Jim's voice actor, Cliff Edwards, was also the voice of Jiminy Cricket in one of Walt Disney's earlier features, Pinocchio.None of the crows' names were given in the film, though their names can be seen on model sheets used by the animators and in scripts.Freddy and Eugene Jackson served as their models.In the original novel, an owl named Professor Hoot was the one that taught Dumbo how to fly. In the Mickey Mouse episode " New Shoes", the crows are seen riding Casey Junior along with Dumbo and Timothy. Upon seeing this, Jim jokes with the other crows that he's seen nearly everything fly, but he may never see Donald fly. Their most notable role is in the episode " Donald Wants to Fly", where Donald Duck tries to fly. The five crows appear as recurring guests, usually seen flying with Dumbo in crowd shots in some episodes. While seeing them off, Jim remarks that he never got Dumbo's autograph until Fats assures him that he himself got his autograph to which Jim joyfully replies to Dumbo: "Well, so long glamour boy!" Jumbo are reunited, the two elephants wave goodbye to the crows. While preparing to ride off on Casey Junior with his mother, Dunbo takes flight with the crows during a final reprise of "When I See an Elephant Fly". His fame and fortune (headed by his manager, Timothy) allows for the release of his mother, Mrs. The crows see Dumbo back to the circus and openly anticipate the audiences' reaction to a flying elephant.Īfterwards, Dumbo's ability to fly makes him a national icon. After the dust clears, Timothy finds that Dumbo is actually flying, while the crows fly beside them and excitedly proclaim that they've seen everything-thus, singing a reprise of their song. The crows take Dumbo to a nearby cliff, where he attempts to take off. In reality, it is merely a token to encourage and increase Dumbo's confidence. Through the use of psychological trickery and a feather from Specks, Jim grants Timothy a "magic feather", which they claim will make Dumbo fly. Ashamed of their mockery, Jim tries to make amends and offers to help Dumbo fly. He shares Dumbo's background with the crows, who are immediately effected and moved to tears. The crows laugh at Timothy's wild theory, and start to sing " When I See an Elephant Fly" as a mock.įurious with the crows' heckling, Timothy rebukes their behavior. After a moment of thought, Timothy believes it and deduces that Dumbo used his giant ears to fly. As Timothy, thinking out loud, wonders how they ended up in the tree, Jim jokingly suggests they flew. Timothy and Dumbo panic and plummet into a pond, garnering more laughs from the crows. Timothy remains too dazed to realize his predicament until Jim notes that the former and an elephant are in their tree. The minute Timothy mentions " pink elephants", Jim and the crows burst into laughter. Jim Crow wakes Timothy up with his smoking. Just then, their leader, Jim Crow, arrives and flies down to investigate. Fats, Preacher, Straw Hat and Glasses are utterly confused yet surprised at such a sight. The crows first appear in the woods where they spot Dumbo and Timothy sleeping on their tree. Alongside Timothy, they provide Dumbo with much needed confidence, courage and support, and it is their involvement that ultimately leads to Dumbo's rise to stardom, and reunion with his incarcerated mother.Īs a group, they have a familial camaraderie, referring to themselves (and others close to them) as "brothers". Ashamed of their initial behavior upon hearing Dumbo's tragic story, however, the crows acted as surrogate father figures and proved themselves to be excellent and wise mentors by teaching Dumbo to fly through the use of psychological encouragement. The quintet of crows are generally good-natured, warm-hearted, caring, and friendly, albeit with tendencies towards jokes and teasing, as was the case of Timothy and Dumbo over the idea of a flying elephant.
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