This is a long one because Rob is gonna tell you the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about Disney’s Song of the South. Rob holds no punches and gives you the complete history of this film. We look at it all from its roots with Joel Chandler Harris and the Tales of Uncle Remus and the impact those stories have had on the literary community. We even have multiple critics of Harris give their two cents. We examine Walt Disney’s Wish to make the Song of the South Trilogy and how multiple versions of the script were made with an army of different consultants including a literal Communist being brought in to make sure the film wasn’t remotely Uncle Tomish. We examine how some felt this film was propaganda of the Double V Campaign to the NAACP’s View that Disney had weaponized Uncle Remus against the African American community. We even examine Disney’s use of the property decades after the film. It is the team’s effort that this is objective, fair, and a proper history of the intent and heart of this incorrectly maligned film.

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Timestamps

00:00 – The Demise of Splash Mountain

00:30 – The Disney Stance on Song of the South

01:53 – Brief History of Cinema

03:58 – The Tales of Uncle Remus

05:08 – Joel Chandler Harris

08:26 – Criticism of Harris

10:22 – Literary Impact of Harris

11:40 – Walt Disney plans for Uncle Remus

12:40 – Writing the Script for Song of the South

15:38 – Casting Uncle Remus

16:56 – Contemporary Reviews for Song of the South

19:04 – Protests against the Film

19:56 – Disney’s use of the Song of the South Property

20:41 – Princess and the Frog replacing Splash Mountain

22:15 – The Intent behind the Movie and Source Material

24:07 – Conclusion