- “Tell us another one, Uncle Remus”
- ―Toby tells him another story
- For other uses, see "Toby"
Toby is a major character who appears in the 1946 Disney film Song of the South.
Background[]
Toby is an African-American boy whom Johnny befriends when he first encounters him. He is shown to have a like in listening to Uncle Remus' tales as well as playing with Johnny at the countryside. However, in spite of that, he dislikes when Johnny enters a dangerous area such as the case of crossing a bull's pen, which is dangerous for those who cross the pen.
Appearances[]
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Song of the South[]
Toby is first seen approaching the carriage where Johnny's family is riding just as the carriage arrives at Mrs. Doshy's house while approaching her just as Johnny's grandmother introduces Toby to her grandson Johnny, telling him to take good care of him just as he and Johnny curiously explore the house together staring at a grandfather clock which Mrs. Doshy puts a large hand on the hour so the clock can chime. Later, Toby is seen listening to the story of Br'er Rabbit told by Uncle Remus which Toby compliments on telling him a story like that; however, his Chloe and Aunt Tempy arrive which the two then decide to take Toby home. Toby then approaches Uncle Remus again telling him that he cannot find Johnny, unaware that Johnny is behind him and is safe all along. Soon as Toby stares at Johnny feeling upset, Johnny plans to leave only for Uncle Remus himself to go with him. Uncle Remus then takes Johnny to his mother as her mother realizes that it's past his bedtime and Toby to Aunt Tempy.
The next day, Toby enters Aunt Doshy's house just showing Johnny a frog which he obtained from a pond, which reminds Johnny him of Br'er Frog which Johnny tells him that his father told him that he caught lots of frogs at the pond just before Johnny plants to get more frogs after breakfast which Johnny plans to leave and as Toby sees Johnny's mother pass by, Toby decides to hide the frog so that Sally won't know that Toby has a frog in the house. Later when Toby and Johnny leave the house in a plan to bring the frog Toby found in a pond, the two decide to use sticks to pretend that they are riding on horses while evading the fence where a bull lives, just as the two stumble upon the Favers brothers. As the two face Jake and Joe Favers, Toby runs away to avoid getting involved with the two who are confronting Johnny. He then appears outside Uncle Remus' shack where he hears Uncle Remus teaching Joe and Jake a lesson not to harass Teenchy which he then follows him telling a tale of Br'er Rabbit who went looking for trouble to him and Johnny.
After Uncle Remus tells the story of Br'er Rabbit and the Tar Baby, he tells Johnny to bring Teenchy to a safe place so that Teenchy won't have to keep chewing his shew; Toby and Johnny decide to take Teenchy home only for the two to be confronted by Joe and Jake again just as Johnny warns them to not tell their mother about that or they would be in trouble for their unacceptable behavior. Later, Toby approaches Uncle Remus again to know if he will tell him a story, which he replies that he will leave for Atlanta after being misunderstood of his good intentions when Sally told him not to be around Johnny anymore. Later, Toby warns Sally that Uncle Remus has left, telling Johnny and his mother that Uncle Remus is boarding a wagon to get to Atlanta only for Johnny to be attacked by a bull. Later, Toby is seen standing outside alongside various other people awaiting Uncle Remus' visit; Johnny miraculously survives after Uncle Remus tells him a story of Br'er Rabbit and the Laughing Place.
Later at the end of the film, Toby, Ginny, and Johnny happily stroll around the countryside with many animated characters singing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" altogether just as they happily stroll into the sunset.
Disney Parks[]
Splash Mountain[]
An Easter egg of his stick can be spotted inside The Barn in the line-queue of the Splash Mountain attraction at the Disneyland Park.
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Song of the South[]
Disney Parks[]
Splash Mountain[]
