Toon Talk Special: Favorite Disney Friendships - Part One
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… AND FINNED ONES, TOO
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MARLIN and DORY
Film: Finding Nemo (2003)
Voice Actors: Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres
DVD: Available
He’s an overprotective Clownfish, she’s a memory-impaired Royal Blue Tang, but together they undertake an underwater adventure of lifetime to rescue his son Nemo. In the end, they both find what they needed all along: “family.�?
FROM THE 100 ACRE WOOD
The “enchanted neighborhood�? of Christopher Robin’s “childhood days�? must be a very friendly place. Obviously, all its denizens are friends, but the following pairs stand out from the cuddly crowd.
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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN and WINNIE THE POOH
Film: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Voice Actors: Bruce Reitherman/Jon Walmsley/Timothy Turner and Sterling Holloway
DVD: Available
In the first Pooh short (1966’s Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, the first segment of this feature compilation) established the closeness of boy and bear, but it’s bittersweet coda to the beloved stories (added to the film) that really warms the heart.
WINNIE THE POOH and PIGLET
Film: Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Voice Actors: Sterling Holloway and John Fiedler
Song of Friendship: “Hip Hip Pooh-Ray!�?
DVD: Included in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
After the two pals survive the “rather blustery day�? together, this little piggy gives up his house to a homeless Eeyore, prompting this little bear to take him in - “hip hip Pooh-ray for the Piglet and the Pooh!�?
TIGGER and ROO
Film: The Tigger Movie (2000)
Voice Actors: Jim Cummings and Nikita Hopkins
Song of Friendship: “Your Heart Will Lead You Home�?
DVD: Available
These buddies in bounce share more then just a hoppin’ habit: they both fill a void in each other’s families, the brothers they never had. Plus, Tigger teaches Roo that most special of tricks, the “whoop-de-dooper bounce�?.
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ROO and LUMPY
Film: Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005)
Voice Actors: Nikita Hopkins and Kyle Stanger
Song of Friendship: “The Name Game�?
DVD: Available
The most recent characters on this list are these two lovable youngsters who overcome prejudice to become, in the best of Disney traditions, the best of pals. They even teach the “older�? members of the cast about not judging a book by its cover.
JUST FRIENDS
MARY POPPINS and BERT
Film: Mary Poppins (1964)
Actors: Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke
Song of Friendship: “Jolly Holiday�?
DVD: Available
While there is obvious affection shared between the perfect nanny and the jack-of-all-trades, it is not romantic in the least, per author P.L. Travers’ insistence. But they do have a jolly good time with one another.
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Toon in Friday for the conclusion of You’ve Got a Friend in Me, including a trio of trios, the same pair twice, and the top 10 Disney Friendships of all time.
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