Moth and the Flame - Silly Symphony Walt Disney (1938) complete

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

Let's see... "Playing with fire can get you burned" "Don't tempt fate" "Flew too close to the sun" "Only YOU can prevent house fires" "Put out your damn candle when you aren't using it or it'll come to life and set your stuff ablaze"

[@GothGuy885]

mind as well be walkin on the sun!

[@thecuterosymaplemoth8107]

OOOOOOONNLLYYY YOOOOOUUUU CAAAAAANNN PPRRREEEEVVEENNNT HOOOUUUSSEEE FIIIIRRREEEEESSS

[@talyar04]

I had never seen this silly symphony before and believe me that is saying something! It’s absolutely sweet. I just love it.

[@julyakacarrie6260]

×2

[@alecwilliams7111]

That classic Disney animation. There's nothing like it.

[@janepanich2576]

These wonderful cartoons used to be featured on the Disney Channel in the 80s. We have a VHS tape where we recorded some hours of it. This was one of the shorts on it. For some reason the part where the mask's face melted and turned from happy to sad always stuck with me.

[@-i_own_you_-]

Disney channel was available in the 80s????

[@dragonshadow1902]

@@-i_own_you_- in Dec '86.

[@cashxx]

Funny...I was sitting here and had a flash back of that face and couldn't remember what it was from and been looking for about an hour now and searched for disney cartoon fire scenes and some how this popped up and it all came rushing back when I seen the name and the first few seconds and it all came back from 30 years ago. Glad I found it or I wouldn't have slept tonight...lol Also the flame turning blue was the other flash back but couldn't remember.

[@cashxx]

@@-i_own_you_- Uncle had satellite and used to record them for the kids at that time.

[@karthikprabhu1518]

🤟🤟

[@meghanmcclamma1662]

That candle flame was extremely persistent! 🔥 Those poor moths! 🦋

[@kelvinseeker94]

And very stupid, look around him, everything here is flammable and he could duplicate himself more before the moths overwhelmed him.

[@marleythomas4123]

Nah... the poor shop owner.

[@ThereseLjunggren-nc5pw]

Beautiful 🦋❤

[@MikeNorway-fn4tt]

😢¹qq@@marleythomas4123

[@thecuterosymaplemoth8107]

Moths Are Cute And Fuzzy

[@johannliebert2870]

Always glad to learn about new stuff from Cuphead.

[@celenitafreiresaraiva5329]

Yes

[@kelseyhaight4015]

It'll be just hilariously priceless to see the shocked look upon the shopkeeper's face as he sees his store and clothes all ruined 😄

[@ravenstarfall7531]

Agreed

[@dragondancer1814]

Kelsey Haight He should’ve fixed that hole in the window then!

[@ディズニーひろゆた]

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[@HyderAli-mz7uw]

@@ravenstarfall7531 i Bet if The moths Appear in front Of him Him While eating In his Shop He will Say: GET LOST! AND IF YOU ALL COME BACK HERE AGAIN I'LL SKIN YOU ALL ALIVE!

[@velvety2006]

not to mention the water and fire damage lol

[@preeya2044]

All these lovely expressions are missed in new cartoons

[@julyakacarrie6260]

I don't think so...

[@nightmarepokemon1143]

I miss these little cartoons. They were so creative, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. God i feel old now ;-;

[@dreamguardian8320]

You're not the only one who feels that way.

[@stevepaul6955]

The detail that went into these little cartoons is amazing.

[@Alantheleopard]

I don´t know if it was just me, but as a (little) child I had a kind of impression that in a number of their old shorts Disney seemed to love burning butts form characters of theirs; probably not so "fashionable" nowadays... This moth, some gang in a western Mickey short, and even the main characters (Donald, Pluto, Goofy and Mickey himself) they all went at some moment through that harrowing experience. Those scenes impacted me as a child a great deal.

[@juan-ij1le]

Wgy

[@sydneyhamilton2575]

The Female Moth Is An Big Inspiration To Cala Maria's Facial Features

[@exterminaiden2703]

Sydney Hamilton that’s what brought me here 😂

[@sammey3998]

Who’s Cala Maria?

[@futuraperiodista1876]

@@sammey3998 is a boss in a video game called cuphead

[@sammey3998]

Camila Carla oooh thx

[@ambushbob5383]

Call Maria mermaid of the sea-ah

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Makes me think this is what happens when you mess with fire. Jealousy is a problem even in our society today.

[@rattus7881]

I feel bad for the guy who has to come back to his house full of moths,things are burnt and water is everything.

[@anniefinch6843]

I remember this silly symphony and it teaches about temptation.

[@KillerCaitie]

Never saw this one before, the details on the flames is amazing!

[@ambushbob5383]

I too once almost burnt down a building trying to catch a sexy bug

[@thecuterosymaplemoth8107]

BOLT

[@chromebabi]

i cant believe this is from 1938 . I just had a random memory of watching this and looked it up 😂😂

[@blackavar5723]

This was my favorite when I was a kid. Thank you so much for uploading this - it was such a gift to be able to see it again after all these decades!

[@davidwesley2525]

The Flame 🔥 has the HOTS for that Cute Moth quite Literally. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@celenitafreiresaraiva5329]

Yes

[@georgeinfante1106]

Amination is amazing Disney had some of best at that time

[@dreamguardian8320]

Indeed, how I miss 2D animation.

[@battywattywoo]

So ancient, but so enchanting!

[@celenitafreiresaraiva5329]

No. Moth meets Light Bug from Cuphead

[@Raximus3000]

Walt cared about quality.

[@dreamguardian8320]

If only 2D animation could come back to Disney.

[@julyakacarrie6260]

​@@dreamguardian8320They were planning to do it but... Disney's actual CEO didn't let them 😭.

[@dreamguardian8320]

@@julyakacarrie6260 Not surprising.

[@martymcfly3159]

Beautiful masterpiece!!!!

[@ThereseLjunggren-nc5pw]

Yes beautiful 🦋💋❤️

[@cindylira9503]

i liked this toon so much!!!🕯🔥🎩

[@thelaughingtiger146]

Adorable!

[@hpalpha7323]

that's a sexy bug

[@dreamguardian8320]

Especially at 3:47-3:56.

[@russellvawter5604]

Fire Safety Rule #1: NEVER play around with 🔥.

[@velvety2006]

also don't throw water on any type of gasoline, it will spread it rather than dose it out

[@31oktover]

"OH NO! MY BUSINESS!" -The owner

[@Nostalgio]

Only the biggest Disney fans will say they’ve seen this! I’m shocked knowing that this is the first time I’m noticing this one exists. Shame that not ALL silly symphonies are streaming on Disney+. This and MusicLand being one of many Disney Shorts.

[@garrypannell8164]

I wish I could find and still watch the VHS copy we had of this. Brings back memories of when my kids were little.

[@Avivathebeatlemaniac]

The moth was a big inspiration to the light bug from Cuphead

[@calamari805]

Music in that fight is so good though

[@BOX_corporation.]

There are like 100 moths in this silly simphony so which one?

[@فلاح4-ز7ع]

اانتي فتات

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

Such a creative cartoon, and with a nice ending :)

[@EfraArt_Mix]

I love the amimation of the wings 😍

[@MrShaun42088]

am i the only one who felt really bad for the shopkeeper and annoyed at the moths for causing the destruction?

[@hatejewsand2a]

Thank you man you are so great :D i was searching for it

[@felicitousfeline9956]

So clever and beautifully drawn and animated.

[@dreamguardian8320]

How I miss 2D animation😢

[@floraspond666]

That flame got that fire rizz

[@sonfox]

Imagine if this was Rarity's boutique. You would probably hear the scream in Saddle Arabia!

[@lunak1391]

Or perhaps in the EG Human world

[@ABOLLLLA]

Saudia ?

[@ily_j3nnn737]

@@ABOLLLLA theyre referring to the pony version!

[@alexcarter8807]

It's actually the moth caterpillars who eat things like wool. I like moths and think they're cute, but ended up with an infestation of pantry moths and had to put my foot down. They were eating paper towels and all kinds of odd stuff, no real damage but it got really annoying having moths and little caterpillars that looked like maggots everywhere.

[@十蘭コメント]

Thanks.　初めて目にしました。　感服です。

[@IzayoiArwena]

I wonder what would the shops owner think when all clothes are eaten and everything completely burnt

[@فلاح4-ز7ع]

اانتي فتات

[@matthewhahn1132]

Great one and good one

[@lunak1391]

I see the cult of cupheads have arrived... This was made in 1938! why are so many people thinking [as i've seen in the cookie carnival comments and the mad hatter [not disney] people instantly think... "oh they ripped off cuphead" That Cuphead game took inspiration FROM these cartoons! or do people seriously not believe that cartoons existed before 1990s or some crap?

[@amritasuresh9290]

For 7:45 mints, I time travelled through my childhood 🥰🥰

[@jlev1028]

I have to say that living flame guy is honestly terrifying. He's like Hexus from Ferngully.

[@francescoromani4539]

Carino, ma non tra i miei preferiti. Spettacolare la fiamma! Che pacchianata quando si fanno gli elmetti! XD

[@RegularInvader]

I never realized the girlfriend was portrayed as a cheater when she noticed the flame. She ought to be grateful her boyfriend didn't notice her dance moves towards the flame.

[@0_dearghealach_083]

I think she was probably mocking the flame, maybe. Either that, or the flame was literally hypnotic- at least until it tried aggressively to catch her and set everything on fire.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

I think it's a spoof off the old line about how moths simply cannot resist the flickering glow of a fire. _Like a moth to the flame_ is a very old saying about following irresistible and foolish desires to one's detriment.

[@JMarieCAlove]

Cheater? Lol.. she wanted to cheat on him with fire? Why do people need to analyze everything, especially a cute and funny cartoon from the 1930s. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@schnek8927]

@@JMarieCAloveYes, yes she did. Why do insecure people like yourself need to overreact over every little thing?

[@rawmaterials3909]

​@@JMarieCAloveyou shouldn't oversimplify things. cartoons in that time were not exactly the same as today. this was 90 years ago. you should try to put it into perspective. a girl deliberately showing bare legs and underwear to a man (the flame)? it's a very strong sexual innuendo for 1938.

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

He and his girlfriend made a cameo appearance in Hercules song I won't say I'm in love 💕 and Disney's house of mouse

[@aeroblu2002]

Sometimes the KZbin algorithm can be a good thing.

[@mlggyarados3240]

ITS THE BOSS FROM CUPHEAD

[@kelvinseeker94]

This cartoon can be said the most hated, because the moths are the bad ones for entering the shop without permit, as well destroying products meant for customers. And the flame should have think smart, he could have multiply himself since he left fires everywhere. Means he should able to make more helping hands since everything here is burnable.

[@cookingwithmaria1737]

Thanks for sharing 👍😊

[@RickDawson82]

That spider web surely would have had an arachnid waiting to wrap the moth up, ready for a light snack later on

[@CartoonEj203]

How Romantic

[@CelineLaffitte-o3j]

Je me souviens de fin de journée du dimanche qd nous étions enfants....magique... enfants et parents étions au rdv devant le poste de TV... merci

[@alanroberson9749]

Very good job dudes!! Congratulations 990.40% yo. Splendid! It'll be just hilariously priceless to see the shocked look upon the shopkeeper's face as he sees his store and clothes all ruined. 😄

[@Marcela-ez4ph]

Moth meets Light Bug from Cuphead

[@aanda4358]

AMAZING 🌟

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

She's beautiful just like Megara

[@dobermanarro3732]

Super videos

[@Sandy2002-c6s]

Blue flame at 4:39

[@myfunnyvalentine9940]

It's cute! 😊

[@Zoe-c9z]

Even the moths got a happy ending😅😂🎉

[@trill4907]

Moths always fly into the light bulbs that fry them People are like that.. they always cling to someone that doesn't want them

[@ThereseLjunggren-nc5pw]

Beautiful moth girl 🦋 and boy 🦋😍💋❤️

[@Zkeleton969]

I did not expect to see a sexy moth this evening

[@altinaykor364]

am I suppose to rot for a kind of bugs that destroy fabrics and pretty clothes?😂😂😂

[@shoknifeman2mikado135]

In reality, moths do not eat clothing, only their larva do

[@فلاح4-ز7ع]

أريدك أن نتحد ونعيد الماضي اانتي فتات روسيه ام

[@andrejshamin1452]

Ого, как всё развернули👏

[@inktonythekaonashigaster6631]

I don't think the flame looked like Disney, Looked more like if Cab Calloway was a cartoon character and not just lip synched.

[@shaydystheshadowqueen9584]

It does resemble King Dice (a character based directly off of Cab Calloway) quite a bit

[@prasadyelleti5265]

simpley superb

[@jaygooese4242]

Perfect cartoon

[@battywattywoo]

I wonder what the heroine's name is? Marilyn Moth, maybe?

[@bryanprime3438]

She gave him the kiss off at the end

[@surigamer4996]

It kind of reminds me of the light bug from cuphead DLC

[@Luvoldmovies-Kat.St.Aug.]

❤ ❤vintage cartoons 🎥 😍!

[@julyakacarrie6260]

Disney+ needs to submmit this.

[@justsimon3114]

Hey look its great great grandma of Lightbug from Cuphead DLC. :D

[@IosonoOtakuman]

And naturally, Clark Gable had to be the fire 😄

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Oh god, the birds on the hat are real....they weren't eating fabric at that point.

[@janaenae1338]

So the story is basically saying stay in the waters as much as necessary which may mean a lot

[@sholtowilson8451]

does anyone else remember a version of these characters but it was a clip with the song save the last dance for me by the drifters? or am i going crazy. i remember it playing as a short clip before a movie on vhs when i was a little kid

[@zazoonana549]

حلو اوى الرسومات رافعة مين يقول انها من ايام الحرب العالمية

[@31oktover]

"OH NO! MY BUSINESS!"

[@thereseljunggren5746]

Love cute 💋💘💗❤

[@ellie13vc]

What a cheater. Not only did she cheat on the adorable moth, she caused trouble for the whole group too.

[@kendalljones3132]

Well he was ignoring her so.... can you blame her?

[@2morgue7]

She literally did nothing wrong? Lol wtf is wrong w you. She is not cheating since he doesn’t even care abt her lol

[@marcosromero4073]

I agree with the person who made this comment. He cares about her but he was just trying to get a bite to eat cause he only had a feather which in what we eat is like us eating string cheese. You can't have that for a meal. That's a snack. She did cheat on him just because he was hungry

[@Sanjixoxo]

So most women

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

@@marcosromero4073 It's implied that they are on a date. If you completely ignore your date to focus on food, chances are they are going to be upset.

[@aprilzanganeh7171]

I wonder the fire flames like the Moth or something? He is trying to catch her or something?

[@mrnobody2018]

Fire isn't very friendly

[@Chrisandetc]

the fact that the animators made it known to us that the girl moth tried to kill the fire using the fire insurance the shop owner had, but the fire went through it so the shop owners screwed 🤭

[@Скиппи-п3з]

Angry Flame VS happy moths 😀

[@animequeendrawer]

Haha, the female moth rolled the fire with a fire insurance policy hope he has an extra copy on hand the shop keeper~

[@solangegriffin5894]

I wonder if that girl was thinking that her mother was right about her boyfriend and she should’ve just listened to her parents about finding a nice gentleman with well manner, and who is rich and smart

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

I guess moths got a craving for clothing

[@Konani_the_unicorn_queen]

so let me get this story straight- a company of pests breaks into a house and starts to destroy property, the fire who lives there flirts with the mothgirl who takes the bait after her boyfriend forget about her in favor of food, after some playing around she decides no, the fire is persistent and chase her, starting to burn down the property to get to her, the other moths drench the place and kills the guy who lives there.

[@aj103002]

This is for the Filipinos. That is Dr.Jose Rizal’s story for his child.

[@KartikPatel-nt4ff]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅very good very good very good show 😅well information good show you 😅😅😅

[@Zoe-c9z]

Did you see him try to eat his own hat? It must be a cautionary legend

[@connorholland5365]

Moths eat only in the larval stage?🤔

[@cesarosorio1057]

Gracias te amo

[@nakatonabatte191]

Moth attracted to the flame 😅...

[@aliasfakename3159]

Who leaves a candle unattended? Methinks he wanted that insurance money