The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Two Tall Tales by the world's top story-tellers in one hilarious All-Cartoon Feature!

1949 • 68 min • Horror · Fantasy · Animation · Family

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Synopsis

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.

Our family guide

Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

705 reviews

67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
65 Audience · 702 · 47%

This animated package film features two classic tales. One follows the impulsive Mr. Toad and his friends as he navigates his latest obsession, while the other sees Ichabod Crane encounter the legendary Headless Horseman.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 6/10

Heads up

Chilling chase scenes with the Headless Horseman
Mr. Toad's reckless behavior and legal troubles
Brief portrayals of smoking and drinking

What it models well

Friendship and loyalty
Consequences of impulsiveness
Overcoming fear

Talk about it after

The importance of good judgment
Facing bullies and scary situations
The power of storytelling

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Top billed cast

Director: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney • Crew: Erdman Penner, Winston Hibler, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears, Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves, Washington Irving, Kenneth Grahame

Trailers & clips

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - 1949 Theatrical Trailer

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - 50th Anniversary (1949-1999) Promo (VHS Capture)

The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad

Reviewer notes

Not recommended
I'm watching all the Disney movies I haven't seen. The blockbuster ones are well known but ones like this I thought were a Saturday afternoon TV show. Didn't know it was a movie! Was fun, interesting was learning about the multi-layer machine they developed in Bambi to create the effect of realism they used in the Ichabod portion but they don't use it in many of the films probably because it would take far too lon...
daniel_carr, TMDB Community

Recommended
Basil Rathbone starts this double feature off with his engaging narration of a very much shortened version of "The Wind in the Willows". "Toad" is a bit of an adventurer. Indeed, he might even be the world's first faddist! Running amok the countryside with his new equine friend "Cyril" pulling a great yellow wagon, he is causing no end of stress for his friends "Angus MacBadger", "Ratty" and "Moley". Finally , the...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

Recommended
Two stories: one good, one less so. <em>'The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'</em> is another Disney package film. It's probably one of the better ones to be fair, though still fails to truly entertain. The first story featuring Mr. Toad is fairly enjoyable, while the one with Ichabod starts off solidly but by its end I found myself less interested. Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone do well as narrators, whi...
r96sk, TMDB Community