Start streaming now. Now You See Him, Now You Don't. The Absent-Minded Professor is a 1961 American comic science fiction family film produced by Walt Disney Productions based on the short story "A Situation of Gravity" by Samuel W. Taylor originally published in the May 22, 1943 issue of Liberty magazine. The film co-stars Nancy Olson and Keenan Wynn, and was directed by Robert Stevenson. Both films star Fred MacMurray as a scientist who has perfected a high-bouncing substance, Flubber ("flying rubber") that can levitate an automobile and cause athletes to bounce into the sky. the mid-1960s. Plus, the old man next door is a bit loose with his shotgun. Implications of infidelity. Son of Flubber. Riley's startling discovery takes some hilarious new twists when a gang of crooks, headed by the notorious A.J. All of the kids wanted their own dark green bouncy ball of goop, a totally harmless, lab-tested concoction made of synthetic rubber, mineral oil, and green dye. Your rating: Not rated yet! TIL of the Disney/Hasbro "Flubber Fiasco" of 1963, when the "Son of Flubber" toy putty caused 1,600+ cases of face/throat rashes in children. The recalled units could not be burned or dumped at sea, so they were buried under a Hasbro parking lot instead. “Hasbro and Disney once teamed up to create a tie-in toy for the 1963 release of Son of Flubber. The new Disney+ streaming service will have more than 600 Disney films and TV shows, but here's a list of all movies that will be missing on the November 12 launch day. Son of Flubber is the 1963 sequel to the Disney science fiction comedy film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). Son of Flubber. Medfield's lovable but hopelessly absent-minded professor -- Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) -- bounces back in this classic Disney film with hilarious new mishaps when he experiments with the amazing by-products of his startling anti-gravity substance, "flubber." Son of Flubber G 100 min - Comedy, Family, Romance - 16 January 1963. Flubber gas is used to rig a football game. Disney+ gives you endless access to all the Star Wars movies and TV series that you can binge. Get help with Disney+ account issues and questions: supported devices, login issues, update payment method, unable to watch, billing, Disney bundle. A jealous Brainard plays a prank that endangers other's safety. Medfield's lovable but hopelessly absent-minded professor, Ned Brainard, bounces back in this classic Disney film with hilarious new mishaps when he experiments with the amazing by-products of his startling anti-gravity substance, "flubber." Bumbling college student Dexter Riley develops a mysterious liquid that actually makes objects disappear. There’s one movie that will not be on Disney+, and that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise: no, you will not be able to stream Song of the South on Disney+. Verizon Say Disney+ Deal “Exceeded Our Expectations” HBO Max Will Have Double The Content Of Disney+ Disney+ Hosts Special Screening Of Upcoming Original Film, Togo Further experimentation reveals that it works amazingly well on humans too!