Prod. 2062 - Ichabod (I)  - Cover

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On this, the 99th anniversary of dear Ollie Johnston's birthday, we will start to look at the Ichabod and Mr. Toad drafts! Beginning with 2062 Ichabod, just because it is first in the title and it fits the time of year. Toad's production number is 2011. Here are the cover and the sequence breakdown on its inside.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Wow, new draft! I can't wait to do mosaic for that!
    It's have the same production number as "Snow White..."

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  2. Hans PerkOctober 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Well, no, Snow White is 2001...

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  3. Michael J. RuoccoOctober 31, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    What a coincidence! To celebrate Halloween, I'm watching 'Ichabod' right now, just as I discovered this post on my blogger dashboard! Spooky!

    I'm really looking forward to this one!

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  4. Zartok-35October 31, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Oh boy, the Sleepy Hollow draft! A good choice for this time of year. I can hardly wait to get started!

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  5. voiceman91October 31, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Hans, is Ratty's line, "Sorry, Toad, I misjudged you" animated by Don Lusk, because according to an interview with Eric Larson, Larson actually animated that, calling it "the best dialogue I ever did".

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  6. John V.November 2, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    In the film itself, Mr Toad comes first. I wonder why the title is in the wrong order.

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  7. Steven HartleyNovember 3, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    WHAT??? I thought Peter Pan was a lineup?

    Good to see Ichabod though - one of my favourites. :)

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