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The Original Stitch Was a Criminal Mastermind? Plus Emporium Updates and Disney Castle Color Confusion (Ep. 47)

The Original Stitch Was a Criminal Mastermind? Plus Emporium Updates and Disney Castle Color Confusion (Ep. 47)

Update: 2025-05-15
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Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey dive deep into the surprising origin of Stitch—and it’s not as cuddly as you think. Before becoming Disney’s mischievous blue icon, Stitch was pitched as a green, intergalactic outlaw leading a robot uprising. Jim shares the full, unfiltered story of Chris Sanders’ original pitch, including unused scenes, a darker backstory, and a surprisingly heroic role for Pleakley.


But first, Lauren recaps her latest Orlando trip with a look at:




  • Discovery Cove travel hacks (bring your own water socks!)




  • Changes at Magic Kingdom’s Emporium and the scattered state of merch




  • The growing mystery of Cinderella Castle’s color shift




  • Stitch merchandise overload ahead of the new live-action film




  • The creepy (and hilarious) quirks of the new “Many Moods of Stitch” plush




  • Puppetmetronics, pin trading, and a Stitch-themed shipping tip




From castle color controversies to plushes with personality disorders, this episode proves that even Disney classics have an unexpected side.


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The Original Stitch Was a Criminal Mastermind? Plus Emporium Updates and Disney Castle Color Confusion (Ep. 47)

The Original Stitch Was a Criminal Mastermind? Plus Emporium Updates and Disney Castle Color Confusion (Ep. 47)

Jim Hill