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A Car-Tune Portrait was an early cartoon by pioneering animator Max Fleischer. Released on June 26th, 1937, it gave an imaginative take on Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor.

The cartoon features a lion dressed up as a musical conductor, attempting to keep his orchestra of animal musicians in order as they half-play, half-fight their way through the piece. Memorable moments include a Dachshund playing the xylophone using his back legs while the rest of him sleeps, a group of monkeys using a flute as a pea-shooter to fire at their fellow musicians, and a horse trombonist who attempts to swat a fly using his instrument but who only succeeds in hitting the dog trumpeter in front of him.

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[NESnintendoforever]

Yes!!! Thank you sooo much. This brings back so many memories. I had this cartoon on VHS and watched it over and over and OVER when I was kid. Looks like I'll get to continue doing here on YouTube as an adult. Thanks!

Amazing how the value you personally assign to it as a kid does not change over time, but your perspective makes it a new cartoon all over.

"Greetings my good friends you all undoubtly have been under the dillusion or shall I say misapprehension that... :)

[Paolo Bortolato]

Era una vita che cercavo questo cartone! Grazie mille per averlo pubblicato!

I have been looking for this cartoon since a loooong loooong time ago! Thanks a lot for publishing!

[D. Ashworth]

My son also had this on VHS as a child and watched it over and over and over.... And I watched it along with him :-) I was glad to find it on YouTube, too! I love the lion's voice. Wonder what actor that was? Probably no way of ever finding out.

[katwatson007]

I'm so glad I found this on youtube; this is one of the reasons why I am a classical musician!

[littunah]

YOU ROCK!!! I WAS TRYING TO FIND THIS!!! THANKS!!! :) *lol* GreatClassics

[Soma81]

i have this on a dvd collection i got at walmart for 5 dollars:)

[thymeraven]

that bird is annoying

[Cephalic666]

Absolutely awesome!! You can find this cartoon and 149 more on DVD... Mill Creek Entertainment has released a 3 DVD set of 150 classic cartoons that includes this one, The Cob Web Hotel, Betty Boop and a shit load more!!!

[Mechanicalporcupine]

AGREED!! :D