See this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcwAymlCB1k
This right here?
This was probably the birth of a million fetishes. Seriously, who greenlit this as a children's film? I would like to sincerely thank them. I mean, I would have been a messed up little kidling regardless, but mm, honey.
If the voice of Snidely Whiplash ever sends you to your bunk, may I put forth the hypothesis that this is the reason? I just wish we could see all of the costumes name-dropped... still, the devoted cadre of well-choreographed manservants is lovely, even if they don't fit Conrad Horst with a corset or a bodice.