Big Al of the Country Bears

Video of our favorite bear fromt the Country Bear Jamboree at Diseny Magic Kingdom: BIG AL! Singing "Blood on the Saddle" and continues to sing throughout the grand finale...

[@PsyVen]

When I was a little kid, I visited Disneyland's "Country Bears Jamboree" with my family. Always thought there was something both pathetic and hilarious about that depressed, obese bear drawling a country-blues death-ballad while the rest of the ensemble tries to drown him out with an upbeat finale.

[@HauntedMansionHaunt]

Big Al was one of the best and funniest Disney characters ever made. The idea he is tone deaf is hilarious.

[@winterpantsu]

Real talk, this scared me when I first went to Disney as an 8 year old, Like I was so thrilled and suddenly this happened

[@TheironkageGG]

Hey you we're part of a theme park crazy video

[@notyyunaa_]

Winter Pantsu I saw your comment from a video about scariest Disney animatronics

[@luckyear]

fr

[@TechnologyWitch]

XD Hilarious how he keeps singing throughout the finale.

[@nataliemorris910]

I saw this live when I was 5 and had nightmares for months

[@DudleyDoRightsRipsawFallsFan]

not me

[@TheironkageGG]

You we're a part of a theme park crazy video

[@altarush]

My whole family went to Disneyworld. My crazy aunt and my cousin developed a crush on Big Al. I could understand if it was Henry, or Gomer or even Liver Lips McGraw.

[@Tendoking]

"Blood On The Saddle"? Metal Bear Jamboree

[@TheEutopiasanquez]

Don't let them shorten big al. He can't help being terrifying lol x.

[@BipolarBear_pen15]

Tendoking #Edgy

[@tommixshippuden2438]

What minute

[@zacktheexception1198]

Tendoking sand

[@APoliticalConfusionAndMess]

@@BipolarBear_pen15 GKYS.

[@tomcrowe-garey4790]

Oh these comments are... Hilarious. Big Al was a favorite of mine, and I had a stuffed animal of him after visiting Disneyland, Christmas of 1977. Big Al was the epitome of Americana that represented certain regions in the country that were filled with Country music, bluegrass, and folksinging. Between this attraction and America Sings. Unfortunately, these two attractions are relics of an Era long gone. It was a genuinely wonderful experience as a child.

[@40GamesAG]

I believe I've seen this show 5 times now. This is my second favorite animatronic band. I especially love Big Al XD

[@TheEutopiasanquez]

Wow scary stuff

[@40GamesAG]

Deion Pehowdy Disney World Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. Still there to this day, 100% free.

[@40GamesAG]

Deion Pehowdy I know there's at least one other version of this show in DisneySea. There used to be one in Disneyland, but it was removed. This version in the video is the original version.

[@eggbaron3968]

this track fire af

[@karlfortuin9271]

Big al is the one that got me into country music 🎸🎙🐻

[@Murkoph]

I always thought this song was just about having a really heavy period. And haven't we all had those days?

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

@Smiling Disney Fan here i was thinking this poor cowboy had a hemorrhoid while riding

[@j.m.r.7168]

I was just about to post this to Twitter saying same thing!!

[@Max-ks2to]

Uh no personally haven’t had one of those days

[@treeleavesofficial9460]

This cracks me up literally every time I see it

[@Clownfoolery]

Big Al is just the best

[@mrpickles6968]

0:50 erm..... Was that meant to happen where all the characters play at once or was it an error with the puppet

[@APoliticalConfusionAndMess]

It was meant to happen. As well as the crash. WTF, Walt?

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

May I use this footage in a video I'm making about scary Disney animatronics? I will give your channel full credit.

[@aguynamelex3146]

Hey I just watched your video

[@gamingwithseamusthe2nd884]

Bro, I’m watching your video right now

[@bronzebeast5453]

I came to this after your video 😂

[@SammyTheCitipati]

I know dude

[@horrificgrave]

i was just watching your video i was on this part, i paused it to see what you guys were talking about

[@jeremyward9067]

As a kid, I hated that they closed the curtain before he fell over. It sounds like quite a sight.

[@Ainurah]

OMG, I miss seeing Big Al! T__T Though I can't seem to decide which of these bears is my favorite, I might have to go with Big Al, Wendell, or Henry...darn it, I love them all! XD

[@wolfie_shade5710]

CREEEEEEPPPPPYYYYY AAHHHHH

[@TheironkageGG]

You we're part of a theme park crazy video

[@pattisgirls]

And a big, big, POND!! lmao one of my family's fav Disneyland moments. Miss going there so much.

[@HauntFreak13]

I miss the Country Bears...

[@ScottALanter]

I can still vividly remember seeing this 50 years ago when we visited. This was my favorite part of the Country Bear Jamboree. Wow, this video brings back some fun memories as a boy. Thank you for uploading this.

[@fivebearrugs]

That's what my dad told me when I saw this for the first time at the age of 4, lol...

[@BreathlessMini]

He is my favorite too! It's kind of creepy for kids. my niece was quite scared.

[@ttintagel]

I saw the CBJ for the first time last summer, and Big Al made me laugh until my stomach hurt.

[@fivebearrugs]

Okay, for all the new Disney fans who have never experienced the Country Bear Jamboree, this was one of the original opening day attractions at Walt Disney World when it opened in 1971, and still continues to play there. The Disneyland version ran from 1972 to Sept 10, 2001, whereas the Tokyo version opened in 1983 and is also still playing there.

[@UberWagen]

There was...BLUHHHD

[@emilyboles7556]

big al is an icon, periodt.

[@fivebearrugs]

There are three CB shows: the Jamboree, which debuted in 1971 and has a traditional country/western theme; the CB Christmas show, which debuted in 1984 and features classic Christmas songs, as well as original songs written for the show; the final one is the CB Vacation Hoedown, which debuted in 1986 and has a summer/camping theme as the Bears are all dressed in swimsuits or camping gear. The latter show also features their unofficial theme song "The Great Outdoors".

[@Sharksdojazz]

When I fist saw him I screamed the “There was blood on the ground. And blood all around!” And then the HAHAH

[@gantarsinaga6910]

why you guys say this is spooky? this is adorable tbh

[@Miracle490d]

@JackPlatt Some kids are scared of clowns and some kids are scared of Santa. That doesn't make them bad. PLENTY OF KIDS LOVE THEM AND PLENTY LOVE BIG AL! I ALWAYS THOUGHT HIS VOICE SOUNDED GOOFY AND BRAINLESS NOT CREEPY.

[@Miracle490d]

@beasst94 Yeah I grew up with this guy and got to see all three shows. I used to play in my bedroom putting on shows with my stuffed animals to the record. That's how creepy I found Big AL. Tone deaf really describes him. And Clueless too. He's the only one not singing Bear Tracks in the finale. LOL and he's singing walking in a winter wonderland in the dark and stops stunned when the lights come back. LOL

[@fivebearrugs]

There are 18 bears in the show. They consist of Henry (the host), Trixie (large female), Teddi Barra (female on swing), The Sun Bonnets (Bunny, Beulah and Bubbles), Big Al, Liver Lips McGrowl (big-lipped bear), Ernest (fiddle player; doesn't appear in the finale), The Five Bear Rugs (Zeke, Zeb, Ted, Fred & Tennessee), little Oscar (Zeb's son), Wendell (little bear with overbite), Gomer (pianist) and Terrence (aka Shaker).

[@MANEATINGWREATH]

At least the DL version didn't "die" he is now Oogie Boogie at the Haunted Mansion Holiday.

[@andrewcalcagno8272]

It's too bad that he'll never sing this again in the Magic Kingdom 😔

[@iancabatingan954]

MatPat brought me here

[@liliyrock6034]

Ian Cabatingan same

[@greenjacob18]

How

[@currentlocationroger1410]

HOW

[@fivebearrugs]

@Miracle490d No, he sang his verse in the song, and sang the chorus at the end; He was just oblivious to the fact that the theater had grown dark and the other bears had "left" :)

[@beatswithjaky]

So creepy

[@beatswithjaky]

My eyes and ears are bleeds

[@MarieGrantham]

ITS NOT CREEPY

[@TerryT1976]

Yep, and his name was Al Bertino, one of the developers of CBJ!

[@fivebearrugs]

@Miracle490d Even his song in the CB Vacation Hoedown is depressing...and his solo in the Christmas special. I'm noticing a pattern here XD

[@Mr_BoozeVA]

Best and biggest boy

[@scarx9151]

Blood in, blood out. Looks like this is where they got it from.

[@disneydanny2]

@TechnologyWitch yeah. i wish they had done something like that for the Vacation hoedown. it seemed to be quite funny both here and in the Christmas show

[@PookieKatie]

This is a fevered dream

[@beebeetan8266]

Big al was very very scary 7/0

[@ethankotoff210]

Still the oldest in it's prime right here the best of the best

[@mdalsted]

Oh! Right, I should've known. >__

[@fivebearrugs]

In the Christmas Show he sings "Another New Year" and is dressed like a New Year's baby. In the Vacation Hoedown he's lost in the woods and sings "On My Way to Your Heart"...

[@MankanChayor]

Omg! Someone else knows about the Country Bears!

[@Miracle490d]

@Yoursoul101 I don't think so. Not that I ever saw. The country bears were a stage show at Disneyland. They did three shows at Disneyland. The country bear...1Jamboree ....2Christmas Special ....3Vacation Hoedown The country bear jamboree is currently at Disney World in Florida. They used to have cartoon drawings of them on the walls where you waited to go in the theater. If you're thinking about that country bear movie, it's completely different & doesn't have any of the same bears.

[@MarieGrantham]

Its funny when all The bears go on stage to drown big al out

[@ericdawson9962]

I saw this as a seven or eight year old. If I'm remembering correctly after this we left

[@0MrENigma0]

Nother better! Nobody knows what I am doing when I spontaniously break into that song... but that's okay, that's actually half the fun.

[@BorkBorkBork19]

This guy's name is Big Al. The baby bear who sits with the 5 Bear Rugs is named Oscar.

[@matthewgrzybowski2144]

E P I C

[@fivebearrugs]

@Yoursoul101 The Country Bears movie came out in 2003 I believe and completely bombed at the box office. Henry, Trixie and Big Al were used, as well as FOUR of the *Five* Bear Rugs: Zeb, Ted, Fred and Tennesee; apparently Zeke had left the band and they named their bus after him. I haven't seen the entire movie, but honestly, why would they name the kid bear Beary instead of, you know, Oscar?

[@Miracle490d]

@fivebearrugs Well sure. That's what I said. It's just his character. He just can't carry an upbeat note, even on an upbeat song. He's tone deaf and clueless. He's not trying to be depressing. He just can't sing. He doesn't even sing the verse to walking in a winter wonderland. He just repeats the same line in the dark. Then, "HUH?" He's a funny idiott, and loved for it.

[@Yoursoul101]

was there like a cartoon about this a long time ago? animated movie or something?

[@ahmedismail8528]

Is this an animatronic or a guy wearing it's big costume??

[@magnusbo9579]

who is from the Game Theorists

[@beasst94]

@Miracle490d finally someone else who gets it- thank you very much- i agree

[@fredyrodriguez8881]

Can everybody stop saying how I think he looks cool and sings nice

[@WoodysRedBo]

@JediGal101 My favorite's Tennessee!!! (like it matters....) haha

[@fivebearrugs]

@Miracle490d I didn't forget Sammy or Randy the Skunk; I just didn't mention them, along with Buff, Max and Melvin. I just mentioned the names of all of the bears, since those may be more difficult to remember ;)

[@bradledoux850]

Okay every one blood on the saddle came from a old bronc rider in the rodeo he witnessed a man get killed by a horse when the saddle horn crushed his skull in and that's the meaning of the song

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Brad Le Doux oh I always thought it meant the horse and rider had been attacked by a wild animal like a bear or cougar as a kid

[@beasst94]

no- at the end- all the characters sing

[@Miracle490d]

@beasst94 I was being sarcastic, to make a point to those that seem to want Big Al boycotted. Too many people knit pick about the littlest things. Disney is as innocent as you can get, but people still find fault. (ex. One thing is racist. This is violent.) I love all these things & it's just sad when creativity is stifled. They changed the lyrics to Aladdin's Arabian Nights song. "They'll cut off your ear if they don't like your face. It's barbaric but hey it's home."-they complained racist :(

[@alwaysyou118]

omg this is the craziest and creepiest song and its disney

[@dennisd4452]

The voice of John Ritter's father.

[@angelbeas9137]

0:50-1:55 was that a Malfunction

[@TheGreen_Banana]

Angel Beas I watched a few other shows, it seems like that was supposed to happen.

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

That's because the audience is using flash photography during the show. Flash photography can make the animatronics malfunction.

[@monsterjamfan100xtreme4]

TrollsFanatic 2004 really I didn't know tell me how

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

Flash from cameras can mess up the animatronics (causing it to malfunction.) That's why flash photography is not allowed.

[@monsterjamfan100xtreme4]

TrollsFanatic 2004 what about Recording a show to put it on KZbin does that count as flash photography to?

[@Miracle490d]

@CeletialDarkness I grew up with this show as a kid, but I never heard blood. All I ever heard was that dull dragging voice going in the tone of DUH! I think Disney picked old songs the older grown ups could enjoy with some nostalgia while keeping the kids entertained with songs they never heard.

[@shanikascott6153]

What I think big al REALLY said 🎶There was blood on the saddle🎶 🎶There was blood all around🎶 🎶There was blood on the ground 🎶 What kind of Disney world animatronic is this?!? And that's why I never go to Disney world or Disney land XD

[@afriendlybearlad8732]

Ha rlly going through it

[@kwmatt24]

did u get the girl u like

[@Miracle490d]

@Ainurah I don't miss him or any of them anymore since I found all these great videos on youtube. Check out the 3 Country bear shows on my playlist at my Channel. There are some great close ups. Big Al never changes. He can't even carry a cheerful note in "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" on the Christmas Special.

[@PrincessAriel2sing]

He is hilarious and adorable. This is just a creepy song to begin with. They should have him sing something less creepy because he isn't a creepy bear, he is a funny one!

[@kioku119]

That's the humor though. His music choice is as off mood as his guitar is off tune ;p

[@Miracle490d]

@Madnursemii I never paid attention to those words& caught that it was about never giving a kid a whipping. That song ends with... "I think that I'll shoot him instead." Henry "BANG!" And people are more worried about lyrics of blood than lyrics of shooting a little boy instead of whooping him?!!! The blood might be from a horse put out of his misery. Or how bout a deer hunted and killed for food? There weren't frozen meats in markets back then. Does Little House on the Prairie freak people?

[@The-Loon-belt-Extravaganza]

It’s about a cowboy having his head bashed in by a bull, if you listen to the full song

[@calebray1834]

Yeah they didn’t have him sing the full song. For obvious reasons.

[@ellnats]

BLood

[@joegy]

It's puddle, not pond, but I can hear how you might think that.

[@Miracle490d]

@fivebearrugs Okay I was wrong about him not singing a verse. But all the bears had finished the final chorus ending the song after he did his verse. He just repeated "walking in a winter wonderland" twice after it went dark. So he did just repeat the same line over, unless it took him that long to catch up to the end chorus. LOL He's slow.

[@BigAl607]

I've always felt a strange connection to him. Don't know why. 🤔

[@lonebison]

A friend of mine who still works at Disney said they have heard that Disney is going to shorten this show. One of the things they plan on doing is removing Big Al altogether! Not good.

[@ohs-myjourney2147]

This is literally what nightmares are made of lol

[@abigaillewallen2268]

Emily OMG. That could a parody of What Dreams Are Made Of by Hilary Duff. It could be What Nightmares Are Made Of😂😂😂😂

[@doobiesmoke15]

So is he supposed to be a black bear or a grizzly bear?

[@Macabrecrypt]

doobiesmoke15 I don't know. He's just a country bear. That's all that's said.

[@TheEutopiasanquez]

I heard about this from true ghost stories online and had to check it out. my 15 month old was so freaked out she wouldn't watch it. can someone please tell me what it's all about ? why Is the bear talking about so much blood. and why does his eyes look human?

[@DylanKarbo]

Cristie Sanquez Send a link

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

+Cristie Sanquez It's an old Tex Ritter song about a cowboy who gets bucked off his bronco and then the bronco lands on his head, crushing it. It's pretty dark. I think Disney keeps it because its so comically over-exagerrated that most kids don't pick up on how dark it is.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

+Cristie Sanquez Also the eyes look human because the character is anthropomorphic. Anthropomorphic means adding human-like features or qualities to animals. In other words cartoons.

[@TheEutopiasanquez]

Wow scary. ... Thank you for cleaning this up. I was listening to real ghost stories online and looked it up from there.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

Cristie Sanquez ^_^ It left a pretty big impression on me when I was a kid. It's pretty hard to forget a big fat grizzly bear singing about BLOOD ON THE SADDLE! hehe. It's a great attraction though. Hopefully one you'll take your kid to some time when she's old enough. :)

[@Miracle490d]

@WiltingDahlia Why it's supposed to be comical. If this bothers you, you'd probably really be bothered by later shows when they talked about eating Santa. LOL

[@nicholasryan7766]

I like to call them The Chunky Bears bc of Big Al

[@nellynelly3609]

the day they get rid of this is the day we riot!

[@illbeurluckycharmz]

they got rid of this in 2001..

[@nellynelly3609]

@@illbeurluckycharmz its still there lmao saw it in february xD

[@frogking6416]

@@illbeurluckycharmz the one at disneyland is gone the magic kingdom still has there's

[@Miracle490d]

@beasst94 I don't think people that didn't grow up with him understand him. He's just cute silly and loveable. Adults are too worried about words being threatening. Kids sing about Sticks and stones breaking bones. And grown ups teach them songs about Jack breaking his crown (his head) in a fall and bows breaking and babies falling out of tree tops in their cradles. Seriously! WHAT'S SCARIER?

[@teresakesterson2959]

omfg a while ago i thought he was saying "Pee all in sand." XDDD

[@shanikascott6153]

XD

[@lateraleaf]

creepy

[@beasst94]

@Miracle490d you may be by yourself on boycotting pirates AND haunted mansion

[@CelestialDarkness45]

if this is a disney thing, why does this song talk about blood?

[@NuttySMX]

hahaha just it

[@superlolbrothers6559]

To be honest, Big Al makes the show funny because he’s off tone and drunk which makes him sing the wrong song.

[@TheironkageGG]

This Is nightmare Fuel Disney putting there was blood on the saddle the floor everywhere what Is that disney

[@nonamejones2321]

Imagine being loaded on shrooms or acid. Omfg 🤯

[@Miracle490d]

@Yoursoul101 ....The country bear movie is nothing like the shows at Disneyland or Disney World. They only gave the bears the same names, but they don't look, sound, or behave at all like the originals. It shouldn't even have the right to be called the Country Bears, but Disney made it. Unlike the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion movies they put nothing of the real park attraction in the movie.

[@latrailgoldsmith7412]

I'm scared cus he is creepy cus he is singing about blood