#mouseketeers

[octo-of-baker-street]

Might as well drop this here LMAOZ-

[yen-sids-tournament]

With Phenomenal Cosmic Powers come a reasonable audience question.

Where does Genie get his references?

Everything takes place in the same universe at the same time*

It is the same universe, but Genie doesn't obey time rules

Genie can break the 4th wall

He transcends universes/dimensions and learns about Goofy Tigger Tink and all

Its Just Robin Williams (love him but this is the boring answer)

Something else?

Voting ended onMay 16, 2025

*this one is like if everyone in Aladdin would get most the references because they are rather common. Maybe not everyone else understands everything, but any character could get any individual joke. Unlike the second choice where Genie pulls different references across time that could be lost on everyone else because it's too old or hasn't happened.

[retropopcult]

The cast of The New Mickey Mouse Club, 1977.

[mudwerks]

RARE Walt Disney Studios - Roy Williams Ash Tray Gag Gift (Walt Disney, 1950

[barbielore]

The 1989 Barbie National US Convention had the theme "Forever Young". This was no doubt chosen as 1989 was the 30th year of the Barbie brand: Barbie may have been on shelves for 30 years, but she was still young at heart.

There were a couple of different convention exclusive dolls that year: one was Viky, a friend of Barbie otherwise exclusive to Brazil.

The other being a Mouseketeer.

This particularly stood out to me because it's harder to imagine these days that one of the convention dolls would be so closely tied to a non-Barbie brand - Disney would be unlikely to feature quite so highly now another 36-and-counting years down the track.

[jfknlace]

Tickets for sell, tickets!! For sell! 🎟️

[stone-cold-groove]

Annette Funicello.

[thatswhatsushesaid]

Bonus excited baby

they just look so soft ahhhh