Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme



A Made for TV Movie that aired on the Disney Channel back in 1990, this stars Gordon, a seemingly normal kid who wakes up to discover that he is the son of Mother Goose (played by Jean Stapleton), and that he lives in the magical Rhymeland. Gordon meets up with Little Bo Peep (played by Shelley Duvall) as they later team up to rescue his mother. Along the way, they meet up with several other familiar "Rhymies", or nursery rhyme characters, played by an All Star Cast.

This film contains examples of:
"Gordon: Another. Perfect. Day."
 * Acting For Three: Bobby Brown as the Three Blind Mice.
 * Added Alliterative Appeal: The scene with Peter Piper and his Pickled Pepper Patch. Gordon and Bo start to use alliteration along with him.
 * All Star Cast: Mostly with musicians.
 * Disproportionate Retribution: Old King Cole (Little Richard) sends Gordon to the dungeon for "bumming him out".
 * Dozens Of Puns: Humpty Dumpty.
 * Fish Eye Lens: Just about every scene uses one.
 * Re Cut: Three different versions.
 * The VHS cut, which is the original.
 * The Disney Channel cut, which shifts some scenes around, cuts others for time, and adds extra background music to fill in silent parts.
 * The Shelley Duvall's Rock n' Rhymeland cut, which is similar to the above.
 * This Is Sparta:


 * Unintentional Period Piece: You know it's The Nineties when you have the Del Rubio Triplets.
 * What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs