Susie, The Little Blue Coupe

Susie the Little Blue Coupe is a 1952 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures on June 6, 1952.
The eight-minute film was directed by Clyde Geronimi and based on an original short story by Bill Peet. The story was adapted for the screen by Peet and Don DaGradi.

[@HandlesAreReallyBad]

This is still a classic short SEVENTY years later

[@angelalong6740]

I love that she ended up with teenagers. They worked hard on her and ended up having fun.❤️

[@thecajunphoenix]

And also those teenagers know more about vehicle maintenance than her first owner and her second owner, both of who can go pound sand for not treating Susie with the respect she deserves.

[@xnavarro127isback4]

This inspired the Pixar movie Cars.

[@ErichoTTA]

This is better than that movie.

[@brissadlr9939]

I 100% agree

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

I have respect for those who fix up and repurpose older things❤ just wonderful.🤗

[@michaelgothenburg364]

My daughter loved this one, I've watched it at least a hundred times with her. Thank you

[@DavidMWilliams]

That's wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[@jonathancruz5932]

So much sweet memories for this animation episode

[@ethanschmid4104]

I first saw this short in a Pixar Cars documentary and then, in the Herbie Love Bug DVD when some people told me that I can keep all four Herbie movies in the collection! R.I.P. Sterling Holloway and Happy 72nd Anniversary to Susie The Little Blue Coupe!

[@johanneabelsen1644]

I LOVE the ending!!🙆‍♂️🎉🥰

[@alexneira1942]

And after years later, She finally returned in Once Upon a Studio.

[@semine6601]

Wait!? What!?

[@kevint.5712]

Love the Sound Effects in this Short. So many of the Same SFX that were in the Herbie films were in this short. I especially love that particular Bell they used for the sound of the Red Trolley /Tram car. (Total play on the famous "Red Cars " of Los Angeles and surrounding areas) And they re used that same Clanging Bell effect for the sound of Old # 22 the Cable Car from Herbie Rides Again. Always did love that Susie got picked up by a couple Hot Rodders and given New life. Would love to have seen another sequel short about Susie , only have it centered Racing. Some of the Hot Rodders take it too far. Showing the legitimate Dangers and not so nice downsides of Racing in the street and drag racing light to light. They then discover a new drag strip near their hometown and it ends with Susie and her Owners being crowned Champions of the Drag Strip and given a Trophy which they proudly place upon Susie as she smiles contentedly.

[@taylorthompson9752]

The old driver should have fixed her years ago the new driver did the right thing I love it with renewed confidence. 7:35 the man who was thinking about discount for him is genuine.

[@tinkywinky9087]

I didn't even know about this until I saw Susie in the 100th anniversary group photo.

[@BrendynRobertson]

A classic.

[@PizzaTime-Studios54]

Narrated by Sterling Holloway, aka, Winnie the Pooh!

[@grantcole1898]

Also the voice of the Cheshire Cat and Kaa.

[@fabianugalde3789]

Also the stork from Dumbo

[@brissadlr9939]

@@fabianugalde3789 and Roquefort from the Aristocats

[@robbieking4070]

He narrated a lot of Disney shorts.

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

​@@robbieking4070 Adult flower from Bambi

[@debbieturner9955]

I don't think any of those other vehicles liked Susie at all. That big red one she bumped into even gave a big loud "VRRROOOM!!!😤" All she wanted was to make friends.

[@DavidMWilliams]

Yes! Such a moving cartoon!

[@besnikzogaj9887]

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[@DavidMWilliams]

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[@thecajunphoenix]

Agreed. Many of those cars had no love or respect for Susie at all, especially when her first owner chose to abandon her rather than pay to have her fixed and repaired and her second owner was even worse. Still, some of those cars who gave her attitude also ended up in the used car lot along with her. I wonder how that surly trolley will react to seeing the new Susie.

[@ryandalton2834]

6:44 STOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!

[@SkiKoala]

Important lesson. Make sure to take care of your car.

[@thecajunphoenix]

Hopefully Susie's first owner takes this lesson to heart when he sees Susie doing so much better with the teenage mechanic who literally saved her from rotting away in Sam's Scrap Yard, though don't count on it.

[@curtisashby768]

This must have inspired Cars!!!!

[@stevennorthrup5790]

While the film’s images entered the public domain because Disney didn’t renew the copyright, the soundtrack remains under copyright. So, the short won’t fully enter the public domain until 2048

[@Lucasfan375]

This cartoon was a bonus feature on the love bug DVD!

[@jamesfields4722]

It was also included on The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad DVD.

[@Lucasfan375]

@@jamesfields4722 Huh, didn't know that. Thanks

[@jamesfields4722]

@@Lucasfan375 Sure

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Poor susie, she's not feeling so good

[@thecajunphoenix]

No thanks to her neglectful first owner.

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

@@thecajunphoenix she's Been abused by her second owner. But she's been restored by her third owner

[@thecajunphoenix]

@@reubenguttenberg7405 In this case, the third time was definitely the blessing and the rescue Susie needed. Susie's first owner and second owner can both go pound sand because they will never get Susie back.

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

That boy looked similar to Peter Pan

[@nathancruz9172]

I love 💕 driving 🚘

[@user-me6ct2pk1q]

Susie maybe fancy model blue and also a hot rod car and let's happily ever ☺️😊❤

[@dencamp6685]

I always this episode.

[@michaelclentworth1283]

It took how many decades to get from this to Cars?

[@thefouranimationproduction]

If cars was exsist back then till now

[@jaredlanglitz5651]

It’s Cars before Pixar came along.

[@amabelbarlow8046]

0:26

[@morganpaulree557]

CUPHEAD IN FUNHOUSE FRAZZLE - THE TOY CARS

[@11101vinz]

Do you know Susie was also in the once upon a studio : kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXOcYaCbZcakibs

[@TheProfessional15]

The video is public domain

[@miscellaneoussarnian5282]

Cars

[@gabrydimao0046]

Lightning McQueen's ancestor

[@user-hv8rv1qf8x]

Fiftyfour years before Cars

[@jamesfields4722]

@@user-hv8rv1qf8x I've been watching

[@ul7185]

As Seen on Walt Disney's Disneyland

[@michelacastelli4767]

Is this disney or something?

[@christopherjordan6235]

Yes

[@thecajunphoenix]

It's when Disney was more than great and more than awesome.

[@kathrin-mariasamarrastehle6538]