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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

The Sherman Brothers’ Disney Musical You’ve Never Heard Of (Ep. 67)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey kick off October with a witchy episode of I Want That Too. From the avalanche of Wicked merchandise filling store shelves to Disney’s own magical past, this week’s show dives into collectibles, streaming perks, and even a long-lost Sherman Brothers project that never made it to the screen. The rise of Wicked-themed merch, from dolls and Swarovski ornaments to water bottles and Care Bears Streaming price hikes - and Lauren’s clever tips to save money on Disney+, Hulu, and beyond Nostalgic returns like Disney-themed Lincoln Logs and Gentle Christmas advent calendars A tribute to Disney animator Rick Hopp and his lasting legacy The untold story of Walt Disney’s planned Hansel & Gretel TV musical with songs by the Sherman Brothers Whether you’re hunting the latest collectibles or craving untold Disney stories, this episode has a little magic for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to I Want That Too, the podcast where Disney merch meets Disney history.

0:05.8

I'm entertainment writer, Jim Helen.

0:07.6

As always, I'm joined by the lovely Lauren Hersey.

0:11.5

And you have been busy planning travel, well, not for this month, but for November.

0:18.2

Is that right?

0:18.9

Yes.

0:19.6

I think we talked about planning the New York trip,

0:22.3

but this weekend it was my daughter, Lainey's birthday, and it was a wicked theme, and her big

0:31.0

birthday present is we're seeing Wicked on Broadway. So all things wicked were happening, and because she's my only daughter, it was like,

0:40.5

it was Lainey weekend. It was like her birthday month. You know, it was all about her. Um, so it was a

0:47.3

really, really fun time. So we're looking forward to the grand finale of going and seeing it on

0:52.1

Broadway. That is so cool. Now, mind you, it's going to spoil the end for Wicked For Good.

1:01.0

And it's got a killer end.

1:02.9

I'm not going to give it away, but it's got an absolutely killer end.

1:06.5

Though, that said, did you see the final trailer for Wicked for Good?

1:12.0

I want to say it came out this past week.

1:14.9

Yes, yes, yes.

1:16.4

And you were going to talk about it later on the show, but there is a opportunity for, you know, subscribers, which we'll talk about, to see the movie four days early.

1:27.1

And it just happens to be, like, literally the day that we arrive at New York.

1:32.0

So we're going to see, we will see the movie after the ending is spoiled for Laney.

1:41.0

Okay, good, good, good.

1:43.0

All right.

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