The Pumpkin Prince

      Our second Prince Charming of the bunch, made his appearance in Disney's Cinderella.  He also makes appearances in the sequels Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.  If you would like a short summary of the movie, check out my post titled "Slippers Made of Glass."

Pros:
- Determined: He searched every inch of his kingdom to find his princess.  He made sure every maiden tried on the slipper.  That's what I call determination.
- Kind:  We don't see much of him in the original, but in the sequel and prequel he is a very kind and generous guy.
Cons:
- Stupid: You would think he would recognize the woman of his dreams and realize she isn't all of the women that tried on the shoe before her. 
- Slow: When Cinderella was running out of the ball, she was running in heels and through a crowded castle, and lost a shoe on the way out.  How was he not able to catch her.  Maybe run a few laps there prince.  If she can outrun you in glass slippers, we have a problem.
- Shallow: He fell in love with Cinderella after their first meeting and they knew nothing about each other.  He simply fell for her beauty.

In Disney's earlier films, the prince's were not very important and were often not developed as characters.  This is unfortunate because they could be really great people, but we would never know it.  This Prince Charming was more developed than the original, but I would personally like to know more!