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Dinky and Boomer are two characters from The Fox and the Hound.

Background[]

They are two friends (a sparrow and a woodpecker) who are seen either helping Big Mama act out a plan or trying to catch Squeaks, a caterpillar. Dinky and Boomer are seen many times trying (unsuccessfully) to catch him. At the end of the film, Squeaks becomes a butterfly and flies away, leaving both Dinky and Boomer dumbfounded.

Role in the film[]

Dinky the sparrow and Boomer the woodpecker act as the comic relief "odd pair" during the film, Dinky as the small but brainy half and Boomer as the strong but dimmer half. They help Big Mama find a home for Tod the young orphaned fox by getting Widow Tweed's attention (Boomer taps at her door and Dinky helps upset her clothesline).

As Tod starts growing up, he longs for a playmate, but the bird duo is too busy trying to catch the caterpillar Squeaks to notice, much to Tod's disgust. Next, while Amos Slade and Chief were chasing Tod on his property, the bird duo was nearly shot and quickly flew away. Next, after Copper leaves at the start of hunting season, the two help Big Mama illustrate her point that things are most likely going to be different between Tod and Copper, due to the later being a hunting dog. They fly south for the winter and return in the spring, amazed and proud of how much Tod has grown up.

After the accident of that night, when Tod's safety is in jeopardy, Widow Tweed takes Tod to a nature preserve, and Dinky and Boomer accompany Big Mama to watch his attempts at making friends with Vixey. At the end of the film, their attempts to catch Squeaks are as determined as ever but are dumbfoundedly foiled when Squeaks becomes a butterfly.

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Trivia[]

  • Big Mama, Dinky, and Boomer are originally going to help Tod and Vixey defeat the Bear, but their scenes were cut in production.
  • According to Sharon Mornill, Dinky and Boomer were supposed to appear in The Fox and the Hound 2, but they did not appear in the film.
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The Fox and the Hound (video/soundtrack) • The Fox and the Hound 2 (video/soundtrack) • House of Mouse
Disney Parks
Entertainment: Rivers of Light: We Are One

Parades: Main Street Electrical Parade
Fireworks: Momentous

Characters
The Fox and the Hound: TodCopperBig MamaDinky and BoomerSqueaksWidow TweedAmos SladeChiefAbigailMr. DiggerPorcupineVixeyBear

The Fox and the Hound 2: CashDixieWaylon and FloydGranny RoseLyle SnodgrassZeldaWinchell P. BickerstaffOlivia Farmer

Locations
Widow Tweed's HomeAmos Slade's HouseThe Game Preserve
Songs
Best of FriendsLack of EducationGoodbye May Seem ForeverA Hunting ManAppreciate the LadyFriends for LifeWe're in HarmonyHound DudeGood Doggie, No Bone!Blue BeyondWe Go Together
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