Ivan

IvanИван
Background information
Feature films	Make Mine Music
Animators	Ward Kimball
Voice	Sterling Holloway
Character information
Occupation	One of Peter's minions
Home	Russia
Likes	Hunting, chasing Sasha (formerly)
Dislikes	Being cut through line by Sonia, wolves
Powers and abilities	Brute strength, speed, meows

Ivan is a cat and one of the main characters in Walt Disney Productions' 1946 short Peter and the Wolf, segment of the 1946 feature film Make Mine Music.

Background

Personality

Ivan is described as a bit dumb, though he doesn't really seem to display it in the show. He is shown to be adept at prowling, as most cats are, and very sneaky as seen when he tries to catch and eat Sasha, but is stopped and berated by Peter. He is shown to have great fear of the wolf, as he panics at the first sign of it and runs to Peter, though he is brave enough to let Peter lower him down with a rope and tie it to the wolf's tail to save Sasha. He is also the only one who stays with Peter throughout the whole ordeal, with Sonia seeming to get eaten and Sasha going to find some hunters for help.

Appearances

Make Mine Music

Ivan is first seen trying to eat Sasha, but Peter stops him just in time and demands him to release Sasha. Peter then berates Ivan, who seems to feel ashamed. He later accompanies Peter, Sasha, and Sonia to hunt down and capture the wolf. When Ivan suddenly notices the wolf, he panics and runs to Peter. Later, when Sonia supposedly gets eaten by the wolf, Ivan mourns with the rest of the gang. He later shows bravery when Peter lowers him down with a rope and ties it to the wolf's tail to save Sasha from getting eaten, after which Sasha goes to some hunters for help. Ivan can be seen in the parade with Peter at the end of the segment.

Trivia

• Ivan is represented in the music by a clarinet.

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Media Make Mine Music • Casey Bats Again • House of Mouse • Video Segments: The Martins and the Coys • Blue Bayou • All the Cats Join In • Without You • Casey at the Bat • Two Silhouettes • Peter and the Wolf • After You've Gone • Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet • Willie the Operatic Whale Disney Parks Games of the Boardwalk • Le Pays des Contes de Fées • Wonderful World of Animation Restaurants: Casey's Corner Characters Henry Coy • Grace Martin • Egret Couple • Casey • Ladies from the Stand • Teenagers • Peter • Sasha • Sonia • Ivan • Peter's Grandfather • Misha, Yasha, and Vladimir • Wolf • Clarinet • Johnny Fedora • Alice Blue Bonnet • Willie the Whale • Whitey • Tetti-Tatti • Tetti-Tatti's Sailors Locations Ocean • New York City • Russia Songs Make Mine Music • The Martins and the Coys • Blue Bayou • All the Cats Join In • Without You • Casey (The Pride of Them All) • Two Silhouettes • Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet