Toby Tortoise Returns is a Silly Symphony cartoon starring Max Hare and Toby Tortoise, and the sequel to The Tortoise and the Hare.
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Synopsis
A return bout between Max Hare and Toby Tortoise, this time mismatched in the boxing ring. After dominating the slow-moving Toby in the first round, Max finds himself unable to get a punch past Toby's powerful shell and resorts to dirty tricks which inevitably backfire.
Characters
- Toby Tortoise (voiced by Eddie Holden)
- Max Hare (voiced by Ned Norton)
- The Three Little Pigs (cameo)
- Elmer Elephant (cameo)
- Tillie Tiger (cameo)
- Jenny Wren (voiced by Martha Wentworth)
- Practical Pig (cameo)
- Donald Duck (cameo)
- Bunny Girls (voiced by Marcellite Garner, Alyce Ardell, and Leone Ledoux)
- Big Bad Wolf (cameo)
- Dirty Bill (cameo)
- Goofy (cameo)
- Horace Horsecollar (cameo)
- Cuckoo Bird (caricature of Harpo Marx)
- Dog referee
Releases
Television
- The Mickey Mouse Club, October 12, 1956
- The Mouse Factory, #2.15: "Sports"
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #16
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.49: "More Storybook Silly Symphonies"
Home video
VHS
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Silly Symphonies!
- Walt Disney's Fables: Volume 4
Laserdisc
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Silly Symphones! / Starring Silly Symphones: Animals Two by Two
DVD
- Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies
- Walt Disney's Fables: Volume 4
Streaming
- Disney+, November 12, 2019
Trivia
- As evidenced by the model sheets, this short was initially going to be titled The Return of Toby Tortoise.
Gallery
The voluptuous Jenny Wren. (Notice Goofy, Donald and Horace in the crowd to Jenny's right and the Big Bad Wolf and Dirty Bill to her left.)