Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (also Shelly Duvall's Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme or Shelly Duvall's Rock n' Rhymeland) is a 1990 musical TV movie that aired on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

 starring Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Alexis Duvall is an American film and television actress best known for her roles in The Shining, Popeye, Thieves Like Us and 3 Women....

 as Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep
"Little Bo Peep" or "Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6487.-Lyrics:As with most products of oral tradition, there are many variations to the rhyme...

 and Dan Gilroy
Dan Gilroy
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 as Gordon Goose, the son of Mother Goose
Mother Goose
The familiar figure of Mother Goose is an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes which are often published as Mother Goose Rhymes. As a character, she appears in one "nursery rhyme". A Christmas pantomime called Mother Goose is often performed in the United Kingdom...

 (Jean Stapleton) along with a star-studded supporting cast of various other actors and musicians portraying a wide range of characters, mostly of Mother Goose Nursery rhyme
Nursery rhyme
The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" poems for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the older ‘Mother Goose Rhymes’ is still often used.-Lullabies:...

 fame. The film deals with the events surrounding Gordon and Little Bo Peep, who, while still trying to find her sheep, goes to Mother Goose's house for help, only to discover her sudden absence. Bo Peep and Gordon search Rhymeland to flush out what has happened to Mother Goose, all the while watching as many Mother Goose characters begin to mysteriously disappear.

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

This full and uncut version was released on VHS. Run time: 95 minutes

Shelly Duvall's Rock n' Rhymeland

This was a remixed and shortened version for TV. It contained a differing musical score and a few other scenes were cut. Run time: 77 minutes

Changes for TV Version

Several edits and changes were made to the audio, musical score, and video for the TV edit. A non-comprehensive list of some of these variations appears below:
  • Parts of the movie play in a different order:
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • Little Miss Muffet
  • Jack & Jill
  • Several scenes were completely cut:
  • Mary Quite Contrary complaining about her garden
  • Old Mother Hubbard and her diner
  • Gordon Rearranging His Wardrobe
  • Gordon's remark about summer vacation
  • Lady in the shoe telling her many children "wait till your fathers get home," implying she has had many partners
  • Introductory Speech for Old King Cole
  • On-screen lyrics during the "Gordon Won't You Come Out And Play" dungeon metal band scene are featured with a "bouncing ball" format to follow along.
  • Different musical score during the Crooked Man Chase, the Itsy Bitsy Spider scenes, and the Cow Jumped Over the Moon scenes
  • Alternative music mix for the Del Rubio Triplets opening "Hop To It"
  • Alternative Intro to Bobby Brown's "Three Blind Mice"
  • More present and different musical score, with background music playing through most of the film as opposed to various non-musical moments in the uncut version.
  • The End Credits: The uncut version features an original song while the made for tv version features a longer version of Little Richards "Party With The King"

Cast of Characters

The film features an all-star cast including:
Actor Role
Harry Anderson
Harry Anderson
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Peter Piper
Peter Piper
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Brian Bonsall
Brian Bonsall
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Michael
Michael
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Elayne Boosler
Elayne Boosler
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Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
"Old Mother Hubbard" is an English language nursery rhyme, first printed in 1805 and among the most popular publications of the nineteenth century. The exact origin and meaning of the rhyme is disputed...

Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown
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Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice is an English nursery rhyme and musical round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3753.-Lyrics:The modern words are:-Variations and uses:Amateur music composer Thomas Oliphant noted in 1843 that:...

Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
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Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep
"Little Bo Peep" or "Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6487.-Lyrics:As with most products of oral tradition, there are many variations to the rhyme...

Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel
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Georgie Porgie
Georgie Porgie
"Georgie Porgie" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19532.-Lyrics:The most common modern lyrics are:There are various theories that link the character Georgie Porgie to historical figures including George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham , Charles...

Teri Garr
Teri Garr
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Jill (of Jack and Jill
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Dan Gilroy Gordon Goose
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
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Lou the Lamb (of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Deborah Harry
Debbie Harry
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Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
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Mary (of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
David Leisure
David Leisure
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Newscaster / Game Show Host
Little Richard
Little Richard
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Old King Cole
Old King Cole
"Old King Cole" is an English nursery rhyme. The historical identity of King Cole has been much debated and several candidates have been advanced as possibilities...

Neill Gladwin Crooked Man
There Was a Crooked Man
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 & His Dog, Happy 1 & 2
Stephen Kearney
Stephen Kearney
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Crooked Man
There Was a Crooked Man
There Was a Crooked Man is a nursery rhyme. The phrase can also refer to:*There Was a Crooked Man..., a 1970 western film starring Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda*There Was a Crooked Man , featuring Norman Wisdom...

 & His Dog, Happy 1 & 2
Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
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Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
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Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
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Carnival Barker
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks
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Minister of Merriment
Katey Sagal
Katey Sagal
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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
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John Santucci All the King's Men (of Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
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Garry Shandling
Garry Shandling
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Jack (of Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
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Simple Simon
Simple Simon (nursery rhyme)
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Jean Stapleton  Mother Goose
Mother Goose
The familiar figure of Mother Goose is an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes which are often published as Mother Goose Rhymes. As a character, she appears in one "nursery rhyme". A Christmas pantomime called Mother Goose is often performed in the United Kingdom...

Brian Setzer
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Georgie Porgie
Georgie Porgie
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's House Band
Lee Rocker
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Georgie Porgie
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's House Band
Slim Jim Phantom
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Georgie Porgie
Georgie Porgie
"Georgie Porgie" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19532.-Lyrics:The most common modern lyrics are:There are various theories that link the character Georgie Porgie to historical figures including George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham , Charles...

's House Band
Ben Vereen
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
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Billy Gibbons
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Dusty Hill
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 (billed as "Joe Hill")
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Pia Zadora
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Little Miss Muffet
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Paul Daniels
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Warren DeMartini
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Randy Jackson
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