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The plot of the short is centered on Casper, who lives -- er, resides at a graveyard, uninterested in joining the activities of his brethren as they fly off to scare people. Seeing no future in that life -- er, activity, he leaves the graveyard to make friends with the local animals. He's not too successful in doing so until he finally does find a friend in the form of Ferdie, a fox who isn't scared of him like the others. Casper promptly bonds with it, but all is not well, as a fox hunter makes his rounds... |
The plot of the short is centered on Casper, who lives -- er, resides at a graveyard, uninterested in joining the activities of his brethren as they fly off to scare people. Seeing no future in that life -- er, activity, he leaves the graveyard to make friends with the local animals. He's not too successful in doing so until he finally does find a friend in the form of Ferdie, a fox who isn't scared of him like the others. Casper promptly bonds with it, but all is not well, as a fox hunter makes his rounds... |
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The short is in the [[Public Domain]] and can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byV3K10Vcc0 here]. It was also riffed by [[That Guy With |
The short is in the [[Public Domain]] and can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byV3K10Vcc0 here]. It was also riffed by [[That Guy With The Glasses|Doug Walker]] [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/specials/27882-that-guy-riffs-casper here]. |
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{{quote| "Oh, Ferdie...(breaks down sobbing) He was the only friend I ever had, in my whole [[Stealth Pun|life]]..."}} |
{{quote| "Oh, Ferdie...(breaks down sobbing) He was the only friend I ever had, in my whole [[Stealth Pun|life]]..."}} |
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* [[Color Failure]]: When the hunting dogs see Casper. |
* [[Color Failure]]: When the hunting dogs see Casper. |
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* [[Death by Newbery Medal]] |
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* [[Dies Wide Open]] |
* [[Dies Wide Open]] |
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* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: Casper doesn't want to go out and "boo" people -- he just wants to be friends. Too bad he tends to scare most creatures away anyway. And then Ferdie comes along. |
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: Casper doesn't want to go out and "boo" people -- he just wants to be friends. Too bad he tends to scare most creatures away anyway. And then Ferdie comes along. |
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