Toon Talk Special: Favorite Disney Friendships - Part One
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SUSAN EVERS and SHARON McKENDRICK
Film: The Parent Trap (1961)
Actors: Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
Song of Friendship: “Let’s Get Together�?
DVD: Available
Sure, their identical, but it was hate at first sight for these two not-so-happy campers … that is until they discovered they were long lost sisters, separated practically at birth, and hatch a plot to reunite their divorced parents.
MUFASSA and SIMBA
Film: The Lion King (1994)
Voice Actors: James Earl Jones and Jonathan Taylor Thomas
DVD: Available
After a stern father/son talk, the young prince asks his father: “Dad, are we still pals?�? You bet. Nothing can break the bond in this regal relationship, which lives on even after an untimely death.
PARTNERS
Whether in crime or against it, these dynamic duos have what it takes to get the job done.
ROBIN HOOD and LITTLE JOHN
Film: Robin Hood (1973)
Voice Actors: Brian Bedford and Phil Harris
Song of Friendship: “Oo-de-lally�?
DVD: Available
With a little brawn, a lot of brains and a hearty “oo-de-lally�?, these two outlaw princes of thieves rule Sherwood Forest side by side. Even under the guises of gypsy fortune tellers, a sharp-shooting stork or a snooty nobleman, their friendship shines through.
BASIL and DAWSON
Film: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Voice Actors: Barrie Ingham and Val Bettin
DVD: Available
Mirroring their more famous, human counterparts, these two mice team-up to save London from a rat-faced plot, leading them on an adventure that takes them to the top of Big Ben. Friends? “Elementary, my dear Dawson.�?
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EDDIE VALIANT and ROGER RABBIT
Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Actor/Voice Actor: Bob Hoskins and Charles Fleischer
DVD: Available
Forced by circumstances into a partnership with a zany cartoon bunny, this grouchy gumshoe cracks the case … and finds an unlikely friend in the stuttering, sloppy-kissing celluloid star.