Seven Dwarfs
The Seven Dwarfs are fictional dwarfs in the 1812 fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm and other renditions and adaptations.
History
The Seven Dwarfs live in a tiny cottage and work in the nearby mines. Snow White stumbles upon their house after being told by the Huntsman to flee from the Queen's kingdom.The Seven Dwarfs return home and immediately notice someone has sneaked in, because the house has been cleaned. During their loud discussion, they discover the sleeping Snow White. She wakes up and explains to them what happened. The Dwarfs take pity on her, saying: "If you will keep house for us, and cook, make the beds, wash, sew, and knit, and keep everything clean and orderly, then you can stay with us, and you shall have everything that you want." They warn her to be careful when alone at home, and to not let anyone in while they are working in the mountains.
When the Queen, disguised as an old peddler woman, ties a colorful silk bodice onto Snow White, it causes her to faint. The Seven Dwarfs return just in time and Snow White is saved when the Dwarfs cut the lace.
The Queen comes once again, this time dressed as a comb seller. She gives Snow White a poisoned comb, but the Seven Dwarfs save her again.
The Queen then appears disguised as a farmer's wife and gives Snow White a poisoned apple. Snow White bites into it and falls to the ground, apparently dead. This time, the Seven Dwarfs are unable to revive the girl, because they cannot determine Snow White's physical state and, assuming that she is dead, place her in a glass coffin. After some time, a Prince traveling through the land sees Snow White. He walks up to her coffin and, enchanted by her beauty, instantly falls in love with her. As the Prince transports her body back to his castle, her coffin is hit hard and a large piece of apple in her throat is dislodged, thus reviving her. The prince then marries Snow White and they "live happily ever after."
Appearances in modern media
Dwarfs
A Disney version of the Seven Dwarfs appeared in the 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:- Doc – The leader of the seven dwarfs, Doc wears glasses and often mixes up his words.
- Grumpy – Grumpy initially opposes Snow White's presence in the dwarfs' home, but later warns her of the threat posed by the Queen and eagerly rushes to her aid upon realizing that she is in danger, leading the charge himself. He has the biggest nose of the dwarfs, and is frequently seen with one eye shut or with a frown until the film's finale.
- Happy – Happy is the jovial dwarf and is usually portrayed laughing. While the other dwarfs have thin black eyebrows inspired by Walt Disney's eyebrows, his eyebrows are white and thicker.
- Sleepy – Sleepy is always tired and appears lethargic in most situations.
- Bashful – Bashful is very shy and kind-hearted. He is also described as cute and romantic, with a crush on Snow White. He often blushes when embarrassed or at the center of attention.
- Sneezy – Sneezy's name is earned by his extraordinarily powerful sneezes, which are seen blowing even the heaviest of objects across a room.
- Dopey – Dopey is the youngest dwarf, being the only one who does not have a beard and is bald, with the largest ears of the dwarfs. He is accident-prone and mute, with Happy explaining that he has simply "never tried" to speak. Furthermore, he shares his name with another Disney character, one of the Dumbo crow characters, "Dopey", also known as "Straw Hat".
File:B-29 Doc McConnell Air Force Base July 17, 2016.jpg|thumb|Built during World War II, Doc, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, was named after one of the Seven Disney Dwarfs.
File:341st Bombardment Squadron - Emblem.png|thumb|Dopey on the emblem for the 341st Bombardment Squadron during World War II
In the early 2000s, DisneyToon Studios joined Disney Consumer Products as their internal Disney conglomerate video partner in developing the new Disney franchises. While DCP eyed other potential franchises, DisneyToon looked to the Seven Dwarfs for a male-centric franchise to counterbalance the female-centric Disney Fairies. By 2005, The Seven Dwarfs animated sequel to Snow White was officially underway. Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi was one team that was given an attempt at a movie pitch, which was to follow the Dwarfs in which they trap the villain in the magic mirror and setting it up for Snow White movie. Given the possible demand, Buena Vista Games brought in Obsidian Entertainment, a game developer, who pitched a video game focusing on the Dwarfs' similar ancestors. DTS executives were not feeling that the two franchise launching projects were coming together well enough that they turned to Mike Disa, who worked on the Tinker Bell story. Disa and Evan Spiliotopoulos pitched a The Lord of the Rings-style epic for the dwarfs while "connecting seamlessly" with the original film, which was given permission to move forward. With interfering managers wanting a tragic back story for Dopey, Disa decided that he could not go forward. Walt Disney Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter about two month later ended production on the film.
The 7D is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is a re-imagining of the title characters from the 1937 film and their adventures prior to the introduction of Snow White. The TV series details the 7D working for Queen Delightful where they protect Jollywood from the Glooms and other threats. For this version of the characters, Doc is voiced by Bill Farmer, Grumpy is voiced by Maurice LaMarche, Happy is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, Sleepy is voiced by Stephen Stanton, Bashful is voiced by Billy West, and Sneezy is voiced by Scott Menville while Dopey's vocal effects are provided by Dee Bradley Baker.
The Seven Dwarfs were given a new theme park attraction called the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster.
In Descendants, Descendants 2 and Descendants 3, Dopey is shown to have a son named Doug who can talk and becomes smitten by Evil Queen's daughter Evie. In the Descendants novel The Isle of the Lost, Doc is shown to be sympathetic towards the Goblins that operate on the Isle of the Lost's Goblin Wharf where they want amnesty for their involvement with Maleficent. In the books, Grumpy, Bashful, and Sleepy also have sons, and Happy is mentioned to have one in Descendants 2 who's his opposite.
Sneezy is among the bootlegged toons in the 2022 live-action/animated film adaptation of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
The guns of the British battleship HMS Nelson, officially known as "Right, Centre or Left" gun in "A", "B" or "X" turret, were unofficially named by the crew, "Mickey", "Minnie", "Grumpy", "Sneezy", "Dopey", "Bashful", "Happy", "Sleepy" and "Doc".
In the 2023 Disney film Wish, the main character Asha's seven friends are inspired by the seven dwarfs, both in personality and in sharing the initial of their names: Dahlia, Gabo, Hal, Simon, Safi, Bazeema, and Dario.
In the 2025 live-action adaptation of the original film, the Seven Dwarfs appear in CGI form and are performed through a combination of motion-capture, puppetry, and voice-acting with Doc being motion-captured/performed by Jonathan Bourne and voiced by Jeremy Swift, Grumpy being motion-captured/performed by Omari Bernard and voiced by Martin Klebba, Happy being motion-captured/performed by David Birch and voiced by George Salazar, Sleepy being motion-captured/performed by Sandy Foster and voiced by Andy Grotelueschen, Bashful being motion-captured/performed by Leah Haile and voiced by Tituss Burgess, Sneezy being motion-captured/performed by Dominic Owen and voiced by Jason Kravits, and Dopey being motion-captured/performed by Jaih Betote and voiced by Andrew Barth Feldman. In this film, the Seven Dwarfs are reimagined as "seven magical creatures" instead as The Walt Disney Company did not want to reinforce any stereotypes associated with the original film as they were also not referred to as the Seven Dwarfs in promotional material. In addition, all of them have a full head of hair. Unlike the original film after Snow White was freed from the Sleeping Death, the seven magical creatures join Snow White and Jonathan's bandits in preparing to confront the Evil Queen as Dopey finally speaks for the first time. The seven magical creatures and Jonathan's bandits join Snow White in confronting the Evil Queen as the Huntsman, the royal guards, and the rest of the kingdom side with Snow White. The end of the film revealed that Dopey was the narrator. The seven magical creatures later celebrate Snow White becoming the new queen of the kingdom.
Translation in other languages
''Sesame Street''
In Sesame Street, there were different versions of the Seven Dwarfs where each of them was made from Anything Muppets.- The Six Dwarfs seen in Episode 279 consisted of Sparky, Snooky, Pokey, Flakey, Drippy, and Sneaky. Snow White visited their house instead of the Seven Dwarf by mistake and was able to see the difference.
- In a Sesame Street News Flash that was seen in Episode 2787, the Seven Emotional Dwarfs appear where they were interviewed by Kermit the Frog. Their names are Cheerful, Sad, Angry, Proud, Fearful, Lovey, and Surprised.
- In Episode 4114, the Seven Dwarfs appear opposite Snow White. The Seven Dwarfs consist of Clumsy, Vertigo, Gassy, Itchy, Smelly, Sensitive-Nose, and Hammy.