What I love most about the Wartime Era: All the films were based on Mickey Mouse and his friends, something you wouldn't get to see in any other era (except Fantasia from Golden Age and Fantasia 2000 from the Post Renaissance).
@@austinreed7343 A couple of other bits of inaccuracy. 1. The two segments from "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" were based on SHORT STORIES, not novels, like the narrator said. 2. The narrator pronounced the Disney character Jose Carioca's first name as "JOE Zay." Actually, it's pronounced "HO Zay." (BTW: the name is Spanish for "Joseph.")
I would say it's interesting that many of these were originally planned to be full length movies, but WW2 cut into the budget. Again it makes me think what would have happened if they were able to go full movie for some of these features. And again I wonder what Walt would think of the current quarantine going on. Although given how anti-communist he was in life, I don't think he would like his company dealing with China, especially if he learned how they were blatantly abusing human rights.
This era is _truly_ the most forgotten and least talked about eras of Disney ever. I'll admit, I haven't seen half of these Wartime Era movies. I only ever saw Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, and Ichabod and Mister Toad. But for some odd reason, I also first saw "Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet" (from Make Mine Music) and the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" (from Fun and Fancy Free) on TV in the 90s as a standalone (I believe it was on the Disney Channel?).
Same man. I had both on VHS when I was little. I loved the psychedelic visuals in "The Three Caballeros" and probably my earliest exposure to Latin American culture. And I remember them slicing that bean into slivers in "Mickey and the Beanstalk" and going crazy with hunger. That always creeped me out haha
Sadly, this is easily the most neglected era of Disney animation. There are music references in the Disney Parks, and some of the shorts are ingrained into early Disney shorts collections, but besides that, you would never know there were 6 full length films. I do however love the artistic style of these films, which I agree is very Fantasia-inspired, and that is a beautiful thing!
And now, MY rankings! 6. The Three Caballeros 5. The Adventures Of Ichabod & Mr. Toad 4. Make Mine Music 3. Saludos Amigos 2-1. Fun & Fancy Free/Melody Time (Tied!) Haven't seen Victory Through Air Power, Song Of The South, or So Dear To My Heart yet! Loved this video, hate the virus, can't wait for the Post-Renaissance & Dark Age rankings!
You know people these days mostly remember the Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad film for The Sleepy Hollow segment and apparently that seems to be the segment EVERYONE tends to like positively than the Wind in the Willows segment due to the darker themes, the Headless Horseman, and Bing Crosby's narration and singing much like how The Mickey and the Beanstalk segment from Fun and Fancy Free was well known instead of Bongo.
How ironic that Toad is the lesser known/appreciated segment of the film and yet it's the one that got an opening day attraction dedicated to it in Disneyland and Disney World and a restaurant in Disneyland Paris. Personally, I think an Ichabod ride would be AMAZING!!
@@jacoblakins6628 Only people remember the Mr. Toad segment for just the ride at Disneyland and especially Walt Disney World (that was closed down), but when people ask about the animated segment of Wind in the Willows, certain commentators say "the short is cute, but Mr. Toad is just plain silly" as the Rotoscopers podcast episode says it themselves. On top of that, when the 70th Anniversary of the film happened Disney ONLY released a storybook tie-in for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" but not Wind in the Willows, and on the D23 website, it's was ONLY you guessed it, "Sleepy Hollow" but not one dedicated to Mr. Toad/Wind in the Willows. d23.com/these-5-fun-facts-about-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-will-lift-your-spirits/ I'm not agreeing with the masses that the Mr. Toad segment is "forgotten", I'm grateful that their is an audience that loves The Wind in the Willows segment from the film (regardless if they only remember the short for the ride at Disneyland and Disney World), It's as I said before, just like how "Fun and Fancy Free" had most people remember the film for the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" segment because of Mickey Mouse and it was a better known segment than "Bongo", in the case with "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", most people acknowledged the film just for the "Sleepy Hollow" segment than the "Wind in the Willows" segment because the former just like "Mickey and the Beanstalk" was the better known segment than the latter, as it's based on a Washington Irving story which certain people read this story on Halloween especially during School courses, Bing Crosby's narration and the Headless Horseman.
That being said, when it comes to the cultural rememberance of the two books, especially in the UK, Wind in the Willows is more well known. Though that might be because Wind in the Willows keeps getting adapted.
Good list. As a whole, Ichabod and Mr. Toad and 3 Caballeros do seem to tie together the best, although if we’re looking at individual animated segments, I think Mickey and the Beanstalk is the best. It’s a shame that that didn’t get made as an animated feature as initially intended. I also really would have liked to have seen the Morgan’s Ghost feature that had been planned as well for Mickey. Also, I agree about Saludos Amigos. Even though it technically qualified as a feature film, it never had the feeling of a true feature due to its length (40 minute features were common in the silent era, but it was no longer as common by this point and, of course, the fact that Saludos was made up of shorter segments anyway doesn’t help). It is interesting that so many celebrities of the time appeared in these features. Disney initially was against the practice of using recognizable names in his animated features, but Bing Crosby was one of the most popular entertainers of the day, and other performers like Jerry Colonna (Casey at the Bat narrator, and later the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland) and Dennis Day (Johnny Appleseed) were very popular radio performers, so he must have lifted this restriction by that point.
You wanna know one of the most mind-blowing aspects of Disney? How greatly superior the Mickey and the Beanstalk is to the Bongo segment!!!!! In fact, it goes to show I don’t as a whole hate Fun and Fancy Free, I find it to be a massive mixed bag.
I loved the Mr Toad / Ichabod movie when I was a child, still is one of my favorite Disney classics. It's such an odd pairing but I can't seperate both 'shorts' in my head. 😂 I also LOVED the "brazil" song at the end of Saludos Amigos!
The package films are grossly underrated films. These are some of my all time favorite Disney features. My ranking of these lesser known gems is more or less similar to yours. Of the two Latin American features, The Three Caballeros is much stronger than Saludos Amigos. It has a lot more heart and passion. The latter film is very dry in it’s attempt to illustrate the cultures. (While Pedro is a cute segment, it doesn’t lend itself to depicting a culture). Every segment in Melody Time is very enjoyable and full if heart. Make Mine Music has a great diversity of music and visual styles, but never grabbed me like Melody Time did. Of the two story driven films, I prefer Fun And Fancy Free a little more, because of the light hearted musical numbers. Bongo often gets flack for its thin narrative, but the songs by Dinah Shore are very engaging (I hope Disney will put these out). Both segments in Ichabod and Mr. Toad have some of the best personality animation of the era and contain very strong staging and atmosphere. A foreshadow of what was to come from the Silver Age.
In this era, I don't really have a favorite package film, but I do have favorite shorts! Peter and the Wolf is an absolute classic, as well as Mickey and the Beanstalk, and Bongo. I still enjoy watching Ichabod, and will catch myself singing Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet at random times.
Your ranking and mine match exactly, and your thoughts on each echo mine save for one thing: I actually prefer The Wind in the Willows over the The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow (but agree Sleepy Hollow has better animation). I wish Willows had become its own full-length feature, but I'm grateful for what we've got. Interestingly, I feel like Ichabod & Mr. Toad was a sort of training ground for Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. The Wind in the Willows' crazy antics are very much like Alice's (which is probably why I love it so much), while Ichabod's directorial style and tone reminds me of Cinderella's. As always, great video! I'm really excited for your Silver Age video as that's tied with the Renaissance as my favorite Disney era.
The funny thing is, for the longest time, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" were only available in separate home video releases. I had both VHS at some point, and for the longest time, I didn't realize they were supposed to be the same movie. Clearly an attempt to make twice as much money from having to buy two different videos, somehow this makes them both play better.
Eh they did the same thing with Mickey and the beanstalk, but at least they added some new hosts in the form of Ludwig Von Drake and Herman to separate that version from it’s original theatrical release with Bongo, even if they have the same ending with Willie the giant turning out to be real all along regardless of who the narrators are.
I think I remember those VHS, actually. Never had them, but they were in one of those little pamphlets they used to come with. They were part of the "Disney Classics" series, if I recall. Now that I think about it, I think the only versions of those movies available at the time were the cut up separate releases. Makes sense. That was when they were very reluctant to release most of their movies on home video. I guess that was a workaround to release them as cut versions. Plus, double the tapes you had to buy.
@@mightyfilm I guess the budget issues for Disney during World War II was actually something that ended up being a blessing in disguise for 90’s Disney, as the fact that they essentially had to package short films together to make a full feature length film really lent itself well when it came to selling home videos to the masses, especially when a lot of the stories often had nothing to do with each other, I don’t even think people even associated the story of The Wind in the Willows with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow until Disney had to put them together as a cost cutting measure to make a full film, I mean I’m pretty sure those are works by two separate authors.
I think I agree almost completely, definitely with ranking Ichabod & Mr Toad and Three Caballeros at 1 & 2 respectively. Despite the propaganda I think I might scoot Saludos Amigos up a peg. I dunno, I really liked that Goofy cartoon and of course I gotta soft spot for Jose.
I agree with your top 2. By far the best two animated classics of that era. My 3rd place, however, goes to Melody Time. I really enjoy watching those seven musical sequences! Especially Johnny Appleseed, Trees, and Pecos Bill.
Out of all 6 of the Package Films, Fun and Fancy Free and the Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad (Ichabod in particular) are my favorites from the Wartime era.
I've been currently watching all of the animated Disney films myself (currently in the Silver Age), so it's neat to see someone else's take on these movies. I actually did watch Victory Through Air Power, Song of the South, and So Dear to My Heart, as well, mainly because they're on the list on Wikipedia, of films by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
This Is My Top 6 Disney Wartime Era Movies 1. The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad 2. Saludos Amigos 3. The Three Cabalerros 4. Fun And Fancy Free 5. Melody Time 6. Make Mine Music From Benny Mufabiro. 😊🎉❤
My favourite out of all of these is fun and fancy free. I love the Mickey and the beanstalk storyline as well as bongo the bear. Just really cute and a lot of fun. Weirdly enough make mine music isn’t on Disney+ at all. But I’m pretty sure I still have it on DVD somewhere.
My ranking (Best to Worst) 1. Fun and Fancy Free 2. Make Mine Music 3. The Adventures of Icahbod and Mr. Toad 4. Melody Time 5. Saludos Amigos 6. The Three Caballeros
Literally the only change I'd make would be swap Icahbod and Mr. Toad and Make Mine Music. With Icahbod I think Sleepy Hollow is amazing, and Wind in the Willows is pretty good too, particularly the ending. With Make Mine Music, eh I'd give ya Casey at the Bat, Peter and the Wolf, and The Whale who wanted to sing at the met. In my opinion 1.5 outta 2 is better than 3 outta 10, but that's just my opinion.
@@scadwea9109 Eh. I'm kinda with him on this one. I think of each one of the Package films as a shorts collection. Kinda like the Disney short films collection. And honestly I like the shorts in Saludos better than Caballeros. With Saludos I like the one with Donald as a tourist, Goofy as a cow boy, and kinda Pedro the Plane. With Caballeros I like Pablo the Penguin, the flying Donkey, and... No I guess it's just those two. Well and the song but that's about it. Yeah you may have noticed I didn't put the last Saludos short where José takes Donald to the city, and honestly that's kinda the rest of Caballeros only it's longer, and they replaced the BTS looks of Saland replaced it with trippy imagery, and Donald chasing live action women. And honestly I get really bored. Also also, I also like the BTS perspective of Saludos Amigos, cause I'm really into BTS stuff of Disney films, that's shorta why I like films like The Reluctant Dragon, and Waking Sleeping Beauty. But I'm glad you like The Three Caballeros, because anything someone is willing to make, is worth someone willing to love it.
I like them all equally for different reasons. I grew up watching these movies. As a kid Saludos Amigos and Three Caballeros were hard to get through, but as an adult I understand them better and love them even more.
My ranked of the disney war time era 6: Make mine music 5: Melody time 4: Fan and Fancy three 3: Saludos Amigos 2: The adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad 1: The three caballeros Thank you for the attention.
Here's my list. 1. The Three Caballeros 2. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 3. Fun and Fancy Free 4. Saludos Amigos 5. Melody Time (I haven't seen Make Mine Music)
This is a really good video ranking. I just can’t get over how overlooked these movies are nowadays. Fair enough if it wasn’t for WW2 we might not have got these, but they deserve to be released on DVD, I’m surprised they’re not part of the Disney classics collection.
Here's my personal ranking: (Based on the movies I saw completely) 1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad (It's a good movie. Ichabod's story is my favorite) 2. The Three Caballeros (Probably the most memorable and recognizable of the three here) 3. Sauldos Amigos
Out of this era I think the only movie Ive seen is "Micky and the beanstalk". Its strange as I have seen almost every other disney movie otherwise (maybe not counting the most recent ones). Most of the movies here look kinda weird, but maybe worth watching
6. Fun and Fancy Free (5/10) 5. Make Mine Music (7/10) 4. Melody Time (7/10) 3. Saludos Amigos (7/10) 2. Three Caballeros (8/10) 1. Ichabod and Mr. Toad (9/10) The Wartime era is the most fascinating and unique Disney-era.
I prefer more some short films than movies themselve, like Peter and the Wolf, from Make Mine Music, or Mickey and the Beanstalk, from Fun and Fancy Free. But, if want to know, here is my ranking from the wartime era. 1. Saludos Amigos. 2. The Three Caballeros. 3. Melody Time. 4. Make Mine Music. 5. Fun and Fancy Free. 6. The Adventures of Ichabod and mr Toad.
A very informative ranking! I remember watching a few of these shorts as a kid but overall I have no solid ranking as much as I hope I can watch some of these someday! Ichabod and Mickey and the Beanstalk are the stand outs to me, as I remember watching them. Zé Carioca gets bonus points with me since I'm brazilian, but it also bugs me a little since it perpetuated (or started) so many stereotypes about my country that the world doesnt seem to look past. I suppose it turned heads to our culture though. All that said, some of these shots feel like very interesting animation experiences and I'd love to check them out someday!
My thoughts exactly! Then again, the reason why I actually (strongly) like Fun and Fancy Free (well, let alone Mickey and the Beanstalk) is because of its high level of scariness! And it’s not like the ventriloquist scene in the same movie where they just made the segment scary when it wasn’t even called for.
Well, this was amazing as always Dave, For me I think Fun and Fancy Free. Mostly because I seen the film a hundreds of times and it's still great lol, not to mention it's the last time Walt Disney would ever voice Mickey (On a daily basis)
What’s not great about F&FF, though, would have to be the Banjo short because it shows its age by LITERALLY ENCOURAGING THE HITTING OF WOMEN. Outside of that, though, I did partially have a blast with it (Mickey and the Beanstalk)!
"Melody Time" and "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad." are my favorite films in this era. My least favorite is "Make Mine Music." although, I did love the "Peter and the Wolf" & "Johnny Fedora & Alice Bluebonnet" segments. And the reason why I loved "Melody Time" the most is because of "The Legend of Johnny Appleseed" segment. That story was so beautiful I wish it became a standalone Disney animated feature film instead. 💕
I wish the Johnny Appleseed segment was the end of the movie instead of Pecos Bill. It's like they wanted to one up the ending of Make Mine Music by making an ending more depressing than the whale dying.
Man I love it too. I had a VHS when I was little and watched it often. It was how I first learned about Central and South America, before school even. I don't wanna assume, but your name makes me think you're Hispanic or Latino, right? I've seen some people online saying they don't like it because it's propganda. Do you think its like racist or culturally insensitive or anything like that?
Richard Davis I'm mexican. I didn't knew it was propaganda until a couple of years ago. Personally, I don't think it is a racist film, but I can see a lot of stereotypes in place. I don't think it is insensitive, but there is also some sexist stuff. Also, it is an animated movie from the 40's of the last century, so we cannot fully judge it with our current standards. Just enjoy it as it is: the incredible animated film you love since your childhood
With The Exception of Ichabod and Mr Toad I've only ever seen these movies once. I still enjoyed them for what they were though. 1. Ichabod and Mr Toad 2. Melody Time 3. Saludos Amigos 4. Make Mine Music 5. The three Cabileros 6. Fun and Fancy Free.
My Ranking of Disney's Wartime/Package Era 1. The Three Caballeros 2.The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mister Toad 3. Saludos Amigos 4. Fun And Fancy-Free 5. Melody Time 6. Make Mine Music
Your number 1 is the last one released in this era? Very fitting I think. Legend of sleepy hollow always used to creep me out and scare me a little bit as a kid too. But still very well done overall.
My Ranking 6. Make Mine Music: 😴😴😴 5. Saludos Amigos: Why is this a Movie it's half an hour long 4. Melody Time: .....pass 3. Fun and Fancy Free: Fee Fi Fo Fum This is some Fun 2. The Three Caballeros: 1st Half is Great. 2nd Half is a Drug Trip 1. Ichabod and Mr. Toad: Is he Dead? ........ *WELL IS ICHABOD DEAD!*
I'm with you on "Ichabod and Mr. Toad" and "The Three Caballeros" being the best of this lot. As for the others, I'd rank "Melody Time" as my third favorite since I enjoyed most of the shorts, and it was consistent with its music theme. "Make Mine Music" would fourth for similar reasons, but I didn't like some shorts as much as others. Fifth would be "Fun and Fancy Free," since it was kind of a jumble with the different elements it incorporated (Jiminy Cricket, Edgar Bergen, Bongo, and Mickey), although I loved the 'Mickey and the Beanstalk' segment. And in last place is "Saludos Amigos" for its short runtime and acting more like a documentary than an actual movie, though the cartoons were fun and I admire how they tried to teach South American culture.
Honestly, there's something about the randomness of Fun and Fancy Free I find really appealing. Here's what I wrote about it and Ichabod and Mr. Toad on my blog. "I prefer the earlier movie. I’ll grant you that it’s the more random of the two. Even the title, Fun and Fancy Free, is kind of arbitrary. (While both segments are lighthearted on the whole, the characters in them do face grim challenges at certain points.) But its randomness feels like it’s by design almost and, for me, is part of its appeal. The slightly less random quality of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, on the other hand, makes its randomness stand out more. Why just two stories about larger-than-life literary characters, an English one and an American one? Why not throw in a French one or something?"
My opinion: 6. Fun & Fancy Free (5/20) 5. Melody Time (7/20) 4. Make Mine Music (8/20) 3. Saludos Amigos (9/20) 2. The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad (10/20) 1. The Three Caberellos (16/20) (and the only good one)
My Favorite Wartime (Package Film) Era Films: 1. “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” 2. “The Three Caballeros” 3. “Melody Time” 4. “Make Mine Music” 5. “Fun and Fancy Free” 6. “Saludos Amigos”
Oddly enough many of these packaged movies I remember watching separately in the late 80s on the Disney channel. I definitely remember the Whale who wanted to sing, and several of the Make Mine Music segments being played randomly during the week.
Yep! Most of the films were parted out afterwards and re-released theatrically as individual shorts, which then of course, found individual releases on home media and saw individual playback on television!
Surprised you didn't mention Make Mine Music's odd situation being literally the only feature film from WDAS not on Disney+ or how it never got a DVD release in Australia.
I really enjoyed these films. I have seen them on Disney Plus when we got it. Never seen Make Mine Music though as it’s not on there but have seen the other 5.
Here’s something interesting: Ub Iwerk, one of Walt’s original animators- who left in the 30’s to form his own studio- came back to Disney’s studio in the 40’s. But what’s interesting is that when he was doing his own solo work, he also did a Sleepy Hollow cartoon. And when he came back, he worked on Ichabod and Mr. Toad (his name is in the credits as well). Here’s a link to his cartoon: ruclips.net/video/RZ949PoJuEw/видео.html
My personal list is as follows: Melody Time < Make Mine Music < Fun and Fancy Free < Saludos Amigos < The Three Caballeros < Ichabod and Mr. Toad. If I were to include Disney's other Package films, then Fantasia would be between Caballeros and Ichabod, and Fantasia 2000 would be at the bottom.
While Fun and Fancy Free, Melody Time and 3 Caballeros I would rank high for the case of nostalgia, Ichabod and Mr. Toad I agree is probably the best out of the films.
I mostly agree with this list. 3 Cabs and Ichabod and Toad are the clear cut winners IMO. Fun and Fancy Fred’s Snerd segments are just so bizarre and have aged horribly. It’s amazing what people in the 40’s found entertaining. Different time I guess. I’d love to see you review the animated tv shows like Rescue Rangers, Gummi Bears, etc at some point!
Yeah I gotta agree with the live action segment of Fun & Fancy Free. A man in his 40s in a room with a little girl? Yeah that wouldn't fly at all today. Honestly, I think there's a "better" version of Mickey & The Beanstalk. I remember having a VHS that switched out the Edgar Bergen segments with Professor Ludwig Von Drake. It gets rid of the original's awkwardness but it does cut a scene or two of the original cartoon, like with the dragonflies.
@@RoadrunnerMoose I don't know why the majority prefer the Ludwig von Von Drake and Cricket narration of Mickey and the Beanstalk over the Edgar Bergen version?
Now I'm more curious as to why the majority prefer the Ludwig von Von Drake and Cricket narration of Mickey and the Beanstalk over the Edgar Bergen version from Fun and Fancy Free?
@@EChacon I can't speak for everybody I'm only speaking for myself. But from what I can tell, I've always liked Ludwig von Drake and found his segments to be funnier. I'll give credit to the Bergen segments that the dummies were kinda funny. But again, the fact that this "party" is basically a Man in his 40s and a little girl who was probably no older than 10. I for one completely understand that this was a different time and I'm sure there were no ill intentions. However if you showed anyone this today they would feel uncomfortable.
@@RoadrunnerMoose The problem I had with the Ludwig von Drake version of Mickey Beanstalk was that it was more condensed and cut out several parts out from the original such as the Dragonfly attacking Mickey, Donald and Goofy.
I agree with the comments that the Package films are overlooked. For some of them, I wouldn't go as far as saying they're underrated but they're all at least watchable. 6. Make Mine Music (this movie is not on Disney+ and the VHS/DVD does not have The Martins and the Coys; I had to watch that segment elsewhere on RUclips) 5. Melody Time 4. Fun and Fancy Free 3. Saludos Amigos 2. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1. The Three Caballeros
4:09 Teatro Colón 4:10 Plaza del Congreso, Buenos Aires. I recognized it not by the building itself which could be any european congress, but by it being accompanied by "Café el molino" (The windmill's cafe) next to it. 4:11 Facultad de Medicina, Bioquímica y Odontologia (Medicine, Biochemistry and Odontology's university) 4:12: Same building, another point of view
Ichabod & Mr.Toad is the only one I’ve seen. It’s a weird one. The Wind in the Willows segment is exactly what you’d expect, but Sleepy Hollow is surprisingly slow paced and deliberate, I wasn’t expecting Ichabod to be practically silent throughout and the huntsman only turning up at the end was surprising to me.
Say, do you know where I can find an uncut version of Melody Time? The US dvd censored Pecos Bills Cigarette by digitally editing it out and skipped a scene. I know the Laser Disc version is uncut but if there's a UK dvd version without the censorship, could u let me know?
What I love most about the Wartime Era: All the films were based on Mickey Mouse and his friends, something you wouldn't get to see in any other era (except Fantasia from Golden Age and Fantasia 2000 from the Post Renaissance).
Make Mine Music and Ichabod & Mr. Toad were not, and only a single sequence of Melody Time had them. So not totally accurate.
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A couple of other bits of inaccuracy.
1. The two segments from "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" were based on SHORT STORIES, not novels, like the narrator said.
2. The narrator pronounced the Disney character Jose Carioca's first name as "JOE Zay." Actually, it's pronounced "HO Zay." (BTW: the name is Spanish for "Joseph.")
I’m excited for your ranking of the Dark Age/Post-Renaissance movies
Me too! Would love to hear your thoughts on movies such as Brother Bear and Atlantis 😭💖
Lilo and Stitch is godly saying anything else is wrong
It's good to let the Wartime Era get some love. It's somewhat immensely forgotten in my mind but I'm glad to learn and remember more about it.
I totally agree with your Number 1 choice! It’s my favorite too!!
I would say it's interesting that many of these were originally planned to be full length movies, but WW2 cut into the budget. Again it makes me think what would have happened if they were able to go full movie for some of these features. And again I wonder what Walt would think of the current quarantine going on. Although given how anti-communist he was in life, I don't think he would like his company dealing with China, especially if he learned how they were blatantly abusing human rights.
This era is _truly_ the most forgotten and least talked about eras of Disney ever. I'll admit, I haven't seen half of these Wartime Era movies. I only ever saw Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, and Ichabod and Mister Toad. But for some odd reason, I also first saw "Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet" (from Make Mine Music) and the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" (from Fun and Fancy Free) on TV in the 90s as a standalone (I believe it was on the Disney Channel?).
Hard to pick which is my favorite but my favorite Package films were The Three Caballeros and "Fun and Fancy Free"
Same man. I had both on VHS when I was little. I loved the psychedelic visuals in "The Three Caballeros" and probably my earliest exposure to Latin American culture. And I remember them slicing that bean into slivers in "Mickey and the Beanstalk" and going crazy with hunger. That always creeped me out haha
My, what a lovely choice, what a love of this, never heard of this, let’s all rejoice!
Sadly, this is easily the most neglected era of Disney animation. There are music references in the Disney Parks, and some of the shorts are ingrained into early Disney shorts collections, but besides that, you would never know there were 6 full length films. I do however love the artistic style of these films, which I agree is very Fantasia-inspired, and that is a beautiful thing!
I grew up watching that beanstalk short repeatedly. True story. Didn't know it was premiered during the war.
And now, MY rankings!
6. The Three Caballeros
5. The Adventures Of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
4. Make Mine Music
3. Saludos Amigos
2-1. Fun & Fancy Free/Melody Time (Tied!)
Haven't seen Victory Through Air Power, Song Of The South, or So Dear To My Heart yet!
Loved this video, hate the virus, can't wait for the Post-Renaissance & Dark Age rankings!
You know people these days mostly remember the Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad film for The Sleepy Hollow segment and apparently that seems to be the segment EVERYONE tends to like positively than the Wind in the Willows segment due to the darker themes, the Headless Horseman, and Bing Crosby's narration and singing much like how The Mickey and the Beanstalk segment from Fun and Fancy Free was well known instead of Bongo.
How ironic that Toad is the lesser known/appreciated segment of the film and yet it's the one that got an opening day attraction dedicated to it in Disneyland and Disney World and a restaurant in Disneyland Paris. Personally, I think an Ichabod ride would be AMAZING!!
@@jacoblakins6628 Only people remember the Mr. Toad segment for just the ride at Disneyland and especially Walt Disney World (that was closed down), but when people ask about the animated segment of Wind in the Willows, certain commentators say "the short is cute, but Mr. Toad is just plain silly" as the Rotoscopers podcast episode says it themselves. On top of that, when the 70th Anniversary of the film happened Disney ONLY released a storybook tie-in for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" but not Wind in the Willows, and on the D23 website, it's was ONLY you guessed it, "Sleepy Hollow" but not one dedicated to Mr. Toad/Wind in the Willows.
d23.com/these-5-fun-facts-about-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-will-lift-your-spirits/
I'm not agreeing with the masses that the Mr. Toad segment is "forgotten", I'm grateful that their is an audience that loves The Wind in the Willows segment from the film (regardless if they only remember the short for the ride at Disneyland and Disney World), It's as I said before, just like how "Fun and Fancy Free" had most people remember the film for the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" segment because of Mickey Mouse and it was a better known segment than "Bongo", in the case with "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", most people acknowledged the film just for the "Sleepy Hollow" segment than the "Wind in the Willows" segment because the former just like "Mickey and the Beanstalk" was the better known segment than the latter, as it's based on a Washington Irving story which certain people read this story on Halloween especially during School courses, Bing Crosby's narration and the Headless Horseman.
That being said, when it comes to the cultural rememberance of the two books, especially in the UK, Wind in the Willows is more well known. Though that might be because Wind in the Willows keeps getting adapted.
Good list. As a whole, Ichabod and Mr. Toad and 3 Caballeros do seem to tie together the best, although if we’re looking at individual animated segments, I think Mickey and the Beanstalk is the best. It’s a shame that that didn’t get made as an animated feature as initially intended. I also really would have liked to have seen the Morgan’s Ghost feature that had been planned as well for Mickey.
Also, I agree about Saludos Amigos. Even though it technically qualified as a feature film, it never had the feeling of a true feature due to its length (40 minute features were common in the silent era, but it was no longer as common by this point and, of course, the fact that Saludos was made up of shorter segments anyway doesn’t help).
It is interesting that so many celebrities of the time appeared in these features. Disney initially was against the practice of using recognizable names in his animated features, but Bing Crosby was one of the most popular entertainers of the day, and other performers like Jerry Colonna (Casey at the Bat narrator, and later the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland) and Dennis Day (Johnny Appleseed) were very popular radio performers, so he must have lifted this restriction by that point.
Talk About Cinema thanks for your comment. Thanks for watching.
You wanna know one of the most mind-blowing aspects of Disney?
How greatly superior the Mickey and the Beanstalk is to the Bongo segment!!!!!
In fact, it goes to show I don’t as a whole hate Fun and Fancy Free, I find it to be a massive mixed bag.
I loved the Mr Toad / Ichabod movie when I was a child, still is one of my favorite Disney classics. It's such an odd pairing but I can't seperate both 'shorts' in my head. 😂 I also LOVED the "brazil" song at the end of Saludos Amigos!
The package films are grossly underrated films. These are some of my all time favorite Disney features.
My ranking of these lesser known gems is more or less similar to yours.
Of the two Latin American features, The Three Caballeros is much stronger than Saludos Amigos. It has a lot more heart and passion. The latter film is very dry in it’s attempt to illustrate the cultures. (While Pedro is a cute segment, it doesn’t lend itself to depicting a culture).
Every segment in Melody Time is very enjoyable and full if heart. Make Mine Music has a great diversity of music and visual styles, but never grabbed me like Melody Time did.
Of the two story driven films, I prefer Fun And Fancy Free a little more, because of the light hearted musical numbers. Bongo often gets flack for its thin narrative, but the songs by Dinah Shore are very engaging (I hope Disney will put these out). Both segments in Ichabod and Mr. Toad have some of the best personality animation of the era and contain very strong staging and atmosphere. A foreshadow of what was to come from the Silver Age.
want era does princess & the frog fit,s in
@@davidconway1905 Rivival era
When I first saw Mickey and the Beanstalk, it was the Ludwig Von Drake version which also didn't have the Bongo short
In this era, I don't really have a favorite package film, but I do have favorite shorts! Peter and the Wolf is an absolute classic, as well as Mickey and the Beanstalk, and Bongo. I still enjoy watching Ichabod, and will catch myself singing Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet at random times.
Your ranking and mine match exactly, and your thoughts on each echo mine save for one thing: I actually prefer The Wind in the Willows over the The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow (but agree Sleepy Hollow has better animation). I wish Willows had become its own full-length feature, but I'm grateful for what we've got. Interestingly, I feel like Ichabod & Mr. Toad was a sort of training ground for Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. The Wind in the Willows' crazy antics are very much like Alice's (which is probably why I love it so much), while Ichabod's directorial style and tone reminds me of Cinderella's. As always, great video! I'm really excited for your Silver Age video as that's tied with the Renaissance as my favorite Disney era.
I grew up during the 80s and early 90s in Los Angeles. Caballeros was a popular VHS tape to pop in when we couldn’t go out and play during recess
The funny thing is, for the longest time, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" were only available in separate home video releases. I had both VHS at some point, and for the longest time, I didn't realize they were supposed to be the same movie. Clearly an attempt to make twice as much money from having to buy two different videos, somehow this makes them both play better.
Disney trying to scam consumers by cutting something in two... nah they wouldn't do something so crass...
I do like The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad with The Wind in the Willows
Eh they did the same thing with Mickey and the beanstalk, but at least they added some new hosts in the form of Ludwig Von Drake and Herman to separate that version from it’s original theatrical release with Bongo, even if they have the same ending with Willie the giant turning out to be real all along regardless of who the narrators are.
I think I remember those VHS, actually. Never had them, but they were in one of those little pamphlets they used to come with. They were part of the "Disney Classics" series, if I recall. Now that I think about it, I think the only versions of those movies available at the time were the cut up separate releases. Makes sense. That was when they were very reluctant to release most of their movies on home video. I guess that was a workaround to release them as cut versions. Plus, double the tapes you had to buy.
@@mightyfilm I guess the budget issues for Disney during World War II was actually something that ended up being a blessing in disguise for 90’s Disney, as the fact that they essentially had to package short films together to make a full feature length film really lent itself well when it came to selling home videos to the masses, especially when a lot of the stories often had nothing to do with each other, I don’t even think people even associated the story of The Wind in the Willows with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow until Disney had to put them together as a cost cutting measure to make a full film, I mean I’m pretty sure those are works by two separate authors.
I liked the slightly more casual feel this had
Hey, me too, man!
I think I agree almost completely, definitely with ranking Ichabod & Mr Toad and Three Caballeros at 1 & 2 respectively. Despite the propaganda I think I might scoot Saludos Amigos up a peg. I dunno, I really liked that Goofy cartoon and of course I gotta soft spot for Jose.
Rikkaku The Sai-Krowe thanks for your comment. Everyone has their own favourite. There’s no right or wrong list. They’re all just opinions.
I agree with your top 2. By far the best two animated classics of that era. My 3rd place, however, goes to Melody Time. I really enjoy watching those seven musical sequences! Especially Johnny Appleseed, Trees, and Pecos Bill.
Out of all 6 of the Package Films, Fun and Fancy Free and the Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad (Ichabod in particular) are my favorites from the Wartime era.
6. Fun and Fancy Free
5. Saludos Amigos
4. Make Mine Music
3. The Three Caballeros
2. Melody Time
1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad
I love the "All the cats Join in" sequence from Make Mine Music. The Fred Moore characters are just so cute.
Your Ranking provide a great information about the WWII Era! Great video Dave as always!
Tony Stark thank you Mr Stark.
6. Saludos Amigos
5. The Three Caballeros
4. Fun and Fancy Free
3. Melody Time
2. Make Mine Music
1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1: the adventures of ichabod and mr. toad
2: fun and fancy free:
3: the three caballeros
4-5: melody time and make mine music tied
6: saludos amigos
I share your sentiment. I rank your top two in my top two.
I remember for the first couple years the Disney channel most this was on every weekend along with the "dark age" stuff
I've been currently watching all of the animated Disney films myself (currently in the Silver Age), so it's neat to see someone else's take on these movies. I actually did watch Victory Through Air Power, Song of the South, and So Dear to My Heart, as well, mainly because they're on the list on Wikipedia, of films by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
This Is My Top 6 Disney Wartime Era Movies
1. The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad
2. Saludos Amigos
3. The Three Cabalerros
4. Fun And Fancy Free
5. Melody Time
6. Make Mine Music
From Benny Mufabiro. 😊🎉❤
This is my favorite - The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad (1949)!
My favourite out of all of these is fun and fancy free. I love the Mickey and the beanstalk storyline as well as bongo the bear. Just really cute and a lot of fun. Weirdly enough make mine music isn’t on Disney+ at all. But I’m pretty sure I still have it on DVD somewhere.
6. Three Caballeros
5. Melody Time
4. Saludos Amigos
3. Fun and Fancy Free
2. Make Mine Music
1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Great Video Dave I can’t wait for you to do the Post Renaissance and Dark Ages
Thanks mate. Might tackle them soon since most of my planned content for the next few months has to be postponed due to movie cancellations.
My ranking (Best to Worst)
1. Fun and Fancy Free
2. Make Mine Music
3. The Adventures of Icahbod and Mr. Toad
4. Melody Time
5. Saludos Amigos
6. The Three Caballeros
Really? I like the three caballero
Literally the only change I'd make would be swap Icahbod and Mr. Toad and Make Mine Music. With Icahbod I think Sleepy Hollow is amazing, and Wind in the Willows is pretty good too, particularly the ending. With Make Mine Music, eh I'd give ya Casey at the Bat, Peter and the Wolf, and The Whale who wanted to sing at the met. In my opinion 1.5 outta 2 is better than 3 outta 10, but that's just my opinion.
@@scadwea9109 Eh. I'm kinda with him on this one. I think of each one of the Package films as a shorts collection. Kinda like the Disney short films collection. And honestly I like the shorts in Saludos better than Caballeros. With Saludos I like the one with Donald as a tourist, Goofy as a cow boy, and kinda Pedro the Plane. With Caballeros I like Pablo the Penguin, the flying Donkey, and... No I guess it's just those two. Well and the song but that's about it.
Yeah you may have noticed I didn't put the last Saludos short where José takes Donald to the city, and honestly that's kinda the rest of Caballeros only it's longer, and they replaced the BTS looks of Saland replaced it with trippy imagery, and Donald chasing live action women. And honestly I get really bored.
Also also, I also like the BTS perspective of Saludos Amigos, cause I'm really into BTS stuff of Disney films, that's shorta why I like films like The Reluctant Dragon, and Waking Sleeping Beauty.
But I'm glad you like The Three Caballeros, because anything someone is willing to make, is worth someone willing to love it.
6. Make Mine Music
5. Saludos Amigos
4. Melody Time
3. Fun Fancy & Free
2. Three Caballeros
1. Ichabod & Mr. Toad
I like them all equally for different reasons. I grew up watching these movies. As a kid Saludos Amigos and Three Caballeros were hard to get through, but as an adult I understand them better and love them even more.
My ranked of the disney war time era
6: Make mine music
5: Melody time
4: Fan and Fancy three
3: Saludos Amigos
2: The adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad
1: The three caballeros
Thank you for the attention.
The Three Caballeros, is one of my favorite Disney Films so I would flip 1 and 2 for sure.
Here's my list.
1. The Three Caballeros
2. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
3. Fun and Fancy Free
4. Saludos Amigos
5. Melody Time
(I haven't seen Make Mine Music)
1. The Three Caballeros
2. Fun And Fancy Free
3. The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad
4. Saludos Amigos
5. Melody Time
6. Make Mine Music
This is a really good video ranking. I just can’t get over how overlooked these movies are nowadays. Fair enough if it wasn’t for WW2 we might not have got these, but they deserve to be released on DVD, I’m surprised they’re not part of the Disney classics collection.
rugratsdiapersfanatic thanks for the complement. Yes they are a little overlooked and probably a little underrated.
Thanks for watching.
i love the DISNEY WARTIME ERA flims!
1. Make Mine Music
2. Fun and Fancy Free
3. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
4. Three Caballeros
5. Melody Time
6. Saludos Amigos
I love love love The Three Caballeros 💙❤️💚
I agree with your list and I have to say ichabod and mr.toad is one of my favorite Disney movies of Walt's Era. Fun, scary and great animation!
Joe Junjulas nice. You don’t have to agree, but glad you do.
Thanks for watching.
Here's my personal ranking:
(Based on the movies I saw completely)
1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad (It's a good movie. Ichabod's story is my favorite)
2. The Three Caballeros (Probably the most memorable and recognizable of the three here)
3. Sauldos Amigos
Out of this era I think the only movie Ive seen is "Micky and the beanstalk". Its strange as I have seen almost every other disney movie otherwise (maybe not counting the most recent ones). Most of the movies here look kinda weird, but maybe worth watching
6. Fun and Fancy Free (5/10)
5. Make Mine Music (7/10)
4. Melody Time (7/10)
3. Saludos Amigos (7/10)
2. Three Caballeros (8/10)
1. Ichabod and Mr. Toad (9/10)
The Wartime era is the most fascinating and unique Disney-era.
I prefer more some short films than movies themselve, like Peter and the Wolf, from Make Mine Music, or Mickey and the Beanstalk, from Fun and Fancy Free. But, if want to know, here is my ranking from the wartime era.
1. Saludos Amigos.
2. The Three Caballeros.
3. Melody Time.
4. Make Mine Music.
5. Fun and Fancy Free.
6. The Adventures of Ichabod and mr Toad.
A very informative ranking! I remember watching a few of these shorts as a kid but overall I have no solid ranking as much as I hope I can watch some of these someday! Ichabod and Mickey and the Beanstalk are the stand outs to me, as I remember watching them. Zé Carioca gets bonus points with me since I'm brazilian, but it also bugs me a little since it perpetuated (or started) so many stereotypes about my country that the world doesnt seem to look past. I suppose it turned heads to our culture though. All that said, some of these shots feel like very interesting animation experiences and I'd love to check them out someday!
The Three Caballeros has to be my favorite. But Ichabod/Mr. Toad and Mickey and the Bean Stalk are close as well.
My thoughts exactly!
Then again, the reason why I actually (strongly) like Fun and Fancy Free (well, let alone Mickey and the Beanstalk) is because of its high level of scariness!
And it’s not like the ventriloquist scene in the same movie where they just made the segment scary when it wasn’t even called for.
Mr Toad Gave a Disneyland Ride, although victory through air power is compelling....
I love all the Wartime era films and proudly own them! I thank you for your amazing lists and continued glorious content!
Thanks mate!
6. Saludos Amigos
5. Make Mine Music
4-3. Make Mine Music and Three Caballeros (tied)
2. Ichabod and Mr Toad
1. Fun and Fancy Free
Well, this was amazing as always Dave, For me I think Fun and Fancy Free. Mostly because I seen the film a hundreds of times and it's still great lol, not to mention it's the last time Walt Disney would ever voice Mickey (On a daily basis)
What’s not great about F&FF, though, would have to be the Banjo short because it shows its age by LITERALLY ENCOURAGING THE HITTING OF WOMEN.
Outside of that, though, I did partially have a blast with it (Mickey and the Beanstalk)!
Sleepy Hallow, Casey at Bat, Pecos Bill, Mickey and the Beanstalk, The 3 Cabelleros and Johnny Appleseed!
Lowell Lucas Jr. nice list.
"Melody Time" and "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad." are my favorite films in this era. My least favorite is "Make Mine Music." although, I did love the "Peter and the Wolf" & "Johnny Fedora & Alice Bluebonnet" segments. And the reason why I loved "Melody Time" the most is because of "The Legend of Johnny Appleseed" segment. That story was so beautiful I wish it became a standalone Disney animated feature film instead. 💕
I do like The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad with The Wind in the Willows
I wish the Johnny Appleseed segment was the end of the movie instead of Pecos Bill.
It's like they wanted to one up the ending of Make Mine Music by making an ending more depressing than the whale dying.
Los Tres Caballeros is one of my favorite animated films. It is so full of color and great music, a true trip
Man I love it too. I had a VHS when I was little and watched it often. It was how I first learned about Central and South America, before school even. I don't wanna assume, but your name makes me think you're Hispanic or Latino, right? I've seen some people online saying they don't like it because it's propganda. Do you think its like racist or culturally insensitive or anything like that?
Richard Davis I'm mexican. I didn't knew it was propaganda until a couple of years ago. Personally, I don't think it is a racist film, but I can see a lot of stereotypes in place. I don't think it is insensitive, but there is also some sexist stuff. Also, it is an animated movie from the 40's of the last century, so we cannot fully judge it with our current standards. Just enjoy it as it is: the incredible animated film you love since your childhood
@@NinoJaguar thanks bro, we are birds of a feather haha
Saludos Amigos!: 6,2/10
Three Caballeros: 6,7/10
Make Mine Music: 6/10
Fun Fancy & Free: 6,6/10
Melody Time: 6,5/10
Ichabod & Mr. Toad: 7,6/10
With The Exception of Ichabod and Mr Toad I've only ever seen these movies once. I still enjoyed them for what they were though.
1. Ichabod and Mr Toad
2. Melody Time
3. Saludos Amigos
4. Make Mine Music
5. The three Cabileros
6. Fun and Fancy Free.
My Ranking of Disney's Wartime/Package Era
1. The Three Caballeros
2.The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mister Toad
3. Saludos Amigos
4. Fun And Fancy-Free
5. Melody Time
6. Make Mine Music
Your number 1 is the last one released in this era? Very fitting I think. Legend of sleepy hollow always used to creep me out and scare me a little bit as a kid too. But still very well done overall.
rugratsdiapersfanatic thank you.
Of the ones I have seen at least twice: 3. Fun n Fancy Free, 2. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, 1. The Three Caberoes.
Those would be my top 3 as well - and in that order. 4. Melody Time 5. Saludos Amigos 6. Make Mine Music
My Ranking
6. Make Mine Music: 😴😴😴
5. Saludos Amigos: Why is this a Movie it's half an hour long
4. Melody Time: .....pass
3. Fun and Fancy Free: Fee Fi Fo Fum This is some Fun
2. The Three Caballeros: 1st Half is Great. 2nd Half is a Drug Trip
1. Ichabod and Mr. Toad: Is he Dead? ........ *WELL IS ICHABOD DEAD!*
Fun fact, Dave, Blame It On The Samba was actually a remnant of a scrapped Saludos Amigos/The Three Caballeros sequel called “Cuban Carnival”.
If you want my opinion;
6. Fun & Fancy Free
5. Three Caballeros
4. Saludos Amigos
3. Adventures Of Ichabod 7 Mr Toad
2. Make Mine Music
1. Melody Time
I'm with you on "Ichabod and Mr. Toad" and "The Three Caballeros" being the best of this lot. As for the others, I'd rank "Melody Time" as my third favorite since I enjoyed most of the shorts, and it was consistent with its music theme. "Make Mine Music" would fourth for similar reasons, but I didn't like some shorts as much as others.
Fifth would be "Fun and Fancy Free," since it was kind of a jumble with the different elements it incorporated (Jiminy Cricket, Edgar Bergen, Bongo, and Mickey), although I loved the 'Mickey and the Beanstalk' segment. And in last place is "Saludos Amigos" for its short runtime and acting more like a documentary than an actual movie, though the cartoons were fun and I admire how they tried to teach South American culture.
Brian Levine nice list. We all have our favourites, we can’t all like the same things in the same way. How boring would that be. Just enjoy them.
@@DaveLeeDownUnder Thanks man! Hope all is well.
Honestly, there's something about the randomness of Fun and Fancy Free I find really appealing. Here's what I wrote about it and Ichabod and Mr. Toad on my blog.
"I prefer the earlier movie. I’ll grant you that it’s the more random of the two. Even the title, Fun and Fancy Free, is kind of arbitrary. (While both segments are lighthearted on the whole, the characters in them do face grim challenges at certain points.) But its randomness feels like it’s by design almost and, for me, is part of its appeal. The slightly less random quality of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, on the other hand, makes its randomness stand out more. Why just two stories about larger-than-life literary characters, an English one and an American one? Why not throw in a French one or something?"
My opinion:
6. Fun & Fancy Free (5/20)
5. Melody Time (7/20)
4. Make Mine Music (8/20)
3. Saludos Amigos (9/20)
2. The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad (10/20)
1. The Three Caberellos (16/20) (and the only good one)
I'm going to have to check them out.
My favourite has to be Fun and Fancy Free because of the return of Jimmy Cricket.
Up till now, I have never heard of "Saludos Amigos" or "Make Mine Music". Though, I did see cartoons of the latter on Mickey's Mouse Trap tv show.
How did you watch Make Mine Music? It’s unavailable to stream and the dvd is rare
My Favorite Wartime (Package Film) Era Films:
1. “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad”
2. “The Three Caballeros”
3. “Melody Time”
4. “Make Mine Music”
5. “Fun and Fancy Free”
6. “Saludos Amigos”
I feel the Ichabod and Mr Toad,
Speaking about the Ichabod part,
I guessed it's a bit too spooky for young children
Oddly enough many of these packaged movies I remember watching separately in the late 80s on the Disney channel. I definitely remember the Whale who wanted to sing, and several of the Make Mine Music segments being played randomly during the week.
Yep! Most of the films were parted out afterwards and re-released theatrically as individual shorts, which then of course, found individual releases on home media and saw individual playback on television!
This is the only time that I have 100% agreed with a list
Surprised you didn't mention Make Mine Music's odd situation being literally the only feature film from WDAS not on Disney+ or how it never got a DVD release in Australia.
Didn’t feel it was entirely relevant to the video at hand, to be honest
@@DaveLeeDownUnder Yeah, you're right, guess I just find that more interesting than anything.
Love this ranking
Rex Besong thank you
@@DaveLeeDownUnder you are welcome
I really enjoyed these films. I have seen them on Disney Plus when we got it. Never seen Make Mine Music though as it’s not on there but have seen the other 5.
I really want to see make mine music! It’s the only one of these I haven’t seen and I don’t know where to find it. It’s not on Disney+
I do like The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad with The Wind in the Willows
Hey hey hey!
So do I! 😁
I was surprised and blown away by the 3 Caballeros when I was bored one night on Disney plus, my personal favorite out of all of them.
Here’s something interesting: Ub Iwerk, one of Walt’s original animators- who left in the 30’s to form his own studio- came back to Disney’s studio in the 40’s.
But what’s interesting is that when he was doing his own solo work, he also did a Sleepy Hollow cartoon. And when he came back, he worked on Ichabod and Mr. Toad (his name is in the credits as well). Here’s a link to his cartoon: ruclips.net/video/RZ949PoJuEw/видео.html
My personal list is as follows:
Melody Time < Make Mine Music < Fun and Fancy Free < Saludos Amigos < The Three Caballeros < Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
If I were to include Disney's other Package films, then Fantasia would be between Caballeros and Ichabod, and Fantasia 2000 would be at the bottom.
Igorowan nice list
While Fun and Fancy Free, Melody Time and 3 Caballeros I would rank high for the case of nostalgia, Ichabod and Mr. Toad I agree is probably the best out of the films.
I mostly agree with this list. 3 Cabs and Ichabod and Toad are the clear cut winners IMO. Fun and Fancy Fred’s Snerd segments are just so bizarre and have aged horribly. It’s amazing what people in the 40’s found entertaining. Different time I guess. I’d love to see you review the animated tv shows like Rescue Rangers, Gummi Bears, etc at some point!
Yeah I gotta agree with the live action segment of Fun & Fancy Free. A man in his 40s in a room with a little girl? Yeah that wouldn't fly at all today.
Honestly, I think there's a "better" version of Mickey & The Beanstalk. I remember having a VHS that switched out the Edgar Bergen segments with Professor Ludwig Von Drake. It gets rid of the original's awkwardness but it does cut a scene or two of the original cartoon, like with the dragonflies.
@@RoadrunnerMoose I don't know why the majority prefer the Ludwig von Von Drake and Cricket narration of Mickey and the Beanstalk over the Edgar Bergen version?
Now I'm more curious as to why the majority prefer the Ludwig von Von Drake and Cricket narration of Mickey and the Beanstalk over the Edgar Bergen version from Fun and Fancy Free?
@@EChacon I can't speak for everybody I'm only speaking for myself. But from what I can tell, I've always liked Ludwig von Drake and found his segments to be funnier. I'll give credit to the Bergen segments that the dummies were kinda funny. But again, the fact that this "party" is basically a Man in his 40s and a little girl who was probably no older than 10. I for one completely understand that this was a different time and I'm sure there were no ill intentions. However if you showed anyone this today they would feel uncomfortable.
@@RoadrunnerMoose The problem I had with the Ludwig von Drake version of Mickey Beanstalk was that it was more condensed and cut out several parts out from the original such as the Dragonfly attacking Mickey, Donald and Goofy.
I agree with the comments that the Package films are overlooked. For some of them, I wouldn't go as far as saying they're underrated but they're all at least watchable.
6. Make Mine Music (this movie is not on Disney+ and the VHS/DVD does not have The Martins and the Coys; I had to watch that segment elsewhere on RUclips)
5. Melody Time
4. Fun and Fancy Free
3. Saludos Amigos
2. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1. The Three Caballeros
Oh I find really daring to rank Disney movies... It's like ranking art form The Louvre or something.
My favorite movies on this list is saludos amigos and make mine music
4:09 Teatro Colón
4:10 Plaza del Congreso, Buenos Aires. I recognized it not by the building itself which could be any european congress, but by it being accompanied by "Café el molino" (The windmill's cafe) next to it.
4:11 Facultad de Medicina, Bioquímica y Odontologia (Medicine, Biochemistry and Odontology's university)
4:12: Same building, another point of view
Ichabod & Mr.Toad is the only one I’ve seen. It’s a weird one. The Wind in the Willows segment is exactly what you’d expect, but Sleepy Hollow is surprisingly slow paced and deliberate, I wasn’t expecting Ichabod to be practically silent throughout and the huntsman only turning up at the end was surprising to me.
I agree with your rankings 100%
Honestly,2 Of My Top 3 Disney Movies Are Ichabod And Mr Toad And The Three Caballeros
It Goes
1:Peter Pan
2:The Three Caballeros
3:Ichabod And Mr Toad
I love how in depth you go with the history. And how Disney had to go into War Time mode
I don't think I know about any of these...
Still entertaining to watch, as always. 😊
I kinda forget about this era of Disney flicks. I've only seen them one time.
A Boydude Reviews it doesn’t matter how many times you’ve seen them, just as long as you enjoyed them.
Thanks for watching.
The 40s and 50s are an underrated era nowadays for disney
Say, do you know where I can find an uncut version of Melody Time? The US dvd censored Pecos Bills Cigarette by digitally editing it out and skipped a scene. I know the Laser Disc version is uncut but if there's a UK dvd version without the censorship, could u let me know?
Disney+ has Melody Time uncut
@@kennethflores8750 I know. But I'm hoping to get a physical copy. It won't be on Disney+ forever sadly...