Cinderella is on the shortlist for the most famous fairy tales of 'em all. And, after a rough stretch in the '40s, Walt Disney's genius animators beautifully adapted this legendary story to help bring the struggling studio back into the black. Trouble is, the cutesy mice sidekicks aren't nearly as funny as other Disney sidekicks were (or have been since) and some plot elements border on the stupid. We got into the issues of princess culture, abusive family members and the whirlwind romance Cinderella has with the personality-free prince. So enjoy your impractical footwear and avoid waiting until it's almost midnight as the 645th edition of Have You Ever Seen bats it back and forth about the bibbidi bobbidi cartoon.

Well, Actually: the horse (Major) is transformed into the coachman by the Fairy Godmother's magic and the dog (Bruno) is transformed into the footman.

Cinderellie, Cinderellie lives (spoiler alert) happily ever after, but she might be able to find a way to be even happier if she could order Sparkplug Coffee. They give our listeners a onetime 20% discount. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes".

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