Aladdin (television series)

Aladdin is a animated series made by Walt Disney Television which debuted in 1994. It takes place after the original 1992 feature and the made-for-video sequel The Return of Jafar but before Aladdin and the King of Thieves. It focuses on the adventures of Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Abu, Iago, Sultan, Rajah, and Magic Carpet. It features various different villains such as Abis Mal, Haroud Hazi Bin, Mechanicles, Mirage, Mozenrath, Sadira (who turns good after her second appearance) and Ack Bar. This series featured a few episodes on The Disney Afternoon and some on Saturday mornings on CBS.

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Animated series - Walt Disney Television - 1994 - 1992 feature - Sequel - The Return of Jafar - Aladdin and the King of Thieves - The Disney Afternoon - CBS

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Voices - Dan Castellaneta - Homer Simpson - Robin Williams

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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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It is now shown in reruns on Toon Disney but due to bad scheduling and the addition of JETIX, it is now only on weekends, but since the show airs during the Princess Power Hour Block, only the episodes featuring Jasmine are shown; The Disney Channel reran the series in the late 1990s until their pre-teen lineup took over.

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Toon Disney - JETIX - The Disney Channel - 1990s

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