So I thought it might be fun to share experiences of being introduced to something (or someone) that’s very popular but in different contexts.
For example many people in America might not have been aware of who Hugh Laurie is outside of House (at least before House became super popular.) There’s even the infamous maybe true story of I think the director or casting agent being so convinced that only an American could pull off a convincing American accent he forbade British applicants. Which would be a very amusing first meeting to witness, admittedly.
I was actually introduced to a lot of random scenes from various Disney movies before I actually saw the movies.
Now in Australia, Disney has or perhaps had a few more restrictions than in the States due to distribution rights that our country had to obtain.
So instead of a channel dedicated to Disney ala the Disney Channel, our channels would just show the random Disney shows they managed to get the distribution rights to at age appropriate time slots. (Unless one could afford Foxtel, which was our version of cable until streaming became a thing.)
Anyway, there was this anthology show. I’m not sure if it was an edited version or it was just redistributed show straight from the States. It was called the Wonderful World of Disney. It didn’t air for very long, maybe it aired longer in the states and we couldn’t afford it. I don’t know.
Either way when I was very small my parents taped this special episode it aired which was supposed to be in celebration of the Olympic Games at the time. (Early 90s.)
And I was obsessed with said tape as a little kid. It took various scenes from Disney movies and even some old Shorts that centred around “sports.” Like the scene where Bambi goes “ice skating” in the winter. And the football/soccer scene from Bedknobs and Broomsticks. And this short from like the 30s where a bunch of Disney characters play polo against who I assume were popular celebrities at the time. The croquet scene from Alice in Wonderland. All edited down slightly and only showing that portion of the film in question. The only scene that wasn’t edited, weirdly enough, was the scene in Pinocchio, where they play pool. Unlike all the other scenes, it didn’t end once the sport portion was over. But when Pinocchio and Jiminy (sp?) swim to safety. Which even as at the time I thought was a bit odd, but whatever. Now I was like maybe 3 when I first saw this on TV and started to endlessly watch the taped video. So I don’t know if I had even seen a Disney movie before. It was kind of odd for me when I eventually did see all the scenes in proper context without the edits.
Also I swear I had a Little Golden Book version of Disney’s The Rescuers despite never having seen the movie. (Though the Rescuers Down Under is awesome and criminally underrated.) And of course the book left out the infamous scene with the naked lady in the background.
I also had this giant book given to me when I was like 6 and it was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. So seeing the movie for me was awesome. It was like the book literally came to life for me.
So did you ever experience something or someone in an entirely different way than others?
For example many people in America might not have been aware of who Hugh Laurie is outside of House (at least before House became super popular.) There’s even the infamous maybe true story of I think the director or casting agent being so convinced that only an American could pull off a convincing American accent he forbade British applicants. Which would be a very amusing first meeting to witness, admittedly.
I was actually introduced to a lot of random scenes from various Disney movies before I actually saw the movies.
Now in Australia, Disney has or perhaps had a few more restrictions than in the States due to distribution rights that our country had to obtain.
So instead of a channel dedicated to Disney ala the Disney Channel, our channels would just show the random Disney shows they managed to get the distribution rights to at age appropriate time slots. (Unless one could afford Foxtel, which was our version of cable until streaming became a thing.)
Anyway, there was this anthology show. I’m not sure if it was an edited version or it was just redistributed show straight from the States. It was called the Wonderful World of Disney. It didn’t air for very long, maybe it aired longer in the states and we couldn’t afford it. I don’t know.
Either way when I was very small my parents taped this special episode it aired which was supposed to be in celebration of the Olympic Games at the time. (Early 90s.)
And I was obsessed with said tape as a little kid. It took various scenes from Disney movies and even some old Shorts that centred around “sports.” Like the scene where Bambi goes “ice skating” in the winter. And the football/soccer scene from Bedknobs and Broomsticks. And this short from like the 30s where a bunch of Disney characters play polo against who I assume were popular celebrities at the time. The croquet scene from Alice in Wonderland. All edited down slightly and only showing that portion of the film in question. The only scene that wasn’t edited, weirdly enough, was the scene in Pinocchio, where they play pool. Unlike all the other scenes, it didn’t end once the sport portion was over. But when Pinocchio and Jiminy (sp?) swim to safety. Which even as at the time I thought was a bit odd, but whatever. Now I was like maybe 3 when I first saw this on TV and started to endlessly watch the taped video. So I don’t know if I had even seen a Disney movie before. It was kind of odd for me when I eventually did see all the scenes in proper context without the edits.
Also I swear I had a Little Golden Book version of Disney’s The Rescuers despite never having seen the movie. (Though the Rescuers Down Under is awesome and criminally underrated.) And of course the book left out the infamous scene with the naked lady in the background.
I also had this giant book given to me when I was like 6 and it was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. So seeing the movie for me was awesome. It was like the book literally came to life for me.
So did you ever experience something or someone in an entirely different way than others?