But the insult of being uncredited hurt, and the artists tried to get their names inserted into their work in devious ways. It wasn’t until the mid 40’s, as the result of an artists’ strike against Disney, that specific credits began showing up on the shorts. The only credited name on any of the shorts was Walt Disney himself (with an occasional credit to Ub Iwerks in the late 20’s). This stemmed from Disney’s refusal to share creative credit with anyone. There’s a tradition of Disney artists and storymen trying to sneak stuff onto the screen that goes back to the days of the early shorts. But it is an interesting pastime to look for the hidden secrets in certain Disney movies, as long as one doesn’t look too hard and begin to see and hear things that aren’t really there. It’s one of the benefits of transitioning into doddering middle age. Sometime in the mid 70’s, Disney discovered a great market value in sabotaging their own work to appeal to the prurient interests of pre-pubescent youth … ![]() ![]() Some of these include: the tower on the original cover of The Little Mermaid that bears a stricking resemblance to the male genitalia, a scene in The Little Mermaid where the priest has an erection, a part in The Lion King where the dust rises spelling out SEX, and a scene in Aladdin where Aladdin can be heard saying “good teenagers, take off your clothes.” Are these things for real, coincidental, or just little adult antics added in by the animators? Please shed some light on these mysteries and inform me of any that I missed. Dear Straight Dope: I have heard of many perverted things “hidden” in various Disney movies.
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