Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

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 starring Shelley Duvall as Little Bo Peep and Dan Gilroy as Gordon Goose, the son of Mother Goose (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 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.

Versions

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	Peter Piper
Brian Bonsall	Michael
Elayne Boosler	Mother Hubbard
Bobby Brown	Three Blind Mice
Shelley Duvall	Little Bo Peep
Art Garfunkel	Georgie Porgie
Teri Garr	Jill (of Jack and Jill)
Dan Gilroy	Gordon Goose
Woody Harrelson	Lou the Lamb (of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Deborah Harry	Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Cyndi Lauper	Mary (of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
David Leisure	Newscaster / Game Show Host
Little Richard	Old King Cole
Neill Gladwin	Crooked Man & His Dog, Happy 1 & 2
Stephen Kearney	Crooked Man & His Dog, Happy 1 & 2
Howie Mandel	Humpty Dumpty
Cheech Marin	Carnival Barker
Van Dyke Parks	Minister of Merriment
Katey Sagal	Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
John Santucci	All the King's Men (of Humpty Dumpty)
Garry Shandling	Jack (of Jack and Jill)
Paul Simon	Simple Simon
Jean Stapleton	Mother Goose
Brian Setzer	Georgie Porgie's House Band
Lee Rocker	Georgie Porgie's House Band
Slim Jim Phantom	Georgie Porgie's House Band
Ben Vereen	Itsy Bitsy Spider
Billy Gibbons	Three Men in a Tub
Dusty Hill (billed as "Joe Hill")	Three Men in a Tub
Frank Beard	Three Men in a Tub
Pia Zadora	Little Miss Muffet
Dan Albert	Special Guest Appearance
Bob Bolser	Special Guest Appearance
Stephen Bray	Special Guest Appearance
Vance Colvig Jr.	Special Guest Appearance
Charlotte Crossley	Special Guest Appearance
Paul Daniels	Special Guest Appearance
Elena Del Rubio	Special Guest Appearance
Milly Del Rubio	Special Guest Appearance
Warren DeMartini	Special Guest Appearance (metal band musician in dungeon scene)
Jennifer Evans	Special Guest Appearance
Eddie Gilroy	Special Guest Appearance
Niki Harris (as Niki Haire)	Special Guest Appearance
Johnny Hayden	Special Guest Appearance
Seymour Heller	Special Guest Appearance
William Holden Jr.	Special Guest Appearance
Randy Jackson	Special Guest Appearance
Matthew Leslie	Special Guest Appearance
Peter Leslie	Special Guest Appearance
Terrence Lindholm	Special Guest Appearance
Debra Crandle Parson	Special Guest Appearance
Tim Torrance	Special Guest Appearance
Dweezil Zappa	Special Guest Appearance

External links

• Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme at IMDb