To adapt to his new life, and to win the heart of his newfound love, he will have to learn the ways of the wild bears. They are sometimes referred to and even stamped inside as. Few authors are as wellversed in disney history as j. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Fun and fancy free watched bongo look he finds love but it is not all hearts and roses for him. In the original film, he was voiced by jimmy macdonald, who later voiced jaq and gus in cinderella. Prvi je bongo, nastao prema istoimenoj prici sinclaira lewisa, a naslovni protagonist je cirkuski medvjed koji zeli zivjeti u divljini. Fun and fancy free was the fourth of six package features disney released in the 1940s. The first is bongo, a cute story about a little bear falling in love and having to fight a bigger bear for his lady. Fun and fancy free is a 1947 american animated musical fantasy package film produced by walt disney and released on september 27, 1947 by rko radio pictures. Fun and fancy free, only one thing could be gayer than that title. The sites consensus reads, though it doesnt quite live up to its title, fun and fancy free has its moments, and its a rare opportunity to see mickey, donald, and goofy together. Details about disney bongo bear fun and fancy free big golden comic book file copy 1947. The jungle book 8 the jungle book live action 2 the jungle book ii 3 the land before time 1 the lion guard 4 the lion king 9.
Fun and fancy free is yet another package film thanks wwii produced by the walt disney company. Jan 19, 2016 fun and fancy free bongo the bear choco party figures. Jan 15, 2019 the only part of fun and fancy free that looks better than fine i guess is the backgrounds. Parents need to know fun and fancy free is a 1947 incolor walt disney animated compilation of two shorts, one about bongo the escaped circus bear, the. Bongo, the performing bear, escapes from the circus and tries to adapt to life in the wild. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Eventually he meets her jealous fiance,lumpjaw, the meanest,toughest bear in the whole forest. Outside of its initial debut in fun and fancy free, and on a second season. Fun and fancy free is a pairing of two short animations, a forgettable one about a circus bear called bongo and the much better mickey and the beanstalk. Bongo and lumpjaw as seen on the book cover of bongo and lumpjaw. Little bear bongo childrens books wiki fandom powered. Jan 16, 2020 bongo the wonder bear is a 30 minute long disney classic. Bongo the bear is the main protagonist of the short of the same name in fun and fancy free. Oct 21, 2014 in fun and fancy free, jiminy introduces the two shorts, bongo and mickey and the beanstalk, which were based on sinclair lewis 1930 short story little bear bongo and the english fairy tale jack and the beanstalk, respectively.
Fun and fancy free is a 1947 american animated musical fantasy package film produced by. Bongo the wonder bear is a 30 minute long disney classic. Say it with a slap reprisetoo good to be true reprise. Jun 19, 2016 animation mickey mouse,donald duck,goofy the band concert disney movies movies for k6 duration. But bongo is also lonely and wants to be free as the other bears, frolicking in the wild. Walt disney adapted the story as part of his package film, fun and fancy free. Fun and fancy free 1947 has two stories in the one film. The first story, about a circus bear named bongo, is a book onrecord that jiminy plays on a record player while the viewer watches accompanying animation to the story. Bongo, a performing circus bear, longs to live free like other bears. The two stories, bongo and mickey and the beanstalk are loosely linked by jiminy cricket, who sings the happygolucky theme song. Annette, collette, and danielle in fun and fancy free annette, collette, and danielle in mickey and the beanstalk annette, collette, and danielle in mr.
Lumpjaw is the main antagonist of bongo, the first half of disneys 9th fulllength animated feature film fun and fancy free. Fun and fancy free simple english wikipedia, the free. Mar 09, 2016 fun and fancy free 1947 has two stories in the one film. A scene where jiminy cricket pops up is shown and, there he is. In the titular short, bongo was a circus star, loved by people who came from miles around to watch him. In the titular short, bongo was a circus star, loved by people who came from miles around to watch him perform, but the owners of the circus treated him rather shabbily. Fun and fancy free is mostly two animated shorts strung together by a lazy narrative following jiminy cricket solely for the purpose of putting together something over an hour long. He also forms a romantic relationship with a female bear cub in the wild.
Below is the 1971 press book, followed by a selection of bongo related. Fun and fancy free is a 1947 american animatit muisical fantasy package film produced bi walt disney an released on september 27, 1947 bi rko radio pictures. A circus bear, a crooning cricket, and a certain mouse are the leading. Fun and fancy free packages together two featurettesbongo, the story of a. Both stories are introduced by jiminy cricket, who we already know from pinocchio. Released in 1947, fun and fancy free is the ninth film in the disney animated canon. Dancing bear card from old maid game 1 card childrens book illustration, character illustration. Bongo, about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and mickey and the beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale. Bongo must find a way to win lulubelle as his mate. It was released on september 27, 1947 by rko radio pictures. And as previously mentioned, the sequence where the beanstalk grows through mickeys house is easily the best in the film. Animation mickey mouse,donald duck,goofy the band concert disney movies movies for k6 duration. Fun and fancy free is a 1947 american animated musical fantasy comedy package movie. Bongo in particular shows some truly stunning images that wouldnt look out of place on a travel brochure for yellowstone.
The first called bongo the story of a circus bear cub, who runs away from the circus to. Edgar bergen, dinah shore, charlie mccarthy, mortimer snerd, luana patten, walt disney. The proposed film is the tale of a trained circus bear accidentally turned loose in the wild, based on a story by the distinguished american author sinclair lewis. Bongo the bear is the titular protagonist of the 1947 featurette of the same name. Fun and fancy free bongo the bear choco party figures the. Fun and fancy free 1947 directed by william roberts. Fun and fancy free was one of the studios socalled package features of the. Zabavno i zgodno slobodno je americki cjelovecernji animirani film snimljen 1947.
Now, having said that bongo is forgettable i should say that he has proved a great hit with. It contains a short about a circus bear running away to the wild and a mickey mouse version of jack and the beanstalk. Eventually he meets her jealous fiance,lumpjaw,the meanest,toughest bear in the whole forest. One day,he ran away from the circus into the wild,where he meets his love, lulubelle. Thanks for watching, like and share if you like this video, subscribe for more. Bongoa segment adapted from sinclair lewis little bear bongoand mickey and the beanstalkan adaptation of the story of. Big bear comes and tries to steal bongos lady bear. Based on the tale little bear bongo by sinclair lewis, bongo tells the story of a circus bear cub named bongo who longs for freedom from captivity. Sep 17, 2012 fun and fancy free was the fourth of six package features disney released in the 1940s. It is the 9th disney animated movie and the fourth of the package movies the studio produced in the 1940s in order to save money during world war ii. Bongoa segment adapted from sinclair lewis little bear bongoand.
Bongo, the romantic circus bear too good to be true one of my favorite scenes fun and fancy free. It tells the story of bongo, a circus bear who is not leading a fun and fancy free life, but rather a sad life as an imprisoned circus bear, bouncing. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Fun and fancy free 1947 the great disney movie ride. Book is holding together solid enough but it does show wear from handling. Fun and fancy free, 1947 cartoon clip, bear cartoon, disney bear. Bongo in the early 1940s the disney story department starts development of a new animated feature.
Fun and fancy free consists of two animated short films. Its over a halfhour long but i didnt even really think about how long it was until after it was over so i certainly cant complain about the. Posts about fun and fancy free written by disneycollection. This book is part of a high grade group of books i bought from the publishers own archives. Unless you are steeped in disney knowledge, chances are youve never heard of this little bear, but. It is the ninth disney animated feature film and the fourth of the package films the studio produced in the 1940s in order to save money. Bongo is a charming story of an unhappy circus bear who escapes performance life for. Just like the other films, theres no one story, but in. Dinah shore warbles and narrates the segment, and it goes on much too long for its purpose. Narrators dinah shore and edgar bergen can be found in fun and fancy free 1947 and features bongo the bear and based on sinclair lewiss little bear bongo, which tells the tale of a lonely circus bear who finds love in the wilderness. The first short in the movie is the story of bongo, a circus bear. It consists of two unrelated stories, which were both originally conceived as feature films in 19401941. Fun and fancy free on imdb nobody ever talks about bongo, jerry beck, cartoon research blog, april 29, 20. The movie is a package film, consisting of two shorts that were each originally planned to be fulllength movies in their own right, but due to situations at the time, had to.
Jiminy cricket narrates the story of bongo, whose amazing circus act made him a superstar. Little bear bongo is a childrens story written by sinclair lewis. He then finds a stuffed bear and a doll, and plays them a record to make them feel better. He rides a unicycle over a tightrope, at the same time juggling an insane amount of dishes and cups.
It is the ninth disney animatit featur film an the fowert o the package films the studio produced in the 1940s in order tae save money durin warld war ii. The only part of fun and fancy free that looks better than fine i guess is the backgrounds. Bongo movie 2 free in nature bongo didnt even know how to act like a bear. Fun and fancy free received mostly positive reception. It is the ninth disney animated feature film and the fourth of the package films the studio produced in the 1940s in order to save money during world war ii. Big bear comes and tries to steal bongo s lady bear. Yeah, as i said before, im not a huge fan of jiminy cricket, but, luckily, he doesnt have that much to do in this. Fun and fancy free is a relatively minor work in the disney oeuvre, but its still quite. In the titular short, bongo was a circus star, loved by. Bongo the bear is the titular protagonist of the 1947 featurette of the same name, originally a segment to fun and fancy free. In fun and fancy free, jiminy introduces the two shorts, bongo and mickey and the beanstalk, which were based on sinclair lewis 1930 short story little bear bongo and the english fairy tale jack and the beanstalk, respectively. Disney bongo bear fun and fancy free big golden comic book. He was a massive, fierce bear who seeks to kill bongo due to a fit of jealousy. Disney bongo bear fun and fancy free big golden comic book file copy 1947 ebay skip to main content.
Bongo as seen on the book cover of bongo paintbook. Bongo movie 1 circus bear bongo escapes from the circus and soon realizes through his adventure that he must prove himself in order to earn his freedom. Disney bongo bear fun and fancy free big golden comic book file copy 1947. The first called bongo the story of a circus bear cub, who runs away from the circus to the wild and the adventures there that follow. The first has jiminy cricket return, discussing to the audience about having a fun and fancy free life, a statement that in all respects seems hollow but allows him to monologue for a good few minutes in a setting never elaborated on. When he gets his wish, he soon finds that life in the wild is not so easy.
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