Fred MacMurray stars as the warm-hearted inventor Ned Brainard in the Disney classic THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR (1961) and its 1963 sequel, SON OF FLUBBER. The original comedy sees Professor Brainard's discover an anti-gravity substance that draws the attention of greedy, exploitative businessmen. In the follow-up film, Brainard continues his experiments with "flubber," only to have them go hilariously awry. See individual titles for additional details.