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Writers:
Chuck Jones (written by) and
Rudyard Kipling (story)
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Release Date:
9 January 1975 (USA) more
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Plot:
A young mongoose protects his human family from two murderous cobrae. full summary | add synopsis
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A classic for kids of all ages more (17 total)

Cast

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Orson Welles ... Narrator / Nag / Chuchundra (voice)
June Foray ... Nagaina the Cobra, Wife of Nag / Teddy's Mother / Darzee's Wife (voice)
Les Tremayne ... Father (voice)
Michael LeClair ... Teddy (voice)
Shepard Menken ... Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the Mongoose (voice)
Lennie Weinrib ... Darzee the Tailorbird (voice)
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Runtime:
30 min
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[first lines]
Teddy: Here's a dead mongoose. Let's have a funeral!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.15)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
When I Was a Lad more

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A classic for kids of all ages, 27 June 2005
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Author: The Doomite (gmoparian@hotmail.com) from New Mexico, USA

Like many of the other reviewers on this site, my earliest memories of seeing this cartoon were created in my after-school program, with the film being shown on an old projector. I remember Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to be one of the coolest films that we were shown as kids back in the mid '80s. This cartoon classic had everything: adventure, humor, suspense, just a touch of evil (with the two cobras, Nag and Nagaina) to make things interesting, a great story, and a happy ending.

Fast-forward to the present day. By chance, I saw this video for sale at the local Wal-Mart, and the memories started to come back into my mind. Needless to say, I bought the video and watched it again this afternoon. Everything was almost exactly as I remember it from back in the day. Plus, since I've grown wiser with my years, I came to recognize this cartoon as a real classic piece of work. The animation is solid and consistent, just what you'd expect from Chuck Jones. All of the voice work is good, but the stand-out performance has to go to Orson Welles as the narrator, Nag, and the sniveling muskrat. Not only do I now know about Welles being the mastermind behind "Citizen Kane", I also respect his work from his later years, as he provided narration for a couple of killer Manowar songs. I'm glad that I bought the video, as it will most likely become a well-loved addition to my collection. See this with your kids and let them create their own memories of this great cartoon!

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