For more videos related to this film, check out this curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZHPzK16mx_4iJ_RVTb0hF0Z If you enjoyed this video, please support our channel by becoming a VIP patron through Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/animationcompendia Fun and Fancy Free (73 min) Synopsis: Jiminy Cricket begins the film by playing a Dinah Shore record that tells the tale of “Bongo” to cheer up a desolate-looking doll and bear. Bongo, a circus bear, meets and falls in love with a girl bear named Lulubelle. But first he must confront a bear rival, Lumpjaw, whose looks match his name, before he wins her. When the story is completed, Jiminy finds he has been invited to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen’s house where he is entertaining Luana Patten, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen tells the story of “Mickey and the Beanstalk”, in which Mickey and his friends, Donald and Goofy, climb a beanstalk to rescue the lovely singing harp from a giant named Willie to restore happiness to their Happy Valley. As Bergen finishes the story, the giant appears, lifting the roof, in search of Mickey Mouse, then goes on down the hill toward Hollywood. Cast: Cliff Edwards (Jiminy Cricket), Dinah Shore (Narrator), Edgar Bergen (Himself, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd), Luana Patten (Herself), Walt Disney/Jimmy MacDonald (Mickey Mouse), Clarence Nash (Donald Duck), Pinto Colvig (Goofy), Billy Gilbert (Willie the Giant), Anita Gordon (Golden Harp), Songs: “Fun and Fancy Free,” “I’m a Happy Go Lucky Fellow,” “Lazy Countryside,” “Too Good to be True,” “Say It With a Slap,” “My, What a Happy Day,” “Fe Fi Fo Fum,” and “My Favorite Dream.” Directed by William Morgan with animation sequences directed by Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, and Hamilton Luske. Released on September 27, 1947. US Home Media Releases: November 1982 (VHS); July 15, 1997 (VHS/LD); June 20, 2000 (VHS/DVD); August 12, 2014 (BR); Trivia: • Frames: 105,120 • The story of Bongo is based on an original story by Sinclair Lewis published in Cosmopolitan magazine, about a circus bear cub and what happens when his wish to live free in the wild is granted. • When first released, the film was sent to theaters in nine reels, with 6,772 feet and 11 inches of film. • The first instance where Jim Macdonald provided the voice for Mickey Mouse. • If the beanstalk were to be measured in the “Mickey and the Beanstalk” segment, it would have measured in at 14,000 feet. • The opening song by Jiminy, “I’m a Happy Go Lucky Fellow,” was originally written and recorded for Pinocchio. • In the 1960s, Disney animated new introductory material of Ludwig Von Drake and his pet, Herman, to replace Edgar Bergen when the Beanstalk segment was run on Disney’s television show. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.