Walt Disney created a wonderful world of animated creations early on in the company's history, and none more beloved than the classic trio of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy...Goof? The trio don't feature heavily in Disney's theatrical canon, but in 1995 the success of the Goof Troop television show led to A GOOFY MOVIE; a kind of musical kind of about a father-son relationship that is kind of based on the characters of that show. Goofy is still Goofy, his son Max still raises difficult questions about Goofy's "romantic" past, Pete still treats his son PJ as an indentured servant, and the rest of the citizens of...Dogberg(?) are still kind of a weird mixture of grotesque or overly sexualized. It's a movie that may be a lot weirder than some of our hosts remember, but hey at least the Tevin Campbell/Powerline songs are still great.

Vicky, Nolan and Jill can all remember when High School Musical was the huge Disney Channel phenomenon of the mid-to-late 2000s. In fact at least one of them may have been an active participant (guess which!). The franchise got so big, in fact, that the elevated budget of the third and final installment meant it had to be released in theatres...so here we are. This week on We Want The D, our hosts try to parse the third installment in a trilogy with (in at least two out of three cases) no context from the first two made-for-tv movies. And while the plot is anything from overly complicated, there is still plenty to puzzle over. But mostly this movie is just annoying - the songs are annoying, the acting is annoying, the writing is annoying. Kenny Ortega strikes again in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR.

We recorded this week's episode of We Want The D just a few days ago, early in the evening on election night. Like most people, Vicky, Nolan and Jill had no idea what a rollercoaster ride that night would end up being, so this podcast represents an interesting snapshot in time - one where optimism and bright possibilities were still alive and well. We hope that this episode will take you back to simpler, less troubled times as our hosts are able to laugh and make light of yet another Kurt Russell Disney vehicle, NOW YOU SEE HIM, NOW YOU DON'T, blissfully ignorant of what the immediate future holds. From a purple dune buggy to a young Ed Begley Jr.; characters named Schuyler and characters (presumably) named "Girl;" from extended golfing sequences to extended invisible car chase sequences - it's all the treasures the late 60s/early 70s era of Disney has to offer on full display. 

Disney's 2016 adaptation of their own beloved classic THE JUNGLE BOOK currently holds a robust 95% critic rating on RottenTomatoes. It's host score on We Want The D is...somewhat less than that. Opinions are divided on multiple fronts; is this an achievement in animation or a movie that only looks good on the big screen? Is there an interesting blend of story from the original Rudyard Kipling books and the 1967 animated classic, or is it more awkwardly paced with large chunks that serve no purpose? Did they absolutely nail the voice acting, or are there more than a few unfulfilled expectations? Vicky, Nolan and Jill each reach their own conclusions, but the one thing they can all agree is that this installment doesn't come near the original 1967 adaptation and has all of us more than a little skittish about Disney's remake-heavy future. Only time can tell what those movies will look like, though, so until then we'll take solace in the beloved media of our youth, like classic Disney and Law & Order episodes.