101 Dalmatians: Press pause at 36 minutes and 4 seconds and take a good look at this street

A playlist of famous Disney animal songs on JD Hopps’ iPod, a Dumbo soft toy in Lilo’s room, Aladdin’s magic lamp in the middle of Tamatoa’s treasure in Waianae, or even a statue of Olaf the Snowman in downtown San Francisco…

There are many animated classics from the enchanted studio that deserve a little freeze. However, even if Disney’s latest feature films in recent years have been littered with references, the same can’t really be said for those that came out a few decades ago. Indeed, the vogue for Easter eggs really took off in the late 80s, and so the studio’s oldest films contain far fewer of them.

That said, we still recommend being careful when watching a Disney movie from the 50s and 60s, because while hidden details were much rarer back then, some movies still have a hidden one or two.

That’s the case with 101 Dalmatians, a true studio classic that’s being broadcast tonight on the M6 ​​and in which the most observant viewers will likely notice the presence of several characters from another film.

You’ll have to hit pause at 36 minutes and 4 seconds during the evening’s legendary bark sequence to see them. In this scene, which takes place after Cruella has kidnapped the puppies, Pongo and Perdita take advantage of their evening walk to send a message of sorrow to all the dogs in London. When the SOS is broadcast, the streets of the British capital begin to resonate with hundreds of barks.

In the final seconds of the sequence, while some dogs climb onto the roof of the car to get a better look, pay attention to your screen: you’ll be able to spot the lady in the bottom center (see above) and her companion. Tramp, sitting on a car, top right (see below).

But the two main characters of Lady and the Tramp, the 15th classic of the Disney studios, which was released 6 years earlier, are not the only characters from their film who invited themselves to the stage. Indeed, a little earlier (at 35 minutes and 17 seconds) we can see Jock the Scottish Terrier. Then, at 35 minutes and 49 seconds, outside a pet shop window, we’re introduced to Peg and Bull, two dogs from the pound.

What are all these animals – who supposedly live in New England – doing in the middle of London? Allow me to offer your theories on the matter.

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