The film was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival . It was first released in North America on August 11 , 1995 with '' A Kid in King Arthur 's Court '' , then on September 12 , 1996 with '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame '' in Australia and on 18 October 1996 attached to '' A Goofy Movie '' in the UK . The short was to be re-released with '' 101 Dalmatians '' , which was sent to theaters with the short attached in 1996 , but Disney asked theater owners to cut the short off all film prints and replace it with trailers for then upcoming Disney films , including '' Hercules '' and '' George of the Jungle '' . In July 1997 , Disney attached it to '' George of the Jungle . '' The cartoon was nominated the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 68th Academy Awards , ending up losing to the Wallace and Gromit short '' A Close Shave ''
68th Academy Awards
68th Academy Awards
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