Charles A. Nichols

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles August "Nick" Nichols (September 15, 1910 - August 1992) was an American animator and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles August Nichols, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Charlotte's Web (1973)

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Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Iwao Takamoto
CAST:  Debbie Reynolds  •  Henry Gibson  •  Danny Bonaduce  •  Agnes Moorehead

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Iwao Takamoto
CAST:  Debbie Reynolds  •  Henry Gibson  •  Danny Bonaduce  •  Agnes Moorehead

The Simple Things (1953)

Mickey and Pluto go fishing. Pluto has a run-in with a clam, who eventually lodges in Pluto's mouth; Mickey thinks the clam is Pluto's tongue and can't understand why Pluto keeps begging for more food. After they get rid of the clam, Mickey's attempts to use his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Mickey and Pluto go fishing. Pluto has a run-in with a clam, who eventually lodges in Pluto's mouth; Mickey thinks the clam is Pluto's tongue and can't understand why Pluto keeps begging for more food. After they get rid of the clam, Mickey's attempts to use his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Melody (1953)

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Ward Kimball
CAST:  Bill Thompson  •  Harry Stanton

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Ward Kimball
CAST:  Bill Thompson  •  Harry Stanton

R'Coon Dawg (1951)

Mickey's hunting raccoons, with help from Pluto. But the raccoon outsmarts Pluto at every turn, with help from a vine, a stream, and ultimately grabbing Mickey's coonskin cap and puppeteering it as a baby coon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Mickey's hunting raccoons, with help from Pluto. But the raccoon outsmarts Pluto at every turn, with help from a vine, a stream, and ultimately grabbing Mickey's coonskin cap and puppeteering it as a baby coon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Mickey Down Under (1948)

Mickey, in the Australian bush, throws a boomerang that gets caught in Pluto’s mouth. Mickey then discovers an egg of an emu. Unfortunately, the parent chases him, but Pluto and the boomerang zoom into his path, leaving the emu all tangled.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Mickey, in the Australian bush, throws a boomerang that gets caught in Pluto’s mouth. Mickey then discovers an egg of an emu. Unfortunately, the parent chases him, but Pluto and the boomerang zoom into his path, leaving the emu all tangled.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Pluto's Blue Note (1947)

Pluto wants to sing along with the birds, bee and cricket, but he is tone deaf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Pinto Colvig  •  Billy Bletcher  •  John Woodbury

Pluto wants to sing along with the birds, bee and cricket, but he is tone deaf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Pinto Colvig  •  Billy Bletcher  •  John Woodbury

Scruffy (1980)

A puppy encounters a series of tragedies and losses brought on by the evils of uncaring humans as she tries to find a family and a place to call home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Nancy McKeon  •  Michael Bell  •  June Foray  •  Alan Young

A puppy encounters a series of tragedies and losses brought on by the evils of uncaring humans as she tries to find a family and a place to call home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Nancy McKeon  •  Michael Bell  •  June Foray  •  Alan Young

The Purloined Pup (1946)

Police dog Pluto is tracking down Butch, the dog that abducted rich dog "Ronnie" for a 10,000 bone ransom. Pluto releases Ronnie, but is hunted by Butch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Pinto Colvig

Police dog Pluto is tracking down Butch, the dog that abducted rich dog "Ronnie" for a 10,000 bone ransom. Pluto releases Ronnie, but is hunted by Butch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Pinto Colvig

Morris the Midget Moose (1950)

A bootle beetle elder tells the story of Morris, the moose about the size of a rabbit. Thunderclap the moose is taking on all challengers, and Morris decides to try, much to the amusement of Thunderclap. As a result, he meets Balsam, a full-size moose with tiny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Dink Trout

A bootle beetle elder tells the story of Morris, the moose about the size of a rabbit. Thunderclap the moose is taking on all challengers, and Morris decides to try, much to the amusement of Thunderclap. As a result, he meets Balsam, a full-size moose with tiny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Dink Trout

Grand Canyonscope (1954)

Come along with Donald Duck as he visits one of nature's masterpieces. After a little ragtime rain dance, Donald strikes up a conversation with himself at Echo Cliff, then teeters along the edge of a precarious trail while riding a sure-footed burrow. It's a tough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Clarence Nash  •  Bill Thompson

Come along with Donald Duck as he visits one of nature's masterpieces. After a little ragtime rain dance, Donald strikes up a conversation with himself at Echo Cliff, then teeters along the edge of a precarious trail while riding a sure-footed burrow. It's a tough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Clarence Nash  •  Bill Thompson

Mickey's Delayed Date (1947)

Even though Mickey's evening started slow and lazy, things get moving in a hurry when Minnie calls from outside the big dance, wondering why he's late. Luckily his best pal Pluto is happy to help wrangle the uncooperative evening wear and help get him out the door. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Walt Disney  •  Ruth Clifford  •  Pinto Colvig

Even though Mickey's evening started slow and lazy, things get moving in a hurry when Minnie calls from outside the big dance, wondering why he's late. Luckily his best pal Pluto is happy to help wrangle the uncooperative evening wear and help get him out the door. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Walt Disney  •  Ruth Clifford  •  Pinto Colvig

Mickey and the Seal (1948)

Mickey accidentally takes a seal home, after it sneaks into his picnic basket. When Mickey takes a bath, the seal is discovered and Mickey returns him to the park. Later, however, Mickey and Pluto discover that the bathroom is filled with seals!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Mickey accidentally takes a seal home, after it sneaks into his picnic basket. When Mickey takes a bath, the seal is discovered and Mickey returns him to the park. Later, however, Mickey and Pluto discover that the bathroom is filled with seals!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Pinto Colvig

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)

Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy Doo are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they have been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that it is actually a school for girl ghouls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Don Messick  •  Casey Kasem  •  Remy Auberjonois  •  Susan Blu

Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy Doo are on their way to a Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they have been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that it is actually a school for girl ghouls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Don Messick  •  Casey Kasem  •  Remy Auberjonois  •  Susan Blu

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (1988)

Beverly hills dowager leaves everything to Benny the Ball because her only rightful heir, her niece Amy, is missing. But that's only if Benny stays alive for 48 hours. If not, evil butler Snerdly and his mad Russian Wolfhound are next in line - and he's quick to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Paul Sommer
CAST:  Arnold Stang  •  Avery Schreiber  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Rob Paulsen

Beverly hills dowager leaves everything to Benny the Ball because her only rightful heir, her niece Amy, is missing. But that's only if Benny stays alive for 48 hours. If not, evil butler Snerdly and his mad Russian Wolfhound are next in line - and he's quick to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Paul Sommer
CAST:  Arnold Stang  •  Avery Schreiber  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Rob Paulsen

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)

In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Ward Kimball
CAST:  Bill Thompson  •  Loulie Jean Norman  •  Gloria Wood  •  Thurl Ravenscroft

In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols  •  Ward Kimball
CAST:  Bill Thompson  •  Loulie Jean Norman  •  Gloria Wood  •  Thurl Ravenscroft

Rose Petal Place (1984)

Rose-Petal Place is an abandoned Victorian mansion surrounded by a garden. Little Rose-Petal was created one day when her mistress, in a moment of distress, cried upon her garden and her tears crystallized, bringing her to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Marie Osmond  •  Susan Blu

Rose-Petal Place is an abandoned Victorian mansion surrounded by a garden. Little Rose-Petal was created one day when her mistress, in a moment of distress, cried upon her garden and her tears crystallized, bringing her to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Marie Osmond  •  Susan Blu

Pests of the West (1950)

Father and son coyotes try to sneak into a henhouse that Pluto is guarding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
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Father and son coyotes try to sneak into a henhouse that Pluto is guarding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
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Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble (2004)

The most mischievous characters to ever come out of Disney studios, Chip 'N' Dale are cute, cuddly and always in the centre of trouble. Here is a special collection of their Adventures that will have you and your family laughing again and again. It's double trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Hannah  •  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Dessie Flynn  •  Clarence Nash

The most mischievous characters to ever come out of Disney studios, Chip 'N' Dale are cute, cuddly and always in the centre of trouble. Here is a special collection of their Adventures that will have you and your family laughing again and again. It's double trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Hannah  •  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  James MacDonald  •  Dessie Flynn  •  Clarence Nash

The Saga of Windwagon Smith (1961)

Sea Captain Windwagon Smith hits Westport, Kansas, the starting point of the old Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and is quickly the laughing stock of the town; instead of traveling in the usual oxen-drawn covered wagon, he is at the helm and wheel of a Contestoga-type ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Rex Allen  •  Pat Brady  •  Tommy Doss  •  Hugh Farr

Sea Captain Windwagon Smith hits Westport, Kansas, the starting point of the old Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and is quickly the laughing stock of the town; instead of traveling in the usual oxen-drawn covered wagon, he is at the helm and wheel of a Contestoga-type ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Rex Allen  •  Pat Brady  •  Tommy Doss  •  Hugh Farr

The Trouble with Miss Switch (1980)

When Rupert and his friend Amelia find the new substitute teacher doing odd things, they discover that she is actually a witch with a magical talking cat who sought them out in order to stop an evil coven of witches from destroying her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Janet Waldo  •  Eric Taslitz  •  Nancy McKeon  •  June Foray

When Rupert and his friend Amelia find the new substitute teacher doing odd things, they discover that she is actually a witch with a magical talking cat who sought them out in order to stop an evil coven of witches from destroying her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles A. Nichols
CAST:  Janet Waldo  •  Eric Taslitz  •  Nancy McKeon  •  June Foray
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