"and cartoon character voices, such as ""Ernie the Keebler Elf"" in hundreds of commercials for the cookie products of the Keebler Company, and voices for characters on ""H.R. Pufnstuf"" and ""The Bugaloos"" from the studios of Sid and Marty Krofft, as well as a recurring role as Enik the Altrusian on that studio's ""Land of the Lost"". He also did many character voices on the Focus on the Family radio program, ""Adventures in Odyssey"", in which he played the beloved Tom Riley and the infamous Bart Rathbone (and numerous other one-shot characters), for more than twenty years. At times the"
"Tauriel Tauriel is a fictional character from Peter Jackson's feature film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ""The Hobbit"". The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, """" and """". She is a Woodland Elf whose name has been translated as ""Daughter of the forest"", and is the head of the Mirkwood Elven guard. She is played by Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly, who was nominated for several awards for"
"Christmas elf In American, Canadian, Irish, and British cultures, a Christmas elf is a diminutive elf that lives with Santa Claus at the North Pole and acts as his helper. Christmas elves are often depicted as green or red clad with large, pointy ears and pointy hats. Santa's elves are often said to make the toys in Santa's workshop and take care of his reindeer, among other tasks. They were first introduced in literature by Louisa May Alcott in 1856. The Santa Claus character is much older, emerging in US folklore in the early 17th century from the historical figure"
"Tolkien Ensemble) compact disc, Treebeard is voiced by Christopher Lee. Treebeard Treebeard (Sindarin: ""Fangorn"") is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings. The eldest of the species of Ents, he is said to live in the ancient Forest of Fangorn and stands fourteen feet (4 m) in height. He is treelike in appearance – reminiscent of ""beech-trees or oaks"" – with leafy hair and a rigid structure. His home of Fangorn Forest lies close to Isengard, where Saruman the White resides. In ""The Two Towers"" he meets with Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, two Hobbits of"
"Hathi Hathi is a fictional character created by Rudyard Kipling for the Mowgli stories collected in ""The Jungle Book"" (1894) and ""The Second Jungle Book"" (1895). Hathi is a bull elephant that lives in the jungle. Kipling named him after ""hāthī"" (हाथी), the Hindi word for ""elephant"". Hathi is head of the elephant troop. He is one of the oldest animals of the jungle and represents order, dignity and obedience to the Law of the Jungle. Hathi is famed for his patience and never hurries unnecessarily. In ""How Fear Came"", he tells the jungle animals' creation myth and describes Tha,"
"Herself the Elf Herself the Elf was a franchise line for young girls similar to Strawberry Shortcake. It was created by American Greetings (through its ""Those Characters From Cleveland"" research-and-development unit). It included a series of dolls from Mattel, an animated special, books, records. Each of the ""Herself the Elf"" characters had an exploratory poem:<br> Herself the Elf (main character of the franchise)<br> ""...is the elf in charge. When it comes to work, there's no job too large. She keeps nature running as smooth as can be; helps raise a fawn to a deer, a sapling to a tree. She's"
"The Happy Elf The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which first aired December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy-winner Harry Connick, Jr.’s original song, ""The Happy Elf"". Production on the special is by Film Roman, an IDT Entertainment company, the same animation company known for producing ""The Simpsons"". Eubie the Elf (Rob Paulsen) loves working in Santa Claus' workshop up at the North Pole, despite the other elves' complaints about being annoyed by his overly happy personality. One Christmas Eve morning, Eubie's boss, Norbert, assigns him to checking the naughty"
"Troyer appeared as Griphook in the film adaptation of ""Philosopher's Stone"" with Warwick Davis providing his voice and the latter fully portrayed him in the ""Deathly Hallows"" films. Hedwig is Harry Potter's owl, given to him in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as an eleventh birthday present by Rubeus Hagrid, who purchases the owl in Diagon Alley at the Eeylops Owl Emporium. Harry gives her this name after reading it in a book on the history of magic. Hedwig is used for delivering messages throughout the series, and also serves as a companion to Harry, especially when he is"
"novel also describes how, on a certain long-winter's night, the oldest and wisest elf of all, the Ancient One, foresaw the arrival of a man whose love for children would be equal to that of the elves. The Ancient One believed that this man would be the one to whom the elves would grant full immortality, along with the ability to deliver the elves' gifts to children all over the world. In addition to Patch, Dooley, Puffy, Boog, Honka, and Vout, the film's screenplay and cast listing features three additional elves: Groot, the Elves' Senior Chef; Goober, the head of"
"gadgets for her ranch throughout the episodes. voiced by Samantha Dakin. Rickety McGlum, an elderly spider of Treetopolis; he used to be thought of as scary, but is now a close friend to Tom and his friends. He is also a Squizzle expert and trainer, and leader of the Tree Fu Rangers. He is also the grandfather of Racquette. Voiced by Tim Whitnall 2012–2015 Duncan Wisbey 2016–xxxx. Treetog the Tree Spirit, the plump friendly leader of Treetopolis. She also acts as the schoolteacher, teaching the young sprite creatures and Tom traditional tree fu spells. Voiced by Sharon D. Clarke. The"
"of creatures. He can curl into a ball, and in that form he can roll fast. He wears a miner's helmet with a firefly called Flicker as his helmet light. Voiced by Tim Whitnall 2012–2015 Duncan Wisbey 2016–xxxx. Ariela, the alpha female character, a beautiful but feisty butterfly in charge of the Branch Ranch at Treetopolis, generally does not accept help from others, and likes to get her own way; but she is always there when her friends need her. She is highly competitive and rather impatient. She appears to have the closest relationship with Zigzoo - who invents many"
"on the role. In August and September 2017, Hayley Atwell and Mark Gatiss were cast as Evelyn, Christopher Robin's wife and Giles Winslow, Christopher Robin's boss, Nick Mohammed was cast as Piglet with Jim Cummings and Brad Garrett reprising their roles as both Winnie the Pooh & Tigger, and Eeyore, respectively. In January 2018, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo and Toby Jones were cast as Rabbit, Kanga and Owl respectively. Chris O'Dowd was originally announced as the voice of Tigger, but later stepped down from the role after audiences in test screenings reacted negatively towards how he voiced the character and"
"– 27 February 1984), Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (born 21 November 1924) and Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien (born 18 June 1929). Tolkien was very devoted to his children and sent them illustrated letters from Father Christmas when they were young. Each year more characters were added, such as the North Polar Bear (Father Christmas's helper), the Snow Man (his gardener), Ilbereth the elf (his secretary), and various other, minor characters. The major characters would relate tales of Father Christmas's battles against goblins who rode on bats and the various pranks committed by the North Polar Bear. During his life"
"laugh, and the way that he always beats Killian at everything. Spinel (Laura Bailey): Spinel is an elf, and a self-described ""treasure hunter extraordinaire"". She meets up with Killian at the beginning of the game and only further complicates his life. Jeffrey: Jeffrey also meets up with Killian at the beginning of the game, and is probably the only character who has even worse luck than Killian. He first runs into Killian while in the middle of a dispute with Spinel. Henson (Dave Wittenberg): Henson's a mysterious, wise-cracking mage who is both quick with a burning insult and a burning"
"and was often rebroadcast in subsequent years at Christmastime: until 2000 (December 14, 2000 was the final CBS broadcast). It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and has been released on DVD. In a dream, Garfield is awakened by his owner Jon dressed as an elf, who feeds him a large amount of lasagna before giving him his gift, a robotic Santa Claus which reads minds and produces whatever Garfield wants. When Jon actually wakes up Garfield, he tells him that it is ""Christmas Eve morning"" and they and Odie are going to the countryside"
"has his teddy bear to keep him company. In the 1971 album, it is mentioned that Zeb is his father. Buff – Buff is considered the leader of the mounted animal heads and is also the largest. He is the head portion of an American bison. He is voiced by Disney legend Thurl Ravenscroft. Max – Max is the head portion of a whitetail buck and is voiced by Peter Renaday. Melvin – Melvin, a bull moose head, is of the animal head trio. He often makes good-natured jokes and is voiced by Bill Lee. At the Magic Kingdom and"
"E.L. Fudge E.L. Fudge is an American snack food introduced in 1987 and manufactured by the Keebler Company, a subsidiary of the Kellogg Company. They are butter-flavored shortbread sandwich cookies with a fudge creme filling. The company describes their shape as ""elfin,"" though it is actually Ernie Keebler. The name takes its name from the Keebler Elf (E.L.F.), but when they were first introduced, the ""E.L."" stood for ""Everybody Loves"". Varieties include Original and Double-Stuffed (with twice the filling, introduced in May 2002) as well as fudge cookies with either fudge or peanut butter filling. A Hershey dark chocolate marble"
"Elfin Oak The Elfin Oak is the stump of a 900-year-old oak tree in Kensington Gardens in London, carved and painted to look as though elves, gnomes and small animals are living in its bark. The hollow log, donated by Lady Fortescue, originally came from Richmond Park, and was moved to Kensington Gardens in 1928 as part of George Lansbury's scheme of public improvements in London. Over the next two years the illustrator Ivor Innes carved the figures of the ""Little People"" into it. These included Wookey the witch, with her three jars of health, wealth and happiness, Huckleberry the"
"as the host of the children's show ""Barnaby"". The character ""Barnaby"" was originally an elf with pointy ears, with a straw hat who lived in the ""Enchanted Forest"" and showed cartoons (mostly ""Popeye"") to his audience of adults and children alike. He eventually became popular enough that his show was aired seven days a week (a supporting character on the show - ""Woodrow the Woodsman"" - became popular in his own right and was spun off into his own series). ""Barnaby"" aired on Cleveland NBC affiliate KYW (now WKYC) channel 3 from 1957-1967. Sheldon would then reprise the character on"
"and ""The Badger"" is a comic book hero created by Mike Baron. The badger is the emblem of the Hufflepuff house of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series (1997–2007), it is chosen as such because the badger is an animal that is often underestimated, because it lives quietly until attacked, but which, when provoked, can fight off animals much larger than itself, which resembles the Hufflepuff house in several ways. Many other stories featuring badgers as characters include Kenneth Grahame's children's novel ""The Wind in the Willows"" (1908), Beatrix Potter's"
"Rudd. In this show, elves have bees' wings and they can also fly like fairies. Jasper is a garden elf with dreadlocks and as he likes to call it, ""A barefoot toe wiggling elf"" who can talk to plants. He is bit lazy and is Pearlie's best friend. Although being an elf, he has wings. Because of this he is often mistaken for a fairy, much to his annoyance. He has a crush on Fern and loves nature. His job is to keep the plants and animals in the park happy by doing random activities with them. Jasper lives in"
"Pizza Outpost, with new meals specialising in a wide range of pizza and pasta dishes. Hathi Hathi is a fictional character created by Rudyard Kipling for the Mowgli stories collected in ""The Jungle Book"" (1894) and ""The Second Jungle Book"" (1895). Hathi is a bull elephant that lives in the jungle. Kipling named him after ""hāthī"" (हाथी), the Hindi word for ""elephant"". Hathi is head of the elephant troop. He is one of the oldest animals of the jungle and represents order, dignity and obedience to the Law of the Jungle. Hathi is famed for his patience and never hurries"
"Treebeard Treebeard (Sindarin: ""Fangorn"") is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings. The eldest of the species of Ents, he is said to live in the ancient Forest of Fangorn and stands fourteen feet (4 m) in height. He is treelike in appearance – reminiscent of ""beech-trees or oaks"" – with leafy hair and a rigid structure. His home of Fangorn Forest lies close to Isengard, where Saruman the White resides. In ""The Two Towers"" he meets with Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, two Hobbits of the Shire known also as Merry and Pippin. Treebeard is"
"Treebeard, the oldest of the tree-like Ents. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas track the hobbits to Fangorn. There they unexpectedly meet Gandalf. Gandalf explains that he slew the Balrog; darkness took him, but he was sent back to Middle-earth to complete his mission. He is clothed in white and is now Gandalf the White, for he has taken Saruman's place as the chief of the wizards. Gandalf assures his friends that Merry and Pippin are safe. Together they ride to Edoras, capital of Rohan. Gandalf frees Théoden, King of Rohan, from the influence of Saruman's spy Gríma Wormtongue. Théoden musters his"
"Halloween Tree"" won the 1994 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program. On October 31, 2007, Bradbury attended the presentation of a Halloween Tree at Disneyland in California, to be included as part of its annual park-wide Halloween decorations every year. The Halloween Tree The Halloween Tree is a 1972 fantasy novel by American author Ray Bradbury, which traces the history of Samhain and Halloween. A group of eight boys set out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, only to discover that a ninth friend, Pipkin, has been whisked away on a journey that could determine whether he lives"
"Ehlonna In the ""World of Greyhawk"" campaign setting and in the default pantheon of deities for the third edition of the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" role-playing game, Ehlonna is the goddess of Forests, Woodlands, Flora, Fauna, and Fertility. Ehlonna is known to the elves as ""Ehlenestra."" Her holy symbol is a rampant unicorn or a unicorn's horn. Ehlonna was first detailed for the Dungeons & Dragons game in ""The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk"" by Gary Gygax in ""Dragon"" #68 (1982). Ehlonna was subsequently detailed in the ""World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting"" (1983), and in ""Greyhawk Adventures"""
"(1957). The new book includes illustrations by Edward Jeffrey, who died in 1978. The story, in prose, tells how Toby Twirl and some of his friends, including Eli, Pete, and others, find Father Christmas stranded in the snow outside their village. The reindeer pulling the sleigh has a stone in its hoof. Naturally Toby offers to help, and, while Father Christmas catches forty winks under a rug, Toby and his friends help the hobbling reindeer get to the village where the cheerful local blacksmith is able to remove the stone, and sooth the reindeer's hoof, ... Toby Twirl (born in"
"had illustrated a Norwegian fairy tale book in 1974, to create this old, somewhat confused creature, sitting in a hollow tree, predicting the future of his visitors. On a stone in front of the king, one can point at one of the twelve astrological signs at which the king will wake up and mumble some words. Together with Hugo of Villa Volta, the king is the most complex animatronic in Efteling. It was a collaboration of Ton van de Ven, TNO and Spitting Image. The animatronic can move 26 parts of its body, including eyebrows, eyes, jaws, back and wrists."
"and the wolf entered Efteling in 1953, made of wood, as an outdoor scene. Little Red Riding Hood knelt in the midst of flowers while the wolf watched her from behind a tree. In 1960, the scene was replaced by Granny’s house, with the wolf lying in bed and Red Riding Hood at the front door, ringing the bell. The wooden Little Red Riding Hood would later return to the Fairy Tale Forest as a road-sign. One can look through the window and listen to the story, told by Wieteke van Dort. On August 15, 1998, the figure of Little"
"returned decades later in the compilation film ""Daffy Duck's Quackbusters"". More recently, he also made a cameo appearance at the end of """" and was also given in his own story, which starred him alongside Pete Puma, in the ""Looney Tunes"" comic book. One animation history suggests that the Egghead character was based on ""Ripley's Believe It or Not!"" cartoonist and entertainer Robert Ripley, while the name Elmer Fudd might have been a reference to the then-popular hunter Elmer Keith. Egghead has the distinction of being the first recurring character created for Leon Schlesinger's Merrie Melodies series (to be followed"
"Keebler Company The Keebler Company is the second largest cookie and cracker manufacturer in the United States. Founded in 1853, it has produced numerous baked snacks. Keebler has marketed its brands such as Cheez-It (which have the Sunshine Biscuits brand), Chips Deluxe, Club Crackers, E.L. Fudge Cookies, Famous Amos, Fudge Shoppe Cookies, Murray cookies, Austin, Plantation, Vienna Fingers, Town House Crackers, Wheatables, Sandie's Shortbread, Chachos and Zesta Crackers, among others. The Keebler slogans are """"Uncommonly Good"""" and ""a little elfin magic goes a long way"". Tom Shutter and Leo Burnett wrote the familiar jingle. Godfrey Keebler, of German descent, opened"
"Keenleyside) is looking to replace Santa’s Little Helper, the second-in-command. Eleanor (Paige), the daughter of the outgoing Ho-Ho-Ho believes the job should be hers, but Santa, believing the North Pole could use a human influence, tasks Billie (AnnaLynne McCord) with reviewing Dax as a possible candidate. Billie is a kindly elf who is shunned by many of her elfin brethren because of a genetic defect that gives her round ears. Billie gives Dax a series of difficult and embarrassing tasks to test his character, occasionally bailing him out with North Pole magic, while not revealing that it is Santa who"
"story. Friz Freleng created a musical adaption of the story for his 1946 Merrie Melodies cartoon ""Holiday for Shoestrings"". Four years later, Tex Avery adapted the story for his 1950 MGM cartoon short ""The Peachy Cobbler"". The 1956 Looney Tunes cartoon short ""Yankee Dood It"" is based on this fairy tale, with Elmer Fudd as the king of industrial elves. 150 years after this fairy tale took place, he visits the shoemaker to retrieve the elves he has employed, while also imparting the virtues of mass production capitalism to him. The same basic plot was also used in the 1946"