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'''''Molly and the Skywalkerz''''' is the name of a duology of made-for-television films produced by J.Z.M. and Bill Melendez Productions (best known for the ''Peanuts'' animations and specials). The films focus on Molly, a young girl with a big imagination, and her friends "The Skywalkerz." The specials are considered to be the darker counterpart to the Peanuts, as it tackled serious situations such as a person marrying each other and divorce. The two films were released through VHS in 1998. They are extremely rare and out-of-print and can be found on Amazon or eBay. Furthermore, the films never re-ran after the 1980s for unknown reasons, but it is possible because of them being too "full-on" for kids. | '''''Molly and the Skywalkerz''''' is the name of a duology of made-for-television films produced by J.Z.M. and Bill Melendez Productions (best known for the ''Peanuts'' animations and specials). The films focus on Molly (Cassandra Coblentz<ref>https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Molly-and-the-Skywalkerz-Happily-Ever-After/</ref>), a young girl with a big imagination, and her friends "The Skywalkerz." The specials are considered to be the darker counterpart to the Peanuts, as it tackled serious situations such as a person marrying each other and divorce. The two films were released through VHS in 1998. They are extremely rare and out-of-print and can be found on Amazon or eBay. Furthermore, the films never re-ran after the 1980s for unknown reasons, but it is possible because of them being too "full-on" for kids. | ||
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In ''Happily Ever After'', Molly Conway suffers from depression when she finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She and her friends | In ''Happily Ever After'', Molly Conway suffers from depression when she finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She and her friends try everything to get them back together, but everything backfires. Eventually she accepts her new situation.<ref>https://www.moviefone.com/movie/molly-and-the-skywalkerz-happily-ever-after/R59niJPeuOdaD53UagY5G/main/</ref> In ''Two Daddies?'', Molly Conway must learn to accept her divorced mother's re-marriage. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
Both ''Happily Ever After'' and ''Two Daddies?'' used to be viewable in full on YouTube, but the channel who uploaded them got terminated, now rendering both films partially found or lost, as clips of them can be seen in a trailer promoting the said VHS releases. Furthermore, the first few minutes of ''Happily Ever After'' can be seen in ThePreviewGuy's VHS opener video on the film, while a clip from Two Daddies was seen in a YTV promo for the International Children's Day of Broadcasting in December of 1999 | Both ''Happily Ever After'' and ''Two Daddies?'' used to be viewable in full on YouTube, but the channel who uploaded them got terminated, now rendering both films partially found or lost, as clips of them can be seen in a trailer promoting the said VHS releases. Furthermore, the first few minutes of ''Happily Ever After'' can be seen in ThePreviewGuy's VHS opener video on the film, while a clip from Two Daddies was seen in a YTV promo for the International Children's Day of Broadcasting in December of 1999. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Cathy (found animated specials based on comic strip series; 1987-1989)]] | *[[Cathy (found animated specials based on comic strip series; 1987-1989)]] | ||
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[[Category:Lost animation]] | [[Category:Lost animation]] | ||
[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:46, 1 August 2023
1998 VHS Cover for "Happily Ever After", the first film in the duology.
Status: Partially Lost
Molly and the Skywalkerz is the name of a duology of made-for-television films produced by J.Z.M. and Bill Melendez Productions (best known for the Peanuts animations and specials). The films focus on Molly (Cassandra Coblentz[1]), a young girl with a big imagination, and her friends "The Skywalkerz." The specials are considered to be the darker counterpart to the Peanuts, as it tackled serious situations such as a person marrying each other and divorce. The two films were released through VHS in 1998. They are extremely rare and out-of-print and can be found on Amazon or eBay. Furthermore, the films never re-ran after the 1980s for unknown reasons, but it is possible because of them being too "full-on" for kids.
Plot
In Happily Ever After, Molly Conway suffers from depression when she finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She and her friends try everything to get them back together, but everything backfires. Eventually she accepts her new situation.[2] In Two Daddies?, Molly Conway must learn to accept her divorced mother's re-marriage.
Status
Both Happily Ever After and Two Daddies? used to be viewable in full on YouTube, but the channel who uploaded them got terminated, now rendering both films partially found or lost, as clips of them can be seen in a trailer promoting the said VHS releases. Furthermore, the first few minutes of Happily Ever After can be seen in ThePreviewGuy's VHS opener video on the film, while a clip from Two Daddies was seen in a YTV promo for the International Children's Day of Broadcasting in December of 1999.