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Pelhams Puppets & Walt Disney

In edition 27 of Pelpup News (March 1953) Bob Pelham announced that he had acquired the rights to manufacture Walt Disney characters. Over the years many different types were produced and were always the best seller. Pinnocchio was without doubt the most produced character ever.

Several of the characters also appear on animated units

Mickey Mouse and his Friends

Mickey Mouse made his screen debut on November 18,1928, as star of the first synchronized sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, at the Colony Theatre in New York.

Goofy and Donald Duck hit the big screen a few years later.

Pelham Produced Versions of

Mickey Mouse

Minipup
SL Early Version
SL Later Version
SL Late Version
Collectors Series
Glove Puppet
18" Display
24" Display
30" Display

Minnie Mouse

Minipup
SL Early Version
SL Later Version
SL Late Version
Collectors Series
Glove Puppet
18" Display
24" Display
30" Display

Donald Duck

SL Early Version
SL Later Version
SL Late Version
18" Display
24" Display

Daisey Duck

SL Version
Collectors Series

Goofy

SL Early Version
SL Later Version
Collectors Series
30" Display

Pluto

Minipup
SL Early Version
SL Later Version
Collectors Series
24" Display

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

From the old fairy tale, a jealous queen attempts to get rid of her beautiful step-daughter, Snow White, who takes refuge with seven dwarfs in their forest home. The queen changes into a witch and tempts Snow White with a poisoned apple which puts her into an everlasting sleep, until a prince finds her in a glass coffin and awakens her with Love's First Kiss.

Release year: 1937
Directed by: Dave Hand
Music: Frank Churchill
Songs: Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline, Larry Morey and Paul J. Smith
Voices: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille la Verne, Otis Harlan, Scotty Matraw, Roy Atwell, Billy Gilbert and Pinto Colving Academy
Awards: Special Award for the creation of a full-length animated movie.

Pelham Produced Versions of

Snow White

SL Early Version
SL Late Version
30" Display
30" Animated Display

Dopey

Early Wooden Version
18" Display

Doc

Early Wooden Version
18" Display

Sleepy

Early Wooden Version
18" Display

Grumpy

Early Wooden Version
18" Display

Happy

Early Wooden Version
18" Display

Bashfull

Early Wooden Version
18" Display

Sneezy

Early Wooden Version
18" Display

Display Set

Full Display set

There was a special animated set of Snow White and the seven Dwarfs made for the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Snow White stood on a box and twists from side to side waving her arm. Two of the dwarfs were made with bendy legs and sat on a See-Saw. The face of Snow White in this set is much more attractive than the normal set.

Pinocchio

Famous story of Inventor Gepetto who creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy. The fairy assigns Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio's "conscience" and keep him out of trouble. Jiminy is not too successful in this endeavor and most of the film is spent with Pinocchio deep in trouble.

Release year: 1940
Directed by: Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske
Music: Paul J. Smith Songs: Leigh Harline and Ned Washington
Voices: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Cliff Edwards, Evelyn Venable, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Charles Judels and Don Brodie
Awards: Oscars for Best Original Score and for Best Song.

Pelham Produced Versions of

Pinocchio

SS Early Version
SL 1961 Version
SL 1962 Version
SL 1963 on Version
Collectors Series
Glove Puppet
24" Display

Fairy

SL Several Versions

Gepetto

SL First Version
SL Second Version
Glove Puppet
36" Display

Jiminy Cricket

SL First Version
SL Second Version
Collectors Series

Cinderella

The classic where adopted daughter of an upper-class lady, is made a slave in her own home. While her mother and ugly stepsisters are out at the royal ball she gets a surprise visit from a friend.

Year of release: 1950
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi and Hamilton Luske
Music: Oliver Wallace and Paul J. Smith
Songs: Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
Voices: Ilene Woods, William Phipps, Eleanor Audley, Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss and Verna Felton
Awards: Nominated for Oscars for Best Score, Best Song and Best Sound

Pelham Produced Versions of

Cinderella

SL Several Versions

Prince Charming

SL Several Versions

Ugly Sisters

Ugly Sister 1
Ugly Sister 2

Fairy Godmother

SL Version

Alice in Wonderland

Disney version of Lewis Carroll's Children's story. Alice becomes bored and her mind starts to wander. She sees a white rabbit who appears to be in a hurry. She chases it into its burrow and then a most bizarre series of adventures begins.

Year of release: 1951
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske Produced by: Walt Disney
Music: Oliver Wallace Songs: Oliver Wallace
Voices: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna, Verna Felton and Bill Thompson
Awards: Nominated for Oscar for Best Score

Pelham Produced Versions of

Alice

SL Early Version
SL Late Version

March Hare

SL Early Version

White Rabbit

SL Early Version

Dutchess

SL Early Version
SL Early Version With Baby

Cook

SL Early Version

Frog Butler

SL Early Version

Fish Footman

SL Early Version

King

SL Early Version

Queen

SL Early Version

Knave

SL Early Version

Sword and the Stone

Arthur (Wart) is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for Wart beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give Wart an education (whatever that is), believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.

Year of Release: 1963
Directed by: Wolfang Reitherman
Music: George Bruns
Songs: George Bruns
Voices: Ricky Sorenson, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson and Junius Matthews
Awards: Nominated for Oscar for to Best Adapted Score

Pelham Produced Versions of

Wart

SL Version

Merlin

SL Version

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