The Fox and the Hound Release date: July 10th 1981 Length: 83 minutes DVD purchase Status: Buy from Amazon.com The Fox and the Hound fun: Visit Clipart The fun and adventure begin when a lonely widow adopts and orphaned fox cub named Tod. The mischevous fox soon meets up with Copper, an adorable hound puppy. As the innocent pair play and frolic in the forest, they become inseperable friends. But as Tod and Copper grow older, they also grow apart...until the day their friendship is put to the ultimate test.