However, he could also teach adults as he was also used to educate on real-world subjects, and since many toons knowledge from their times may be outdated. Professor Owl would likely be Wasteland’s schoolteacher, and have to teach the kids of Wasteland…especially the bunny children….oh dear…. Unfortunately, they fell into disuse since the 90′s, so even though they’re more recent, they are technically still forgotten. Professor Owl is a blue owl and schoolteacher from two Disney animated shorts– Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, and later host of Disney Sing Along Songs. In the two 1953 10-minute films and Disney Sing-Along Songs: Disneyland Fun, Professor Owl is actually a girl.Surely we all remember those sing along tapes full of Disney songs…unless you’re not a 90′s kid, then maybe not. Believing in the illusion like that! Totally charming. Owl and Professor Ludwig von Drake host this volume of Disney's Sing-Along Songs, which highlights music from Disney hit movies including 101 Dalmatians. I once saw a lone kid, about 6 or so, transfixed, by himself, sitting on the benches watching the Owl's spiel he raised his hand to ask a question, keeping it up for a good while before disappointedly lowering it. IIRC wasnt it Hans Conreid who voiced him for that little show(of the True-Life clips)? Simple as it was, that animatronic was so well done. And in addition to the wonderful animated incarnations there was his 3D version (or a relation) at Disneyland in the old "Great Moments" reception area opposite Walt's offices. Super appealing character-nice to see him brought up. Some of those old sing-a-longs are on DVD now. Disney Sing-Along Songs a is a series of videos on VHS, betamaxs, laserdiscs and DVDs with musical moments from various Disney films, TV shows and attractions. Me too! And now my kids are starting to sing it as well. Also, FYI, he made cameo appearances in the "House of Mouse" TV series in a couple of episodes. The old Sing-Along videos were my first exposures to the character of Professor Owl as well. The theme song from that series is still etched into my brain. Disney Sing-Along-Songs: The Bare Necessities (1987 Video) 27 min Animation, Short, Family 7. Stars: Roy Atwell, Hermione Baddeley, Kevin Brando, Corey Burton Votes: 112 3. To learn the words and sing along, follow Mickey our bouncing ball. Join Professor Owl as he hosts the very first Sing-Along Songs video with music from 'Snow White', 'Pinocchio', 'Lady and the Tramp', and more. Uh, well, with a little help from our animal friends, that is. There are lots of middle school kids (and their parents) that would recognize him and his classroom from those tapes. Professor Owl: And now, heres our friend, Jiminy Cricket Jiminy Cricket: Welcome to another sing along show Ive picked out some great new songs for you. Professor Owl was pressed into service in the 90's when the Disney 'sing along song' video tapes came out. Colored in shades of blue with large oversize spectacles, he was a stark contrast to the studio's prior canon of animal characters, and his two star outings ushered in Disney's 1950s era of cartoon modern-influenced productions.Īnother good article. Professor Owl was certainly a non-traditional design and a clear departure for animators such as Kimball. Audubon Woodlore from both Donald Duck and Humphrey Bear cartoons. Thompson's resume at Disney had also notably included the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland and Ranger J. Kimball provided Professor Owl with his more minimalist but still dynamic aesthetic design while Bill Thompson supplied the character's personality rich voice. In Melody and Toot, Professor Owl replaced morality with music education and taught his lessons within a birdhouse schoolhouse, populated with the likes of Bertie Birdbrain, Penelope Pinfeather, Suzy Sparrow and the Canary Sisters. The Wise Old Owl of that movie delivered morality tales via animated vignettes to film's young protagonist played by Bobby Driscoll. In many ways Professor Owl became a stylized incarnation of a similar character that was featured four years earlier in the film So Dear to My Heart. Toot would also be honored with that year's Academy Award for Animated Short Subject. In addition, each short represented an animation first Melody was the first cartoon presented in 3D, while Toot was the first cartoon to stretch across the widescreen Cinemascope format. The two cartoons, both released in 1953, are largely credited with infusing the then emerging cartoon modern style into Disney animation. Imbued with the creative energies of Disney Studio veterans such as Ward Kimball and Bill Thompson, he found his way into two Disney cartoons, both of which remain critically celebrated and historically significant: Adventures in Music: Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom. His career was brief, but oh so significant.
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