Mother Goose Land (1953 cartoon)
| Mother Goose Land | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lantz (animation) |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer Adolph Zukor |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Mother Goose Land is a 1953 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Miss Tootle Taps.
Plot[edit]
Tootle, while reading a book of Mother Goose stories, wishes she could visit such a wonderful place. Betty's wish is granted when Mother Goose appears, and gives her a tour of Mother Goose Land. Tootle has a wonderful time until Little Miss Muffet's spider chases her, with lecherous ends in mind. All of the characters are terrified of the spider (during which, the Three Blind Mice are revealed to not be blind at all), but the blackbirds from "Sing a Song of Sixpence" come to Betty's rescue by catching the spider in a web and carrying it in the air, using it like a trampoline until the spider falls through the web. Tootle wakes up in bed with all the fairy tale characters surrounding her while dancing, and then they jump back into the book, and when Mother Goose tries to imitate Tootle's "boop oop a doop" catchphrase, her hat, wig and dentures fall out.
Production[edit]
This is the first of Fleischer Studios' retellings of classic fairy tales starring Miss Tootle Taps. Its production number is FL3317. It was originally released theatrically on April 6, 1953.
