The Legend Of Sleepy Hallow(Story of Ichabod Crane & The Headless Horseman)

[@njw97]

Who else here on Halloween

[@kateruterbories2692]

Me!! Every year!

[@Anyafpe]

Me

[@chadkitchin913]

🎉

[@katrinaeibach2710]

I am!!!

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

Watch it every year on Halloween!

[@garycarpenter6433]

This has always been my favorite version of this story and Bing Crosby was great at story telling

[@Jay-h8k6v]

I agree,a great tale.

[@OliviaLaferriere]

Bing Crosby does have a knack for storytelling

[@garycarpenter6433]

This is the only version I've always liked

[@biegebythesea6775]

and beating his children.

[@professorroundbottom438]

​​@@biegebythesea6775 How horrible! I never heard that! I hope that's just a nasty rumor and not really true! Edit Okay, I just looked this up and found that the allegations in his son's book were egregiously exaggerated. The publisher told him that the worse it was, the more books would sell, so he spun yarns about being monstrously mistreated for nothing more than money. Years later, he apologized to his family, but the damage was done, the name tarnished, and apparently the shame of those false accusations still clings.

[@bombdotcom2168]

Its become a tradition for me to watch this at least once every October. I remember watching this short in Elementary school and loving it

[@ck552]

Same here.

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

The music makes it perfect for pumpkin carving. Been tradition since the eighties for me.

[@darklonmars]

Me too!! ❤

[@rebeccavanhart4167]

Count me in! ❤

[@Karen-sl4gz]

Same and watching it tonight!

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been 75 years since this cartoon aired! Loved having this on vhs growing up Took me forever to realize it was based on a book It’s funny the Halloween portion doesn’t happen until the very end But it’s worth the wait and is the most satisfying of this half hour special

[@coralroper6876]

It's hard to know who to root for in this story. Because Brom is kind of a bully, Ichabod is a greedy gold digger, and Katrina is a tease who toys with men's hearts for giggles.

[@WantedFugitive-innit]

Um, duh. Who doesn’t ALWAYS root for the horseman?

[@coralroper6876]

@@WantedFugitive-innit The people who ascribe to the theory that he's actually Brom Bones in disguise

[@coralroper6876]

@@thebeak4232 Nailed it

[@ComeAlongKay]

She’s like the average modern thot except they also do it for internet fame and also often aren’t actually attractive like she is. It’s just makeup. I mean I guess Mr. Krabs is a gold digger as well and he’s liked I think. Though he’s not the main character in the show but he’s a main character. Though I guess he’s not really a good digger that’s more like a chick who married a guy for his money he’s more just greedy. Though it does kind of sound like he owes Plankton more of the secret formula than he got since plankton was helping with it.

[@JosephDutra]

The horse is cool, let’s hope the horse made it.

[@jodiebryant2409]

Bronn dancing/trying to avoid the little lady always cracks me up lmfao

[@TheCommenterDragon]

To this day, I watch the Disney adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" during every Spooky month. It's one of all time favorite incarnations of Washington Irving's classic tale!

[@DHGlee2013]

Same. My dad got it for me on vhs in the 90s. I watch it online obvy but same. Every year it goes on

[@TheGoldenConnorific]

Dude I see you everywhere especially on Scribbler's comic dubs lol

[@TheCommenterDragon]

@@TheGoldenConnorific Even if you do, I'd imagine it probably doesn't matter, does it?

[@TheGoldenConnorific]

@@TheCommenterDragon maybe lol but I think it's cool

[@TheGoldenConnorific]

@TheCommenterDragon it's kind of a highlight when I see your comment on a comic dub

[@Finn_reif]

I fuckin love it how the narrator was just like, “some think he’s fine but who believes that crap, he obviously became a ghost.”

[@RhiannaBarr]

The narrator is Bing Crosby himself!

[@katmartindale8049]

It's a great Halloween tradition to watch. Not too scary for the littles but still entertaining for older kids and adults. ❤

[@KIBBLES71]

I remember looking forward to this kind of cartoons every year

[@thor800]

Used to watch this as a little kid lol

[@Aramanth]

Bing Crosby's narration really makes this so enjoyable! 🧡🎃

[@paulstrawbridge5687]

I don't think I've seen this in 30yrs...used to really like this one when I was a kid.

[@theriverofgordon1470]

43 years old and i was thinking the same thing😂

[@mrs.g.9816]

This is my favorite retelling of the story. Washington Irving's description of Ichabod was faithfully and whimsically rendered by Disney's artists and animators. I love the cozy harvest-time atmosphere of the Dutch-American countryside, both in the book and in this cartoon. The story has just the right amount of spookiness. And Bing Crosby's narrating and singing was icing on the cake! I'm also glad that in this cartoon, Ichabod, even with his faults, might have married and had children (who looked just like him!) Stories like this are my favorite Halloween entertainment.

[@berniekatzroy]

The og over the garden wall.

[@dgwaters]

I remember watching this years ago on The Disney Channel. It wasn’t until years later that I saw the characters differently. Ichabod was a social climber out to marry Katrina to get to her fathers riches. He was also a freeloader looking to get a free meal. On the other hand, Brom Bones, while he does come on a little strong, shares his ale with the guys. Still a great cartoon to watch in the fall, especially during Halloween.

[@Adamguy2003]

Yeah, it wasn't until I was an adult that I realized that Ichabod (In most if not all versions of the story) was a gold- digger and Brom was generally regarded as more of a mostly- harmless life- of- the- party prankster than a cruel bully.

[@ButterflyFalling]

Ichabod is the real villain for sure

[@viviennemorgan7217]

@@Adamguy2003 if you think that ichabod is after katrina's money than you should watch mr toad and see that the leader of the weasels is after money too toad's money

[@RekEStore32]

Don't leave out Katrina herself! She took fun in stringing everyone along. And for all she and Brom know, Ichabod may have died in the woods that night. No character was entirely good or entirely bad.

[@JuliusCaesar-s1m]

And they also say that Brom Bones "really had no malice" in his pranks. I'm pretty sure that's said in the original and in this version, so Brom Bones is not the perfect guy, but he's not that terribly bad.

[@ragantate3995]

This is the neatest, cleanest version of this story ever.

[@northcentralsirens]

And the scariest

[@istandwithiran]

And the funniest

[@365ral]

Fun fact: Gaston was inspired by Brom Bones, and Katrina inspired Cinderella's design.

[@thebeak4232]

Looks like Cinderella's step sisters were inspired by two of the first three girls featured at the beginning

[@MusedDiaries]

@@thebeak4232I was thinking the same thing

[@donnisbutterfly]

and the lady in green is definitely the queen of hearts

[@ryangomez2093]

@@donnisbutterfly Or Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty

[@tiberiusvirus9342]

The way brom talk reminds my of Peter pen mouth movement when he mimics hook's voice

[@CableY3K]

I remember not having a lot of money as a kid in the 80s, so my Mom would let me rent VHS tapes from our local library. This was my favorite story out of the small selection of tapes that they had. Thank you for uploading it for everyone to enjoy.

[@amlockwoods]

Bing Cosby, the old book storybook beginning, and the cartoon nostalgic, I’m here for this!

[@grandadmiralthrawn8261]

so cool that bing crosby sang and narrated this timeless classic

[@Citadelcity]

The old Gaston.😊😊

[@ragantate3995]

😅😅😅😅😅😅yup

[@allaniadall9686]

Nah. This one is not a villain(or at least, less bad).

[@JennyUgo-b9o]

It's a perfect Disney film🎬 for Halloween🎃👻🍬

[@annajoellecloss3831]

Crane was definitely a gold digger, he never truly loved Katrina. Not that it matters, because Katrina was totally using him to make Bones jealous.

[@loganentertainment1814]

I think Crane did love Katrina, but yeah, he probably wanted her for her fortune too. Brom was a jerk of a character, but he seemed to genuinely like Katrina. Overall, from what I’ve been thinking, Brom scared away Ichabod by dressing as the headless horseman, and Brom got married to Katrina. It is theorized Brom is the headless horseman, and I do think it’s possible.

[@craigroaring]

I really love the choir doing that wailing wind sound.

[@rrp1996]

My childhood along with Wind in the Willows. 😊

[@s.o.4956]

Omg I love wind in the willows 🩷

[@margarethooten3007]

The Wind in the Willows, I loved that! That and Peter and the Wolf.

[@mellowandjello]

I watch this with my parents every year for Halloween, still a classic that's well animated!

[@eno4516]

Remember absolutely crying in fear as a kid over this short, good times 😂

[@garycarpenter6433]

Oh pooh it's just a cartoon movie 🎥 it's not real but it's just a legend

[@philiproyd6563]

As a child, I have watched this Disney tale many times, and through the years I have learned a few things, especially at 1:48, about the title of the tavern. The word "the" used to be spelled with two letters, one of them is now a forgotten English letter. The Letter Thorn "Þ". Therefore, "The" used to be spelled as "Þe", and derived as the same pronunciation as "th." Þerefore, þe word "þe" had a similar look to þe letter "y" as time progressed, so when you see "ye" in old signs, þat "y" is actually þe Letter Thorn.

[@djgamerpon3]

Call this crazy but this movie along with the nightmare before Christmas is how I started to get over my fear of Halloween

[@TheCommenterDragon]

Fun fact: I make it a tradition to watch this adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" every year during Spooky month! It's just one of my favorite incarnations of Washing Irving's classic tale!

[@tinfoilhatsrabbitholes]

Just because. My favourite

[@walterfechter8080]

Mine, as well. Many thanks!

[@AstroRacer517]

@@walterfechter8080 This is my favorite as well. Has been ever since I was a child.

[@walterfechter8080]

@@AstroRacer517 - Disney's well thought out animation, the warm colours, the tunes, and the voice of Bing Crosby make this telling of Washington Irving's tale a treat for the eyes and ears. Thanks, for the reply.

[@elaifa-pt6nc]

I watch this every october just to get the eerie fall vibe.! I love it!

[@HalySolomon]

He is an opportunistic sleazy man with huge appetite

[@WillScarlet16]

To those who think of Ichabod as just a slimy golddigger, look at it this way - at 4:58, you can see he doesn't even have his own home, he literally LIVES IN his schoolhouse, he lives a hand-to-mouth existence. He has no choice but to be charming and butter up the ladies, or he doesn't know where his next meal is coming from. Can you blame him for being drawn to a rich girl who could take him away from all that?

[@amysbees6686]

The story was published in 1820, and set in 1790. By 1795 NYS had a public education law enacted providing monetary support for schools (and I presume teachers). Westchester County, where Tarrytown is located, would have fallen under the auspices of the Regents of The University of the State of New York, founded in 1784. A village such as Sleepy Hollow would have provided modest room and board for their schoolmasters. Irving described Crane boarding at the homes of his students, rotating weekly. Not only does Irving recount Crane assisting with the farm chores where he boarded, but he earned extra money offering singing lessons.

[@HawaiianRollzz]

I used to love this as a kid!

[@janecameron9337]

So love all movies about - Sleepy Hallow - It maybe old but still It brings about the way storys were told

[@jeanne711]

My Becky and I watched this every year until she passed away last April

[@captcorajus]

I remember watching this as a kid in the gym of our elementary school for Halloween.

[@markschildberg1667]

A tribute to the animators that the chase is both hilarious and terrifying

[@emilyglass5313]

The forest scene is a little scarier for me than the headless horseman himself. The dark atmosphere, all the animals warning Ichabod, that's terrifying.

[@wmpmacm]

Enjoyed this as a kid as well.

[@vxy357]

I remember seeing this movie as a kid as part of a Disney double feature at the local theater. It scared the hell out of me!

[@haynegordon]

what a surprise to find this gem, thanks for the upload.

[@adamschwartz2656]

I remember watching this movie every year when I was growing up back in the 50s......like others have stated, I watch it every Halloween season...love it !!

[@christophergros3397]

Really like these old tales.

[@teresalee3567]

Brings back wonderful childhood memories!!!! Watching it on tv on The Wonderful World of Disney at 8:00pm Sunday evening. 😊

[@lizpace7347]

Same! We had to have a giant satellite dish on the farm just to get news channels and only saw such masterpieces on The Wonderful World of Disney! I just introduced my teenager to this and reminisced about my life circa 1987-89 (before age 5) who asked, "is this what all the shows in the olden days looked like?". My response, "Girl, you betta shut ya mouth!" Lol Nostalgia at its finest!

[@jewlzbulls]

the smooth voice of Bing ❤

[@gorgiegorgie1172]

My young Taiwanese ESL students loved this movie when I showed it to them!

[@Chosen1nofear]

Talk about childhood nostalgia! Loved this as a kid & it's still just as hilarious watching it at 44

[@shawnreynolds2705]

Shout out for Icabod's 🐎 horse. That nag kept ahead of the HH's 🎃black stallion. Respect...

[@AmericasDevilllee]

I remember getting this on dvd for Halloween and it became my favourite movie and also got me into Halloween and scary movies

[@seriouslystrange429]

Loved this as a kid, love it more as an adult!

[@dawnhinrichs3940]

Our grade school showed this and a short about heros like Paul Bunyan and Babe and John Henry 3 nights the week of Halloween in the early evening. We went every year from 1962 to 1967 and its been a favorite since.

[@bombdotcom2168]

My school did the same thing in the days before Halloween, and if it landed on a school day, we watched them all before having a costume parade. Man I loved the Paul Bunyan short, I'm gonna have to watch that next

[@chellefell1331]

I found that on DVD for my son! Dont forget Johnny Appleseed!!!!

[@Jeffrey-l7t]

I remember having this on VHS. I remember always laughing at the part when Brombones tries to abolish Tilda

[@Glenn-m1t]

Bing had the greatest story telling voice ever!!!

[@shellyscott9613]

It's the perfect animated movie for kids and adults on Halloween. 🎃 🍬 👻

[@fafyfoofoo]

This is my first Bing Crosby work, never heard or seen anything by him before. I loved every moment.

[@garycarpenter6433]

@@fafyfoofoo HOW old are you he's a legend he's done lots of movies too many to name here and his music 🎼 is the same way too much to name here: Movies:Bells of St.Marys White Christmas ☃️ Road to Hong Kong Road to Bali Songs: White Christmas Swinging on a Star Those are to name a few

[@VinMar-m6w]

@@garycarpenter6433 *Bing Crosby* also did that famous duet *_"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"_* with *David Bowie* that's become a staple during the *Christmas* season.

[@garycarpenter6433]

@@VinMar-m6w YES he did I found it on KZbin and that was his last Christmas 🎄 show cause he would pass on later and (get this) Neither of them had ever heard each other before that time I guess Bowie had never seen any of his movies or his music 🎼 before that and Bing had done the same thing

[@fafyfoofoo]

@@garycarpenter6433 I've heard the name of course, but workwise this is my first 😅

[@garycarpenter6433]

@@fafyfoofoo I've heard that some of these actors/singers travel in different circles and most of them have never seen/heard of each other before but that's impossible you have to know who's who and what's what in those circles (For example I know of a lady from my church that had never heard of Celine Dion and she only listened to gospel music 🎼 and not Pop music)

[@bradleycotton3237]

RIP, Bing Crosby.

[@hrtdinasaurette3020]

First watched this nearly 50 yrs ago and it was 30 yrs old then! It’s still a little gem of a film. Love reading the original tale 2. Thanx 4 the upload 😊❤

[@steveespinola7652]

I remember watching this on The Wonderful of Disney every Halloween at 8pm when I was a kid with my brother, Wonder memories.

[@kacc9791]

I'm actually having a hard time watching this too as a kid it scared me for sure

[@tommyryan1311]

a childhood fav. Watch it every October

[@brianb8060]

I remember being scared silly in the middle of the 1980s. While watching this at Ft. Wilderness Campground, at Walt Disney World.

[@shawnmalone9711]

I love watching this every year around Halloween. My mother loved this cartoon and said she's been watching it since she was a little girl in elementary school. She taped this cartoon on our VCR. ( you have to understand in the early 1990s, we didn't have DVDs or KZbin). We watched it all year round and I still have the videocassette tape. Happy Halloween, 2024! 👻🎃👻🎃

[@stephenusaf6315]

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved - and always will love - the cake maneuver at 17:33.

[@grimjowchatham14]

The moment when you come to realize Brom was the hero and Icabod was the villain 😮

[@michaelsneddon4300]

I wouldn’t say “hero” brom did still muscle out every guy who tried to court Katrina and when he was losing to Ichabod in terms of charm he was ready to resort to violence and beat up ichabod, who never would match up in a physical sense. Honestly every character is flawed which makes them all more compelling. Expect Katrina who’s just a flirt becuase she’s bored of only brom trying to win her

[@robertrowley4929]

Neither of these characters are all that sympathetic. All three of them are flawed; plain and simple.

[@shelleymcafee8197]

Ooooooh, I LOVED this! …My favourite era for Walt Disney animated films!!!

[@zambachoo]

Yessss just had a son a year and a half ago and I’m so glad this is on here for him when he gets older. I loved this. It stands out with hocus pocus and the wizard of oz. 😂

[@coasterkramer]

One of my favorite movies luv the music great around Halloween

[@georgianagheorghe8848]

It's one of my favorite Disney Halloween stories.

[@soniarosado2848]

❤I love this story at Halloween 2024 still watch it every year 😅 🍫🍭🍬👏👻🎃 Philadelphia pa

[@philippeterson1953]

Gosh. I haven't seen this since I was kid in the 70's on Wonderful World of Disney. So glad I found this and so close to Halloween lol

[@eighto220_fps]

Thanks for posting. Used to watch this all the time growing up. Holds up !

[@JosephDutra]

I absolutely love the soundtrack for this film. Both the score and the songs are always a sound I come back to. Oliver Wallace is such an underrated composer!

[@JohnPork-e5s]

I love old disney movies and short films and since its almost halloween I thought I would turn it on

[@lmb3678]

One of my faves

[@annieobrien9783]

Thanks! My fav Halloween cartoon.

[@shannon275]

Thank you! It’s my favorite too.

[@hannahsings19]

Always a classic! ❤

[@adamhall5024]

When a narrator meant something

[@laufey._.lauverr]

ichabod was such a big back he ate his hat😻

[@wildkratts16aj59]

Yup that and he’s a police constable

[@jedi328]

@@wildkratts16aj59 that was only in the 1999 film starring Johnny Depp

[@laufey._.lauverr]

@@wildkratts16aj59that’s not canon that’s in the live action movie with jonny depp

[@varric]

@@wildkratts16aj59 In most adaptations Ichabod is a gold digger.

[@ryangomez2093]

8:26

[@thegloriousmoodman2152]

Watched this in school in the 70s.

[@Myself-yf5do]

"He had a way with the yarn, Mr. Irving." Yarn?

[@bombdotcom2168]

A yarn is another way of saying a story. They're saying essentially he was good at telling stories.

[@bitty_beastly47]

Spinning a yarn is another way of saying telling a tale

[@Myself-yf5do]

@@bitty_beastly47 THX

[@yurisghost9107]

This used to scare the crap out of me as a kid.

[@eugeneawimbo6976]

Me and my kids have to watch it every night at 10 PM.

[@robertpage2023]

Bing Crosby was quite the orator and did some pretty entertaining narrations. And along with that, after his long day of voice acting, he'd stop by the store on the way home, buy a bag of nice, sweet Valencia oranges to take home to beat the boys with. They leave no bruises.

[@briannathomas8460]

I remember seeing this when I was little, spooky and fun. If the headless horseman was chasing I would be screaming go away and never look behind me when I cross the bridge.

[@Raximus3000]

You would have missed Deadpool making a jack'o lantern of Brom Bones!

[@RhiannaBarr]

The narrator is Mr Bing Crosby himself!

[@Jimvanhise]

Nice to have this here because for some reason it isn't on Disney Plus even though I watched it there last year!

[@OliviaLaferriere]

My kind of Halloween movie ❤

[@meimei8718]

Thanks for the video

[@dianavillafana2663]

This story still scares me to this day and it always will

[@elcanaldelaschocobazcas3234]

Ichabod was such a Gigolo

[@Jeff-te3hg]

I LOVE THIS!!! TY for posting!, My fav along w/Charlie Brown!&I wanted to watch this for a week and couldn't find it and it just came up on it's own! lol 🙂

[@russellvawter5604]

11:13 the rivalry begins

[@sherriianiro747]

Five of the original nine old men helped draw the animation and the backgrounds were inspired by Mary Blairs' concept art. I pursued a career in the art world because the animation and backgrounds were stellar, and having Bing Crosby narrate and sing makes it an even more special work of art!

[@tatyana6063]

I never saw this cartoon short film until now today. And I'll enjoy this one, I'll bet. Like I did with Mickey Mouse in "The Prince And The Pauper" yesterday. And it's after Halloween 2 months in Dec. later.

[@jackryan716]

I've always rooted for ickabod. I thought he was just swell. People didn't really like him; but i did. He walked about with confidence; creating a good reality for himself. He was well fed by various women who adored him. He was a ladies man. And was one hell of a dancer. And he could also sing. I like the fact he was selfish. In a whimsical way. He didn't care about what others thought. Unless the others could benefit him. But ickabod wasn't evil. Like everyone else; they look out for themselves. Its called survival.

[@landryprichard6778]

Classic!!!

[@theawesomomario]

I watched this on halloweenl..

[@kurtb8474]

Back when Disney was sane and full of talent.

[@joewhitehead3]

Define “sane” & “talent”

[@denisgauthier9191]

Brom called Ichabod "brother" during the Headless Horseman song

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

That's just old time talk. There's no biological relationship between the two.

[@anje93061]

When the chorus at 03:05 started to sing I expected Donald Duck's theme song.

[@ragantate3995]

😅😅😅😅😅