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In 1995, a [[Made for TV Movie]] called ''Annie: A Royal Adventure!'' premiered on [[ABC]]. It is presumably a sequel to the 1982 film (at least that's how [[IMDb]] recognizes it), but it has [[The Other Darrin|none of the same cast]] and is not a musical (unless you count a single reprise of "Tomorrow" at the end). The film has a [[Sequel Goes Foreign]] plot in which Annie, Warbucks, and company travel to England with [[Joan Collins]] playing a [[Rich Bitch]] villainess. Features [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Emperor]] [[Star Wars|Palpatine]] as an [[Absent-Minded Professor]].

1997 marked Annie's 20th anniversary on Broadway.

In 1999, ABC-Disney produced another TV movie version of ''Annie'', which undid some changes the film made from the original play, but added some deviations of its own. It starred Alicia Morton.

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* [[Locking MacGyver in the Store Cupboard]]: The baddies do this to the orphans who find out about their plot.

* [[Movie Bonus Song]]: Four of them; "Dumb Dog", "Let's Go to the Movies", "Sign", and "We Got Annie". None of them are included in the 1999 version.

* [[Product Placement]]: Parodied; when Daddy Warbucks goes on the radio, his message has had an advertisement put into it by the studio. He reads it without thinking about it, catches on, and ''snaps.''

{{quote|'''''[[Lampshade Hanging|"DID I JUST DO A COMMERCIAL?!?"]]'''''<ref>"Let's get out of here! I've never endorsed a product in all my career!"</ref>}}

* [[Serendipity Writes the Plot]]: The setting was moved from Christmas to the Fourth of July because filming was scheduled for the summer.

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* [[Made for TV Movie]]

* [[The Other Darrin]]: Everyone, naturally. It's supposed to be a sequel to the 1982 film, but none of the original cast returned. (Of course, the original kids would be too old, but none of the original adults returned either.)

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''Mother dear, oh we know you're...down there listenin'''

''How can we follow your sweet advice'' }}

* [[Implied Death Threat]]: Downplayed.

{{quote|'''Annie:''' ''(to Pepper after she makes fun of Annie's parents' note)'' Do you wanna sleep with your teeth ''inside'' your mouth or ''out?''}}

* [[Ironic Echo]]: Miss Hannigan makes the orphan girls say "I love you, Miss Hannigan" all the time. Later, as she and Rooster are leaving the Warbucks mansion with Annie in tow, posing as her parents, the girls arrive at the door just in time to expose her true identity by shouting, ''"We love you, Miss Hannigan!"''

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* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: Mostly averted, but the orphan girls do get a moment when they all laugh at Annie's note.

* [[Leitmotif]]: Pieces of "Maybe" and "Tomorrow" seem to serve as one for Annie through the film. Rooster and Lily are followed around by "Easy Street".

* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: When the orphans are left in the care of Lily St. Regis, she plays poker with them and ends up owing them $479.39.

{{quote|'''Lily:''' What?! Where am I gonna get that kind of loot?! ...Hey, why am I worryin'? I'll be rollin' in it once Rooster and Hannigan get back from Warbucks.

'''Molly:''' That's where Annie is! }}