Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Oct 12 1997
•1h 34m
•Animation, Music
Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.
Cast
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Whoopi Goldberg
Mother Gooseberg (voice)
Jimmy Smits
Old King Cole (voice)
Denzel Washington
Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Three Little Kittens (voice)
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