This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via pained howls
and wild stomping. This lands him in the bull-fighting arena amidst characters based on Walt's animators with a matador reportedly modeled after Walt himself.
Full Title : Adventures In Music : Toot, Whistle, Plunk And Boom.
Professor Owl takes class through a basic history of music, from cavemen times to present day, explaining the four archetypes and how they work together to create pleasant sounds. This Academy Award winner is presented unedited and in its original Cinemascope aspect ratio.
It's the tale of Chicken Little, only with Foxy Loxy being a cunning villain who uses a number of psychological tactics to drive a farm-ful of animals into a cave to be eaten. Slightly disturbing and quite political - most youngsters will probably prefer Disney's new, computer-animated take on the story, now in theaters.
Based on the ballad of Casey Jones, this cartoon profiles a devoted, ruthless mail train engineer who strives to keep time in the face of extreme obstacles, from rain and damsels in distress to bandits and brown cows.
An elder beetle tells two younger bugs feeling bad about their size about Morris, an undersized moose who teams up with a small-antlered moose to stand up against local leader Thunderclap.
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This short brings to life the tall tale of giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his large blue ox Babe. It presents Bunyan's shore-side discovery as a baby, his small town youth, his tree-cutting journeys out west, and his standoff with the diminutive Joe Muffaw with his steam-powered saw.
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This short brings to life the tall tale of giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his large blue ox Babe. It presents Bunyan's shore-side discovery as a baby, his small town youth, his tree-cutting journeys out west, and his standoff with the diminutive Joe Muffaw with his steam-powered saw.
While tucked in his bed, an ordinary boy dreams of being a cowboy. His transformation, accompanied by a catchy tune and the addition of a horse, a hat, spurs, and so on, is quite appealing. His adventures in the West with Indians and bandits are not as captivating, but the fun conclusion redeems it.
Humphrey the Bear, who debuted in Goofy's Hold That Pose (1950) and appeared in a number of Donald Duck shorts in the first half of the decade, finally got two shorts belonging to the fussy park ranger Audubon J. Woodlore and him. Though the lesser of the pair, this one still thoroughly entertains as Humphrey makes repeated attempts to obtain a meal out of the lake during the busy fishing season.
Narrated by Sterling Holloway, this memorable little short tells of two friends who live in Uruguay: Monte, a sleep-flying pelican, and Viddi, the sleep-deprived snipe who watches over him to prevent harm. Viddi's attempts to get some shuteye creates a rift between the pair and grave trouble for the angry Monte.
An African lion is taken to the city and gets loose. Despite being king of the jungle, he goes unnoticed by most of the busy local folks as he walks the streets, rides the subway,
delivers a speech, pops in at a bar, and gets fitted for a suit.
American football of the then-present and olden days are juxtaposed when the current champions take on yesteryear's gridiron heroes. Both styles
are gently satirized, especially the modern way of things, with its excessive gear, silly rituals, a distant coach, and even a team psychologist present.
Professor Owl talks about the importance of melody in life, which he claims is only present in two animals: birds and humans. His interest lies in the latter, as he follows the human life cycle and illustrates different places you can find melody. This was the first American animated 3-D film; here it is only offered in 2-D.
The people of Anyburg, U.S.A. bring a lawsuit against the group they deem responsible for most of the trouble in their town: automobiles! While it's probably a little longer than it needs to be, this short reminds us that complaints of reckless driving are anything but new.
