This only happened after Dan Castellaneta (who played Genie in The Return of Jafar and the series) had recorded his lines, but it was worth it to Disney to push back the release of the film and even add new scenes to accommodate Williams. “Then of course, he did his own,” remembers Schooley. “A few of our jokes made it, and we were happy about that, but Robin goes off.” One scene that was specifically created for Williams was the touching scene where Genie tries to cheer Jasmine up after Aladdin has gone out to track down the forty thieves. Williams took about a week to record the lines for the film. For McCorkle and Schooley, who were big fans of Williams stand up, it was a gift to see Williams basically do stand up in the booth for four hours a day. “He just gives so many choices. His mind worked so fast,” McCorkle recalls of the recording, “It was the only time in my life where I would go at the end of a day and I would be in pain from laughing too much. There were muscles in my stomach hurting.” Shamus Kelley sees lasers! Follow him on Twitter!
