With the success of The Absent-Minded Professor, a sequel was certainly not out of the question but Walt Disney himself abhorred sequels and despite the original making over $25 million dollars a sequel would never have been made if not for the fact that there were several unused Flubber gags sitting on the shelf.
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The Tick (2017) Season One Review
The superhero comic book character The Tick was the brain child of writer/artist Ben Edlund and it has managed to remain fresh and fun since his birth back in the late 80s; from his adventures in his own comic book to his later animated incarnation for Fox Kids and even later in a live action…
The Strongest Man in the World (1975) – Review
In this last installment of the Dexter Riley Trilogy we once again find Medfield College embroiled in financial problems and scientific shenanigans; it’s clear by this point that the formula is getting a bit tired and the studio wisely decided to end the madcap adventures of Dexter and friends here.
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (1972) – Review
Next to flying and super strength, I’d say the power of invisibility ranks up there as one of the more popular power sets people would pick if given the chance but it’s also the one power that easily opens up the avenue of abuse. I myself would never wander into a woman’s locker room while…
The Barefoot Executive (1971) – Review
With so much garbage polluting the channels these days one has to wonder, “Just what kind of a nut thought the XFL was going to be a thing?” Yet questionable sports programming is barely the tip of the iceberg, certainly, no one could explain what the hell Galactic 1980 was about or who thought the…