CBS
December 10, 1985
TV-Movie, Children's, Musical, Fantasy
VHS
C+
The cast this time, other than Natalie Gregory of course, with * if they were in Part 1:
- Sheila Allen as Alice's Mother
- Steve Allen as the Gentleman in Paper Suit
- Ernest Borgnine as the Lion
- Beau Bridges as the Unicorn
- Lloyd Bridges as the White Knight
- Red Buttons as the White Rabbit*
- Carol Channing as the White Queen
- Patrick Duffy as the Goat
- George Gobel as the Gnat
- Eydie Gorme as Tweedledee
- Merv Griffin as the Conducter
- Ann Jillian as the Red Queen
- Arte Johnson as the Dormouse*
- Harvey Korman as the White King
- Steve Lawrence as Tweedledum
- Karl Malden as the Walrus
- Roddy McDowall as the March Hare*
- Jayne Meadows as the Queen of Hearts*
- Donna Mills as the Rose
- Pat Morita as the Horse
- Robert Morley as the King of Hearts*
- Anthony Newley as the Mad Hatter*
- Louis Nye (one of whose credits is the voice of Lee Fong in Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus) as the Carpenter
- John Stamos as the Messenger
- Sally Struthers as the Tiger Lily
- Jack Warden as the Owl
- Jonathan Winters as Humpty Dumpty
This is a definite improvement over Part 1 although still not great. This time the songs are much more enjoyable, particularly the ones with Jillian, Channing, and Steve & Eydie. Gregory seems to be more settled into the role, or maybe she just enjoyed interacting with this cast more.
Looking-Glass (reviewed here http://rereadingeverybookiown.blogspot.com/2012/02/through-looking-glass.html) is a less hostile, more reflective (pun semi-intended) story and there are moments of sweetness in this part, as with the White Knight. Unfortunately, a "learn to face your fears" moral is shoehorned into this part with a not very satisfactory resolution. (Alice screams at the cheesy but sort of scary Jabberwocky that she doesn't believe in it.) I guess if we look at the TV-movie as one piece, I can be generous and say it averages out to a C, but you could just watch this part and be better off.
Laura Carlson, who plays the Daisy, was a Messenger on Mork & Mindy.
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