Mom and Isaac say farewell to the Silver Era, to Walt, and to the podcast (briefly) with 1967’s musical classic The Jungle Book! Does this film qualify as a hangout movie? How does it compare to the THREE Disney live-action reboots of itself? Is Kaa funny or scary? All this and more on our miniseries finale.
Recommended reading: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/28/475885228/jungle-book-love-why-i-identify-with-the-flower-in-underpants
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Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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