In substance they lie somewhere between the Southern dialect animal stories of Joel Chandler Harris ( Uncle Remus ) and the polished, witty fables of James Thurber.

Joel Chandler Harris's ' Br ' er Rabbit ' of the Uncle Remus stories is said to be patterned after High John the Conqueror.

The Brer Rabbit stories of Joel Chandler Harris had been family favourites and she later studied his Uncle Remus stories and illustrated them.

* July 9 – James Baskett, American actor ( Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South ) ( d. 1948 ) ( b. 1904 )

** James Baskett, African-American actor ( Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South ) ( d. 1948 )

Variations of the tale appeared in Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings in 1881.

The story also made an appearance in Nights with Uncle Remus in 1883, both by Joel Chandler Harris, in which the pigs were replaced by Brer Rabbit.

* Uncle Remus ( disambiguation )

James Baskett ( February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948 ) was an American actor known for his portrayal of Uncle Remus, singing the song " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah " in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South.

Uncle Remus as portrayed by James Baskett in Song of the South

In 1945, he auditioned for a bit part voicing one of the animals in the new Disney feature film Song of the South ( 1946 ), based on the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris.

Walt Disney was impressed with Baskett's talent and hired him on the spot for the lead role of Uncle Remus.

On March 20, 1948, Baskett received an Honorary Academy Award for his performance as Uncle Remus.

The film is based on the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris.

The live actors provide a sentimental frame story, in which Uncle Remus relates the folk tales of the adventures of Br ' er Rabbit and his friends.

Harris ' original Uncle Remus stories were all set after the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery ( Harris himself, born in 1845, was a racial reconciliation activist writer and journalist of the Reconstruction era ).

The film makes several indirect references to the Reconstruction era: clothing is in the newer late-Victorian style ; Uncle Remus is free to leave the plantation at will ; black field hands are sharecroppers, etc.

As Johnny sneaks away from the plantation, he is attracted by the voice of Uncle Remus ( the main character of the film ), telling tales " in his old-timey way " of a character named Br ' er Rabbit.

By this time, word has gotten out that Johnny is gone and some plantation residents, who are sent out to find him, ask if Uncle Remus has seen the boy.

Uncle Remus replies that he's with him.

As Uncle Remus cooks, he mentions Br ' er Rabbit again and the boy, curious, asks him to tell him more.

After Uncle Remus tells a tale about Br ' er Rabbit's attempt to run away from home, Johnny takes the advice and changes his mind about leaving the plantation, letting Uncle Remus take him back to his mother.

Heartbroken because his mother won't let him keep the puppy, Johnny takes the dog to Uncle Remus and tells him of his troubles.

" Because Christian themes play such a large role in Uncle Tom's Cabin — and because of Stowe's frequent use of direct authorial interjections on religion and faith — the novel often takes the " form of a sermon.

Marta learns Uncle Chris is near death, and she takes Katrin to say goodbye to him at his ranch.

In The Emerald City of Oz, Dorothy takes her Aunt and Uncle with her to Oz to stay when their farm is finally foreclosed on.

Timon takes Ma, Uncle Max and the meerkat colony to live in the jungle, realizing his true Hakuna Matata is family.

The Viceroy takes her as his mistress, and she and Uncle Pio and the Archbishop of Peru and, eventually, Captain Alvarado meet frequently at midnight for dinner at the Viceroy's mansion.

Tim takes the Martian in as his roommate and passes him off as his Uncle Martin.

St. Clair Avenue takes its name from Augustine St. Clare, a character from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

In order to be able to play chess against Aminah and spend more time out of the bottle, he takes on the form of the human he once was and the name Uncle Omar, after Aminah's father, who he looks much like.

Robert and Jane fall through a hole in the carpet, which continues on and takes Cyril and Anthea to their Uncle Reginald.

* Captain Horatio Huffenpuff-Also called " Uncle Captain ", he is Beany's kindly uncle and the Captain of the Leakin ' Lena, which takes the pals from one destination to the other.

After she drunkenly cuts a super-powered troublemaker in half on live television, Black Condor takes her to the extra-dimensional Heartland, where Uncle Sam tells her she won't leave until her habit has been kicked.

Gary Busey felt a certain kinship with the Uncle Red character and was allowed to ad lib all of his lines in certain takes of each scene in which he appeared.

The family takes one last look at their " Uncle Artie ", who is using a squirt bottle to put out the prisoners ' cigarettes, much to their anger.

The purpose of the " Uncle Ira " group is to do whatever it takes to fight the Chtorran invasion, and ignore the politics that inevitably get in the way.

He is forced to agree that he will work at Uncle Sydney ’ s firm but life takes a different tack when, after a gap of several years, he meets Nell Vereker again at Cambridge.

They go to the plantation and tell Johnny's mother, who is upset that Uncle Remus kept the dog despite her order ( which was unknown to Uncle Remus ).

An 1897 editorial cartoon with John Bull, Uncle Sam, and a dog symbolizing Japan from the newspaper the Hawaiian Gazette.

The dog follows the " Hawaii " sausage in Uncle Sam's pocket.

Dorothy is seen with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and dog, Toto, on their farm in Kansas.

Unfortunately, the local Constable, Harold Potter, happens to have grown up with Major Plank ( and also happens to remember arresting Uncle Fred and Pongo at the dog races under the names of Edwin Smith of Nasturtium Road, East Dulwich ).

In some cases, however, such as Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials, along with bay dog events, catch dog events are included.

In 1965 Carl Barks introduced a hero dog named " Barko " as a character in an Uncle Scrooge comic book, North of the Yukon, as an homage to Balto.

Today's visitors will still see displays of quality livestock, although there are many other attractions, including: a dog show, displays of local produce, vintage farm machinery, rural arts and crafts, bale tossing and a now traditional appearance by Uncle Tom Cobley himself-featuring a local resident in fancy dress, riding a grey mare.

According to artist Cal Schenkel, " I started working on the story of Ruben and the Jets that is connected with the Uncle Meat story, which is this old guy turns this teenage band into these dog snout people [...] We started that before it actually became Ruben and the Jets.

The " grumpy dog " character is the Frosty Freight delivery worker that delivers the package containing Huey, Dewey, and Louie to Uncle Scrooge's mansion after their trip to the North Pole and Santa's workshop.

There are also books on individual U. S. states, the weather, numbers, quotes, the year 2000, a special book for mothers, cat lovers, dog lovers, horse lovers, love, Uncle John's Book of the Dumb, and several Bathroom Readers for Kids Only !.

Arthur Ownby is cited as " The Old Man " and " Uncle Ather ", a hermit who lives alone with his dog in the mountains.

He often appears with Uncle George Liquor, cousins Slab and Ernie, love interest Sody Pop and pet dog Dirty Dog.

Comes from a big family-Edison Bowser ( who invented flea powder ), Isadoga Bowser ( a famous dancer who perfected the " Dog trot "), Julia Bowser ( Barnaby's favorite as she invented the hot dog ) and his famous Uncle Lattimer Bowser, III.