Getting The Bugs Out

Getting The Bugs Out

September 12, 1994 TV Episode Disney's Aladdin: The Series

Studio
Walt Disney Television Animation
Animation studio
Walt Disney Animation (Japan), Inc.
Distributor
Buena Vista Television

Synopsis

Jasmine finds a mechanical dragonfly in the market and it proves to be the key to mechanical mayhem as Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, Iago and the Genie save a village from Mekanikles.

Characters

Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Iago, Abu, Mechanicles, Villager

Credits

Directing

Director
Toby Shelton

Producing

Producer
Tad Stones, Alan Zaslove
Associate Producer
Maia Mattise

Writing

Writer
Steve Roberts
Story Editor
Douglas Langdale, Kevin Campbell

Voices

Voice
Scott Weinger (Aladdin), Linda Larkin (Jasmine), Dan Castellaneta (Genie), Gilbert Gottfried (Iago), Frank Welker (Abu), Charlie Adler (Mechanicles), Cam Clarke (Villager)

Music

Music
Harvey Cohen, Mark Watters

Animation

Animator
Chris Derochie
Assistant Animator
Roy Sato
Inbetween Artist
Tony Quelch

Art Department

Storyboard Artist
Floro Dery
Background Key Designer
Jim Schlenker

Editing

On-Line Editor
David Klandrud

Sound

Sound Effects Editors
Michael Gollom, Peggy McAffee, Otis Van Osten
Dialogue Editor
Elliot Anders
Production Sound Mixer
Deb Adair
Scoring Mixer
Malcolm Luker

Music Department

Music Editor
Alex Wilkinson
Singer ("Arabian Nights")
Bruce Adler

Production Management

Scoring Production Supervisor
Daniel Brock

Crew

Scoring Assistant Engineer
Jamie Luker
Digital Optical Supervisor
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Overseas Supervisor
Brad Goodchild

Production notes

Originally aired as a preview to the Aladdin series on The Disney Channel on the date indicated. Aired in the series proper on September 9, 1994 as one of 65 episodes in The Disney Afternoon in syndication. An additional 21 episodes aired on CBS on Saturday mornings.

Disney's animated adventures of a young "street rat," his royal girlfriend, pet monkey, flying carpet, and personal genie crossed over to TV in the fall of 1994, two years after the theatrical feature Aladdin. Coming on the heels of the direct-to-video sequel The Return of Jafar, the series picked up where that installment left off, with Aladdin still living on the streets of Agrabah, still unwed to beautiful and spunky Princess Jasmine.

Disney's Aladdin continued the fantasy/magic adventures of the feature films, carrying "Al" and Jasmine into peril among sorcerers, mermaids, thieves, and more. Monkey sidekick Abu and the fast-talking, shape-shifting Genie came along to help, as did sassy, complaining parrot Iago, formerly Jafar's pet but now a grudgingly good guy. In place of movie villain Jafar, the series introduced evil sorcerer Mozenrath, inventor Mekanikles, and weaselly thief Abis Mal, among others.

Debuting simultaneously on Saturday morning and as part of the syndicated weekday Disney Afternoon, the show set a pattern for several future Disney series. Many of the films' stars provided the voices of their TV counterparts, with Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer Simpson) filling in for Robin Williams in the Genie role.

Aladdin was a hit, capturing the films' clever mix of fantastic adventure with off-the-wall comedy, usually from cynical Iago and the wisecracking Genie. After a successful run of original programs, the show continued in syndicated repeats and in a third feature, the direct-to-video Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

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