As a kid, I never understood why Katrina married Brom after Ichabod disappeared. I thought it was kind of uncaring of her to just throw away her feelings for Ichabod. Of course, as an adult I can see now that she never really cared for Ichabod at all; she only flirted with him to make Brom jealous. It was quite a revelation for me. Great review, as always.
I’m sad that The Wind in the Willows wasn’t a full length feature thanks to that damn World War II. I really enjoyed the segment and wanted to see more of it.
one of my favorite songs out of the whole Disney films was the headless horseman song and the most scary scene in the movie as a kid was the build up to the Headless Horseman in the forest with a really good payoff. still gives me chills to this very day
I love a set of lines from this film that The Nostalgia Critic included in his commentary: Prosecutor: Then how did he [Toad] get the motorcar? Horse: The only way a gentleman gets anything, the honest way. Prosecutor: And what is the honest way? Horse: Ha ha, I thought you wouldn't know that, gov'nor!
Walt Disney's versions of the Kenneth Grahme stories of the Reluctant Dragon and Mr.Toad were a lot closer to the original stories than the 1970 Rankin-Bass Saturday Morning cartoon show.
I strongly disagree that The Wind In The Willows segment is faithful to the original novel. Because Toad did in fact steal the motorcar in the original novel
Here's what I like about Sleepy Hallow. If you noticed really watch how Ichabod and Brom Bones are introduced, you got Brom carrying a keg of beer to share with the townspeople, he even punches a hole so the animals can drink, hell he's the last person to actually get a drink. Ichabod Crane on the other hand as he passes a person carrying pie it is revealed that he took a pie to himself. So in reality Ichabod is kinda a jerk. I mean it is implied numerous times that he only wants Katrina for her money and has no problem with a person dying. Brom Bones on the other hand really doesn't do anything that bad, not even a bully just a guy who enjoys his April fools pranks a little too much, plus he genuinely wants to be with Katrina. You actually feel kinda sorry for him when he gets beat up. I just found that to be interesting.
RyanKmetzActor I agree. As a kid, it was easy to say Ichabod's the good guy, Brom's the bad guy, but getting older and looking at it again, conventions are kind of skewed in the short, which does make it cool and very different for the time
You do such a wonderful job. Love the research and the quick summary. I'd suggest sitting in front of the camera to be closer to the spectator (you can leave the cam where it is and just place a chair there). It'll seem a bit more intimate and natural. Add a bit of depth of field if you'd like. Also, please use the same mic / recording equipment for VO and cam. Sync it in post. Otherwise, well edited and very well presented. Absolutely magnificent! You should probably also,in your title, present the video as a history + review to draw in more viewers.
+David Vaipan Thank you, and unfortunately, a lot of your critiques are done out of necessity and space, rather than choice. Check out some of my older reviews to see how I'd ideally do them, but without an external microphone/microphone port on my camera and with the echo in my new apartment, I found it to be far easier/clearer to do my voiceovers how I do them (literally using my camera as a mic) As for my titles, it's done more for branding purposes. I've tried to create a setup where a "Disney Guy Review," on my channel, designates that it's both an in depth history and review as well.
A very informative and interesting review! Ichabod and Mr. Toad is one of the underrated Disney films in my opinion, so it's nice to see it be given some love. I'm a big Disney fan, so I'm definitely going to check out your stuff =)
I had never heard of "The Wind in the Willows" during my childhood. But I did own "Sleepy Hollow" on the "Favorite Stories" Collection; however, I never watched it. Why? Because of the Headless Horseman. I didn't even need to see the short to be scared of him, all it took was seeing him on the cover of the VHS for me to avoid the short at all costs. However, when my grandmother got me the movie on VHS, I decided to see it. I saw the Mr. Toad segment and liked it and I finally saw "Sleepy Hollow." And Yeah, I was a little scared of the Headless Horseman, but my fear were soon conquered and to this day, I like the short. I like the narrations of Bing Crosby for "Sleepy Hollow" and that other guy for Mr. Toad. I like the Headless Horseman song, and "We're Merrily On Our Way," as well as Ichabod's song. Overall, this movie is a good collection of two shorts that pretty well together. And so with that being said, I've got only one last thing to say: .....man, I'm getting outta here.
Haha that is a fantasitc end to the movie, I must say. And it's funny, because I read/heard both stories in school as a kid, and Sleepy Hollow just interested me more because it seemed cooler, partially because it was a scary story and partially because of the Headless Horseman. I dont even like scary movies, but for some reason, was always attracted to Sleepy Hollow
I definitely am going to tackle Song of the South at some point and am looking forward to it actually. It likely won't be for some time, if I'm to keep to my current rough outline of a long term plan for videos, but it will certainly happen in the future
I am the biggest mr.toad fan there is i have a few videos about him and I have more to come i usually watch the wind in the willows once a week i own lots of his merchandise too! He is the best character and is extremely under appreciated lets bring mr. Toad back!!!!!!
Full Voice Actor List Eric Blore: Mr. Toad - J Pat O'Malley: Cyril Proudbottom, A Ploice Officer - Claude Allister: Rat - Colin Campbell: Mole - Campbell Grant: Arthur MacBadger - Alec Harford: Mr. Winky - John McLeish: The Prosecutor - Leslie Denison: The Judge, A Weasel - Edmond Stevens: Another Weasel - Pinto Colvig: Ichabod Crane, The Headless Horseman - Basil Rathbone: Willows Narrator - Bing Crosby: Brom Bones, Sleepy Hollow Narrator
Lisa : The Wind in the Willows? Ralph: It's about a Toad and a Badger and a mole, i drew on mine! Is this my house? Lisa: No, you live in a different house.
I must admit that I haven't read either story recently enough to remember, so I had no intentions of comparing the stories to the film. I enjoyed both segments greatly, but during the Legend of Sleepy Hollow I was confused on who I was supposed to be "rooting for" to win over Katrina. Originally, I assumed that Ichabod was the "good guy", but after learning his intentions I wasn't so sure. I suppose if Katrina was just using Ichabod it kind of doesn't make much difference... but UGH! I'm still confused...
Right!? That's what I was confused about. Logic says that Ichabod would be the good guy, but they go out of their way early in the short to say that none of Brom's pranks were ever malicious, and clearly Ichabod has some ulterior motives, so I dunno what to believe anymore
+Joe The Disney Guy Brom is the good guy, and Ichabod the bad guy. Well, actually, it's more realistic, in that both have good and bad qualities -- like real people, not stereotypes of "good" and "evil." But Brom is basically in the right, and Ichabod is rather a rotten character, all in all.
The Adventure of Ichabod & Mr.Toad is yet another of my favorite Disney films. I love the Headless Horseman scene in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and I especially love the Disney Park attraction based off it. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Mr Toad had some really funny scenes like at the courthouse. Ichabod was really scary, but good all the same. Nice review, by the way. I learned a lot :)
Joe The Disney Guy Here's an intersting fact. Winnie the pooh author A. A. Milne actually wrote a play based on Wind in the Willows Called Toad of Toad hall.
this movie actually felt like a classic Disney movie. it flowed better than all the other Wartime Era films to me, except maybe The Three Caballeros. The Wind In The Willows: 10/10 (a childhood favorite, i love this segment so much, it's scary) The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow: 8/10 (a little too much lady chasing, not enough Headless Horseman. a bit Three Caballeros for my taste) overall, i give this movie a 8.5/10. my favorite Wartime Era film
Definitely my favorite Disney package film even though it did terrify me as a kid. Glad they're finally releasing it on Blu-Ray too. I'm so close to owning all the animated features on Blu-Ray.
Since this is the last package film Walt Disney was forced to make, I often feel relieved to hear about this animation project. I like to hear that soon Walt Disney can go back to making actual movies instead of package films. Unfortunately, the closest I can get to liking this project is just with one of the two stories, and even there I don't know which one. On one had, The Wind and the Willows has many more voice actors, including being the first Disney project to have J Pat O'Malley as a character. On the other hand, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is more fun to watch, including being a perfectly good Halloween project. In any case, I am gad to see the time for package films is over.
I remember one of my relative buy an original copy of this Ichabod and Mr Toad CD I find this bit spooky for young children but even for wartime era , Where production budget really carefully ratio, I think the animation is smooth and still having a narrative structure (( but for Sleepy Hollow segment, I should find the ending leaving a question))
+Joe the Disney Guy Have you been to Mickey's Not-so-Scary Halloween Party? I always wanted to go. Halloween is my favorite holiday of the fall. I look forward to and plan for the big night from November 1st all the way to October 30th.
+Justin Blystone I have not, though I absolutely want to. I've done Mickey's Christmas Party and that was a blast, so I definitely want to do Halloween as well
Joe The Disney Guy From what I saw in RUclips videos from last year's event, it's definitely something spectacular. And it all starts with the very ghost that chased down, and possibly killed, Ichabod; The Headless Horseman.
WAIT!!! YOU MEAN GUS FROM EPIC WASNT MADE JUST FOR EPIC MICKEY BUT A CANCELLED SHORT?! I think my world got shattered. My title of Disney geek has been stripped of me. T-T
Ash Mcg Alright, alright, I'm back haha. Remember how I said a few months back that work can sometimes overwhelm me? Yeah, that was this past week (I'm putting a live person in a video game, simple in concept, lengthy in execution). Basically, when you're working at a computer doing video editing for like 10 hours a day, you just wanna go home and sleep haha. But, work seems to be dying down a bit, so hopefully I can get back on schedule for Wednesday
Well, good to know things are starting to get better! Sorry about freaking out. I guess I don't have much of a life, (or patience) & your videos are one of the best parts of my week.
As a kid, I never understood why Katrina married Brom after Ichabod disappeared. I thought it was kind of uncaring of her to just throw away her feelings for Ichabod. Of course, as an adult I can see now that she never really cared for Ichabod at all; she only flirted with him to make Brom jealous. It was quite a revelation for me.
Great review, as always.
I watched the movie as an adult and caught on to Katrina's game early on. I hated her for that...
I honestly feel like I've gotten more Disney education here than I have in years of movie watching. Keep up the great work!
I’m sad that The Wind in the Willows wasn’t a full length feature thanks to that damn World War II. I really enjoyed the segment and wanted to see more of it.
one of my favorite songs out of the whole Disney films was the headless horseman song and the most scary scene in the movie as a kid was the build up to the Headless Horseman in the forest with a really good payoff. still gives me chills to this very day
I love a set of lines from this film that The Nostalgia Critic included in his commentary:
Prosecutor: Then how did he [Toad] get the motorcar?
Horse: The only way a gentleman gets anything, the honest way.
Prosecutor: And what is the honest way?
Horse: Ha ha, I thought you wouldn't know that, gov'nor!
It is a very funny line
Walt Disney's versions of the Kenneth Grahme stories of the Reluctant Dragon and Mr.Toad were a lot closer to the original stories than the 1970 Rankin-Bass Saturday Morning cartoon show.
Well Rankin Bass’s 1987 made-for-television version was much more faithful than either of them.
I strongly disagree that The Wind In The Willows segment is faithful to the original novel. Because Toad did in fact steal the motorcar in the original novel
Here's what I like about Sleepy Hallow.
If you noticed really watch how Ichabod and Brom Bones are introduced, you got Brom carrying a keg of beer to share with the townspeople, he even punches a hole so the animals can drink, hell he's the last person to actually get a drink. Ichabod Crane on the other hand as he passes a person carrying pie it is revealed that he took a pie to himself. So in reality Ichabod is kinda a jerk. I mean it is implied numerous times that he only wants Katrina for her money and has no problem with a person dying. Brom Bones on the other hand really doesn't do anything that bad, not even a bully just a guy who enjoys his April fools pranks a little too much, plus he genuinely wants to be with Katrina. You actually feel kinda sorry for him when he gets beat up.
I just found that to be interesting.
RyanKmetzActor I agree. As a kid, it was easy to say Ichabod's the good guy, Brom's the bad guy, but getting older and looking at it again, conventions are kind of skewed in the short, which does make it cool and very different for the time
Its all clever writing.
@@JoeTheDisneyGuy I agree!
You do such a wonderful job. Love the research and the quick summary. I'd suggest sitting in front of the camera to be closer to the spectator (you can leave the cam where it is and just place a chair there). It'll seem a bit more intimate and natural. Add a bit of depth of field if you'd like. Also, please use the same mic / recording equipment for VO and cam. Sync it in post. Otherwise, well edited and very well presented. Absolutely magnificent! You should probably also,in your title, present the video as a history + review to draw in more viewers.
+David Vaipan Thank you, and unfortunately, a lot of your critiques are done out of necessity and space, rather than choice. Check out some of my older reviews to see how I'd ideally do them, but without an external microphone/microphone port on my camera and with the echo in my new apartment, I found it to be far easier/clearer to do my voiceovers how I do them (literally using my camera as a mic)
As for my titles, it's done more for branding purposes. I've tried to create a setup where a "Disney Guy Review," on my channel, designates that it's both an in depth history and review as well.
A very informative and interesting review! Ichabod and Mr. Toad is one of the underrated Disney films in my opinion, so it's nice to see it be given some love. I'm a big Disney fan, so I'm definitely going to check out your stuff =)
I had never heard of "The Wind in the Willows" during my childhood. But I did own "Sleepy Hollow" on the "Favorite Stories" Collection; however, I never watched it. Why? Because of the Headless Horseman. I didn't even need to see the short to be scared of him, all it took was seeing him on the cover of the VHS for me to avoid the short at all costs. However, when my grandmother got me the movie on VHS, I decided to see it. I saw the Mr. Toad segment and liked it and I finally saw "Sleepy Hollow." And Yeah, I was a little scared of the Headless Horseman, but my fear were soon conquered and to this day, I like the short. I like the narrations of Bing Crosby for "Sleepy Hollow" and that other guy for Mr. Toad. I like the Headless Horseman song, and "We're Merrily On Our Way," as well as Ichabod's song. Overall, this movie is a good collection of two shorts that pretty well together. And so with that being said, I've got only one last thing to say:
.....man, I'm getting outta here.
Haha that is a fantasitc end to the movie, I must say. And it's funny, because I read/heard both stories in school as a kid, and Sleepy Hollow just interested me more because it seemed cooler, partially because it was a scary story and partially because of the Headless Horseman. I dont even like scary movies, but for some reason, was always attracted to Sleepy Hollow
Joe The Disney Guy Are you going to do Songs of The South?
I definitely am going to tackle Song of the South at some point and am looking forward to it actually. It likely won't be for some time, if I'm to keep to my current rough outline of a long term plan for videos, but it will certainly happen in the future
Joe The Disney Guy thank you.
I am the biggest mr.toad fan there is i have a few videos about him and I have more to come i usually watch the wind in the willows once a week i own lots of his merchandise too! He is the best character and is extremely under appreciated lets bring mr. Toad back!!!!!!
Full Voice Actor List
Eric Blore: Mr. Toad - J Pat O'Malley: Cyril Proudbottom, A Ploice Officer - Claude Allister: Rat - Colin Campbell: Mole - Campbell Grant: Arthur MacBadger - Alec Harford: Mr. Winky - John McLeish: The Prosecutor - Leslie Denison: The Judge, A Weasel - Edmond Stevens: Another Weasel - Pinto Colvig: Ichabod Crane, The Headless Horseman - Basil Rathbone: Willows Narrator - Bing Crosby: Brom Bones, Sleepy Hollow Narrator
Still watch the Sleepy Hollow segment every year around Halloween!
Lisa : The Wind in the Willows?
Ralph: It's about a Toad and a Badger and a mole, i drew on mine! Is this my house?
Lisa: No, you live in a different house.
I must admit that I haven't read either story recently enough to remember, so I had no intentions of comparing the stories to the film. I enjoyed both segments greatly, but during the Legend of Sleepy Hollow I was confused on who I was supposed to be "rooting for" to win over Katrina. Originally, I assumed that Ichabod was the "good guy", but after learning his intentions I wasn't so sure. I suppose if Katrina was just using Ichabod it kind of doesn't make much difference... but UGH! I'm still confused...
Right!? That's what I was confused about. Logic says that Ichabod would be the good guy, but they go out of their way early in the short to say that none of Brom's pranks were ever malicious, and clearly Ichabod has some ulterior motives, so I dunno what to believe anymore
+Joe The Disney Guy Brom is the good guy, and Ichabod the bad guy. Well, actually, it's more realistic, in that both have good and bad qualities -- like real people, not stereotypes of "good" and "evil." But Brom is basically in the right, and Ichabod is rather a rotten character, all in all.
The Adventure of Ichabod & Mr.Toad is yet another of my favorite Disney films. I love the Headless Horseman scene in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and I especially love the Disney Park attraction based off it. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Mr Toad had some really funny scenes like at the courthouse.
Ichabod was really scary, but good all the same.
Nice review, by the way. I learned a lot :)
Thanks, glad you enjoyed and learned!
Joe The Disney Guy Here's an intersting fact. Winnie the pooh author A. A. Milne actually wrote a play based on Wind in the Willows Called Toad of Toad hall.
Forrest Dupre Oh yeah, I'd heard of that. I didn't know that A A Milne had wrote that, that's pretty cool.
Joe The Disney Guy Mr. Toad's Wild Ride actually was originally made into a live action musical film.
Forrest Dupre That's correct, but it wasn't made by Disney or any of its affiliates.
this movie actually felt like a classic Disney movie. it flowed better than all the other Wartime Era films to me, except maybe The Three Caballeros.
The Wind In The Willows: 10/10 (a childhood favorite, i love this segment so much, it's scary)
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow: 8/10 (a little too much lady chasing, not enough Headless Horseman. a bit Three Caballeros for my taste)
overall, i give this movie a 8.5/10. my favorite Wartime Era film
Definitely my favorite Disney package film even though it did terrify me as a kid. Glad they're finally releasing it on Blu-Ray too. I'm so close to owning all the animated features on Blu-Ray.
Yeah, Headless Horseman always spooked me a bit as a kid, but certainly a classic
The Mr Toad one is my favourite, one of my favourite of all time.
The adventures of ichabod and mr.toad was a light and dark tale
Thank you Ichabod but Katrina is in another castle (Mario bros reference)
I always liked the Icabod segment, but not necessarily the Mr. Toad segment of the film.
I liked Mr. Toad, but I agree, as a kid, I definitely enjoyed Sleepy Hollow more. Something about the spooky atmosphere I guess, and it had more songs
I'm the inverse. :D
Since this is the last package film Walt Disney was forced to make, I often feel relieved to hear about this animation project. I like to hear that soon Walt Disney can go back to making actual movies instead of package films. Unfortunately, the closest I can get to liking this project is just with one of the two stories, and even there I don't know which one. On one had, The Wind and the Willows has many more voice actors, including being the first Disney project to have J Pat O'Malley as a character. On the other hand, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is more fun to watch, including being a perfectly good Halloween project. In any case, I am gad to see the time for package films is over.
If only Katrina was real I could hug her forever I want someone to squeeze
They are re-releasing it on bluray?!
MUST WANT!!!!!
I remember one of my relative buy an original copy of this Ichabod and Mr Toad CD
I find this bit spooky for young children but even for wartime era ,
Where production budget really carefully ratio,
I think the animation is smooth and still having a narrative structure
(( but for Sleepy Hollow segment,
I should find the ending leaving a question))
Mr Toads Wild Ride at Disney Land was shutdown in 1998
The original book of The Wind In The Willows looks more funny
This is literally the most hilarious film Walt Disney ever made
+Joe the Disney Guy Have you been to Mickey's Not-so-Scary Halloween Party? I always wanted to go. Halloween is my favorite holiday of the fall. I look forward to and plan for the big night from November 1st all the way to October 30th.
+Justin Blystone I have not, though I absolutely want to. I've done Mickey's Christmas Party and that was a blast, so I definitely want to do Halloween as well
Joe The Disney Guy From what I saw in RUclips videos from last year's event, it's definitely something spectacular. And it all starts with the very ghost that chased down, and possibly killed, Ichabod; The Headless Horseman.
Anyone notice that in The Adventures of Ichabod, katrina looks alot like Cinderella?
Kinda, but she was apparently modeled after another Disney character, Grace Martin from The Martins and The Coys from "Make Mine Music".
Yes she does
WAIT!!! YOU MEAN GUS FROM EPIC WASNT MADE JUST FOR EPIC MICKEY BUT A CANCELLED SHORT?! I think my world got shattered. My title of Disney geek has been stripped of me. T-T
I love this film!
Where did you get the Melody Time DVD? The UK?
+ruthiehenshallfan99 I ordered mine online but from what I can tell it was the US release
Joe The Disney Guy I only ask because the UK release is unedited.
The sleepy hollow segment is more interesting than mr toad
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
You're welcome you're welcome you're welcome!!
Hey man... what's up???
I guess I just want to know what's been keeping him if/when he comes back...
Ash Mcg Alright, alright, I'm back haha. Remember how I said a few months back that work can sometimes overwhelm me? Yeah, that was this past week (I'm putting a live person in a video game, simple in concept, lengthy in execution). Basically, when you're working at a computer doing video editing for like 10 hours a day, you just wanna go home and sleep haha. But, work seems to be dying down a bit, so hopefully I can get back on schedule for Wednesday
Well, good to know things are starting to get better! Sorry about freaking out. I guess I don't have much of a life, (or patience) & your videos are one of the best parts of my week.