Summary: Our first foray into the package films Disney produced during World War II starts with Fun and Fancy Free, which is really two animated shorts stitched together by a Jiminy Cricket-centric narrative set in partially-live-action Hollywood.
Don't miss:
- The reason that movies like this were essential to Disney's future success despite their low narrative quality
- Why the movie got over half credit in the story category despite not having one solid narrative
- The oddity of the live-action through-narrative featuring Jiminy Cricket, a '40s child star, and a ventriloquist with his dummies
- Our final score, which marks the first film to get less than half credit for every single category
PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those from a very knowledgeable listener from Discord with a mind for trivia.
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- Here's our transcription of the episode for anyone who needs it
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