Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Footless & Fancy Free (Restored Animatic From the Scrapped TV Series)

[@SHMidlerPlays]

They need to give Oswald his own series now, especially with amount of attention he has been getting this past year

[@deltaknight2764]

The amount of manic energy from Oswald's hands alone is amazing.

[@technighostvods]

I will never understand Disney’s decision to not go through with this show. I was laughing and giggling the entire time, the visual gags were amazing and silly. This just goes to show that Disney needs to take a chance on things and they shouldn’t just keep doing what is trendy or profitable for them. This really could’ve been something.

[@GraceOfDiamonds]

i love this so much, i love Oswald’s Yakko Warner vibes with his facial expressions and demeanor, i also LOVE that they gave him a turtle friend for the ol’ tortoise ’n’ hare turtle and rabbit thing. i really love Cliff’s design, also i think it’s good to add a few new characters like Cliff, like if Oswald just moved to Hollywood then he could’ve just met Cliff there, but also included some older friends like Toby the Bear and Homer the Cat, maybe also the Mechanical Cow, (there’s also this long faced dog from one of his shorts called All Wet, i’m kinda obsessed with his character design too i would hope they repurpose him, (they added him as a “crew member” in the racing game Disney Speed Storm and called him Hot Dog)) just so much potential 🥲

[@PlanetZoidstar]

I'd love to see Julius the Cat make a comeback. I get what you mean about the Warner vibes because 'this' version of Oswald would fit right in with the Sibs.

[@Poyostar]

Gee, I had no idea these storyboards existed until now. It's a shame we still haven't gotten a proper Oswald series, but maybe that will change someday...

[@skymixel101]

I truly wish the Oswald Show idea was re-greenlit. This is such an amazing idea. I love this restoration of the original storyboard so far!

[@sonicfanboy3375]

Disney is still thinking about making an Oswald show someday

[@skymixel101]

@@sonicfanboy3375 True. Ozzie needs more love.

[@snoterack]

@@skymixel101 hell yeah

[@Redrawstudios]

The fans do wat Disney don’t

[@that1latinodude20]

He's public domain now, anyone can

[@PlanetZoidstar]

I love this take on Oswald. He's always smiling and cheerful. He kind of reminds me of Luffy from One Piece.

[@AverageDonaldDuckFan]

Makes me think of the dad from The Oblongs, lmao

[@raphythetaffy]

Would love to see Oswald get his chance at a show soon hopefully the 100th anniversary of the company can give us some more media soon!

[@humbloom]

I think we got some Oswald-related media and merch, but nowhere near a show. I'm hoping Oswald's 100th anniversary will grant him a chance, it seems perfect honestly.

[@Jaydude4real]

Yeah, if we don’t get it for OSWALD’S 100th anniversary, then I don’t know what we are gonna do.

[@cheirus06]

Can’t believe Disney scrapped this. it had great potential to be a show

[@thescarredsinner895]

I just realized Oswald friend is a tortoise, the tortoise and the hare

[@PyroGothNerd]

Disney was stupid for dropping this.

[@ching-jungyang62]

Because it's not WOKE enough

[@Magical_Shades]

True

[@therealmei2730]

Either that or the fact that the character is in the public domain now.

[@yoshi6468]

This reminds me of the Cuphead show. It would be great if Oswald has a show like that too. My rabbit Boi deserved it.

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

I'd imagine this show would've have a smilier generalized feel of the Cuphead show, while borrowing elements(particularly the character designs) from the Paul Ruben Mickey Mouse series. It also looks like it will either balance, or even be purely, be a silent cartoon series. If the former, then there might've even been a possibility for them to bring Frank Welker back to reprise his voice over from the Epic Mickey games. If the latter, then we may or may not have also gotten the similar kind of off the wall ren and stimpy-inspired shock humor both aforementioned shows would indulge in time to time, if not a more personal and character driven narrative like the Ducktales reboot.

[@littlemonsteranimates4939]

Anyone else got Runaway Brain vibes from this? Cause the premise seems pretty close where the main character loses a vital part that runs around haywire through town and a baddie wants it for their own nefarious purposes. Except this one has more antics and is a little more lighthearted than the latter. Other than that GOD I hope Disney brings this back, I mean the idea of this show is so freaking cool!

[@yosefdemby8792]

When I read about Cliff the Cabby I more or less fell in love with the character. I wanted to write stories featuring him.

[@swarlock]

I wish Disney would reconsider the show idea again. Such potential wasted.

[@The_Rascal_Show]

Agree

[@SeleneStar1927]

It's a very good episode, even without any dialoge is still funny and entertaining. It's such a shame Disney cancel this

[@bellboy7809]

Great use of the timeless river themes

[@kikiafton618]

Man I really hope they give us something with Oswald😔😔

[@sonicfanboy3375]

They recently made an official animated short you can watch on the official Disney Animation yt channel

[@user-zs9ux1ru8u]

​@@sonicfanboy3375 How recent are we talking?

[@sonicfanboy3375]

@@user-zs9ux1ru8u January this year

[@SamInsaneGaming]

MA BOY NEEDS TO KICK THAT MOUSE OUT AND GET SOME ATTENTION

[@kikiafton618]

@@SamInsaneGaming Exactly

[@Magic3Star]

This would have been an awesome series! Oswald deserves SO much better than having his luck go to waste in the shadows. LOVE YOU, OSWALD!!! 🥰

[@disneyboy3030]

You know since Iger was supportive and his departure had a cancelation in the project and since he is back bow I think someone should ask Matt to ask Iger if he could get the team back together to revive the project.

[@jacobs.9661]

My ideal Oswald series is a series of silent cartoons paying homage to his roots and other cartoons of the 20s and 30s. They could even do some special season or even series finale where they make Steamboat Oswald a real thing! Steamboat Ozzie! That'd be so cool! All that said this animatic is still really cool, and it's both very fascinating and very sad this never happened. Oswald deserves more recognition.

[@detectivewobbuffet2778]

While i don't mind creating new characters i think they should mainly stick to old Disney characters, like if they wanted to give Oswald a turtle sidekick they could use Toby Tortoise from the Silly Symphony.

[@MistyLose]

I think it's best to give Oswald new set of friends with new personalities so his personality could mesh well And honestly it's be refreshing But who knoas

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

Toby Tortoise already has Max Hare, it would be awkward to add Oswald as a third wheel. Plus he's a rabbit, so a turtle friend makes a nice parallel; since rabbits are to hares, as turtles are to tortoises.

[@沌]

Thank you so much for making this I love this so much I truly can’t explain it 😭❤️

[@yosefdemby8792]

Another heavy hitting voice actor who auditioned for Oswald was Eric Bauza.

[@ThePumpkinHeaded]

It’s a massive shame this never happened.

[@sth5697]

Please bring this rabbit back. I loved Oswald since I was 6 and I was born in 2012.

[@BovineDesigns]

Bless you for putting in this effort.

[@sdtwirix1126]

This is brilliant! Thank you for working on the timing

[@yosefdemby8792]

The writing blew me away.

[@yeeyeeyeeye]

I really wish Disney would reconsider their decision to cancel this show pitch. Kind of a waste to spend all that time and trade a whole newscaster for a beloved character that they're not going to do anything with.

[@JaseVine2OFFICIAL]

I wish the animation was completed... It does look athletic!

[@DAVIINCHY]

¡Increible! No se necesita animación con solo semejante boceto e imaginación

[@dr.mangopolios3428]

This deserves more views

[@Rosesnothorns]

I love that they focased on Oswalds Luck ad the theme of the short!

[@Metalguy40]

Bruh. I've been wanting an Oswald show ever since Epic Mickey. Disney shelving this show has me BEYOND upset.

[@segasatsakura7581]

I can't say anything that hadn't already been said in this comment section, but I am one of the many people who are disappointed this got scrapped so fast. It was genuinely entertaining and had me laughing a few times, I don't understand the reasoning behind throwing this concept away other than disney just not wanting to take any chances for things they don't think are profitable enough... seeing as what happened to epic mickey. This poor rabbit just can't catch a fucking break

[@marcossanjuancordovilla6879]

The artstyle is really good, I think this would have been a very interesting series

[@jackepicspeederwolfaj2294]

3:08 I lost it at the mario pipe sound effect ngl

[@jacobsuarez.artist]

This is so cool!! I think this would’ve been a great show!!

[@maxtheblackbear8072]

I'm sad we've never got the series. I wish this can be greenlit again. I'd love to see this series.

[@themanofgodp2795]

i like how there's a trolley

[@salomeheredia9885]

I like Oswald be like 🙂🙃👀🐇 at the whole beggining + wholesome ending

[@Mqous]

Why can’t disney give Oswald a show my boy deserves one 😕😕

[@AverageDonaldDuckFan]

This looked like it would've been so much fun. They had gold in their hands and threw it away 😭 I desperately hope they bring this back. Disney needs new fresh things, now more than ever.

[@donaldscottishengine]

i want an oswald show really badly

[@gierer797]

this is basically like the mickey mouse show they've got going on, i don't know why that was greenlit but this wasn't, if anything feature oswald more on that show as part of the gang

[@yosefdemby8792]

In March of 2023, up-and-coming Disney artist Brandon Treakle announced the development in progress on his directorial debut, a featurette entitled Ortensia and the Seasons.

[@humbloom]

Wait where is this?

[@yosefdemby8792]

@@humbloom His Twitter account.

[@yosefdemby8792]

@@humbloom His Facebook and X accounts.

[@vincentthewolfscave]

Oswald looks really cool but he would look better without the neck.

[@Mr.Meerkat]

One thing that Matt Danner tweeted out that I neglected to include in the video's afternotes is that storyboards are drawn by a storyboard artist with their own style, as opposed to an animator with a style-guide. Long way of saying "this is a rough draft, not the finished product."

[@yosefdemby8792]

@@Mr.Meerkat Anyway, it's close enough to the original Iwerks design for me.

[@Alexthegamer-o1d]

Nice serie rally! 😁

[@MySinfulThoughts]

Do the execs get wasted when they make decisions on TV shows? Kingdom Hearts, Owl House, this, do they _hate_ making money off franchises they made themselves?

[@MistyLose]

For being a lucky rabbit he isn't so lucky at getting a show

[@yosefdemby8792]

Probably why he was called throughout most of his Universal career Oswald the Rabbit, or just Oswald Rabbit.

[@404_coffee9]

Golly this is amazing.

[@BAGELBURGERMEAL]

I wish they pull a Cuphead Show where people think the show is cancelled and there isnt news of it but behind the scenes they actually are working on it.

[@BraveGiant22]

Any one else want to see this animated?

[@villianamedows09]

That was so cute

[@thebombingsoda]

While I’m not a huge fan of making Oswald more lanky, I still love this animatic and wished they green lit this to be a full show

[@TypicalCarl]

This Is Nice

[@Jaydude4real]

Maybe, just maybe, we can get the show started up again in 2025. Maybe, hopefully, we can get our favorite, plucky rabbit back on stage.

[@BrielleQuinzy-br8eo]

The animation style is great, but why is Oswald so skinny? I don’t care it’s just amazing.

[@cinnamonsakura1418]

Now, all we need is the possible script for the episode(?) And voice acting and we've basically created a rough pilot!

[@THESEAL1475]

Episode pitch, It's a family reunion all of Donald's family is there all of goofys family and Pete's. Mickey never talked about his family nor has he knew about some of them. As he explains to minnie why they've never seen them theirs a knock at the door. It's them Mickey's older sister and Brothers Felicity, Julius and Oswald.

[@humbloom]

Omg yes to Julius being an older brother!! That would be so cool to see Mickey, Oswald, and Julius interacting. There's so much potential to these three.

[@Keg1569]

Disney when a good revival is submitted: NI THIS IS A HORRIBLE IDEA! Disney when a crappy live action remake movie gets submitted: That’s an amazing idea! We will make millions!

[@maximmanzillo8927]

How did this not get green lite?

[@JamesBondoc-z2p]

Super Mario sound effect is the Warp Pipe

[@wichygirl2204]

*In my best doofinshmertiz impression* CURSE YOU DISNEY EXECUTIVES!!!😡🙍‍♀️🤛💣💥

[@moyahardman483]

:3 my darling 💜💜💜

[@user-zs9ux1ru8u]

Lmao Oswald is a sticc

[@ginger_blue108]

Is this oficial by disney?

[@sonicfanboy3375]

Yup!

[@ginger_blue108]

Oh ok

[@humbloom]

WE WERE ROBBED WHY DISNEY WHY

[@William_Oswald1]

Cancelled?

[@Mr.Meerkat]

Unfortunately, yes. Considering that the original storyboard was uploaded in 2014, I'm guessing it was cancelled by then.

[@William_Oswald1]

@@Mr.Meerkat oh. *sigh*

[@speedy_oda]

@@Mr.Meerkat Iv got a question...for god.... WHYYYYYY!

[@Mr.Meerkat]

@@speedy_oda You'll have to ask the 2014 heads of DTVA.

[@speedy_oda]

@@Mr.Meerkat I suppose...

[@Webb_Studios]

I’m glad this never got picked up. This doesn’t feel like Oswald.

[@hectormanuel8360]

Try and animate this completely one day

[@jordanhighland8046]

Actually like to see this become a actual show and I'll sort having his own psychic twig and if we get to see ortensia in the series some fun of benches I think this is pretty good 👍

[@joshuasfunworld7423]

I’m sort of glad this doesn’t exist because it would ruin Oswald design and I bet they would make this his main design I rather see them make a better design for Oswald but if he didn’t look like that I’d probably like the show pls no one hate on me I am a Oswald fan and I do wish there was a show

[@AyoCrunchy]

I dont like his eyes, they're too small and far apart. He looks more like Max.

[@saidelhachmioui-w5u]

Roy zelfde als dat zo is vies koud is😢

[@glugs3356]

Is this legit from disney?

[@RealisticKinito]

Disney. The corporate overlord that doesn't actually care about nostalgia - just soulless cashgrabs.

[@Smg4lover546]

Better Than The Mickey Mouse Shorts And The Cuphead Show

[@bulu5634]

DISNEY CHANNEL

[@SamsonMySamson]

too bad Disney hate's oswald t

[@Felixman128]

I dont like the artstyle tbh

[@dumbotv3820]

Nah the artsyle is awesome

[@Felixman128]

@@dumbotv3820 just my opinion honestly I forgot I even commented this lol

[@Felixman128]

@@dumbotv3820eh it ain’t that bad nvm