The Wacky World of Mother Goose

The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967) is an animated feature film made by Rankin/Bass, written by Romeo Muller and directed by Jules Bass based on Charles Perrault's stories and nursery rhymes.[1] The movie is the first theatrical feature by Rankin and Bass.[2] It features Humpty Dumpty, the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, and the Crooked Man (the villain). Mother Goose is voiced by Margaret Rutherford.

The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Cover of soundtrack L.P.
Directed byJules Bass
Kizo Nagashima
(assistant director)
Produced byArthur Rankin Jr.
Joseph E. Levine
(executive producer)
Larry Roemer
(associate producer)
Written byRomeo Muller
Story byArthur Rankin Jr.
Based onTales of Mother Goose
by Charles Perrault
Music byGeorge Wilkins
(music)
Jules Bass
(lyrics)
Production
company
Videocraft International
Toei Animation
(Japanese animation studio, uncredited)
Distributed byEmbassy Pictures
Release date
  • September 27, 1967 (1967-09-27)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
Japan
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In the land of Old King Cole: Jack and Jill, Simple Simon, Georgie Porgie, Humpty Dumpty, and the others are worried when Mother Goose has to visit her sister who lives beyond the Moon. Meanwhile, Count Warptwist the Crooked Man is up to no good and will stop at nothing to rule the land, so it's up to the good characters to try and stop him.

Cast

Crew
  • Director - Jules Bass
  • Producer - Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Executive Producer - Joseph E. Levine
  • Associate Producer - Larry Roemer
  • Screenplay - Romeo Muller
  • Story - Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Adaptation from The Tales of Mother Goose - Charles Perrault
  • Music and Lyrics - George Wilkins, Jules Bass
  • Character Designer - Paul Coker Jr. (uncredited)
  • Continuity Designer - Don Duga
  • Animation Production - Toei Animation (uncredited)
  • Assistant Director - Kizo Nagashima
  • Sound Engineers: Stephen Frohock, Alan Mirchin, Peter Page, Eric Tomlinson

See also

References
  1. "The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1966) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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