March 14, 2015

ALADDIN



ALADDIN
(Disney Channel, Syndication, CBS, February 6, 1994-November 25, 1995)

Walt Disney Television Animation






            Follow me to a place where incredible feats are routine every hour or so, where a thief lives in a palace and a genie is always on the go.

Aladdin character size-comparison chart and color palette.
 
            In 1988, lyricist Howard Ashman pitched an adaptation of the fable of Aladdin and the magic lamp from One Thousand and One Nights to Disney. He was joined by partner Alan Menken who co-wrote several songs and a film treatment. Linda Woolverton wrote a screenplay from it, and directors John Musker and Ron Clements chose the project to work on over two others; one of which eventually became The Lion King. Although the studio was committed to a November 25th, 1992 release date, studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg found the script unengaging and ordered massive rewrites. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio handled those, and the script was approved.


 
            The resulting film was Aladdin, which put a Disney-spin on the classic story to make it more appropriate for their audiences. The sinister Jafar (Jonathan Freeman), Grand Vizier to the Sultan (Douglas Seale) of the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah, enlisted street thief Aladdin (Scott Weinger) and his monkey, Abu (Frank Welker), to steal a magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders (Welker) for him. Instead, Aladdin freed and befriended the Genie (Robin Williams) inside, as well as a living magic carpet aptly named Carpet, and together they face off against Jafar; halting his plans to conquer the kingdom and marry the lovely Princess Jasmine (Linda Larkin), whom Aladdin had fallen for.


Aladdin and Abu.

            Aladdin was a “street rat” in Agrabah; living by stealing whatever he needed and surviving on his cleverness and wits. He was designed by a team of animators led by Glen Keane, originally resembling Michael J. Fox. Wanting to mature the design a bit, elements were derived from Tom Cruise and various Calvin Klein models, as well as basing his loose pants on rapper MC Hammer’s. When Weinger was cast, Keane would sketch him during recording sessions to further blend the character to his performance. After the rewrites, Aladdin’s personality became rougher to bring him closer to a young Harrison Ford. Clements had seen Weinger during his time in the series The Family Man and liked his voice enough to bring him in for an audition. His companion, Abu, was a loyal friend but also a bit of a kleptomaniac. He was based on the Abu character from the 1940 version of The Thief of Bagdad. Although monkeys were studied for the character at the San Francisco Zoo, the character was given many human-like qualities and could even speak somewhat. He was animated by Duncan Marjoribanks.



Jasmine is tempted by Saleen.

            Princes Jasmine was based on Princess Badroulbadour from the Aladdin story; however made less vain and spoiled, and her ethnicity switched from Asian to match the new location of the story. The name “Jasmine” was chosen due to its being one of the most popular baby names at the time. She was the beautiful princess that was being forced to marry by her 16th birthday in accordance to the law of the land. However, she was free-spirited, wanted to marry who she wanted to, and craved adventure; traits given to her as a result of the script rewrites that made her a stronger character. She was designed and animated by Mark Henn, who used his sister Beth’s facial features and was inspired by a theme park guest’s long, flowing hair. Larkin, accompanying a friend on an audition for the role, decided to audition as well and won the role. However, she almost didn’t as her pitch was deemed too high and sounding too young, but Clements and Musker fought for her to stay. Her pet was a tiger named Rajah (Welker) who displayed many dog-like behaviors. Despite not being anthropomorphized, he was capable of understanding human language and emotions. Rajah’s animation was handled by Aaron Blaise.


The Genie and his lamp.

            The Genie (who was never given a proper name) was created with Robin Williams in mind. Initially met with resistance for their choice, Clements and Musker compiled a reel of Williams’ stand-up and played it to animations of the Genie done by supervising animator Eric Goldberg. Williams, enjoying the reel, eventually signed on to the film at base pay in gratitude for the success of his movie Good Morning, Vietnam and to be a part of the “animation tradition”. Williams was allowed to improvise much of his dialogue with minimal direction, resulting in approximately 16 hours’ worth of material that had everyone in the studio rolling with laughter. The best lines were selected by Goldberg to work off of. As a result, Genie became a source of comic relief in the film; using his vast powers to constantly transform into various beings and things, and making in-jokes and references beyond the universe where the film was set.

Iago throwing a fit, as usual.

            Iago (Gilbert Gottfried) was Jafar’s colorful parrot companion. Initially scripted as being a calm, serious, British character, the filmmakers abandoned that concept upon seeing Gottfried in Beverly Hills Cop II and casting him in the role. As a result, Iago became a high-strung and outspoken character, always willing to vent his frustrations and neurosis. He was also notoriously greedy and went to outlandish lengths to acquire wealth. Animator Will Finn incorporated some of Gottfried’s appearance into Igao’s. Iago’s name was derived from Shakespeare’s Othello, where Othello had a sidekick named Iago he believed to be trustworthy, but really had his own selfish agendas.

Aladdin and Abu ride Carpet.

            Carpet was a living entity unto itself. It had a personality through its silence and an obvious intelligence, being good at Chess for one thing. Animator Randy Cartwright designed it to use body language and pantomime to communicate, making it more flexible and almost human. For the film, computer artist Tina Price added a faux-Persian design that could match Carpet’s movements without changing too much in appearance. It became Aladdin’s primary mode of transportation.



            The film previewed on November 13th, 1992 before opening in a wide release on the 25th. Despite taking five of its 22 weeks to reach #1 at the box office, it became the most successful movie of the year. Before its release, Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove were commissioned to begin work on an animated series based on the concept similar to Disney’s approach with The Little Mermaid; however Stones suggested that they should eye a direct-to-video sequel in the ever-growing home video market. Considering a sequel would be cheaper to produce that way, and able to be released three years sooner in order to appease audience demand for more, the idea was approved and what was intended to be the first five episodes of the animated series ended up being gathered and condensed into 1994’s The Return of Jafar, written by Jan Strnad, Kevin Campbell, Brian Swenlin, Mirith J. Colao, Bill Motz, Bob Roth, Dev Ross, and Steve Roberts, from a story by Stones, Duane Capizzi, Doug Langdale, Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley, and directed by Stones, Zaslove and Toby Shelton. It became Disney’s first direct-to-video animated feature release.

Sadira uses her magic to switch places with Jasmine.

            The film saw Iago managing to free himself from the lamp where Jafar, who was tricked into wishing he was a genie, became imprisoned and rebelled against his former master in the hopes of getting in Aladdin’s good graces to return to palace living. Stones really liked the Iago character and wanted to see him as part of the main crew. The incompetent bandit Abis Mal (Jason Alexander) found the lamp and freed Jafar. Aladdin and his friends banded together, with the help of Iago, to defeat Jafar once and for all by destroying his lamp. All of the original cast returned except for the Sultan, who was voiced by Val Bettin due to Douglas Seale’s declining health, and the Genie. Williams had stipulated as part of his signing on to the film that Disney couldn’t use him as promotion for the film and that the Genie should only take up about 25% of the movie posters. Disney reneged on the agreement, and Williams refused to work with them again. The Genie role was taken over by Dan Castellaneta, who was instructed not to do a Williams impression but was an accomplished improvisational actor in his own right.



Although the sequel was not as well-received as the first, it was still a commercial success; generating an estimated $100 million in sales against its $3-3.5 million budget. Production on the animated series continued from where the film left off. Animated by Slightly Offbeat Productions Studios in New Zealand, the series ran nine episodes in previews on The Disney Channel in February of 1994 before officially beginning in syndication on The Disney Afternoon 2-hour programming block and on CBS Saturday mornings beginning September 17. The series maintained the look and cast from Return of Jafar, with Aladdin resuming living in his hovel while still being engaged to Princess Jasmine. Genie, despite being freed at the end of the first movie, once again wore the wrist bands that marked his servitude. The series used a rearrangement of the soundtrack from the first movie, notably the Return of Jafar version of the song “Arabian Nights” by Menken and Ashman with vocals provided by Bruce Adler as the main theme. A second version of the intro featured new clips from the first CBS season interspersed with the ones shown previously.



Mozenrath and his undead minions.

Continuing on like the movies, Aladdin and his friends journeyed around Agrabah and the neighboring kingdoms; going on treasure hunts, protecting their home, and encountering a myriad of mystical beings—both good and sinister. They often found themselves at the mercy of individuals like Mechanicles (Charlie Adler), an ancient Greek scientist who specializes in advanced mechanics and had an OCD about cleanliness; Mirage (Bebe Neuwirth), a cat-like enchantress who controlled illusions, dreams and shadows; Ayam Aghoul (Hamilton Camp), an undead ghoul who was obsessed with trapping Aladdin and his friends in the Netherworld; Saleen (Julie Brown), a sea elemental who was determined to make Aladdin her merman prince of the sea; and Mozenrath (Jonathan Brandis & Jeff Bennett), a young sorcerer whose gauntlet was both the source of his powers and rapidly fed on his physical body, causing him to seek additional means of power as well as a new form and was frequently accompanied by his flying eel, Xerxes (Welker). Abis Mal from Return of Jafar also made several appearances with his sidekick Haroud Hazi Bin (James Avery).  


 
The sinister Mirage.

Of course, the vast deserts were not just full of perils. Along the way they had also made friends like Sadira (Kellie Martin), a fellow street rat who turned to sand magic in order to forcefully win Aladdin’s heart before eventually becoming friends with him; Prince Uncouthma (Tino Insana), ruler of the barbaric land of Odiferous who began as a suitor for Jasmine before eventually marrying Brawnhilda (Carol Kane) and having a son named Bud (E.G. Daily); Thundra (Candi Milo), a Rainbird who oversaw the world’s weather from her rain forest and developed affections for Iago; and Merc (Dorian Harwood), the captain of a flying ship who sought to hunt and kill a giant land-shark.

Lover's spat.

The series was written by Stones, Campbell, Colao, Motz, Roth, Roberts, Ross, Strnad, Swnelin, Capizzi, Mike Ryan, Bruce Reid Schaefer, Robert Schechter, Marlowe Weisman, Mark Saraceni, Richard Stanley, Tom Minton, Grant Moran, Thomas Hart and Mark Seidenberg. Animation was handled by Walt Disney Television Animation Pty. Limited, Walt Disney Animation Japan Inc., Toon City Animation Inc., Kennedy Cartoons, Guimarares Productions, Moving Images International, Animal-ya (aka Animal House, now Eureka Animal), Tama Productions, Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd. (now Brilliant Pictures Group), Sunwoo Animation Co. Ltd., Jaime Diaz Producciones S.A., Pacific Rim Productions Inc., Jade Animation, Light Foot, Nakumara Productions, Studio CATS, Studios Fuga, Studio Robin, Takahashi Productions (now T2 Studio) and Unlimited Energee (later Energee Entertainment). The series’ music was composed by Mark Watters, John Given, Harvey Cohen, Carl Johnson and Thomas Richard Sharp




In 1995, the series won three Daytime Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Music Direction and Composition,” “Outstanding Film Sound Mixing,” and “Outstanding Film Sound Editing” while taking home the “Outstanding Film Sound Mixing” again in 1996. That year, the series ended as it began: with a direct-to-video film. Aladdin and the King of Thieves was inspired by Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Written by McCorckle and Schooley and directed by Stones, it introduced Cassim (John Rhys-Davies), Aladdin’s long-lost father and the titular king of thieves, and culminated in the long-delayed wedding of Aladdin and Jasmine with the ceremony attended by several characters from the series. It also marked the return of Williams to the role of Genie. Then-new Disney chairman Joe Roth initiated a public apology to Williams over the first film’s marketing, and Williams agreed to return to voice the Genie for the film after being amused by and riffing on some of the footage they showed him. All of Genie’s footage and Castellaneta’s recorded dialogue were scrapped and completely redone to fit Williams’ comedic styling. 



One of the Aladdin VHS tapes.

Aladdin was rerun on The Disney Channel from 1997 until 2000, and concurrently on Toon Disney from 1998 until 2008. Twelve VHS tapes, eight as Aladdin’s Arabian Adventures and four under the title Princess Collection – Jasmine’s Enchanted Tales, were released containing two episodes each between 1995 and 1996 in America, while ten VHS tapes were released in New Zealand between 1996 and 1997. Between 2004 and 2005, Disney Princess Stories volumes 1-3 each contained one episode of the series as did Disney Princess Party volume 2. Three episodes were released on the DVD Jasmine’s Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess. To date, the series has yet to see a full series release either physically or on streaming; however, it was available for purchase on Prime in Germany.


 
Hercules meets Aladdin.

In the following years, Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu and Carpet reunited for a crossover episode of Disney’s Hercules: The Animated Series in the 1999 episode “Arabian Night”. Meanwhile, Genie, still voiced by Williams for the final time, was appearing in a series of 5-minue educational shorts called Great Minds Think 4 Themselves that aired between programs during Disney’s One Saturday Morning programming block. In the Square Enix action role playing game series Kingdom Hearts, Aladdin, Abu, Iago, Carpet and Genie were all featured characters. Castellaneta reprised his role of Genie until he was replaced by Jim Meskimen in Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix. Jasmine, Abu, Iago, Rajah, Carpet and the Sultan (now voiced by Bennett) were featured in the direct-to-video feature Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams in 2007. Marvel Comics published a series of Aladdin comics between 1994 and 1995 for eleven issues, and the series was also a featured comic in Disney Adventures magazine. Along with their toys based on the film, Mattel released a line of toys marked as being “Inspired by the TV series”. It largely consisted of Aladdin and Jasmine in alternate clothing, several transformations of Genie, Abis Mal and Merc in a mixture of figures and figurines.




EPISODE GUIDE:
Season 1:
“Getting the Bugs Out” (2/6/94) – Aladdin takes credit for Genie and Carpet’s work in stopping a mechanical bug and ends up forced to do so for real when they’re taken captive.
 
“Mudder’s Day” (2/13/94) – A desert oasis turns out to be a trap to catch food for carnivorous subterranean mud creatures.
 
“Fowl Weather” (2/20/94) – Iago distracts Thundra, ruler of the rain forest, so that the gang can steal a rain cloud in order to give the city water.
 
“The Prophet Motive” (2/27/94) – A prophet in the marketplace leads the gang on an adventure against an evil cyclops.
 
“Much Abu About Something” (3/27/94) – A lost civilization worships Abu as their great protector, but Aladdin keeps stealing his spotlight.
 
“My Fair Aladdin” (4/3/94) – Aladdin tries to be more sociable in order to be part of royal meetings, while Genie is captured by Mechanicles.
 
“To Cure a Thief” (4/17/94) – Believing Abu responsible for a theft from the palace, Aladdin puts him on a leash prompting Abu to run away and join up with the real thief.
 
“Never Say Nefir” (4/24/94) – The gang learns Getizstan is constantly destroyed by dancing rhino Semir and suspiciously quickly rebuilt by Nefir and his Imps the following day.
 
“Raiders of the Lost Shark” (5/1/94) – The gang volunteers to help the captain of a sky ship defeat a giant land shark.
 
Season 2:
“Air Feather Friends” (9/5/94) – Aladdin has to prove small tornados wrecking the marketplace are thieves in order to save Abu’s life.
 
“Bad Moon Rising” (9/6/94) – The gang heads to Quirkistan to trade, but end up enlisted to change the young child king’s mood as it controls the state of the country.
 
“Do the Rat Thing” (9/8/94) – To prove to Aladdin she can survive on the streets, Jasmine and Iago set out and steal a mirror that ends up turning them into a rat and lizard respectively.
 
“The Vapor Chase” (9/13/94) – Abis Mal tricks Jasmine into giving magic powder to the people as they form a creature willing to steal for him.
 
“Garden of Evil” (9/14/94) – Arbutus returns to claim a debut the Sultan owes him for picking one of his flowers: Jasmine.
 
“Some Enchanted Genie” (9/19/94) – Abis Mal wants the genie Eden possessed by an orphan girl while Genie falls for Eden.
 
“Web of Fear” (9/20/94) – Aladdin investigates the sudden collapse of a section of town.
 
“Plunder the Sea” (9/22/94) – Mechanicles’ kraken sinks merchant ships.
 
“Strike Up the Sand” (9/23/94) – Street rat Sandira tries to make Aladdin fall for her by using sand magic to create a monster to kidnap Jasmine.
 
“Sneeze the Day” (9/24/94) – Aladdin and Iago go after a cure for Genie’s cold, which makes his magic uncontrollable every time he sneezes.
 
“I Never Mechanism I Don’t Like” (9/26/94) – Only Genie and Carpet escape the hypnotizing of Mechanicles’ latest plot against Aladdin.
 
“Forget Me Lots” (9/28/94) – Abis Mal uses the Rose of Forgetfulness to make Jasmine believe she’s his daughter and that they’re destined to take over the city.
 
“Scare Necessities” (9/29/94) – Iago sets his sights on Jasmine’s new pet who grants the wish of whoever frightens it.
 
“SandSwitch” (9/30/94) – Sadira uses her magic to rearrange everyone’s memories to believe she is the princess; however the magic doesn’t affect animals.
 
“Lost and Founded” (10/3/94) – Abis Mal uses a magical hour glass to go back in time and ensure his ancestor becomes the city’s first Sultan.
 
“Moonlight Madness” (10/4/94) – Aladdin must choose between a romantic evening with Jasmine and joining his friends on a treasure hunt.
 
“The Flawed Couple” (10/5/94) – Abis Mal and Mechanicles team-up to battle their common foe.
 
“Rain of Terror” (10/6/94) – Iago is given control of the rain forest while Thundra takes a vacation, but is tricked out of the controlling amulet by her enemy Malcho.
 
“Dune Quixote” (10/7/94) – Genie’s magic disrupts Sandia’s fantasy spell, causing Aladdin to continue to act out her fantasy in the real world.
 
“That Stinking Feeling” (10/8/94) – Aladdin and Jasmine have to put aside their fight to save Prince Uncouthma from the Forbidden Oasis.
 
“The Day the Bird Stood Still” (10/10/94) – Abis Mal curses the Sultan’s bath oils, and when Iago uses them he begins to turn to stone.
 
“Of Ice and Men” (10/11/94) – The gang brings an ice ifrit to the city to entertain the people with snow, but realize the cold weather is too much for them to handle.
 
“Opposites Detract” (10/12/94) – The gang rescues Zin from the desert, and learn his evil half Zang causes their dragon form to destroy the city of Pei Ling that they’re supposed to protect.
 
“Caught by the Tale” (10/13/94) – Overhearing Iago embellishing stories about Aladdin to two kids, Abis Mal and Haroud convince them to steal something only Aladdin would be able to.
 
“Elemental, My Dear Jasmine” (10/14/94) – Water elemental Saleen traps Jasmine under water while she goes on land to win Aladdin’s heart.
 
“Beast or Famine” (10/15/94) – Mole people kidnap Genie so that a shaman can use his powers to increase his own.
 
“Smolder and Wiser” (10/17/94) – Haroud tricks Aladdin to believe he’s been cursed with clumsiness while Abis Mal uses a fire ifrit to conquer the city.
 
“The Game” (10/18/94) – To beat Carpet in a game, Genie enlists the aid of two wizard who aren’t as benevolent as they seem.
 
“Poor Iago” (10/20/94) – Tired of being greedy, Iago begins being generous to a fault—especially with other people’s belongings.
 
“The Spice is Right” (10/22/94) – Aladdin finds a necklace for Jasmine which makes her the bride of Ayam Aghoul.
 
“The Animal Kingdom” (10/24/94) – The gang finds a hidden valley where animals built their own civilization and deem Aladdin a threat.
 
“Power to the Parrot” (10/25/94) – Genie gives Iago his magic so he can learn what a responsibility it is having those powers.
 
“The Sands of Fate” (10/27/94) – Trying to help two warring factions escape a time loop ends up entrapping Aladdin in the same loop.
 
“Hero with a Thousand Feathers” (10/29/94) – A prophecy reveals that Iago will release an ancient evil and that only he can put it back.
 
“The Citadel” (10/31/94) – Sorcerer Mozenrath offers Aladdin a position after he bested his monster, but Aladdin’s refusal results in Mozenrath kidnapping Genie.
 
“Snowman is an Island” (11/2/94) – A yeti lets the gang pass through his frozen kingdom, but keeps Genie to entertain him.
 
“The Secret of Dagger Rock” (11/3/94) – Mozenrath kidnaps Aladdin in exchange for Genie, and Jasmine does whatever it takes to help rescue him.
 
“In the Heat of the Fright” (11/4/94) – Charting a river leads the gang to encounter Mirage, whom Genie becomes increasingly afraid of.
 
“Witch Way Did She Go?” (11/5/94) – Sadira accidentally releases three Sand Witches and is accused of returning to her old ways.
 
“The Seven Faces of Genie” (11/7/94) – Abis Mal and Haroud throw an orb at Genie that splits him into seven forms with different personalities.
 
“The Wind Jackals of Mozenrath” (11/8/94) – Aladdin, Jasmine and Abu go to find a weapon Mozenrath has, and the others end up getting them captured by triggering his magic alarms.
 
“A Clockwork Hero” (11/9/94) – A young boy wants to be a hero like Aladdin and commandeers one of Mechanicles’ constructs to do it, but Mechanicles wants it back.
 
“Mission: Imp Possible” (11/10/94) – Nefir poisons Aladdin in order to get Genie to help him steal the golden silk from a giant worm.
 
“Stinker Belle” (11/11/94) – The group attends a wedding where the bride suddenly falls for Aladdin, meanwhile the Royal Vizier plans to overthrow the kingdom.
 
“Sea No Evil” (11/12/94) – Iago tricks Aladdin to join a treasure hunt that ends up swapping him out for Ayam Aghoul.
 
“Shadow of a Doubt” (11/14/94) – Mirage erects an obelisk that will wipe out the city as its shadow expands with the sun.
 
“Smells Like Trouble” (11/15/94) – Odiferous’ citizens are being plagued by petrification, and their barbarian ways aren’t enough to deal with the cause.
 
“The Way We War” (11/16/94) – Nefir sets Agrabah and Odiferous to war so he can profit on selling arms to both sides.
 
“Night of the Living Mud” (11/17/94) – Iago accidentally brings some of the Al Muddy home, and Genie attempts to deal with it so that Aladdin can get some rest.
 
“Egg-stra Protection” (11/18/94) – The gang tries to retrieve a gryphon egg from Abis Mal, and despite being hurt Aladdin refuses to sit things out.
 
“A Sultan Worth His Salt” (11/19/94) – Jasmine is kidnapped by a clan of warrior women and the Sultan insists on joining in on her rescue.
 
“Heads, You Lose” (11/21/94) – Wizard Caliph Kapok asks for help reattaching his head to his evil body, but the gang soon learns that it’s the head that’s actually evil.
 
“The Love Bug” (11/22/94) – Mechanicles tears down Thundra’s rain forest.
 
“When Chaos Comes Calling” (11/23/94) – Mirage sicks the chaos-loving godlike cat Chaos on Agrabah to destroy the city for her.
 
“Genie Hunt” (11/26/94) – Genie’s last living former master wants him back and hires Mukhtar the genie hunter to retrieve him.
 
“Armored and Dangerous” (11/30/94) – The Sultan dons a mystical armor to protect the city, but the others soon learn it’s cursed to turn its wearer evil.
 
“The Lost Ones” (12/3/94) – Mirage uses shadow walkers to kidnap Agrabha’s children.
 
“Eye of the Beholder” (12/10/94) – Mirage tests Aladdin’s love by giving Jasmine a lotion that turns her into a snake woman.
 
“Shark Treatment” (1/6/95) – Saleen lures Aladdin back to the ocean and curses him to turn him into a shark.
 
“Back Sand” (2/2/95) – Mozenrath imprisons the residents of the palace with his Black Sand and replaces them with his undead minions.
 
“Love at First Sprite” (2/6/95) – Sprites follow Aladdin to the palace one day and give them the gift of flight, however they refuse to let them return to Earth.
 
“Vocal Hero” (2/8/95) – Amin Damoola turns the Sultan into a gold statue with devices supplied by Mozenrath.
 
“The Lost City of the Sun” (2/9/95) – Mozenrath captures the sprites in order to have them find him a lost city with a weapon he requires.
 
“As the Netherworld Turns” (2/13/95) – Jafar’s magic ball transports Iago and Abu to the Netherworld where Ayam Aghoul plans to make them permanent residents.
 
“Seems Like Old Crimes –Part One” (2/16/95) – The Guardian of the Destiny Stone comes to Aladdin for help in retrieving the Destiny Stone which absorbed his former friends.
 
“Seems Like Old Crimes – Part Two” (2/17/95) – Aladdin’s old friends, now transformed, wreak havoc on Agrabah.
 
“From Hippsodeth, With Love” (2/20/95) – Jasmine declines a date invitation for the Sultan from Queen Hippsodeth, and Iago’s added insults bring her suitor to defend her honor.
 
“Destiny on Fire” (2/27/95) – Aziz turns everyone into slugs, and only Aladdin and Razoul can stop him—together.
 
“The Return of Malcho” (2/28/95) – Malcho returns for revenge on Iago, and acting-Sultan Aladdin has to protect him and the city.
 
Season 23
“The Hunted” (9/16/95) – Mozenrath captures his friends and Genie is forced to team-up with Mukhtar to save them.
 
“Riders Redux” (9/23/95) – The gang joins up with a group of marauders to find out how they keep robbing the royal treasure transport.
 
“The Book of Khartoum” (9/30/95) – Mozenrath captures Genie and Eden to use their magic to create a Philosopher’s Stone.
 
“While the City Snoozes” (10/7/95) – Only Aladdin and Jasmine are left awake to stop Mirage’s sleep-inducing music box.
 
“Two to Tangle” (10/21/95) – Mozenrath plans to place his spirit in Aladdin’s body, but Aladdin’s friends stopping him ends up leaving both their spirits in the same body.
 
“The Ethereal” (11/4/95) – Jasmine’s dreams foretell of the Ethereal coming to judge Agrabah.
 
“The Shadow Knows” (11/18/95) – Ayam Aghoul steals everyone’s shadows into the Netherealm.
 
“The Great Rift” (11/25/95) – Finding some gems releases a sorceress and her family and they conquer Agrabah.


Originally posted in 2015. Updated in 2024.

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