Father Noah's Ark

Father Noah's Ark is a Silly Symphony that debuted on April 8, 1933.
==Synopsis==
The short begins with the building of the Ark. Father Noah makes the plans of the ark and gives commands to its construction. His sons, Ham, Shem and Japheth "build the ark from dawn to dark and make a lot of noise" with some help from the animals, while their wives load up food supplies to see them through the flood and Noah's wife is washing clothes.
Eventually, the storm rolls in and the animals are summoned, two-by-two, to the ark, purposely leaving two skunks behind. The ark is soon buffeted around by the storm and the ark's occupants praise to the Lord. At one point, Noah gets rainwater leaking through the ceiling in his mouth and has to open a porthole to spit it out, whereupon he is chased by a stray lightning bolt, which he lets out through another porthole.
40 days later, the storm recedes and a dove, carrying an olive branch, flies back to Noah and his family to signify that land has been found. They lower the gangway and the animals and their offspring all come back out onto dry land (the ark, in this case, resting atop a tree).
==Characters==
*Noah (voiced by Allan Watson and Delos Jewkes)
*Noah's Wife (voiced by unknown)
*Hem, Shem, and Japeth
*Mrs. Hem, Shem, and Japeth (voiced by The Rhythmettes)
*Anthropomorphic Sun
==Releases==
===Television===
*The Mickey Mouse Club, February 20, 1956
*The Mouse Factory, episode #2.13: "Noah's Ark"
*Donald Duck Presents, episode #11
*Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #21
*Donald's Quack Attack, episode #89
*The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.13: "Silly Symphonies Get Wet"
===Home Video===
====VHS====
*Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Silly Symphones: Fanciful Fables
*Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Silly Symphones: Animals Two by Two
* Dumbo (UK VHS; 1985 - 1997)
====Laserdisc====
*Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Silly Symphones: Fanciful Fables
*Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Silly Symphones! / Starring Silly Symphones: Animals Two by Two
====DVD====
*Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*The anthropomorphic sun seen in this short was later re-used in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
*Disney would deal with Noah's Ark again in Fantasia 2000.
*This cartoon was banned in some Islamic countries, because the portrayal of prophets (such as Noah) is forbidden.
==See also==
*Pomp and Circumstance
*Father Noah's Ark (song)
Category:Animated shorts
Category:Silly Symphonies
Category:1933 shorts