History WesternAnimation / TheWindInTheWillows1985

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Parodied with the weasels during their VillainSong. They proceeded to make a mess of Toad Hall by hosting a never ending party but according to the Chief Weasel they are still gentlemen.
-->'''Chief Weasel:''' Just because we're unmannerly weasels does not mean we are not ''gentlemen''. A gentleman would ''never'' use another man's stationary, port, wine, or snooker table uninvited. So we would never, ''never'', phone long distance without asking, ''right?''\\

'''Chief Weasel:''' Everything else, ha-ha is certainly permissible! So...\\

--> '''The Judge:''' The prisoner always has the benefit of the doubt, but in this case there isn't any - doubt that is.\\

** Creator/CharlesNelsonReilly as the incorrigible Mr. Toad of Toad Hall
** Creator/RoddyMcDowall as the dreamy and poetic Rat
** Creator/EddieBracken as the shy and modest Mole
** Creator/JoseFerrer as the gruff and solitary, but kind Badger

** Most adaptions have Toad relapse by buying an air plane; this adaption ends with Toad after soaking up his friends praise of his humility at his banquet decides to become a HolierThanThou philanthropist instead because only Toad could turn charity and humility into another excuse to boast.

** Charles Nelson Reilly as the incorrigible Mr. Toad of Toad Hall

** Eddie Bracken as the shy and modest Mole
** José Ferrer as the gruff and solitary, but kind Badger

* AdaptationDistillation: This probably one of the most faithful adaptations out there: the only thing it leaves out are Otter, and the visit to Mole End -- instead we get a brief scene of Mole being homesick after he and Ratty leave the Wild Wood. The film even finds a clever way to include "The Piper and the Gates of Dawn" and "Wayfarers All" into the story by combing the two events and moving them near the end of the story. Ratty is wistful of how everything is changing and the Sea Rat comes along and invites him to a life of roving. Mole finds Ratty's goodbye note and proceeds to go to see Badger. Badger runs into him to enlist his help to find his nephew Portly. The two then split up. Mole under the guidance of Pan, finds Ratty who abandoned his dreams of roving when he came across Portly. Badger then runs into him and reveals he also found Toad on the riverbank, having been led to him by Pan.

--->''Badger:''' You knew it must come to this sooner or later. You've disregarded all the warnings we've given you, and you've gone on squandering the money your father left you. You're a disgrace to all of us and to your family! You're giving us animals a bad name in the district by your furious driving, and smashes, and rows with the police. We animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit. This is our last effort that will bring you to reason. Change your ways now, or face the consequences! Which I promise you will ''not'' be pleasant! Repent!

--> '''Ratty:''' It's said when Badger starts preaching, he can bring the skies down. *thunder starts rumbling*

--> '''Chief Weasel:''' Just because we're unmannerly weasels does not mean we are not gentlemen. A gentleman would never use another man's stationary, port, wine, or snooker table uninvited. So we would never never phone long distance without asking right?\\

--> '''Badger:''' You knew it must come to this sooner or later. You've disregarded all the warnings we've given you, and you've gone on squandering the money your father left you. You're a disgrace to all of us and to your family! You're giving us animals a bad name in the district by your furious driving, and smashes, and rows with the police. We animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit. This is our last effort that will bring you to reason. Change your ways now, or face the consequences! Which I promise you will ''not'' be pleasant! Repent!

-->'''The Judge:''' Not a plausible defense, nor a frank apology! Not a crumb of true contrition have you thrown! Not a moment have you mourned, not a whit of true lament! And for that you'll solitary atone!

* GenderFlip: The Chief Weasel is a female in this version.

''The Wind in the Willows'' is a 1985 AnimatedAdaptation of [[Literature/TheWindInTheWillows Kenneth Grahame's classic novel]]. Produced by Creator/RankinBass it was done in an {{animesque}} style similar to their adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn''; the animation was by Creator/WangFilmProductions. The film itself was completed in 1985 but didn't air on ABC until 1987.

--> '''Raty:''' It's said when Badger starts preaching, he can bring the skies down. *thunder starts rumbling*

'''Chief Weasel:''' Everything else ha-ha is certainly permissible, so...\\

Like many Rankin/Bass specials this one also boasts an AllStarCast:

Like many Rankin/Bass specials this one features an AllStarCast:

->"''My new friend Mole had entered into the joy of rushing water. And for the first time in his life he heard the sound of the wind in the reeds and willows.''"