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| Disney |
| Walt Disney's older brother, and co–founder of the firm (1923) |
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Roy Disney |
| Disney's first cartoon character |
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Oswald the Rabbit |
| The first cartoon film that Mickey Mouse appeared in (May 1928) |
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Plane Crazy |
| The first sound cartoon – the first film in which Mickey Mouse spoke (November 1928) – often said to be the first Mickey Mouse film |
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Steamboat Willie |
| Mickey Mouse's original name (he was Mickey by the time his first cartoon was released) |
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Mortimer |
| Claimed that Walt Disney once told him that Mickey Mouse was named after him |
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Mickey Rooney |
| Mickey's voice in Steamboat Willie |
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Walt Disney |
| Known in Italy as Topolino |
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Mickey Mouse |
| First animated character to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1978) | ||
| Pluto's breed (developed from a pair that appeared to track down some escaped criminals in The Chain Gang, 1930) |
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Bloodhound |
| Mickey's (and Donald's) anthropomorphic canine friend; gives his name to a method of riding a skateboard |
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Goofy |
| Donald Duck first appeared in (1934: one of the Silly Symphonies series) |
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The Wise Little Hen |
| Donald Duck's address |
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1313 Webfoot Walk |
| Donald Duck's middle name (according to Donald Gets Drafted, 1942) |
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Fauntleroy |
| Donald Duck was banned in Finland for |
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Not wearing trousers |
| Voice of Donald Duck |
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Clarence Nash |
| Donald Duck's girlfriend |
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Daisy Duck |
| Donald Duck's nephews |
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Huey, Louie & Dewey |
| The first feature–length cartoon film (1937) |
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Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs |
| Disney's second full–length animated cartoon (1940) |
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Pinocchio |
| Based on a 1923 novel by Austrian author Felix Salten, subtitled A Life in the Woods |
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Bambi |
| The Rawlins children (Charlie, Carrie and Paul) are evacuated to the Dorset village of Pepperinge Eye, where they are placed in the care of Eglantine Price, a reclusive spinster who turns out to be an apprentice witch |
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
| Gus and Jaq (white mice), a horse named Major, a bloodhound nmed Bruno, and a ferocious cat named Lucifer, appear in |
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Cinderella |
| Timothy Mouse appears in |
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Dumbo |
| Disney's third feature–length film (1940): features eight animated sequences set to famous classical music pieces, including Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice. Music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, who appears in some brief live action sequences |
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Fantasia |
| Inspired by Hand Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen |
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Frozen |
The song Shooting Star – released as a single by Boyzone – was written for, but not
included in |
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Hercules |
| Last film Disney worked on |
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The Jungle Book |
| Sebastian the Crab, King Triton, Ariel, Flounder |
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The Little Mermaid |
| 1998: title character is a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the Chinese Imperial Army; a live action remake was released in 2020, for chargeable download |
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Mulan |
| Jiminy Cricket, the Blue Fairy, Stromboli (an exploitative puppet master who locks the title character in a cage), and J. Worthington Foulfellow (a sly, anthropomorphic fox) feature in |
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Pinocchio |
| Several characters are swallowed by a whale named Monstro | ||
| 2007 Pixar film, released by Disney, starring a rat called Remy who loves cooking; named after a French dish | |
Ratatouille |
| Bernard, Bianca (mice), Medusa (kidnapper), Orville (dopey seagull); the first full–length Disney animation to inspire a sequel |
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The Rescuers |
| Sequel to The Rescuers (1990 – it bombed) |
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The Rescuers Down Under |
| Based on the tales of Uncle Remus |
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Song of the South |
| Based on T. H. White's The Once and Future King, which in turn was based on the legend of King Arthur and Merlin the Magician |
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The Sword in the Stone |
| 2010: loosely based on the Grimm Brothers fairy tale Rapunzel |
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Tangled |
| Disney's first all–live action film (1950) |
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Treasure Island |
| Carl Fredricksen (an elderly widower who ties thousands of balloons to his home, to fulfill his dream of seeing the wilds of South America and to complete a promise made to his late wife) is the main character in (2009 Disney-Pixar film) |
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Up |
| The title character's amazing invention – and title of the 1997 remake starring Robin Williams |
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Flubber |
| Model for Aladdin |
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Tom Cruise |
| Aladdin's girlfriend (princess) |
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Jasmin |
| Genie's voice |
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Robin Williams |
| Oscar–winning song – lyrics by Tim Rice |
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A Whole New World |
| Central character (she–cat with three kittens) |
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Duchess |
| Alley cat who befriends Duchess and the kittens |
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Thomas O'Malley |
| Bambi's best friend – "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" (a rabbit) |
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Thumper |
| Name of the skunk |
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Flower |
| Beauty's name (as in many traditional versions of the story) |
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Belle |
| Voice of the teapot, Mrs. Potts |
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Angela Lansbury |
| Apprentice witch Eglantine Price |
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Angela Lansbury |
| "Professor" Emelius Browne – proprietor of the Correspondence College of Witchcraft | |
David Tomlinson |
| Name of the ant (the main protagonist) |
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Flik |
| Voice of Hopper the grasshopper (the main antagonist) |
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Kevin Spacey |
| Central character – a rookie racing car |
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Lightning McQueen |
| Voice of Lightning McQueen |
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Owen Wilson |
| Lightning McQueen's main rival (the " infamous runner–up"); voiced by Michael Keaton |
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Chick Hicks |
| The retiring veteran, voiced by former NASCAR driver Richard Petty |
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Strip Weathers |
| Nickname by which the above is better known – 'borrowed' from voice actor Richard Petty |
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The King |
| Voice of Doc Hudson, the blue 1951 Hudson |
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Paul Newman |
| Ugly sisters |
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Anastasia, Drizella |
| Dumbo's only friend, who convinces him that he can fly and becomes his manager (not named on the soundtrack, but his signature is seen on a contract) |
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Timothy Q. Mouse |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice: title role "played" by |
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Mickey Mouse |
| Music recorded under the direction of |
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Leopold Stokowski |
| The princess whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their parents' kingdom in eternal winter | |
Elsa |
| The princess who sets out to find her estranged sister Elsa |
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Anna |
| The land that Elsa and Anna are princesses of |
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Arendelle |
| The snowman who dreams of experiencing summer |
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Olaf |
| The roguish iceman who helps Anna to find Elsa, eventually falling in love with her |
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Kristoff |
| Kristoff's reindeer |
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Sven |
| Prince of the southern Isles, who gets engaged to Anna but turns out to be the villain |
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Hans |
| Singer of the full version of Let it Go – released as a single |
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Idina Menzel |
| Singer of the simplified version, played over the closing credits |
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Demi Lovato |
| Characters designed by |
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Gerald Scarfe |
| Narrator |
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Charlton Heston |
| Voice of Zeus |
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Rip Torn |
| Voice of Philoctetes (Phil), the unhappy satyr who trains Hercules |
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Danny DeVito |
| Father of the 15 puppies |
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Pongo |
| Mother of the 15 puppies |
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Perdita |
| Wicked female – hires two henchmen named Horace and Jasper Badun to capture the puppies | |
Cruella de Vil |
| Name of the Bull terrier |
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Bodger |
| Siamese cat |
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Tao |
| Labrador retriever |
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Luath |
| King of the Swingers (an orang–utan) |
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King Louie |
| Voiced by |
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Louis Prima |
| Voice of Shere Khan, the tiger |
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George Sanders |
| Voice of Baloo the Bear |
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Phil Harris |
| Buzzie, Flaps, Dizzie and Ziggy are |
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Vultures |
| That's What Friends Are For (opening lyrics: "We're your friends ... We're your friends ... We're your friends to the bitter end ... "): sung in barbershop quartet style by | ||
| Leader of the elephants |
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Colonel Hathi |
| Lady's breed |
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Cocker spaniel |
| Voice of Darling (Lady's female owner), Si & Am, and the Lhaso Apso Peg – sings He's a tramp |
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Peggy Lee |
| The Lion King is loosely based on (Shakespeare play) |
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Hamlet | |
| Theme song (sung by Elton John) |
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Circle of Life | |
| Name of the title character |
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Simba | |
| Voice of Simba |
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Matthew Broderick | |
| Simba's mother |
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Queen Sarabi | |
| Simba's father |
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King Mufasa | |
| Voice of Mufasa |
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James Earl Jones | |
| Simba's wicked uncle (Mufasa's younger brother) |
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Scar | |
| Voice of Scar |
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Jeremy Irons | |
| After fleeing from Scar, Simba is nursed back to health by | Meerkat |
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Timon |
| Warthog |
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Pumbaa | |
| Shenzi, Banzai and Ed are |
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Hyenas | |
| Baboon–like character who performs shamanistic services for the lions – name is Swahili for "friend" |
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Rafiki | |
| Name of the title character |
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Ariel |
| Ariel's father |
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King Triton |
| Ariel's best friend, who accompanies her into the human world (a fish) |
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Flounder |
| Seagull that they meet at the surface |
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Scuttle |
| Crab musician who advises them not to go |
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Sebastian |
| Herbie's racing number (emblazoned on the side) |
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53 |
See also Film Series (for a list of sequels).
| Chimney sweep played by Dick Van Dyke |
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Bert |
| Name of the family |
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Banks |
| Names of the Banks children |
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Jane, Michael |
| Mary Poppins' umbrella handle had the head of a |
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Parrot |
| Model for Tinkerbelle |
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Marilyn Monroe |
| Name of the Indian princess |
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Tiger lily |
| Voice of Captain John Smith |
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Mel Gibson |
| Robin Hood and Maid Marian were portrayed as |
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Foxes |
| Prince John and King Richard were portrayed as |
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Lions |
| Voices of Prince John and King Richard |
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Peter Ustinov |
| The Sheriff of Nottingham was portrayed as a |
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Wolf |
| Little John was portrayed as a |
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Bear |
| Voice of Little John (also voiced Baloo, another bear, in The Jungle Book) |
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Phil Harris |
| Voice of Sir Hiss (Prince John's anguine sidekick) |
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Terry–Thomas |
| Voice of the minstrel Alan–a–Dale (a rooster) |
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Roger Miller |
| Name of Sleeping Beauty (same as in Tchaikovsky's ballet) |
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Princess Aurora |
| Princess Aurora's fairy godmothers |
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Flora |
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Fauna | |
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Merryweather | |
| Name of the prince (the only princely name familiar to Americans in the 1950s!) |
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Prince Philip |
| The dwarfs' occupation |
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Mining |
| Dwarf with the longest name |
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Bashful |
| Dwarf that wore glasses |
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Doc |
| Dwarf who didn't have a beard |
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Dopey |
| Character that sings Zip–a–dee–doo–dah |
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Brer Rabbit |
| Merlin's owl |
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Archimedes |
| Voice of Jane |
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Minnie Driver |
| Voice of Clayton, the principal villain (essentially created for this film) |
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Brian Blessed |
| Small boy who owns the toys |
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Andy |
| Name of the astronaut who is Andy's new toy (birthday present) – fails to realise he's a toy, and believes he has a mission to return to his home planet. Catchphrase: "To infinity – and beyond!" |
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Buzz Lightyear |
| Voice of Buzz Lightyear |
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Tim Allen |
| Name of the cowboy, who resents being replaced as Andy's favourite toy by Buzz Lightyear |
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Woody |
| Voice of Woody |
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Tom Hanks |
| Toy dachshund, voiced by Jim Varney (named after a real toy of the 1950s–70s) |
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Slinky Dog |
| Toy Story 2: name of the horse |
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Bullseye |
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