Oh Bother! Someone's Grumpy! (Disney's Winnie the Pooh Helping Hands)
This lively picture book is one of the titles in an appealing Pooh series that addresses -- and resolves -- simple childhood problems. This time the problem is a case of what Christopher Robin calls the Galloping Grumps. It's a cold, snowy day in the Hundred Acre Wood, and nobody wants to go out and play. With his usual cheerful energy, Christopher Robin finally lures his friends out of their grumpy moods and into a romp in the snow. Customer Review: The Galloping Grumps!
Of course, it begins with grumpy Eeyore! The "galloping grumps" move around through the beautiful Hundred-Acre Wood of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends. As winter has set in, everyone is seeing the cold side of life. Christopher Robbin saves the day by showing everyone how to combat the grumps with encouragement, fun, humor, and kindness. This is a quick and fun story for kids, especially on dreary days.
Walt Disney Treasures - Behind the Scenes at the Walt Disney Studio
As Walt Disney's fame grew during the 1930s, people wanted to know more about his studio and how the "Silly Symphonies" and Mickey Mouse shorts were created. Although Disney seldom allowed visitors, he periodically offered viewers peeks inside into the studio through the films in this collection. In 1937, Disney made A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios for his distributor, RKO, to help the marketing campaign for Snow White. This in-house documentary was later reworked and released as a trailer for the studio's first feature as How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made. In 1941, humorist Robert Benchley toured the studio and chatted with the artists in The Reluctant Dragon. But the film was released during a bitterly fought strike that belied its cheerful depiction of the studio. During the '50s, Walt used his studio as a backdrop for several episodes of the Disneyland TV series. "The Story of the Animated Drawing" traces the history of the medium, including re-creations of Emil Reynaud's Théâtre Optique (1892-1900) and Winsor McCay's vaudeville routine with his landmark film Gertie the Dinosaur (1914). "Tricks of Our Trade," which focuses on the creation of Sleeping Beauty, shows staged footage of four of the celebrated "Nine Old Men"--Marc Davis, Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston--sketching. In the DVD bonus material, host Leonard Maltin traces the development of the studio facilities from a Los Angeles garage to its present location in Burbank. Maltin also chats with Disney legend Joe Grant, who cowrote the "Baby Weems" sequence in Reluctant Dragon. Recorded at the time of Grant's 94th birthday, the artist displays the sly wit that continues to inspire animators. (Unrated: Suitable for all ages: cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon
Customer Review: Great movie!
A great DVD for Disney fans to know how the Disney studios looks like, how the Disney cartoons are made and a part of the Walt Disney Co. history in a very entertaining way.
Customer Review: Walt Disney Treasures Part 5: Behind the Scenes at WDS
Walt Disney Treasures Review 5: Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studios:Leonard Maltin has done it, again. He made in myopinion one of the most interesting. This may not be the greatest quality but it is perfect. Like all the other treasures, it opens with the Walt Disney Treasure Theater and intro with Leonard Maltin. When you get to the main menu, you should start at the "How Walt Disney Cartoons are Made." Here, you could choose to view it with a informational subtitle showing history about the short made in the 30s for Snow White. Leonard Maltin Introduces it as usual. After this, head over to the crown of the collection, the 1941 feature, "The Reluctant Dragon." Introduced by Leonard Maltin, this film was a compiltation of various cartoons including the one that gave the film its name. Slid in between it all was comedy footage of Robert Benchley taking a "Detour" of the studios. He looks for Walt and gets sidetracked as he visits the sound effects stage, a recording session with the voice of Donald Duck, visiting the Multiplane Camera, paint room, sees a storyboard for the short "Baby Weems, and sees the animator's desk of Ward Kimball and watches Goofy's "How to Ride a Horse." After this movie, take a peek at the the film, "A Trip Through Walt Disney Studios." This film was created for RKO to distribute Snow White. This was remade into "How Disney Cartoons are Made" and shown to the public. It is introduced by Leonard. Finally on disc one, take a look at a few bonus features. Go look at "Behind the Boards on Baby Weems" featurette, a "Leonard Maltin's Studio Tour" featurette, and a Reluctant Dragon Gallery. Disc 2 opens with an intro by Leonard. He then gets you prepared to watch the second half, the Behind the Scenes Disneyland Shows. The first one is the pioneering "The Story of the Animated Drawing." This show is in black and white and was the first of three shows Walt would make about animation. He talks about the history of animation with a remake of "Gertie the Dinosaur," a demo of "Koko the Clown," and early animation devices. It is introduced by Leonard. Second is "The Plausible Impossible." This show is in color and came after the show seen before. Walt talked about things that would be impossible in our world, but seem Plausible in animation. It is introduced by Leonard Maltin. Finally, the third show is "Tricks of Our Trade." This one is when Walt Disney shows tricks that he and his animators used to created special effects and easier ways to animate that other studios would never be able to do. It is introduced by Leonard Maltin. Final bonus features are, "Walt Disney Studios" gallery, a "Kem Weber Gallery," and "A Trip Through Walt Disney Studios" radio program. Considering all the things in the is limited edition set show's age, this is good quality. This is worthy of ten stars for content, and five for quality. Buy it before all 250,000 run out. Also See: Silly Symphonies Mickey Mouse in Living Color Disneyland USA Davy Crockett Mickey Mouse in Black and White The Complete Goofy Was this review helpful to you?
Disney Princess Tea Party: Christa 
Hear the Disney Princesses sing and speak to Christa over 60 times throughout this one of a kind CD. It will be an instant hit with Christa that she will listen to over and over. Watch her face light up as she hears her name sung and spoken by the original Disney Princess cast. Christa will join each of the Disney Princesses as they prepare for a Princess Tea Party. Each princess will personally coach Christa through getting dressed and using proper etiquette, and Christa will receive a personal invitation to the castle to join all the Disney Princesses at their Princess Tea Party!
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