There are two great things that have become lost in oblivion. The first is “Mr. Belvedere.” That show just plain ruled and that Wesley was a rascal. It had what to me is the best theme song of all time. So very catchy.

The other is “Song of the South.” Trust me, as someone who grew up in the humid hell hole known as the South; there are plenty of reasons to despise the place and plenty of examples of a shameful history. What I don’t understand is how this movie came to be racist. It was truthfully one of the first things I remember as a kid showing an older black man as the wise story teller. The kids loved him and from the film you can tell the kids loved each other, no matter what their skin color is. Somehow it got labeled “racist.”


That means it is only a matter of time before “Roots”, “Amistad” and about a dozen other classic films get the same title. It is sad to think my grandchildren will be able to see "Aladdin 12" or "Bambi 3", but “Song of the South”, a classic made under Walt Disney’s guidance will live on only in the snippets a few of us carry around.

Don't get me started on "Pete's Dragon" or "The Fox and the Hound." The latter was the last film where Diney's older artists had their hand in animating.