As Dreamers Do Part Deux

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Excerpt from Saturday Night Live
Aired on NBC on October 22, 2005
Episode hosted by Harry Connick, Jr.

Stan Kroenke (NBA Spirits of St. Louis part owner; Played by Jimmy Fallon with toupee and fake mustache)
"C'mon Tom. Name your price and I'll take the Saints off your hands. They'll fit right in here in St. Louis!"

Tom Benson (New Orleans Saints owner; Played by Darrell Hammond)
"For the umpteenth dang time, hell or high water, the Saints ain't leavin' Louisiana!"

*Benson hangs up on Kroenke and the audience erupts with laugher*

Kroenke (to himself)
"Hmmm...Maybe I should buy the Jaguars."

*Audience laughs and applauds*​

 

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Corpse Bride
Released by Warner Bros. on October 28, 2005

Produced in association with
Laika and Tim Burton Productions

Voice Talents
Same as OTL

Twitches
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on October 28, 2005

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
At the box office, the clear winner between these two titles was Corpse Bride.​

 

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Excerpt from the Ducks Fly Together Podcast
Uploaded to Commodore's iTunes on October 30, 2005

Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton (Play by play announcer on Mighty Ducks regional telecasts)
"Do you remember the incident Gus had with his mother on the set of the first film."

Devon Sawa (Charlie Conway in the Mighty Ducks film series)
"I didn't know till after the fact. I got to the ice rink a little late because my parents sat in traffic for about twenty minutes. All I remember was Gus showing up to the set wearing a paper bag over his head with 'Aints' written on it. When he took off the bag and explained to the whole team what had happened, we all felt deeply sorry for him. After shooting wrapped for the day, Gus sat down by the craft service table and cried."

Notes
- ITTL, Ducks Fly Together is the official podcast of the Mighty Ducks of San Diego (NHL), taking its title from the locker room speech from D2.
- In addition, the Mighty Ducks of San Diego were the first professional sports franchise to have an official MySpace page and YouTube channel.
- IOTL, Hacksaw's first sports radio gig was with the Cleveland Crusaders of the WHA. Later on, he did Arizona State football for KTAR radio before becoming the radio broadcaster for the San Diego Chargers from 1987 until 1997. During his time with the Chargers, he also did play by play for regional telecasts of San Diego State football. After that, he did radio play by play for the Seattle Seahawks in their final years at the Kingdome.​

 

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On the set of X-Men 3
Vancouver, BC
November 1, 2005

John Wirt (Baton Rouge Advocate film critic)
"Gus, what are your thoughts on Brad Pitt pledging to help rebuild the Ninth Ward?"

Gus St. Pierre
"I appreciate him lending a hand, but I suggest he get his attorney on board to help cut through the red tape and speed up the permit process for everybody wanting to rebuild."​

 

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Entertainment News for Early November 2005

Gus St. Pierre on Brad Pitt wanting to rebuild the Ninth Ward:
"I suggest he get his lawyer on board to cut through the racist red tape and speed up the permit process for those who want to rebuild their homes. Once you get done with that, leave the actual construction to the professionals."
- USA Today

Billy Ray Cyrus defends his affiliation with FART while Miley has become Nickelodeon's newest star.
"I just want to protect my daughter from being sexualized by the show's writers."
- TV Guide

Limited Run, LLC moves quickly to acquire an out of state VHS tape plant that was slated to close, saving at least 200 jobs.
- The Oregonian

Disney begins principal photography on Eragon. The film, based on Christopher Paolini's book, is slated for a Christmas 2006 release. [1]
- Variety

[1] IOTL, I saw Eragon in theatres when I was 18. I felt very bad for Paolini because of the film adaptation being hated by critics. Plus, for a while, I wished it had been more successful because I had classmates in high school who read the book.

 

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Released by TriStar Pictures on November 4, 2005

A Nelvana Production

Produced in association with
Nintendo of America
Hasbro, Inc.

Produced and Directed by
Michael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive Smith

Music
Michael Giacchino

Themes from the video game series composed by
Koji Kondo

Voice Talents
Zelda Williams as Zelda
Haley Joel Osment as Link and Dark Link
Ming-Na Wen as Navi
Drake Bell as Sheik
Keith David as Ganondorf and Phantom Ganon
Brittany Murphy as Saria
Zoe Saldana as Nabooru
Natalie Portman as Princess Ruto
Dakota Fanning as Malon
Dan Castellaneta as Ingo
Clancy Brown as Mutoh
Tara Strong as Koume and Kotake
Grey DeLisle as Twinrova
Jodie Benson as the Great Fairy

Notes
- The timeline of the film series is separate from the timeline of the games.
- The first Zelda movie released in 2002 is comprised of key plot points from the first four games, including Link's Awakening which was only for the original GameBoy.
- Ocarina of Time is Columbia-TriStar's first experiment with separate 2D and 3D releases.
- The first Zelda received a PG from the MPAA. This installment instead received a T for "scary images."

Logo Trivia
- Ocarina of Time is the first title in which the current TriStar logo, introduced in 1993, is updated with the CBS Discovery byline.
- At the very end of the film is a new logo for Nelvana, in which the polar bear mascot stands on a pedestal of ice in front of a cloud backdrop similar to the Columbia and TriStar logos.​

 

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@Otakuninja2006 Chances are actually pretty good, but it'll likely pop up on cable.

@Marco Incognito @CeruleanDev Pretty much yeah. The studio simply couldn't resist the marketing possibilities when she was first cast for the role.

Here are the film and video game ratings in the United States as of 2005

Motion Picture Association of America
Membership
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Turner Pictures Worldwide (Representing United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (Representing Warner Bros. and Carolco)
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (Representing Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, Marvel Studios and Hyperion Pictures)
Peacock Releasing (Representing Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, RKO Radio Pictures and Gramercy Pictures)
Saban Metromedia (Representing New Line Cinema and Golden Harvest of America)
The Jim Henson Company (Representing Touchstone Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Dimension Films)
Bally's Inc. (Representing Hollywood Pictures and HBO Films)
Columbia-TriStar Industries, Inc. (Representing Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, DC Films, Nintendo Studios, Nelvana and Screen Gems)
Lionsgate

Film Ratings as of 2005

Rating Symbol	Descriptor
G	General Audiences: All Ages Admitted. Many "soft-PG" titles that would otherwise received a PG IOTL are instead given G's ITTL. One example would be the Cinderella remake with Drew Barrymore which Disney released in 1998. Also, a lot of nature documentaries get G's, even when showing carnivores pigging out on their prey.
PG	Parental Guidance Suggested: Some material may not be suitable for children.
T (Known IOTL as PG-13)	Teen Audiences: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R	Restricted: Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
X (Known IOTL as NC-17)	No one under 18 admitted.

Video Game Ratings as of 2005, used by the Entertainment and Software Ratings Board.

Rating Symbol	Descriptor
EC	Early Childhood. Mainly used for educational games for preschoolers. Likely to be phased out as it is barely even used.
E	Everyone.
E10+	Everyone 10 and Up. Most sports games receive E ratings, except for hockey video games (both IHL and NHL) which get this rating for the fights and line brawls. Super High Impact, the WLAF equivalent of NFL Blitz, also gets this rating for mild trash talk and late hits. The first Kingdom Hearts game got an E, but the second which will come out in Spring 2006 will likely get an E10+.
E13+ Known IOTL as the ESRB's T rating	Everyone 13 and Up.
M	Mature.
AO	Adults Only.

 

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George Lucas was forced to sell Lucasfilm Limited to Amblin Entertainment as part of his 1984 divorce settlement with Marcia Griffin. As a result, Amblin would become part owner of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises with 20th Century-Fox. Amblin and Fox would later collaborate on the Roger Rabbit franchise. In addition, Amblin gained full ownership of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Skywalker Sound. Plus, Amblin took over Lucasfilm's stake in Fantasound, which they continue to co-own with Disney, Sony and Dolby.

After directing Pee Wee's Big Adventure for Warner Bros., Lucas was hired by CBS to run Columbia Pictures. In 1988, Lucas teamed up with the newly-reborn Screen Gems animation studio to create the Saturday Morning series Theo and Gretchen. The series revolves around a pair of twins, a boy and girl, who are trained as sorcerers in hopes of regaining their rightful throne from an evil warlock. Basically, a sword-and-sorcery retelling of the space franchise Lucas helmed for Fox, blended with elements from the short-lived OTL series Little Wizards.

Unfortunately for George, CBS was unhappy with Theo and Gretchen drawing a much lower audience than expected, blown out of the water by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which debuted on SBC and later moved to Fox. This disappointment caused enough friction between Lucas and then-CBS chairman Larry Tisch to prompt Lucas to abruptly resign from Columbia. Peter Guber, who was working on the Batman movie at the time, took over as interim chairman. In hopes of salvaging any potential the series could still have, Columbia Pictures Television transferred Theo and Gretchen to the USA Network, where the series gained the audience it deserved as part of the Cartoon Express.

Anyways, the original CBS and USA Network prints of Theo and Gretchen would end with this CPT logo:

Early CBS/Columbia Pictures Home Video releases of the show featured this Magic Window logo, also seen on VHS releases of Nintendo and Hasbro's early collaborations with TriStar and Nelvana, Popples, 1966 Batman movie and series, UPA cartoons, Superfriends, Galaxy High, Dinosaucers, the Care Bears film and TV series and the Beany and Cecil franchise. The English anime dubs that got the Magic Window treatment were Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Winds of Change, Angie Girl and Wild Swans.

ITTL, CBS/Columbia still made Magic Window tapes of He-Man, but the rights later transferred to Turner Home Entertainment after Ted bought Ruby-Spears. He-Man himself is still owned by Mattel. And of course, Ghostbusters is owned ITTL by Paramount.

Columbia-TriStar plans to bring this logo back for titles licensed to Limited Run, LLC.

Cable prints of Theo and Gretchen carried these logos while the series bounced around between USA, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Odyssey, The Hub, Superstation WGN and even Toon Disney throughout the remainder of the 1990's and into the new millennium. Please forgive the OTL bylines.
1993-1996

Since 1996

DVD releases in recent years begin with this logo below while the actual episodes have restored the original CPT logo from 1988.

 

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Chicken Little
Released by Touchstone Pictures on November 4, 2005

Produced in association with
Pixar Animation Studios

Voice Talents
Same as OTL except for Morkubine Porcupine who is voiced ITTL by Eric Bauza.​

 

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Released by Universal Pictures through Peacock Releasing on November 18, 2005

Based upon characters created by
JK Rowling

Executive Producers
Gale Anne Hurd
David Heyman

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
- Goblet of Fire is the return to a Thanksgiving/Christmas release schedule for the franchise.
- Order of the Phoenix will be released for the holiday season of 2006.
- Goblet of Fire is the first installment in which Universal VP Gale Anne Hurd was fully involved. Prisoner of Azkaban was in post-production when she and Kevin Feige left 20th Century-Fox and over Universal from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard.

Logo Trivia
- Goblet of Fire is the first Harry Potter installment to open with the NBC peacock which acts as the de-facto logo for Peacock Releasing. Here, we see the short version introduced in DreamWorks' Just Like Heaven, in which the feathers of the peacock fade in one-by-one before the body and white stroke fade in. As was the case in Just Like Heaven, a recording of the Rangertone chimes is the only sound heard in the Peacock Releasing logo. The peacock then zooms in towards the viewer before cross-dissolving into the first arc of light in the Universal logo accompanied by the film's opening theme.​

 

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Where are they now? Gus and his sisters

Colette St. Pierre (1/10/70-6/17/94): Murdered on June 17, 1994 in cold blood by John and Bridgette Kricfalusi. The year prior, she was awarded legal guardianship of Gus by a Los Angeles judge after Gus's emancipation case went nowhere in the Baton Rouge courts. She was only 24.

Daphne St. Pierre (B. 7/21/73): Now 32. A Saints cheerleader during her senior year in high school. Now a schoolteacher, originally in the New Orleans area. Ahead of Hurricane Katrina, she evacuated with nine of her students and their families to Baton Rogue.

Gus St. Pierre (B. 11/30/77): Turns 28 on November 30, 2005. Currently filming X-Men: Dark Phoenix in which he reprises his role as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, a role he says he was born to play. 90's kids may remember Gus as Ferguson "Ferg-Face" Darling on Nickelodeon's Clarissa Explains it All or as Dave Karp in the Mighty Ducks film franchise. Resides in Encinitas, California with wife Reese Witherspoon and son Archie (born in July of '03; Now age 2).

Adelaide "Del" St. Pierre (B. 9/4/78): Born three days before Devon Sawa. Now 27. Now lives in Austin, Texas with spouse Luz Ramirez. Del moved with her siblings from New Orleans to Simi Valley in the summer of 1993 when Bridgette married John Kricfalusi. Then, she moved again with her sisters and brother to live with her aunt and uncle in Anaheim in June of 1994. Del is now a bubblegum punk musician with three solo albums under her belt as of 2005. In August of 2005, she shut down her portion of the Vans Warped Tour when Katrina struck her hometown of New Orleans.

Blanche St. Pierre (B. 2/14/80): Born two days after Christina Ricci. Now 25. Placed in foster care after running away from the Kricfalusis' Simi Valley home in January of 1994. Moved to Anaheim to live with Ivy and Andre Boudreaux in June of 1994 shortly after Colette's murder. Now residing in Burbank, California, Blanche currently works for Warner Bros. as the animation supervisor on the Berenstain Bears series under the supervision of executive producer Stephanie Macdonald.

Renee St. Pierre (B. 9/8/81): Born on the same day as Johanna Thomas (born Jonathan Weiss). Now 24. Lives in Denver, Colorado where she works for Namco as a game tester and is a Broncos season ticket holder.

Gabby and Avril St. Pierre (Both born on 10/21/82): Both are now 23 and living in San Diego County, where they and Aunt Ivy are helping take care of 2 year old Archie while Gus and Reese have both returned to work.

 

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NBC News Special Report
Aired on November 22, 2005

Theme:

NBC interrupts Days of Our Lives to bring the country a special report.

Brian Williams (NBC News Anchor)
"I'm Brian Williams coming to you on the air with breaking news. It was seven months ago today that rumors spread that actor Michael J. Fox was forced to drop out of the sequel to Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire due to what were reported to be 'worsening Parkinson's symptoms.' Today, our affiliate KNBC in Los Angeles has told us that that they have learned from Fox's wife Tracy Pollan that the 44 year old star of Back to the Future among other films is now in hospice care."

Williams (narrating over a full-screen graphic)
"Here is the statement released by Back to the Future director and current Fox studio head Bob Zemeckis..."​

"Twenty years ago, I had a great experience working with Michael on what turned out to be the first of a trilogy loved by millions around the world. Michael has been open throughout the years about his struggles with Parkinson's and has helped raise awareness and money for research through his foundation. Today I am in tears, shocked and saddened to learn about the rapid decline of Michael's health."​

Williams (narrating over another full-screen graphic)
"And as we read that statement, we've received another, this one from Daniel Abbott, head of classic animation at Disney and he had this to say..."​

"Today, after speaking with the Fox family, I have decided to shut down production of the Atlantis sequel until further notice. The thought of continuing on without Mr. Fox available to provide the voice of Milo Thatch was simply too much for myself and my colleagues to comprehend."​

Williams (continued)
"And as the information continues to pour in, the Edmonton Oilers told ESPN they will hold a moment of silence for their most famous fan before their next home game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rexall Place on November 30."​

 

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Rent
Released by Hollywood Pictures on November 23, 2005

Produced and Directed by
Chris Columbus

Based upon the Broadway musical by
Jonathan Larson

Main Cast
Anthony Rapp as Mark Cohen
Russell Brand as Roger Davis
Christina Ricci as Mimi Marquez
Tobey Maguire as Tom Collins
Gabriel Mann as Angel Dumott Schunard
Fairuza Balk as Maureen Johnson
Brittany Murphy as Joanne Jefferson
Andre 3000 as Benny Coffin III​

 

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Real quickly, here's how the early prints of the Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire VHS opens....

 

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Entertainment News for Thanksgiving 2005

This year’s Macy’s parade is headlined by Miley Cyrus playing her Nickelodeon character and by themed floats of Carmen Sandiego and Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi.
- NBC

New Line Cinema licenses six titles to Limited Run for VHS release: Nightmare on Elm Street, Dirty Dancing, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Pulp Fiction, Sailor Moon (1996 live action film) and The Matrix.
- Billboard

Turner hops on the Limited Run bandwagon with The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the original Rocky, Rain Man, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.
- CNN

Peacock reaches an agreement with Limited Run for Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Jaws (1975), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Sixteen Candles (1984), Back to the Future (1985), An American Tail (1986), Jurassic Park (1993) and Shrek (2001).
- Variety

Rumored Disney and Fox titles for the first wave of Limited Run releases: Dumbo, Bongo, Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland (1969 version), Robin Hood, Die Hard and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film).
- The New York Times

The Sports Page
All of the NFL’s Thanksgiving day games were preceded by a moment of silence in tribute to actor Michael J. Fox, who was confirmed to be in hospice care earlier in the week.

Arizona Cardinals vs. Detroit Lions
TV: CBS
Announcers: Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Venue: Little Caesar’s Dome (known IOTL as Ford Field)

Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys (aka Brady vs. Romo)
TV: SBC
Announcers: Mike “Doc” Emrick and Cris Collinsworth
Venue: Texas Stadium

Houston Oilers at Los Angeles Rams (the first Thanksgiving game in prime time)
TV: Fox
Announcers: Tim Kitzrow and Cris Carter
Venue: Amblin Field

 

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Released by United Artists on November 23, 2005

Based on the novel by
CS Lewis

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
- Turner decided to gamble and release Wardrobe early to give this version a head start ahead of Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong, which will likely be a dual branded release by Peacock under the Universal and RKO labels.
- The trailer for Team Atlantis was supposed to precede this film but was pulled when Michael J Fox entered hospice care. Instead, we see a preview for Batman/TMNT, the first in a series of Marvel/DC animated crossovers that was originally scheduled to go straight to DVD but will now get a last-minute theatrical run.​

 

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Entertainment News for Late November 2005

On his 28th birthday, Gus St. Pierre and his older half sister Daphne returned to New Orleans to survey the rubble of what was once their childhood home in the Ninth Ward. The house, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, was occupied by Gus and his siblings when they were kids. Despite the poverty and crime that plague this neighborhood in particular, it was all that was affordable to their mother Bridgette, who lived on welfare checks. In 1993, Gus moved to Southern California to live with his eldest sister Colette, who became his legal guardian. That same year, the other St Pierre kids followed suit when Bridgette married the already infamous John Kricfalusi. During that time, Daphne stayed in New Orleans to earn a teaching credential, which she got at Tulane University. Today, Gus and Daphne cried on each other's shoulders after seeing for themselves the wreckage of childhood memories - many of them painful - suddenly reduced to nothing.
- NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

A physician who asked to remain anonymous says there's still a chance Michael J. Fox's health can improve despite the actor being in hospice care.
- Buena Vista News (BVN)

Fox to air the 40th anniversary broadcast of The Sound of Music on Christmas Eve. The special celebration was supposed to take place in late August but was preempted by a simulcast of BVN's coverage of Hurricane Katrina and a telethon for disaster relief.
- TV Guide

AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas and other chains scramble quickly to book Batman/TMNT ahead of its theatrical release scheduled for February 2006.
- Variety

Warner Bros. teases Gremlins, the Goonies, Space Jam, Men in Black and the Rambo trilogy as the titles being licensed to Limited Run.
- The Oregonian

 

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Entertainment News for Early December 2005

New Orleans already showing early signs of recovery from Katrina.
- The Washington Post

Ian Rotten makes his TNA debut on the first Impact of December.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Linda Hogan files for divorce.
- The Tampa Bay Times

NBC launches an internal investigation into possible inaccuracies in the reporting of Michael J. Fox’s current medical emergencies.
- MSNBC

Attorneys for “Hannah Montana” co-creator Michael Poryes file a lawsuit accusing Miley Cyrus’s father Billy Ray of a potential conflict of interest. This comes after it came to light that the elder Cyrus was closely affiliated with FART, a right wing media watchdog group.
- Variety

Jim Henson Company CEO Bob Iger: “We will not allow FART’s helicopter parent thugs to influence the creative direction of Hannah Montana.”
- The Hollywood Reporter

A straw hat worn on screen by Gus St. Pierre on an episode of Clarissa Explains it All sells for $24,000 USD at Sotheby’s with the proceeds being donated by the St. Pierre Foundation for Hurricane Katrina relief. In the episode in question, Gus as Ferguson Darling runs for president of his school’s student body.
- SBC Action News

The Sports Page
As the 2005 NFL season winds down, Commissioner Tagliabue reiterates his desire for the Saints to return to a rebuilt Superdome next year. The last three “home” games the Saints will play in St. Louis this season are against Detroit, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville, the latter another troubled franchise.
- ESPN

 

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This just in....

After Lew Wasserman's passing earlier this year, Red Sox president Larry Lucchino was appointed as interim commissioner of baseball. Today, MLB found its new leader in the form of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman who will take office about two weeks before Spring Training for 2006 begins.
- ESPN SportsCenter; December 1, 2005

 

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From the desk of Bob Iger
The Jim Henson Company
One Kermit Drive
Culver City, California

Statement from Bob Iger on Billy Ray Cyrus
December 4, 2005

"We have personally told Mr. Cyrus that he may not be present on the set of 'Hannah Montana' at the Henson studio unless he is filming a scene for the series. His refusal to sever ties with FART, the right wing pro-censorship watchdog group, has prompted us to be cautious about his behavior on the soundstage, including yesterday when he assaulted one writer for trying to sneak edgy jokes into the show. This decision is made in accordance to rules we have put in place for parents and guardians of child actors after multiple incidents involving Bridgette St. Pierre-Kricfalusi nearly fourteen years ago."​