VHS : Fun and Fancy Free (Fully Restored 50th Anniversary Limited Edition) (Walt Disney's Masterpiece)
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starring: Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Luana Pattendirected by: Bill Roberts, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney, William Morgan
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304400227
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, THX, NTSC
ISBN: 6304400225
Label: Walt Disney Home Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video
Release Date: July 15, 1997
Running Time: 73 minutes
Sales Rank: 17346
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 1947
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Fun is probably worth the purchase for 'Mickey and the Beanstalk,' the second half of this combo-film. 'Beanstalk' includes the last performance by Walt Disney of Mickey Mouse. It also has Donald Duck and Goofy as comrades who climb the beanstalk in their back yard to face Willy the Giant. This segment actually achieves the goals of the film's title. The first half, however, is 'Bongo,' the story of a addlepated circus bear. 'Bongo' is more poky and interest-free. Dinah Shore warbles and narrates the segment, and it goes on much too long for its purpose. Don't trade your cow in for it. --Keith Simanton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - disney- fun and fancy free
i bought this for the grandkids but loved it myself. it's really a great dvd and the kid's watch it over and over. i would recommend this if you like disney.
Rating:  - Do your homework!
I am still watching the laserdisc version of this film, so I cannot comment on the quality of the "restored" DVD. I intend to up-date to DVD shortly, if the DVD includes the short, historical "making of" that is on the laserdisc. It is a short, but fascinating look at the Disney Studios in 1947 and contains some brief, but previously unseen footage of Walt, himself, from that time. I would agree with the reviewers who say that the weakest part of the film is the Bongo segment. However, some of ... Read More
Rating:  - Splice out the Edgar Bergan interruptions and reissue the film!
Maybe he was popular at the time, but the narration interruptions by Edgar Bergan and his scary puppets are horribly annoying. My 3 year old kids can't watch this video because they start screaming that the TV is broken every time the video cuts from the animated story to the live action black and white footage of Edgar bergan explaining the story to his evil-looking puppets and annoying child actor assistant. By the same token they can't stand the stupid puppet sequences in Caillou videos (which ... Read More
Rating:  - Nice Little Gem
I would give this a higher rating if the first segment ("Bongo") were better. I found it interminably boring and not at all imaginative. I bought the DVD for the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" segment, which I had on VHS. Even that featurette could have been improved, however. I found the intrusions in the narrative by Edgar Bergen and the children to be annoying. If they had only been seen at the beginning and end, that would have been alright. Still, for fans of classic Disney animation, I would recommend ... Read More
Rating: - Disappointing
The only reason I purchased this DVD was so I would have a good copy of of Mickey and the Beanstock, one of my favorites.
I was really disappointed when I watched it and discovered that I did not have the original version of Mickey and the Beanstock.
Instead there is this version with ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummies reading the story to a little girl. I wouldn't have minded if it was just an introduction, but Edgar Bergin and the dummies keep making comments throughout the entire ... Read More
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