Faerie Tale Theatre Discussion Thread

[Greengables95]

I always liked this series even from a very young age. At seventeen, I still enjoy this series (maybe even more so today as there was a lot of adult humor). This is a series anyone could enjoy. For the eight and under set, it's Fairy Tales. For us older folks, there's lots of reasons we can enjoy it too (having stars from the past like Teri Garr, Pam Dawber, and Gregory Hines, nostalgia, and humor geared toward everyone). I just wish they did more tales (I would have loved seeing Faerie Tale Theatre: Peter Pan with Christopher Daniel Barnes as Peter Pan, Gilda Radner as Wendy (they had older people playing children all the time, that's one of the best things about this series, seeing legitimate actors and comedians act like children) Loretta Swit as Tinker Bell, Bill Murray as Captain Hook, Peter Ustinov as Mr. Smee, Harry Thomas as Michael, Neil Patrick Harris as John, and Faerie Tale Theatre: The Little Match Girl with Angela Lansbury as Grandmama, Megan Follows as the Little Match Girl). Great series!

 

[CensoredAlso]

Cool choices!

I actually compiled a list of some of the show's guest stars in an earlier post:

James Earl Jones as the Genie of the Lamp
Susan Sarandon as Beauty from Beauty & the Beast
Matthew Broderick as the Prince from Cinderella
Jean Stapleton as the Fairy Godmother
Tatum O'Neal as Goldilocks
Joan Collins as the Witch from Hansel & Gretel
Malcolm McDowell as the Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood
Mary Steenburgen as Little Red Riding Hood
Mick Jagger as an Asian emperor (seriously!)
Eric Idle as the Pied Piper
Ben Vereen as Puss in Boots
Jeff Bridges as the Prince from Rapunzel
Harry Dean Stanton as Rip Van Winkle
Bernadette Peters as Sleeping Beauty
Christopher Reeve as the Prince from Sleeping Beauty
Carol Kane as the Good Fairy from Sleeping Beauty
Vincent Price as the Magic Mirror in Snow White
Robin Williams as the Frog in The Frog Prince
Jeff Goldblum as the Wolf in The Three Little Pigs
Carrie Fisher as Thumbelina
William Katt as the Flower Prince in Thumbelina
Burgess Meredith as Mr. Mole in Thumbelina