Mickey Mouse & Friends - The Band Concert (1935)

The orchestra is performing the William Tell overture, but then Donald Duck (in his third appearance in a Mickey cartoon) appears selling ice-cream. Uninvited, Donald takes out his flute and distracts the band into playing Turkey in the Straw.

The cartoon is notable for being the first Mickey Mouse film in Technicolor, although two more Mickey cartoons were made in black and white before they were produced in colors on a permanent basis; Mickey's Service Station and Mickey's Kangaroo. It is said that when conductor Arturo Toscanini first saw the cartoon in a movie theater, he was so delighted with it that he ran up to the projection booth and asked the projectionist to run it again.

In 1994 it was voted #3 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. Also, according to Leonard Maltin in a commentary for this film when it was included in one of the Walt Disney Treasures, The Band Concert was remade (somewhat) years later as Symphony Hour.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• mickey
• mouse
• donald
• duck
• goofy
• william
• tell
• overture

[ltrainblume]

I am part Roger Rabbit and Mickey Mouse.

When I am angry, I am Donald Duck.

When I don't think straight, I am Goofy Goof.

I am a tomboy like Brer Rabbit but a girly gal like Minnie Mouse.

I am crazy like the Mad Hatter but wise like Yen Sid.

These are my Disney feelings of my mind.

[Klkytle]

Nothing makes you feel better than old school Disney when you have a cold.

[nandodlaghetto]

Does anybody know the name/tittle of this episode? I remember Mickey walking in like this dark temple and then he gets on top of this pile and dressed as a mage/wizard (NOTE: on his costume it had stars i think or it was the hat! ) he starts making music and waves smashed against the pile and it was all dark/night, that's all i can remember i watched it when i was like 7-9 :)

[olegtarasovrodionov]

5:20

What composer can read it?

[steunitpassword]

Get me a fish...

[Nerdhot]

This cartoon always makes me laugh so hard, that my stomach hurts.

[DUKENUKEM350]

Mickey Mouse Rocks Forever :)

[Votapardo]

A real musician will never let anything stop music. Never.

[h2opolodan11]

Now if only Donald Duck can pull that kind of stunt at a Justin Bieber concert!!!

[Laurelindo]

@menslady125 Technically this is one of the most awesome concerts I have ever seen.

[aghaanantyab]

7:23 the most epic part

[ValisHD]

@dudelamak lol you stole that from someone else's comment, but donald is the true troll