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We find another reason to put Baby Yoda on our page. Photo © 2019 Disney.

An interview with Baby Yoda

Who knew he could be so talkative? SVALBARD, NO -- Fresh off his short stint on The Mandalorian, "The Child," a/k/a "Baby Yoda," a/k/a  Grogu, sat down with our very own Uncle Walt to discuss his future. Uncle Walt: First, thanks for joining us. There has been much controversy on what to call you, do you prefer that I call you The Child, Baby Yoda, or the name that Bob Iger emailed to me asking to keep it a secret, Grogu? Grogu: Uncle ...
January 2, 2020 by Walt in Other
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His name is Bob, isn't it? We bet his name is Bob. Photo © 2019 Disney.

Bob Iger knows the name of “Baby Yoda” and he’s not telling!

So immature. He's being a big poopy-head. A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY -- In a recent appearance on The Star Wars Show, Disney Chairman/CEO/Weekend Custodian Bob Iger teased that he knows the name of "The Child," aka "Baby Yoda", from the failed Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. When pressed to share the name, Iger simply stuck out his tongue and then chanted over and over, "I'm not going to tell you. I'm not going to tell you, nanny nanny boo boo, stick your ...
December 27, 2019 by Walt in Other
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President Trump, realizing there is a bigger job than U.S. President. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images & TitleMax.

Trump drops out of 2020 race; will replace Bob Iger at Disney

This is bound to give a boost to several Disney characters' candidacies. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Breaking news out of Washington: President Donald J. Trump has just announced via Twitter that he is withdrawing his name for reelection in 2020. Instead, he will replace Bob "Robert" Iger as CEO of The Disney Company when Iger retires in 2021 (and joins the staff of Uncle Walt's Insider). Trump tweeted an image of himself holding a chart of all the companies owned by Disney, saying this: "Look ...
July 16, 2019 by Marty in Other
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Disney CEO will soon write for Uncle Walt's Insider. Inset photo by Thomas Hawk [CC BY-NC 2.0] via Flickr.

Bob Iger to write for Uncle Walt’s Insider after retirement

Disney's current CEO will write a weekly column for Uncle Walt's. BURBANK, CA -- The current CEO of the Walt Disney Company and Spa, Bob "Robert" Iger, is set to step down in the summer of 2021. But don't think he's retiring completely! No, we are happy to announce that Iger will be joining the staff of Uncle Walt's Insider shortly after he leaves Disney. "We've been in negotiations with him for some time," says Uncle Walt's Insider's Founder, Inspiration, and Maintenance Supervisor, ...
May 24, 2019 by Marty in Other
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The world's 5th richest man, er, duck. Photo © Walt Disney Productions.

Scrooge McDuck refusing to release tax returns

He's being touted as a replacement for Bob Iger. But what do we really know about him? DUCKBURG -- Famed ultra-wealthy Disney character Scrooge McDuck, the fifth-richest person in the world (and richest duck), is in the running for CEO of the Disney Company when Bob Iger steps down. [Ed.: There's a "down" joke in there somewhere.] But some detractors say we don't know enough about him, and are demanding to see his tax returns. So far, McDuck has refused. Conflicts of interest? One shareholder [Hi, ...
May 7, 2019 by Marty in Other
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