Dive into the world of lost animated magic! We're exploring the most fascinating deleted scenes from beloved animated films that never made it to the big screen. From dark plot twists to musical numbers, these hidden gems offer a unique glimpse behind the scenes of animation history.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Where did you learn to eat soup that way?
00:02Oh, guess it does come natural.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 scenes from animated films that were ultimately cut from their movies.
00:13Spoilers are included, so here's your warning.
00:16Proud of your boy.
00:19I'll make you proud of your boy.
00:24Number 10.
00:25Shang is Mulan's match.
00:27Mulan.
00:28Disney's Mulan first meets Li Shang on his first day as captain.
00:32As a woman in a man's world, she's thrown in at the deep end as a new recruit, and she doesn't make a great first impression.
00:39Okay, gentlemen.
00:41Thanks to your new friend, Ping, you'll spend tonight picking up every single grain of rice.
00:47And tomorrow, the real work begins.
00:51However, in early drafts of the script, this wasn't the couple's first encounter.
00:56In a discarded sequence, Mulan's parents have already made her a match, and the dashing young captain is her intended.
01:03No, it's forbidden to see your husband before the wedding day.
01:06But that's a whole year away, and I don't know anything about him.
01:10It's better that way. You'll see.
01:12I remember when I first saw your grandfather. It was...
01:16It was not too good, actually.
01:18Nai Nai, please. I just want to see him.
01:22In this scene, it's Shang who is the most out of his comfort zone, and Mulan who hangs on to her dignity.
01:28We can see why the storyline was cut, but it's a nice role reversal and gives us another glimpse of Shang's goofier side.
01:35Mulan?
01:37I think one of you is my fiancé.
01:40You're worth at least five pigs.
01:47And a cow!
01:50Oh, stupid, stupid, stupid!
01:58There were a few interesting scenes cut from this classic cartoon, including the moment when Cinderella is reunited with the prince.
02:05What's the prince going to think when he sees her as she is?
02:09Well, the payoff has to be one where he doesn't give a darn what she's in.
02:14When he sees her, there she is.
02:17The godmother comes in at the right time, gives a gesture, and she's the beautiful princess again.
02:24Our favorite, however, is this dreamlike musical number sung by Cinderella and later replaced by the Mice's work song.
02:31In the original scene, Cinderella laments the amount of work she has to do before the night of the ball.
02:37She wishes for more Cinderellas in order to get everything done, and they spring into being, but the work still feels never-ending.
02:45In front of an enormous workload, she imagines herself multiplying into an army of scullery maids.
02:51I don't have a chance.
02:53There are just eight of us.
02:55How we hate the fate of us.
02:57All day long, our backs are bent.
02:59If we had a wish to wish, we'd be a regiment.
03:02It's a fun concept set to a simple tune with a likable refrain.
03:06The song was scrapped for fear of making our heroine appear negative, but we'd argue that it only makes her more relatable.
03:13Despite all the work that went into them, both songs were ultimately replaced.
03:17The Cinderella work song kept its title but became a different song sung most memorably by the Mice.
03:23Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry.
03:25Go and help our Cinderella.
03:27So this is love.
03:29Dancing on a Cloud was replaced by So This Is Love.
03:32Number 8. Kristoff's Lie, Frozen 2
03:35We're big fans of Kristoff's sweet and easy-going persona, but nice guys have their struggles too.
03:42In the Frozen sequel, Kristoff's journey is mostly focused around his feelings for Anna as he tries to find the courage and the opportunity to propose.
03:51North is south, right is left, when you're gone.
03:58I'm the one who sees you home, but now I'm lost in the woods.
04:05And I don't know what path you are on.
04:11In the banger that is Lost in the Woods, we also get a glimpse of his insecurities surrounding the relationship.
04:17However, in the deleted scene Kristoff's Lie, his troubles take a different form.
04:22There's one more thing. I don't like fancy shoes or regal jackets.
04:27Not a problem.
04:28I don't like ceremonies or polite conversations.
04:32He's been struggling with his life in Arendelle as Anna's consort.
04:36How about ice mastering and delivering?
04:38No, because it's not a thing.
04:40Formal dinners and ballroom dancing?
04:42No, dancing feels like torture.
04:46It's a complex issue to resolve so we can understand why the scene was removed.
04:50But it's interesting and does feel true to Kristoff's character.
04:54Do you even like your life in Arendelle at all?
04:57Just tell me the truth.
05:00No, I don't like my life in Arendelle.
05:09So, it was all a lie? All of it?
05:18In this alternative ending to Disney's Robin Hood, our hero is wounded after he jumps from the tower.
05:24Instead of cutting straight to the happy ending, we see Robin taken to the church where Marion and little sister, the mouse, tend to his wounds.
05:32Oh, my poor darling.
05:34I've packed the wound with cobwebs.
05:37We'll have him good as new once little John gets back with the swamp root oil.
05:42With rest and good nursing, he'll be fit as a fiddle.
05:47They're followed by Prince John who plans to murder the fox while he is weak and invulnerable.
05:52Marion then jumps in to protect her man before King Richard appears to save the day.
05:57My, it does look serious. Poor fellow.
06:02Shouldn't we put him out of his misery?
06:06A quick thrust of the sword.
06:09Oh, very merciful, sir.
06:12I feel the end is near.
06:15The ending was altered to put Robin in a more heroic light.
06:18But the original version is deliciously dark and could have made for an exciting conclusion.
06:26I leave England in your care and return to find the people oppressed.
06:31Well, yes, we...
06:35You are both guilty.
06:37You have used the crown for your own selfish interests.
06:41You should be banished from England forever.
06:48The original opening of The Incredibles skips the glory days of the supers
06:52and zeroes in on Bob and Helen as a domestic couple.
06:55They've already retired from superhero life and settled down with baby Violet.
07:00What do you do, Helen?
07:02I'm a homemaker.
07:04Well, we only have one child.
07:07But she can be quite demanding, can't you, little boo-boo?
07:12But motherhood is really much more demanding than I ever thought it could be.
07:18They must keep their identities a secret, as supers are forbidden to breed.
07:22But it's not that easy.
07:24These scenes were eventually scrapped, but one thing that was kept was the villain.
07:29Here, Syndrome is a supervillain who tracks down the P.A.R.S.
07:32and breaks into the house bent on revenge.
07:35Syndrome.
07:38Don't act surprised, Incredible. I mean, Mr. Smith.
07:42You didn't really think that getting a new life would absolve you of the last one, did you?
07:47You had to know I'd be back to settle accounts.
07:49And the best part is, they don't even know I've escaped yet.
07:53He wasn't intended to be the main antagonist,
07:55but early response was so positive that he got promoted.
07:59Villains coming after you that have a grudge against you.
08:03If they found out that Clark Kent was Superman
08:06and could track Clark Kent down to his home with his wife and kids,
08:10that's dramatic. That's much more visceral.
08:13Number 5. Starboy the Shapeshifter.
08:16Wish.
08:18The story of Wish went through a few different incarnations
08:21before it found its final form.
08:23And so did Star.
08:25The cute glowing character was originally a shapeshifter named Starboy,
08:29who often appeared in a human form that was partly inspired by Peter Pan.
08:33Why would humans ever walk on two legs?
08:35This is so much easier.
08:39Get up! Run!
08:41The relationship between Starboy and Asha may even have had romantic undertones.
08:46There are a few exciting deleted scenes that give us an idea of the Wish that could have been.
08:51I really thought these would be faster!
08:54In the Starboy version of the story, Queen Amaya was also a villain,
08:58working hand in hand with her wicked husband.
09:01We'll find them. And everyone knows that traitors deserve to lose their wishes entirely and forever.
09:07From the moment I met you and saw your wish, I knew you were the only woman worthy to be my queen.
09:16We especially like this moment in which Starboy and Asha flee from Amaya.
09:21Careful! A cliff!
09:22Oh yes, I love that idea!
09:24Wait, no! Bad idea! Terrible idea!
09:26For real horses, but not for me!
09:36Zootopia goes to some pretty dark places,
09:39but it's clear from the deleted scenes that it could have been even darker.
09:43In an early concept idea, all predators were forced to wear taming collars gifted as children.
09:50Thanks for making me their baby! I'm a grown mammal!
09:52Fennec Fox! It is degrading to my entire species!
09:55Relax, you're gonna buzz yourself.
09:56I am in a diaper!
09:58These collars dished out shocks whenever the animal in question was feeling or displaying a strong emotion.
10:04In this deleted scene, Nick and Judy witness a taming party firsthand.
10:09With this collar, Zootopia celebrates you.
10:13With this collar, Zootopia celebrates me.
10:16With this collar, Zootopia accepts you.
10:21With this collar, Zootopia accepts me.
10:24It's devastating stuff and a bold commentary on the way society expects people from minority or disadvantaged groups to repress natural emotions.
10:33However, the collars were eventually ditched as an idea,
10:37replaced by a more subtle depiction of the negative effects of prejudice and stereotypes.
10:43We had all accepted that this movie was going to have collars.
10:46When we were up at Pixar and they talked about this idea, they said,
10:49what about using stereotypes instead?
10:51Like, you could still get the same thing.
10:53Number 3. Proud of your boy, Aladdin.
10:56There's no good reason that you should believe me, not yet.
11:00I know, but someday and soon, I'll make you proud of your boy.
11:10There are some great deleted songs that never made it into Disney movies,
11:14but our favorite has to be Proud of Your Boy from Aladdin.
11:18Written by Alan Menken and the late, great Howard Ashman,
11:21this was intended to be Aladdin's I Want song.
11:24In it, he resolves to finally make something of himself and to make his mother proud.
11:30Mom, I will try to, try hard to make you proud of your boy.
11:45The character of Aladdin's mom was cut from the film, so sadly, the song went with it.
11:50The same was true of another number sung by Aladdin's friends, when the friends were also axed.
11:56Good pals, blood brothers, me and three others.
12:01Babcock, Omar, Aladdin.
12:04Both songs were added back into the Aladdin Broadway musical.
12:07Someone's gonna make good, cross his stupid heart.
12:11Make good and finally make you proud of your boy.
12:21Number 2. Music in Your Soup – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
12:26Disney's first full-length animated feature took a long time to develop,
12:31so naturally a few scenes were discarded along the way.
12:34For example, one rejected storyboard featured the capture of Snow White's prince.
12:39However, the movie's most famous deleted scene is the Music in Your Soup sequence.
12:45The scene, which depicts Snow White and the dwarfs eating dinner, exists only in its pencil test form.
12:51Animated, but not fully colored.
12:53With a spoon, with a bowl, with the music in your soul.
12:58You can cheer things up with the zup, zup, zup of the music in your soup.
13:03The dwarfs sing a song about the soup, and then Snow White teaches them to eat it properly.
13:08The issue of Dopey and the soap he swallowed earlier also gets resolved.
13:21Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
13:28The death of Pudge the fish, Lilo and Stitch.
13:31In this heartbreaking scene, we say both hello and goodbye to Pudge.
13:37What's wrong with you?
13:39Huh?
13:40Pudge was part of our family!
13:42You don't let your family die!
13:44You don't ever!
13:45Moana's brothers, Moana.
13:48Back when Moana had brothers, she beat all nine of them in a boat race.
13:52On your left, Umu!
13:56Go away, this race is boys only!
13:59I see no reason for that. I've already beaten the middles.
14:03Everyone beats the middles, but this time, I'm getting walk-a-road.
14:07Not if I get there first!
14:09If I Never Knew You, Pocahontas.
14:12This duet was re-included for the film's 10th anniversary.
14:15If I never knew you, there's no moment I regret.
14:22Since the moment that we met.
14:26If our time has gone too fast, I've lived at last.
14:33Snuff Out the Light, The Emperor's New Groove.
14:36Because of course Yzma deserves her own song.
14:39Snuff out the light.
14:42Claim your right.
14:45To a world of darkness.
14:48Harold the Merman, The Little Mermaid.
14:51We witness the fate of one of Ursula's poor unfortunate souls.
14:55Dear sweet, stupid Harold.
14:58Please, please, I just need a little more time!
15:03Time's up, Harold.
15:04Wait, wait, stop!
15:10Before we continue, be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos.
15:16You have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them.
15:20If you're on your phone, make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications.
15:32The Lion King boasts its fair share of deleted scenes, including a song from Mufasa.
15:37To be king is a huge obligation.
15:40It's not just a license for fun.
15:43And since you're the next generation, and even more since you're my son.
15:49But the most dramatic is the madness of King Scar.
15:52After murdering his own brother and shifting the blame onto his heartbroken nephew,
15:57you'd think there was nothing more this character could do to shock us.
16:01Long live the king.
16:08But you'd be wrong.
16:10In order to strengthen his power by adding to his line, Scar decides he wants Nala for his mate.
16:16When she rejects him, he banishes her from the pride before introducing his army of hyenas.
16:22My cylinders firing with fervor.
16:26And you, my sweet thing, fit the part.
16:29Excuse me?
16:30A king alone is a sad situation indeed, but a king without heirs...
16:37Now that's a tragedy.
16:38You can't be serious.
16:40I've never been more serious.
16:42It's an unnerving scene that shifts the mood of the film into even darker territory.
16:47It was rewritten and reinstated for the Broadway musical.
16:50Nala, Nala, Nala.
16:54You know you really have no choice.
16:57One way or another, I always get what I want.
17:02Did some of these scenes deserve to be included in their finished movies?
17:05Or did they all have a good reason to be cut?
17:08Share your thoughts in the comments.
17:10Refreshing high places.
17:12We told all the aces.
17:14So don't try and rattle my case.
17:17Oh, imagine if anyone cared.
17:21Be prepared.
17:24Do you agree with our picks?
17:26Check out this other recent clip from Ms. Mojo.
17:28And be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos.