Robin Hood - Nostalgia Critic

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It's the Disney film that introduced us to a timeless character, and...maybe some other things that weren't intended. What is the strange fascination people have with the film, and exactly HOW strange is it? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Disney's Robin Hood.
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Robin Hood is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. Produced and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it is the 21st Disney animated feature film. Based on the English folktale of the same name, the story follows the adventures of Robin Hood, Little John, and the inhabitants of Nottingham as they fight against the excessive taxation of Prince John, and Robin Hood wins the hand of Maid Marian. The film features the voices of Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Peter Ustinov, Pat Buttram, Monica Evans, Terry-Thomas, Roger Miller, and Carole Shelley.
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[@chasehedges6775]

ALL OF THEM. Every character is likeable.’

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Robin hood and Prince john🎉😂😂😂😂😂

[@claytonrios1]

Surprisingly Peg Pete from Goof Troop does it for me. How she ended up with Pete will always mystify me.

[@chantalkashouty4963]

All of them!

[@air03man]

Another Disney Classic from past Disneycember films we need something different Critic

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Say what you well about the animation in this movie, the snake “crossing his arms” will always be impressive.

[@Ospyro3em]

I love that part- very clever animation

[@stephaniethepenguin5442]

Animation with snakes is always impressive. And somewhat mesmerizing too....

[@maddalonefarms]

He didn’t even mention the arms

[@Scarletdex8299]

Timestamp, pls

[@Ospyro3em]

​@Scarletdex8299 7:48- he only shows a bit of it on screen for literally a second though

[@vincegamer]

I love how most robin hood versions spend a lot of time on the romance, but this one mostly focuses on the friendship of Robin and Little John

[@gisi5276]

little john the big bear

[@rochellealansmithee7966]

Bromance

[@vincegamer]

@@gisi5276 sometimes a bear is literally a bear

[@lisaberglund312]

It is so short that it dosen't focus on much at all

[@rommix0]

Especially compared to like well known TV shows like Robin of Sherwood from the 80s. That's the one with the kickass music by Clannad.

[@JustinWahlne]

As a kid I always thought of this Prince John as a buffoon of a villain who's just there for laughs and not at all scary. As an adult however, I think he's one of the scariest Disney villains ever. All that wealth, all that power in the hands of a selfish, unstable man-baby is absolutely terrifying.

[@nathancruz9172]

All he cares about is collecting money from the villagers.

[@JustinWahlne]

@@nathancruz9172 And killing Robin Hood

[@blissfulinsomniac5711]

It's almost as if that has happened multiple times throughout history

[@Inucroft]

and also.. pretty realistic of the actual Prince/King John

[@toshirodragon]

Which is an apt description of the real John.

[@maxmeidl4909]

Definitely one of the most laid-back Disney movies, and I love it.

[@chasehedges6775]

Same. It’s a classic

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@chasehedges6775it was, however it wasn’t original. No animated Disney movies are original, they’re all adaptations from old stories or they were already movies before Disney made their animated versions of them

[@CJamgochian]

@@nsasupporter7557what’s your point? Disney never claimed they were original, iirc.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@CJamgochian I know, but as iconic and big as Disney is you’d think that they actually would take an original script by a filmmaker and actually green light it, ya know. I use to think that Lion King was original until I learned that it was a plagiarism of Kimba the White Lion or the Lion version of Hamlet

[@thedukeofchutney468]

@@nsasupporter7557To be fair while it did mix up multiple stories the Lion King is an original tale.

[@georgeeastwood6930]

Fun fact: I’m actually from Nottingham! This was one of my childhood favourites & I’ve learnt so much about the legend of Robin Hood as a native to Nottingham. I’m so grateful he put my home city on the map, because I’m tired of American tourists who keep asking us if we Brits all live in London. I visited Nottingham castle almost annually, & posed with a statue of Robin Hood like he was going to shoot an arrow into my head. Nottingham itself is in the East Midlands of England & it takes 2 hours & 44 minutes to drive about 130 miles north west from London. Please come & visit Nottingham if you ever get the chance, especially you Doug! Even if I wasn’t from Nottingham, I strongly believe in what Robin Hood symbolically represents with all my heart & soul: the spirit of the common man (& woman) standing up against tyranny & injustice! 😊

[@Domesthenes]

I know Nottingham for two things: Robin Hood and Games Workshop.

[@georgeeastwood6930]

@@Domesthenes have you actually been?

[@Domesthenes]

@@georgeeastwood6930 not yet. Want to some day.

[@georgeeastwood6930]

@@Domesthenes We also have Wollaton Hall nearby, where exterior (outside) shots of Wayne Manor were filmed for “The Dark Knight Rises”.

[@ghariiscool]

one more hiss out of you and you are WALKING to notting ham

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

We need to keep these Disney classics/masterpieces alive and share them with future generations! I work at a preschool and, I kid you not, most of the kids there have never seen the original Jungle Book, Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, etc. They only watch whatever new stuff Disney plus puts out. I still have most of my VHS TAPES of these films!

[@joshuawillis3745]

I work at an elementary school and I had a kid look at me confused when I tried to explain who Robin Williams was by saying he was Genie from Aladdin. They then said “That’s Will Smith.” I was both shocked and horrified. I also still have my VHS tapes.

[@PaulGirdlestone]

@@joshuawillis3745 Makes you feel old, right? I am a teacher too and realising that your past is mostly just gone hurts.

[@ForTheOmnissiah]

@@joshuawillis3745 I'm not even 30 and I feel old from this wtf? I was born in 1995 and all of these classic Disney films were all viewed by me and literally every single person I grew up with. They have been staples in households for people like me where they're even before my time by decades. Parents are dropping the ball. Your kids will love these classics, show them to your kids! I absolutely LOVED this film as a kid and still do

[@cscooperau]

​@@joshuawillis3745 show them the original animated version, and they will instantly proclaim it better.

[@ninjabunnywholivesinsideaw8216]

@joshuawillis3745 aw heck no! Kids NEED to know who the amazingly talented Robin Williams was! We CANNOT let his legacy die!

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: In the late 1980s the Disney corporation had changed their mind about resisting the temptation to release their animation back catalog onto home video and decided to make this one of their first efforts to test the market. In 1989 this film was given a final theatrical re-release before being released onto VHS a few months later where it sold well, paving the way for the rest of the classic Disney animation to follow in the next few years.

[@Deathstroke4200]

The best Robin Hood adaptation. Also one of the best animated films of all time. "Little John and Robin Hood walking through the forest" still a classic.

[@jessedellross3245]

The tournament scene alone is classic. I also love how this movie legit fakes you out with Robin dying. Back when Disney was so good at that and trusted that kids could handle it

[@LucyLioness100]

It was a great gut punch and the payoff to his survival is heartwarming and also so funny when he and Skippy get in the final insult at Prince John

[@AluminumFusion22]

The only two explanations I can give as to why there's fades to black in certain scenes is either a) An intermission where the audience can get up, refill their drinks and popcorn, or use the restroom until the intermission ends and the movie continues. b) This one's less likely, but I would imagine this is so the film can air on television with commercial breaks, though it could be a weird editing choice because I think Disney wasn't open to airing their films on TV until the late-70s, early 80s.

[@lexh.5225]

It's amazing that so few film versions of Robin Hood have help up over the years, but this one is right up at the top along w/ Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, and Mel Brooks.

[@carlrood4457]

I always felt Prince of Thieves would have been better if Costner had relaxed a bit more throughout. He falls into his standard stoic character to easily. He really can be silly, funny and charming like in Silverado and Tin Cup. He doesn't quite reach that in PoT. However, it does have a few scenes that understand one very important fact. Robin Hood needs to be a fun romp. The modern versions go a little to dark and "realistic". It's a LEGEND. Filmmakers need to embrace that.

[@redtrib9828]

There are plenty of versions which have good new takes of varying quality. But man the 1938 one is on a whole different level.

[@nearandfarexplorers5125]

This has been one of the funniest Nostalgia Critic episodes in YEARS!! Feels like old times. Keep it up!!

[@jacobdehaan4114]

Agreed!!

[@undeadgentalmen]

Had me LMAO

[@cartooncritique6625]

He was seriously killin' me with all the gay jokes! 😂

[@RYMAN1321]

@@cartooncritique6625Not only that but also the innuendo jokes. Seriously though, watching these films as an adult is so much funnier when you pick up on the adult jokes you didn’t get as a kid. LOL

[@riftshredder5438]

No joke, the people who made Zootopia wanted it to be like a spiritual sequel to this movie

[@UltimateGamerCC]

well i for one think they pulled it off in spades.

[@riftshredder5438]

@UltimateGamerCC that was the main reason why they made Nick a fox lol

[@UltimateGamerCC]

well that and foxes are associated with sly, witty characters.@@riftshredder5438

[@The_Letter_W]

Love hearing you talk about these old animated classics, especially delving into some of the cut scenes or things about the voice actors. I remember watching this movie a lot as a child!

[@MrT8599]

10:16 I’ve got to admit, Doug does a really good job imitating Pat Buttram’s voice. And at 26:21 Walter also does a really good job imitating Buttram’s voice. Maybe even better than Doug.

[@papercranegirl3110]

His impression was fire!

[@autumbreeze1129]

Okay, Walter's impression is really damn impressive. I genuinely couldn't tell if it was an impression or you'd somehow gotten the original VA to do a line (even though I'm PRETTY sure he's dead by now). Also, I'm so used to Walter having some form of facial hair I genuinely didn’t realise it was him until Malcolm outright named him.

[@ghost_grrrrl]

This was my comfort movie growing up. We went through 3 VHS tapes and 2 DVDs because I rewatched so much 😂 I’m nearly 30 and up until like 7-8 years ago I still watched this almost every night to fall asleep lol

[@gnc623]

Dude, same! "Comfort movie" describes it perfectly.

[@nathancruz9172]

I loved Robin Hood.

[@shadejakva9367]

Mentioning the Ducktales movie, I hope you'll review that one someday beyond the Disneycember short. I remember how it was essentially "Aladdin: The Ducktales Version" despite it being made and coming out *before* Aladdin did, and it still actually being a very enjoyable movie.

[@alvaroperez2349]

Honestly this film alongside Cats don’t Dance, Chicken Run and Shrek 2 were all vital parts of my childhood, this takes me back.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly animators deserve more respect for what they can bring to anything and make it stand out

[@DrSheldonCrane444]

Now THIS is a film my brother and I watched countless times as children and absolutely loved!

[@Xobralvl70]

The announcer crocodile sounds like the games announcer in Gladiator. 14:55

[@americaroleplayer]

I think what I love most about this is that not all stories need to be big epics. This is a quiet, beautiful, magical little piece of art. I love it so much for that.

[@Nov-5062]

4:04 58% SCORE IN ROTTEN TOMATOES?! Now that's criminal.

[@GigabiteAnimeReviews]

5:37 still laughing about Gadget Russian Cult. Because Gadget is Post-Soviet first waifu.

[@Don_J]

Я знал что ни я один пришел проверить что было в оригинале

[@SunshineBrule]

5:49 that brief face Doug makes in response to Malcolm is fkn hilarious 😂

[@axelnilsson5124]

3:09 that’s… weirdly true what’s wrong with us guys?

[@Rorisu]

I always loved this Disney, and in french version they used a lot of "old words" and courteous, elevated language, which gives the movie a very special and elegant style

[@Fonzzz002]

The ballsack joke made me laugh histerically haha. Didn't expect this amount of naughty jokes

[@RYMAN1321]

Especially for a 1973 kids film LOL But I guess animated films and shows have always had jokes for the parents / adults watching.

[@ruggedlemmings9163]

"Just because you look like a lady Fox McCloud doesn't mean you can barrel roll into first base you predator! You *literal* predator!" God this got me good. xD Also: Walter's impression of the Sheriff is spot-on, that was amazing.

[@enzotakusurace-san1153]

One of the movies I watched the most when I was a kid. I loved everything about this movie, the characters, the story, the animation....and now that I'm older I have to say it still holds that charm it had when I was younger. P.s. The Italian voice that has the little bunny with the stuffed animal in this movie, now voiced Bowser in the Super Mario movie and all the movies with Jack Black XD

[@joshslater2426]

This is one of my favourite classic Disney movies. It has a humble simple nature and I always enjoy Peter Ustinov as Prince John. I’m amazed it had such an effect on internet culture. Hour of Poop’s YTP about the satanic Friar Tuck is really amazing, and I was shocked to find out the Hamster Dance is a sped up version of the Whistle Stop title song.

[@amityislandchum]

It never occurred to me that this is the only Disney film where the animals fully replace humans, and now my mind is completely blown.

[@carlotta4th]

Except every mickey film ever.

[@masonasaro2118]

but hat about chicken little? or zootopia?

[@CARPExNOCTURNUM]

“Not since the Chippette’s sang Getting Lucky With You have I asked, ‘What is gonna happen to these reptiles?’” Love it 😂

[@rommix0]

You talking about "The Chipmunk Adventure" from 1987. Now that's an animated movie hardly anybody talks about, and is quite underrated. All that most people remember is it's an adaptation of the animated TV show and it has the chippettes in it.

[@harry.t9523]

10:29: That’s why some people invest in NFTs. Only for a pot of empty disappointment.

[@HAL-st4ll]

I want him to slowly turn the entire Diesneycember Playlist into NCs

[@benjackson7872]

Me too, seems that’s slowly been happening.

[@jessehcreative]

I’ve been waiting for The Emperor’s New Groove for years now

[@gianinabadami5341]

I'm not sure if I want to hear one on the Cheetah Girls, though, since I think what he said in the Disneycember review said it all. I doubt he'd do the first Beauty and the Beast, the first Aladdin, or the first Mary Poppins with how much he praised them. I think I could see him doing all or most of the others

[@jessehcreative]

@@gianinabadami5341 he has also done reviews on his favorite movies, praising them. Maybe he can even get a guest star animator to fill in history similar to his Bluth movie reviews.

[@HAL-st4ll]

@@gianinabadami5341 i Just meant the first one from 2011. Just the animated films

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

A Interesting Fun Fact: With his dual performances of Prince John and King Richard in this movie, Sir Peter Ustinov became the second Oscar-winning actor to have a voice role in a Disney movie (the first being George Sanders in The Jungle Book (1967)).

[@robonator2945]

15:50 to be fair, "normal" levels of taxes have varied massively overtime. Go back to the first taxes imposed in America (which themselves were highly contested) and they were things like 2% taxes on buying entire barrels of rum, (more technically things like "5c per barrel" or something like that, not a flat percentage. I did the math at some point years ago to figure out it was a tiny percentage, but it would actually have been 'pay this much in taxes when you do this') meanwhile the average American is writing away anywhere from a third to a half of all of their income as income tax before even spending it, with even more coming as sales taxes and such. Yeah, those "inteollerable" taxes that people went to war over? They're not even in the same order of magnitude as the taxes you're probably paying today. (and that's not even touching the fact that governments are endlessly printing money devaluing what you already have because balancing your books is for the peasants who can't just print-as-needed. Huh, I wonder why crypto is getting so popular? Only one king has ever been able to "just make more gold", but any government can just print more money.) Oh also, the political message of Robin Hood could overall be seen as generally revolutionary but more specifically either libertarian or anarchist, likely libertarian given Robinhood himself is frequently seen as being favourable to some government entities. (three very different things mind you, but things that can be hard to tell apart without letting them fully play out and getting the entire picture of what's being said) The rich people that Robin Hood robs from are primarily corrupt tax collectors and such, not generally rich people who simply are wealthy. (IIRC Robinhood himself is even a nobleman in many tellings of the story, so he wasn't exactly poor off himself) This could most-generally be seen as simply "the system is broken and they are working against it because they need to" which would be more generally revolutionary or it could more specifically be "tax collection is abused by government actors in order to steal from citizens" which would put it on the libertarian/anarchist side of things. (with the difference being "no government" and "a government that only acts to protect people's rights, but doesn't get involved otherwise". The difference between "minimal government" and "no government" is the difference between dividing by 0.000000000001 and dividing by 0; small, but kinda fucking massive. Anarchists invariably fall into "might makes right" where someone's ability justifies their action. Libertarian/Classically-liberal philosophy on the other hand can really just be summarized as "consent", where any two parties can do anything if they both consent to the transaction, but one party can't do something to another without that consent, and if they do then that party can defend itself and has a right to be defended. ("transaction" here being any exchange, not strictly monetary) In other words an anarchist *_will_* fuck you if they feel like it and have the means, but a libertarian will simply ask if you want to get kinky... that is a frighteningly concise way of putting it... I don't know how I feel about that... Eitherway the point is, both are "small government" and can be hard to tell apart at times, but are still wildly different. You can build a libertarian government, but an anarchist government is a contradiction)

[@jbriggs06]

I've seen this 6 million times as a kid lmao one of my favorite childhood movies... I still sing the songs to this day! Love goes on and on!

[@lutello3012]

Everybody has a spirit animal. My inner tiger wants to rip apart the USPS guy that broke my Robin Hood laserdisc.

[@ryanmorejon5813]

It is always a great Wednesday when the nostalgia Critic uploads a new review especially since it's another Disney film for Disney's 100th anniversary ❤❤

[@ethanwindham9700]

And it’s nearly 50 years since the movie came out.

[@aevenova9780]

Heeey! There's me at 2:46 at Anthro New England! Edit : i am the bright orange dog in the middle!!!!!

[@ukhistorian]

The football scene was my favorite scene when I was a kid. Also Robin Hood would make a Great Kingdom Hearts world.

[@reecetonks8]

Only of Sir Hiss is included and voiced by Eric Bauza

[@TheViolent1]

This review had me ROLLING. I haven’t laughed this hard at a NC review in a while. One of your best.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: The characters of the Sheriff of Nottingham (Pat Buttram), Friar Tuck (Andy Devine), Nutsy (Ken Curtis), and Trigger (George Lindsey) were all voiced by actors known for doing westerns. This is because at one point in the production, the setting was the Old West.

[@SteveCarras]

Yes! Correct, an unique fact abd roger miler as Allan a dale

[@DenderFriend]

The Owl house being mentioned here makes me hope it gets a Disneycember review.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

15:55 The Film Robin and Marian, portrayed Richard as a bloodthirsty conqueror.

[@jolfer1334]

I haven't watched this since I was a kid on VHS. Good times

[@CloudHiro]

11:20 honestly first recording for a kid character tends to make it more...authentic?

[@emilyfeeney7846]

10:22 I didn't know that trix rabbit is their father

[@kingsodashark2194]

Trix

[@emilyfeeney7846]

@@kingsodashark2194 thank I’m going to fix the errors

[@kingsodashark2194]

@@emilyfeeney7846 Welcome

[@DieselWeasel]

I grew up on this movie, and I still love it to this day. One of Disney's best, and also one of the best animated movies of all time, in my opinion.

[@michaelgray4218]

Robin Hood an little John are national treasures in this 🙂 The scene with little John Smiling with the Jewels on his teeth an the snake saying, did you see? Sir did you see? Lol 🙂

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

This Disney Film from the 1970s is still a Classic

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Been feeling sick guys but your content has helped go through with it. Thanks!😊😊😊😊

[@TheElvisJamboree]

23:40 I'll give the Critic this, it's a good thing he did mention this extended ending, because it was really good & most people don't talk about it for some reason. That said, why doesn't Disney just get a new animation team to fulfil it's lost scenes? Try to stay with the same style as the originals did with that added touch. It could work, much like how you could make the pig head deleted scene work in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, we should have a choice to which way we want to view the movie. #GetTOONAROONED

[@ethman14]

I knew about the reused animation, but 23:11 damn they really used a cut from Sleeping Beauty and said, "Fire? Danger? Yeah throw in that Tchaikovsky score that'll do it." Which indeed it does, because the Sleeping Beauty climax is still heart pounding as an adult and its 60-70% the music. Smart move in recycling that bit Disney.

[@Oscar95451]

I love that adaptation of Robin Hood. I always love media with anthropomorphic animals. Don't mind the recycled animation

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

This film is so underrated and i do enjoy the NC giving this film the love it deserves because it's a great film

[@buxzw1945]

I loved this film growing up. I especially loved Miller as the Rooster Narrator. All the voices, so good

[@OctacleEdits]

Random fact (unsure if it’s mentioned in the review as I wanna be among the first commenters) but Friar Tuck was originally gonna be a pig, not a badger

[@OctacleEdits]

The reason they changed it is because they believed the Catholic Church would have taken offense to the character being depicted as a pig.

[@lordnastrond1]

I legit had a conversation with my department at work and EVERYONE and I do mean EVERYONE "confessed" to finding Fox Robin Hood hot and a milestone in their sexual maturity...

[@ReynaReactsandReviews]

One of my favorites Edit: this is one of the funniest episodes I’ve seen this season

[@kingsleycy3450]

I assure you most of the innuendos were very intentional. Animation industry people were freaks since basically the dawn of time. Walt Disney himself drew smut art in the private

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

It's a shame more people don't talk about this film because i think it's a great film to watch and study what makes Disney so good at what they do

[@brianrussell463]

"Literally the next day" was hilarious!

[@angelolorenzo2770]

My theory is that Robin Hood takes place in the same universe as Zootopia. While Zootopia is set in the modern times, Robin Hood happened during the medieval age of that world.

[@harry.t9523]

15:16: Even back then, I found that odd. I originally thought he was just staring at his hind legs, but he was clearly staring at another part of his body.

[@Raul-yg5oz]

As a furry I can say that this film was one of those films that really turned me into one , I mean this movie is simply magic the bond between Robin and Maid Marian is the sweetest relationship I’ve ever seen in media

[@RenoLion777]

fun fact, this film is credited with starting the fandom. Watch the documentary by ash coyote if you don't believe me.

[@jaredlaughlin3703]

This is actually one of my favorites as a kid, and I for one, never did have a furry fetish...although I did occasionally want to be a fox after that...ah shit. Oh, and odalolly is a permanent part of my vocabulary as a result.

[@Oodelally]

As someone who likes niche words, I can tell you “Oodelally” is a GREAT word! Just a shame I never found a reliable definition.

[@MaveriKat]

I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm-- 2:39 ......Damn it! *Sighs and puts on cat ears.*

[@66LordLoss66]

I just rewatched this movie and did not pick up on aSINGLE one of these innuendos. I had no idea that was going to be SUCH a focus of the review.

[@winnetouch]

Little John was always my fave character from this movie and I'm starting to consider him being my favourite Disney character overall. His smartmouth attitude just appeals to me as I grow older :P

[@triggerfairy4070]

Nala giving simba the "do me" eye probably

[@jordinagel1184]

NC may joke about a movie being made about a random doodle in the Robin Hood book, but given the kind of illustrations you can find in medieval manuscripts, you could get some real (and straaaaange…) mileage out of that!

[@HeraclesN-fp1bw]

First off your jokes in this video are hitting it on the nail, but yes while I do enjoy the classic tale of Robin Hood what I love about this movie is the voice cast being so rememberable

[@gianinabadami5341]

I even like that blooper at the end with one of the cats meowing after Malcolm called the rest a Furry Virgin. I was surprised, while it was added laughter, when he said it's why he was casted in Lackadaisy. Had me look it up and then be like Oh yeah. He voiced Nicodeme Savoy, JJ, and the carnival barker. Cool!

[@HeraclesN-fp1bw]

@@gianinabadami5341 Yeah I laughed hard on that one too knowing he voiced those characters

[@balloonbikachu7333]

"He's still in rehab" yeah I hope you like that since he is going to live there.

[@thebarberian246]

"Be gone, long one" still kills me to this day, the delivery and the look Hiss gives him

[@scientistservant]

“What cheek! 'Creepy'? ‘Bussster’? Long one’?! Who does that dopey duke think he is!” 🐍

[@stephaniethepenguin5442]

That always gets me too! That and "Don't stick your tongue out at me, kid" 😁

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@scientistservant You forgot "Creepy."

[@fandomonium3789]

This movie was a mixture of the Robin Hood myth with another: Reynard the Fox, a folk hero largely from French literature. He was a guile trickster, aided by the likes of Bruin the Bear, Chanticleer the Rooster, and Hermeline the Vixen. They aided Reynard against his adversaries: King Noble the Lion, Isengrim the Wolf, and Tybalt the Cat. Yes, that's where Tybalt Prince of Cats comes from in Romeo and Juliet. It's a reference to Reynard the Fox. Some characters are moved around a bit. In Reynard the Fox, the clergy are apes and monkeys, whereas Friar Tuck is a badger, though Reynard was aided by a badger too. The stories are so similar that it really does work quite nicely fusing the two together. Disney had tried to make a movie about Chaunticleer and Reynard that got scraped before this, so when they had the idea to do Robin Hood, they decided to merge the two stories together, giving us the iconic furry awakening we know and love today.

[@jeremyroberts9065]

The key difference is that Renart/Reynard The Fox is a nasty bastard in most of his stories (in the original text at least) compared to the heroic Robin Hood. In fact, the lack of heroic qualities in Reynard was probably why Disney changed the film to a Robin Hood adaptation. 😅

[@mariogarv]

The part in the movie when Robin and Little John diguises as fortune tellers to fool and rob john lackland, was taken literally from one of the tales of Reynard the fox.

[@kadenmedley1367]

Chanticleer? ROCK-A-DOOODLLLLLEEEE

[@georgeeastwood6930]

This was also the 1st Disney movie to be made entirely without any involvement from Walt Disney himself, as he died in 1967.

[@iankelley5114]

Like a "Robin Hood" Multiverse

[@DanGamingFan2406]

One of my favorite Disney movies ever and definitely my favorite version of Robin hood. It's fun to spot all the instances of recycled animation, and Peter Ustinov as Prince John is one of the most underrated Disney performances ever!

[@watershipup7101]

He sure is.

[@The-Rguy]

Damn dude you're on everything I'm watching. I expect all the one-piece live action videos, but here too, lol. What are the chances

[@genjis5155]

You got that right.

[@garnetbird7557]

"Phony King of England" is one of the best Disney songs ever.

[@chrisrj9871]

I like to think of this as the Final Fantasy IX of the Disney canon, where FF9 has all those references to previous Final Fantasy titles.

[@rudyness2338]

"Sometimes ups outnumber the downs, but not in Nottingham" - as a kid this part of the movie made me cry every time. Nostalgia sometimes still does. I watched this one a LOT as a kid.

[@EvanAguiluz]

Water ship down is starting to look less dark And depressing

[@RYMAN1321]

I always love the tune, for some reason it always reminded me of “Every Breath You Take” by The Police. The chords sound similar though the latter didn’t come out until 10 years later LOL

[@kianpapp6463]

As a resident of Nottingham, that song has aged extremely well.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: A few months before release, the Disney animators needed Sir Peter Ustinov to come back to the Disney Studios to re-record some of his lines as Prince John. The animators made phone calls to New York City, London, Paris, Vienna, and Tokyo, trying to locate Ustinov, only to discover that he was working at the NBC Studios in Burbank that week, a half-mile down the street from them.

[@fishnewt1331]

Wow, that is a very fun fact. And a huge amount of dedication that I respect incredibly.

[@disneyfan94themuppetsforev95]

WOW!!!! That's amazing! Gotta respect their dedication. Where did you hear this fact from?

[@georgeeastwood6930]

All that effort to find him across the planet… & he was only down the road?! That’s like Peter Quill flying a spaceship across the Galaxy to find his mixtape, only to be in his pocket the whole time! 😂

[@MovieFan1912]

That sounds like it could make for a pretty funny short film.

[@pwnorbepwned]

@@MovieFan1912”The Hunt for Good King John”

[@bethlovesben]

Glad I’m not the only weirdo non-furry who had a crush on Robin Hood. I was 4!!! There wasn’t a sexual attraction; I just liked how nice he was.

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

Awww. :-)

[@wolfodonnell1694]

One of us One of us

[@who-ny5oe]

So you are a woman

[@peterjones426]

One of us One of us

[@purplepedantry]

Ave Furfurry! _it's rawr XD time._

[@jessehcreative]

That is one of the best Pat Buttram impressions I’ve ever heard. Excellent job, Walter.

[@aidanhever3369]

Yeah, he's like Maurice LaMarche with Vincent Price and Orson Welles.

[@purpleheart3000]

No kidding. It made the ending God-tier 😂

[@travisdelafuente1150]

Walker

[@jessehcreative]

@@aidanhever3369 wait, he can do Maurice LaMarche? Where do I see that?!

[@aidanhever3369]

@@jessehcreative No, I said he's LIKE Maurice LaMarche, who did the impression of Vincent Price and Orson Welles.

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

Weird side note, has anyone noticed how often Disney uses snakes to hypnotize people. There's the mentioned Kaa, and the snake from Robbinhood but also Jafar's staff. Weird thing to happen three times.

[@NisarKhan-jm1uh]

Despite snakes being unable to do that in real life.

[@trise2033]

It's a Bible thing. Snakes have a reputation of being supernaturally convincing.

[@lordlapizul]

I feel bad for snakes. They just wanna slither in peace dammit! 🐍

[@NisarKhan-jm1uh]

@@lordlapizul Yeah. They have an undeserved bad reputation, despite the fact that they are more scared of us and don't want to waste their venom on something they cannot eat. They are pretty interesting animals when you get past the fear of them.

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

@@NisarKhan-jm1uh will, we've been afraid of them for millions of years. Even when we were swinging in trees. Turns out our eyes evolved specifically to see snakes.

[@ladyvenusdragon]

This was way too entertaining. XD I loved all of this plus that bonus blooper with the cat meowing at the right moment cracked me up. Great job.

[@ChannelAwesome]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Jarod-te2bi]

@@ChannelAwesomecan you please review 101 Dalmatian’s? I see it as a beautiful film with great animation, editing, and music, acting, and writing for the characters it’s all incredible And the chemistry between the two leads Pongo & predita Is magnificent they felt like a legit couple. This film is ripe for a good 35 minute long review Because it has many fascinating things to talk about. I know you probably won’t see this comment or respond to it but I believe it’s a film that’s worth reviewing. PS love you Doug and your friends your channel has changed my life and how I see storytelling and cinema in genrel

[@michellecrocker2485]

That part where lady cluck is pile driving Prince John’s men like a quarterback has to have been my favorite moment in this movie.

[@gianinabadami5341]

I loved the music especially when the arrows flew at her just as Little John snatched her after she cheered LONG LIVE KING RICHARD! YEEEEHEEEE! lol

[@michellecrocker2485]

@@gianinabadami5341 and you know they were going for the football theme cuz they had a tune that sounds like “on Wisconsin “ or some kind of college fight song. I admit it was a bit anachronistic for the medieval era story but it always makes me laugh

[@Zodia195]

Still the funniest Disney moment for me period, even more than Timon and Pumba's Hula scene, anything with Izma and Kronk, Judy's Multiplying joke, and others lol. I always burst out in laughter.

[@michellecrocker2485]

@@Zodia195 you gotta wonder where the creators got the idea for that moment cuz I Wanna thank them for that bot of hilarity

[@BrightWulph]

For that reason alone Lady Cluck is one of my faveroute Disney side characters, she's just a hoot and a half and I appreciate the hell out of her.

[@jharmo2]

Walter at the end had me dying of laughter. His impression of sheriff Nottingham was amazing.

[@RYMAN1321]

I thought at first it was some AI generated voice LOL

[@brianalambert1192]

The thing that I always loved about Robin and Marion (though I couldn't put it into words until a few years ago), is that when they meet up again, they are 100% in sync. I cannot think of another main movie couple where that happens; you know where they're not arguing over things or saying "you shouldn't put yourself in danger". They really do seem like soul mates. In fact, I always wanted a scene where Maid Marion is helping Robin plan the assault on the castle and she is just as into it and creative as he is. Maybe even throwing him off with how enthusiastically she's planning this, after all, he thought his life was too rough for a fine lady. "You're not worried about this or wishing I wouldn't go?" "Oh Robin, of course I'm worried. But I know the man I fell in love with."

[@WaterCrane]

It is a shame because this was made during the time where Disney were really on a shoestring budget (hence the re-used animation cels from Snow White, The Jungle Book and The Aristocats). Granted, the alternative scene of Maid Marian nursing Robin back to health after the jailbreak, and getting saved from Prince John by the sudden reappearance of King Richard was probably a bit too much of a Deus Ex Machina.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Yeah, These 2 are such an underrated Disney Couple.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

It’s pretty bizarre what movies Disney gave direct to video sequels to. Why Fox and the Hound got a midquel and Robin Hood didn’t?

[@angrytheclown801]

I think the closest you'll get are Gomez and Morticia Addams. They don't split up for a while but they are there 100% of the time.

[@codinghusky5196]

....no real woman would ever say that. Just like no real porkster would ever ask the bish's opinion, I mean wtf, if it asks "how are you feeling" it's definitely trans. But check out the 2018 version for closest to "will sook his ballz no matter how dumb he is" effect. Also worth for Ben Mendelsohn's excellent performance.

[@christhornycroft3686]

It’s not the Mel Brooks or Errol Flynn versions, but it’s hand drawn and has one of the best villains in Disney history. Peter Ustinov was great.

[@artsman412]

This used to be my favorite version of Robin Hood until I saw the Errol Flynn movie. Don't get me wrong, I still love this movie, but man that Errol Flynn one is a masterpiece.

[@GeneralKenobi75]

I...really don't see how Prince John is one of the best villains.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Well, it's Peter Ustinov - he's always fantastic.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Aside from the 2018 version, I doubt any will be as bad as the Mel Brooks version.

[@TheAkrillion]

@@CornishCreamtea07 You take that back!

[@marmik961]

One of my all time favorite movies. My favorite part is when Robin and Marian are in the woods during the "70s" song. There's a moment where they just quietly look into each other's eyes and you can just feel their love.

[@georgeeastwood6930]

I’m surprised Doug didn’t make any jokes about them “exploring caves” together! 😂

[@bluecollie55_movies25]

I loved how lovely their eyes looked as they started into each other's eyes. It reminded me of how Lady's eyes lit up at the end of the spaghetti dinner scene in Lady and the Tramp.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

I love that moment to, the way they connect once more and look into eachother faces 😢, the music the lighting I want what they have!

[@RYMAN1321]

One of the most underrated Disney scenes and songs IMO

[@BugsyFoga]

Definitely my favorite of the Robin Hood adaptations.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Same

[@arielruh7773]

My favorite one along with a super old cartoon short by mel-o-toons

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Up with Men in tights for me

[@Sphiinxs]

better than the tom and jerry one.

[@josephippolito1402]

The one with Daffy Duck had good slapstick

[@ig1119]

Doug, my son is only 2 and he was dying of laughter at 10:54. He had me replay that gag like 10 times. Thank you.

[@BethGoth15]

Your son has a budding morbid sense of humour, keep on encouraging it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@harry.t9523]

🥴Woops…

[@RYMAN1321]

That is adorably hilarious 😂

[@Gman-vj1sk]

my lil sister kept asking me with wide eyes "what was that?"

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I really think the more you watch animation films the more respect you get for how much stressful and pain animation can be at times

[@nightrunnerxm393]

Try _making_ a cel-by-cel animation on a deadline. _Then_ you know the pain and stress!

[@tulin_enjoyer]

Especially back when handdrawn was the mainstream.

[@EvieRawlings]

I ADORE THIS MOVIE. I wish Disney would make more movies like this. Not a grand adventure with a big moral just a nice simple adventure movie.

[@hharden4969]

Gotta say, Walter's Pat Buttram impression has got to be the best I've heard so far, that last part had me rolling xDD

[@coffeebux]

I can't get over that is his actual name.

[@hharden4969]

Honestly, that’s a name that’s legendary😂🙌🏻

[@calvinmatthews1527]

There's a lot to like about this film. The animation & voice performances being chief among them. It's just the right amount of entertaining for a one-and-done story. Happy 50th anniversary to you Robin Hood (1973).

[@NightFangClash]

This was back when Disney wasn't so greedy and woke. When they cared about creating quality content and didn't keep pumping out all these uninspired and lazy live-action remakes that take away from and are a disgrace to the original versions.

[@woaddragon]

​@@NightFangClash Okay

[@Jarod-te2bi]

Happy anniversary!

[@esteemedmortal5917]

This will always hold a special place in my heart since my dad really loved the movie. He’s since passed but he loved quoting the movie.

[@ghariiscool]

same for my dad..we always quoted this movie...and sang the songs..,.I miss him

[@esteemedmortal5917]

@@ghariiscool I miss mine too ❤️‍🩹

[@Blazcowitz1943]

The innuendos had me laughing all the way through lol! I hope we see more reviews of these classic Disney animated films. I'd love to see you review Dumbo and 101 Dalmatians, not just because they were a big part of my childhood, but because both movies were made at critical points in Disney's history and basically saved the company at different times. Dumbo was made in 1941 on a tighter budget to recoup the financial losses of the three previous films (Bambi, Fantasia, Pinocchio) and was made in the midst of the Disney workers strike which saw drastic changes at the studio (Walt said he believed the family atmosphere of the studio was gone after that). Despite all this, Dumbo pretty much saved the studio from bankruptcy and was also a big hit with the critics and audiences. 101 Dalmatians came at a time when their was doubt animation would continue at Disney because of rising costs and the financial failure of Sleeping Beauty as well as the fact that the Disney brand had expanded into so many other things by the 50's and 60's. The Xerox process was fully utilized for the film to keep costs down and led to it being used for the next couple of decades, which was either a good or bad thing depending on your point of view, particularly since it meant the old ink and paint department was shutdown. Walt personally disliked the look of Dalmatians but accepted it was needed to save money.

[@archangel1547]

That Pat Battrum impression was fantastic.

[@scientistservant]

"You pieces of shit better pray to whatever furry god you believe in."