I'm beginning to notice a trend with me...this addiction to television is nothing new - now that I think about it, I've been addicted to one show or another at pretty much all stages of my life (well, except for those couple of years where we didn't have cable, but hey, who wants to remember that?).
My recent reminiscings have brought me to the cartoon show Aladdin. This aired in the mid-90's and brought my tiny little 6-8 year old heart a lot of joy. Unfortunately, this show is COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET!! Sure, there are the odd clips on youtube, but alas, there are no full episodes available anywhere! This I ascribe to the fact that Disney has yet to release this 87-episode series on DVD. This, I declare, is a travesty! I used to watch Aladdin every day at 4:00 pm! I was deeply invested in the plotlines of each and every episode! I watched with delight as Aladdin and Co. defended Agrabah from villains of every shape, size, gender and nationality! I giggled at the half-baked schemes of Iago and Abu! So tell me, Disney, why have you not made this fantastic show available on DVD? Why do you continue to keep it locked up in the Disney vault? Why do you torture me so??????
This show is not even shown on ToonDisney anymore. Its counterpart, the equally funny, if not quite as well-developed Timon and Pumbaa is shown regularly (which I resent even though I do not have this channel).
So I beg you, Disney, release Aladdin from its confines in your dark and musty vault of forgotten children's cartoon shows. And while you're at it, you might as well also release the Little Mermaid tv show, because that's halfway entertaining as well.
P.S. Maggie and I also had the Aladdin tv show card game at my Grandma's house. It too was incredibly entertaining.
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