All the King's Horses and All the King's Men are some the nursery rhyme characters to appear in Mother Goose: Rhymes To The Rescue.
Background[]
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
The horses and men are servants of Old King Cole. Whether it's putting Humpty Dumpty back together again or any other kind of duty, this army is always ready to serve. Even the Ill Wills don't stand a chance against this royal cavalry. All the King's Horses and All the King's Men will never let Old King Cole down.
The men appear as slender-black haired men in special King Cole uniforms that are blue, red, and gold. The horses appear as white horses in special King Cole armor.
Appearances[]
In the movie, All the King's Horses and all the King's Men are seen analyzing Humpty Dumpty's accident as Old MacDonald comes riding in for a visit on his own horse. Marshall. When Old Mac asks if the horses and men are trying to put Humpty together again, one of the soldiers answers saying that it's orders.
Later, more men are seen at Old King Cole's castle when Old MacDonald comes to visit his Majesty. The horses and men are seen in Humpty's solo of "The Nursery Rhyme Medley".
As soon as the Ill Wills take control of Rhymeville, Humpty is no longer allowed to sit on walls and all the King's Horses and all the King's Men can no longer help him. When the Wills try to get Old King Cole to sign one of them and His Majesty refuses by going back to making merry, he orders his men to seize the papers, but they escape.
Once Old King Cole decides that the Ill Wills have gone too far and must be stopped, he tells his horses and men to prepare for battle, which they do. His Majesty then leads the way to the paper fortress; once there, he tells his cavalry to wait for the signal.
During the final battle, Old King Cole bursts in giving the signal as his horses and men come charging in trampling the evil papers. As soon as all the Ill Wills are gone, Mother Goose decrees that she and her Rhymesters shall continue to do their rhymes.
The men and horses are even seen at the celebration party in Old King Cole's castle; after the party, the horses and the men return to their posts to continue acting out their rhyme while the other Rhymesters return to continue their rhymes. In the end, the horses, men, and the other Rhymesters wave goodbye to the viewers.
Video Games[]
All the King's Horses and all the King's Men appear in the video game as non-playable characters, they are called to attack whenever Old King Cole says so.
Trivia[]
- The King's Horses and the King's Men have also appeared in the book by Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass.
- The reason that the horses and men keep doing their part of the rhyme is because Humpty never dies when he cracks.
- The King's men could possibly be Hispanic while most of the human Rhymesters have white skin.