not charging at him. But Ferdinand is not interested in fighting; he is only interested in smelling the beautiful flowers. Eventually, he is led out of the arena and taken back home where he continues to sit under the cork tree and smell the flowers. Cast Don Wilson as Narrator Walt Disney as Ferdinand's Mother Milt Kahl as Ferdinand Animators Milt Kahl Hamilton Luske Bill Stokes John Bradbury Bernard Garbutt Ward Kimball Jack Campbell Stan Quackenbush Don Lusk Reception The short film is broadcast in several countries every year on Christmas Eve as a part of the annual Disney Christmas show From All of Us to All of You. The Christmas show is especially popular in Sweden where it has aired since 1959 and has become a Christmas tradition. The replacement of Ferdinand the Bull with The Ugly Duckling in 1982 resulted in public outcry. The next year, in 1983, the change was reverted and Ferdinand the Bull returned to Swedish television. Ferdinand the Bull won the 1938 Oscar for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). It won against shorts such as the Silly Symphonies short, Mother Goose Goes Hollywood. Home media The short was released on December 6, 2005 on Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s. Additional releases include: Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: How the Best Was Won (1933–1960) (VHS/Betamax/Laserdisc), 1985 Walt Disney Mini-Classics: Willie the Operatic Whale (VHS), 1991 Walt Disney's Timeless Tales Volume 2: The Ugly Duckling/Wind in the Willows/The Country Cousin (DVD), 2005 Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Volume 6: The Reluctant Dragon (DVD), 2009 References External links 1938 short films 1938 films 1938 animated films 1930s color films Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Bullfighting films 1930s Disney animated short films Animated films based on children's books Films directed by Dick Rickard Films produced by Walt Disney Films set in Madrid Films set in Spain The Story of Ferdinand American animated short films 1930s American films