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xJox · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:58 pm Post subject: Where are all the disney mums?

Is is just me? Or has anyone else noticed that a Disney character rarely has both parents - especially mums!

Aladdin
Jasmine
Pocahontas
Snow White
Cinderella
Tarzan
Jane
Elsmerelda
Quasimodo(well his mum dies)
Simba (well his dad dies)
Bambi (mum dies)
Megara
Ariel
Eric
Phillip
Belle
Beast / Prince Adam
Dumbo
Mowgli
Lilo & Nani...

notice a pattern? I think like only a few characters have had both their parents :

Bambi ( at one point )
Simba ( at one point )
Aurora
Tarzan ( at one point )
Mulan
Hercules
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Meesh · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:02 pm Post subject:

Is the prince Bambi's father?

o0o0o0o0ooo
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xJox · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:06 pm Post subject:

Bambi does have a father... but I can't remember if he dies or not....

He can't be the prince because Bambi becomes the King of the forest... so how would that work?
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Meesh · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject:

Sry my bad. I meant:

"Bambi's father is the KING of the forest? So that would be why everybody called him the prince!!!"
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xJox · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject:

...

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Nez · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject:

No, I think the title is "the Great Prince of the Forest". Which now begs the question of when did animals all of the sudden needed a monarchy?
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Nez · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject:

Anyhoo, seeing this topic reminded me of this one pic by GoblinQueen on deviantArt.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/7157435/
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Iago · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject:

its disney tradition. they dont have moms and those that do have moms usually kick within the first half hour of the movie

LOL!
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Nez · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject:

You still gotta feel for them. It's not easy to be being a pivitol plot point.
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject:

Tarzan had both parents, but then they died. Then he was adopted and lost his father. Poor guy Laughing

Maybe they all moved out?

Meesh · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject:

LMFWPO!!!

That pic is hilarious!!! And soo true!!!

Actually, there was an article in Pluggedin Magazine saying that this gives out bad messages to viewers. If it's posted online somewhere, I'll try to find it for you...
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xfkirsten · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:

I actually recall reading something about that in a Disney animation book. It's deliberate, really. Since they come from more non-traditional families, it's supposed to make their story a bit more dramatic.
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xJox · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:37 am Post subject:

But why is it nearly always mums? think about it Loads of characters have dad's but not mums? Prince Phillip, Jasmine, Ariel...
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:30 am Post subject:

IRideAladdin'sCarpet · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject:

hercules didn't have his biological mom-his biological mom wasn't actually hera. it was this other chick zeus had *yet another* affair with. but of course, disney almost always changes orignal stories to happier ones. *sigh*
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