124. Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi
Starring: Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, James MacDonald
Synopsis: Cinderella (Ilene Woods) is an exceedingly patient (but secretly sassy) young lady forced to serve her cruel stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and her idiotic stepsisters (Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss) day in and day out while they seemingly do nothing but be rich(?) and annoying. All this changes when the King is mad that his son isn’t horny enough and declares that all maidens (yikes) of the land are to attend a ball. Cinderella’s chance to go to the ball are nearly thwarted by her stepmother’s insatiable need to psychologically destroy her at every turn. Thankfully, Cinderella built enough Trauma Points to get a visit from her Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton) for a magic makeover! But nobody cares about that. Here’s 45 minutes of animal hijinks!
Bechdel-Wallace Pass? Yes
“The moral of the story is always show feet.”
The Episode
We recall Cinderella (1950) because we thought it was a movie about romance, but it turns out it’s mostly about the dynamic between mice and cats. Plus, we judge Prince Charming, and talk about tiny hats and cool snakes.
Listen
The Ratings
On a Scale of 0-5 Gus Sus "R" Us Hats: Tiny Hats
The Trailer
More Valentine’s Day Episodes
We recall Lady and the Tramp (1955), a very romantic movie about two dogs who fall in love over a spaghetti dinner in an alley. That’s pretty much all we can remember.
We recall The Aristocats (1970), a very romantic animated movie about cats and the butler trying to kill them for their inheritance. Most of this episode is Dan remembering French he learned in high school and he does a very good job.
We recall Pinocchio (1940), an animated classic about a wooden boy and elderly(?) father. We talk about cute cats, smoke donuts, and whale anuses. Plus, we find out Molly was a cool baby.
We recall Cinderella (1950) because we thought it was a movie about romance, but it turns out it’s mostly about the dynamic between mice and cats. Plus, we judge Prince Charming, and talk about tiny hats and cool snakes.
It's Totes Tradition to watch a Disney animated film in February because they are the most romantic movies out there. We recall Sleeping Beauty (1959), a movie about princess who has to be kissed by a prince or else she'll sleep forever. Maybe this is also Snow White? Plus, we play a good round of betroth, touch the spindle, or throw to the brambles.
We recall Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). A princess (or a regular person) escapes a murder attempt, then cleans for most of the rest of the movie. Plus, we've got a raccoon rebellion and horny doves.
We recall Frozen (2013) for Valentine's Day. There's romance in there. And a snowman. And maybe rock people. Plus, we have a message for creeps.
It's Valentine's Day, so you know what that means. We recall an animated Disney film because they are the most romantic films of all time. This time we recall Robin Hood (1973) because Robin Hood is a fox in more ways than one. We try to remember which animals appear in the movie, but ultimately we are too distracted by Robin Hood's charm and how money works.
Per Totes Recall tradition, we celebrate Valentine's Day by recalling one of the most romantic movies on the planet, Disney animated features. We recall Beauty and the Beast (1991). Molly is pretty sure Niles from Frasier is in it, Beth and Linden feel strongly that human beast is unattractive, and Jaquette bets Belle is the town's annual sacrifice to the beast. Plus, we really try our best to figure out the timeline of this movie.
Can you feel the love tonight? We celebrate the month of love and romance with Disney's family film The Lion King (1994). There's stampede talk, butt jokes, and those two lions totally bang, right?
It's that time of the year again where Totes Recall celebrates the season of love by watching one of the most romantic films of all time, Disney's Aladdin (1992). We can all agree that a street rat falls for a princess in the film, but does Jafar have magical powers the whole time?! That's the real debate.
To celebrate the season of love, we watched the most romantic film of all time, The Little Mermaid (1989). Swim through a sea of nostalgia with us as we try to remember that part where Ariel is being chased by a shark and what the difference between a mermaid and a siren is.