Bambi in the Wild West

"Bambi in the Wild West" is the fifth episode of the American animated television series Bambi. It first aired on September 11, 1999, on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning.

Summary
Friend Owl tells Bambi and his friends the tale of Drifter Bambi and how he not only became famous among his wild west pals after facing off against his rival Devious Raccoon, but also how he saved the town from becoming swept away by a tornado.

Plot
Bambi struggles to free the squirrel and chipmunk from the trap set up by Man, but is having trouble. With help from Thumper and Flower, he barely manages to free them in time, as they get to a safe place just as Man starts firing at them. As the animals recoup, Bambi starts to feel a bit sad, and Friend Owl arrives to ask him what's wrong. Bambi denies that there's something wrong, but believes that he wants to help someone and do big things all by himself without any help, but after listening to Friend Owl, Bambi realizes that he actually likes getting help from his friends, but he still believes he should do bigger things without any help. Realizing this, the owl decides to finally tell Bambi and his friends a made-up story about a deer drifter who'll soon become the hero of the Wild West.

On the hills of the Old West is a deer drifter who goes by no name, roaming the hills and looking for any signs of trouble. One day, he comes across a western town that appears to be like a forest, just set in the Western. He goes over to it, and immediately gets the attention of many other inhabitants of the town, including Thumpin' Rabbit, Wild Flower, and Deputy Owl, who are all curious at what the mysterious deer drifter could be. When the deer drifter enters the tavern, the bartender Faline the Delightful, greets him, before the deer drifter introduces himself to her.

When Faline tells the Drifter Deer about a devilish raccoon who goes by the name of Devious Raccoon, and his gang of no-good western animals, he realizes that the town needs a sheriff. Despite that he's more of a drifter than a sheriff, the encouragement of the townsfolk eventually gets him to go meet Deputy Owl, who gives him his own sheriff badge, and promotes him to becoming a sheriff for the sake of those townsfolk. Drifter Bambi, now a sheriff, holds a meeting with the other townsfolk, where he hears from the townsfolk that the devious raccoon and his misfit gang of wild west thieves will arrive in town at sunset, so the drifter deer will have to prepare for his upcoming showdown with Devious Raccoon.

That evening, as the sun is starting to set, the clock chimes as the townsfolk retreat to their hiding spots, while Drifter Bambi just stands there, ready to face whatever awaits him. Soon, Devious Raccoon and his wild west thief gang arrives in the town, as Bambi meets them face-to-face, and they proceed to stare at each other for some time. Eventually, the raccoon and his gang shoots the bananas first, but Bambi swiftly dodges them, as he proceeds to shoot some bananas at them.

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Production
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US

 * Disney TV Favorites Volume 1 (DVD)
 * Bambi: Season 1, Volume 1 (DVD)

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