Originally Posted By DlandDug We were watching "Knick Knack" on the Pixar Shorts DVD, and I mentioned that the cute bathing beauty had undergone a digital breast reduction for the theatrical release a few years ago. The kids were curious, so I hauled out the old Laser Disc player and fired up the disc from the Deluxe CAV Toy Story. (I wish they would release that whole package of features on DVD!) The kids' reactions were of utter astonishment. You may recall the, uh, HEALTHY physical attributes of the bathing beauty: <a href="http://www.theinternetparty.org/chett/MiamiGirl1989.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.theinternetparty.or g/chett/MiamiGirl1989.jpg</a> The mermaid at the end was even more astonishing. (She is similarly endowed, and sports two star fish "pasties.") What was even more amusing was the kids reaction to the disc player and the laser discs themselves. You would have thought I had pulled out a gramaphone or some wax cylinders to entertain them. Technology does move fast, doesn't it?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Fun story there, DlandDug. So interesting [and rather peculiar] that Pixar decided to reduce a cartoon character's breasts. In general, this country is still very much hung up on sexuality. We'll tolerate people being beat up, shot at, killed in accidents... But if there's cleavage or breasts involved -- watch out.
Originally Posted By FaMulan Even I, a hetero woman, would be very aggrieved if they gave Jessica a reduction.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>So interesting [and rather peculiar] that Pixar decided to reduce a cartoon character's breasts.<< I recall reading something about it being Lasseter and Catmull's call. They explained that in 1989 they were young single computer geeks working for a software company that happened to make shorts on the side to show off the software. Now that they were married and had families, they were embarrassed by the overinflated females in the 'toon, and since they had the technology to fix it . . . . . . . .
Originally Posted By ToonKirby True ... they also said that it was at first made to show at the tech convention, so the audience was filled with geekie computer guys, who I'm sure enjoyed the pre-boob job.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Jessica Rabbit has big breasts? I never paid attention to that; I was focusing on her singing voice and her complex character in the movie. Sure, she was married to a rabbit, but was it enough to make her happy? To make her content?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Sure, she was married to a rabbit, but was it enough to make her happy? To make her content?> He makes her laugh...
Originally Posted By threeundertwo We were staying at an old cabin this summer and had to teach the kids how to *dial* a phone. They thought it was bizarre.
Originally Posted By basil fan I had a kid riding in the back seat of my car, and she wanted to know what that crank was for (I don't have power windows). Mouse History 101 <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney</a>'history.html
Originally Posted By CuriosWolfSo Ah, kids today.... I bet they wouldn't how to play a vinyl record nor use a turntable. Or believe that TV had only three networks then (CBS, NBC and ABC)
Originally Posted By basil fan My neice asked her mom what DVDs she had when she was a kid. My sister tried to explain that, when she was little, you just watched whatever was on TV; there was no home video to pick what you wanted. She never did quite understand it. The Tarzan Equation <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/tarzan.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/tarzan.html</a>
Originally Posted By SuperDry There are a lot of kids these days that are surprised to find out that you can actually receive TV for free over the air, and that it doesn't have to come from a cable or satellite company.
