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1936 animated Technicolor cartoon

Toby Tortoise Returns

Directed by	Wilfred Jackson
Story by	William Cottrell Joe Grant Ward Kimball Bob Kuwahara
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Eddie Holden Ned Norton Martha Wentworth Adriana Caselotti Leone Ledoux Marcellite Garner
Music by	Frank Churchill Leigh Harline
Animation by	Ward Kimball Dick Lundy Robert Stokes Dick Huemer Rollin Hamilton Milt Kahl Isadore Klein Marvin Woodward
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 22, 1936 (1936-08-22)
Running time	7 minutes
Language	English

Toby Tortoise Returns is an animated Technicolor cartoon in Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies series, directed by Wilfred Jackson. It is a sequel to the 1935 short The Tortoise and the Hare, and premiered on August 22, 1936.

This time the plot revolves around a boxing match. The short features characters from other Silly Symphonies, including Elmer Elephant and Tillie Tiger from Elmer Elephant, Fifer Pig, Fiddler Pig, Practical Pig and the Big Bad Wolf from Three Little Pigs, and Jenny Wren and the cuckoo from Who Killed Cock Robin?. It was released in VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD formats in various countries.

Plot

Max Hare is boxing Toby Tortoise and beating him severely in round one. Between each round, Jenny Wren from "Who Killed Cock Robin?" tells Toby that she likes a man who takes his time, which seems to reinvigorate him. In round two, Max declares what the final blow should be, but Toby pulls into his shell to avoid Max's fists. Feeling robbed, Max demands that Toby should come out and face him, but Toby says that he feels safer inside his shell. Max tries to make Toby come out by dumping a bucket of water into his shell, but then Toby pops out wearing a diving helmet and squirts water in Max's face. At the end of his patience, Max fills Toby's shell with fireworks to draw him out. However, this backfires Toby as he unintentionally begins shooting fireworks in Max's direction. One firework sends Max flying out of the arena with the paramedics who are waiting to take Toby to the hospital. When the fireworks stop, Toby is declared the winner.

Voice cast

Ned Norton as Max Hare
Eddie Holden as Toby Tortoise
Martha Wentworth as Jenny Wren
Adriana Caselotti as Bunny girl
Leone Ledoux as Bunny girl
Marcellite Garner as Bunny girl

Home media

The short was released on December 4, 2001, on Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies - The Historic Musical Animated Classics.

References

"Animator Breakdown for Disney's "Toby Tortoise Returns" (1936) |".
^ Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 178–179. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
^ "Toby Tortoise Returns". disneyshorts.org. Archived from the original on August 10, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2
"Silly Symphonies: The Historic Musical Animated Classics DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

External links

v t e Silly Symphony film series
1929	The Skeleton Dance El Terrible Toreador Springtime Hell's Bells The Merry Dwarfs
1930	Summer Autumn Cannibal Capers Frolicking Fish Arctic Antics Midnight in a Toy Shop Night Monkey Melodies Winter Playful Pan
1931	Birds of a Feather Mother Goose Melodies The China Plate The Busy Beavers The Cat's Out Egyptian Melodies The Clock Store The Spider and the Fly The Fox Hunt The Ugly Duckling
1932	The Bird Store The Bears and Bees Just Dogs Flowers and Trees King Neptune Bugs in Love Babes in the Woods Santa's Workshop
1933	Birds in the Spring Father Noah's Ark Three Little Pigs Old King Cole Lullaby Land The Pied Piper The Night Before Christmas
1934	The China Shop The Grasshopper and the Ants Funny Little Bunnies The Big Bad Wolf The Wise Little Hen The Flying Mouse Peculiar Penguins The Goddess of Spring
1935	The Tortoise and the Hare The Golden Touch The Robber Kitten Water Babies The Cookie Carnival Who Killed Cock Robin? Music Land Three Orphan Kittens Cock o' the Walk Broken Toys
1936	Elmer Elephant Three Little Wolves Toby Tortoise Returns Three Blind Mouseketeers The Country Cousin Mother Pluto More Kittens
1937	Woodland Café Little Hiawatha The Old Mill
1938	Moth and the Flame Wynken, Blynken, and Nod Farmyard Symphony Merbabies Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1939	The Practical Pig The Ugly Duckling
Related	Donald Duck Comic strip Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics Bucky Bug "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" The Thrifty Pig Mickey Mouse Works Once Upon a Studio Disney Magic Kingdoms
Category

v t e Films directed by Wilfred Jackson
Mickey's Follies (1929) Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930) The Castaway (1930) The China Plate (1931) The Cat's Out (1931) Egyptian Melodies (1931) The Clock Store (1931) The Spider and the Fly (1931) The Fox Hunt (1931) The Ugly Duckling (1931) The Bird Store (1932) The Grocery Boy (1932) Barnyard Olympics (1932) Mickey's Revue (1932) The Bears and the Bees (1932) Musical Farmer (1932) Mickey in Arabia (1932) The Whoopee Party (1932) Touchdown Mickey (1932) The Klondike Kid (1932) Santa's Workshop (1932) Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933) Father Noah's Ark (1933) Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933) Lullaby Land (1933) The Pied Piper (1933) Puppy Love (1933) The Pet Store (1933) The Night Before Christmas (1933) The China Shop (1934) The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934) Funny Little Bunnies (1934) The Wise Little Hen (1934) Peculiar Penguins (1934) The Goddess of Spring (1934) The Tortoise and the Hare (1935) The Band Concert (1935) Water Babies (1935) Mickey's Garden (1935) Music Land (1935) Mickey's Grand Opera (1936) Elmer Elephant (1936) Mickey's Rival (1936) Toby Tortoise Returns (1936) The Country Cousin (1936) More Kittens (1936) Woodland Café (1937) The Old Mill (1937) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Farmyard Symphony (1938) Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938) Pinocchio (1940) Fantasia (1940) Dumbo (1941) Golden Eggs (1941) The New Spirit (1942) Saludos Amigos (1942) Song of the South (1946) Melody Time (1948) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) The Little House (1952) Peter Pan (1953) Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Films directed by Wilfred Jackson

Mickey's Follies (1929)
Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930)
The Castaway (1930)
The China Plate (1931)
The Cat's Out (1931)
Egyptian Melodies (1931)
The Clock Store (1931)
The Spider and the Fly (1931)
The Fox Hunt (1931)
The Ugly Duckling (1931)
The Bird Store (1932)
The Grocery Boy (1932)
Barnyard Olympics (1932)
Mickey's Revue (1932)
The Bears and the Bees (1932)
Musical Farmer (1932)
Mickey in Arabia (1932)
The Whoopee Party (1932)
Touchdown Mickey (1932)
The Klondike Kid (1932)
Santa's Workshop (1932)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933)
Father Noah's Ark (1933)
Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933)
Lullaby Land (1933)
The Pied Piper (1933)
Puppy Love (1933)
The Pet Store (1933)
The Night Before Christmas (1933)
The China Shop (1934)
The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)
Funny Little Bunnies (1934)
The Wise Little Hen (1934)
Peculiar Penguins (1934)
The Goddess of Spring (1934)
The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
The Band Concert (1935)
Water Babies (1935)
Mickey's Garden (1935)
Music Land (1935)
Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
Elmer Elephant (1936)
Mickey's Rival (1936)
Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)
The Country Cousin (1936)
More Kittens (1936)
Woodland Café (1937)
The Old Mill (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Farmyard Symphony (1938)
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Golden Eggs (1941)
The New Spirit (1942)
Saludos Amigos (1942)
Song of the South (1946)
Melody Time (1948)
Cinderella (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
The Little House (1952)
Peter Pan (1953)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)

v t e The Tortoise and the Hare from Aesop's Fables by Aesop
Film	The Tortoise and the Hare (1935) Toby Tortoise Returns (1936) Tortoise Beats Hare (1941) Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943) Rabbit Transit (1947) The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare (2002) Unstable Fables (2008)
Games	Jazz Jackrabbit Jazz Jackrabbit Hare and Tortoise
Literature	The Tortoise & the Hare (2013)
Other	Cecil Turtle The Tortoise and the Hare (sculpture) "Who Could Win a Rabbit"

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