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For decades, the Disney Channel has been a front-runner in the world of original cartoon series. Multiple generations have grown up in different eras of the channel's history, with each decade seeming to have its own highlights. In retrospect, however, it can be difficult to gauge exactly which series have truly reigned supreme.

From early successes like the original DuckTales series and Recess to more recent surprises like Kiff, the impact of Disney Channel cartoons on pop culture is undeniable. Series like Gravity Falls are still receiving supplementary material and merchandise years after their release, while shows like Phineas and Ferb are receiving sequel series and follow-ups. Although it has had its low points like any network, Disney Channel's cartoon track record is a near-perfect example of how to make timeless and completely original animated series.

Updated on January 19, 2025 by Lauren Younkin: Now that Disney+ has made watching Disney Channel content more accessible than ever,...

The Lilo & Stitch movie franchise, also referred to as Stitch, was created by the Disney franchise in 2002 with the release of its animated film directed and written by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. This family-favorite movie has been delighting audiences ever since!

The series follows the escapades of two characters: Lilo Pelekai, an orphaned Hawaiian girl voiced by Daveigh Chase, and Stitch, created initially as Experiment 626, a little blue alien and adopted by Lilo. Both are mischievous beings who make for a funny duo full of eccentric adventures.

If you love comedy and animation, then the Lilo & Stitch movie series is perfect!

Here is a list of all the films in this franchise in order:

All the “Lilo and Stitch” Movies in Order of Release Date Lilo and Stitch (2002) Stitch! The Movie (2003) Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch (2005) Leroy and Stitch (2006) Lilo and Stitch (2002)

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There are Shakespeare auditions, and then there are Reduced Shakespeare auditions. Perhaps surprisingly, there's not that much of a difference between them. There are currently three Shakespearean plays in the ever-expanding repertoire of the Reduced Shakespeare Company the revised edition of the show that started it all, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare abridged by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play abridged and Hamlet's Big Adventure a prequel, both of which were written by me and my co-artistic director Reed Martin. These are comic deconstructions of Shakespeare's great works, and the best parody should be performed with the same level of skill and commitment you'd approach the thing you're parodying.

Florida's West Coast Players presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Abridged. Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield, this three-person cast parody of Shakespeare plays has been seen in London for over nine years, and is presented here by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. Directed by Ashlie Mohney, the Wcp production will run November 6-22.

Florida's West Coast Players presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Abridged. Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield, this three-person cast parody of Shakespeare plays has been seen in London for over nine years, and is presented here by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. Directed by Ashlie Mohney, the Wcp production will run November 6-22.

Florida's West Coast Players presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Abridged. Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield, this three-person cast parody of Shakespeare plays has been seen in London for over nine years, and is presented here by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. Directed by Ashlie Mohney, the Wcp production will run November 6-22.

Florida Studio Theatre concludes it's Summerfest Season with Jess Borgeson, Adam Long and Daniel Singer's The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) opening July 29 and continues through August 23, 2009. Called a "Fantasia of zany energy" by the New York Daily News, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) has "a talent to mine humor through the bards own words and the antics of 3 comedic actors playing all the great roles," commented Richard Hopkins, Artistic Director.

Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28) in Cotuit presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. Directed by Patrick Pope, the play is a whirlwind roller coaster tribute to the immortal Bard. The production, which opens on February 20 - March 8, is perfect for lovers of Shakespeare and for those experiencing Shakespeare for the first time. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm with matinees on Sunday at 2:00pm. Tickets are $20/$18 for seniors and CCftA members/ $10 for students w/ID.

A straightforward biography of the most famous playwright in the English language was never going to come from Jess Winfield, one of the co-founders of the Reduced Shakespeare Company. My Name Is Will: A Novel Of Sex, Drugs, And Shakespeare reclaims the bawdy Bard and the scholars who love him by pairing a slightly implausible story of the young playwright with a contemporary college-campus escapade, for an explicit tale that will never be assigned in high-school English classes. William Shakespeare, 18, tutors local boys in Latin, enduring their japes and the way his schoolmaster prods him to keep them in line instead of humoring their questions about dead-language double entendres. Then a mysterious messenger pulls him into a secret network of English Catholics, in hiding since the Queen denounced them. William isn't religious, but the fraternity offers a sense of purpose he can't find in his everyday life. However,...