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No, you don't understand, so I'll say it again. The only critters that get by me are cows. Cows only.
―Junior to Buck


Junior the Buffalo is a minor character and the former quinary antagonist turning protagonist in Disney's 2004 animated feature film, Home on the Range. He is a buffalo who used to belong to Alameda Slim, but now a farm buffalo after his arrest.

Personality[]

Junior's a very serious-minded and imperturbable buffalo. He also doesn't take kindly to trespassers, namely those who aren't "cows", according to him. He talks in a deep, ominous voice and tries to maintain his composure when agitated. Like Grace, Junior is also immune to Alameda Slim's yodeling -- but while Grace (who's a cow) is immune because she's tone-deaf, Junior's immune because he's a bison instead of a cow.

Junior also seems to have a crush on Mrs. Calloway, because he behaves in a rather flirtatious manner whenever he's around (like when he's complimenting her hat).

Role in the film[]

Junior is Alameda Slim's valiant "steed". Unusual for a villain's sidekick, he is portrayed as neither good nor evil, just simply doing his job. He is very polite to cows and even flirts with Mrs. Calloway upon seeing her by complimenting her hat. He also tires of Buck's arrogance when the horse attempts to get through Echo Mine's entrance, despite Junior repeatedly saying, "Cows only."

Later in the film, Maggie, Mrs. Calloway, and Grace show up along with Lucky Jack (a jackrabbit who helped the cows reach Echo Mine), and Junior lets all four of them pass. When Buck questions Junior about this, the buffalo states, "They're cows," and when Buck brings up the rabbit, Junior replies, "Well, obviously, he was with the cows." Buck tries convincing Junior that he was with the cows too, but to no avail.

Sometime later, Buck tricks another horse into leaving his post so he could get back with Rico and then gloats. However, Buck is overheard by Junior who snorts angrily, as he had been right behind him. Junior is later seen chasing Buck around Echo Mine. He is shown to be immensely strong and survives a considerable fall after the cows inadvertently push him down the mine shaft. Junior soon makes his way out of the mine shaft and continues chasing Buck, but turns away after hearing Slim, who had been captured by the cows, calling for him.

At the end of the movie, Junior has left the services of Alameda Slim (since Slim is in jail) and arrives, along with Barry and Bob, at Little Patch of Heaven, where he courts Mrs. Calloway. He also dances with all the other farm animals as they celebrate Pearl's farm being saved and re-opened.

Trivia[]

  • Junior is similar to Rico as they both have deep, ominous voices and are completely obedient.
  • When Junior gets pushed and falls down the mine shaft, his yell is supplied by the classic Goofy holler sound effect.
  • In some storybooks, while Junior is depicted as surviving his fall into the mine shaft, he is never seen at the end, leaving unknown what happens to him after Alameda Slim's arrest.
  • Junior's name may possibly come from William Lance LeGault Junior, the son of his voice actor, William Lance LeGault.

Gallery[]

Home on the Range[]

Miscellaneous[]


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Homeontherange
Media
Home on the Range (video/soundtrack) • A Dairy Tale: The Three Little PigsHome on the RangeIt's Hero TimeSweating Bullets
Disney Parks
Big Thunder Ranch
Fireworks: Wonderful World of AnimationWondrous Journeys
Halloween: Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade
Characters
MaggieMrs. CallowayGracePearl GesnerSheriff Sam BrownBuckRustyAlameda SlimThe Willie BrothersRicoMr. WesleyJebAudreyOlliePiggiesChicksLarryLucky JackBarry and BobJunior the Buffalo
Deleted: Mariachi ButterfliesDarlin
Songs
(You Ain't) Home on the RangeLittle Patch of HeavenShe'll Be Coming 'Round the MountainHome on the RangeYodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-OoWill the Sun Ever Shine Again?Magic Carpet RideWherever the Trail May LeadAnytime You Need a FriendHeroes, Villains and Cows (deleted song)
Locations
Dixon RanchPatch of HeavenChugwaterEcho Mine
See Also
Disney Sing Along Songs: Little Patch of Heaven
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