Carol Burnette moved up from her original role as Princess Winifred to play the Queen, and Tracey Uhlman was a great pick to take on the role of Princess in this musical based on the story The Princess and the Pea.

If you pay attention to the lyrics, you find some wonderful things, like The Swamps of Home. The Swamps of Home are beautiful ... when viewed from a distance.

Of course, the big fun number is "I'm in Love with a Girl named Fred". It's madcap and simply funny. If you don't find yourself singing along with the chorus I can't help you. ;-)

It's kind of a shame Tommy Smothers has the role of the mute King, his comic delivery would have been perfect throughout.

I enjoyed the original back in the day, and my wife and I just enjoyed this revival.

Because that's what it is! Once Upon a Mattress debuted off-Broadway in 1959, and soon moved to Broadway. It's been a longtime favorite of mine, and many other people.

Several different productions have aired on television since then, the most recent of which was this Disney version in 2005. You know how the major US networks often have productions of musicals during the winter holiday seasons? That was the case with this version of the musical.

So, YES, it plays like a stage musical. That's kind of the point!

Bland shot on video Disney live action TV movie musical, based on the fairytale The Princess and the Pea. Plays more like a stage musical than a movie. Entertaining enough to keep my two girls (6 and 11) watching through to the end. Rating: 5 out of 10.