Mel-O-Toons : Red Shoes (1960)

[@jessical8504]

I cannot believe I found this!! I watched this when I was little, about 19 years ago. My parents bought me a video tape that had all these cartoons on it and this was one of them. I was trying to find it somewhere online but couldn't seem to. I am soo glad to have seen this!!!!!!!!

[@ClaudiaX2]

Jessica L , same here!

[@HarkonusVile]

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[@playingwithmilly7730]

Yas i had those with little audrey cake land and this and the bunny marriage omg yassss

[@torilove622]

Same! I’ve been looking for this for years. I only remembered this one and the Trojan horse one.

[@onelittlebratz6258]

same!!! I've always remembered this story out of all the rest, wow

[@justinknox571]

My grandma had this cartoon on video when I was little. Glad to see it again!

[@ChildrensMediaArchive16]

I hope you enjoy it again and again! Grandmas have the best tastes in videos.

[@pippiko5730]

This brings back so many memories. This used to be my favorite segment on an old VHS tape I had as a kid.

[@m2dmusic717]

My grandma gave me these of vhs and I grew up watching it. Now I play it to my nephew and I hope it carries on

[@michaelmorgan4291]

Once you see something that's credited as written by Hans Christian Anderson, expect the actual story to be darker than what you're about to be told.

[@kittymama9186]

The original version WAS far darker and sadder than this one!

[@P.p.03]

Her feet feet were cut off and kept dancing And they didn't stop til the day of her death :I

[@StarMisura]

In the original she danced till she died Or got her feet cut off I don’t remember well

[@P.p.03]

@@StarMisura her feet got cut off indeed but they, the feet, didn't stop dancing That's the issue

[@DIMEPIECE86]

I always found these cartoons creepy. I was 7 years old in the early 90s.

[@YDdraigGoch1]

This brings back so many childhood memories! 🥰♥️🩰📖🇩🇰

[@sadgirlporvida667]

I watched all these mel o toons on a video tape with Cinderella on the cover. It came with a free watch! It had a Felix the Cat cartoon at the very end too! :) aww...

[@sweettmandi024]

The Free Watch🤣 From Kmart! Awe those were the Days!

[@jiovanni316]

My grandma has a bunch of these. They seemed so much longer than 5-6 minutes when I watched them at her house😂

[@brik.9469]

Nostalgia at its finest!!!!! Years laters here we are 💕

[@rusted_ursa]

Watching this for the first time in 25 years in my new pair of bright red sneakers. That angel can fight me for them.

[@Jahleesa400]

I used to have VHS tapes and I would watch these stories over and over again

[@swimming-champ1992]

Always remember to be grateful for what you have, not what you don’t have; and above all, don’t be stubborn otherwise it’ll cost you someday.

[@c-u-next-tuesday]

Omg I had a vhs with this cartoon! Memories ~

[@Chels924]

My grandparents had these cartoons on a VHS tape that we used to watch

[@masterof4elements826]

I had this on a VHS when I was little. I remember it.

[@warriorsorb1111]

Wait until the kids hear the original version of the story later on.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

Sukara24 What was the original story like?

[@kbschreiber1]

Somebody ends up getting her feet chopped-off.

[@miguelsonofzeus]

@JesseGoodwin2635 In the original story, Karen gets her feet chopped off. She travels around until she meets a family and becomes their maid. She gives heart to God and ascends to heaven.

[@ngli]

Michael Palmieri, I think she went to the executioner and had her feet chopped off but they still kept dancing. Then she couldn’t go to church because they were dancing in front of the door

[@bransrubar]

@@miguelsonofzeus This is correct. Now on wooden feet and crutches, Karen lives for a while (I don't remember how long) working for a nice family and trying to atone for her sins (the old lady died because Karen wasn't there to take care of her or at least Karen wasn't there in her final moments). Finally, she reached a state of true repentance and was so overjoyed, she died on the spot and went to Heaven

[@bransrubar]

I grew up with this and others on VHS. Of course it's not quite how Anderson wrote it but still neat

[@stonyace6709]

Karen looks like Alice

[@Peachiiiiiii]

Stony Ace and the old lady looks like a grandma in Twitty

[@beckyann8389]

Yeah, but Karen is prettier

[@gionnijohnson9054]

I thought the same thing too

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

She does!!!

[@gionnijohnson69]

i thought the same thing too.

[@acelynfury9992]

I love this story

[@71crm]

The music you are hearing is from the ballet Coppelia by Leo Delibes-it's nice isn't it?

[@riskapoetryayu]

Watch it on 2021 ☺️

[@gothrockfairy]

This was on a vhs tape I had as a child. Lol my name is Karen I remember that

[@GabyGibson]

It's probably a good thing that they didn't go with the original ending for this story

[@gionnijohnson9054]

It would be cool if this was a Disney short film

[@ChildrensMediaArchive16]

That is a good point. Hans Christian Andersen has made Disney a lot of money.

[@stephanieprpa630]

@@ChildrensMediaArchive16 Karen looks like Alice from Disney's Alice in Wonderland

[@LinaPoo172]

I had this on tape

[@XanS3050]

Mel-O-Toons presents: "The Red Shoes" By Hans Christan Andersen Told by Norman Rose With audio from a Cricket Record Album # C 737

[@zanir2387]

i remember another animated versions of this fairy tale, but i cannot remember them, can someone tell me where to find them?

[@elsakristina2689]

She looks like the girl from Alice in Wonderland but without the white apron!

[@beckyann8389]

yeah, but she's prettier

[@SteveCarras]

She does..!

[@ladyanime100]

I remember this!

[@ChildrensMediaArchive16]

Glad to bring back memories

[@SteveCarras]

@@ChildrensMediaArchive16 You sure do.,.

[@PDCARTOONCHANNEL]

classic

[@brandyloutherback9288]

Why does Karen look like Alice from Disney's Alice in Wonderland?

[@ChildrensMediaArchive16]

I never noticed that. It is not impossible one of the animators from that film worked on this short.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

Brandy Loutherback I don't know why she looks like Alice, but she's a very beautiful girl.

[@acla9000]

She's really very alike!

[@randywoodworth5990]

In the Three Stooges short Hula La La, Moe called Shemp Red Shoes....lol!!

[@winicon]

Did they ever make a video with the amputation?

[@adriangarcia543]

They should make New episode or make live action movie

[@DianaHartVoices]

Man they niced this up

[@DianaHartVoices]

The original was much darker

[@brennamorene8978]

Omg why im am keep hearing that name?!. Does it means something or no do anyone know?!.

[@Rose-lb5xc]

Tbh the old woman was a little mean they made her those shoes and bc she didn't like red she made her get rid of them

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

That reminds me of something that doesn't make sense: if the old lady had such poor eyesight that she believed Karen when she told her that her new red shoes were black, then how could she have known that Karen's original cloth sandals were red? Also, how was the old lady able to recover from her illness without Karen around to nurse her back to health?

[@Rose-lb5xc]

@@michaelpalmieri7335 maybe Karen told her and maybe she called a doctor?

[@bransrubar]

The old lady was very devout and Karen was growing more vain. The lady thought her red shoes were too gaudy. Mean but still lends some context. As for the question about the original shoes, maybe the old woman's eye sight got worse over the years or someone simply mentioned the color of the first pair to her.

[@ul7185]

From Fairytale Cartoons to Vintage Bozo Cartoons (WGBS-TV’s Bozo Show Only)

[@marinisetiawati3552]

3:40-3:51 what did the angel says?

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

"You shall dance in your red shoes until you are pale and cold."

[@yippedoodah]

Oh they completely watered down the story lol

[@ionanyzr767]

they sure did, I would like to see a version that follows the original story more closely ;)

[@jasonhurd4379]

The original has more depth and emotion. It's also more violent.

[@bolanleoseni2225]

Karen love red shoes

[@OdaKa]

Hans Christian Anderson predicted the Karen

[@ul7185]

As Seen on Garfield Goose and Friends

[@yasminroberts9841]

This story is not correct....

[@ul7185]

Fairytale Cartoons from The Bozo Show (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Version)

[@menlingerietryon1794]

No cut off her legs?

[@ul7185]

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[@franciscojavierpalaciosvic3849]

Karen the red shoes 1960 parody protagonist alice the alice in wonderland Disney.

[@StarMisura]

changing a ending with no permission is not nice :| And lying to kids is also not nice :|