#willie the giant

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Production Art “Mickey And The Beanstalk” (1947)

[vhshistory]

Happy 40th anniversary, Mickey's Christmas Carol!

[disneytoonland]

[houseofmouselove100]

There will be some measures, for example, Goofy served Giant Willie a pea, but Willie threw it and grabbed it. Timothy Scrooge told him that his pea had to be shared with the other mice in the club.

Mickey and his friends went to consult the magic mirror but Scrooge put a coin machine so they could pay to talk to the Mirror so Donald took the coin machine away with so much anger.

[twistedtummies2]

"Here, little friend! Come in, and know me better! I am the Ghost of Christmas Present! Bet you've never seen the likes of a big, awesome guy like me before, huh? ;) "

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Fitting for the star of the month of December, here's some really cute art from @twisted-brainrot. Behold Billy, in the role of the Ghost of Christmas Present! (Inspired by Willie the Giant in the same part, from "Mickey's Christmas Carol.") As if that wasn't awesome enough, this image is meant to resemble an actual animation cel, which I think is a super cool touch! (That's why Billy's torch has no flame; it's meant to be a separate cel. Nice detail!) I really love this, so thanks to TB for the awesome work, as usual! <3

[dfilms]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1988

[emuanon34]

Incredible discourse talking about Mickey’s public domain status.

[bearotonin-international]

Silly Willy and his beloved pickle

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Black Scorpion (1957)

[blastofsports]

The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. During the eighth inning with the score tied 2–2, Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz hit a deep fly ball to center field that had the runners on base poised to score. However, Mays made an over-the-shoulder catch while on the run to record the out, and his throw back to the infield prevented the runners from advancing. The Giants won the game 5–2 in extra innings, and eventually the World Series. The Catch is regarded as one of the greatest plays in baseball history.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Willie Mays leaps high to snare a ball near the outfield fence at the Giants' Phoenix, Arizona spring training base, February 29, 1956.

Photo: Associated Press

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Full Length Musical Cartoon Feature (1947)

[gtzel]

Hear me out, tiny Willy Wonka (based on a conversation I had with @be-gentle-with-littluns )

[disneytoonland]

[mikeystrawberry]

I have no idea how this is about to turn out but I’m trying something

[twistedtummies2]

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum!

Hee, Hi, Ho, Hum!

I'm a most amazing guy!

A most amazing guy, am I!

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum!

Hee, Hi, Ho, Hum!

I'm the stuff, I'm tellin' you!

For here's what I can do!

I can change myself into an elf!

Fly up high, like the birdies!

I can disappear into atmosphere...PEEK-A-BOO!

'Cause I know the Magic Wordies...

"Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum," Billy Gilbert.

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My next image in my “OCs & Inspirations” series for Disney’s 100th Anniversary! This time, I present to you Billy Géant and his inspiration, Willie the Giant from the “Mickey and the Beanstalk” segment of a personal favorite Disney film of mine, “Fun & Fancy Free!” The art here was done by @twisted-brainrot.

Billy came about because I wanted to do something with one of my favorite fairy-tales, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” which is a big part of what I think “activated” the more macro/micro side of my many, MANY kinks and fascinations. My thought process was I could do one of two things: one was create an AU for Twisted Wonderland with some characters as giants and others as “Jacks” (which I eventually did for “My Hero Academia,” and may do again for another couple of anime-ish franchises I love). Two was to create my own OC based on a Disney giant - and I went with Willie for a LOT of reasons - and do something with them. Obviously, that is the choice I went with, and I have not seen a reason to regret it: alongside Nakoda, perhaps even MORE than Nakoda, Billy is my most popular OC for Twisted Wonderland. I think there’s more art and writing for him than any of my other major characters for this universe.

He’s also the closest to his source material. Willie the Giant, in his initial appearance (and most other antagonistic roles he’s had since), is essentially a villain by incidence rather than choice. The film actually states this in black and white: “Willie was a nice giant…he just got too big for his britches.” He’s not really EVIL, he’s basically just a big, dumb kid. He’s selfish and has a bad temper: when he causes trouble, it’s not because he’s trying to actively hurt anybody, but simply because he either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about the consequences of his actions (or both). When you push him the wrong way, he then shows his dangerous side, as he can go from cuddly and silly to a terrifying titan of rage. Billy is the exact same way. As well as having a lot of Willie’s superficial elements as a character, the main takeaway between the two is that inherent childishness, and the dichotomy of danger and sweetness it provides. Billy is a lovable dunderhead who only becomes truly cruel and vicious when someone REALLY presses his buttons, and typically is only an antagonist because circumstance has sort of put him in that position. The big difference between the two is what they seek: Willie’s problem-causing is usually a result of greed or ignorance. Billy, however, is someone with a LOT of personal issues: he’s lived a large portion of his life being neglected, rejected, abandoned, and betrayed. He’s effectively a very lonely person who just wants some affection, some respect, and above all some companionship. Show him those things, and you’ll probably be fine.

As to the art…I asked Twisted-Brainrot to do this one because he’s actually made more art for Billy than anybody else, and because he’s also a big fan of Willie the Giant. I’m not sure, but I think this might have been his first (public) outing with the Disney original, and he did an absolutely MARVELOUS job. Seeing the big guy paired up with Billy is truly a treat, and speaking of Billy, I just love how cute he is. TB always draws him with this really cuddly “extra plush” appearance, and it’s truly beautiful to see him that way with his great-great granddaddy. Good big bois, both of ‘em. <3