The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad on AllMovie

One of the more cohesive of Disney's "hybrid" cartoon features, The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad consists of two separate continuities, each a half-hour or so in length. The first, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", relates the beloved Washington Irving story about gawky schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, his beloved Katrina, his brutish rival Brom Bones, and the fearsome "Headless Horseman." A light touch is maintained throughout via the laid-back narration of Bing Crosby. The second story-and the better of the two-is "The Wind and the Willows", adapted from the stories by Kenneth Grahame. Narrated by Basil Rathbone, this is the story of foolhardy Mr. Toad of Toad Hall, whose love of automobiles lands him in heap of trouble. Released simply as Ichabod and Mr. Toad, this Disney compendium was filmed under the working title Two Fabulous Characters; both the "Sleepy Hollow" and "Wind in the Willows" components were later released separately in short-subject form, and were also perennial attractions on Disney's weekly TV anthology.