Walt Disney - Social Lion - 1954

[@filmfreak222]

Those were the days when cartoons weren't just easy entertainment for the kids, but also had a lot of irony, satire and hidden messages that adults as well as children enjoyed watching ;)

[@AvengerII]

Theatrical cartoons were NOT made for kids back before the 1960s. The advent of TV in the late 1940s caused animation to be dumbed down when theatrical animation was bought as fodder to fill gaps in programming schedules on TV. This is around the time many old animated shorts began to be edited or exiled from view altogether. They recently restored a bunch of Tex Avery MGM shorts and released them on Blu ray in 3 volumes. There are at least 6-7 shorts they didn't re-release because they don't think any of us are adult enough to handle them! It's so stupid... I see modern live-action entertainment that is routinely more tone-deaf and far more prejudiced and lame than the worst "racist animation. These decisions on what NOT to re-release are made by the same committees that have been running Hollywood into the ground for the past 2 decades!!!

[@kiranraut7128]

When I was kid I found this extremely funny, now I have grown up I can clearly see it was sarcasm on the indifferent and care for no one city life attitude in this gem.

[@Lalocadelosgatos012]

"The lion roars at the city... the city roars back"

[@michellemartin1515]

Iv

[@j2fly1]

Lu😊

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Madagascar in a nutshell

[@waymondsingleton]

I love how "Cartoon Modern" style the entire city is while the lion is pretty much fully animated

[@alyssajones4368]

I'm a sucker for these vintage classic Disney short films.

[@protorhinocerator142]

They were the best.

[@alyssajones4368]

@@protorhinocerator142 Absolutely. Better than their woke propaganda shit nowadays.

[@j2fly1]

Leo ♌️

[@aberdeenhank4038]

Me too, ma'am. Me too. 🙂

[@kellygears8514]

Absolutely

[@crewwolf]

The people seemed to be more disturbed by the thought of a lion trying to fit into society than the fact that there's a freaking wild lion rampaging the New York streets. Moral of the story: Just be yourself, because a lion in a suit is just freaky.

[@magnusdiridian]

or a furry

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Just like in Madagascar

[@x0xJinx0x]

I love how they notice he's a loose lion after he's in a suit.

[@bursegsardaukar]

decades later, disney would show lions in a whole new perspective in Lion King.

[@abrahamcortina6322]

@@bursegsardaukar Disney lions from the 60s look very toony and uncanny, but Disney lions from the 90s look very realistic and sexy 😂

[@Wisprsinthedrk]

"GGGRRRROOOOOOOAR!" "MY WIFE!" LOL every time.

[@ศศิกานต์ทองสุข-ร5ผ]

Wisprsinthedrk ฟ

[@raemido]

What did that even mean thi

[@Digitalfairy]

Funny how that if a lion were actually to get loose in real life there'd be a public panic, but in a cartoon people can be as thick as bricks.

[@anniefinch6843]

I remembered that this cartoon has the same beginning and ending music of some Goofy cartoons like Fathers weekend, No Smoking, Get Rich Quick, and Hold that pose.

[@azn88hunni]

This is actually really depressing. Seems like it's saying no one cares about you until you try to succeed; then you get shown your place. That's my take on it.

[@merrymonday]

Maybe this is where the movie "Madagascar" got its inspiration from.

[@j2fly1]

Lion king is

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Or even The Wild, Disney's combination of Lion King and Madagascar

[@RosaFariaFaria]

The wild 1954

[@RosaFariaFaria]

Samson

[@thatoneanimal7875]

Disney loves their lions.

[@privateprivate1865]

Dats true

[@toddlindsay8846]

Like Simba and his father, Mufusa

[@MaskedMan66]

@@toddlindsay8846 And the Cowardly Lion in _Return to Oz._

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Except for Samson and Ryan from The Wild

[@radianttwilight4310]

When he first came to the city people weren't afraid of Jim but after he wear clothes, people start being afraid

[@MDthornton83]

"The Lion needs a friend" says the narrator. True. Of course he can't make friends with a stone statue. Silly lion!

[@joeyhenniker251]

“This is a lion . . . listen to him roar!” ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAWWWWWW!!!!! 🦁

[@bluehawk1984]

Mufasa in the early days :D

[@Priderockstarlion]

jonnette 89 I agree

[@abrahamcortina6322]

I think that's his father

[@sonic423]

people are so dumb when they didn't see a lion in the street. lol

[@MuhammadTalha-z5d]

Lion be like:Am I joke to you😂😂😂

[@wildguy4773]

When he wore the suit, i almost tough that it was king richard or mayor lionheart from zootopia 😂😂😂

[@thatfoxlillianoooo1536]

"My wife!" Lol

[@josebacasal7751]

🎸🎸🎸📲🎷📲🕭🕭

[@iutuber1]

I like the sarcasm at the end.

[@teamdisney922]

I love lions ☺

[@desesa7]

Me too 🦁

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Lion King, Madagascar, Wizard of Oz, Chronicles of Narnia, Kimba the White Lion, The Wild, Leo the Lion

[@animagusurreal]

The line "Mama" sounds like it came from Lambert the Sheepish Lion.

[@poptartdom]

It did.

[@superstepno835]

Wait a second that’s a lion from lambert the sheepish lion 0:56

[@tommarsee6319]

Yep.

[@ChristianPinnock-r4s]

They should have called it lambert in the big city

[@tommarsee6319]

@@ChristianPinnock-r4s exactly!

[@beastmaster0934]

Maybe it’s his dad?

[@tommarsee6319]

@beastmaster0934 might be.

[@nashaborlongan230]

Mufasa's cousin, Simba's uncle , Scar's cousin,Kiara's grandfather and Lambert's brother

[@georgikrastev9439]

king timon

[@georgikrastev9439]

vitani

[@georgikrastev9439]

that's lion looks like Nuka

[@georgikrastev9439]

Kion from lion guard

[@КевинБуновски]

Nala

[@hainigill450]

This is so relaxing..😌

[@spike-km9je]

6:00 Oh now they notice!

[@coledenny40]

Well it took this whole Cartoon just for them to notice!

[@LuisaManucci]

6:22 Disney Predicted The Lion King

[@abrahamcortina6322]

And The Wild

[@antoniogirgenti9738]

They say people are stupid, in this cartoon they really are.

[@beentodisneyland]

I bet Madagascar was influenced by this disney short

[@shamsh8608]

Brianna C ابقافلهبق

[@dr.fatimahuthman4819]

I think so

[@JumpingFlapjack]

Jepp this is correct :)

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Like the scene where Alex and his friends were in the subway to Grand Central Station and people freaked out that there was a lion in New York causing a big police mob

[@GoeLiezzz]

thank you for uploading, I remember this cartoon when I was a kid, and I loved the part from 03:56 :D "booeehww, those darn kids!!"

[@Kira1Lawliet]

How did they not notice a lion walking about in the streets, but they pick him out in like a second when he's in disguise? Ugh, this world.

[@XC11301991]

Also how Lambert get to S. Africa and where is his mama?

[@StarGiraffinum]

2:12 Now he's a tiger with a mane! XD

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Alex of the North

[@EqualOpportunityDestoroya]

That rock the lion is standing on, it looks like...nah! Couldn't be. 0:41

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Pride Rock or the Central Park Zoo?

[@vawlkee51]

Great social parable!

[@esmeraldaxxxx]

he's a lion he can do whatever he whats as long as he doesn't get killed.

[@tdickensheets]

before I was born.

[@daughterofthestars08]

I noticed what beeches noticed, too. If that was animated and released nowadays, the producer would immediately be disowned by society. He was simply making an observation on the differences in society then.

[@raymond5ive29]

LOL! They only notice it's the Lion when his wearin a suit. Wahaha! ^^

[@tommarsee6319]

That’s not just any social lion, this is a whole new story about Lambert. And it’s a lot less scary since that Wolf is not in here. Except he does have aphis own story too. Peter & The Wolf.

[@phoenixflameangel13]

hahahahaha he roars in the bar and the guys are all like *gasp* my wife!!

[@LittleNekoAngel]

He moves the exact same way too. I think they just cut it out and put it in this show as well XP

[@Blueryder123]

Lambert left the country

[@thekingpug8281]

He still called his Mom say momma 6:11mins

[@astridkitty1212]

This lion looks like Simba on Pride Rock in the opening scene ;)

[@SEF6519]

hehehe, the lion is expriencing culture shock =3

[@Bobcatgirl03]

Funny how nobody notices a freakin' LION until after they put him in a suit! XD

[@sharpone6441]

Dumbo 5:18 Cinderella 5:18 the sword and the stone 5:18 the jungle book 5:18 angry

[@ghw1985]

the irish cop always my hero lol

[@arober9758]

Wow!!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Never has a Lion, that mighty King of the Jungle, been so disrespected in all his life! (He coulda just eaten a couple of people, just to show that he was still the King of the Jungle)!!!🤣😆🤣😆🤣😅!!!

[@Unlimited517]

@astridkitty1212 That's Mufusa at the beginning, and he doesn't even roar

[@livi3603]

Madagascar Alex 😂🤘

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Lion King Simba

[@babsbunny1121]

Tails: Fierce as a Lion !

[@galwww]

5:20 MY WIFE! old humor, back when being funny meant being funny.

[@radith]

i love lambert

[@Dr.CarlosPorter]

HAHAHAHA!! I also laughed my ass off on that part! Hahaha!

[@G1Grimlock94]

6:01 A lion 😂😂😂😂😂

[@killercats8282]

it's the same lion from Lambert the sheepish lion

[@geldan1997]

killer cats Yeah except that Lambert's mane was darker.

[@TheCanuck-ye4xm]

killer cats I know it's too identical

[@vinayhuilgol6879]

killer cats

[@SherlockHolmes-qp8mj]

killer cats hairs on his head are dark reddish. While sheepish lion has black mane

[@abrahamcortina6322]

This inspired the scene for Madagascar when Alex and his friends are in New York to go find Marty

[@kylemyster100]

that lion looks like the adult version of lambert

[@abrahamcortina6322]

Cuz that is Lambert

[@ellechick13]

I think I would notice if I got on the subway with a lion :P

[@BritishStarr]

It was the reality of that time.

[@gib1jack]

lol i think it's funny... wouldnt the people in the city actually be terrified if they found a ferocious lion roaming about??

[@LuisaManucci]

Lambert Is The Lost Cousin Of Mufasa

[@MichaelMartinez09]

When I watch these cartoons as an adult, I see that to me these cartoons are still emotional and don’t have a satisfying ending like the ugly duckling. Had the worst kind of OK ending ever I liked how he got a new family that was genetically similar to him, but the dark thing is that the other family that had the duckling was pretty racist because no one liked the duck for his look, but at the end he finds a family who does except him for who he is and they all leave together that may seem like a good ending but when you listen to the music and all of the events that lit up to the ending, it doesn’t make the story satisfying. Sometimes it makes you think of what is the future for Lambur well Let’s just say Disney didn’t make it in the box office this year if you know what I’m saying RIP, Lyons and kings L O L

[@Abracamoron]

Hahaha, I laugh so hard at what goes on in this makes me think of Madagascar a little

[@Pbskidsbookwormbuch]

Social Lion does have the same roar as Lambert just like that Sulley from Monsters, Inc does have the same roar as the lion from Jumanji.

[@WingDrow]

Doublepostin' One curious thing to notice, nobody notices a normal lion all the time, even with it's roars. Yet they do notice it after 10 seconds of showing up social skills. Afterwards, he's captured and shown up in a zoo. I cannot help but think of this animation, even if it's a good part of my childhood, as misleading education. Doesn't promove the social acceptance to different people. D:

[@bullmonty764]

I don’t really care whether or not the lion is Lambert. I just think his design is better than Alex’s, but not quite as good as Simba’s. But imo that still makes him well-designed overall

[@SonofPencilHead]

You realize that just about every single person in the short was a caricature, right?

[@JesusIsTheSavior7777]

@Bigsnake210 I bet he/she was talking about the way the Africans were drawn,,

[@PoppinCampingNut]

@MrBoo88 whats a furrie?

[@BEdo214]

Maamaa!! :D

[@reddogzstudioz6010]

lambert the sheepish lion

[@RockyandTuck]

Mama?

[@shamsheerdhaliwal6326]

llji

[@LouDeppDepp]

Reminds me a hell of a lot of Madagascar.

[@abrahamcortina6322]

That's true

[@animejunky2003]

It’s really funny how people didn’t fast of wild lion is walking like it’s aCommon thing that happens all the time , this like the opposite of Madagascar where the character are in jungles this lion in city 🌃

[@bonniferful]

lambert is so very kind lion!!!! he's not like that!!!

[@tommarsee6319]

No. Not unless it comes to protecting his mother.

[@leystan5533]

it's not lambert i guess, it's just recycled character based of lambert

[@planetX15]

Why not?

[@KartikeyPatel-f8e]

😅😅😅we'll information good show 😅😅😅

[@Phoenixwildfire2]

o_O why... do Africans get portrayed as walking with rocks on their head?

[@DramaKaw]

Love this cartoon a lot, but the audio is a little off by half a second.

[@jlev1028]

I feel like this shot could be expanded by 20 minutes. The premise has potential.

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

A rival company could probably expand it into a three movie trilogy and a dozen spin-off series.

[@worldofartloveartwork1472]

5:55 So they *finally* notice. 😆

[@yellowraven8]

LAMBERT MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO N.Y.C :)

[@tommarsee6319]

Just like the wolf made it all the way to Russia. But then Ivan & Peter Caught him.

[@abrahamcortina6322]

I think that's Alex

[@Velazquez283]

Lambert?

[@kayvaldez]

Lion roars in. city

[@kayvaldez]

Lion roars in city

[@tigris115]

I think there's something wrong with the syncing.

[@squashmallow2006]

LA-A-A-A-AMBERT!

[@tiiatanner7616]

1:04 Why This scene reminds me of poor Cecil? :(

[@Joakim1400]

That Africa looks more like Australia if you look at it in a other way

[@togio100]

wow. no wonder Disney doesn't want this shown. It's hilarious that there's an early version of PETA protesting the lion's shipping.

[@Rosesnothorns]

It’s like the Disney version of Alex the lion from madagasgar

[@abrahamcortina6322]

What about Samson from The Wild?

[@RageChocobo]

But what if the Lion is friendly and can talk?

[@SpockLover27]

How did Lambert get to the city??? :P

[@tommarsee6319]

The same way the wolf got to the zoo when he got caught by Ivan & Peter. Through capture.

[@phillipgillespie5354]

Well, I don't think Disney is racist anymore...this was made 59 years ago.