A Fascinating Day In Animation History: Disney’s ‘Robin Hood’ (1973)

Robin Hood 1978

This segment will pay homage to great (and not-so-great) animated films in history.

So, forty years ago a movie came out that may have had an exceedingly low-budget, but also has an incredibly high quotability and musical ranking. Walt Disney’s Robin Hood released in the US on November 8, 1973 to great critical acclaim. It has an 83 minute running time and about 587 classic one-liners:

“Sire, if you don’t mind my saying, you have a very loud thumb.”

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Animation Fascination Episode 12: The History Of Animation with Austin Madison and Chris Chua

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Welcome back to the Animation Fascination podcast. Each episode will feature an animated series or film from the past or present. Traditionally hand drawn, computer generated, or stop motion/claymation, if it’s animated, its up for discussion!

On this episode, Marc and Justin discuss the history of animation with Pixar animators Austin Madison and Chris Chua!

  • New Releases (Reviews)
  • Jem & the Holograms: Season 1 DVD
  • The Lion King 3D Blu-ray
  • African Cats Blu-ray
  • Beauty and the Beast 3D Blu-ray
  • Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Blu-ray
  • Jake and the Neverland Pirates DVD
  • Topic Discussion
  • The History of Animation