fabulous voice actor, performing an impressive list of characters that includes Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Bonkers, Zummi Gummi, Ray, and many more, but he's also a really funny guy. Here are a few videos featuring Mr. Cummings. He may not voice Goofy, but he can sure be a goof!

As embed permissions tend to be changeable, you may not be able to see all the videos. But there should be a link in anything that is 'permission denied,' so you can click through and view the original.

One note: I would edit that first one for language if I could. But I can't, so my apologies.

Car-Toons: Fan-Made Versions of TV and Movie Cars

A Disney fan created Darkwing Duck's Ratcatcher motorcycle:

Batteries to power! Turbines to speed! This street-legal Batmobile replica was actually for sale from Hammacher and Schlemmer.

Although not a TV car, this spot-on pedal car is pretty cool.

Darkwing Duck Joins the Wingspan Board Game

Maybe you've played the board game called Wingspan, in which players compete for bird cards of various species to fill up their boards and gain victory points. But I'll bet you haven't seen this card, created by a Disney Afternoon fan:

The Many Metaphors of Darkwing Duck

When St. Canard's favorite hero gets dangerous, he does so with style. That includes striking fear into the hearts of evil-doers with a pertinent metaphor. Whatsits Galore presents, in no particular order, the various and colorful entrance lines of Darkwing Duck. More...

Darkwing Duck Concept Art

Check out these awesome drawings made for the Disney Afternoon TV series Darkwing Duck. More...