The Fox and the Hound

It continues to be WHAT WOULD WALT HAVE DONE? MONTH on Escape From Vault Disney! And for our third episode of What Would Walt Have Done? Month, the randomizer goes all the way back to 1981 to pick an animated would-be classic that seemed to have everything going for it: a beautiful nature setting in the Bambi mold, a timeless parabolic story about the irrationality of bigotry, and a once-in-a-lifetime animation crew loaded with literally dozens of future directors. How could they possibly screw that up? Welp, dull dialogue, a meandering story, muddled character motivations, instantly forgettable songs, an inept fumbling of the anti-bigotry message, a side character who should've died inexplicably living, a pointless B-plot where two birds and a caterpillar do third-rate Tom & Jerry shtick, and what the hell, why not throw in some incompetent studio mismanagement that drove about a dozen animators to resign and form their own studio while we're at it, that's how. Meh, at least the furries got something out of it. Join Tony Goldmark, Dave Cobb, Charley Marlowe and Jacob Martin as they try to schedule a disastrous playdate for THE FOX AND THE HOUND! Read my livetweet of The Fox and the Hound: https://twitter.com/efvdpodcast/status/1269473462155804672   Pre-order Stephen Anderson's new book! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/disney-in-between-the-lost-years-1966-1986  Check out my guests' stuff! DAVE COBB Linktree: https://linktr.ee/davecobb Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ratcastlepodcast  AR Gaming Company: https://infiniterabbitholes.com CHARLEY MARLOWE Podcast: https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/mystery-shack-lookback   Twitter: https://twitter.com/charmarlowe   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CharleyMarlowe   JACOB MARTIN Bandcamp: https://closetothesun5.bandcamp.com   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/rct3isepic  Website: https://www.coastercomposer.com And check out this show on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/efvdpodcast Host's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonygoldmark Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/972385353152531 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tonygoldmark Hear new episodes early by supporting this show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tonygoldmark