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Rocky the Rhino is a visually-challenged Indian rhinoceros who was dropped from the 1967 film The Jungle Book. He was to appear in the vulture sequence and would have been voiced by Frank Fontaine. He was to be animated by Milt Kahl before the character was ultimately dropped from the story.

He was eventually used in the 2016 live action adaptation of The Jungle Book.

Development[]

Rocky did not appear in the original book, but was based on an antagonistic unnamed rhino that appeared in Bill Peet's initial treatment of the film. The rhino would try to kill Mowgli but Mowgli and Bagheera escaped him and he crashed into various objects instead. When Peet quit working for Disney, Larry Clemmons was asked to do the story for the film, and made the rhino more comical and named him Rocky.

Appearances[]

The Jungle Book (1967)[]

Rocky was to be friends with the Vultures. When Mowgli met the Vultures, the Vultures would make Rocky fight Mowgli once the man-cub accidentally woke him up, but Mowgli beat Rocky by making him crash into a rock and break his horn. As Mowgli was about to leave, Rocky and the Vultures would sing That's What Friends are For to him. Rocky would probably then help Mowgli, Baloo, and the Vultures fight Shere Khan.

Rocky was deleted from the film because Walt Disney felt there was already enough action in the film with the Bandar-log and the Vultures.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks[]

Rocky can be seen in the crowd during the animated soccer field sequence at The Isle of Naboombu where all the inhabitants are anthropomorphic animals. Despite being deleted from The Jungle Book, this is the first time the character appears in a physical manner in a Disney film.

The Jungle Book (2016)[]

Rocky had a much smaller role in that film, where he was at the water hole with his wife and daughter Raquel.

The Lion King (2019)[]

Rocky makes a cameo appearance in the 2019 remake during the musical number "Circle of Life" attending Simba's birth.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Many of Rocky's traits were recycled into the Rhino Guards and executioner from Robin Hood. One of the guards even crashed into a rock failing to catch Lady Kluck, just like Rocky did in failing to attack Mowgli.
  • Some pictures show Rocky having a little bird friend. Not much is known about the bird, but it can be assumed to have served as Rocky's conscience, similar to Timothy Q. Mouse and Jiminy Cricket and that it was a Mynah, which is a bird seen feeding off of Indian Rhinos.
  • In Jungle Cubs, there are several rhinos that looks very similar to Rocky. One can be seen in Season One's intro and the episode "How the Panther Lost His Roar". Unlike Rocky, however, this rhino in the show was a threat to the cubs. In the episode "Splendor in the Mud", Winifred's herd encounters a mother rhino with a calf (possibly Rocky) that threatened the herd to get out of her way and knocked Winifred's uncle over. Another rhino resembling Rocky (only with a small, round jaw) shows up in "The Great Kaadini". A herd of rhinos resembling Rocky appear in the episode "A Tale of Two Tails" in which Cecil and Arthur try to trick them into trampling Shere Khan and Kaa, but end up trampling the two vultures instead.


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Media
Films: The Jungle Book (soundtrack/video) ā€¢ The Jungle Book 2 (video) ā€¢ Rudyard Kipling's ā€¢ Mowgli's Story ā€¢ 2016 Live-action Film (soundtrack/video) ā€¢ Sequel Film

Shows: Jungle Cubs
Video Games: The Jungle Book ā€¢ The Jungle Book Groove Party ā€¢ The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Wild Adventure ā€¢ The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Run ā€¢ Disney Classic Games Collection ā€¢ Disney Speedstorm
Books: More Jungle Book... Further Adventures of Baloo and Mowgli

Disney Parks
Animated film: Disney's Explorers Lodge ā€¢ Disney Animation Building ā€¢ Garden of the Twelve Friends ā€¢ It's a Small World ā€¢ Rhythm of the Jungle

Live action: Disney Movie Magic ā€¢ The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic
Entertainment: Animagique ā€¢ Disney's Believe ā€¢ Disney's Wishes ā€¢ Disney Classics: The Music & The Magic ā€¢ Fantasmic! ā€¢ Festival of Family & Friends ā€¢ Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party ā€¢ It's Party Time... with Mickey and Friends ā€¢ Journey into the Jungle Book ā€¢ Mickey's Gift of Dreams ā€¢ Mickey's Magical Music World ā€¢ Mickey and the Magical Map ā€¢ Mickey and the Wondrous Book ā€¢ Mickey presents: ā€œHappy Anniversary Disneyland Parisā€ ā€¢ One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On! ā€¢ Rivers of Light: We Are One ā€¢ Super Duper Jumpin' Time ā€¢ The Forest of Enchantment: A Disney Musical Adventure
Restaurants: Colonel Hathi's Pizza Outpost
Shops: Adventureland Bazaar
Parade: Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving On ā€¢ Disney's Magical Moments Parade ā€¢ Disney's Party Express ā€¢ Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade ā€¢ Disney Magic on Parade ā€¢ Disney Stars on Parade ā€¢ Flights of Fantasy Parade ā€¢ Jubilation! ā€¢ Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street Party ā€¢ Mickey's Soundsational Parade ā€¢ The Wonderful World of Disney Parade
Firework: Celebrate the Magic ā€¢ Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland ā€¢ Disney Dreams! ā€¢ Disneyland Forever ā€¢ Happily Ever After ā€¢ Mickey's Mix Magic ā€¢ Momentous ā€¢ Tree of Life Awakens
Summer: Adventure is Out There! ā€¢ The Jungle Book Jive
Halloween: Happy Hallowishes

Characters
Original: Mowgli ā€¢ Baloo ā€¢ Bagheera ā€¢ King Louie ā€¢ Shere Khan ā€¢ Kaa ā€¢ Colonel Hathi ā€¢ Winifred ā€¢ Hathi, Jr. ā€¢ Buzzie, Flaps, Ziggy, and Dizzy ā€¢ Akela ā€¢ Rama ā€¢ Shanti ā€¢ Raksha ā€¢ Wolf Pups ā€¢ Seeonee Pack ā€¢ Jungle Patrol ā€¢ Flunkey ā€¢ Bandar-log

Deleted characters: Rocky the Rhino ā€¢ Buldeo ā€¢ Tabaqui
Sequel: Ranjan ā€¢ Ranjan's Father ā€¢ Messua ā€¢ Shanti's Mother ā€¢ Lucky
Rudyard Kipling's: Grey Brother ā€¢ Nathoo ā€¢ Kitty Brydon ā€¢ Colonel Geoffrey Brydon ā€¢ Sergeant Claibourne ā€¢ Dr. Julius Plumford ā€¢ William Boone ā€¢ Sergeant Harley ā€¢ Buldeo ā€¢ Tabaqui ā€¢ Lt. John Wilkins ā€¢ Indian Bandits ā€¢ Alice, Rose, and Margaret
Jungle Cubs: Arthur and Cecil ā€¢ The Croc ā€¢ Mahra ā€¢ Ned, Jed & Fred ā€¢ Mungo ā€¢ Leah ā€¢ Cain ā€¢ Dholes ā€¢ Winifred's Uncle ā€¢ McCoy ā€¢ Dictator Turtle ā€¢ Whitehood
Mowgli's Story: Li'l Raksha ā€¢ Chil ā€¢ Biranyi ā€¢ Tarzan Chimp
2016 film: Ikki ā€¢ Mr. Pangolin ā€¢ Giant Squirrel ā€¢ Fred the Pygmy Hog ā€¢ Mowgli's Father
House of Mouse: King Larry

Locations
Jungle ā€¢ Ancient Ruins ā€¢ Man Village ā€¢ India ā€¢ Asia
Episodes
Season One: "A Night in the Wasteland" ā€¢ "How the Panther Lost His Roar/The Humans Must Be Crazy" ā€¢ "Hathi Meets His Match/Buffaloed" ā€¢ "Mondo Mungo/Bare Necessities" ā€¢ "Who Wants to Be a Baboon?" ā€¢ "Red Dogs" ā€¢ "The Great Kaadini" ā€¢ "Hulla Baloo/Shere Bliss" ā€¢ "Treasure of the Middle Jungle" ā€¢ "Feather Brains/Benny & Clyde" ā€¢ "Splendor in the Mud" ā€¢ "Trouble in the Jungle/Fool Me Once..." ā€¢ "The Coming of the Wolves"

Season Two: "The Ape Who Would Be King" ā€¢ "Trunks for the Memories/Kasaba Ball" ā€¢ "Hathi's Makeover/Curse of the Magnificent Melon" ā€¢ "The Five Bananas/Birthday Snake" ā€¢ "Old Green Teeth/The Elephant Who Couldn't Say No" ā€¢ "Hair Ball/A Tale of Two Tails" ā€¢ "Waiting for Baloo/Tree for Two" ā€¢ "Nice Tiger/Sleepless in the Jungle"

Songs
Original: "Colonel Hathi's March" ā€¢ "The Bare Necessities" ā€¢ "I Wan'na Be Like You" ā€¢ "Trust in Me" ā€¢ "That's What Friends are For" ā€¢ "My Own Home"

More Jungle Book: "Baloo's Blues" ā€¢ "Jungle Fever" ā€¢ "If You Wanna See Some Strange Behavior (Take a Look at Man)" ā€¢ "It's a Kick"
Jungle Cubs: "Take Your Sweet, Sweet Time" ā€¢ "Jungle Cub Love" ā€¢ "Everything's Gonna Be Right with the World"
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story: "The Monkey Time"
The Jungle Book Groove Party: "The Jungle's No Place for a Boy" ā€¢ "Join the Ranks" ā€¢ "Go Bananas in the Coconut Tree" ā€¢ "A Mood for Food" ā€¢ "We Are the Vultures" ā€¢ "Run" ā€¢ "A Brand New Day"
Sequel: "The Jungle Rhythm" ā€¢ "W-I-L-D" ā€¢ "Right Where I Belong"
Deleted: "Brothers All" ā€¢ "The Song of the Seeonee" ā€¢ "Monkey See, Monkey Do" ā€¢ "I Knew I Belonged to Her" ā€¢ "In A Day's Work" ā€¢ "The Mighty Hunters" ā€¢ "I've Got You Beat" ā€¢ "Braver"

See Also
Disney Sing Along Songs: The Bare Necessities ā€¢ TaleSpin ā€¢ Disney's Jungle Boogie


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Media
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Soundtrack/Video) ā€¢ Musical
Characters
Miss Eglantine Price ā€¢ Professor Emelius Browne ā€¢ Charlie Rawlins ā€¢ Carrie Rawlins ā€¢ Paul Rawlins ā€¢ Mrs. Hobday ā€¢ General Teagler ā€¢ Bookman ā€¢ Swinburne ā€¢ Mr. Jelk ā€¢ Cosmic Creepers ā€¢ Colonel Heller ā€¢ Nazis ā€¢ Astoroth ā€¢ Mr. Codfish ā€¢ King Leonidas ā€¢ Secretary Bird ā€¢ Fisherman Bear ā€¢ Knights
Songs
The Soldiers of the Old Home Guard ā€¢ The Age of Not Believing ā€¢ With a Flair ā€¢ A Step in the Right Direction ā€¢ Eglantine ā€¢ Portobello Road ā€¢ The Beautiful Briny ā€¢ Blow the Man Down ā€¢ Substitutiary Locomotion ā€¢ Nobody's Problem
Locations
London ā€¢ The Isle of Naboombu ā€¢ Pepperinge Eye
Objects
Bedknob ā€¢ Isle of Naboombu ā€¢ Star of Astoroth ā€¢ Spells of Astoroth
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