Fun and Fancy Free is a 1947 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures on this day in 1947. It was one of the "package films" (feature length compilations of shorter segments) the studio produced in the 1940's. It is the 9th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and the fourth package film by Disney.The "Mickey and the Beanstalk" portion of the film was the last time Walt Disney voiced Mickey Mouse, because he was too busy on other projects to continue voicing the famous character. Disney replaced himself with sound effects artist Jimmy MacDonald.
This film features two segments: "Bongo" and the classic "Mickey and the Beanstalk". Jiminy Cricket first appears inside a large plant in a large house, exploring, and singing "I'm a Happy-go-Lucky Fellow" until he happens to stumble upon a doll, a teddy bear, a record player with some records, and sets up to play the story of Bongo.