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A neglected classic

posted 19 years ago by welkinson
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I agree with the commentator, "Ben and Me" is a neglected classic. A great example of how Disney has gone down the toilet in recent years.

I remember watching this cartoon when I was little and LOVING it. Yeah it was all tongue-in-cheek, but it didn't matter, it was clever, funny, and taught a lesson.

This is what Disney was back in the day. Today it would rather sell sex, and other untalented garbage. (sidebar, I hope it doesn't destroy "The Muppets". Mickey is one jealous mouse, and he's got his sights on Kermit I fear. The new "Muppets Go to OZ, featuring Ashanti suggests that I might be right).

Bring back "Ben and Me". Bring back "Dumbo". Bring back the truly GREAT classic Disney tales. :)

[–] minerals 17 years ago

I agree with you because Roy Disney nephew of Walt Disney has said that if his uncle were still alive there would have been over 50 percent of the 30 minute shows and movies his uncle would not have approved of making.

[–] gcarras 8 years ago

It's a very impressive cartoon. With voices of Sterling Holloway as Amos, Charles Ruggles as Ben (before he became anonymously Jay Ward's Aesop Sr.), and Hans Conried as THomas JUefferson..all recognizable..btw the late reviewer F.G.MacIntyre has critized Holloway's work but does reccomind this (vs the Chuc Jonesz "Very merry Cricket".)

All comments=my own opinion not reflecting my voluptous pinup profile girl, Courtney Thorne-Smith