Chicken Little

[@Lesbomarx]

I love how Foxy Loxy goes through the trouble of dressing up like the groups he’s infiltrated despite the fact it’s a moot point since he just need to talk in the respective voices

[@Regal99]

Same here.

[@seastriker4437]

He’s a real method actor.

[@stirlingno.1296]

He's so extra, I love him.

[@rae_nonamington]

method acting

[@markmower1746]

​@@rae_nonamingtonyou know anybody that got the shot for years ago?

[@lorenzoluisalbano3695]

It's perfectly appropriate for kids. I watched it as a kid and got the memo: Keep your wits, don't panic, be skeptical, don't listen to "voices" with wild claims, check, always check, don't cause a panic yourself.

[@anarchorepublican5954]

...plus we ate whole, bone-in chicken🐔🍗...so were very familiar with wishbones🍖....and half of us, were root'in for the fox in the first place...🐓⇠🦊💦

[@MilkyMocha315]

7:58 I love that they animated Cocky Locky with a look of genuine emotional hurt in this scene.

[@shannonnightsky6656]

That's my reaction when I saw the ending.😧😰

[@Hello_World_not_taken]

That ending is dark as hell! Love it!

[@nicholasdruce5346]

The Ugly Barnacle is a comedy compared to this.

[@Wa-igi]

For once the Fox succeeded

[@joestrike8537]

@@Wa-igi Now if only the Coyote could catch that goddamned bird!

[@robertherer9268]

Well the original book Henny Penny ended the same way with Foxy Loxy eating them all anyway. Old-school example of a tragedy story at its finest.

[@MiguelMartinez-hq1et]

Hate it

[@SpeedUpThatComputer]

This is for sure relevant today. Many people believe anything their leaders say.

[@caza728]

Or NWO owned mainstream news media (Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc).

[@alex939709]

I wouldn't say, here it's the opposite: the people are heading towards the end because they no longer trust the leader and I believe the first talker who tells them what they want to hear.

[@fabianugalde3789]

Even worse, many people have been doing things that random people on the Internet say are cool, and that's how many have died or gotten seriously injured. Those challenges that many have done are pretty stupid

[@flask223]

It's about falling for paranoid naxi ideology like extreme antisemitism

[@fandenovelas777]

Is funny when they say something like "egg is bad bc it has many calories... better consume my product which is 1000 times worse"

[@kathrynhill5796]

Boy, the farmer’s not gonna be happy when he finds out what happened to his chickens.

[@PungiFungi]

@@Nameless82284 , well he still have the eggs.

[@Mr-Prasguerman]

@@Nameless82284 vai dar um belo cozido

[@AFox739]

I assume this could have lead to a sequel where a group of sheepdogs are sent to invade the fox's den on a beach?

[@movienaut]

Its my nightmare everyday, that the door to our chicken coop got somehow opened and all of our chickens are gone!

[@michaelvega6646]

As long as foxy loxy has a head start, he'll leave his den and escape to somewhere else and find another chicken farm where the other farmer doesn't find him

[@Thenumber1yoshi]

This version is basically a World War II propaganda short that has the villain get away with his plan and succeed in basically killing and eating the main characters, yet it still somehow manages to be less mean spirited than the 2005 CGI feature film version that Disney would also go on to create decades later!

[@scoutart1508]

Then again, ironically and creatively, the movie version does have a fun and happy ending, regardless of the issues, right?

[@NoName-hg6cc]

How is 2005 version mean spirited?

[@Thenumber1yoshi]

@@NoName-hg6cc Watch any general review of it here on KZbin, that should give you your answer.

[@hickorydickoryproductions4165]

@@NoName-hg6cc have you even SEEN the movie?!

[@joestrike8537]

@@scoutart1508 Totally...one of Disney's lamer contemporary features. (Watched it with my teenage son who was really irritated by the "inspirational" "dad, you gotta believe me" angle.) Really disappointing too, in that it was directed by Mark Dindal, who did "Cats Don't Dance" and "The Emperor's New Groove," 2 really excellent animated features.

[@charlesman8722]

… I hate how a cartoon from the 40s is more accurate to everything going on in the modern world today

[@hachijospaniard5643]

Is like some people know the inevitable retardness that humanity was about to be in the future.

[@labswee7635]

this is right at the fork in the road of our history, by the 50s we will almost completely become a consumerist society, and where disney would be too afraid to step on the toes of their consumerist audience

[@rayned.5536]

The fact that a parabel warning about hitler is applicable today still says a lot

[@shaunwilson3059]

true, but foxy is a bit more smarter than trump....he can read and understand a book

[@lilkittyk4742]

@@shaunwilson3059​​⁠​⁠”to influence the masses, aim first at the least intelligent.”

[@capncake8837]

I just realized that I’m watching this while eating fried chicken. Guess I can’t really fault Foxy Loxy, chicken’s pretty good.

[@Nameless82284]

I know, it's finger-licking good.

[@craycraywolf6726]

Mmm chicken 😋🍗

[@Misscouchpotato-]

Lmao

[@SeasonalGFilms]

facts

[@HB_Doraemon_Multitoons]

Jollibee Chicken

[@HDX_47]

This movie shows two main issues that still remain in our society. The first one is the lack of corroboration: most people blindly believe what certain media says, mainly because it gives them the right to have an opinion even if they don't have the knowledge to actually form one. The second issue is that those who have the knowledge and thus have an opinion tend to use it against those who don't to prove their points, making them feel stupid and inferior, usually forcing them to fire back with whatever stupid argument that might look plausible. In the end, if the "smart" tried to understand why the "stupid" feels that way, he would be able to teach him what he knows, and then the "stupid" would be able to form an opinion of his own

[@maiar2239]

Yes, I think you nailed it but for me there is a third issue: the debunking of the figures who are currently telling the logical truth (the farm leader, Cocky Locky the rooster). Foxy Loxy cast doubt on his ability and intentions (basically tarnished his image). This part relates to the second issue; it's thanks to Chicken Little's hurt feelings for Cocky Locky laughing at his stupidity that Foxy Loxy is able to manipulate him a second time without question. Overall, Foxy Locky goes undercover and attacks the self-esteems and pride of all animal groups to get his way. I think that, due to the historical context and the purpose of the short, the fact that the ruler is the *only one* capable of thinking on his own among so many makes sense; putting that aside, I think the message/warning is clear and perhaps more revealing now with the Internet, the fact that information is a couple of clicks away also has its downside (the dirty partisan manipulation of the media, on the other hand, it exists since their invention).

[@HDX_47]

@@maiar2239 I think I get your point. In a sense, Foxy Locky is a representation of the press and it's ability to manipulate suggestible minds. And yes, given the purpose of the short it is important to have a leader that is diminished due to misinformation. But that is precisely what shows how leadership, which relies on respect, can easily be overturned. Even if people admires someone, that's only based on their image of said person, and that image can be easily distorted. In the end, we want someone to do everything for us, but at the same time we wanna judge how that is done so that we can complain if it's not done our way

[@DonPeyote420]

problem is, the stupid won't listen to the smart one under any circumstances because he's been told by propaganda not to.

[@levnzt6949]

"he would be able to teach him what he knows," IF they want to be taught. Some just prefer the feeling of "being right" which protects the own beliefs against correction, because that would emotionally hurt. See also "cognitive distortion" (Beck)

[@HDX_47]

@@levnzt6949 but see, the term "correction" is what causes that situation. Correcting someone means that you have the right or "correct" knowledge and they don't, ergo putting you on a superior position. And, of course, not everyone bears the idea of having someone above them. That's why I don't think you have to correct someone, just give them the knowledge, and then let them choose what seems more logical to them. It's a dangerous approach, but it's the only way an idea can penetrate into someone's mind. Some people just like to feel like they don't need help (or teaching, in this case)

[@shetouchthesky]

you know it sucks... i actually believed him when he said everything was going to turn out okay in the end... imagine the look on my face when not only did things not turn out okay, but that fox was so morbid he made a mock graveyard out of wishbones. i love the point tho... wwII cartoons really do fascinate me.

[@jasonsharma5888]

Reminds me of all the 'burial caves' they found around the world, especially with proto-homosapien bones. Is the wolf a metaphor? Is the wolf just another chicken?

[@ghostw3938]

@@jasonsharma5888 sheep often think of themselves as wolves.

[@rileycross4359]

in 2005 film was a classic cartoon was disney plus cool

[@febentesfaye612]

Apparently I had a bunch of Disney shorts on my VCR that played after Disney’s Robin Hood (Chicken Little, Peter and the Wolf, Little toot, etc) I was 5-7 when I watched this and I was scarred when i confirmed with my older sis that they were all dead. I was thinking along the lines of “that’s not how it’s supposed to end “😧😢

[@DonPeyote420]

don't believe everything you read brotha

[@Unownshipper]

The balls on Disney to make a cartoon with this kind of ending. Greatest Generation is right! Can you imagine present-day Disney putting this out today? It'd be sugarcoated or softened and loose all its edge.

[@anarchorepublican5954]

🌟✨𝓦𝓲𝓼𝓱(2023)🎬🎥....🤢🤮

[@hurricanefury439]

In the modern day they'd be saying that foxy loxy was right

[@jediknight38]

Way back when Disney still had it's balls before people like Kathleen Kennedy stripped the company of them.

[@tiberiusfemur374]

You know, it just hit me. Foxy Loxy here has the distinction of being one of, if not the only, Disney villain to succeed in thier goal without any caveats like anti-heroism or dues-ex-machina style return to the status quo. And considering the context and history of his short, that just makes it all the more unsettling. Whereas realizing this and comparing to the fate of the Foxy Loxy in the movie we don't talk about is just depressing.

[@kennithball9787]

2005 was a different time.

[@teh_supar_hackr]

That and that one guy who turned bad kids into donkeys from Pinocchio, still a rare thing for Disney villians to actually succeed without cavoite.

[@benmoore2253]

And let’s not forget Peter Pan… Ugghhfff

[@LFanimes333]

@@benmoore2253 He was never a villain.

[@benmoore2253]

I guess you’re right but you gotta admit that not every thing about him isn’t the least bit unnerving

[@PungiFungi]

Saw this short on TV after school as a kid in the late 1970s and 1980s. Laughed my butt off at the ending because all of the other cartoon at the time have sugar coated sweet endings.

[@Themaddprof]

Exactly, the shock comes in being a Disney cartoon where the bad guy wins.

[@Skibster-w9l]

Would’ve been cool if Cocky Locky got to use the gun.

[@Ixapter]

Happy 80th anniversary, this version of Chicken Little.

[@dreamguardian8320]

That Foxy Loxy has proven to be a real villain, using brains and people weaknesses to get what he wants, something not many villains do, and a good thing too. Otherwise, the villains would always win and there would be no more happy endings.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

It was a happy ending for the fox I spose. He got himself an all you can eat buffet.

[@uriellando1104]

The point is to make both (Heros and Villians) competent

[@Rkerekes13]

The minute you realize that the Narrator and Foxy Loxy were both played by the same guy.

[@topcatninjahousepetsdigian9336]

EHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?"

[@tuckerhawkey9561]

Or maybe Foxy was the narrator

[@MrParkerman6]

Frank Graham as Narrator / Foxy Loxy / Chicken Little / Cocky Locky / Turkey Lurkey / Additional characters

[@nicholasweintraub8548]

He's practically talking to himself.

[@ZakWolf]

@@MrParkerman6 Yep. Frank Graham also often voiced the wolves in Tex Avery's MGM cartoons of the 1940s (such as in "Red Hot Riding Hood"), using a voice very much like Foxy Loxy.

[@Cure_Hana]

I think Foxy Loxy in this short is a perfect example of a villain that we love to hate. You know that what he’s doing is despicable, but you also can’t help but be impressed with how smart he is with putting his plan into motion.

[@miominipony1276]

Yeah... No.

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

@@miominipony1276 What's interesting with him is that he actually manages to do something the Wolf never gets to do often succeed in eating the main characters and their friends.

[@miominipony1276]

@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 yes, makes one think

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

@@miominipony1276 Yeah sure wish Wolf would succeed in doing it too. He deserves his happy ending too.

[@TheKersey475]

The fox definitely earned his total victory (which is something most of the other Disney villains can't claim).

[@shawnwarrynn8609]

Woah the original Disney retell of the classic is darker then the more recent 2000's Movie. I'm sure surprised how Disney has changed over the decades.

[@Spiriussss]

No, Disney used to tell the truth. Now they are owned by another master and subverted.

[@yankeeforcestudios5431]

EbberDeeMills have you seen Zootipia. That covered a lot of controversial topics.

[@MatthewBrown-sr9zv]

Yankee Force Studios Like what? Not offending people?

[@yankeeforcestudios5431]

Matthew Brown no, but having it tackle race-related stuff.

[@fenderstratADHD]

The 2005 Chicken Little is one of my favorite movies. I didn’t even know it was based on an old book

[@spencerbeard7490]

I agree. As I read about Foxy Loxy on Villains Wiki, he is one of the few Disney Villains to somehow got his sinister plan suceeded through intellectual manipulation.

[@markmower1746]

You know anybody that got the shot 4 years ago? Feel any smarter?

[@primepm8861]

​@@markmower17468 years ago? 16 years ago? 24 years ago?

[@CoPstesr42]

Finally a story with a REALISTIC ending

[@60enterprises]

y33m5 What Copster4588 means is the story is a good analogy of reality. Besides, it's pretty understandable

[@Kuraimizu9152]

If it was realistic people just would had used helmets

[@magnumopus788]

@@Kuraimizu9152 the hell does that mean

[@tdata545]

Back when stories were allowed to end on a "bad" ending.

[@Blazeknight_6012]

⁠@thekrookodilehunter7993 I guess 🤷‍♂️?

[@Ubritoons96]

Honestly looking back on this short as an adult, the disturbing part isn’t even when Foxy manages to eat everyone, but the fact that his manipulation works ALL the way through without anyone truly stopping him! Yeah, Cocky Locky was that one block in the road, but once the rumors started worrying everyone with that mere second attempt, THAT’S when shit went down! Even as a wartime parable as Leonard said in the special opening disclaimer, this old cartoon is still a good/scary message for today’s even crueler world with how unfortunately easily some innocent people can get manipulated in real life by WAY nastier scum who will try to harm you. Take this cartoon’s advise: Don’t ALWAYS listen to the crowd and think independently as much as you can. Especially if you think something (like possible, or even intentional misinformation) doesn’t feel or sound right. Be careful out there in the real world y’all. It can be a really cruel place regardless of how kind and helpful you honestly try to be.

[@uggy9719]

This film becomes even better when you realize it was produced during WWII

[@rancellwoodard5767]

Loops oOoOo yes that’s the message, the guy in the beginning explained that.

[@BokuGlack]

Loops oOoOo bruh

[@nicholasweintraub8548]

2:53 Ah! Donald Duck invented the cloning machine.

[@nicholasdruce5346]

If it was a Warner Brothers cartoon, they would all be Daffy Ducks.

[@awesomereesee7841]

I watched this as a kid and I didn't expect the film to end like this, while I prefered the 2005 film when I was a kid, now I prefer this version and kind of wish the 2005 film went in a similarly suprisingly dark direction

[@bunnybird9342]

I've never seen the Pixar movie before

[@awesomereesee7841]

@@bunnybird9342 Pixar didn't make it

[@antekrapka7718]

Wojna idei?

[@lawrencesteel176]

Owszem.

[@pither7759]

Tak

[@julianpupkalipinski614]

Tak :D

[@wielkinawieki4678]

Tak

[@shinigamiphantom1391]

Is it worth mentioning that these birds lives on a farm and would end up on a chopping block sooner or later?

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

"If you tell them a lie, don't tell them a little one. Tell them a big one" That's paraphrasing Goebbels

[@declamatory]

False

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

@@declamatory No

[@declamatory]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 - Yes, it is false. Can you give the source for this: "There is no lie so ridiculous that the people won't be believe it if it's repeated often enough."

[@BackBruck]

The original quote is from Machiavelli (sp), but don't quote me on that🤭

[@NoName-hg6cc]

@@BackBruck Macchiavelli didn't say that

[@ameliemadrid5068]

No way! I found it! My grandparents used to play things like this for me all the time! Omg this video came out the year I was born🤣🤣

[@capncake8837]

I’m around your age and I also remember watching this a lot when I was younger. I’m sure I can find the DVD somewhere.

[@jmachero5852]

How old are you? 80?

[@IGetKills]

@@jmachero5852 lmao fr

[@capncake8837]

@@jmachero5852 You know what they actually meant, right?

[@Nameless82284]

​@@jmachero5852 I think they mean when this video was uploaded to KZbin.

[@ItsJustMe0585]

Man, animation quality back then was so freaking good.

[@DudeWildNJ]

Actually, the book the fox was referencing was loosely based on Wilhelm Reich's The Mass Psychology of Fascism

[@PIANOPHUNGUY]

Or Antifa! Saul Alinsky ?

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Originally he was going to read Mein Kampf

[@christiankalisch8340]

Nah its all based on gustave le bon's Psychologie of the masses....

[@striderhiryu2]

Another form of socialismo always works the same as the others😊

[@pieterwillembotha6719]

strange, it sounded like _The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion_ to me

[@LordZadrenoss]

I find Cocky Locky's "what?!" and subsequent expression to be hilarious!

[@AngusFoley]

I find the sad expression he makes, along with what was just said played in slow motion to be a little haunting

[@AltoonaYourPiano]

I love how this cartoon in the first half is like every other predator/prey cartoon, with the predator even being the victim of slapstick. Then in the second half, it's an entirely different type of cartoon. This was always one of my favorite cartoons as a kid many years ago for two reasons, first one is that I liked how the fox actually won since we don't often see the predator win in these, and secondly it shows us why as tempting as it is, we shouldn't root for the fox or the wolf to win in these cartoons. As an adult I like it even more now that I get the references.

[@craycraywolf6726]

I agree, it's a very unique cartoon, with quite the history behind it. I remember this being a favorite of mine when I was younger for the same reasons you did! Good plot twists are definitely a pleasant surprise.

[@ShadowNinetales]

That's funny, it shows me why there should be way more cartoons where the predator wins! 😁 It's very satisfying to see (though of course, the deadly serious wartime analogy it's being used for in this case does make it rather grim and less funny).

[@royrodgers3296]

Sums up the current state of affairs. I remember watching as a child now I show it to my children

[@beboppalooka9897]

Many modern interpretations of this in today’s political climate.

[@gkm3838]

with emphasis on the word 'climate'

[@skyecrystal5495]

@EbberDeeMills Indeed. It was made in 1943 against the nazi and Hitler.

[@jplveiga]

@@gkm3838 except its the fox saying that climate change isn't real while it happens under our noses

[@gkm3838]

@@jplveiga How so?

[@erinpilla]

Damn the sight of the fox licking the wishbone gave me shivers down the spine lol

[@TheGalaxyDew]

I like this short and the movie, The 2005 Film doesn't make sense, somehow not true sometimes, pop culture references are cool, but I like the film too!!!!

[@Themaddprof]

Wile E. Coyote can learn a thing or two from Foxy Loxy.

[@vincentfichtler7758]

Yes but the problems with that is : 1. The Roadrunner is too fast and too smart for him. 2. Wile E. Coyote doesn't read psychology. 3. Wile E. Coyote doesn't speak when The Roadrunner is in the same short as him 4. Wile is a coyote not a fox he's maybe a super genius but he's not that clever.

[@tonycanabal1659]

Wile E. was too dependent on Acme gadgets in Road Runner and was too arrogant in Bugs Bunny.

[@Themaddprof]

@@vincentfichtler7758 point taken.

[@Themaddprof]

I saw it when I was 12 (1976) on a 16mm projector at a community center. Of course at that age, the Nazi reference went over my head. I recall being started and caught off guard by the ending where the bad fox won, but not traumatized. I thought it was offbeat in a kind of Mad Magazine way. An adult who would understand the film's implications would indeed find this horrifying though.

[@capncake8837]

I watched it when I was very young, so I didn’t even know what Nazis were at the time. I’m only now finding out that this was made during the war and was an allegory for the Nazis.

[@jmachero5852]

How old are you?

[@craycraywolf6726]

​@@jmachero5852 Considering the context given, they seem to be about 59 years old.

[@CarlosGarcia-vd2xh]

The last line in this film is the reason it's called a "LIE" brary.

[@finnypaul7748]

Finally a cartoon where the villian wins

[@Listen2mycreep]

Rip Frank Graham. These shorts all had A+ narration. Music too

[@HarryPujols]

This cartoon is an analogy of social media.

[@jplveiga]

Yeah, this aged like wine

[@Webb_Studios]

More specifically, internet news sites.

[@jplveiga]

@@Webb_Studios or KZbin and conspiracy rabbit holes

[@SarahJareth]

Sadly we haven't learned much from this

[@superpokemonbros.9441]

This film was literally released during WW2. It's not that it didn't age well, it was more a commentary

[@thomashuffman3237]

This is TEN TIMES better than that abomination of a movie! It’s not mean spirited, no pop culture references, and actually decent animation.

[@atasker7432]

You said it! In fact, that disastrous 2005 film is one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

[@thomashuffman3237]

@@atasker7432 you and I both.

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

And best of all, no toilet humor.

[@thomashuffman3237]

@@Princess_-gp3epnot that I care all that much, but where was the toilet humor in the movie?

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

@@thomashuffman3237 The characters mention frozen pee.

[@angibolton6300]

Never gonna watch the newer one the same way again.... And Foxy Loxy is my favourite in the movie

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

In this case, the bad guy wins. Very rare in today's media.

[@TermInator-np6vw]

Why "bad guy"? He want just eat.

[@sonicfanboy3375]

@@TermInator-np6vw Well, there's a difference between an animal eating another animal to survive and one eating another animal as his sinister plan

[@TermInator-np6vw]

@@sonicfanboy3375 The fox is a predator, so it is normal for it to plan the best way to get food. The authors have humanized the characters but at the base it's just a creature that wants to eat.

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah I know

[@arkbien9303]

The Fox is a symbolic metaphor of a certain Austrian dictator that took over Germany and tried to take over the world, my friend, he is definitely the bad guy here. ​@@TermInator-np6vw

[@KennethMoreland]

If it makes anyone feel better, you see Chicken Little cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@kevinlee7678]

And he once appeared the comics, where he unwittingly took out Zeke Wolf, thereby saving the Piggies.

[@flappytatas]

Foxy loxy actually ate the chickens???!!! Wooooowwwww i love it lol

[@meganfarley5302]

What???!!!

[@coffeejinx1502]

Not to mention the ducks, geese, and turkeys too

[@meganfarley5302]

WHAT THE FUCK DUDE?!?!?

[@flappytatas]

​@@meganfarley5302 I know 😅 still blows my mind..

[@meganfarley5302]

SHUT UP

[@emmarose4234]

1943 Chicken Little > 2005 Chicken Little. Come at me.

[@That_Russel_Pup]

Nah I’ll come with you

[@JaniceGhostHunter13]

@@That_Russel_Pup Same.

[@Ocro555]

2005 Chicken Little is better than 1943 Chicken Little. And whoever who disagrees is absolutely right.

[@TheLenaweeTrekker]

It just shows that in sixty years nothing has changed.

[@craycraywolf6726]

If you read texts from thousands of years ago, the same applies. It's both scary and comforting isn't it?

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@travissmith2848]

@@craycraywolf6726 "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."~ If something that basic hasn't changed........

[@modernphotographer]

6:53 - He is only Human... Riiiight...

[@captaingoosesdisneyadventu4428]

Wow. Foxy Loxy and Br'er Fox could be allies.

[@craycraywolf6726]

So glad I was able to find this again! I haven't seen it in years. It used to be included on Netflix with a whole collection of other Disney shorts, like the Three Little Pigs and Lambert the Sheepish Lion. The collection was one of my favorite things to watch when I was younger! Sadly, we know as the tale ends as Netflix no longer has these. And while I'm happy they mostly remain on Disney+, Chicken Little is not on there. It's sad to me, though now I know why it probably isn't! I had no clue back then that this was a WWII short meant to be against Nazism. A lot of the social parallels depicted definitely flew over my head as a kid, though without the preview or a little Internet research to try and find it again, I might've still not understood the anti-Nazi context! This adds yet another wonderful interesting layer to the cartoon, and I enjoy the history it holds. Back when I first watched this, I was intrigued to see Disney's spin on the classic tale of Chicken Little. I was very pleasantly surprised at the end when Foxy Loxy attained his goal! It was such an unusual twist and I loved it for that. I was also very into wolves and other wild canines at the time, so that's probably why it intrigued me too. It'd be cool if Disney put it on Disney+, adding the historical context. Unfortunately it probably won't happen. If the channel owner happens to see this, thanks for uploading this!

[@epcotman32]

Moral of the story, those who take advantage of the least intelligent will always have power over others.

[@joestrike8537]

True Trump Quote: "I love the poorly educated."

[@maryosorio896]

9:28 narrator: hey, wait a minute. this isn't right. that's not the way it ends in my book.

[@tsg7official]

Oh yeah? Don’t believe everything you read, brother!

[@christopheracosta2043]

Actually , that how it ends in this book. (Reveals the book as Mein Kampt)

[@meganfarley5302]

What happened, Mr. Narrator

[@cactusface506]

I love deceivingly smart characters like this lmao

[@dvader1342]

Still better than the movie

[@elizabethescalante7866]

Damn right.

[@infinite_ammo]

@Gabe PL the 2005 film is shit, This short is great

[@infinite_ammo]

@Gabe PL can't you apriciate a bad ending? What are you 5?

[@infamouspilgrim213]

@Gabe PL If something doesn't have a happy ending that doesn't mean it's bad. This short is meant to teach people not to trust everything you hear and it shows the consequences of that. The movie completely butchers it.

[@RoseBouquet3]

@Gabe PL Don't like the cartoon stop watching then.

[@turinggirl6432]

This is incredibly appropriate for children. Children NEED to learn this young. Otherwise they turn into adults who think invading congress was a legitimate protest.

[@cantpopdismolly]

Yup! I remember watching this on VHS growing up, and that message sticking with me even at 29. Crazy to see how there’s so many older people who live their lives and don’t heed this warning

[@TheAgentAPM]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

[@elizabethescalante7866]

Nice. 😂

[@nicholasdruce5346]

Everyone died, The End.

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

@@nicholasdruce5346 that didn’t help at all!

[@coffeejinx1502]

More like fowl dinner

[@joestrike8537]

@@nicholasdruce5346 Except Foxy Loxy - "That's all, folks!"

[@elephantmarch]

Trouble with this stuff is, depending who's using it to educate people, they'll all have very different statements about who in real world politics is the Fox, the Rooster or Chicken Little...

[@13thmistral]

Simply go look for the facts then. Fact checks do exist. Also don't forget when someone got busted on lying.

[@kuwaizair]

the animals are us. we've been story telling like this for a while

[@jasonsharma5888]

*Orwell smiles at you.*

[@antonanderson1965]

It's scary how accurate this is to modern day

[@lorierush6561]

Yes

[@LogoFreak93]

When I saw this on Boomerang as a little girl, about 10 or 11 years old, I was impressed with the fox being one of the few cartoon bad guys to win, I didn't get the Mein Kampf reference, I thought it was just a regular cartoon. I came away from this misunderstanding psychology and wondered how he'd do against Bugs Bunny. It wasn't until later on that I found out that it wasn't an actual psychology book.

[@mikeythemovieman5284]

A Disney Short Film On Boomerang? Odd

[@LogoFreak93]

@@mikeythemovieman5284 Yeah, Boomerang used to play a lot of old, obscure cartoons.

[@mikeythemovieman5284]

Even Woody Woodpecker?

[@craycraywolf6726]

​@@mikeythemovieman5284 I personally never saw Woody Woodpecker on Boomerang, but maybe it played on there at some point. I can personally attest that Boomerang used to play many older cartoons, like Hanna Barbera ones and Looney Tunes (the latter is still played today). I've watched many hours of Boomerang throughout my life. It also depends on which country OP is from, because other countries tend to have different cartoon lineups/schedules than America's.

[@joestrike8537]

Nor was it a Looney Tune - are you sure you saw it on Boomerang, a channel that has nothing to do with Disney?

[@hyperion3145]

Fun fact: the original issue had the "Psychology" book be "Mein Kampf" but was changed in post war reissues to be more "apolitical"

[@PinClockFuntime]

There are various sources stating contrasting things, but a film version with Mien Kampf and its original script never left the studio. You only see Mein Kampf and mentions of it in storyboards.

[@tanagerffolkes5180]

The Studio didn't change "Mein Kampf" to "Psychology", or change "Fascist" to "Totalitarian", to make it "apolitical". They changed it, so it would not seem "dated", and thus, be more likely to keep earning.

[@Misscouchpotato-]

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT ENDING also Foxy Loxy looks like Br'er Fox. Actually it would be the other way around because this came out before.

[@carloswater7]

I remember watching this cartoon as a kid. As a kid I did notice the ending was dark, but it never bothered me nor traumatized me. And I'm 100% sure the majority of kids who watch this back then back then had the same result as mine.

[@davidthomass5882]

GREATEST CARTOON EVER JYSTVAS GOOD AS WHEN WHILLE GOT HIS WAY

[@joshmenendez1576]

Our political leaders still use the same playbook to this day

[@ramashaharris5952]

I’m not gonna lie, this short film was actually better than the movie because nobody said anything or got mad or hated him for his made up story. And he was pretty nice, for an idiotic chicken.🤭

[@waynemacfarland1546]

One of very few cartoons where the villain actually gets the upper hand in the end.

[@GirlScoutC00kiez420]

The schools need to show this and teach psychology intro in highschool.

[@alrego3885]

These old school cartoons are way darker than any of the newer stuff. I morbidly enjoyed them

[@theedittingjoke]

This is now one of my favorite Disney villain

[@youtubecreators384]

What makes this even more morbid is the fact that Foxy is playing with Chicken Little's yo-yo. A toy from someone Foxy killed and ate. That's messed up.

[@Koontakinte]

Not a happy ending, but a damn-funny one!

[@rebajoe]

Well maybe not for them, but it ended happily for someone.

[@richardthedwumrhol6070]

Moral of the story: Don't try to get chickens with psychology.

[@tisga1]

How come? the wolf succeeded..

[@richardthedwumrhol6070]

@@tisga1 It's actually a fox named Foxy Loxy.

[@kennithball9787]

Seems ta me the moral is “Chickens are stupid, and that’s why they make great meals.”

[@Nameless82284]

Jokes aside the real moral of the story was that you shouldn't believe in ridiculous things, like the sky falling for example. Which is what the original story was supposed to be about

[@magnumopus788]

@@richardthedwumrhol6070 huh

[@tonyparra8459]

Foxy Loxy must of fooled the farmer and the guard dogs before he lured the birds to his cave.

[@rachellelouise6112]

Or they were just asleep.

[@Nonamearisto]

What guard dogs?

[@arbytv5139]

This beats the 2005 animated movie by a longshot

[@mr.m4275]

Could we all agree this version of Chicken Little is better than the 2005 movie version? I question because Disney was jealous of Computer animation. So they decided to make CGI without Pixar's help. It's true

[@percivaldesertmoon677]

Ok makes sense

[@disneyinuyamon]

@ least 2005 version had happy ending, unlike this dark fairy tale

[@NaiTaiDai]

Didn't scare me when I was a kid, and I KNEW what happened.

[@jonnycabana]

Yes it's disturbing :| at least it's instructive

[@Ocro555]

I did not expect a multi-decade old Disney cartoon shorter than 10 minutes without a single bit of gore, jumpscares, or any sort of "horror" could send shivers down my spine, but, here we go.

[@SJFPenguin1854]

Though I knew of "The sky is falling!" and of Chicken Little as a character, I'm not sure I ever saw this short film before.

[@tivthetat7067]

I loved this as a kid lol

[@CKG-hh2bw]

This is the darkest Disney story that I ever have

[@saramcmurtrie3955]

Disney usually makes it nicer for what it really is. Not the same old creepy ending.

[@thejedisonic67]

@@saramcmurtrie3955 but it's the exact opposite thats true. The nicer endings are the "same old" while the creepier endimgs are "what it really is"

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Man, the farmer's going to be pissed when he finds out what happened to his chickens!

[@mmunevar123]

Watched this as a child 😊 80s baby

[@nicbentulan]

you watched this BEFORE chicken little 2005 ?

[@mmunevar123]

@@nicbentulan yeah, I grew up watching this. I’ve never watched the 2005 version.

[@ramashaharris5952]

Maybe you don’t want to considering that everyone has negative reviews about them.

[@mmunevar123]

@@ramashaharris5952 did you mean to comment under my comment? If so, I don’t get what you’re saying.

[@nicbentulan]

2 decades later watching the 'prequel' to the 2005 chicken little lol

[@hansruhlmann454]

Okay, this was a pretty Dark ending

[@gustavoceballos5327]

This is one of the few films where the main antagonist wins

[@christopheracosta2043]

It may not end in the real chicken little book, but that’s how it ends in mein kampf, the boogeyman’s bible

[@vincentfichtler7758]

I have seen worst

[@Thornskade]

Pretty duck ending

[@dragonofdesire]

Pretty scary how this is happening today. False harassment campaigns, dividing the united states... someone is manipulating the US.

[@Blazeknight_6012]

Man… nostalgia hits really hard does it 😔

[@squidpoequo7747]

I miss when Disney released those silver box collections that included shorts like this and their wartime shorts. They were on full display, and Leonard Maltin gave them the perfect, critical intro. Instead of burying their past to hide it, Disney put it out there as a way of educating and growing. I'm not sure what they did with the funds (it can be a damper on the intention if they release problematic material, explain it's problems, but still make money off it as opposed to using said money to undo some of the harm). But regardless, I miss when Disney cared more about historical preservation rather than trying to appear glossy in their image.

[@Wiiguy1606]

I literally bought all the Walt Disney Treasures Boxes that featured short cartoons like these this last year and literally met Leonard Maltin in Person at D23 Expo 2024

[@nicksolis555]

The sky is falling!!!!

[@dr.davespinballrestoration3764]

when Disney told the Truth in plain sight

[@mamashanshan2772]

Yep, I know a “ human fox”!! I even shared it with him and asked if he ever heard this story!!

[@byebyeworldx.]

A narc!!

[@kristinburns1999]

That's what I thought too. Watching this cartoon before I let my nephew watch it.

[@ontologian]

i remember this from when i was a kid (80s), think i remember it because we only consumed maybe 5% of the media that kids (and everyone) do today. there was a lot more personal responsibility involved in the consumption of media as a whole- and people were worried about the degeneration of common sense and the critical eye then. meh, it'll probably be fine.

[@pengmaeda9908]

Suuurrreee it willll

[@misterartist1603]

Quick, get outta here! Before the Cosmodore fans tear you down!

[@Ban-zx9se]

too late.

[@apersistentgunman4055]

Saw your comment in a video

[@misterartist1603]

@@apersistentgunman4055 mine?

[@thecrewlunabylicki149]

I love how it takes a dark turn at the end

[@mrmack-cc5kb]

My haven't we come a long way in reality checking. I miss those days

[@KnightofFunnyJunk]

I love that animation sequence at 4:35. Look at all those flipping pages. That one sequence alone probably costed thousands possibly millions of dollars and probably took months to look accurate to the storyboard sequence. This was back when Disney cared about selling quality products.