For more information on the project, you can visit my introductory post here. The merry adventures of robin hood characters gradesaver. A study of the evolution of the legend in britain 1400. The videos pre book date was on november 15, 1984, with a shipping date of december 3. Monica evans as maid marian, a vixen and the primary love interest of robin hood. He is a sea dragon robin hood played colonel hathi in the birthday book and the birthday book 2.
Two of disneys jazziest bears baloo from the jungle book 1967 and little john from robin hood 1973 are strikingly similar. Robin hood is a noble outlaw and uses his status as a thief and criminal to subvert the sheriff of nottingham and famously steal from the rich to give to the poor. When i was about four or five years old i used to watch this film almost every day in my day care. Little john refers to them when he calls prince johns company a penut opperation. The jungle book, the aristocats, robin hood im blogging through all the feature films released theatrically by walt disney animation studios. One of the featured characters is locksley, who is revealed to be robin.
Treasure island, the jungle book, gullivers travels, white fang, the merry adventures of robin hood the heirloom collection mp3 cd audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated film produced by walt disney productions and released to theaters on october 18, 1967. Compare the scene from the jungle book right to the one from robin hood left. This quiz gives you a chance to find out which one you are. An excellent book if you can get it, which gives much insight into life and. The toon book the jungle book is a spoof of the jungle book.
He contributed to jungle book, the aristocats, robin hood, the. It was the first walt disney classics title during the second generation of walt disney home video. Historic origins of the real robin hood national geographic. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. In fact you may wonder if baloo left india and moved to medieval.
How disney reuses the same footage in different films. Brian bedford and phil harris in robin hood 1973 andy devine and j. The merry adventures of robin hood, as the title would suggest, focuses largely on the protagonist, robin hood. However the first known literary reference to robin hood and his men was in.
He was voiced by the late phil harris in the jungle book, who also voiced thomas omalley in the aristocats and little john in robin hood. Robin hood played peter mccallister in home alone 2. Choose a disney character from each decade and well guess. Premisepanther107s movie spoof of 1967 disney film the jungle book cast. Then a couple of weeks ago i was discussing with my friend about animation movies and it came up that he had this important piece of my childhood on vhs.
Robin hood i love that his people in his childrens book were based on people. See more ideas about robin, robin hood bbc and maid marian. And the bears in robin hood and the jungle book even share facial expressions. The toon book the jungle book parodies wikia fandom. Ken anderson was born on march 17, 1909 in seattle, washington, usa as kenneth bliss anderson. Baloo, the greyfurred bear in 1967s the jungle book, and little john, the brownhaired bear in 1973s robin hood. Muppet robin hood is a 2009 comic book starring the muppets as characters from the story. After its second theatrical release on march 26, 1982, robin hood 1973 was the first title to be released under the walt disney classics lineup. Legend has it that robin hood was an outlaw living in sherwood forest with his merry. He is known for his work on cinderella 1950, robin hood. Two elephants drag prince johns royal carriage along the field for him. Animation from this movie was reused in robin hood 1973, and it becomes glaringly obvious in the phony king of england musical number where little john dancing with lady kluck looks exactly like baloo dancing with king louie.
Young robin hood 1991 tv show behind the voice actors. Robin hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in english folklore and. See the robin hood characters created by fans, and add them to your favorites. King louis lamount, better known as king louie, is a supporting character in the 1967 film the jungle book and one of the main characters in its 19961998 prequel series jungle cubs and the films 19901991 spinoff series talespin. Was disneys the jungle book actually a sequel to robin hood. A bandleader of the 1940s and a radio, film, and tv actor who always seemed to imply allegiance to the former confederate states of america. Disney is remaking its classic 1973 robin hood film as a cgi. Both films are dominated by the harris bears, nearly identical in appearance and attitude, and each boasting a trademark. The gest is the encyclopedia of the medieval robin hood. The animation of little john, the bear in robin hood, is nearly identical to that of baloo in the jungle book, but little john more closely resembles a brown or grizzly bear baloo was based on an indian sloth bear. Lost in new york princebalto style he is a father robin hood played ernist in lady kluck and maid marian 2. Phil harris as little john, robin hoods best friend, who is very gluttonous. Originally slated for a release on july 18, 2000, robin hood was rereleased two weeks ahead of schedule, on july 4, 2000.
In particular, the dance sequence between baloo and king louie was simply rotoscoped for little john and lady clucks dance. The subject of ballads, books and films, robin hood has proven to be one of popular cultures most enduring folk heroes. Baloo is the deuteragonist of the 1967 film the jungle book and the tritagonist in its sequel, the jungle book 2. Robin hood is the story of the legendary figure who famously robs from the rich to give to the poor. Its easy to see from the first few frames of animation that baloo and little john both have more than a few things in common. Mowgli as robin hood baloo as little john shere khan as prince john kaa as sir hiss rajan as skippy rebecca cunningham as maid marian colonel hathi as sheriff of nottingham rocky as friar tuck and more. Cary elwes was born in westminster, london, england, the third son of interior designershipping heiress tessa georgina kennedy and the. The animal kingdom serves up a feast of bowmanship, swordplay, and daring deeds in disneys classic version of this timeless medieval. Brian bedford as robin hood, a gifted archer who is seen doing good for the townspeople.
Mingjue helen chen on boy character, character reference, character creation, character. This is a list of every disney emoji currently in the game. A nd the woodland creatures in both films move the same way. Mouseplanet taking another look at robin hood by wade. Choose a disney character from each decade and well guess your relationship status with 99% accuracy are you living single or engaged to your one true love. The character of robin in these first texts is rougher edged than in his later.
Disneys voiceacting veterans in robin hood rotoscopers. Mowgli the jungle book as skippy rabbit version 2 cast flynn rider tangled robin hood rapunzel tangled maid marian kronk the emperor new groove little john ariel the little mermaid lady kluck rasputin anastasia prince john donald duck mickey mouse sir hiss genie aladdin friar tuck mushu mulan alanadale. As production went further along, robin allan wrote in his book walt disney and europe, that ken anderson wept when he saw how his character concepts had. Zachary bakers movie spoof of the jungle book 1967 mowgli phineas phineas and ferb bagheera francis felidae. Episode 323 of the muppet show tells the story of robin hood, with kermit the frog as robin, lynn redgrave as maid marian. The elephant trumpeters are the supporting antagonists in robin hood animal style. The late actor is probably best known to my generation for his roles in two beloved walt disney animations. Robin hood disney gold classic collection twilight. Abigails goose sister, amelia, was voiced by carole shelley, who played lady kluck in robin hood.
In labyrinth, a panning shot of sarah s scrapbook in her room reveals an image of the fox version of robin hood, as seen in the 1973 disney animated film. Random movies or book quiz can you guess whether the feature belongs to robin hood or the jungle book. Harris worked as a voice actor for the animated films, providing the voice of baloo the bear in the jungle book 1967, thomas omalley in the aristocats 1970, and little john in robin hood 1973. Despite the jungle book coming out in 1967 and robin hood being released in 1973, historically and chronologically, robin hood would have actually happened in time before the jungle book. The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals. Swashbuckling adventure and unforgettable characters make the story of robin hood an alltime favorite. The tale has been referenced and adapted by the muppets several times. Elements of the jungle book were recycled in the later disney feature film robin hood, such as baloo being inspiration for little john who not only was a bear, but also voiced by phil harris. Mowgli robin hood baloo little john robin hood bagheera friar tuck robin hood shere khan prince john robin hood kaa sir hiss robin hood.
After a theatrical reissue on july, 1990, the jungle book was released on vhs on may 3, 1991. The jungle book characters bruce reitherman as mowgli, an orphaned boy, commonly referred to as mancub by the other characters. Mowgli arthur wart pendragon the sword in the stone, baloo robin hood robin hood, bagheera thomas omalley the aristocats, colonel hathi gruffi gummi gummi bears, king louie prince john robin hood, kaa as himself, shere khan as himself, shanti jenny foxworth oliver and. Hood characters will return as cgi in a new robin hood remake set for. Phil harris as baloo, a sloth bear who leads a carefree life and believes in letting the good things in life come by themselves. The 19th animated feature in the disney animated canon, the film is noted for being along with the aristocats 1970 the last film project to be approved by walt. Was a principal of long standing among the comedian jack. Set in 1194, scotts novel takes place in england during the crusades. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. After crosby died in 1977, harris replaced him as commentator for the annual bing crosby proam golf tournament. Watch the full video of reused disney animation below. Id want the robin hood world more than the jungle book one, jungle book was one of my favorite disney movies but i feel like it would be kinda like deep jungle, instead of tarzan you have moglie or however you spell his name, and instead of the gorillas and what not you have baloo and company, of course im open to having a jungle book world though.
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