Do The Rat Thing
- Studio
- Walt Disney Television Animation
- Animation studio
- Walt Disney Television Animation (Australia), PTY, Ltd.
- Distributor
- Buena Vista Television
Synopsis
Jasmine, upset over Aladdin thinking she doesn't know anything about 'real' life, vows to spend the day in the thieves quarter of Agrabah 'even if it kills [her].' And it just might, as things don't go quite as planned and Jasmine ends up with the body of a rat.
Characters
Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Iago, Abu, Prince Wazou, Faroud, Phasir
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Toby Shelton
Producing
- Producer
- Tad Stones, Alan Zaslove
- Associate Producer
- Maia Mattise
Writing
- Writer
- Jan Strnad
- Story Editor
- Douglas Langdale, Kevin Campbell
Voices
- Voice
- Scott Weinger (Aladdin), Linda Larkin (Jasmine), Dan Castellaneta (Genie), Gilbert Gottfried (Iago), Frank Welker (Abu), Jim Cummings (Prince Wazou)
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 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.
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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Reviews
Do The Rat Thing
"Do the Rat Thing" When Prince Wazoo comes to seek Princess Jasmine, Aladdin becomes jealous and tells Jasmine, "You don't know anything about living on the other side." Angered by Aladdin's words, but determined all the same to understand what Aladdin's life was like before he met her, Jasmine decides to spend the entire day as street rat. Iago goes along for support and ends up saying something that he regrets. Literally. While Jasmine is stealing fruit from Ferouge, Iago comments that, "If you're a street rat, then I'm a frilled lizard." Later Jasmine steals a mirror, that grants their wishes-sort of. Jasmine turns into a real rat and Iago turns into a lizard. They go through the streets of Agrabah hungry and trying to survive. While trying to get food from a local house, Jasmine discovers that there are indeed poor people in Agrabah in need of help. She delivers a melon to them before heading back to the palace. Once there, Genie turns them both back and Jasmine tells her father about the poor people. Finally, Aladdin tells Prince Wazoo that Jasmine is more his type than Wazoo's. I think that this episode is really good. It's funny and it teaches about that we should be more aware of the people who need help financially as well as emotionally. It also teaches to lend a hand whenever we can.