''Toby Tortoise Returns'' is an

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's ''

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'' series, directed by

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. It is a sequel to the 1935 short ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', Fifer Pig, Fiddler Pig, Practical Pig and the

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from '' Three Little Pigs'', and Jenny Wren and the cuckoo from '' Who Killed Cock Robin?''. It was released in

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, and

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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 Adriana Elena Loretta Caselotti (May 6, 1916 – January 19, 1997) was an American actress and singer. Caselotti was the voice of the title character of the first Walt Disney animated feature, '' Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs'' (1937), for which ...

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

External links

* 1936 films 1930s sports films Animated films about rabbits and hares Animated films about turtles Boxing animation American boxing films Films directed by Wilfred Jackson Films produced by Walt Disney American sequel films Silly Symphonies 1930s Disney animated short films Films based on the Tortoise and the Hare Films scored by Frank Churchill Films scored by Leigh Harline 1930s American films 1936 animated short films {{Disney-animation-film-stub