2/4  Review - Fun & Fancy Free (1947)
In a film split into two stories, we see the adventures of a circus bear named Bongo and a Disney re-telling of “Jack and the Beanstalk” starring Mickey Mouse (Walt Disney). Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards), from “Pinocchio,” makes his secon... (read full)

4/5 Fun and Fancy Free
  by Henry P. Dombrowski (Detroit Michigan)
A delightful movie that demonstrates what made Walt Disney movies such a pleasure to watch both as a child and as "an older" child.
Dina Shore and Bergan/McCarthy were voices and images from a past gentler time.

4/5 More Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, please!
  by Jean Heather Akins (Martinez, CA United States)
Finally we get to see that great ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his two figures Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd in COLOR. The only other place I know of to see them in color is when they guest starred in an episode of The Muppet Show. Great puppetry here. Charlie does his usual wisecracking and that's always fun. Oh, and there are a couple of cartoons in this video, too. But fortunately there is "Chapter Selection" so you can go directly to Chapter 12 and enjoy seeing Bergen do his ventriloquism. "Bongo" would be enjoyable if you're, say three, but as a grownup I found it to be way too long and way too sugary sweet. The Disneyfied version of Jack & and Beanstalk was enjoyable, but I wish they had much more footage of Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. They are, after all, the ones who inspired the late great Paul Winchell (voice of Tigger, Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smiff and many more).


4/5 I'll take Charlie McCarthey & Mortimer Snerd over Von Drake anyday
  by J. Rice (Fresno, CA)
To those arguing that the live action of Edgard Bergen and company interrupts the continuity of the movie, the Von Drake additions occur at exactly the same points in the film. While it is true that the Bergen interruptions are each longer than the Von Drake interruptions, it nothing a child with a decent attention span and sense of comedy cannot handle. Quite frankly, I don't understand what is so "unsettling" about McCarthy and Snerd (i.e., the two dummies). These characters are classics. If your children cannot handle it, maybe they are too young for the scary parts of the story as well. In any case, it's nice to see this classic restored to its original theatrical version.

4/5 Disney classic
  by retrowrestling (Pasadena, California)
An animation classic featuring many of Disney's most well known characters. The color is vibrant and beautiful. The stories and music are text-book Disney.

The live-action scenes look pretty dated and might come across as "odd" to the younger set. Nonetheless, these scenes are a part of the whole show and give you that old, wonderful Disney feel.

Overall this is a great and timeless Disney classic featuring terrific animation and wonderful story-telling with everyone's favorite Disney chartacters. Recommended.


5/5 Just what I ordered!
  by David F. Mccaskell (Hammond, LA)
Thanks a million! We tried and tried to find this DVD!
Got it fast....Thanks!