Silly Symphony - The Skeleton Dance - 1929

[twirlerkj]

have to watch this for homework.. lol!

[lexie531]

I love this video! I still remember some of the parts from when I was a kid!

[Triggitius]

So... Who else peed their pants when they were little at 4:05?

Truly a classic. I watch this every Halloween, or Thanksgiving if I'm feeling rather belated, as has been the case ever since I moved out on my own.

I'm gradually becoming a thoughtless jerkwad. :D But still, the memories are grand.

[LilMissFiction]

I miss old Disney...

Remember when Disney was creative and detailed and artistic? When it was full of life and magic? When it was daring and bold and special?

I remember. But now? Hannah Montanna.... High School Musical....

And yes, even movies such as Tangled are the sad , sorry dissapointments we have...What happened to you Disney?... The magics gone..

[er10b]

@LilMissFiction it's been fucked ever since Disney died.

[LilMissFiction]

@er10b Agreed! :( Its such a shame too

[TheHero4YourMom]

@LilMissFiction i think tangled, wall-E, and toystory are the closest weve got to the magical old disney. oh well :/

[1993joshualiu]

What a frightfully fun short.

[just1bulgariangirl]

I love old cartoons they are so much better than the new..

[SpoonsAtMidnight]

I can do the entire dance...

[ArcanaXIII666]

old cartoons are the best, a shame the TV have changed so much, this is a lot more artistic than those pokemon and ugly stuff now playin on TV

[lulyrock12]

EVERY OCTOBER I WATCH THIS CARTOON I LOVE IT SOO MUCHH!!! THUMBS UP IF U MADE THE SAME!

[fruitsbasketissweet]

This is amazingness. I don't think anything in the 21st century, or anything after, will be this incredible. Nor will it ever depict the elements of a Halloween as well as this. Dark and stormy night, spine-tingling animal noises, black cats, graveyard, trees seeming to reach out and grab you, and skeletons.

[tabbydgurl]

I remember watching this at my grandmother's house when i was a kid :)

[TheJayman213]

woah, did you know this whole thing was animated by Ub Iwerks alone?

[xXxMistywolfxXx]

@TheJayman213 whats Ub Iwerks

[TheJayman213]

@xXxMistywolfxXx an animator and friend of Walt. so what i'm saying is he did this all by himself.

[SuperSDal]

the part where they dance like ballerinas is really funny

[TheBookWorm1718]

Which came first? This or the Mickey mouse cartoon the Haunted House, which ALSo had dancing skeletons very similar to these?

[SweetestJenn]

We used to have this on VHS. It was part of a collection of old Disney cartoons called "Disney's Halloween Treat" and my brother and I would watch it year round. This one was our favorite!!

[TheBookWorm1718]

@SweetestJenn I have Disneys' halloween Treat too, and have seen the extended version also, and as I recall, the dancing skeletons were only used in the opening and closing credits with the song, but it was still a good show though. I don't know WHY Disney never shows it on TV anymore, the last time I saw it was over 10 years ago.

[gregorkrause]

fyi 1929 was the last year silent films were made before being modified to sound.



[Rockerchef1987]

I love this now, but when I was a little kid it scared the crap out of me.

[DustyPengwin]

just fast forward to 2:34

[Deconsekrator]

HAHAHAHA WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLL ARE THE SKELETONS DOING

[ThrashDeathGrindDoom]

This was my favorite cartoon as a child. Which explains alot.

[ziggycat999]

This cartoon always puts me in the mood for Halloween!

[t00g00ds0n]

Love smoking opium and watching this!!

[DarkClanMem]

these are great for leanring animation cycles and movements.

[Artemisss1]

These old ones are brilliant.

Sidenote: who also recognized Grieg's Sigurd Lyric suite? Or am I just a nerd?

[BZHLover29]

and one Troll'march from Peer Gynt by Edwanrd Grieg, one !

[Ntreik96]

1:45 Imagine this in 3D!! It would be so cool!!!

[DubstepBITCHH]

i remember seeing this when i was back in first grade everyone was all scared i was the only watching it.

[Sno85ball]

My 8month old baby boy luvs this cartoon lol

[Aimeelovescats]

5 people are whacko. thumbs up if you agree.

[CosFoolsProL]

why cant real life be like the old cartoons?

everything including people was black and white (no rasisim)

everything was an instrument and sounded good

u could dance the most impossible moves

u fell in love in less than 5 minutes and were together FOREVER*** (no heartbreaks)

no one had to worry about perverts

no one had to worry about being raped or killed

death would be impossible almost

boys didnt cheat or force sex or anything else

... yea life would be sweet

[mimimozealia]

It's amazing how we can laugh that the same things that people did back in the 20's and 30's.

[AppleErick1]

this old cartoons are awesome. i love them they are so cute.

this particular cartoon made a cameo in the Ghost Rider movie the part 1:30 to 1:43 can be seen being watched by Johnny when he is in his apartment before Mac turns off the tv.

[Nalemio]

M-A-S-T-E-R-P-I-E-C-E-!-!-!

[MELDtoys]

Carl Stalling: Father of Cartoon music and a master DJ/mix-meister in his own right!

[texasghost]

Actually...if you sync the dance up with the song...The sounds of Philadelphia...it works well.

[TalesOfExspheres]

Thank you Iwerks and Disney! You were definite fathers of animation.

[KatBabe]

If someone could tell me what the Bass clarinet notes are, that would be like EPIC!!! Cuz I wanna figure out how to play that part. Thankies!!!

[ThePattyharrison]

this is the best why dont people make cartoons like this anymore? well fuck them!!!

[sam3030303030]

better than any other cartoon

[joshualiu1993]

Happy Halloween,

[DrucilaToxic]

<3 love it

[stupidvampiretwat]

4:42

you know you have problems when you begin expecting sex during this part.

[Showdax]

I loved this when I was little! Had no idea at the time it was so old. And it's still great! ^_^

[pohsideuhn]

I wish cartoons like this were still being made.

[mindless082]

I love this so much, makes me smile.

[charlaynedny]

Remember that these were theater releases. Sometimes kids saw them since there were no ratings at that time. However, my kids and now grandkids are growing up with them, it's not frightening to them.

[SolitarySinToSadism]

I saw this while at a concert. I was like, shitting myself - I don't know if I was laughing or crying.

[MrBIGToast]

who ever the 3 that did not agree, this short is awesome; a pox on thee!

[sugarbunnie15]

This terrified me as a kid, but I love it now!

[WebBetty]

So awesome! I love when he throws his head at the owl.

[daredfoxchick889]

wouldn't this scare kids???

[Unit403]

@daredfoxchick889 your point being?

[daredfoxchick889]

@Unit403 well, i think that is is kind of non kid friendly. but that's just my opinion

[fantomasxii]

poor puss :(

[Purpjuice]

This definitely still scares me now!!

[booboobitxch666]

not this one in particular but looking back at all these silly symphonies that i watched as a little girl some of them are so politically incorrect it makes me laugh ppl wonder why our generation is the way it is....... could it be b/c of these..... i doubt it these shows just showed how the world really worked none of the sheltering they try with the younger children now

[CJenAdams]

This used to scare me when I was little. But I love it now.

[marthamydear80]

Incredible

[chuchiludo]

this one its ... AWESOME!

[YohanaMulia]

Omigoassssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­........... I have been looking for this! Thank you very very much for having this! Love this cartoon so much!

[lovelessuponthewall]

Walt Disney was just crazy xD What a genius!

[MusicfolifeNfoeva]

yea the old cartoons are actually really good and many are better than the origional ones =D

[gcarmona85]

it´s incredible that the people of that time paid for see this type of cartoons, but is nice.

[Aelkamal]

macabre at it's best

[sk8well37]

this is silly.

[mardeninthegarden]

@sk8well37 And symphonic!

[132392]

genious

[jadecrimson18]

Was a favorite of mine as a girl, I was weird, loved horror and shit! Saw Chucky at 5 yrs old and there began my love for the darkness, lol.

[owllover123]

It's 1929 production? Gosh, I feel so old. LOL

[staplesaremylove]

love it

[BeatlesFetish09]

That was awesome! Thanks for uploading.

[Sahrroh]

Holy hell! I haven't seen this in so long! It brings back so many awesome memories...

[TrymyrT]

Love the Grieg part from 4:00 and out :P

[HarryMcPickleThe2nd]

I can imagine how little children would be scared of this.

[RememberRox]

Yeah especially at 1:32 when the skeleton dives towards you.

[morinoroba]

Very fun :-D Thank you !

[229095]

I've loved this for so many, many years...especially the skeletons suddenly going into their little pirouette!

[Bastian9820]

Definitly! Something about this animation still makes me laugh :)

[gavinjayanand]

Superb

[cousiwa09]

these vintage cartoons are just brillo!!!

[MoK86]

just classic

[MirceaBell]

man i miss the old time,aewsome cartoon...