Johnny Pépin de Pomme

Original title: Johnny Appleseed

1948
19m

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Adventure Animation Family Musical Short

A retelling of the life of the legendary American itinerant apple tree planter.A retelling of the life of the legendary American itinerant apple tree planter.A retelling of the life of the legendary American itinerant apple tree planter.

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7.1/10

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Dennis Day

The Old Settler
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Dal McKennon

Johnny Appleseed's Angel
(uncredited)

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10/10

Lively, well animated and colourful- definitely worth watching!

I first saw this lovely cartoon featured in the film "Melody Time", and I have concluded it is one of my favourite cartoons from the film. It is a very relaxing watch, and certainly memorable. The animation is colourful and fluid, that alone adds to the charm of the cartoon. Johnny himself is a likable protagonist, and his angel is an amusing character as well. I do have to mention the songs, they were beautiful and lively, and Dennis Day who voiced all the characters in "Johnny Appleseed" had a perfect melodious voice. The story is simple, but I loved its simplicity, that's what made it so charming. Overall, this is very beautiful and worth watching at least once.

10/10 Bethany Cox

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Trivia
The dietary laws of Swedenborgian religious doctrine, which John Chapman adhered to, forbade the use of techniques like grafting to improve his apples, so he had to grow them from the seeds; hence, they were useless as food due to the small size and bitter taste, and could only be used for making cider. They could never have been used for making pies as the apple song claims. The cider was actually far more nutritious and safe to drink than the water available in the areas Johnny visited, so by selling the people there his apple seeds, Johnny actually saved hundreds of lives.

Alternate versions
When this short was included in American Legends (2001), the book opening sequence at the beginning was removed, and replaced with an introduction by James Earl Jones.