We Want The D

WWTD 158 - The Return of Jafar: Naturally Born Genie


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In 1992, Disney whisked fans off on a magic carpet-esque  roller coaster ride of adventure, romance and comedy. Two years later, they took those same fans off on a bumpy camel ride through a largely barren landscape, save for some badly drawn cacti, in THE RETURN OF JAFAR. As the first direct-to-video sequel produced by the house of mouse, audiences were not yet savvy to the budget animation, replacement voice acting, and over lazy efforts that defined the Michael Eisner mandated practice, but all the evidence was there from the start. We're not sure how audiences reacted to a movie largely centered around villainous sidekick Iago (including giving him not one, but two songs), replacing Robin Williams with Homer Simpson, and otherwise phoning it in - but we know they bought into it in droves. Which means there's more than a few of these home video sequels on our horizon. Lucky us. 

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