Jiminy Crickets Podcast

Join us for part two of our celebration of two of Disney's happiest movies of all time: The Happiest Millionaire (1967) and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) - DisneyChris and Ruthie discuss the behind-the-scenes backstories of both of these classic family musicals, then go over the plot, the characters, the actors and of course, all the amazing Sherman Brothers tunes!!! ...

Jiminy Crickets proudly presents part two of our year-long series of special BONUS all-music episodes!   In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Walt Disney Studios, every month throughout the year leading up to the October anniversary we will feature music from one of the 10 decades within the Disney chronology.  For our second episode we bring you the memorable music of the 1940'...

We are back for our first Dateline Jiminy Crickets show of 2023 and this episode is dedicated to the legendary women of Disney! First we do a top "20" list of the greatest Disney female protagonists. Then we have a special duo of tributes to two Disney Legends we recently lost, Alice Davis and Angel Lansbury.  Download (right click, save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Cricke...

Join us as we celebrate two of Disney's happiest movies of all time: The Happiest Millionaire (1967) and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) - DisneyChris and Ruthie discuss the behind-the-scenes backstories of both of these classic family musicals, then go over the plot, the characters, the actors and of course, all the amazing Sherman Brothers tunes!!!  Download (right cl...

Jiminy Crickets proudly presents our first in a year-long series of special BONUS all-music episodes!   In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Walt Disney Studios, every month throughout the year leading up to the October anniversary we will feature music from one of the 10 decades within the Disney chronology.  For our first episode you get not one decade, but two as we focus on...

In part two of this very special two part episode, Ruthie and Chris share the behind the scenes magic of the fairest one of all, Walt Disney's animated masterpiece, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which is celebrating it's 85th anniversary this very month! In part two, Chris continues to bring you through the plot, while sharing all the song (plus a few deleted ones) from the original 1937 film...

  In part one of this very special two part episode, Ruthie and Chris share the behind the scenes magic of the fairest one of all, Walt Disney's animated masterpiece, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which is celebrating it's 85th anniversary this very month! In part one, they discuss the origins of the fairytale, before Disney, and then share the incredible behind-the scenes magic that wen...

On this final episode of Dateline Jiminy Crickets for 2022, Ruthie and Chris pay tribute to many legendary performers, with ties to the Disney organization, that we have recently lost. They then reveal a special Disney top 10 list that is exclusively for the "after dark" crowd. The episode is concluded with a "illuminating" Encyclopedia segment focused on one of the Disney park's all time favorite...

  In this special bonus "Minnie" episode, Ruthie shares her recent experiences traveling to Anaheim to attend the D23 convention, and visit the Disney parks. Part three covers Ruthie's experiences post convention, including staying at the Disneyland Hotel and spending the next several days in the parks. Enjoy!!!    Download (right click / save as)  Visit our on-line store for e...

In this special bonus "Minnie" episode, Ruthie shares her recent experiences traveling to Anaheim to attend the D23 convention, and visit the Disney parks. Part two covers Ruthie's experience at the Oogie Boogie Bash in DCA and Day 3 of the D23 convention. Join us soon for part 3, which will include Ruthie's stay at the Disneyland Hotel and days at the parks following the convention. Enjoy!!!&nbsp...

Happy Halloween Foolish Mortals! It's that time of year again, so Chris and Ruthie are dying to present a special bone-rattling Halloween edition of Dateline Jiminy Crickets. Included is a tribute to the greatest Disney villain voice actors including a special remembrance of the late Pat Carroll, a review of the new Disney Plus offering Hocus Pocus 2 (spoiler alert), and Chris and Ruthie share som...

In this special bonus "Minnie" episode, Ruthie shares her recent experiences traveling to Anaheim to attend the D23 convention, and visit the Disney parks. Part one covers the D23 convention, Day 1 and Day 2. We will be back soon to continue this discussion with Ruthie's experience at the Oogie Boogie Bash in DCA and Day 3 of the D23 convention. Enjoy!!!  Download (right click / save as) Visi...

  On this special spooktacular episode of Jiminy Crickets, Chris and Ruthie get the Halloween season started off on the proper note with this musical salute to the greatest Disney Villains of all time. In chronological order, they will share with you, 50 of the most frighteningly fabulous selections straight from the Halls of Disney Musical Villainy. So board up all the windows, lock all the...

Bienvenue aux grillons! In part two of our thirtieth anniversary tribute to Disneyland Paris, Chris and Ruthie continue their guided tour of the original Disneyland Paris theme park, including a look at Discoveryland, Fantasyland and its special entertainment offerings. At the end of the tour, they then express their overall impressions, and share how they might go about making this an even more m...

  Bonjour et joyeux anniversaire! This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Disneyland Paris. In recognition of this milestone, Chris and Ruthie share a brief background of the European resort, then take you an a magical musical guided tour, land by land, attraction by attraction, of Disneyland Park, Paris.  Download (right click, save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy...

On this totally radical episode of Dateline Jiminy Crickets, Ruthie and DisneyChris travel back to the 1990's, to share a special top "20" list, a history of Disneyland throughout the 90's, and morel fun topics straight out of the "Disney Decade."   Download (right click/save as)   Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodc...

This month Ruthie and Chris bring you a specially themed episode of Dateline, with a Top 10 list and several other fun segments celebrating all things Pixar!    Download (right click / save as)  Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://jcpodcast.threadless.com/​   If you would like to help support the Jiminy Crickets podcas...

    Jiminy Crickets is happy to bring you yet another of our very popular all music episodes! However, this time this not only includes the music, but all the sound effects, narration, and ambient noises  that can be heard in our Top 15 Favorite Disneyland Attractions. Every soundtrack has been meticulously re-edited, digitally enhanced or remixed for an optimal sound experience. So...

In honor of over 80 years of flying high, we proudly present part 2 of our tribute to The One, the Only.... Dumbo! Walt Disney's fourth full-length animated feature, considered by most as one of best animated films of all time, and a true masterpiece of storytelling and visual arts.  Chris and Brain continue their retelling of the plot, discuss what happened within the franchise aftert the fi...

This episode we pay tribute to some of the artists and actors we recently lost, who played an important part in the Walt Disney Company. We then devote the remainder of the show to Disney's 1992 animated feature, "Aladdin," in honor of the 30th Anniversary of this treasured Disney classic.    Download (right click, save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and Disney...

In honor of over 80 years of flying high, we proudly present, The One, the Only.... Dumbo! Walt Disney's fourth full-length animated feature, considered by most as one of best animated films of all time, and a true masterpiece of storytelling and visual arts.  Chris and Brain take you through the origins and plot of this Disney classic, stopping to share the amazing music and discuss the colo...

This month Chris, Brian and Ruthie rank their favorite Disneyland attractions, share some of their favorite Walt Disney quotes and discuss a favorite extinct attraction "Adventure Thru Inner Space."  They then close out the show by sharing some of their "Disney Doin's," including Ruthie's Disney book collection, Brian's Disney album collection and Chris's on-line Disneyland audio collection.&...

This episode we pay tribute to one of the most beloved animated characters of all time, the one and only Goofy. Chris will share the story of his origins and early rise to stardom. Brian will discuss the Golden Age of Goofy, and Ruthie will talk about the modern Goof, bringing us up to the present day. Along the way they will also share their favorite Goofy moments and personal connections to Goof...

This is a special bonus podcast for all to enjoy. Our "Down the Rabbit Hole" podcast is usually exclusive to our donators. We decided to make this one episode available to everyone so you can sample the show and consider becoming a Patreon subscriber, to receive this extra podcast and even further rewards each and every month!!! On this Down the Rabbit Hole episode, Brian takes center stage and re...

This month DisneyChris and Ruthie pay homage to some of the Disney greats we have recently lost, share a very Supercalifragilisticly musical Top 10 list, and bring you some news from the world of Disney. Then then end the show by responding to some viewer feedback.  Download (right click, save as) Visit our on-line store for exclusive Jiminy Crickets and DisneyChris Website Merch!!!! https://...