Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: The Package Films
“The Package Films” refer to the four films the Walt Disney Animation Studios released after World War II - Make Mine Music (1946), Fun and Fancy Free (1947), Melody Time (1948), and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949). Similar to Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros, these films consisted of anywhere from 2-10 animated shorts. The Studios strayed from feature length, artistically ambitious films during this time because it was millions of dollars in debt, brought on by the War and money lost on previous pictures like Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi. Walt was able to make small returns on the Package Films, but in turn, lost his title as top animation producer in the United States.
Below you can find all the resources consulted, videos watched, and pictures referenced for our episodes on “The Package Films” (Episode 7.1 and Episode 7.2).
Books
Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation by Chris Pallant (2011)
The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney by Michael Barrier (2007)
Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation and its Golden Age by Michael Barrier (1999)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1820)
Primary Sources
Make Mine Music, dir by Jack Kinney, et all. (1946)
Fun and Fancy Free, dir by Hamilton Luske, et all (1947)
Melody Time, dir by Clyde Geronimi, et all (1948)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad, dir by Clyde Geronimi, et al (1949)
Articles
“Dopey’s Legacy: Stereotypical Portrayals of Intellectual Disability in Classic Animated Films” by Zana Marie Lutfiyya and Nancy Hansen in the book Diversity in Disney Films: Critical Essays on Race, Ethnicity, Gender Sexuality and Disability (2013)
“Introduction: Fear of a Queer Planet” by Michael Warner. Social Text; 9 (4 [29]): 3-17. 1991.
“Introduction: How to Read Walt Disney” by Eric Smoodin. Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom. (1994).
“Make Mine Disney: A Review” by Kenneth Macgowan. Hollywood Quarterly (1946).
“Make Walt’s Music: Music for Disney Animation 1928-1967” by Ross Care. The Cartoon Music Book. (2002)
Videos/Video Essays
“The History of Walt Disney Animation Studios + (Part 2) - Animation Lookback” by ElectricDragon505
MelodyTime - Pecos Bill uncensored by entrynotfound2
Im Afraid Of Americans David Bowie Music Video HD 1080p(Best Quality)
An Hour in Wonderland (Excerpt) by Robert Carey
Websites
Wikipedia - Make Mine Music
Wikipedia - Fun and Fancy Free
Wikipedia - Melody Time
Wikipedia - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Wikipedia - Saint Francis of Assisi
Wikipedia - Manifest Destiny
Britannica - Johnny Appleseed
North American Bear Center - Courting and Mating
Screenshots
Grace’s “purdy” figure - Martins and the Coys (Make Mine Music)
Legs Playing the Piano - After You’ve Gone (Make Mine Music)
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The Child - All the Cats Join in (Make Mine Music)
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The Pencil Making a Girl Thinner - All the Cats Join in (Make Mine Music)
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Woman Brandishes Hairpin - Casey at the Bat (Make Mine Music)
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Opening Credits (Fun and Fancy Free)
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Bongo vs Big Burly Bear (Fun and Fancy Free)
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Jiminy and Inanimate Women Pt 2 (Fun and Fancy Free)
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Apple Trees Turning Into Clouds - Johnny Appleseed (Melody Time)
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“…the fruits of his labors brought all kinds of folks together and made them good neighbors.” - Johnny Appleseed (Melody Time)
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Trees Appreciation Post - Trees (Melody Time)
Pecos Bill & Gunplay - Pecos Bill (Melody Time)
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“a group of painted Indians did a war dance” - Pecos Bill (Melody Time)
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Interviews
Tazmyn-May Gebbett
Tazmyn is a 22-year-old actress, writer , poet, and book blogger based in London, England. She is a proud Disney fanatic.
You can follow Tazmyn’s Book Blog on YouTube and on Instagram @teabooksandtazmyn, and you can find her poetry account on Instagram @tazmynmaypoetry
Morgan Edwards
Morgan is a newscast producer in Tulsa Oklahoma, and worked in Disneyland as a photographer for three years. She is passionate about movies in general, especially disney movies. If she’s not watching Disney movies, she’s watching indie movies, like Donnie Darko.
You can find Morgan @modayne on Instagram
SC King
SC is a Tulsa-based filmmaker and has lived in T-Town most of his life. He loves creating and creativity, which is why he loves Disney so much. His current passion project is 300 Days to Mars, which follows pace courier Gabriel Highlight, his sassy A.I. Gibbons and a host of other cosmic weirdos as they explore the universe.
You can find SC on Facebook @SCKingOfficial and you can watch 300 Days to Mars: Zero Gravity on YouTube.
Jack Caudle
Jack works for Verizon and ESPN and is based in Colorado. He loves all the nerdy things like Star Wars and Marvel. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Film at Denison University and would love to be a film professor someday down the road.
You can follow Jack on his blog, The Neon Caledonian.
Dr. Justin Rawlins
Justin Rawlins is Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at The University of Tulsa, where he also oversees the TUTV Media Lab. His research focuses on screen histories and identities, screen acting, and arctic media. His book-in-progress, Method Men, explores how Method acting came to be popularly understood and uncovers what we're actually talking about when we talk about "the Method."
You can find Dr. Justin Rawlins @J_O_Rawlins on Twitter
