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Last week I watched “Mama Mia!” (2008) Musical/Comedy
I’ll admit i didn’t have the best viewing conditions (a plane with lots of turbulence) so that may have affected my enjoyment. I thought this was fine. I loved the music (which was most of the movie) but the story was lackluster. I had difficulty telling the 3 fathers apart and I found the main character kinda annoying.
5/10
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Ear wormed so bad with this lol!
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Actors that were in Alice in Wonderland media and where you might know them better from. Part 2: 1970s-1990s
Part 1 | Part 2(you're here!!) | Part 3
1972-
Michael Crawford as the White Rabbit:
The Phantom/Erik from The Phantom of the Opera
Cornelius Hackel from Hello Dolly!(movie)
Robert Helpmann as the Mad Hatter:
Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael Hordern as the Mock Turtle:
Jacob Marley from A Christmas Carol(1971)
Davy Kaye as the Mouse:
Admiral from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Roy Kinnear as the Cheshire Cat:
Henry Salt from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Pipkin from Watership Down
Through the Looking Glass(1973)-
Sarah Sutton as Alice:
Nyssa from Doctor Who
Geoffrey Bayldon as the White Knight:
Dr. Duval from Pink Panther(1976)
Festival of Family Classics(1973)-
Carl Banas as the King of Hearts:
Head Elf from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Scorpion from Spider-Man(1967)
Sweetums from Tales from Muppetland- The Frog Prince
Grandpa Kitty from Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
Bernard Gouran as the Dormouse:
Bumble/Spotted Elephant from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Paul Soles as the Cheshire Cat:
Hermey from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Spider-Man/Peter Parker from Spider-Man(1967)
Stanley Lieber from The Incredible Hulk(2008)
Peg Dixon as the Queen of Hearts:
May Parker/Mary Jane Watson from Spider-Man(1967)
Alice at the Palace(1982)
Meryl Streep as Alice:
Donna Sheridan from Mamma Mia!(movie)
Mrs. Fox from Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Witch from Into the Woods(movie)
Cousin Topsy from Mary Poppins Returns
Dee Dee Allen from The Prom(movie)
Betty Aberlin as Alice's sister:
Herself in Mister Roger's Neighborhood
Debbie Allen as the Queen of Hearts:
Dr. Catherine Avery Fox from Grey's Anatomy
Michael Jeter as the Pig Baby/Dormouse/Bill:
Mr. Noodle from Sesame Street
Steamer/Smokey from The Polar Express
Great Performances(1983)-
Kate Burton as Alice:
Ellis Grey from Grey’s Anatomy
Austin Pendleton as the White Rabbit:
Max from The Muppet Movie
Gurgle from Finding Nemo
Nathan Lane as the Mouse:
Timon from The Lion King
Hammegg from AstroBoy(2009)
Max Dialystock from The Producers
Gomez Addams from The Addams Family(musical)
Geoffrey Holder as the Cheshire Cat:
Narrator from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Ray the Sun from Bear in the Big Blue House
(He was also the original director and costume designer for The Wiz(musical)
Eve Arden as the Queen of Hearts:
Principal McGee from Grease
James Coco as the King of Hearts:
Mr. Skeffington from The Muppets Take Manhattan
Donald O’Connor as the Mock Turtle:
Cosmo Brown from Singin’ in the Rain
André De Shields as Tweedle Dum:
Hermes from Hadestown
The Wiz from The Wiz(musical)
Maureen Stapleton as the White Queen:
Mama Mae Peterson from Bye Bye Birdie
CBS(1985)-
Natalie Gregor as Alice:
Jenny Foxworth from Oliver & Company
Sherman Hemsley as the Mouse:
B.P. Richfield from Dinosaurs
Shelley Winters as the Dodo:
Lena Gogan from Pete's Dragon
Sammy Davis Jr. as the Caterpillar:
Josh Howard from Ocean's 11
Robert Axelrod as the Frog Footman:
Lord Zedd from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers-The Movie
Telly Savales as the Cheshire Cat:
El Sleezo Tough from The Muppet Movie
Roddy McDowall as the March Hare:
Mr. Soil from A Bug's Life
Jervis Tetch from Batman the Animated Series
Ringo Starr as the Mock Turtle:
The Beatles
Carol Channing as the White Queen:
Dolly Gallagher Levi from Hello Dolly!
Harvey Korman as the White King:
The Great Gazoo from The Flintstones
Sally Struthers as Tiger Lily:
Rebecca Cunningham from TaleSpin
Pat Morita as the Horse:
Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid
The Emperor of China from Mulan
Jonathan Winters as Humpty Dumpty:
Grandpa Smurf from The Smurfs
John Stamos as the Messenger:
Jesse Katsopolis from Full House
Iron Man/Tony Stark from Spidey and His Amazing Friends(put this here cause i thought it was funny)
Anglia TV(1985)-
Joan Sanderson as the Queen of Hearts:
Dorcas from The Great Muppet Caper
Bernard Cribbins as the Mock Turtle:
Wilfred Mott from Doctor Who
BBC(1986)-
Elisabeth Sladen as the Dormouse:
Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who
Michael Wisher as the Cheshire Cat:
Davros and the Daleks in episodes that the character was involved in from Doctor Who
Roy Skelton as the Mock Turtle:
Daleks for The Evil of the Daleks(and 5 other episodes) from Doctor Who
Carebears in Wonderland(1987)-
Tracey Moore as Alice:
Cheer Bear from The Carebears Family
Share Bear from Too Many Carebears stuff to list
Emma Frost from X-Men(1992)
Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon(1995)(Ep. 1-11,15, and 21)
Princess Toadstool from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3
Don McManus as the Caterpillar:
David Madsen from Life is Strange
Elizabeth Hanna as the Queen of Wonderland:
Grandma/Mama Kitty from Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
Through the Looking Glass(1987)-
Janet Waldo as Alice:
Judy Jetson from The Jetsons
Josie from Josie and the Pussycats
Townsend Coleman as Tom Fool:
The Tick from The Tick
Michaelangelo/Splinter/Krang/Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(1987)
Phyllis Diller as the White Queen:
Queen from A Bug's Life
Hal Smith as the Bandersnatch:
Owl from Winnie the Pooh(until 1991)(was also the first replacement for Pooh bear himself)
Josiah from Halloween is Grinch Night
Gyro Gearloose/Flintheart Glomgold from Ducktales
Phillipe from Beauty and the Beast
Jonathan Winters as the Tweedles:
Papa Smurf from The Smurfs
Alan Young as the White Knight:
Scrooge McDuck from Ducktales
Farmer Smurf from The Smurfs
Mr. T as the Jabberwock:
Mr. T
B.A. Baracus from The A-Team
Clive Revill as the Snark/Goat:
King Nod from The Thief and the Cobbler(1993,1995)
Kickback from The Transformers-The Movie
Will Ryan as the Paper Man:
Petrie from The Land Before Time
Willie the Giant from Mickey's Christmas Carol(and until his death in 2021)
Harold the Seahorse from The Little Mermaid
Digit/Moe from An American Tail
Burbank(1988)-
Keith Scott as the White Rabbit/March Hare/Dodo:
Gordon/Diesel 10 from Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Dudley Do-Right/Inspector Fenwick from Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
Popeye/Bluto from Popeye & Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges
Funky Fables(1988)-
Norma MacMillan as the Narrator:
Casper from The New Casper Cartoon Show
Gumby on The Gumby Show
Doug Parker as the Rabbit/Frog/Mouse:
Shredder from Ninja Turtles- The Next Mutation
Richard Newman as the Caterpillar:
General Cryptor/Emperor of Ninjago from Ninjago
Professor Slopsink from Johnny Test
Cranky Doodle Donkey from My Little Pony- Friendship is Magic
Mr. Turtle from Franklin
Rhinox from Beast Wars
Alvin Sanders as the Cheshire Cat:
King Sombra(season 9) from My Little Pony- Friendship is Magic
Manten from Inuyasha
Philip Hayes as the Hatter/Hare/Rat:
Scratch from The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Mike Donovan as the King of Hearts:
Yang from Ninjago
Spike from Tom and Jerry Tales(2006)
Lynda Boyd as Alice's sister:
Nora Carpenter from Final Destination 2
Cheryl from She's the Man
Adventures in Wonderland(1992)-
Patrick Richwood as the White Rabbit:
Neighbor Mr. Robutsen from The Princess Diaries
Harry Waters Jr. as Tweedle Dee:
Marvin Berry from Back to the Future
John Lovelady as the Dormouse:
Crazy Harry from The Muppets(Season 1)
Terri Garr as the Duchess:
Mary McGinnis from Batman Beyond
Ken Page as the Walrus:
Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Old Deuteronomy from Cats the Musical
Gilbert Gottfried as Mike McNasty:
Iago from Aladdin
Kraang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2012)
Mister Mxyzptlk from Lego Batman 3
Marlee Matlin as April Hare:
Melody Bledsoe from Switched at Birth
1995-
Mike Donovan as the Narrator:
Yang from Ninjago
Spike from Tom and Jerry Tales(2006)
Doug Parker as the March Hare:
Shredder from Ninja Turtles- The Next Mutation
Ian James Corlett as the White Rabbit:
Mr. Mint from Candy Land- The Great Lollipop Adventure
Cheetor from Beast Wars
Hugh Test from Johnny Test
The Conductor from Dinosaur Train
Skales from Ninjago
Blinky from Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Through the Looking Glass(1998)-
Penelope Wilton as the White Queen:
Isobel Crawley from Downtown Abbey
Ian Holm as the White Knight:
Ash from Alien
Bilbo Baggins from Lord of the Rings
Chef Skinner from Ratatouille
Steve Coogan as the Gnat:
Octavius from Night at the Musuem
Silas Ramsbottom from Despicable Me 2
1999-
Tina Majorino as Alice:
Deb from Napoleon Dinamite
Dr. Heather Brooks from Grey's Anatomy
Miranda Richardson as the Queen of Hearts:
Ms. Tweedy from Chicken Run
Madame Giry from The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
Rita Skeeter from Harry Potter movie franchise
Martin Short as the Hatter:
Huy from The Prince of Egypt
B.E.N. from Treasure Planet
Jack Frost from Santa Clause 3- The Escape Clause
Stefano from Madagascar 3- Europe's Most Wanted
Jester from Legends of Oz- Dorothy's Return
Grandpa Frump from The Addams Family(2019)
Preminger from Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
The Cat in the Hat from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Whoopi Goldberg as the Cheshire Cat:
Shenzi from The Lion King
Gaia from Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Queen Constantina from Rodgers and Hammertsein's Cinderella
Ursula from Descendants 2
Gene Wilder as the Mock Turtle:
Willy Wonka from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein from Young Frankenstein
Robbie Coltrane as Tweedle Dum:
Rubues Hagrid from Harry Potter movie franchise
Christopher Lloyd as the White Knight:
Doc Brown from Back to the Future
Profesor Plum from Clue
Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Merlock from Ducktales the Movie- Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Uncle Fester from The Addams Family(1981)
Rasputin from Anastasia
Ben Kingsley as Major Caterpillar:
Mandarin from Iron Man 3
Bagheera from The Jungle Book(2016)
Peter Ustinov as the Walrus:
Prince John from Robin Hood
Pete Postlethwaite as the Carpenter:
Narrator from James and the Giant Peach
Friar Lawrence from Romeo+Juliet
Liz Smith as Miss Lory:
Grandma Georgina from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Joanna Lumley as Tiger Lily:
Aunt Spiker from James and the Giant Peach
Lady Maudeline Everglot from Corpse Bride
Murray Melvin as the Executioner:
Ernest Reyer from The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
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i wasn't tagged or anything, but i wanted to do that thing where you post your top 5 favorite movies, and ppl vote which most suits your vibe. I'm adding more movies though cause there's so many i love
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rules: list five of your favourite movies and let your followers decide which vibe fits you best
tagged by the lovely @theetherealbloom <3
no pressure tags: @amiableness @kaylasficrecs @stevie-petey @sunnami-too (i suck at remembering others) and anyone else wanting to join 🤎
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&&. ◜ tw: none ◞ % … 🦋 › OCTAVIA are an active , eight piece girl group that debuted back in march of 2008 . they were the first ever group to come out of evergreen , reaching great success early on which solidified their spot as one of the top 2nd generation girl groups within the idol industry . the group is mainly recognized for their pop music that constantly goes viral during the summer due to fitting the season best &&. for the girls being featured throughout the entertainment and music industry as well-received actresses , producers , choreographers , models , and more . their reputation remained spotless and pristine for years up until the departure of kyungri in 2015 just shortly after promoting her debut solo ep . fans speculated that the company always wanted to make her go solo at some point since 2013 after she started being absent from group activities to focus more on her individual work . it became even more prevalent when rumors began circulating that the group would be facing possible disbandment or that none of the members re-signed their contracts just 3 months after the event . evergreen were quick to dismiss the news but did confirm that the girls would be going on a short hiatus so they could work more on their solo activities . the messy aftermath of kyungri’s departure was peak entertainment for fans as angela was seen rolling her eyes at kyungri’s screen time during an interview , yujin jokingly saying they were always 7 when on vlive for their anniversary , and the group looking disinterested during the former member’s performance at mama with eunmi and mina even laughing . this led to fans thinking that her departure held more meaning than they thought which was slightly confirmed by angela after participating on lee youngji’s drinking show in 2022 where she stated that no one was surprised when it happened , just shocked that it did .
────── YOU’VE SEARCHED : BASICS
DEBUT DATE › march 23rd, 2008
DEBUT SINGLE › mamma mia
COMPANY › evergreen entertainment
FANDOM › octagons
────── YOU’VE SEARCHED : MEMBERS
LEE KYUNGRI : former member, lead vocalist ❪ 1989 ❫ + NOH MINA : lead vocalist, lead dancer ❪ 1989 ❫ + HAN YUJIN : lead dancer, main vocalist ❪ 1990 ❫ + ANGELA KIM : lead dancer, main vocalist, visual ❪ 1990 ❫ + KWON DAHEE : leader, lead vocalist, main dancer ❪ 1991 ❫ + SONG EUNMI : lead dancer, rapper ❪ 1992 ❫ + AHN JIWON : lead dancer, main vocalist ❪ 1993 ❫ + ELIZA KANG : main vocalist, center, maknae ❪ 1994 ❫
────── YOU’VE SEARCHED : DISCOGRAPHY
MAMMA MIA › ALL 8 SIDES ; 2008 ❪ debut ep ❫
HEY MISTER! › LADY CHARM ; 2008 ❪ mini album ❫
EXCUSE ME › SUMMER DANCE ; 2009 ❪ mini album ❫
ONLY YOU › OCTO-LOVE ; 2009 ❪ mini album ❫
MISS AGENT › AGENT 008 ; 2010 ❪ full album ❫
iSPY › MISSION IMPOSSIBLE ; 2010 ❪ repackaged album ❫
CELEBRATE › OPEN OCTAGON ; 2011 ❪ japanese debut ❫
RUN DEVIL RUN › HELL’S HOUR ; 2011 ❪ mini album ❫
LUCKY › BAY WATCH ; 2012 ❪ mini album ❫
SUMTHING › 8X1 ; 2013 ❪ mini album ❫
FIRST LOVE › SET THE MOOD ; 2013 ❪ mini album ❫
SIGNAL › SIGNAL ; 2014 ❪ single ❫
ELETRIC LOVE › STATIC SHOCK ; 2014 ❪ full album ❫
GOLD › GOLD RUSH ; 2015 ❪ japanese mini ❫
FLASHBACK › REMEMBER WHEN ; 2016 ❪ mini album ❫
BYE BYE BYE › NO NEW LOVERS ; 2020 ❪ mini album ❫
SHOWTIME › SHOWTIME ; 2021 ❪ japanese full album ❫
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Got tagged by @energievie to share nine of my favourite movies using GIFs - thank you, my darlings, you're the best!! 🤗😘
Mama Mia (2008)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Dear John (2010)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Ella Enchanted (2004)
Scooby Doo (2002)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
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*twirls hair and kicks feet* ok so theres this one anime whos manga was released in 2006 but then it got a first season(24 episodes) in 2008 and it follows a 13 year old orphaned boy named ciel phantomhive and when he was 10 his manor burned down and he was taken by some cult people and he was bouta get sacrificed but a demon showed up and killed everyone and made a contract w ciel so that he could get find whoever burned down his manor to avenge his parents death and ciel told the demon that his name was now sebastian and he was his butler so now ciel is the earl of phantomhive and he has to carry out tasks for queen victoria as he encourters new people and new immortal characters that will either aid or harm him as he does his job as an earl
shit i just realized i aint said the name yet its black butler and theres still somewhat of a fandom if youre ever interested(no pressure btw!!)(also manga still gets chapters monthly(i wouldnt suggest joining the fandom until youre decently caught up or arent afraid of spoilers))
wait this actually sounds hella cool mama mia ILL PUT IT ON THE LIST BRO🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Know More About Dato Yau Kok Seng
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Since we're sharing P!ATD stories...buckle up!
I'm originally from the Chicago suburbs (which is also an annoying personality trait) and I was 13 years old, heavily layering tank tops from Kohl's over v-neck shirts.
It's May 2008 and me and these two super cool older girls from Elmhurst (whom I met at Fine Arts Camp @ Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana) went to Honda Civic Tour at the Congress Theatre in Chicago (RIP).
It was my first concert *ever* and I cannot believe how lucky I was to have it filmed. I got that hideous beige/brown Pretty.Odd sweatshirt (see attached for example) and wore it over everything because I believed I had hypohidrosis (spoiler: it was all the layered tank tops from Kohl's).
Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, and The Hush Sound were incredible openers and I have yet to have a more satisfying line up. BUT. It was at the concert that I had my first seizure! Rewind a second!
I grew up on Neopets and Flash Games and supported my friends who were really good at drawing Sonic the Hedgehog. I was on the computer *a lot.* So when the fingers in my left hand were going numb, it was dismissed as carpal tunnel - easy enough.
Now fast forward to me being such an amped up, cradle Catholic, Peggy Hill-footed teenager. I'm in ecstasy, feeling like the true Fueled By Ramen ™ teen that I knew I was inside. I'm sweaty, I'm scrunched against other people, I'm having an awakening!!!
But then my fingers go number and half of my face does too and I'm thinking it's adrenaline and hormones and Jon Walker - so I keep going. It eventually subsides, then happens again a few days later, and again, and again...for months.
Scooch ahead a little more - my mom advocates for an MRI and we get one, a then few weeks pass.
After going to ~LINCOLNSHIRE~ with my grandma and mom to see "Mama Mia" (on the day before I am set to start *THE* 8th grade), we get a call from my pediatrician that I need to go to the hospital ASAP. Turns out I have a "goober" in my brain and a "goober" is what you call a tumor when you're explaining it to a kid you helped bring into this world. Shout out to the emotional labor of doctors, for real.
I can do a "House"-style medical breakdown later and talk about my surgery/proton radiation, BUT I would much rather talk about all of my Make-A-Wish trip ideas, ripped straight outta 2008!!!
1. Visit the set of "Project Runway" and hang out with Tim Gunn.
2. A pink digital camera - literally, that was it. And you know the one I'm talking about. My Wish Granters were like....you can probably get that on your own sweetie...
3. Be on an episode of TAI TV (remember that!?) If you must know, I had big dumb crushes on Ryland and Sisky.
4. Meet Katy Perry??? (I don't know what we would have talked about or done together...I knew nothing about anything).
5. American Eage shopping spree (in retrospect, their clothes never really fit right and I only wanted to recreate the high of wearing a lace cami under a turquoise henley sweater with a pink skinny scarf at my first middle school dance - it was as much of a "Laguna Beach" moment as I could have).
- Meet Jon Walker - not all of Panic! just Jon. WILD!!!!! Imagine!!!
Dear reader...do you want to know what I chose?
A trip to Turks and Caicos! A place I had never heard of! I got my period for the first time and we could only find cardboard, "old-school" tampons and I was FREAKING OUT. I also got a wicked sunburn (Trileptal folks!) and got sick on an unlimited supply of Boursin whipped cheese spread. Two of my brothers are redheads who do not like the beach! They were so fussy! Turks and Caicos is a lot of beach!
Please please believe me, I am unbelievably thankful for my wish (and health and life and time) and the Granting team, but have any other Make-A-Wish kids spent time thinking about alllllll the other wish possibilities?
I'm not even talking about reflecting back and considering more "practical" (which is bananas to say considering the context), but just like how my interests have changed?
In high school (and probably now, too), I was kicking myself for not using my wish to meet Jason Segel? I still have a massive crush on him, but imagine them calling him up to meet a random kid who picked him as her Make-A-Wish? (This was pre "End of the Tour" and "Muppets" for him - it only was "How I Met Your Mother" and "Freaks and Geeks" for him).
I'm 15 years in remission and doing just fine! I haven't talked about (or processed) personal health stuff very much, so thanks for letting me take a moment from reblogging transparent Snoopy sticker scans and Nora Ephron film stills to reflect on the end of an era.
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[pm] this is not a drill, Levi has strong opinions on the 2008 classic Mama Mia! And won't share them.
[pm] Uh, we're getting those opinions. Wanna do an ambush? I'm thinking karaoke.
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