Need Help naming an old movie/cartoon

[Fanible]

I get the impression that it was done around the same time as Willy Wonka, but im not sure.

It was obviously ment to be educational. I can't remember big details in the movie, just scenes, as I watched it when I was young.

Anyways, it starts out live-action, and this boy comes home I think to find a big box, and he opens it up to find a car or something, in which he sits down in it and suddenly he goes into another world. The other world is a cartoon now. Through out the movie it seems educational, as it deals with letters, words, and numbers.

Scenes include one I think in a castle or something, where theres soup and they eat some letters and whatnot.

One distinct scene I remember was his green furry companion is asked to think of the highest number possible and he counts out something like 999,999,999,999,999 and then this professor dude says "well you can still go higher than that" trying to explain (like I said it's educational) that numbers are infinity and there is no end.

The film is pretty twisted at parts in my mind, and is a cartoon most of the way. He eventually makes it home and the car goes back and it's real live action again and the movie ends.

Welp, just wondering if anyone can remember the title of this crazy movie.

[EnderDeschain]

Ah! I believe what you're describing is The Phantom Tollbooth. I'm sad to say I never saw the movie of it, only read the book, but I know there was a movie and what you're describing pretty much is the book. I loved that book, too, I read it like twenty times. I guarantee you you're talking about The Phantom Tollbooth, even though I haven't seen it.

[Citizen Kane]

Yep, it's The Phantom Tollbooth.

[trevaine]

I read the book when I was in fifth grade. It was the first book I wasn't forced to read. I think the posters have hit it right on the nose.

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0064806

[Riddle]

It's a classic movie from my childhood. The dog is particularly funny. Reminded me of the dog from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

[Fanible]

Ah, yes, I believe thats its. Thanks guys. Im trying to track down old movies that I remember from my younger days. To my disappointment, quite a few turn out disappointing, and not the fun I remember. One of the films that did that for me was Babes in Toyland. God awful film, and I remember thinking it was twistedly fun when I use to watch it. It is now, to me, utter crap (especially since i have it on DVD and my neice was over and she watched it atleast 6 times while visiting).

Hope this one turns out ok. Probably not, but it can't be worse than Babes in Toyland.

[necronon99]

dont say theres nothing to do in the......................


*cries because c jones no longer exists

[Laterose]

I read the Phantom Tollbooth, but I can't remember it now

[DangerMouse]

Phantom Tollbooth is okay for Chuck Jones but its no............

http://www.reel.com/content/boxart/vhs/41591.GIF
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)
Starring: Orson Welles, June Foray
Director: Chuck Jones
Synopsis: Charming cartoon fable derived from Kipling's Jungle Book about a pet mongoose who saves human family from cobras.

[Fanible]

Yes, thats a good childhood memory. I have it on VHS.

[darthspielberg]

I thoght for a second you were discribing the movie THE PAGEKEEPERS or something like that. that Culkin kid was in it.
it sucked.