Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) personalities. The dwarfs names were chosen from a pool of about fifty potentials, including Jumpy, Deafy, Dizzey, Hickey, Wheezy, Baldy, Gabby, Nifty, Sniffy, Swift, Lazy, Puffy, Stuffy, Tubby, Shorty, and Burpy. The seven finalists were chosen through a process of elimination. The leader of the dwarfs, required to be pompous, self-important and bumbling, was named Doc; others were named for their distinguishing character traits. At the end of the October story meetings, however, only Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sleepy and Happy of the final seven were named; at this point, Sneezy and Dopey were replaced by 'Jumpy' and an unnamed seventh
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) time, historical significance and cultural impact. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was selected by juries for inclusion on many AFI lists, including the following: On October 28, 1994, the film was released for the first time on home video on VHS and LaserDisc as the first release in the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection. By 1995, the film had sold 24million home video units and grossed . As of 2002, the film sold 25.1million home video units in the United States. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was released on DVD on October 9, 2001, the first in Disney's Platinum