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Ichabod Crane (1949)

Cartoon
The Adventures Of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
 

Animal
Filandering School Teacher

 

 

 

 

Outfit: Yankee Doodle Hat / Soon-to-be-missing head  

Tagline: "A-boo-bah-boo-boo!"

Plot summary:  

Ichabod is just a normal, everyday man: a single, successful bloke who just wants to get laid, namely with Mr. Van Tassel's daughter. But he is forever blocked from the pootie by a fatal visitation by the Headless Horseman, who shamelessly slaughters poor Ichabod after the school teacher informs him that "Headless Horsemen were spawned by niggers."  (more)

User Comments:  

I grew up with this interpretation of the classic tale being the only one I was familiar with until Tim Burton's masterpiece. Now, it's hard to take this cartoon (that once scared me witless as a little boy) seriously. Ichabod, with his crooning voice (handled deftly by famous child abuser Bing Crosby), humungous Adam's Apple and overall Orc-like appearance is a hard act to swallow. Or at least, that's what Ms. Van Tassel said. You have to wonder why Mr. Van Tassel would be worried about his daughter hopping in the sack with such a homely looking bag of bones. But then again, take a look at the size of those hands. Yep. With something like that skulking around, it's no wonder Mr. Van Tassel felt that his daughter's precious Sleepy Hollow was in danger... and the town too!

User Rating: 7/10 (872,197 votes)