Walt Disney - Ben And Me (2/2) - 1953

[@ShinbiBelldandy]

I miss cartoons like this!! And Sterling Holloway's voice is gentle but powerful. I dont think I'll ever forget it.

[@adeepseafish1238]

I'm just amazed at how good the animation back then was. There were clearly some really talented and passionate artists.

[@hoskinmage]

How can ANYONE down vote this? It clearly shows how even the smallest among us can stand tall and answer the call for freedom. I LOVE MY COUNTRY AND I WOULD GLADLY LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOE HER!

[@DJ4010]

Like I said,this is definitly one of the best classics ever! Sometimes I do wish the Disney Channel showed the great classics like they did in the 80's.

[@grendelek5032]

50's actually(yep, necroposting)

[@leviathan1788]

@@grendelek5032 Me too! But also, there's no way Disney would air anything like this today. They back the activists who tear down the statues of Franklin and the rest!

[@skrag2112]

I love the fact that this mouse lives to be at least 35 years old.

[@TPrower]

"WAS IT ELECTRICITY?!?!?" I don't think I've ever heard Holloway scream like that before. XDD

[@joyceclemons3916]

I was two years old when this movie was made, it amazes me.

[@ShyGuy83]

Ben: Amos, speak to me. Was it electricity? Amos: No, it was a light dainty sprinkle of fairy dust from abo- OF COURSE IT WAS ELECTRICITY, BEN!

[@waynemacfarland1546]

For Amos, that must've been quite a "shock."

[@ShyGuy83]

@@waynemacfarland1546 Bah duh ching!

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Seriously, Ben! What the hell were you thinking?!

[@BushDoctor02]

This cartoon is a parody of the story of Benjamin Franklin's house slave who was a big part of Franklin's inventions and other projects. Now by no means was Franklin a clutz or unintelligent but without the help of his house slave we may have waited for electricity for another generation or so. Because during that time it was illegal for slave to be literate, the help of "Amos" was kept under wraps. This cartoon is a peak into a part of lost African American History.

[@hanno21664]

brings back a lot of memories for me as a kid. thank you for posting. Blessed Be

[@kestrelraptorial689]

I've forgotten how incredibly funny this movie is!

[@Pfisiar22]

Of course. Both characters are brought to life by the astounding voice of Hans Conried.

[@ragemanchoo82]

Thomas Jefferson sounds kind of like Christopher Lloyd. But now that I think about it its probably that guy who did the voice of Captain Hook in Disney's "Peter Pan". I forgot his name. He would later do the voice of Thorin in the Rankin-Bass "The Hobbit" in the late-1970s

[@Bowmaj21]

"Was... it electricity? WAS IT ELECTRICITY?????!!!!!!!!!" Oh that makes me laugh!

[@bartsimpson83]

I had this video as a kid and it actually got me interested in learning American history. Thanks, Disney!

[@Tempest0Lavalle]

I definitely think Ben Franklin would be amongst one of the most interesting people to meet. This little cartoon was always a delight to watch.

[@buchananbecca]

thanks for uploading this! one of my favorite lines: Amos - "post, Ben, post!" Ben - "oh, how do you DO Mr. Post" LOL!

[@fargo2499]

Thank you for posting this cartoon i have seen his for 20 years..

[@Q.Q.Kachoo]

Casting Hans Conreid as Thomas Jefferson is one of the Greatest. Ideas. Ever.

[@BWCxJSM]

I find it funny that the man that voiced Thomas also voiced Captain Hook, and his character looks like hook while Ben looks like Smee. XD

[@kryptonianpowers]

"'Was it electricity?'" "'WAS IT ELECTRICITY?!'"

[@jonno2019]

wat an amazing cartoon, brings back great memories, and educational!

[@bamaslamma1003]

Amos: Post, Ben, post. Ben: How do you do, Mr. Post? (Thonk) LOL

[@ghw1985]

bamaslamma1003 women distraction lol

[@Yehudittx]

this was my favorite book when I was 8 or 10. Robert Lawson wrote and illustrated it, as well as a book by Paul Revere's horse

[@DJ4010]

I love those cartoons too. It was voice actor Bill Thompson who did the voice for the park ranger.

[@WishfulThinkingArt]

Disney mice are ADORABLE!! If only real mice looked the way they did!

[@DJ4010]

You are more than welcome. Have a great and wonderful day everyday!

[@FaerieStar]

Nice! Love the classics.

[@kenburns4547]

Rat-a-PTOOEY!

[@iamclassicforlife]

D'oh, if only I watched this 3 days ago, on the 4th of July. It'd have made Independence Day so much better! Ah, but still, at least, I can appreciate it anyway. Amazing work, Mr. Disney, yet again! :)

[@jamyybaldwin871]

I love that movie

[@masteryoda222007]

"Was it electricity. WAS IT ELECTRICITY?!?!"

[@plarsen9433]

4:07-4:16😳Was it electricity? 4:09😡😡😡😡😡WAS IT ELECTRICCCCCIIITTYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!?!???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? GOODBYE! GOODBYE, AND FOREVER!!!!!!!!!

[@ethansloan]

Check out all the personality in his tail as he draws up the contract. You don't see that kind of attention to detail these days.

[@DJ4010]

Sterling Holloway was definitly a great voice actor!

[@goofsteez]

amos' voice is the same as the cheshire cat

[@happifulness]

Amos has the same voice as the mouse in the Aristocats!

[@yamiyugifangirl]

*watches Thomas Jefferson* ....wonder if this is what Captin Hook looked like before he headed off to Neverland o.o

[@TommyJeanBoy]

Amos is so cute this movie is just plain adorable

[@dd1985]

Thank you for posting this!!! Sterling Hollaway (aka Winnie the Pooh) was Amos!

[@DerrJenn86]

Enjoyed this! I will be reading this book with my students next week and it will be nice to have this to show them!

[@HurQlez]

This was the only way I knew even a smidgen of the Declaration of Independence. I was five and learning a lot already.

[@slimshaby408]

hahah we wtached this in world history class when we got to the chapeter about ben franklin

[@theamericanshepherd5378]

Ever notice how in cartoons mice are like us humans more than any animal? They're always seen walking on their hind legs, using their front ones as hands, they wear clothes, have furniture and even talk. Have you ever seen a cartoon where they're like they are in real life?

[@grendelek5032]

The Lion king, maybe? Exatle after "Circle of life" scene

[@johntheechidna1]

Now that I think of it, yeah, he does...

[@baxterfilms]

Same animator as Mr. Smee and same voice artist for Captian Hook.

[@SSlovebird]

Current me if I'm wrong, but Thomas Jefferson sounds like Caption Hook.

[@oscarphile]

You're very observant! They're played by the same voice actor, the late Hans Conreid.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

oscarphile in which, ironically, Hans was also the performance model for King Stefan from Sleeping Beauty, though he did not get the voice role of Auroras father as he should have. But in reality, it was Taylor Holmes who replaced him in Sleeping Beauty, but Hans did record some voice tracks as heard in the 2014 legacy soundtrack collection of Sleeping Beauty.

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Was that Hans Conried voicing Thomas Jefferson? He also voiced Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in Peter Pan.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

He also modeled King Stefan and provided some additional voice lines in Sleeping Beauty, allegedly as Lord Duke in the beginning

[@BramGroatFilms]

You divide the two parts of this almost where a commercial break was on the TV special I've seen this on! 1:13 always loved that part! On the taped version our antenna apparently had an issue about 1:56-58 I like the ending of ours better though, maybe I'll upload it.

[@valdezlopez]

Okay, a mouse. Still, I think cats all over the world resent that.

[@xtremetom180]

great video thanks

[@xtremetom180]

love the video man

[@theaznfishy]

I need an Amos.

[@MandMRB]

i'm doing a book report on this book. they left out a LOT of stuff, like the character Red, Sophie and George Wash.

[@MrAndrewsaccount92]

@frankydman then it's Hans Conried's voice

[@pytko3]

Hmm...That would explain why several aides were concerned when their Furher was apparently arguing and shouting with,"nobody."

[@Ash0o0Volcano]

Very enjoyable short! I remember loving this book when I read it a long time ago. (BTW, I just noticed that you copied your description straight from the UD review for Ben and Me.)

[@frankydman]

Anyone notice that Thomas Jefferson sounds a lot like Captain Hook from the 1953 film Peter Pan?

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Yes in my opinion it sounded more mature and powerful than Billy West in Histeria as Jefferson

[@seber05]

I just fineshed that book today.

[@DimeraFan28]

I think Ben Franklin should learn to watch where he's going.

[@WillScarlet16]

0:59 - 1:02 - There's one thing the Franklin biographies apparently got right.

[@vinicioravagnan4452]

0:59 1:02

[@demonangel918]

not a rat...but a mouse!!!

[@southpark34005]

Could Amos be an ancestor of Jaq from "Cinderella"?

[@kryptonianpowers]

Um, Jaq and Amos lived an ocean apart from each other and the story of Cinderella was WAY before Benjamin Franklin's time. I think you're just thinking about how both Jaq and Amos bear a striking resemblance to each other.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

0:21 The early versions of human Cogsworth and Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast.

[@johntheechidna1]

Also the voice of Kaa in the Jungle Book.

[@thynaluna]

Amos is the Cinderella's mouse!

[@jernme03]

This cartoon is not about Benjamin Banna ka/Bannaky/Banneker. He focused on clocks and astronomy.

[@johntheechidna1]

Heh, gentleman at 0:25...humanized version of the Dodo from "Alice in Wonderland". XD

[@vinicioravagnan4452]

0:25

[@Gantros]

Thomas Jefferson voiced by the same guy who was Captain Hook in Peter Pan, have expect him to scream SMEEE!

[@DamontheDemon7]

Yeah especially since Ben resembles Mr. Smee, especially with that white hair.

[@EHH246]

@HumbertTheHuntsman With Pooh's voice.

[@guillermojose939]

Amo el video amigo

[@SpikeLanta]

interesting fact: Franklin was over in England for 5 years. I know this is just a cartoon, but Amos wouldn't of lived that long. By the time Ben came back he would've been dead for years because mice don't live much longer than about 2-3 years.

[@iamclassicforlife]

Actually, he had a purebred German Shepard named Blondi. Seriously, look it up, Blondi's got a wikipedia page. Cats wouldn't start wars, they're too soft and cuddly to fight; dogs, on the other hand, have tons of energy.

[@headshotfilmss]

I wonder what kind of mouse was Hitler carrying.

[@rayblack2004]

young Benjamin Franklin looks like toyman

[@Tadicuslegion78]

anyone else notice that Jefferson could be related to captain hook, look at his shape voice and how his face with some minor changes could be him....how odd

[@bloodyrose1985]

I still wonder why Jefferson was called "Red" by Ben

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Tal Shiar they got Jefferson right; tall with red hair, tall, quiet, but talks a lot about his written declaration

[@powerpup97]

7:40, am I experiencing deja vu from 0:06?

[@HumbertTheHuntsman]

Amos reminds me of the mice from Cinderella.

[@nicktheghosthost999]

Wait... If Thomas Jefferson sounds like Captain Hook, doesn't Benjamin Franklin himself look like Mr. Smee to you?

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

"was it electricity?" OR DID YOU DISCOVER ELECTRICITY?

[@baxterfilms]

How did you know that was Woolie's animation, PunkyBear?

[@PunkyBear36]

4:00 - 4:12 =Animated by Wolfgang Reitherman

[@vinicioravagnan4452]

4:00 4:12

[@faerie16]

thomas jefferson=captain hook

[@docdave15]

I love this cartonn but, it seems to treat Franklin badly,

[@Matthiasthesecond]

@Leon61491 yup Hans Conried

[@skyrogue1977]

So was the mouse also there for all the poon Ben was getting?

[@mrtyles]

but they did fight a war.

[@applepine1048]

my favorite scene 4:00

[@GamerTara328]

@powerpup97 wow. No you're not. Good point.

[@tkabrian987]

This is like ratatouille =P

[@kingsize127]

8:26 all I hear is Captain Hook

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

Who knew he helped with the Declaration of Independence before losing his hand and his mind.

[@waynemacfarland1546]

I think it was the same guy who voiced Captain Hook.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@waynemacfarland1546and modeled/auditioned King Stefan. I think they should have included John Adams (who later assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence) and John Hancock (who would have appeared at the end reading the Declaration and be voiced by Marvin Miller)

[@ashcatash5]

So....why was Ben trying to kill Amos?

[@DamontheDemon7]

He was using him to test whether electricity is what strikes in a thunderstorm, which explains the lightning rod on the kite.

[@PumpkinKingMatt]

So this basically says that Ben Franklin was a dumbass who couldn't do anything on his own, lol.

[@whattheheckshotstuff]

@SSlovebird It is.

[@weareroblox]

epic!!! my name is titus :) ben u rock woohooo

[@GigiMauricera]

no sta en castellano??

[@Soulreaver191]

Most likely it was a rat. LOL

[@MovieDudeProductions]

hey ho disney fans

[@JulianPope]

@johntheechidna1 brilliant observation, you must b a real fan PS The new one is garbage

[@xplodingdaisy]

it kind of makes ben out to be and idiot.