The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad Discussion

[Daisy Duck]

Also, "Peter and the Wolf" is on volume 2 and "Johnny Appleseed" is on volume 3 of the It's a Small World of Fun DVDs.

[Escapay]

I love that song! It's full of English townships and towns or whatever. It's great to listen to it in French or Spanish .

Yes! Great song - thanks for posting the lyrics! Wonder who wrote that song.

According to imdb, the lyrics were by Larry Morey and Ray Gilbert, with music by Frank Churchill and Charles Wolcott.

albert

[Pluto Region1]

Peter And The Wolf is on Make Mine Music.

Johnny Appleseed is on Melody Time.

Thank you JDCB1986 and Daisy Duck -
Great, because I already have Make Mine Music and Melody Time on DVD (so why didn't i know that then? Because they are still in shrink wrap. Long story about not having free time etc to watch all the films I keep buying on DVD...)

According to imdb, the lyrics were by Larry Morey and Ray Gilbert, with music by Frank Churchill and Charles Wolcott.

albert

Thank you Escapay - you are nothing short of a walking encyclopedia (or in this case, very resourceful!)

[blackcauldron85]

Yay, trivia!

http://www.tcmuk.tv/movie_database_resu ... &id=622839

Working titles for the picture, which at various times in its production history was to include other characters that do not appear in the completed film, were Wind in the Willows, The Magnificent Mr. Toad, Three Fabulous Characters and Two Fabulous Characters.

A July 5, 1946 Hollywood Reporter news item noted that Gracie Fields had been signed by the studio to sing in and narrate the "Wind in the Willows" segment of the film. A February 10, 1948 Hollywood Citizen-News news item stated that Charles Laughton was "wanted" for the "Wind in the Willows" segment. Neither Fields nor Laughton contributed to the final picture, however. According to a March 1, 1948 Hollywood Reporter news items, Bing Crosby's four sons-Phillip, Gary, Dennis and Lin-were signed by the studio to work on the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" segment. A March 1, 1948 New York Herald Tribune news item added that the boys were to be seen "in a Halloween scene, listening to their father's voice on the radio." Other news items noted that the younger Crosbys were to be filmed in August 1948 for the intended live-action sequence, and a March 1948 New York Times article stated that the Crosby family would receive five percent of the "gross revenue" from the picture, up to $200,000, in lieu of a straight salary. The Crosby children do not appear in the completed film, however, nor are there any live-action sequences.

The March 1948 Hollywood Reporter news item also noted that the Washington Irving segment was "in line with Disney's plan to produce a slate of features based on American folklore, a program which he started with Melody Time".

[Chernobog]

Hi!

I'm looking for this movie on DVD, but the special halloween cover art edition. I mean this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Adventures-of-I ... 5639781568

Is this edition sold in any online store? Where can I find it?

[disneyboy20022]

Hi!

I'm looking for this movie on DVD, but the special halloween cover art edition. I mean this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Adventures-of-I ... 5639781568

Is this edition sold in any online store? Where can I find it?

Yes.....but its only avaiable through The Disney Movie Club is that bad news....also as far as the disc goes...its the same thing as the gold collection...and the cover art is the same as the gold collection....its just an exclusive slipcover with the movie....other than looking cool the edition is no differ than to whats on amazon.com...

[Chernobog]

Thank you, Disneyboy!

I know the content and the cover is the same as the gold collection, I just liked the slipcover, and since I don't own this movie yet, I wanted it in the most emmm, "special" way.

[SpringHeelJack]

...actually, I'm 90% sure I saw that slipcovered version in a Wal-Mart around Halloween... I remember because it confused me at first into thinking there was a new release that slipped totally under our noses...

Though the slipcover is much better than the actual artwork...

[broadwaybrian318]

does anyone know if the slip cover is still available at DMC cause i know it was for halloween and it is not halloween anymore

[disneyboy20022]

does anyone know if the slip cover is still available at DMC cause i know it was for halloween and it is not halloween anymore

yeah they still have it as I ordered it back in January and I just looked on the DMC website....just type in Ichabod and that should turn it up

[Flanger-Hanger]

Though the slipcover is much better than the actual artwork...

How true that is. Although it still fails to represent Mr. Toad's segment.

[SpringHeelJack]

Trufax, though I guess for the next release, we can have that picture and an insert of Mr. Toad and Ichabod in a motorcar driving away, panicked.

[Wonderlicious]

I was thinking about posting this in the Mr Toad's Wild Ride thread, but since it pertains to this film, I'll bump this thread. Michael Sporn, animator and animation historian, provides a set of photos of storyboards for The Wind in the Willowsas a feature from the early 40s. It's interesting that so much of the finished featurette seems based exactly on what does appear here. With a bit of refinement, perhaps the addition of a musical number or two, I think that it could easily have been expanded to feature-length.

[DisneyAnimation88]

I agree. I've read that Wind in the Willows was planned as full-length feature and I've always regarded it as a kind of missed opportunity for Disney, though I do understand the reasons why it was produced as part of a package feature. The same goes for Sleepy Hollow, I think both could have made very good full-length features if the circumstances at the time had allowed Disney to do so; either way I've always loved the package feature.

[Sotiris]

Disney's releasing a storybook tie-in for the film's 70th anniversary on July 02, 2019. I'm surprised they cared enough to do anything.

If you were asked to choose the most fabulous character in English literature, who would it be? Perhaps the one and only Ichabod Crane. Just in time for the 70th anniversary of the release of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, relive the action of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with this storybook and CD set, featuring word-for-word narration and sound effects!

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Sleepy-Ho ... 368022448/

[blackcauldron85]

I like that they called him "fabulous," alluding to a title they were going to use for what became this film, "Two/Three Fabulous Characters."
I'm surprised that the book's not coming out closer to Halloween; where's the love for Mr. Toad?

[Tristy]

Disney's releasing a storybook tie-in for the film's 70th anniversary on July 02, 2019. I'm surprised they cared enough to do anything.

If you were asked to choose the most fabulous character in English literature, who would it be? Perhaps the one and only Ichabod Crane. Just in time for the 70th anniversary of the release of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, relive the action of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with this storybook and CD set, featuring word-for-word narration and sound effects!

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Sleepy-Ho ... 368022448/

That's not a bad cover. But where is the Horseman's sword? He looks so awkward not having a sword. And Disney, before you say "But the parents..." Let me remind you that you in the Frozen storybooks, you did show Hans with a sword. This is the thing I hate about everything trying to damn hard to be so politically correct. It just ends up making the people doing it look like hypocrites.

Oh well. At least they acknowledge the film's existence and people might see that there was indeed a version of the story that isn't Tim Burton's. I have actually brought the Disney version as well as the original story up and some people I know haven't seemed to be aware of either one of them and think that Ichabod was a detective investigating a murder as opposed to a greedy, opportunistic school teacher. I do like the Tim Burton version and it does present an interesting take, but still it does seem kind of ironic that Disney's version is the one of their few adaptations that really follow the story to the letter whereas the one that seems to be known nowadays is a loose adaptation. (And yes. I am aware of the TV series that came out a few years back, but I haven't watched that to really get an idea.)

I like that they called him "fabulous," alluding to a title they were going to use for what became this film, "Two/Three Fabulous Characters."
I'm surprised that the book's not coming out closer to Halloween; where's the love for Mr. Toad?

I know I'm kind of contradicting myself a bit. But the Ichabod story is the better known section of the two mainly because of the Headless Horseman. It's like how whenever Fantasia gets acknowledged, the only section of that film that is normally published as a children's book is the Sorcerer's Apprentice mainly because of Mickey Mouse's appearance and also, it's pretty much the only segment of the movie that arguably has an actual story.

[unprincess]

what a coincidence, I was watching the Burton version last night on SyFy. One of my favorite films from him.
I wonder if they are going to try to sanitize the ending in this version's storybook retelling. I can just imagine how different the film would be if Disney had made it today. I suppose it wouldn't be all too different from the Burton version except less violent and the horseman would probably be the solo villain (there wouldn't be a female villain at all.)

[Tristy]

what a coincidence, I was watching the Burton version last night on SyFy. One of my favorite films from him.
I wonder if they are going to try to sanitize the ending in this version's storybook retelling. I can just imagine how different the film would be if Disney had made it today. I suppose it wouldn't be all too different from the Burton version except less violent and the horseman would probably be the solo villain (there wouldn't be a female villain at all.)

Oh God! I hope they don't change the ending!

It is actually interesting in regards to the Burton version since, despite that it's an R-rated horror film, it is a somewhat softer version of the story as well given that it makes Ichabod and Katrina nicer than their literary counterparts and also gives them a happy ending.

[Disney Duster]

I am rather amazed Disney is doing this book!

Unprincess, what about Disney's ending could be "sanitized"?!