Substitutiary Locomotion

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"Substitutiary Locomotion" is a magical, tongue-twisting song from Disney’s 1971 film *Bedknobs and Broomsticks*, in which an apprentice witch uses a spell to bring inanimate objects to life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
appearsIn Bedknobs and Broomsticks NERFINISHED
associatedWithFranchise Bedknobs and Broomsticks NERFINISHED
associatedWithStudio Disney NERFINISHED
basedOnConcept magic spell
characterType apprentice witch
composer Richard M. Sherman NERFINISHED
Robert B. Sherman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs magical song
tongue-twisting song
diegetic true
featuredIn live-action/animated hybrid film
fictionalDiscipline witchcraft
fictionalEffect causes objects to move on their own
fictionalSpellName Substitutiary Locomotion NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1971
genre film musical number
musical
show tune
hasFictionalIncantation Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee NERFINISHED
hasProperty central to plot sequence involving animated objects
requires precise pronunciation in story
hasTheme animation of objects
magic
hasType musical number
language English
lyricist Richard M. Sherman NERFINISHED
Robert B. Sherman NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Richard M. Sherman NERFINISHED
Robert B. Sherman NERFINISHED
medium film
musicBy Richard M. Sherman NERFINISHED
Robert B. Sherman NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction brings inanimate objects to life
notableFor complex magical incantation lyrics
use of animated objects in live-action scenes
partOf Bedknobs and Broomsticks soundtrack NERFINISHED
performedByCharacter Eglantine Price NERFINISHED
producer Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED
settingInFilm World War II-era England NERFINISHED
targetAudience family
title Substitutiary Locomotion NERFINISHED
usedFor animating inanimate objects

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971 film songs) hasSong Substitutiary Locomotion
Bedknobs and Broomsticks notableSong Substitutiary Locomotion