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Jungle Book vs. Robin Hood similarities


There aren't TOO many similarities. The stories are completely different. But there's a talking bear in both movies, voiced by Phil Harris. And both have a hypnotic snake. lol. And both bears sing a song. Baloo sings Bare Necessities, and Little John sings the Phony King of England.

And since Kaa is voiced by Sterling Holloway (of the 60s Pooh shorts) and Mowgli is voiced by Bruce Rutherman (or however you spell it) who played Christopher Robin, it's like Pooh is trying to hypnotize Christopher Robin if you close your eyes. I bet it felt kind of awkward at the recording session, having the voice of Pooh play a villainous character who wanted to eat the character with the same voice as Christopher.

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Also a lot of the dance moves are exactly the same.

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Except Sir Hiss is British comic and actor Terry-Thomas rather than Sterling Holloway, despite Phil Harris playing bears in both.

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