Dateline Jiminy Crickets - March 2025

This special episode of Dateline Jiminy Cricket's is all about our host, DisneyChris! Chris explains his own personal Disney fandom, sharing his passion for Disney including his favorite  his favorite films, animated features, art, music and more. 

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Jiminy Crickets Episode 192 - 2025 Music Series - A Salute to Disney Artists: Part 2 - Ken Anderson

Our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. 

Episode two of our 2025 Music Series pays tribute to Disney Legend Ken Anderson. We will follow his career as a lead animator and production designer for many classic Disney films spanning the 1930s through the 1980s.

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Jiminy Crickets Episode 191 - Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: The Best of 1935

This episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast  marks the beginning of an ongoing series where we will revisit Walt Disney's classic Silly Symphony animated shorts of the 1930's. Each episode will cover the best and most fondly remembered cartoons of a particular year. 

Our first episode of this series will cover the milestone year of 1935. regarded by Disney historians as the apex year of the series. We will discuss our top six shorts of the year, from its origin, to the behind the scenes production, to the movie release. These will include: "The Tortoise and the Hare", "The Cookie Carnival" , "Who Killed Cock Robin?" , "Music Land" , "Three Orphan Kittens" and "Broken Toys." 

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The Best of Jiminy Crickets Episode 18 - Country Bear Jamboree Part 2

Welcome to the "Best of Jiminy Crickets," where every month we bring to the forefront a past episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast from our back catalog of shows. For our February 2025 episode, we will revisit episode 123 from May of 2020, where we continued our extensive look at the classic Disney attraction, "The Country Bear Jamboree"

May 2020 - Howdy Y'all! Jiminy Crickets is proud to present part two of a special two part tribute to the classic Disney Audio Animatronic attraction, Country Bear Jamboree. Join DisneyChris and Ruthie as they conversate and elucidate on the history, evolution, back stage production, amazing performances, unforgettable characters and musical legacy of this knee slappin', hand clappin', foot stompin' down home country music review. They conclude the show with a special look at all the many versions of the show to follow the Walt Disney World original, including Bear Country in Disneyland, and the Christmas and Vacation themed incarnations of the wildest show in the wilderness.

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The Best of Jiminy Crickets Episode 17 - Country Bear Jamboree Part 1

Welcome to the "Best of Jiminy Crickets," where every month we bring to the forefront a past episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast from our back catalog of shows. For our Janaury 2025 episode, we will revisit episode 122 from April of 2020, where we took an extensive look at the classic Disney attraction, "The Country Bear Jamboree"

April 2020 - Howdy Y'all! Jiminy Crickets is proud to present part one of a special two part tribute to the classic Disney Audio Animatronic attraction, Country Bear Jamboree. Join DisneyChris and Ruthie as they conversate and elucidate on the history, evolution, back stage production, amazing performances, unforgettable characters and musical legacy of this knee slappin', hand clappin', foot stompin' down home country music review. And remember, ya'll come back y'here, cause part two will be coming real soon! 

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Jiminy Crickets Episode 190 - 2025 Music Series - A Salute to Disney Artists: Part 1 - Marc Davis

Our 2025 Music Series will pay tribute to many of the legendary Disney animators and Imagineers, who were the creative geniuses behind many now beloved Disney animated classics and theme park attractions. Each episode will chronicle the career of the featured  artist's work for Walt Disney through the use of music to represent their many Disney career highlights. 

We kick off our 2025 Music Series in a big way with Disney legend Marc Davis. We follow his career from animation in-betweener, to character designer, and lead animator, then trace his insurmountable Imagineering contributions from the living dessert, to the Caribbean, and regions beyond. 

 

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Dateline Jiminy Crickets - Janaury 2025

For their first show of 2025, Ruthie and DisneyChris review all the major Disney events of 2024, including movies, streaming, Disney parks, and more. Then they do a top 10 list of the best events of the past year, a memoriam to those we lost in 2024, and some predictions for the year ahead.

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Best of Jiminy Crickets Episode 16 - 101 Dalmations

Welcome to the "Best of Jiminy Crickets," where every month we bring to the forefront a past episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast from our back catalog of shows. For our December 2024 episode, we will revisit episode 101 from September of 2018, where we took an extinsive look at the Walt Disney animated classic, "101 Dalmatians"

September 2018 - For their 101st episode, what else would the Jiminy Crickets duo talk about other than 101 of the most adorable furry friends of all time, who star in  the 1961 classic, "101 Dalmatians." Together Chris and Ruthie discuss the origins, the production, movie plot, main characters, music and the massive franchise of this, the 17th full-length Walt Disney animated feature. But look out for Cruella! WOOF WOOF! 

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Jiminy Crickets Episode 189 - 2024 Music Series: Disneyland Musical Tour Part 11 / Christmas in Disneyland

Welcome to the eleventh episode of our music series for 2024. Throughout the year, we took you on an audio tour of Disneyland spanning 11 episodes. Each episode featured one of the many themed areas found within the happiest place on earth.

Our eleventh and final episode of this series will represent Christmas in Disneyland. Your audio tour will include performances by live Disneyland musical groups, original show and attraction soundtracks, background music, rare archival audio, and exclusive audio ride-through reenactments of favorite Disneyland adventures. 

 

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Jiminy Crickets Podcast Episode 188 - A Salute to Tommy Kirk

This episode. Chris and Ruthie honor one of the most prolific actors in Disney live-action films, Disney Legend: Tommy Kirk. As they chronicle the life story and childhood to adult movie career of this beloved star and featured performer of no less than twelve classic Disney films, Ruthie and Chris will also share their personal connections to Kirk's work for Disney, several personal anecdotes, and their own personal memories from his many unforgettable motion picture moments.

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The Best of Jiminy Crickets Episode 15 - New Tomorrowland 50th Anniversary

Welcome to the "Best of Jiminy Crickets," where every month we bring to the forefront a past episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast from our back catalog of shows. For our November 2024 episode. we will revisit an episode from mid December of 2017, where we looked back at the New Tomorrowland of 1967, during its 50th anniversary.

December 2017 - This week we discuss the amazing "New Tomorrowland." which premiered at Disneyland in 1967, making this the 50th anniversary of this incredible leap forward in theme park design. We cover the history that led up to this major refurbishment and re-envisioning of Walt's land of the future, the general  mid century modern aesthetic of this all new land, and the many attractions found therein,  featuring lots of original soundtrack attraction audio and fantastic music. 

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Jiminy Crickets Episode 187- 2024 Music Series: Disneyland Musical Tour Part 10 / Disneyland on Parade and Fireworls Spectaculars

Welcome to the tenth episode of our music series for 2024. Throughout the year, we have been taking you on an audio tour of Disneyland spanning 11 episodes. Each episode will feature one of the many themed areas found within the happiest place on earth.

Our tenth episode of this series will represent Disneyland parades and fireworks spectaculars. Your audio tour will include performances by live Disneyland musical groups, original show and attraction soundtracks, background music, rare archival audio, and exclusive audio ride-through reenactments of favorite Disneyland adventures. 

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Dateline Jiminy Crickets - October 2024 - Richard Sherman Tribute

This episode Ruthie and Chris pay tribute to the late Disney Legend, Richard M Sherman, with a Supercalifragilistic Top (30) countdown, and an extensive look back upon the life and storied career of this acclaimed Disney tunesmith. 

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The Best of Jiminy Crickets Episode 14 - Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary

Welcome to the "Best of Jiminy Crickets," where every month we bring to the forefront a past episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast from our back catalog of shows. For our October 2024 episode. we will revisit our October 2019 episode, where we celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Haunted Mansion

October 2019 - This very special Halloween episode is in tribute to perhaps the greatest Disney attraction of all time, The Haunted Mansion, which celebrated 50 years of frightful fun this past August. Chris and Ruthie share the history of this beloved attraction, give accolades to those who helped create it, and then take you on a complete scene-by-scene tour of the entire attraction. Together they will point out all the highlights including many of the lesser known smaller details found throughout this happy haunting ground. So climb aboard your "Doombuggy" for a spirited trip through the "boundless realm of the supernatural" where you will encounter all of the 999 ghosts ghouls and goblins who dwell within this classic 'E' ticket adventure. They are dying to meet you so be sure to bring your death certificate... 

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The Best of Jiminy Crickets Part 13 - Mary Poppins Part 2

Welcome to the "Best of Jiminy Crickets," where every month we bring to the forefront a past episode of the Jiminy Crickets Podcast from our back catalog of shows. For our August 2024 episode, we revisit a show first released in September of 2019, which was in honor of the 55th anniversary of Mary Poppins. This now being the 60th anniversary, we felt it was timely to present, yet again, the second half of our tribute to Walt Disney's live-action musical masterpiece. 

September 2019 - In part two of their comprehensive look at the Walt Disney "practically perfect" masterpiece, "Mary Poppins," Chris and Ruthie discuss the plot, the musical score, the film's many unused songs, the public and critical response to the film, and their personal favorite songs, scenes and characters. Join them for a Supercalifragilistic fun time! 

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