Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
GenreAdventure
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Mystery
Written byMark Curtiss
Story byLinda Engelsiepen
Harry Hinkle
Directed byJeff Stein
Starring Shelley Duvall
Jean Stapleton
Dan Gilroy
Cyndi Lauper
Debbie Harry
Bobby Brown
Little Richard
Woody Harrelson
Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
Garry Shandling
Teri Garr
Music by Van Dyke Parks
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Thomas A. Bliss
CinematographyTony Mitchell
EditorChristopher Willoughby
Running time96 minutes
Original release
Network The Disney Channel
Hi-Tops Video
Lyrick Studios
ReleaseMay 19, 1990 (1990-05-19)

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (also known as Shelley Duvall's Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme or Shelley Duvall's Rock in Rhymeland) is a 1990 American musical television film that aired on the Disney Channel. The film stars Shelley Duvall as Little Bo Peep and Dan Gilroy as Gordon Goose, the son of Mother Goose, along with a star-studded supporting cast of actors and musicians portraying a wide range of characters, mostly of Mother Goose nursery rhyme fame.

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Plot

The film deals with the events surrounding Gordon Goose and Little Bo Peep, who, while still trying to find her sheep, goes to Mother Goose's house for help, only to discover her sudden absence. Bo Peep and Gordon search Rhymeland to flush out what has happened to Mother Goose, all the while watching as many Mother Goose characters begin to mysteriously disappear.

Cast of characters

The film features an all-star cast including:

Special guest appearances

Changes for Rock 'N' Rhymeland (TV version)

Several edits and changes were made to the audio, musical score, and video for the TV edit. A non-comprehensive list of some of these variations appears below:

  • "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
  • "Little Miss Muffet"
  • "Jack & Jill"
  • Mary Quite Contrary complaining about her garden
  • Old Mother Hubbard and her diner
  • Gordon rearranging his wardrobe
  • Gordon's remark about summer vacation
  • Mary and her lamb disappearing after Little Bo Peep and Gordon leave
  • The Old Woman in the shoe reprimanding her many children by saying, "wait till your fathers get home," implying she has had many partners.
  • Introductory speech for Old King Cole
  • Onscreen lyrics during the "Gordon, Won't You Come Out and Play?" dungeon metal band scene are featured with a "bouncing ball" format to follow along.
  • Different musical score during the Crooked Man Chase, the Itsy Bitsy Spider scenes, the Little Miss Muffet scene, and the Cow Jumped Over the Moon scenes
  • Alternative music mix for the Del Rubio Triplets opening "Hop to It"
  • Alternative intro to Bobby Brown's "Three Blind Mice"
  • More present and different musical score, with background music playing through most of the film as opposed to various non-musical moments in the uncut version.
  • The end credits: The uncut version features an original song while the TV version features a longer version of Little Richard's "Party with the King."

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References

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