![]() I love the good-natured humor of the story and the narrative style so reminiscent of my own childhood, when Dad would tell us tales from Disney cartoons.” “But there were others, like this delightful Mickey Mouse and the Candy Mine, that I later found out about from collectors. “The most widely popular record was A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland. #Donald duck voice candy tvIn his later years with Disney, Dad occasionally scripted kiddie records-phonograph discs targeted to the younger set-in addition to his TV scripts and newspaper features like ‘True-Life Adventures,’” said Dick’s son, Dr. But to Disney record fans, Huemer created original stories for such cherished discs as The What-zis and the Whoo-zis. The story was written by an official Disney Legend, animator/writer/director Dick Huemer, who worked on tons of classic films such as Dumbo, The Band Concert, Alice in Wonderland, classic comics and other non-animated projects. (Note how Goofy’s name is spelled over the stage page.)Ĭlick thumbnails (below) to enlarge images It dices! It slices! It juliennes! Well, what it really did was offer a record to play, a book to read, pictures to color, punch-out puppets, a puppet “stage” and a form for joining the coveted Little Nipper Club. #Donald duck voice candy seriesEnter the RCA Victor Little Nipper Series Record Album. The overused term “immersive” may be prevalent today, but anything that seemed to have multiple marvelous uses was very attractive to parents, especially if they were convinced that it would keep them occupied (and quiet) for even a few more minutes. In the postwar baby boom, children’s records were hot commodities and to compete with other suburban store temptations, some of their producers came up with novel ways to set them apart. Like comics and storybooks, phonograph records frequently found the Disney characters in adventures found nowhere else. Tunes: “Digging Song,” “There Was a King.” Voices: Verne Smith (Narrator) Jimmy Macdonald (Mickey Mouse) Pinto Colvig (Goofy) John Brown (King of the Trolls). RCA Victor Records VY-2001 (Two 10” 78 RPM Mono Discs) WY-2001-3330 (One 7” 45 RPM Mono Disc) This week Mickey Mouse and company star in a original audio adventure, and we take a look at the numerous releases of Orphan’s Benefit – a cartoon soundtrack that just turned 80. ![]()
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