in all fairness "taxes to bury the axis" goes fucking hard
@mandalorianhunter1Ай бұрын
Honestly I think most people forget Donald was a navy sailor and ready to go war. He has seen and faced war. You can probably say his anger is a part of his PTSD
@sebastienvondoom8615Ай бұрын
He was honorably discharged in 1984 with the rank of Sergeant E-5.
@AttmayАй бұрын
I have theorized that for years.
@authorrayrogersАй бұрын
The Disney Channel played all of the package films quite a bit during the late 80's and early 90's. I remember watching them all and loving them. They were new to me and I had no idea what the back story was on their creation. Thanks for making this video!
@juniorjames7076Ай бұрын
I went to elementary school in the late 1970s. Those last 3 movies mentioned in the late 40s were broken up into clips and teachers would play them on 8mm film for us occasionally. That's why I never got to see those films as a whole, but bits and pieces of them. I remember seeing the Ichabod Crane story, but not Mr. Toad; I remember Casey At the Bat but not they other short stories. To be honest, Disney was really not that popular in the late 1970s. My friends preferred Hanna-Barbera or Warner Bros. cartoon IP's (more edgy). Nobody wanted a Walt Disney Mickey Mouse lunchbox- you'd get laughed at in the schoolyard!!!!
@michaeld188924 күн бұрын
I thought I recognized most of these. That must be from where. Thank you for making that connection!
@WillScarlet16Ай бұрын
'Education For Death' also contains two blink-and-you-miss-them references to the Holocaust - first, during the opening when the hero's parents are shown a list of 'Verboten' names the list is almost completely Old Testament - i.e. Jewish names. Second, during the book-burning scene, there's a brief shot of Mendelssohn sheet music being burned, a reference to the great German-Jewish composer who the Nazis banned from radio and performance. And then there's the much more direct reference to the Nazis' murdering of disabled children - "She knows the unfit are taken away by the State, and never heard of again."
@alancranford3398Ай бұрын
I was puzzled at first by Winston and Franklin being on the banned name list--I had to pull myself out of the movie and look at the leaders of Britain and the US before I got the joke.
@9594JacobАй бұрын
This was a very interesting era for Walt Disney and his company. Seeing both the good and the bad during the war era. It shows lost forgotten classics and darkest moments in Walt Disney’s era. A legacy that will never be truly forgotten no matter what.
@juniorjames7076Ай бұрын
I went to elementary school in the late 1970s. Those last 3 movies mentioned in the late 40s were broken up into clips and teachers would play them on 8mm film for us occasionally. That's why I never got to see those films as a whole, but bits and pieces of them. I remember seeing the Ichabod Crane story, but not Mr. Toad; I remember Casey At the Bat but not the other short stories. To be honest, Disney was really not that popular in the late 1970s. We preferred Hanna-Barbera or Warner Bros. cartoon IP's (more edgy). Nobody wanted a Walt Disney Mickey Mouse lunchbox- you'd get laughed at in the schoolyard!!!!
@jasonmaclean719Ай бұрын
The funny thing about Walt's words scolding the animators is that Walt never did any animating. He was basically biting the hand that fed him.
@DaddyWarlocksАй бұрын
Just like most CEOs, maybe?
@jasonmaclean719Ай бұрын
@DaddyWarlocks of course. Not like all, but some do. It's just funny in old journals how Walt would give direction but never showed anyone HOW to animate something new. They basically learned new techniques as they went along.
@jonathanmulondo9206Ай бұрын
Didn't Walt hate unions too?
@jasonblalock4429Ай бұрын
He rarely directed anything either, especially after the full studio got off the ground. He was the epitome of the 'big picture' boss, with huge dreams but few practical skills, who has to hire people to actually get anything done. Ie exactly the sort of person who really should stay on his union's good side.
@bursegsardaukarАй бұрын
So did Stan Lee not drawing any of his comics.
@Aedpowell6490Ай бұрын
Seeing your letterboxd reviews is like watching your script come together its really cool
@BoyNamedSue4Ай бұрын
8:40 THANK YOU! I’m shocked how many people don’t get this.
@specialnewb982126 күн бұрын
Yup. Country A invades Country B unprovoked. Country B puts out media extolling their brave defenders and how it is good to support them against invaders. Propaganda. But also true and necessary.
@ntcnetwork9934Ай бұрын
I can’t quite explain why, but Ichabod and Mr. Toad is one of my fave Disney movies.
@ohdannyboy4727Ай бұрын
Brother this channel is a gem.
@alexanderford3831Ай бұрын
Another fantastic video. I'd "memory-holed" a lot of the shorts I'd seen as an 80's kid, and didn’t know anything about the Latin American efforts of El Groupo. Looking forward to seeing your take on Fleischer Studios during this era, with Max and Dave drafting Superman into the war effort.
@SnapperChannelАй бұрын
It’s funny how much people overlook this particular era of Disney Animation. I think it’s easy to blame Walt’s death for the infamous “Dark Age” but really the War Era really shaped the future of the company even to this day. It’s one of those “What if” scenarios: Had WWII not happened: Would Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi had become big hits as a result of the European markets being open? Would the package films had even existed as the studio would’ve still had money? Would we see Fantasia be the yearly project as intended? Would we get films like Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan in the 40s instead? The only thing that would’ve happened regardless is the Animator’s Strike (as it should) but again it’s amazing to think how WWII changed so much of Disney animation, as Walt after this period would set his sights on live action movies, TV and Disneyland. The package films overall aren’t bad (Fun & Fancy Free in particular was one I’d constantly watch on VHS) but they were clearly films made by the circumstances of their situation whether just Fantasia lite cartoons or pure propaganda. Incabod and Mr. Toad rules though. Great video as always Matt. Would love to see more Disney era videos.
@spaceodds1985Ай бұрын
Another fascinating retrospective. Propaganda really has become a word that has become derivative, but your words about how much messaging changes through the generations, with the WW2 shorts being a prime example, have become lost. Having said that the craftsmanship on display is astounding; the tax form pen seems so simple, yet it works and astounds. It really is a Shame that plates of past greats would become tenplates for a few of the supposedly new and original Disney films in the 60s and 70s.
@CaptainRufusАй бұрын
History is important. Hiding it or forgetting it just leads to pain in many ways.
@jasonblalock4429Ай бұрын
3:52 Not to mention giving us some of the greatest strike picket signs in history.
@MattDraperАй бұрын
What’s your favorite forgotten Disney film?
@ginofrancejr555Ай бұрын
Atlantis and the lost empire
@samuraimai4874Ай бұрын
VICTORY THROUGH AIRPOWER! I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN IT BUT THAT'S HOW YOU NAME A MOVIE! THAT MOVIE'S A REAL SQUARE JAWED SON OF A BITCH WHO'LL BEAT THE COMMIES TO MARS! lol jk but just off the name I feel like the person who says that outta all the Disney movies THAT'S their favorite would be like that lol
@blokheadsreviews679Ай бұрын
Make Mine Music actually! I think it’s a great example of an anthology film in the style of old theatre variety shows. Sure, not every segment is a hit, but with 10 minutes and a slim runtime, there’s something for everyone. I think that much can be gleaned by critical reactions to the film. Most people agree that it’s uneven, but there tends to be disagreement over just WHICH shorts are “the good ones” (I for one, think that All the Hepcats join in, Casey at the Bat, Peter and the Wolf, and The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met are the best of the bunch).
@RodrigoGarcia-ze5emАй бұрын
@@MattDraper Atlantis:the lost empire, Meet the Robinsons and Treasure Planet. Btw, the heart you put on my comment dissapeared, i was trying to fix a typo and the heart dissapeared. Sorry.
@haileybalmer9722Ай бұрын
Woah, cool video, dude! That answered a lot of questions I had, told me answers to questions I didn’t think to ask, and it had a really cool soundtrack. Plus, you’ve got a great voice. I’m gonna watch more of your videos after this, you’re running a great channel.
@matheus523027 күн бұрын
José Carioca is extremely popular here in Brazil, and he has truly developed a life of his own here through the Zé Carioca comics being published for decades. I've heard that Panchito is very loved in Mexico.
@elpresidentevilАй бұрын
As another fun fact, Pancho Pistolas was the mascot of the Mexican 201st Fighter Squadron, who supported the American Air Forces in the Phillipines during WW2.
@ThePopCultureGeekАй бұрын
Absolutely adore when you cover Disney stuff
@Nono-hk3isАй бұрын
Lots of these war and post war era cartoons were played on The Disney Channel back when it was a premium channel in the 80s. 6:35 I've seen Los Tres Caballeros dozens of times, but Id never heard of Saludos Amigos literally until today. 17:28 The whale singing Figaro is a bop. I don't remember it being a death hallucination. I wonder if it was edited to remove that. 19:23 Little Toot was my most favorite cartoon (and book), a memory you just unlocked ❤. The book had beautiful paintings.
@BoyNamedSue4Ай бұрын
This has always been an era of Disney I’ve been fascinated by.
@johnpittsii7524Ай бұрын
Thanks for the amazing video Matt ❤. ❤️ your videos on Disney
@RodrigoGarcia-ze5emАй бұрын
What you said about Disney comics in Europe is really interesting, but i think it can easily be explained. You see, the writing style of both Carl Barks and Floyd Gottfredson (the comic book writers that defined Donald And Mickey respectively) are similar to the writing style of the most popular european comic book series. Examples of popular European Comic Authors are: Herge, Franquin, Peyo, Morris, Tibet, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, Raoul Cauvin, Francisco Ibañez, Jose Escobar Saliente, Hugo Pratt, Alfredo Castelli, Gian Luigi Bonelli, Giancarlo Berardi, Martin Lodewijk and Piet Wijn. I'm a big fan of european comics and i recommend reading some of the authors mentioned to understand the popularity of Mickey and Donald. I mainly recommend Herge and Franquin.
@Nono-hk3isАй бұрын
Thank you, Matt!
@AnynomАй бұрын
A fascinating period to examine so good stuff here!
@marsf6080Ай бұрын
Your videos are overall great and this is no exception, but I do have to point a correction, because it's something Disney themselves do wrong yet used to do right originally. José Carioca, is brazillian, not from a spanish-speaking country. So it's "José", with a J sound, like "Joe", not "Hosé". Too late to correct it here, but hoping more people understand this at least, since again, Disney themselves have ironically lost track of this and kinda just treat "latino" as all the same.
@RoseThorn1987Ай бұрын
Came here to say the same thing!
@koiyaroidАй бұрын
Wow! I didn't knew about this pronunciation problem! Very interesting, thank you for the information!
@finndeetsАй бұрын
Your videos are just so good dude.
@JoeLovesComicsАй бұрын
Wow, fascinating video, thank you!
@danmoore7600Ай бұрын
I think a lot of the package film shorts are important to remember, if just for a reference standpoint. I remember watching things like House of Mouse and a few times characters or references to the shorts popped up. Same thing with the Davey Crockett show
@thatocarinaguyАй бұрын
I love The Three Caballeros, and watching it with the Spanish dub just feels so right
@swootgrommet5921Ай бұрын
12:57 Does this mean Walt Disney was indirectly responsible for the bombing of Dresden?
@finland4ever55Ай бұрын
Technically yes. Technically he was responsible indirectly for every person blown up. Dresden, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Italy, you name it. Crazy to think i know
@goodwood-rc4nxАй бұрын
was one the Disney treasures DVD set On the Front Lines which collected the full length parts of the cartoons used in this video but good luck finding a copy as likely out of print
@BoyNamedSue4Ай бұрын
Adding to the song of the south commentary. The lead actor wasn’t even allowed at the premiere because the theater was segregated.
@MiqbtnАй бұрын
Yes this was in Atlanta. When Walt found out he left the theater in protest.
@AttmayАй бұрын
Hattie McDaniel already experienced that seven years earlier when she couldn't attend the premiere of *Gone With the Wind* in that same city. Imagine winning an Academy award for a movie whose premiere you were not allowed to attend. In another seven years from *Song of the South,* she would be gone.
@specialnewb982126 күн бұрын
In Australia in WW2 there were conflicts because American troops got mad Australians didnt care about upholding US military segregation rules
@kolonarulez5222Ай бұрын
My middle school social studies teacher had a special edition set and showed us everything including Der Fuehrer's Face. To this day I am still so thankful she saw us as mature enough to show.
@specialnewb982126 күн бұрын
Yeah if a kid interacts with a mature situation they often respond in a mature manner (for their age).
@JRProductions1203Ай бұрын
*Hot Take:* The Wartime era is the most BASED era in Disney history.
@stevensampson5823Ай бұрын
The Three Caballeros is one of my personal favorite disney movies.
@robbush68226 күн бұрын
I love the war years package films. I have bought all of them on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray, plus some on digital. We used to watch some of them in elementary school too, on actual film. I have also bought bootlegs of SONG OF THE SOUTH on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray.
@sarahgaynor4125Ай бұрын
I, like many of a certain age, grew up with VHS copies of Disney movies and media, ripped straight from the Disney Channel. On some of those tapes, I had Three Caballeros, Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan. I really enjoyed all of these, least of course Appleseed. Being a white person with absolutely no one not the same around me, I liked Caballeros. I totally see how there were stereotypes employed, but being a child I just saw a culture that was different, and way more interesting, than my own. The songs definitely stuck with me along with some cool animation that was so different than other Disney media.
@tiffanysilverbraunАй бұрын
I looooooove the package films and wartime era . 3 Caballeros is my 2nd favorite Disney movie. I’m a visual artist and was previously a hand drawn animation student and to me these movies really showcase Walt Disneys love for the art of animation and music! I really don’t understand why people give these movies so much hate. Some segments in these movies are just pure art. The dramatic background paintings in victory through air power are absolutely beautiful! To me there’s really no comparison artistically between the beautiful artful-ness in the wartime era films versus the soul-less computer generated cash grabs of today, such as wish, tangled and frozen.
@cloudbloomАй бұрын
I grew up watching some of these as a kid, we might still have some on vhs. Had no idea they were war propaganda lmao
@SpiderusPrimeАй бұрын
Well only 5 of the package films are in Disney +, also during the same time as Disney, you got Warner Brothers doing shorts for the US military with Doctor Suess wrote them, too.
@Cloudy-Wani664Ай бұрын
The irony is that, the company was probably at its peak in all of its history in terms of artistic quality at that point
@TheIndigoBros92Ай бұрын
At least compared to its contemporaries, I would say that Disney War shorts are really forgettable outside of the Donald shorts (which I find funny he served in the army instead of the navy) compared to what Warner Bros. Termite Terrace shorts did in the same time frame. As far as the feature lenght films are concerned, I would argue that Ichabod and Mr. Toad is the only notable one from the period since at least the two shorts have a strong enough narrative to stand out.
@eliassmeke3991Ай бұрын
Pinocchio and Fantasia are both box office flops upon their releases
@AttmayАй бұрын
*Dumbo* made money, so that set the tone for much of the decade.
@jonathanmulondo9206Ай бұрын
I had no idea about Disney's involvement in WW2
@AngelPerez-tu1nkАй бұрын
Yeah just reading about this stuff makes me feel genuinely sorry for Disney during this time. Both the person and the studio. At least they endured and we got the Three Caballeros out of it.
@davidrubin29676 күн бұрын
But Matt, how can you say Disney is just trying to appeal to the largest customer base when nothing they’ve done recently is making them money, that’s the disconnect making the “woke” accusation stick
@diegocalderon5190Ай бұрын
As a Brazilian I just have to point one thing out, yes José Carioca is a stereotype and yes we absolutely love the hell out of him
@CarlosSuarez-uv3mtАй бұрын
I never clicked so fast on one of your notifications before 😂
@KaminoKatieАй бұрын
The Package Era is admittedly a huge guilty pleasure for me personally (Mainly because I'm a sucker for 1940s era music)
@BoyNamedSue4Ай бұрын
I love the characters of the three caballeros more than any film they appeared in.
@JimmyG96Ай бұрын
Fun-Fact: Disney did actually release a lot of their WW2 shorts (Der Feurher's Face, Education for Death etc.) in 2004 as part of their Walt Disney Treasures series of DVDs... sadly their long out of print and STUPIDLY EXPENSIVE online. I really wish Disney would re-do those sets for Blu-Ray and Disney Plus, but that's probably never going to happen.
@theplotcrabАй бұрын
Is it weird I miss the Halloween wolf howl from your theme song after watching all those monster videos?
@stevensampson5823Ай бұрын
My personal ranking of the package disney films 1. The Three Caballeros (1945) 2. Fun and Fancy Free (1947) 3. Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) 4. Saludos Amigos (1943) 5. Melody Time (1948) 6. Make Mine Music (1946)
@michaelandreipalon359Ай бұрын
Someday, I'm pretty sure this will become revived for good when, to quote Sherlock Holmes' "His Last Bow", the east wind has started blowing across the world once more. And who knows, it might end up making surprisingly good fiction in return; would be schway to see, hmm, a Gravity Falls/Amphibia/The Owl House sequel saga where the main characters do their best in helping out a similar Allied war effort against a loathsome threat akin to the Ruskies, the ChiComs, the NoKors, the Iranians, and even enemies from within like the Ku Klux Klan... the best thing one must hope is that the Allies SHALL win the war once more, so to prove that God is truly in His Heaven and all is surprisingly RIGHT with the world... at least, if we want to keep things in Matt Stover's Revenge of the Sith poetry.
@heartofalegendАй бұрын
Propaganda and desperation sounds like Disney, currently.
@gooeydude574Ай бұрын
5:55 why is Brazil spelled like that?
@v.salles5643Ай бұрын
Because in 1931 the spelling of Brazil in portuguese was officially changed from Brazil to Brasil as to fit with ortographic changes in Portugal
@laserwolf65Ай бұрын
Yes. Yes it was commies. Look up Herb Sorrell.
@Tacom4sterАй бұрын
neat essay
@milkeyedmouseАй бұрын
three caballeros is one of my favorite disney films
@mlgodzilla4206Ай бұрын
12:01 now that’s a loaf of bread You could make one sandwich with that much bread
@ringofgaea2617Ай бұрын
god, your animation history videos are like crack to me. put this shit in my veins mr Draper
@juniorjames7076Ай бұрын
I went to elementary school in the late 1970s. Those last 3 movies mentioned in the late 40s were broken up into clips and teachers would play them on 8mm film for us occasionally. That's why I never got to see those films as a whole, but bits and pieces of them. I remember seeing the Ichabod Crane story, but not Mr. Toad; I remember Casey At the Bat but not they other short stories. To be honest, Disney was really not that popular in the late 1970s. My friends preferred Hanna-Barbera or Warner Bros. cartoon IP's (more edgy). Nobody wanted a Walt Disney Mickey Mouse lunchbox- you'd get laughed at in the schoolyard!!!!
@ricardoms2072Ай бұрын
BRASIL KRLEOOOOOOO VAMOOOOO
@fdnjjidnmf25 күн бұрын
1955 Dummy Town propaganda film by Disney about Nuke Testing
@shanicestella2226Ай бұрын
Actually my most favourite one is The Fuhrer's Face
@AlbertoFolresАй бұрын
México is North American, not Central nor South... I know, right!
@wolf2912Ай бұрын
Walt Disney was a american patriot
@KaminoKatieАй бұрын
That's true for better or worse
@robertcamara152922 күн бұрын
Walt Disney - attempted union buster. Hard to whitewash that.
@LynnHermioneАй бұрын
You should do well to delete the incels and trumpists commenting here
@AttmayАй бұрын
," said the traitor.
@laurencelikestopgunАй бұрын
Do Looney Tunes next!
@rameybutler-hm7nxАй бұрын
I believe your completely wrong
@dawwe8869Ай бұрын
Eyy
@johnnyd3158Ай бұрын
It’s time for Disney to end, as they’ve been “woke” for some time now to be enjoyed anymore.
@karl_alanАй бұрын
Is it propaganda though, or is it a company shifting with the culture and aiming for a demographic that will spend more money on their products. Disney's not stupid. They haven't gotten to own most of all US media by avoiding things that will make them money or save them money. So if their media skews too left for you, odds are either the lefties are willing to buy more of their products and spend more at Disney's resorts or too many people on your side of the political/cultural divide are willing to pay anyway even though they don't agree with the politics. If you don't like something, stop consuming it, and find the things you do like. There's enough variety out there to do so. If enough people stick to what they like (instead of complaining while still consuming the same things anyway), the dynamics will shift.
@matthewwalton4133Ай бұрын
The empty headed comment in this video about Disney going woke was lame. Disney 2024 is FULL of woke propaganda.
@arran4285Ай бұрын
It okay when it propaganda from the "Right" side and the side have the loudest voice that can get you fired if you don't get on your knees begging to be forgotten for things you never did
@matthewwalton4133Ай бұрын
I don't agree with the "Rights" propaganda either, but both sides are capable of it and both sides are wrong for doing it.
@karl_alanАй бұрын
Is it propaganda though, or is it a company shifting with the culture and aiming for a demographic that will spend more money on their products. Disney's not stupid. They haven't gotten to own most of all US media by avoiding things that will make them money or save them money. So if their media skews too left for you, odds are either the lefties are willing to buy more of their products and spend more at Disney's resorts or too many people on your side of the political/cultural divide are willing to pay anyway even though they don't agree with the politics. If you don't like something, stop consuming it, and find the things you do like. There's enough variety out there to do so. If enough people stick to what they like (instead of complaining while still consuming the same things anyway), the dynamics will shift.
@LynnHermioneАй бұрын
"Woke propaganda" ie people exist and deserve not to be mvrdered by neonzis
@robiberg3464Ай бұрын
@@arran4285he didn’t say anything about left or right. But you used your one track brain to attack based on political opinion. Guess what- do a little research & thinking then realize Uncle Walt’s political opinion wouldn’t line up with yours at all. It’s even referred to in this video.
@rogerphillips4211Ай бұрын
My misspelling, ROGER CORMAN.😅😂🎉
@skitariisoldier7367Ай бұрын
Calling Disney woke isn't "empty-headed". It's stating a fact. They are dedicated to wokeness in both their products and company culture, including illegal hiring practices.
@karl_alanАй бұрын
Is it propaganda though, or is it a company shifting with the culture and aiming for a demographic that will spend more money on their products. Disney's not stupid. They haven't gotten to own most of all US media by avoiding things that will make them money or save them money. So if their media skews too left for you, odds are either the lefties are willing to buy more of their products and spend more at Disney's resorts or too many people on your side of the political/cultural divide are willing to pay anyway even though they don't agree with the politics. If you don't like something, stop consuming it, and find the things you do like. There's enough variety out there to do so. If enough people stick to what they like (instead of complaining while still consuming the same things anyway), the dynamics will shift.
@DxrthKryptonАй бұрын
You don't even know what woke means. Your prejudice and biases blind you of the truth. The day you liberate your mindset of left and right you'll see they're using everybody and don't care about an agenda other than making money.