Goliath II

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Goliath II
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Produced by Walt Disney
Story by Bill Peet
Voices by Sterling Holloway (narration)
Music by George Bruns
Animation by John Lounsbery (directing)
(character)
Eric Cleworth
Blaine Gibson
Bill Keil
Hal King
Dick N. Lucas
Cliff Nordberg
Amby Paliwoda
John Sibley
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Color process Ralph Hulett (color stylist)
Tecnicolor
Running time 15 minutes
Language English

Goliath II is an animated short film, produced by Walt Disney Productions and was released on January 21, 1960. Sterling Holloway narrates this cartoon film, starring Kevin Corcoran. It was released to theaters in the U.S., alongside the Disney live-action motion picture Toby Tyler. The short receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short, but lost to Gene Deitch's Munro.

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[edit] Synopsis

Goliath II is a miniature elephant (about 6 in. tall) who tries everything to impress his father, the biggest elephant of them all. Because of his size, his father doesn't care about him; only his mother does. A villainous Tiger is curious of tasting an elephant and tries to attack Goliath, but is stopped by Goliath's mother. Afterwards Goliath is almost stepped on and eaten by an alligator but his mother again saves him.

One day when the elephants are marching through the forest, Goliath gets lost and his mother panics, the elephants crashing smash (similar to the elephant smash in The Jungle Book). Goliath II´s Mother and the Tiger searches for Goliath and manages to find him in a snail hole and is given a punishment. Goliath and His Mother, Tiger Sees Goliath and His Mother gonig past the tickbird in home of Indian Rhinoceros. Tickbird sees The Tiger. Indian Rhinoceros charge The Tiger. Seeing this Goliath gets angry and gets tired of being bullied by the herd.

That night, while the herd is sleeping, he runs away and vows to never return. Afterwards he is again attacked by Tiger after mistakenly waking him up and crying for his Mother. After his mother hears his cries she goes to his aid and finds that he is being taken away by Tiger. After saving Goliath from Tiger's grasp, she grabs the tiger by his tail and throws him straight into the alligator's mouth; he escapes from the alligator's belly and runs away, never to be seen again. Afterwards, Goliath is given a spanking for trying to flee the herd because according to the law of the elephants, an elephant who flees the herd is considered an offense and a traitor.

The next day, while the Elephant are marching through the jungle again,the mouse sees Quick The Elephants Crash Again. Goliath the first screams because of a 6 inch mouse. The mouse scares away the herd, which flee and jump into a river. While the mouse is laughing hysterically he finds Goliath II, staring at him. Shocked he asks Goliath if he is afraid, but Goliath replies that he is not as they are the same size. Enraged the mouse threatens Goliath telling that if he doesn't run away until he counts 3, he will hurt him. After the mouse counts 3, a tussle starts between the two. The fight ends with Goliath holding the mouse over a cliff, where below is the waiting hungry alligator. The mouse cowardly begs Goliath not to drop him and promises that he will never bother him and the herd again. Goliath accepts. After this, Goliath is respected and is named the top elephant of the herd.

[edit] Voice Cast

  • Sterling Holloway ... Narrator
  • Kevin Corcoran ... Goliath II The Tiny Elephant
  • Barbara Jo Allen ... Goliath II´s Mother/Mrs Parrot from Alice In Wonderland
  • Verna Felton ... Eloise
  • Paul Frees ... Mouse
  • The Mellomen ... Goliath II´s Father and the Elephants
  • Pinto Colvig ... The Tiger from the Tiger Trouble/The Alligator from the Peter Pan and Dons Fountain Of Youth
  • Deally MeDellow ... Indian Rhinoceros and Tickbird from the African Diary
  • Dal McKennon ... The Owl

[edit] Songs

  • ´´Goliath II The Tiny Elephant Overture,, (instrumental)
  • ´´The Elephants March,, sung by The Mellomen and Disney Studio Chours
  • ´´Baby Mine,, sung by Barbara Jo Allen
  • ´´The Elephants March (reprise),, sung by The Mellomen and Disney Chours

[edit] Crew members

  • Story By Bill Peet
  • Based On The Book By Rudyard Kipling
  • Directing Animators: Frank Thomas,Marc Davis,Ward Kimball,Milt Kahl,Ollie Johnston,Eric Larson,
                     Woolie Reitherman and John Lounsbery

Orchestra: Peter Tschaikowsky

Color Sytling: Ralph Huellt

Charcter Desgin: Milt Kahl * Bill Peet

Screenpays By Don Bluth * Gary Goldman

Songs: Richard M and Robert B Sherman

Art Direction: Ken Anderson

Prodceud and Directed By Wolfgang Reitherman

[edit] Memorable Quotes

Goliath II The Tiny Elephant : Gee whiz. That was great!
Goliath II´s Mother: Now, now. Don't worry, son. Brute strength isn't everything. You'll amount to something someday. Just wait and see.
Goliath II´s Mother: You bloodthirsty, old scoundrel.
[gasps]
Goliath II´s Mother: Eloise!
[almost stepped on Goliath]
Goliath II´s Mother: Why don't you watch where you're going, you--you clumsy ox!
Eloise: Now, don't you 'clumsy ox' me. I can't watch out for your precious little brat. That's your worry! If I think I'm gonna pussyfoot around for the rest of my life, it's just because...
Goliath II´s Mother: Goliath. Goliath!
[grabs Goliath by the nose]
Goliath II´s Mother : Oh, Goliath. What on Earth will I ever do?
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Narrator: Goliath and His Mother gonig past the Tick Bird In Home of Indian Rhinoceros. gasp loudly INDIAN RHINOCEROS?!!

Goliath II The Tiny Elephant: Help! The Tiger Chasing me!!

Narrator: Goliath II just can´t compete with the larger Elephants stands up to someone his own size, The Tiger Though The Jungles of India

tick bird talk to squwaks

tick bird squwaks loudly

rhino snorts

tick bird tells tiger roar

train snorts on rhino

Narrator: A meek Elephant discovers his inner strength upon A mean Rhino.

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Goliath II´s Mother : Goliath, Goliath. How many times have I told you not to wander off that way? Now you stay right here. You're getting to be a terrible nuisance. Now stop being a pest!

[edit] Goliath II The Tiny Elephant : Special Edition DVD Main Menu

  • Play
  • Scene Selection

01 Opening Credits

02 Goliath II The Tiny Elephant

03 A Villainous Tiger

04 The Elephants

05 Goliath II´s Mother and The Tiger Rescues Goliath II

06 Baby Mine

07 It´s A Rhinoceros and Titbird

08 Goliath The Tiny Elephant Side Nest

09 The Alligator Vore Tiger

10 Poor Goliath II The Elephant

11 It´s The Mouse In Jungle

12 Goliath The Elephant Becomes Hero

  • Sneak Peeks
  • Bouns Features

Deleted Scenes and Songs

Games & Activites

Music & More

Backstage Disney

  • Set Up

Languages:

English THX with Widescreen

Subtitles:

English For Hearing Impaired

[edit] Trivia

  • Some of the elephants crashing smash animation in this short were reused in The Jungle Book.
  • The Owl bears a close resemblance to The Owl from The Sword In The Stone
*The alligator bears a close resemblance to the alligator from  Peter Pan and Dons Fountian Of Youth
  • The Bird Catching Eggs bears a close resemblance to The Bird Catching Eggs Alice In Wonderland.
  • The Tiger bears a close resemblance to The Tiger from Tiger Trouble.
  • The Rhinoceros bears a close resmblance to The Rhinoceros from African Diary.