Don’t you love Saturdays with Nick?  This week’s installment is especially meaningful to me.

When I was a little girl, my dad brought home a stray cat – a gorgeous Siamese fellow who was very intelligent and regal, but had the strangest way of sleeping!  When tired, this majestic feline lost all semblance of decorum and slept, limp and oblivious, on his back, all sprawled out in a way that was both hilarious and familiar.  He reminded me of a Disney cartoon I’d seen about a lion who lived among sheep and, since the cat needed a name, I suggested we name him Lambert in honor of that cartoon lion.  Lambert was a beloved member of our household for many years, so imagine my surprise when I was perusing Disney Musings and stumbled upon this amazing piece.  Enjoy!

Lambert the Sheepish Lion – by Nick
How I got the Lambert the Sheepish Lion Vinyl has a story.

I visited my local Disney Store, and they were having a sale, buy 1 Vinylmation and get a Robots 3 Vinylmation free. I picked up a Whiskers and Tales, and a Brave set, which was marked down to $7.99!

I opened up the boxes right there. The two Robots I got were Grumpy Bot and the Alien Bot from Toy Story. The Whiskers and Tales figure I got was the Baby Pegasus from Hercules.

Now, in the photo above, you can clearly see I do not have the Baby Pegasus pictured. That’s because when I opened up my box to reveal a Baby Pegasus, a young lady standing nearby gave out a little gasp. “I’ve been trying to get that forever! I’ve bought 7, and still didn’t get it!” I told her I’d be more than happy to trade for whatever figure she had. She pulled out Lambert, the Lion pictured above. She was almost in tears, and gave me a hug!
Who’s Lambert?
“Lambert the Sheepish Lion” is an animated short film released in 1952, narrated by Disney Legend Sterling Holloway, the original voice of Winnie the Pooh,  about a lion cub mistakenly left with a flock of sheep by a stork. It’s a fish out of water story about how Lambert comes into his own. It’s a wonderful cartoon which I haven’t seen in several years.
I brought it out this past weekend.
It can be found on YouTube, but I have it on the Walt Disney Treasures, Disney Rarities, Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s DVD Set.

Lambert is pictured on Disc 2 (which is odd, as his cartoon is actually on Disc 1).

And he can also be found in the booklet which accompanies this outstanding set, pictured with his adoptive mother.