Part 1 of 2. It tells the story of Amos, a poor mouse (voiced by — who else? — Sterling Holloway), who is truly responsible for all of Benjamin Franklin’s innovations in the 1740s, from the bifocals to the printing press, from the lightning rod to the furnace stove. Their relationship is electric, but rewarding (at least for Franklin). Years later, Amos reunites with Franklin to help America frame the Constitution. Sure, this entirely robs one of the most revered founding fathers of his agency, but it’s all in good fun and it’s a charming, clever little tale.
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bartsimpson83
October 21, 2011 at 10:39 pm
@Bowmaj21 Well, Ben Franklin was known for being eccentric. I always thought that his characterization here reflected that quite well.
sonicandjamesfan619
October 21, 2011 at 11:37 pm
At 2:12, that yell reminds me of Tom Kenny’s yell.
dweiner2
October 21, 2011 at 11:53 pm
You forgot about the part about Amos Mouse’s family records!! That was when the book was first opened.
TPrower
October 22, 2011 at 12:50 am
I KNEW Ben’s voice was familiar! Charles Ruggles, Aesop from Rocky and Bullwinkle! And good old Sterling Holloway. May your memory never fade. =)
ashcatash5
October 22, 2011 at 1:40 am
One of my favorite videos when I was a kid
ajbrooksman
October 22, 2011 at 2:37 am
@MsDisneylandlover Yeah – classic Poor Richard’s sayings!
frankydman
October 22, 2011 at 3:04 am
They have some nerve poking fun at Poor Richard’s Almanac…
In terms of sales, it was the SECOND MOST SUCCESSFUL piece of literature in the history of the written word!
awm21awm21
October 22, 2011 at 3:22 am
I couldn’t help but wonder if today’s youth would know or care about BF.
smartamateur
October 22, 2011 at 3:27 am
Lesson from this cartoon –
Benjamin Franklin was an idiot. A mouse was responsible for all his inventions and success.
ARP7777777
October 22, 2011 at 3:55 am
@Bowmaj21 It is based on Robert Lawsons book of the same name. Read it, and you might see why. . .
mfde7
October 22, 2011 at 4:09 am
@Bowmaj21 it’s the view of the mouse-world, so it’s taken with a bit of irony.
faerie16
October 22, 2011 at 5:02 am
@MsDisneylandlover yeah they were scraps from ben’s book, poor richard’s almanac
faerie16
October 22, 2011 at 5:19 am
i remember reading this story when i was younger. and pooh bear is the voice of the mouse! <3 ben franklin is one of my favorite historical figures as well!!
StephiGereRothThyne
October 22, 2011 at 6:15 am
Ratatouille anyone? xD
MrAwsomeRhettman
October 22, 2011 at 6:15 am
I love this book
MsDisneylandlover
October 22, 2011 at 6:41 am
@ajbrooksman did u notice the part abt god behind is bed that was on the wall .
MsDisneylandlover
October 22, 2011 at 7:18 am
@IOWABOY1000 i knw that make me so freaking sick old disney is da best new disney can kiss my azz lol
ajbrooksman
October 22, 2011 at 7:43 am
Anyone notice he’s setting the paper in Caslon? 🙂 8:06
714a13x909
October 22, 2011 at 8:27 am
I would watch this daily when i was 4, had it onVHS!
Dragonstorm787
October 22, 2011 at 9:19 am
You know, Ben Franklin seems to be taking the fact that there’s a talking mouse in his house rather well…
ColorMeDevon
October 22, 2011 at 9:28 am
No one can ever voice a mouse better then Sterling Holloway.
XxxkenzaxxX
October 22, 2011 at 10:10 am
WINNIE THE POOH’S VOICE! OH I INSTANTLY LOVE THIS!
cridantis
October 22, 2011 at 10:49 am
This taught me more about early American history than any history class I ever had in high school.I don’t know which is worse; that education standards were so low or that Disney ha sunk as low as it has over the years.
DuchessAliana
October 22, 2011 at 11:46 am
OMG Disney did a cartoon of this too?! I loved this book! lol
dinoloverist
October 22, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Smoke comes all over LOL!
bartsimpson83
October 22, 2011 at 1:26 pm
@Bowmaj21 Well, Ben Franklin was known for being eccentric. I always thought that his characterization here reflected that quite well.
sonicandjamesfan619
October 22, 2011 at 1:38 pm
At 2:12, that yell reminds me of Tom Kenny’s yell.
dweiner2
October 22, 2011 at 1:58 pm
You forgot about the part about Amos Mouse’s family records!! That was when the book was first opened.
TPrower
October 22, 2011 at 2:04 pm
I KNEW Ben’s voice was familiar! Charles Ruggles, Aesop from Rocky and Bullwinkle! And good old Sterling Holloway. May your memory never fade. =)
ashcatash5
October 22, 2011 at 2:59 pm
One of my favorite videos when I was a kid
ajbrooksman
October 22, 2011 at 3:13 pm
@MsDisneylandlover Yeah – classic Poor Richard’s sayings!
frankydman
October 22, 2011 at 3:50 pm
They have some nerve poking fun at Poor Richard’s Almanac…
In terms of sales, it was the SECOND MOST SUCCESSFUL piece of literature in the history of the written word!
awm21awm21
October 22, 2011 at 4:45 pm
I couldn’t help but wonder if today’s youth would know or care about BF.
smartamateur
October 22, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Lesson from this cartoon –
Benjamin Franklin was an idiot. A mouse was responsible for all his inventions and success.
ARP7777777
October 22, 2011 at 5:23 pm
@Bowmaj21 It is based on Robert Lawsons book of the same name. Read it, and you might see why. . .
mfde7
October 22, 2011 at 6:14 pm
@Bowmaj21 it’s the view of the mouse-world, so it’s taken with a bit of irony.
faerie16
October 22, 2011 at 7:05 pm
@MsDisneylandlover yeah they were scraps from ben’s book, poor richard’s almanac
faerie16
October 22, 2011 at 7:54 pm
i remember reading this story when i was younger. and pooh bear is the voice of the mouse! <3 ben franklin is one of my favorite historical figures as well!!
StephiGereRothThyne
October 22, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Ratatouille anyone? xD
MrAwsomeRhettman
October 22, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I love this book
MsDisneylandlover
October 22, 2011 at 10:23 pm
@ajbrooksman did u notice the part abt god behind is bed that was on the wall .
MsDisneylandlover
October 22, 2011 at 10:43 pm
@IOWABOY1000 i knw that make me so freaking sick old disney is da best new disney can kiss my azz lol
ajbrooksman
October 22, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Anyone notice he’s setting the paper in Caslon? 🙂 8:06
714a13x909
October 23, 2011 at 12:04 am
I would watch this daily when i was 4, had it onVHS!
Dragonstorm787
October 23, 2011 at 12:34 am
You know, Ben Franklin seems to be taking the fact that there’s a talking mouse in his house rather well…
ColorMeDevon
October 23, 2011 at 1:10 am
No one can ever voice a mouse better then Sterling Holloway.
XxxkenzaxxX
October 23, 2011 at 1:48 am
WINNIE THE POOH’S VOICE! OH I INSTANTLY LOVE THIS!
cridantis
October 23, 2011 at 2:20 am
This taught me more about early American history than any history class I ever had in high school.I don’t know which is worse; that education standards were so low or that Disney ha sunk as low as it has over the years.
DuchessAliana
October 23, 2011 at 3:07 am
OMG Disney did a cartoon of this too?! I loved this book! lol
dinoloverist
October 23, 2011 at 3:19 am
Smoke comes all over LOL!