Toon Talk Special: Go the Distance: Disney's 50 Greatest Heroes (Part 1 of 2) - May 1, 2007

Toon Talk Special: Go the Distance: Disney's 50 Greatest Heroes (Part 1 of 2)
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LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS

Don’t let their age fool you … what these heroes lack in time-earned wisdom, they more then make up for with raw spunk.

PETER PAN

Film: Peter Pan (1953)
Voice Actor: Bobby Driscoll
Directing Animator: Milt Kahl
Sidekicks: Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys
Heroic Anthem: “Just a little bit of pixie dust! Now, think of the happiest things … it’s the same as having wings!�?
Quote: “Nobody calls Pan a coward and lives! I’ll fight you man-to-man, with one hand behind my back!�?
DVD: Available

He’s the boy who never grew up - and he’s taking full advantage of that situation. Pillaging pirates, crafty Indians, flirtatious mermaids, even that pushy English girl - he handles them all with a detached, childish glee. Oh, and he can fly too.

ALADDIN

Film: Aladdin (1992)
Voice Actor: Scott Weinger
Supervising Animator: Glen Keane
Sidekicks: Genie, Abu and Carpet
Heroic Anthem: “Riff-raff, street rat … I don’t buy that. If only they’d look closer … would they see a poor boy? No, siree. They’d find out there’s so much more to me.�?
Quote: “Are you afraid to fight me yourself, you cowardly snake?�?
DVD: Available

Raised on the mean streets of Agrabah, this fleet footed riff raff knows his way around a sand dune. But when this so-called “diamond in the rough�? comes across an enchanted lamp and a magic carpet, there’s no stopping him.

QUASIMODO

Film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Voice Actor: Tom Hulce
Supervising Animator: James Baxter
Sidekicks: The gargoyle trio
Heroic Anthem: “Give me one day out there, all I ask is one to hold forever …�?
Quote: “All my life you have told me that the world is a dark, cruel place. But now I see that the only thing dark and cruel about it is people like you!�?
DVD: Available

Appearances can be deceiving. This misshapen hunchback is far from the monster he appears to be on the outside. Due to a heart of gold (bursting for the enchanting gypsy girl) beneath the behemoth exterior, the bell ringer of Notre Dame ultimately triumphs.