Who's Who? Wednesday
October 19, 2011
Bernard
Bernard is the lovable little mouse from Walt
Disney's 'The Rescuers' and the sequel Walt Disney's 'The Rescuers
Down Under.' He can also be seen in Disney's House of Mouse. I
remember seeing him in various books (regular and coloring), stuffed
animals, pins, games, and even had a Bernard hat and button while
growing up. Since that time he has really fallen off the map and it
is extremely rare to find him on anything.
Bernard is from New York City,
where he lives with his wife Miss Bianca. He has many allies at his
disposal such as Penny, The Rescue Aid Society, Rufus, Orville,
Wilbur, Jake,
Ellie Mae, Luke, Evinrude,
and Cody just to name a few. His enemies
include Madame Medusa, her beloved crocodiles Brutus and Nero,
Mr. Snoops, Percival C. McLeach, and
his pet, Joanna the Goanna.
Bernard is a very superstitious mouse wh
ich
makes him very cautious, yet
extremely brave when called upon. He deals with triskaidekaphobia,
which means he is terrified with anything that includes the number
13. Bernard wears a brown cap and a red
turtleneck sweater, but wears a few different outfits during
the films.
He is voiced by Bob Newhart in both films. Bob did
a fantastic job of making you feel what Bernard was feeling. The
Rescuers movies were based on a book called 'The Rescuers and Miss
Bianca' written by Margery Sharp. In my opinion 'The Rescuers' and
'The Rescuers Down Under' are two extremely underrated movies which
a lot of people have forgotten about, which is a shame.
Bernard used to be in the Disney theme parks quite
often, but now it is extremely rare to find him or any other
character from the Rescuers films in the parks. Bernard is a top ten
character for me and will continue to be no matter what. He has many
faults and continues to triumph in the end. If you haven't seen 'The
Rescuers' and 'The Rescuers Down Under' I highly recommend both of
these true Disney classics!
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