It Never Did Before. So Why Is This Cartoon Making Me Cry Now?

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Growing up we didn’t have cable. My sisters and I made do with whatever the bunny ears could pick up, and that often continually tinkering with antenna placement. On sick days, peeling ourselves off of the couch to find suitable reception just didn’t sound appealing, so we’d settle on whatever came in and remained clear.

When I stayed home The Price is Right gave me a solid hour. In between bites of crackers and sips of Vernors I’d try to call out the actual retail price without going over.

But what to do beyond that one solid hour? Wishbone and other PBS shows wouldn’t start for another few hours. And post-school cartoons on Fox would come even later.

So I had to make do with the VHS collection. Namely, the Disney VHS collection.

The Disney video collection always stood out from every other videotape we had. Some tapes had actual cardboard sleeves. Most were jumbled and naked in a brown box where my dad would keep the bootlegged recordings.

Where else could you find the Sunday Night Movie Of The Week featuring Back to the Future followed by a black and white recording of Abbott and Costello Meets Frankenstein. Both with included commercials.