Prod. 2138 - The Sword in the Stone - Seq. .006 - "Wart Becomes a Squirrel" (III)

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Action squirrels by Hal King, acting squirrels by Frank Thomas,
Wolf by John Sibley and John Lounsbery, Merin by Eric Larson,
Wart by Ollie Johnston, and one scene of Wart and Merlin
walking away by Hal Ambro...

Prod. 2138 - The Sword in the Stone - Seq. .006 - "Wart Becomes a Squirrel" (II)

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Wonderful Character Animation by Frank Thomas...

Prod. 2138 - The Sword in the Stone - Seq. .006 - "Wart Becomes a Squirrel" (I)

My favorite sequence. Actually one of my all-time favorites, especially the part I will post tomorrow!

First some transitional footage called scenes 401 to 425 starting with Ollie Johnston (Merlin and Wart), then Eric Cleworth (Merlin) and Cliff Nordberg (pots and pans) with Dan MacManus doing water and bubbles. Scene 1 follows, and we are in the realm of the squirrels, action scenes by Hal King and finally the star of this sequence, Frank Thomas, whom I miss dearly.

This draft dated 6/21/1963...

Prod. 2138 - The Sword in the Stone - Seq. 05.1 - "Wart Tells Fish Story"

This sequence was clearly injected at a later stage to put an end to the fish story by having Sir Ector and Kay not believe in Wart - animated by Hal King, Dick Lucas, John Ewing and John Lounsbery. This draft dated 5/29/1963...
Happy Inaugural, folks! What I will miss most with Mr. Bush gone is "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches" on The Late Show...

Prod. 2138 - The Sword in the Stone - Seq. .005 - "Wart Becomes a Fish" (III)

The pike and the owl by John Sibley, John Lounsbery (and Dick Lucas) and the fish by Hal King. Then Milt Kahl takes over for the humans, with two lesser scenes by Eric Cleworth...

Prod. 2138 - The Sword in the Stone - Seq. .005 - "Wart Becomes a Fish" (II)

Continued from yesterday: under water with Merlin and Wart by Hal King and Eric Larson. Pike by John Sibley and John Lounsbery. Dick Lucas credited in one scene...