Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones (all photos courtesy of Lucasfilm/Disney).

 Indiana Jones is the lead character in a series of motion pictures and television series and other media. Here, we have coloring pages of Indiana Jones free and downloadable.


The Indiana Jones franchise was created by George Lucas and his company Lucasfilm.


The Walt Disney Company bought the rights to Indiana Jones and now owns them.


Throughout its history, Harrison Ford has portrayed Indiana Jones in motion pictures.


In 1992, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" was a television series.


Dark Horse comics owns the comic book rights to the character of Indiana Jones.


There have been a dozen novels featuring Indiana Jones published by Bantam Books and some other novels, including some in German.


The first Indiana Jones video game appeared in 1982. There have been many subsequent Indiana Jones video games.



There have been four Indiana Jones films as of this writing:

• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

A fifth film is scheduled for release in 2021.


The original name of Indiana Jones was Indiana Smith. That was the name George Lucas originally used for the character when he created it in 1973.


Steven Spielberg became involved in the Indiana Smith project in 1977 and managed to convince Lucas to change the name to Indiana Jones.


While "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was the second film in the franchise, it deals with events of the character that occurred before the first film. Thus, it was a "prequel."


The third Indiana Jones film, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, featured Sean Connery as Indiana's father.


Karen Allen co-starred in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as Marion Ravenwood. She returned to the franchise in the fourth film, "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."


Indiana Jones' full name is Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.


Sean Connery portrayed Henry Jones, Sr., in "Last Crusade" and is referenced in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."


Marcus Brody was played by Denholm Elliot in the first and third films.


John Rhys-Davies played Sallah in the first and third films.


Kate Capshaw played Willie Scott in "Temple of Doom."


Other prominent characters were played by Ronald Lacey, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, Michael Byrne, Ray Winstone, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, John Hurt, Igor Jijikine, and Jim Broadbent.


Indiana Jones has been played at various ages by River Phoenix, Sean Patrick Flanery, Corey Carrier, George Hall, and Neil Boulane.


Steven Spielberg has directed every Indiana Jones film, including the fifth one released in 2021.


The only actor who has appeared in every Indiana Jones film is Harrison Ford.


The Indiana Jones franchise has won seven Academy Awards and has been nominated for seven others.


There is a line of Indiana Jones children's novels published by Ballantine Books.


There are several Indiana Jones attractions in Disney theme parks, including the "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!" at Disney's Hollywood Studios.


There also are numerous Indiana Jones toys.


There even is an Indiana Jones pinball machine.


Indiana Jones ultimately married his girlfriend, Marion Ravenwood.


Indiana Jones has a son, Henry "Mutt" Jones III. He was played by Shia LaBeouf in "Crystal Skull."


Daniel Craig, Christopher Lee, Bob Peck, Jeffrey Wright, Marc Warren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Elizabeth Hurley, Anne Heche, Vanessa Redgrave, Julian Fellowes, Timothy Spall, and even Harrison Ford played characters in the "Chronicles" TV series. Ford, of course, played Indiana Jones.


The Indiana Jones film franchise is one of the most successful in film history. The first four films released from 1981 to 2008 grossed $1.984 billion worldwide, including $942 million in North America.


Paramount Pictures distributed the first four Indiana Jones motion pictures. Since it now owns the rights, Disney is the distributor for the fifth Indiana film.


John Williams has been the composer for all five Indiana Jones films.


Indiana Jones video games have been released every so often since the first one, called "Raiders of the Lost Ark," was made by Atari in 1982.


There have been two Lego Indiana Jones video games, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (2008, LucasArts) and Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (2009, LucasArts). Those are the most recent Indiana Jones video games as of this writing.


Role-playing games have become popular. There have been two Indiana Jones Role-playing games,  The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game designed and published by TSR, Inc. under license in 1984 and The World of Indiana Jones by West End Games.


The Indiana Jones franchise shows no signs of becoming less popular or dying. Harrison Ford seems eager to play the character and may continue to do that in future films even beyond the fifth entry.


So don't worry, the snakes aren't going to get Indiana Jones anytime soon!



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Babies that Cry Real Tears!

Adorable baby dolls - that cry!


Cry Babies Interactive Baby Dolls are fun interactive toys! If you aren't familiar with them, a little girl you know probably is!



Cry Babies have big eyes and adorable, colorful outfits!


Some of the Cry Babies dolls have different accessories. However, all of them have pacifiers which are very important to how they function.


Cry Babies cry real, watery tears. Unlike a lot of dolls, Cry Babies have no separate hair, so you cannot comb it or anything like that.


Some Cry Babies also can get "sick" and their skin can glow red. Fortunately, you can make them "feel better" by giving them special medicine and lots of love!


Two AA batteries are included.


Cry Babies are recommended for young children. The exact minimum age may depend upon which doll you select, so be sure to check that.


When they have a pacifier, removing it will cause the Cry Baby to cry.


When the Cry Baby shouts and cries, you can stop it by rocking her to calm her down.


You only need to add water for the real tears.


The Cry Baby dolls weigh about one pound to two pounds apiece.


The dimensions of the Cry Baby dolls are about 7 inches by 12 inches.


Cry Baby dolls currently retail for about $20-$25 (prices vary for different dolls even within the same retailer), though you can find them for more or less at various outlets.


The Cry Baby dolls have cute names like Hally, Jenna, Pearly, Fantasy Dreamy, Dotty, Lady, Floppy, Lena, Fantasy Bruny, Kristal, Lea, Fancy, Bonnie, Lammy, Katie, Coney, and Lala.


The Cry Baby dolls can be a little difficult to operate at times. For instance, it can be difficult to put the pacifier in their mouths. Also, it can be difficult to get the battery compartment open.


The crying of the Cry Babies does not last very long. She cries for a little while and then stops. Plus, she runs out of water for tears pretty fast.


As you can see from the pictures, the head of the Cry Babies dolls is large relative to the body.


Also, you cannot be too rough with the Cry Babies doll, as they are somewhat fragile.


The batteries that come with the Cry Babies doll wear out fairly quickly, so make sure to have some spare AA batteries handy.


The crying sound is a little unusual. You should try to hear what the crying sounds like before you purchase a Cry Babies doll just to make sure that you like it.


The Kristal Cry Babies doll comes with a stethoscope, thermometer, medical bracelet, cough syrup, medicine injection, pacifier, and instruction manual.


Each Cry Babies doll comes with a changeable animal print onesie.


You cannot put Cry Babies dolls in the tub because - remember! - they have batteries and the water would harm them.


Cry Babies dolls are great for teaching small children what it means to be a parent and caring person.


You can also stop the Cry Babies doll from its crying by laying it down.


Each Cry Babies doll has fully articulated head, arms, and legs to make them more fun to play with and pose!


The size of the Cry Babies dolls makes them perfect for small hands.


One caution about the Cry Babies dolls is that they are not very soft. Some people expect very soft dolls, and these are not soft.


Don't think that Cry Babies dolls are only fit for the youngest children. Five-year-old girls may love their Cry Babies dolls just as much as the younger ones do!



Since there are so many different Cry Babies dolls, if your child likes hers, you can always get another one! It might be a bit pricey and take up a lot of room to buy all of them, however!


Cry Babies dolls became available in the United States in mid-2018. They are still wildly popular and show no signs of going away anytime soon!




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