Silly Symphonies - The Skeleton Dance

[@scrawnytony3174]

You are free from the catacombs of the mouse, men. You can finally dance in peace for all to see.

[@burp2019]

the skeletons have been freed from disney

[@IronCurtaiNYC]

As did Mickey Mouse a year earlier! And Mickey's glove and voice (or at least words) have been freed from Disney as well!

[@stephenholloway6893]

Next year it's Pluto's turn.

[@Twistedguy18]

It's 2025 We all officially own this cartoon as it has hit public domain

[@Noelh96]

Happy public domain release to this fantastic piece of animation history c:

[@colestevens374]

My great uncle cecil is 94 he saw this when he was 5 years old he went with my great grandma. He told me this was his favorite Disney one.

[@TraceurHarryG1]

Cole Stevens must be cool to think that your great uncle saw this in the cinemas when it first came out almost 90 years ago

[@colestevens374]

TraceurHarryG1 it really is he said I was 5 when it came out went to go see it with your great grandma. It was a great cartoon he said for back in the day. Also after they got home he’d do the dance that the skeletons did with their jaw. My great grandmas parents laughed really hard.

[@haroldfarthington7492]

Cole Stevens me and your great uncle have something in common then, for I love this cartoon and this cartoon got me obsessed with the history of animation. Can I hear more about him? He sounds like an interesting fellow

[@8856-q3b]

nICE...

[@solace9245]

that's actually epic

[@chrisfelonall1177]

When the G falls off the Graveyard sign:

[@craig-alicious]

GOLD 🤣🤣

[@TheSilverCanine_R3D-H]

When the g falls of the grapefruit

[@ItsMJluv]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cosoden]

@Xavier Sanchez oh hell naw brother is right

[@RascalTrainz]

R A V E Y A R D

[@minhazrajib251]

Fun fact: The people who animated this are now the spooky scary skeletons

[@Michijoy]

@Just some guy who loves anime Okay I was with you until the India part. Dont be racist.

[@Michijoy]

@105 years ago no matter if you're talking about most of indians or other countries, you still assumed that most indians copy things. That's racist.

[@Michijoy]

@105 years ago okay, fine, keep telling yourself that. Fine with me

[@Michijoy]

@105 years ago this convo, has ended.

[@sanjaymishra21]

@Gabe Borksita ok so now India has maded vaccine ,can you please tell me from whom he had copied that ?

[@melodymueller3149]

I absolutely still cherish this antimated cartoon.When I was a little girl 60 plus years ago. I'd sit on the floor ,in front of a big 4 legged tube TV that had rabbit ears and wait for this every morning . This brings back forgotten memories. Thankyou so much

[@samjeal9214]

Shi woulda terrified me as a kid

[@martahevia5232]

So beautiful!!! The animation is perfect.🖤

[@tinafitzb]

If this played I would've cried

[@gypsykaye8863]

Me too. LOL

[@ianashton1593]

Turned 70 this year, saw this when I was very young and it scared the hell out of me at the time. Great to see it again 👍

[@JaDangerz]

In 10 years, this will be 100 years old

[@rigel9102]

I will see u guys in 2029!

[@Victorsandergamer]

fantastic

[@klaythompsongame6]

Whoooooo ta nOIcE

[@RandomVids5YT]

JaDangerz and it’s still a meme

[@maylenh87]

thank

[@shotgunmarxxx1261]

Why does this feel so nostalgic even tho I never watched it as a kid?

[@prisaodasbolhas]

Probably because of the old animation style, even if you never saw this as a kid, you may have watched something from the same era, and that's why you're nostalgic about it

[@legendary_kuki]

Yeah it feels like that

[@markm0000]

Old Mickey Mouse movies were like this. That’s why it’s familiar.

[@sk82rok]

Nah, I saw this as a kid before, freaked me out ALWAYS. I had this VHS cassette tape that had this little diddy on it. I would fast forward through it EVERTIM.

[@serbianslav5494]

I am your 300th like.

[@HBICTiff]

This animation is SOOOO satisfying to me. It’s very detailed, atmospheric, and the contrasts are on point.

[@ВикторДанилин-т7в]

Хрень полная , но когда смотрели с другом лет 35 назад валялись на полу от смеха 😂 Посмотри старые Советские мультфильмы и сравни чему учат детей Советские мультфильмы и Западные? 🤔

[@infinite6766]

This Was Extremely Funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@hullball81]

@@ВикторДанилин-т7в Couldn’t bare to watch the Soviet cartoon for a millisecond

[@flawlesslly]

@@ВикторДанилин-т7в че ты высрал? 1929, а это год в который вышел этот мульт, наши вообще ничего не могли сделать

[@WackyWadslow]

Check out Fleischer studios. They should be above Disney. Today's Disney is pig shit.

[@smileysqueak]

Welcome to the public domain my boy

[@1secondarysmile]

It’s that time of year, boys.

[@scarlett.a766]

Yas

[@nolanarado9708]

SPOOKY SZN 2020

[@marco8614]

Yes.

[@FloofyRulezz]

Yes, welcome to spooktobre

[@moderatecosmos5480]

Spooky time

[@Crompledong]

God the fact that this is nearly 100 years old mind boggles me. The animation holds up tremendously nearly a century later

[@mobihedgehog]

just 8 more years and then we'll see if this video is still up

[@starrydragon5607]

@Jonathan isliko 100 - 3 = 97. They said ALMOST 100 years old, not is.

[@wokk9543]

tbh disney was so good back in the 1930s

[@_hyimang.x]

@Jonathan isliko hypocrite

[@stargacha2453]

@Jonathan isliko then mute replies

[@potsato]

The animators didn’t know they were making a masterpiece

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

I don’t think they didn’t knew, animating skeletons is hell. This cartoon has much more effort than you think I am not animator but i have knowledge in animation

[@lilbill7385]

It is a masterpiece to be honest

[@btsxarmy3812]

Of another century

[@saph100]

They had so much fun it was hard to realize they were making a masterpiece.

[@BWITHYURI]

I ruined your 666 likes. Now the devil is no longer among you

[@NobleWrot]

Public domain. My skeletons now.

[@Frenite]

Fun fact: This film was actually banned in Denmark when it came out because it was too graphic.

[@karkdraws5651]

Lol

[@webzter2661]

They couldn't handle the power of *bone*

[@noconhere]

Webzter lmao😂

[@gachatuberssuck6742]

Frenite that fact gave me a bone-r

[@Blondie42]

I can see that being true. It certainly wasn't for children, then, either.

[@VITAPPLE]

In 1929, Joseph Barbera saw Walt Disney's new cartoon Skeleton Dance at the cinema and was so impressed by this picture that he decided to become a cartoonist. And in the future, together with William Hanna, he created one of the best cartoon films of all time "Tom and Jerry"

[@WolfEliteYautja2001]

So if it wasn’t for skeleton dance we wouldn’t have Tom and Jerry

[@NateSchulte]

That’s pretty wild to think about

[@cicirosehannigan]

Really fascinating!

[@roudydogg1]

Ayo

[@zoeyparks1st]

Egg 🥚

[@eyeseer1]

Released in August 1929, this film is going to be 100 years old by the start of 2030. Truly a phenomenal feat.

[@wilymoto6501]

Sadly, the people who did this is not with us anymore...

[@sonicfanboy3375]

@@wilymoto6501 they are the skeletons now

[@deadbrav]

@@sonicfanboy3375 so true

[@hagathachristie]

It came out the same year/month as my great uncle was born (still alive and doing well too). I loved it as a kid and still do.

[@dunno821]

Now the skeletons can dance whenever they want, no longer restricted to that waltzing night.

[@Twintailwinds]

The disturbingly dark lightheartedness of coming up with this as animation pioneers, when you had no one to model after, is fascinating.

[@pan7684]

Ñ

[@bill-cipher000]

A

[@blitheringrando1410]

Yeah I'm like "this is silly", then a skeleton eats the "camera". Pretty spooky for those days and still pretty cool.

[@Blackmello]

Yo I just made probably the most fire remix of Spooky Scary Skeletons, can y'all check it out? I promise I didn't miss with it 🙏🏾🙏🏾 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqiWe3eglpeEi6s

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

Seeing as how goofy looking the skeletons are i think they just used their imagination

[@botmexicanpatriot]

*Fact: Not a single person involved in the making, distribution and promotion of this animated film is alive as of 2020

[@laurenramirez3941]

@@makinbacongreasyagain968 you must not be fun at parties

[@pacifistminigun3987]

damn

[@GoogleUser-hr6xm]

F in the chat for the boys that made this masterpiece

[@phatboi6650]

Spooky

[@eugeniocamporato8427]

They are dancing togheter in cemetery now

[@zchen27]

Those skeletons should consider getting calcium supplements. Having bones that bendy can't be good.

[@randtastik]

Yes a Smart Person!

[@d.n.3652]

zchen27 i don't know they seem pretty healthy to me

[@zchen27]

Shiny Kingdra With osteoporosis, you can seem healthy until you manage to fall down and can't get back up, and then immediately realize that you don't have LifeAlert.

[@d.n.3652]

zchen27 they seem happy

[@valentinob6005]

yeah

[@stephenholloway6893]

Well folks, it's officially in the public domain.

[@Davidevgen]

I really admire these old cartoon. no computers to help aid in making them, no digital cameras or scanners. all hand drawn on cels and backgrounds. and very experimental considering animation was still relatively new then.

[@Steam_Attack]

The funny thing is the animators here don't even knew how to draw a skeleton. Everything they learn is from experience

[@anthonypalermo8816]

Yup.

[@samwarner1612]

I used to watch these all the time but they stopped showing them

[@zekelor]

The visuals are amazing for the time, but the sound direction was also fairly advanced! Every sound needed to be made by a person in the orchestra/band. No computers or synthesizers back then for that either!

[@tomfurgas2844]

Disney's genius was in perfecting animated film techniques. Until the advent of rotoscoping and computer assisted animation his methods were the gold standard and used by all the studios.

[@xxNorbertxx1]

Honestly these cartoons entertain much more than many movies from today.

[@gracewisnosky6903]

Entertainment is subjective

[@2idiot2animate28]

@@gracewisnosky6903 no

[@humansrtrash324]

So true

[@heiseyisthecoolest3481]

AGREE

[@aqualucy_4817]

I'll say this one was pretty great, however most of the old disney stuff cannot have the same said about it. Pretty much any of the animated movies from the 1940s will have you bored out of your mind or laughing because what happened was just so absurd.

[@assylkhanovkz]

*if you’re watching this, you have a pretty good taste in cartoons*

[@VOMITQUEEN]

Old cartoons are the best!

[@thesupertroodon14]

we are men of culture

[@diemandtheanimatronicwolf]

I enjoy old 1920s-50s cartoons, they have a different vibe that is always fun to see.

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Gee wiz golly gee! Thanks a bunch pally! (Dances in a rubber hose style)

[@ratsandmice1612]

@@VOMITQUEEN Facts

[@g0reshow]

MY BOYS ARE FREE! COME HOME MY BOYS!!!!!!! THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@patriciamassano5350]

I sure miss the time when Disney wasn't afraid to do this sort of macabre animation. It was so much fun to watch.

[@Untayza]

You must be a 100 year old.

[@muuid1sk]

@@Untayza You must be a 5 year old

[@eliteguard225]

You were there?

[@keralral]

@@muuid1sk You must be a 5 year old too

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

You mean they used to do something before grooming kids with their woke, Leftist ideology?

[@Hey_Blinkin]

In the 80's, this would come on Disney every Halloween morning at about 5-6AM. I'd get up early in anticipation. It was the kick off to Halloween for me. Great memories. 🎃

[@waltersteffensthezr2man431]

Same here!

[@Rylosalex]

It always came on at night when I was growing up

[@LITTLE1994]

Interesting

[@ZeranZeran]

This is so cool to me. I grew up in the 90's, and it was similar. Disney channel would really go all out and EVERY single promo, commercial, episode, made it clear that IT WAS HALLOWEEN! I used to feel the electricity in the air. Most kids don't even have cable or tv anymore, there's no "season" feelings.. I really miss that. It feels like Halloween came and went this year :( My favorite holiday. Gonna have to make next twice as spooky and go all out. If Halloween spirit doesn't come to you, create and spread it! Now I'm gonna go watch a Haunted Mansion type movie to get the spooks!

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

@@ZeranZeran yeah its sad it fizzles out a bit, not just halloween but all holidays. Especially the once aimed at younger generations for some reason. Either way, we make it what it is. So even if the rest dont celebrate it, might as well make it the best we can ourself.

[@C0H87]

I don’t think people understand how groundbreaking this was for 1929

[@LunarSault23]

Agreed. This was revolutionary and took countless hours just to do a short cartoon

[@anderstermansen130]

it was not made in 1929

[@jimbarton3956]

​@@anderstermansen130XXIX

[@stephenholloway6893]

​@anderstermansen130 It was released in August of 29, so possibly it began production in late 1928 but most likely early 29 given how successful Steamboat Willie was in November of the previous year. It's not like Disney wanted to rush an non Mickey short into production at once after Steamboat Willie proved to be an hit.

[@TigerHenry678]

@@anderstermansen130 When was it made?

[@josueayala1249]

If there's one thing that unites all the classic Disney cartoons, it's forcibly using animals as an instrument.

[@Mlise007]

If that's a concern, you're REALLY not gonna like what bows, strings and inlay are made of.

[@josueayala1249]

@@Mlise007 it wasn't really a concern, just an observation

[@TheIzzlzzy]

“Disney eat your heart out” -Garfield

[@martiwest1753]

I was about 10 when I saw this for the first time and it scared me half to death! Today, I'm 63 and it has the same effect. BRILLIANT!

[@nullname0]

So you watched in the late 60s-early 70s. Also how did you watch this cartoon back then?

[@Khawkins614]

Cappin

[@teamcosmoOG]

@@nullname0 bruh this made in 1929

[@teamcosmoOG]

@@nullname0 if it was made more recently wouldn’t it be in color?

[@nullname0]

@@teamcosmoOG he was ten when he saw it and now he is 63 1929 wasn't 53 years ago dumbutt

[@arios_dimakis8933]

2019: we make the best cartoons ever! 1929: hold my beer

[@maggs131]

I guess the new thing for anyone to say is the "hold my beer" bullshit. Cant wait till that goes away

[@youngdaggerxd5108]

maggs131 its not that new actually

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

1929 was within the era of prohibition, so it wouldn't have been holding a beer to begin with.

[@sunnydreams5482]

I like how someone tried to make a joke and everyone's just disagreeing and correcting it lmao

[@jomoiras3400]

@@AdmiralBonetoPick that's where you are wrong, my friend XD (bootlegging was very popular). Now, if you mean illegal, you are right

[@Allegrian94]

Everyone that worked on this must be skeletons now.

[@zarinaa1135]

Cool and true!

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4956]

from which year is that short

[@melakmi]

The Skeleton Dance was released in 1929.

[@s7robin105]

MZL so they're probably dead. Not many people make it past 70-80

[@melakmi]

Yes, it is very probable that they are. I was originally replying to Alex x bg, who asked when was the short film made.

[@dphrygian]

Happy "The Skeleton Dance is in the public domain now!" Year!

[@smrk2452]

Imagine you’ve only heard about the phenomenon of moving pictures, but now you are seeing it for the first time. It must have been amazing!

[@thoughtengine]

@drunknmaster2309 The vast majority of the worlds population had never seen one, though.

[@annespieldenner4283]

Would have scared the shit out of me

[@StarWarsDK]

How come I enjoy this way more as a 21-year-old than I ever did as a kid?

[@avaakacrow4182]

Probably because you understand all the hard work that was put into these animations now that you are older. The art, the music and everything else took time and loads of effort.

[@dminislord7577]

+Your Consciousness reading this comment is funny course of your username

[@dminislord7577]

+Dminislord because

[@Tombee2]

because in the world of people turning I ti bad ass with just there sword and giant mechanical robots.dancing skeleton are just meh

[@mitsurokiss]

+Downpour exactly

[@emmal9768]

I am very impressed with how well this is animated for back then. Animation was still very new, and everything had to be hand-drawn, while these days we can use puppets and 3d models to move around. I love these old cartoons, they always inspire me to try harder to reach my dreams of becoming an animator.

[@Monsterskullz]

Same. i don't know how to draw, so i'm taking an art class so i can animate and draw well at the same time. but i think i'm gonna do horrible....

[@TheGhostTrooper1]

@@Monsterskullz Same, but after failing Art in High School and doing a couple of unrelated Uni classes. I've decided to just teach myself to draw and find my artstyle. Hope your endevours go well!

[@AdrianChazz]

Quick tip, you guys! You can use the dot and the coma keys on your keyboard to go frame by frame while the video is paused... Helps A LOT to analyze the movement!

[@kateydevers7678]

I watched this every Halloween as a kid!!! I still love it!!! I wish Disney still played it.. 🎃🪦⚰️👻☠️🦴💀

[@theangler283]

it does still play it

[@72nodes85]

At 4:00, I can only imagine the xylophone skeleton is going “why Jeff, *why.”*

[@Nyerguds]

Honestly expecting him to get tired of that bullshit and lash out at the other one.

[@72nodes85]

Nyerguds lol, definitely

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

He's so done with Jeff.

[@lenosflarrethedragonking4300]

He's tired of bending over every time

[@FateofTheseus]

Yeah poor guy

[@VxlvetCece]

It's honestly kinda weird seeing the real version after having only seen the version with spooky scary skeletons as the background track

[@KirbyKidG]

Right

[@chpcovers6560]

Yh

[@valentinagonzalez935]

I have only watched this HEHEHEEHH

[@phastinemoon]

I first saw this animation as the opening sequence of “Disney’s Halloween Treat” - which, honestly, feels much spoopier.

[@kcguy8864]

Fuck that version... Lol

[@LoneWanderer101]

2:37 "Alright boys, time to make history!"

[@mewmewcutie5950]

Grimm in the dance right?

[@nightmarebb7987]

2:27 is where it really begins!

[@BATCHARRO]

"Watch it back there!"

[@infinite6766]

LAMO 😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@KrystalWebster-f7w]

“Time To Be Famous (Make History)”

[@mistyvanpelt2408]

I have searched for this cartoon for the past 20 years. It was mine and my siblings favorite cartoon when we were little in the 70's and 80's. I tried to figure out the name of this one but could remember or find it until now. My girls are grown now but I always wanted it for them because I know they would have loved it. I never realized this one was so old even back then.

[@demilembias2527]

The part where all 4 skeletons fuse to make an 8 legged, 4 headed creature is...truly disturbing.

[@kimhirschman1735]

Tobias The World-Weary there are only 3 pelvises and 3 pairs of legs and the 3 rib cages pairs of arms and collar bones. Why not 4? This bothers me.

[@janes8714]

Kim Hirschman one of them is Still Out There. he’s waiting for you

[@rebekkaruffles9]

jan s Abra abra cadabra - he’a gonna reach out and grab ya

[@nonkonform1st]

LOL

[@ragingjaguarknight86]

Sleipnir? o_O

[@FilmSong]

why did I just watch this entire thing

[@WallaceBreenFromKentucky]

Because is fun as heck

[@LordrockmanReturns]

Because it is a classic! That is why!

[@sawyerthemaltipoo8296]

Because- well

[@shadowpickle8169]

Why would you not

[@gorillazfan242]

Because it's awesome and spooky. DOOT DOOT!

[@Eudaletism]

Spooky fact: There's a creepy skeleton inside you right now.

[@pigronlordofthesnow-terrar6913]

:o I never knew that... Thank you for this very useful info!

[@KennyHazy97]

+Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨Ʒ No. You're a brain in a skull. You are inside the creepy skeleton.

[@heatherrockwell9012]

+Drunkrobot Debatable.

[@rufusahhahh922]

I'm turned on by skeletons.

[@victoneter]

AAAAHHHH!!! GET IT OUT!!

[@circle1552]

This is public domain now

[@ShutterAuthority]

Lovely work! How did they go about making this sort of a thing? Did they make the music first and then create the animation or vice versa?

[@Paulaxsongz]

Shutter Authority from what have I heard the animation is done after the music

[@weirdkid7505]

that's what makes these old cartoons so good!

[@berrygoth2343]

they actually were two separate things

[@Paulaxsongz]

From what I have studied in history of animation, the composers at Dinsey wanted more recognition, so the studio decided to do a series of shorts called silly symphonies, where te musics created amazing songs and the animators created shorts that followed that music. That's why they don't usually make a lot of sense stroy-wise, they only made them to showcase what animators and composers in the studio could do. The same principle was used to make the movie Fantasia (even though they didn't use original songs, they took famous classical ones).

[@jiwejohnny]

these people deserve some credit. The animation was done on paper frame by frame. geez

[@kyliekarsh3584]

wanna hear something spooky? *whispers* there's a skeleton inside you

[@kyliekarsh3584]

2 spooky 4 u

[@CertainlyCaro]

Scarlet Rose you're spoopin' me too much!

[@pissthatbe]

Scarlet Rose o

[@The-lord-of-poopoo]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAGAGGAAGAGAHHAHAHAGAGAHAGAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHJAJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAJAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAHAHHHAHAHSHSHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhahHahahhahaaahAAHAHAHA. *one internity later* AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was spoopy.

[@buddygod2k24]

Scarlet Rose 3spooky5me

[@Rylosalex]

I remember watching this as a kid and being scared when the first skeleton sat there snapping its jaw and lunges at the camera. Now as a 39 year old, I am impressed with the animation

[@mikebernardino534]

That animation is stellar and way ahead of its time! A marvel that this was already being done almost 100 years ago!!

[@Rylosalex]

@@mikebernardino534 Yep!

[@alisonlee3616]

Everyone was scared and I'm scared even now! (BTW I wasn't born in 1929 but my grandad was born In 1938)

[@naokioto4557]

Trick or Treat kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGmom4SZarGFoJY

[@KTHR666]

I own this cartoon now!

[@lavalevi2650]

This shows the real meaning of cartoon which is just imagination and enjoyment

[@NaiefThegoony]

No , cartoon is a bunch of drawings that look like they're moving , don't try to gatekeep.

[@NaiefThegoony]

Eric Larsen not being born , duh ? Also how is that relevant ?

[@NaiefThegoony]

Eric Larsen how did you come to that conclusion anyway.

[@andreyv.vieira521]

@@NaiefThegoony r/iamverysmart

[@NaiefThegoony]

Andrey V. Vieira r/ihavereddit

[@phoenixbuschannel]

When the "g" falls off of the graveyard sign

[@leolaus]

raveyard

[@originalmix2546]

Lolol

[@thepraetorian2368]

Underrated

[@theratman6468]

When the “g” falls off of grape house.

[@Bagel_Le_Stinky]

Haha

[@raulquiroz7492]

The fact that this was animated with just paper and pencils is amazing.

[@provolone8957]

ink but it's amazing

[@BjIann]

I KNOW!! Soon common sense will prevail I hope.

[@stacewalker7956]

I can’t believe I’m almost 56 years old and have never seen this in its entirety until now. I’ve seen bits and pieces of it in music videos and gifs/memes, but never the entire cartoon. This is truly a masterpiece!

[@phillyfanmatt]

Imagine how scary it must have been for first time viewers at 1:44 & 4:07. They hadn't really seen anything like that before...love watching these old cartoons with that mindset.

[@IamBHM]

Hah! You named the exact two moments I was thinking would make good animated gifs!

[@viniciusdomingos3378]

I ain’t sleeping tonight

[@spaicrab5327]

good observation

[@mihaelapistol7191]

8

[@veikkatoivari9871]

They were people in the '70s not troglodites

[@derianardor]

Much as I love the "spooky scary skeletons" *song* I'm glad there's at least the original masterpiece available to watch unspoiled

[@A13XLaircey]

I like the original audio alot better than that song. That's just me tho. One reason I like this better: The music and sound effects actually match the animation! I like hearing the xylophone playing, the skull hopping sounds, etc. The other song, it just looks really confusing when the skeleton starts playing the other skeleton like a xylophone, and the sound doesn't even change. I feel like they could have edited it better somehow, to not include those parts, but maybe even add other skeleton cartoons and stuff.

[@tewam67]

2:46 Me and the boys after eating all the vitamin gummies at the sleepover:

[@spatbow6571]

Yeah

[@PANZERFAUST90]

nothing?

[@juliozafra-gonzalez6448]

Flintstones

[@1LifeM]

They should really stop making those taste so good

[@nurhid5742]

So youre dead?

[@christianmoore7109]

Next year this’ll be public domain material

[@stephenholloway6893]

In fact now it's a week away.

[@jasonmartinez5116]

Now it has officially entered public domain

[@BBB1175]

Kid: *Has a slow and agonizing death* Oompa-Loompas: 2:37

[@norychavez5797]

Lol😂

[@ClxwniBot]

🤣

[@dopesandwiches9680]

This is so true 😭

[@nullname0]

They don't care because the oompa loopas are already dead

[@heiseyisthecoolest3481]

LMAO

[@dietrichbraun9845]

Nobody: Me: Binge watches Halloween-themed cartoons in the middle of July

[@Dryw4ll3at3r]

Huh (I'm saying I'm not but look)

[@professionalghost138]

Me rn. I always get exited for halloween super early

[@haleighcrawley7713]

I’m doing it on the first day of August.

[@SheriffDuncanFlynn]

XD

[@eternailsm]

as you should

[@katycorns7856]

after all these years, still a great cartoon. thanks Walt Disney

[@Chupa_hunt]

Anyone here knows those dancing or waving classic cartoons(shadows in shape of monsters) used in edits and memes, they have a certain music added, i really want to know their name

[@julyakacarrie6260]

@@Chupa_hunt Spooky Scary Skeletons?

[@mikeaguilar7668]

and Ub Iwerks

[@julyakacarrie6260]

I CAN'T BELIEVE WE SAW THOSE SKELETONS IN THE PICTURE FROM ONCE UPON A STUDIO.

[@JasonLugauskas]

Thanks Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks and Carl Stalling!

[@TheBigN-04]

Fun Fact: The Audio at the Beginning and End if this Short is Reused from the Banned Mickey Short, 'The Mad Doctor'.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Plus that short technically is in the public domain.

[@charizardoreo]

Wasnt the mad doctor 4 years after this

[@stephenholloway6893]

@charizardoreo Yes but unlike this short the copyright for that one wasn't renewed.

[@saaahillohar]

Me and my friends after death:

[@noconhere]

Facts😂

[@saaahillohar]

@BASMA ',:D 😂😂😂

[@PANZERFAUST90]

nothing?

[@lambadajewo.4143]

Yeah, see you all in few :)

[@cappyishere]

*me and the boys

[@olive7573]

5:03 when you’re playing hide and seek and none of you found a hiding spot and you hear the seeker say “ready or not here I come”

[@Canale064]

Olive editor

[@callmeshifty6263]

😂

[@darkrealm9136]

I’m laughing way too hard at this one

[@rsceway7945]

Yeah, me and the boys turn into a mutant Skeleton monster when we hear the seeker saying "ready or not! Here I come!"

[@OfficialMrBurns]

KERBI TREEPLE DELUCKS!!

[@znydragon3758]

All the Silly symphonies and Fantasia are probably my favorite things about Disney. Such classics. Such masterpieces. And proof that you don’t need speaking/singing to make a great film! Plus the animation is adorable. I miss it.

[@adinkane315]

Public domain now 😊

[@docholliday9058]

The fact that this exists in the first place is just the most amazing thing ever. Sadly all who worked on this have probably already joined the skeletons themselves.

[@irened.]

They lived in the most glorious era that ever was!

[@sabrinazakrowski1399]

Considering that this cartoon was released 90 years ago, I think it's a pretty safe bet that everyone involved in making it is dead now.

[@creditsunknown7974]

They are the skeletons

[@sethtaros7757]

So, you’re implying that the skeletons are from the future, if they were alive when making this?

[@moriahjacobs6131]

And one day so will we!! Happy Halloween!

[@BrianRoberson-k7g]

I love how skeletons just don't seem bothered by anything.

[@zachatck64]

Except that one owl

[@valentinaquetzallibeltranm7669]

Except that one owl

[@JoshLefelhocz]

@@valentinaquetzallibeltranm7669 That one DAMN owl.

[@chocolatechipcookiesareawesome]

Except that one owl

[@THATBrokeAroSpecWallet]

Tbh who wouldn't be annoyed by a singular owl lmao

[@dulcevin7113]

My favorite k-pop band

[@huekaluvr]

WHEEZE

[@justadudepassingby5716]

R/woosh

[@sethhorst6158]

If you're going to Woooosh somebody, it must be spelled with 4 O's also it needs to be timed correctly and it must happen only when someone actually misses a joke for real.

[@ErinaSato]

Oml just got it lol

[@BongooGaming]

mine now

[@banescar]

Still better than today's music videos.

[@kitaabug]

Ry Ahme

[@RainbowAlejandro420]

I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG GENERATION

[@evohei]

RainyDay Don't say that bullshit

[@RainbowAlejandro420]

I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG GENERAAATIIIOOOOOONNNN

[@LinnyUwU]

Agreed

[@Katie-The-Bug]

This should be Disney's next live-action remake.

[@XescoPicas]

Hell yes. I’d watch that

[@Escanimations]

Yup

[@evrtt_trn]

the casting better be inclusive

[@spaceenjoyer8304]

You mean DEAD-action?

[@Katie-The-Bug]

@@spaceenjoyer8304 Touche

[@janetremsing6988]

❤So nostalgic! I loved this as a kid, my daughters loved it as kids & now, my Grandkids love this!!!! Thank you!

[@yafuker6046]

I last saw this in 1960 when I was four on our local TV kids show. When I saw it on the search list I'm like, "WOW- could this be-?"

[@yafuker6046]

@@daphnemotta2630 ???????????????????

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

My mom would rent Creepy Classics on Friday nights for me when I was a kid and this always made me squeal with joy. I remember exactly how thrilled I was!! She got a kick out of how excited I was ❤

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Welcome to the public domain, Skeleton Dance.

[@Jacksirrom]

Wow this was released 22 August 1929 - only days before stocks began to drop and weeks before the true start of the Great Depression.

[@rexsuwit]

cchdz คุ

[@Zweiseelenherz]

The great depression never really ended.. one day the global financial system was strong again, but the depression turned from a financial one into an emotional one. How many Millions of People per state of the earth are captured in depressions, feelings of lost hope and the absence of spiritual or physical power, because they learned, that all they will build, will be crushed down again one day. The jews in warsaw felt this depression in their hearts, before they started their last uprising against the nazis. Many days are behind me, and many before me, where I hate myself for being german. I am proud to be german because of Goethe, Schiller, Lessing and many other cultural pearls. But I hate to be german because of WW2 and the holocaust and the infernal and reasonless hate against the jews. Life was never, what it seems. As children we believe, everything is good and fine, but soon we become drawn into the madness and the wickedness of adult mankind. We become, what our forefathers were. Evil people, who steal, lie, betray our wifes and husbands, kill and deny the idea of a last judgement, where we all once will have to pay for everything bad, that we've done. Under this points of view, not one single human is "good". Blessed are those, who were never born, who were never even created through pregnancy and aborted - blessed are those, who never came in touch with the physical meaning of life and stayed always, being only spiritual alive. Where spiritual life is much more intensive as physical existence could ever be. Life can be a true curse, sometimes.

[@JorgetePanete]

their stock got sp00ked

[@bananacat2297]

That's my birthday (completely encores sad part)

[@T_for_teth]

The skeletons knew...

[@litlgrey]

Technically astounding work for 1929. No character animation to speak of, but the sound sync sophistication is astounding.

[@Schattengewaechs99]

Carl Howard What's bad about the character animation? Everything looks clean and they were very creative when coming up with the "dance moves".

[@olavonogueira8944]

Lisa: "Dad it is Xenophobia. Xylophobia would be someone with fear of xylophones". Homer: "But I am afraid of xylophones. It is the music that plays when the skeletons are dancing".

[@saraabebe5159]

The Simpsons is owned by Disney

[@ntn1917]

@@saraabebe5159 ok but still, is a rare reference to get.

[@AJuLyyBS]

One of my favourite Disney shorts for Halloween. I love dancing along with the skeletons 😂😂😂😂😂

[@زيزوأحمد-ف6ج]

Ummmmmmmm.... Why

[@NO-ko2bn]

I come back to this every year. Never gets old.

[@karami8844]

This was created by talented artists, by hand and no computers. 🤯

[@peanutbutter6720]

Computer assisted animation doesn’t take less skill, it’s just less time consuming and makes things less stressful. I’m not saying I don’t prefer the way traditional handmade animation looks, with all the small human inconsistencies though.

[@bill-cipher000]

​@@peanutbutter6720 true people think computer does all the shit, it doesnt I do digital art, when i say this to some one they say it isnt real art im like bruh

[@gyaruxoxo]

@@peanutbutter6720 computer does take less skill

[@theranger7924]

@@gyaruxoxo not really. It kinda just makes colors and erasing shit easier

[@Blackmello]

Yo I just made probably the most fire remix of Spooky Scary Skeletons, can y'all check it out? I promise I didn't miss with it 🙏🏾🙏🏾 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqiWe3eglpeEi6s

[@austinmorrison6953]

I wanna see Disney do more gothic stuff like this.

[@sadem1045]

I would suggest checking out "The Mad Doctor". It was released around the same time as this.

[@thecarebearsandcecfan2002]

@@sadem1045 MAD Doctor was made 3 years later.

[@harold3165]

Nowadays it's just remakes and shitty superhero movies

[@FreshwaterNautical]

Disney wont make things like this anymore. Our society wont really allow this sort of stuff nowadays, which sucks

[@SorrowfulSophia]

Modern "Disney" would never do anything good or creative now days. Walt Disney himself would be ashamed at was has become of Disney in the 21st century.

[@frehleyscomet8812]

all the sounds we're hearing were done manually with tools instead of generated from a computer, which is amazing to think about. the time and energy that went into this. groundbreaking for its era, i'm sure

[@jamesdo8988]

IT’S SPOOKY SEASON 2019 WHO’S WITH ME

[@GaryWyrd]

Let the spookiness come. Fear is absent from my heart

[@yecats953]

Bring on the spookies

[@Spongie_Pancakes]

I LOVE SPOOKTOBER!

[@KaydenGiraud]

i am with u

[@KaydenGiraud]

yea yea YEA!!!

[@SoldierMan1557]

This cartoon still holds up remarkably well to this day

[@KenzieRetro]

That's the great thing about hand drawn animation, it's timeless

[@sirllamaiii9708]

Exactly, when you don't push for realism, your creation becomes impervious to new tech developments. For example, a realistic game from the early 2000s is laughable in terms of "hyper realistic graphics", but a game like darkest dungeon will never have "outdated graphics"

[@zephyrsteele1696]

1:50 - Me sneaking into the kitchen to get a snack late at night

[@raizzthecoolest276]

Loool

[@goldgamercommenting2990]

@@raizzthecoolest276 that’s also me

[@LittleNoOne4U]

Same

[@honesty8141]

stfu

[@jubilanttitan4999]

This is so relatable

[@ryanschroeder2956]

Welcome to the public domain skeletons!

[@yeeyee7333]

Me: *goes in public* Random person: *starts walking toward me* My last four brain cells: 5:04 - 5:18

[@callmeshifty6263]

*r e l a t a b l e*

[@lambadajewo.4143]

I know that feeling sis.

[@argentiniangentleman5728]

@@maja87va You ok?

[@lordgzstg6181]

So your brain cells become a dark souls boss?

[@rusefoxghost]

I can’t decide if this comment aged well or aged poorly but it aged that’s for sure

[@КсеніяПедаш]

3:01-3:44:"When teacher leaves the classroom on 5 minutes".

[@yeetyeet-qm5yx]

Relateable

[@mispairocha]

yes

[@doccore]

it's even more accurate because they're dancing in a graveyard

[@annachrisslo173]

Hahahahah❤️

[@neko-chan-001]

Yup😅😂

[@misken8473]

i fear no man... but that thing... 5:09 it scares me

[@swagatikaswain8866]

Centipede...🤣🤣

[@SuperSMT]

If that scares you This will terrify you kzbin.info/www/bejne/poGQcmSpac6eeNE

[@Funstun-yk7oo]

Now imagine it with skin

[@arktrooper9919]

This shakes me to my very core. Even tho Ive seen plenty of skeletons

[@techleontius9161]

4:06 - 4:21

[@pinkeatom28]

spooky scary skeletons, you are now free

[@wackos392]

The 6.5K dislikes are from people who can't dance like the skeletons

[@tkngso2]

lmao

[@tkngso2]

We should get more dislikes

[@tudos9209]

Who are actually are skeletons

[@jokerisinthememe5852]

I am also able to contort my body into viscerally disturbing forms because funny skeleton

[@GiselleHosharian12]

yea and whoever dislikes this video does not know how hard these skelitons worked on this dance just to preform it so take that dislikers btw i love your comment sophia!

[@emanuel82]

I love this silly symphonies-series. They made 75 episodes and i want to see them all. I think they are the best creative work from its time. The creaters really pushed their limits.

[@isaiahrodriguez590]

I love how basically every sound is some sort of an instrument

[@njv33]

Happy Public Domain Day!

[@aaronkitzmann9419]

Little did these animators and musicians knew their creation would one day be a meme

[@Alvraf]

I'd hardly call it a meme but whatever floats your boat, eh.

[@aaronkitzmann9419]

dude this thing would inspire that spooky skeletons meme

[@cataymelanie]

Little did they know what memes were

[@chrissartorius9118]

The word meme wouldn't be invented until 1970s

[@j19aiden91]

They deserve a better rep than just memes

[@drummats6933]

"Endgame is Disney's greatest work, no doubt" Me, an intellectual:

[@axmeelewxs5595]

No chance

[@thatjustinyfromthehood7052]

As much as I loved Endgame this is way superior!

[@noconhere]

Allow me to explain😂

[@persom7824]

Yes

[@renanfranco4594]

Marvel ?

[@ItsTheKerminator]

What does a skeleton drink on Halloween? Boooooze! ........ ....... There's no hope for me at this point.

[@lenonreveur8371]

Sans like this comment

[@LinnyUwU]

No

[@minosnails1894]

Yes just, yes. Best pun ever!

[@TakaraStarChan]

The Kerminator There is no hope for me either. l

[@devisnanni]

The Kerminator o

[@thecinematicmind]

Public Domain Day