Sneezy

Sneezy is one of the seven dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He has hayfever, and often sneezes during the most inconvenient moments.

=Film and Television Appearances=

''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

 * "I can't help it. When ya gotta, ya gotta! I, uh, I gotta, uh, ah, aaa CHOO!"



Working at the Mine
Sneezy is first introduced, with his seven companions, at the Dwarfs' Mine. He, Grumpy, Bashful and Happy dig to unearth diamonds from the tunnels. The diamonds are taken by Sleepy to Doc, who discards the worthless diamonds for Dopey to sweep away. Doc is the first to hear the alarm, and alerts the other dwarfs that it is time for them to go home. Sneezy is the seventh in line as the dwarfs sing Heigh Ho.

Finding Snow White
When the seven dwarfs reach their cottage, Doc suddenly stops (causing the six other dwarfs to pile up behind him), noticing that light is coming from the house. The dwarfs think that a monster has taken up residence in their house. They sneak into the cottage; Doc, holding a candle, tells them to search everywhere. The dwarfs note that the cottage has been cleaned. Bashful sees some flowers and shows them to Sneezy; being allergic, Sneezy sneezes, blowing the other dwarfs across the room. When he shows signs of sneezing again, the dwarfs tie his beard and whiskers around his nose to keep him quiet. They decide that whatever is in the cottage is upstairs, and Doc declares that one of them must go upstairs to chase it out of the house. Dopey is elected, and Doc, his hand shaking, gives Dopey the candle. Dopey is so terrified upon entering the bedroom that, when he hears a noise coming from the beds, he screams and rushes downstairs. The dwarfs decide that they must get rid of this beast once and for all, and enter the bedroom, once again led by Doc. They are about to strike whatever is sleeping in their beds when they realise that it is the princess, Snow White. Grumpy begins to complain, and Doc attempts to silence him, but Snow White is woken up. She manages to match the name at the foot of each bed to the correct dwarf, identifying Sneezy third.

In the Cottage
Doc attempts to express his delight, but is flustered, and gets into an argument with Grumpy, who wants Snow White to leave. Eventually it is agreed that Snow White will clean and cook for the dwarfs if she is allowed to stay. She prepares soup for them, but demands that they wash first. Grumpy follows the dwarfs outside but refuses to wash. The other dwarfs, led by Doc, manage to drag him to the water and wash him thoroughly, while singing Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Dwarfs' Washing Song). Later that evening, after supper, the seven dwarfs entertain Snow White with The Silly Song, while Dopey, perched on Sneezy's shoulders, dances with Snow White. After they finish the song, the dwarfs listen to Snow White sing Some Day My Prince Will Come, which sends every dwarf, except the stubborn, defiant Grumpy, into a dream-like state. Doc declares that Snow White will sleep in the bedroom upstairs, and the dwarfs must sleep downstairs. Sneezy sleeps next to Dopey, using him as a cushion.

The Finale
The next morning, Snow White kisses each dwarf farewell as he leaves for the mine. A kiss from Snow White is able to prevent one of Sneezy's sneezes, albeit momentarily. While the dwarfs head to the mine, the Queen, as the Witch, makes her way to the cottage, knowing that only Snow White will be at home. She finds the princess baking a gooseberry pie for, the animals sense danger and, after attempting to drive her away, rush to the mine to fetch the dwarfs. When they discover that the Queen has found Snow White, The dwarfs rush home to find that the Witch has succeeded in poisoning the princess and is about to leave. The dwarfs, led by Grumpy, chase the Witch into the mountains, and she reaches a cliff. She attempts to crush the dwarfs with a boulder, but a flash of lightning causes her to fall from the cliff and be crushed by the boulder herself. The seven dwarfs mourn Snow White's death, but find her to be so beautiful, even in death, that they fashion a coffin from glass and place her inside. The Prince arrives, and the dwarfs part so that he can approach Snow White. He kisses her, breaking the spell of the Sleeping Death, and the dwarfs cheer. Before Snow White leaves with the Prince, she kisses each dwarf on the forehead.

=Theme Park Appearances=

Parade of Dreams
The Seven Dwarfs, played by actors in large masks, appear in Disneyland's Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams. They walk in a long line, coming before the Snow White float. =Behind the Scenes= Sneezy was animated by different people, depending on the sequence. For the Heigh Ho sequence he was animated by Shamus Culhane and animation during The Silly Song is by Les Clark. Most other scenes of the dwarfs were animated by Vladimir Tytla and Frank Thomas.

Animation
Though designing the dwarfs was relatively easy, animating them proved to be difficult, as the animators, already finding human figures difficult to animate, now had to animate 'ill-formed' human figures. Vladimir Tytla noted that the dwarfs should walk with a swing to their hips, and Fred Moore commented that the dwarfs had to move a little more quickly to keep up with the human characters. In order to establish Sneezy's character during the march home in Heigh Ho, George Stalling noted traits specific to the character, to be taken into account in the animation:
 * "Sneezy is plodding along. Maybe his nose is twitching, maybe he slaps at it."

An armature of each dwarf was constructed as reference for the animators. The scene in which the dwarfs tie a knot in Sneezy's beard was inspired by a sketch by Albert Hurter.

Doc and Grumpy's fight
A sequence which was fully animated was ultimately cut as it was felt to detract from the story. Following Snow White's promise that she will cook gooseberry pie, all dwarfs cheer and agree that she can stay. The deleted sequence begins when Grumpy disagrees and scolds his fellows for weakening at the mention of gooseberry pie. Doc confronts Grumpy and demands that he let Snow White stay, but Grumpy continues to refuse. The two dwarfs walk up to each other, eventually hurting themselves by squashing their bulbous noses against each other. As they back away from each other again, Grumpy insults Doc, who, flustered, tried to repeat the phrase but gets it wrong at every attempt. Grumpy, fed up, twists Docs nose; Doc retorts by knocking Grumpy's nose, causing it to swing from side to side. A fight ensues, which Grumpy appears to be winning until the other dwarfs try to pry him away. Snow White reminds them of how scary the forest will be for her if she has to leave, and Grumpy finally agrees that she can stay until she has made the gooseberry pie. The entire sequence can be seen on the second disc of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Platinum Edition DVD.

Music in Your Soup
After the song Bluddle Uddle Um Dum, in which the dwarfs wash themselves, they sit down to eat the soup with Snow White and eat by slurping very loudly. Grumpy arrived late (having been washed vigorously), and is revealed to be the noisiest eater. The scene was cut as it was not felt relevant to the story.

You're Never Too Old
You're Never too Old was originally to be sung by the dwarfs to Snow White. It was ultimately cut, because the subject of the song did not seem relevant to the story, and replaced with The Silly Song.

Building a Bed for Snow White
A scene was storyboarded and partly animated in which the dwarfs hold a meeting to decide on a gift for Snow White. Sleepy's idea for a bed is ultimately agreed upon. Sneezy's job is to stuff the mattress, which inevitably causes him to sneeze. =References=