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Fuzzbucket
What It’s About: A kid starting junior high gets adopted by an imaginary friend. Except, the friend isn’t actually imaginary, but rather invisible. Of course, nobody believes young Michael that his friend, named Fuzzbucket, is actually real, which leads to one misunderstanding after another. All the adults – mom, dad, school principal, etc. – are cartoonish caricatures straight from the TV trope playbook, but it’s got some heart. The biggest problem, though, is that the emotional arc doesn’t feel earned, and this is one Wonderful World of Disney flick that would have actually deserved a longer runtime to make the story a bit more complete.
The Weirdest Part: Fuzzbucket was the first long-form directorial gig for Mick Garris that wasn’t a documentary, who also wrote and produced the film. Garris would go on to write the cult classic Hocus Pocus, and wrote, directed and produced a number of popular horror properties. You have to start somewhere I guess, even when there’s a Fuzzbucket involved.