Silly Symphonies

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  • : 1929
  • : 76
  • : 5
  • Disney Channel
  • Animation Children

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1x1
The Skeleton Dance
Episode overview
22, 1929
Skeletons come out to dance on a spooky night in a church graveyard.
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El Terrible Toreador
Episode overview
07, 1929
A Spanish cantina. The toreador enters, sees the waitress being harassed, and confronts the military/police type doing the harassment. She comes to the bullfight.
1x3
Springtime
Episode overview
24, 1929
The first of "4 Seasons" Silly Symphonies; Flowers, ladybugs, centipedes, birds, and frogs dance (and devour each other!) in time to the usual blend of themes from the light classics.
1x4
Hell's Bells
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11, 1929
The devils of hell gather together for a mad frolic.
1x5
The Merry Dwarfs
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16, 1929
A village of dwarfs dance and play through their day.
1x6
Summer
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16, 1930
Spring is coming, but Old Man Winter isn't ready to retire for the year.
1x7
Autumn
Episode overview
15, 1930
The season series of Silly Symphonies continues, with squirrels storing nuts and corn, crows stealing it, beavers building a dam, ducks migrating, and the like, as the first snows fall
1x8
Cannibal Capers
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13, 1930
A group of cannibals gather together for a tribal dance. That is, until their dance is interrupted by a ferocious lion!
1x9
Frolicking Fish
Episode overview
08, 1930
The title pretty much says it: fish and other marine life dance and frolic to various tunes. An octopus keeps spoiling the fun in various ways.
1x10
Arctic Antics
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05, 1930
Polar bears (including a cub who looks exactly like an albino Mickey) cavort in the midnight sun, joined by walruses, seals, and penguins.
1x11
Midnight in a Toyshop
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03, 1930
A spider seeks shelter inside an old toy store, where he soon discovers that the merchandise comes to life after dark.
1x12
Night
Episode overview
31, 1930
The appearance of a full moon over the old mill pond inspires much comic "bad singing" amongst the flora and fauna living there.
1x13
Monkey Melodies
Episode overview
10, 1930
Monkeys and apes swing through the trees to the usual mix of classical tunes and standards; including this time the recent vaudeville hit "Abba Dabba Dabba."
1x14
Winter
Episode overview
05, 1930
Final "4 Seasons" short. Synopsis: Various animals frolic in the new fallen snow, skating on an icy lake to tunes which include "Jingle Bells" and "The Skater's Waltz."
1x15
Playful Pan
Episode overview
28, 1930
The God Pan flits through the fields, coaxing music and dance out of the flora and fauna, who cooperate well. Maybe too well when a dancing thundercloud bumps together, producing a .. show full overview
1x16
Birds of a Feather
Episode overview
03, 1931
Birds of all kinds frolic and play in the barnyard, but soon the fun is interrupted when a lone chick is captured by a hawk. Can a flock of blackbirds flying nearby save the poor chick?
1x17
Mother Goose Melodies
Episode overview
17, 1931
Old King Cole summons his Mother Goose storybook and is entertained by various characters from famous nursery rhymes.
1x18
The China Plate
Episode overview
25, 1931
The designs on a china plate come to life and tell us the story of two star-crossed lovers and the problems caused them by a Mandarin and a fire-breathing dragon.
1x19
The Busy Beavers
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22, 1931
The beavers work on a marvelous dam. But when the floods come, all that work looks like it has gone to waste.
1x20
The Cat's Out
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28, 1931
A cat, being sent out for the night, begins to make trouble for some birds. He later has a nightmare that the birds grow and begin to extract their revenge.
1x21
Egyptian Melodies
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21, 1931
When a curious spider makes his way into the tomb of an ancient Egyptian, he discovers the strange wall paintings (and Mummies) have come to life for him.
1x22
The Clock Store
Episode overview
30, 1931
A lone lamplighter walks down the street lighting the streetlamps as he goes. He stops outside a clock store where, inside, the products perform their various alarms and dances. A fight .. show full overview
1x23
The Spider and the Fly
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16, 1931
The loves of the common house fly are briefly explored before a villainous black spider wearing Mickey Mouse gloves makes his presence felt. Soon the swarm must unite in military fashion .. show full overview
1x24
The Fox Hunt
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18, 1931
As the title indicates, a wild fox hunt ends when the hunters encounter a skunk instead of a fox.
1x25
The Ugly Duckling
Episode overview
16, 1931
The classic tale of an unwanted newborn who grows into a beautiful swan, but here retooled into an outcast duckling who returns to save his family.
1x26
The Bird Store
Episode overview
16, 1932
An idyllic recital at the titular establishment is disrupted by the untimely arrival of a hungry alley cat.
1x27
The Bears and Bees
Episode overview
09, 1932
Two cute bear cubs (who share more than a passing resemblance to Mickey Mouse) run afoul of a swarm of honeybees -- but luckily the brunt of their wrath is directed at a grumpy old grizzly.
1x28
Just Dogs
Episode overview
30, 1932
Two of the dogs at the city dog pound mastermind an escape.
1x29
Flowers and Trees
Episode overview
30, 1932
An idyllic dance of flora until an wretched old tree stump tries to cut in the dance. Rebuffed, he proceeds to set the woods on fire! Flowers and Trees won the 1932 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons.
1x30
King Neptune
Episode overview
10, 1932
The King of the Sea becomes enraged when lustful pirates threaten violence and rapine against his innocent mermaids. Creatures of the deep rise do Neptune's bidding and soon the pirate ship lies on the ocean floor. Peace and harmony are restored.
1x31
Bugs in Love
Episode overview
01, 1932
Inventive insects turn a junk yard into an amusement park. The fun is cut short however, by the arrival of a shifty (and hungry) hobo crow.
1x32
Babes in the Woods
Episode overview
19, 1932
A loose retelling of Hansel and Gretel: two children, lost in the woods, stumble upon a dwarf village. They're lured into a candy house when an evil witch comes to call.
1x33
Santa's Workshop
Episode overview
10, 1932
Santa reads off the list of good or bad boys and girls while the elves go about constructing the toys and making things ready for Santa's trip.
1x34
Birds in the Spring
Episode overview
11, 1933
Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adventures with a rattlesnake and a beehive before finding his way home.
1x35
Father Noah's Ark
Episode overview
08, 1933
A musical retelling of the Biblical story of Noah and his ark, with a boatload of animals setting sail on the most famous voyage of all.
1x36
Three Little Pigs
Episode overview
23, 1933
Three pigs set off to set up housekeeping, and learn to deal with life and wolves. Three Little Pigs won the 1933 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons.
1x37
Old King Cole
Episode overview
29, 1933
The Merry Old Soul throws a jazz party for the citizens of Storyland, featuring hepped-up renditions of everything from "Three Blind Mice" to "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater.
1x38
Lullaby Land
Episode overview
19, 1933
A baby falls asleep. The little one and his stuffed puppy visit Lullaby Land, filled with everything that a baby needs. He dreams of a land where powder puffs and pacifiers grow on .. show full overview
1x39
The Pied Piper
Episode overview
16, 1933
The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of .. show full overview
1x40
The Night Before Christmas
Episode overview
09, 1933
Loose rendition of Clement C. Moore's famous poem. St. Nick is seen delivering the toys he made in last year's "Santa's Workshop.
1x41
The China Shop
Episode overview
19, 1934
Closing time at "Ye Olde China Shop" brings the china pieces to life in a series of formal and informal dances, until a china demon threatens to steal the show.
1x42
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Episode overview
10, 1934
A grasshopper fiddles and plays through his day, tempting some of the worker ants to play with him, unaware that winter is coming and food will soon be scarce.
1x43
Funny Little Bunnies
Episode overview
24, 1934
This short explores the mysteries of the Easter Rabbits and how they get ready for Easter, making chocolate eggs and rabbits, decorating eggs, and weaving and filling baskets.
1x44
The Big Bad Wolf
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14, 1934
Two of the Pigs decide to help Red Riding Hood through the dangers of the forest to Grandma's house.
1x45
The Wise Little Hen
Episode overview
09, 1934
A retelling of the old story with Donald Duck and Peter Pig unwilling to help the Wise Little Hen with her crops.
1x46
The Flying Mouse
Episode overview
14, 1934
A small mouse saves a butterfly from a spider's web. The butterfly turns out to be a fairy who gives the mouse one wish : to be able to fly. But his wish turns out to be not quite what he bargained for.
1x47
Peculiar Penguins
Episode overview
01, 1934
Residents of the South Pole, including an amorous pair of penguins, dance and frolic in a Technicolor fantasyland. The "heavy", a large, hungry shark, is finally outwitted by our romantic hero.
1x48
The Goddess of Spring
Episode overview
03, 1934
An operatic (and melodramatic) take on the myth of Persephone and her abduction to the underworld.
1x49
The Tortoise and the Hare
Episode overview
05, 1935
A retelling of Aesop's fable where the hare learns that slow and steady wins the race. The Tortoise and the Hare won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons.
1x50
The Golden Touch
Episode overview
22, 1935
Greedy King Midas is granted his wish that everything he touches turns to gold. He learns his lesson, however, when everyone and everything he loves,including food, turns to gold as well.
1x51
The Robber Kitten
Episode overview
13, 1935
A discontented young kitten tires of being mothered at home and runs away seeking adventure as a highwayman. A scary encounter with a genuine robber, however, soon sends him flying home to Mom.
1x52
Water Babies
Episode overview
11, 1935
The water sprites living in a rustic pond awake with the dawn for a rollicking picnic. The festivities climax as "matadors" test their courage against an angry bull-frog.
1x53
The Cookie Carnival
Episode overview
25, 1935
A confectionery Cinderella story in which a sad girl cookie is turned into the Queen of the Carnival by a wandering hobo cookie.
1x54
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Episode overview
26, 1935
A new twist on an old nursery rhyme as the criminal bird court attempts to determine who killed Cock Robin as he wooed his love, Jenny Wren. Robin, it turns out, is not dead, but merely wounded by Cupid's arrow.
1x55
Music Land
Episode overview
05, 1935
When the saxophone son of the King of the Isle of Jazz falls in love with the violin daughter of his father's rival, the Queen of the Land of Symphony, war erupts. The Prince and .. show full overview
1x56
Three Orphan Kittens
Episode overview
26, 1935
Three kittens are heartlessly abandoned during a snowstorm. They try to take refuge in a nearby house and playfully begin to tear the house apart. Three Orphan Kittens won the 1935 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons.
1x57
Cock o' the Walk
Episode overview
30, 1935
When a prize fighting rooster comes to town, a celebration is held, complete with elaborate parodies of Busby Berkley dance routines. When the cock sweeps a young hen off her feet, however, he is challenged to a fight by her jealous suitor.
1x58
Broken Toys
Episode overview
14, 1935
A discarded toy soldier tossed onto a junk pile rallies the spirits of his fellow cast-offs and founds an ersatz hospital to repair them.
1x59
Elmer Elephant
Episode overview
28, 1936
Poor Elmer is teased unmercifully by the other kids at Tillie Tiger's birthday party because of his long nose. But soon, he is shown that his trunk can be very handy when a fire breaks out.
1x60
Three Little Wolves
Episode overview
18, 1936
A Disney take on "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" as Fifer Pig and Fiddler Pig continually set off the wolf alarm to Practical Pig's annoyance. Unbeknownst to them, they are being stalked by the Big Bad Wolves' sons.
1x61
Toby Tortoise Returns
Episode overview
22, 1936
A return bout between Max Hare and Toby Tortoise, this time mis-matched in the boxing ring.
1x62
Three Blind Mousketeers
Episode overview
26, 1936
The Three Mouseketeers must find different ways to escape the clutches of the devious Captain Katt.
1x63
The Country Cousin
Episode overview
31, 1936
Abner is invited by his cousin Monty to leave Podunk behind and move to the big city. But he soon learns that the hidden dangers of big city life are not all they are cracked up to .. show full overview
1x64
Mother Pluto
Episode overview
14, 1936
Pluto plays mother hen to a handful of chicks who have just hatched in his doghouse.
1x65
More Kittens
Episode overview
19, 1936
The three kittens once again get into trouble, this time finding a friend and protector in a big Saint Bernard dog.
1x66
Woodland Cafe
Episode overview
13, 1937
One of the liveliest Silly Symphonies featuring a Café full of jitterbugging bugs.
1x67
Little Hiawatha
Episode overview
15, 1937
A young Indian brave sets off into the forest primeval to prove his worth by hunting big game. Unfortunately, he finds that some of the game is a lot bigger than he is!
1x68
The Old Mill
Episode overview
05, 1937
A triumph of mood over plot, the short shows the inhabitants of an ancient, abandoned mill preparing for nightfall and an approaching storm. The Old Mill won the 1937 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons.
1x69
Moth and the Flame
Episode overview
01, 1938
A swarm of moths tear into "Ye Olde Costume Shop" as one pretty girl moth is beguiled by a hypnotic candle flame.
1x70
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Episode overview
27, 1938
An elaborate dream fantasy based on the popular children's poem as three children play and float among the stars.
1x71
Farmyard Symphony
Episode overview
14, 1938
A farmyard of animals go through their daily routine to the accompaniment of various classical themes.
1x72
Merbabies
Episode overview
09, 1938
A salt water version of "Water Babies" adorable redheaded 'merbabies' materialize out of the crashing surf and proceed to the sea floor where they conduct a circus along with a variety of sea creatures.
1x73
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
Episode overview
23, 1938
From the opening scene where Mother Goose takes the place of the MGM lion, it's a trip through her famous rhymes with Hollywood stars taking the place of the storybook characters.
1x74
The Practical Pig
Episode overview
24, 1939
Practical Pig builds a lie detector while Fifer Pig and Fiddler Pig go for a swim. As usual, the Big Bad Wolf is not far behind.
1x75
Ugly Duckling
Episode overview
07, 1939
A remake of an earlier Silly Symphony retells the story of an outcast duckling who turns out to become a beautiful swan. Ugly Duckling won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons.
1x0
Silly Symphonies Intro
Episode overview
04, 2001
Introduction by Leonard Maltin