Walt Disney - Social Lion - 1954

An African lion is taken to the city and gets loose. Despite being king of the jungle, he goes unnoticed by most of the busy local folks as he walks the streets, rides the subway,
delivers a speech, pops in at a bar, and gets fitted for a suit.

[@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.

[@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 ;)

[@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._

[@kangaroojosh16]

Lambert the sheepish lion

[@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.

[@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.

[@superstepno835]

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

[@Wisprsinthedrk]

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

[@user-do7kt6py4k]

Wisprsinthedrk ฟ

[@teamdisney922]

I love lions ☺

[@merrymonday]

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

[@MDthornton83]

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

[@radianttwilight4310]

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

[@thatfoxlillianoooo1536]

"My wife!" Lol

[@josebacasal7751]

🎸🎸🎸📲🎷📲🕭🕭

[@iutuber1]

I like the sarcasm at the end.

[@patrickvalentin5294]

1:00 this music reminds me the first Crash Bandicoot game..

[@spike-km9je]

6:00 Oh now they notice!

[@coledenny40]

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

[@bluehawk1984]

Mufasa in the early days :D

[@Priderockstarlion]

jonnette 89 I agree

[@joeyhenniker251]

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

[@vawlkee51]

Great social parable!

[@astridkitty1212]

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

[@LittleNekoAngel]

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

[@LouDeppDepp]

Reminds me a hell of a lot of Madagascar.

[@OriruBastard]

Poor lion. No one will hear his fearful roar.

[@MasterAssasin52]

Lambert?

[@azramrkulic8137]

Ty3

[@coledenny40]

Sounds like Lambert i mean he even say Momma line 6:12

[@livi3603]

Madagascar Alex 😂🤘

[@BritishStarr]

It was the reality of that time.

[@XC11301991]

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

[@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.

[@SlitheryPoppy4]

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

[@Joakim1400]

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

[@Honeytan96]

reminds me of simba XD

[@squashmallow2006]

LA-A-A-A-AMBERT!

[@yellowraven8]

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

[@VeiwerVideo]

i thought the beginning was the music for goofy cartoons

[@gib1jack]

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

[@JesusIsTheSavior7777]

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

[@kelseywigglez]

6:12-6:17 is from Lambert The Sheepish Lion lol

[@makenna88]

Lambert!

[@DramaKaw]

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

[@mdbadalmiah6808]

very nice this cartoon network

[@raymond5ive29]

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

[@SonofPencilHead]

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

[@Dr.CarlosPorter]

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

[@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:

[@ntm3099]

When a lion roars he says I’m the king

[@nailafloresramirez3597]

Lambert left the country

[@PoppinCampingNut]

@MrBoo88 whats a furrie?

[@nataliedroopy9964]

Cute

[@alexissanmartin4618]

MAXIMILIAÑO

[@iluvkeroppi79]

I think that lekari005 meant that the cartoon was offensive because the Africans were depicted in black face, dark face and white around the mouth. This cartoon is comical because of the personality stereotypes of people in general though. :-)

[@nataliatr0710]

nice

[@domingomayo1221]

nj0s. nmaB. jlf yqajqkql

[@mollylemur7035]

Help. Look Out. It's a Lion !

[@FloraSkunk2H2]

Molly. Why Are You Talking About. I Bet You Really Wanna Play That Game Here. Oh My Goodness, It's Really a Lion !

[@irvin564]

now THAT'S stereotipical 1:07

[@metaldesire4]

@icedragon23472 nope, it's chuck testa!

[@isidoropalos4027]

que linda historia

[@RageChocobo]

But what if the Lion is friendly and can talk?

[@weylin6]

exactly :P

[@nicolascangele5548]

The lion looks like Lambert

[@SpockLover27]

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

[@vilma8989]

this is fun:D

[@XC11301991]

People just don't give a f*ck.

[@user-qs4ho5if3u]

This is so weird how we use goofy’s opening theme and closing theme

[@Mishieftress]

Lol, its Lambert

[@fabiolafuentes6357]

Que linda historia

[@MathieuLeblanc1991]

Why was Goofy`s theme used ??? Too Lazy to compose a new one I bet

[@majungasaurusprehistorica890]

Lambert's twin brother is so lonely

[@bulletsyo]

why didnt they notice it in the first place that he is a lion.......duh!

[@speedracer394]

Dafuk did i just watch

[@FireCheepCheep]

Okay, how come he wasn't noticed until they fit him in clothes? HA!! They use the "Mama " thing again. 6:09

[@ThatEvansville180Guy]

I've been trying to solve a mystery. The Lions Club has permission to use Disney characters on their pins. I'm wondering what relationship Walt Disney had with the Lions Club. Obviously, the club is spoofed in this cartoon. Anyone with any knowledge on this?

[@captainsealed]

Jesus Christ, man! You're a lion! Eat somebody!

[@ConanCimmerio]

16 people were called by their wives

[@danielmurillo6910]

Poor Alex....

[@abbas5568]

😢

[@Ronnobodyhome]

@GhostRider659 The racism is more about how they decided to draw the black carriers, all looking alike and having giant light lips....they're not even in the same drawing style as the rest of the characters, which makes it even weirder.

[@thestarswillsingtopleasele9090]

Them eyebrows

[@wraigosa]

With the Goofy music

[@ellobofenix4397]

The big city is not craz...😧

[@LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967]

LAmBeRt That you!?

[@shawntahopkins1529]

Why did they use Goofy's theme?

[@remdog1138]

I think you do need stereotype, to a certain extent, for humor to be funny. Most humor is funny because either it's true, or is a caricature, or plays against type. Now, I'm not saying that stereotype cannot be offensive, like many of the depictions of minorities in the past, the caricatures of blacks at this time would not be acceptable by today's standards. I just take it as a sign of the times, to look back and see how far we've progressed as a society.

[@argentina1984]

Thats lion is lambert!!!!!!

[@nicolascangele5548]

Or one from Pluto at Zoo

[@matiasduarte1352]

😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@gnumusic]

humor has changed. in some ways i'm glad...

[@genovevacordovasuarez8233]

POR FAVOR EN ESPAÑOL, ME GUSTA

[@privateprivate1865]

Mama😂

[@NoIDontActuallyLiveInSeattle]

No one can say that this cartoon was meant to be a light tap on the chin or a shared joke with blacks because back when it was made there were no Civil Rights for African-Americans and people looked down on Blacks. It's okay to laugh at it now because now slavery, discrimination and all that other bull is done and gone with. Just please don't try to sit there and reason this away as 'just a reasonable joke'.

[@jacobmalic5037]

5:46 Zootopia

[@happyjme]

excuse me, I probably should have said immigrants as apposed to foreigners.

[@lindaarisbethmanriquezcruz7626]

Lambert el cordero leon mas valiente

[@ChloChlo193]

Ohh the racism O_o

[@hardrockinhere]

Of this isn't classed as a Silly Symphony, what is this?

[@dnadonna8097]

Lambert

[@StefanTheCannon]

But the way they drew the black people is insane!

[@valentinacastano4120]

y e aqui al padre de lambert!

[@sindicate3189]

5:22

[@Lalocadelosgatos012]

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

[@michellemartin1515]

Iv

[@Velazquez283]

Lambert?

[@x0xJinx0x]

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