The Jolly Holiday Farm Animals are characters featured in the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins. They are a group of animated farm animals, who reside in the English Countryside Painting.
Background[]
They are a group of animated farm animals that Mary Poppins and Bert encounter during the "Jolly Holiday" musical sequence. They are very curious when they seen Mary and Bert arriving at the farm where they are at often showing a gentle personality towards the live-action characters showing a happy personality towards them. They consist of sheep, a horse, a cow, some geese, a pig, and some chickens (hens and roosters) in it.
The barnyard animals are voiced by Bill Lee (ram), Mary Virginia Tyler (lambs), Paul Frees (horse), Marc Breaux (cow), Marni Nixon (geese), and Thurl Ravenscroft (pig) respectively.[1]
Appearances[]
Mary Poppins[]
During the musical number "Jolly Holiday", Mary Poppins and Bert encounter the farm animals in their pen just as the hens, a lamb, a pig, and some geese curiously encounter someone happily arriving in their pen, and as Bert arrives in their pen, a cow, a horse, a ram, and others curiously see Bert who taps his cane as the animals sing their part. As Bert conducts the animals, the ram is the first one to sing his part, followed by four little lambs leaping and singing their part, then the horse and the cow. As Bert continues conducting, the geese sing their part, followed by the pig who sings his part after their turn. After a while, the animals continue to sing in chorus followed the horse kicking a feeder and using it as an instrument just as the other animals continue singing as the couple leaves. They make no further appearances after that.
Other appearances[]
In the Mickey Mouse episode "Our Homespun Melody", the barnyard animals from the "Jolly Holiday" sequence are seen during the end of the episode where they are seen listening to Mickey singing. They do not have any dialogues in this episode.
Disney Parks[]
Garden of the Twelve Friends[]
Three lambs from the "Jolly Holiday" musical sequence were showcased in the Shanghai Disneyland attraction to represent the sheep zodiac depicted as mosaic artwork as the attraction itself is themed around the animals representing the Chinese zodiac using characters from Disney and Pixar productions.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- During the scene where the horse is seen kicking a feeder, his color turns pale beige instead of blue, while the next scene after that is where he turns blue. This is likely an animation error oversight or if it is a different horse.
- In concept art and storyboards, the singing lambs and ram were originally depicted with eyes. In the film, the ram alongside the other lambs have wool covering their eyes instead.
References[]
- ↑ Poppins Pop-Up Facts (Mary Poppins DVD releases)
