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Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...

 short cartoon film, originally released on May 28, 1953. It was the very first cartoon to be filmed in 3-D

3-D film

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Synopsis

In this cartoon, Professor Owl teaches his class about melody and its importance to the world of music.

Censorship

When this aired on Mickey's Mouse Tracks

Mickey's Mouse Tracks

Mickey's Mouse Tracks was a television series on the Disney Channel which featured Disney cartoons and animated short films, dating from before the advent of Disney Channel. A similar show was Donald's Quack Attack. The show premiered in 1992 and was made to replace Good Morning, Mickey!...

and Donald's Quack Attack

Donald's Quack Attack

Donald's Quack Attack was a television series on the Disney Channel which featured Disney animated short films, especially those with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy...

on Disney Channel

Disney Channel

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, Birdy Birdbrain's use of the word "Injun" has been removed.

Home video releases

This cartoon was released on DVD

DVD

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 twice: once on Fantasia 2000

Fantasia 2000

Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the 38th feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and a sequel to 1940's Fantasia...

and then on Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts, 1920s–1960s

Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Five

-The Chronological Donald, Volume Two:This set covers the second leg of Donald Duck's long career, starting from 1942 to 1946, covering World War II in the process. The Japanese, French and German releases of this set only contains 29 of the 32 shorts available on the American release. The shorts...

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TV airings

• This cartoon aired on Mickey's Mouse Tracks episode 27, along with the colorized version of Mickey's Gala Premiere
  Mickey's Gala Premiere
  Mickey's Gala Premier is a Walt Disney cartoon produced in 1933, directed by Burt Gillett. It features several famous Hollywood film actors from the 1930s.Some sources claim this cartoon is called "Mickey's Gala Premiere"...
  
  and The Little Whirlwind
  The Little Whirlwind
  The Little Whirlwind is a 1941 animated short subject, part of the Mickey Mouse series, produced by John Sutherland for Walt Disney Productions. Directed by Riley Thomson, the short was released by RKO Radio Pictures on February 14, 1941...
  
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• This cartoon also aired on Donald's Quack Attack episode 4, along with Music Land
  Music Land
  Music Land is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short released in 1935.-Production:In an attempt to bridge the gap between classical music and jazz, the short features music from Beethoven's Eroica and Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries as well as various popular classical, jazz and miscellaneous...
  
  and Mickey's Amateurs
  Mickey's Amateurs
  Mickey's Amateurs is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on April 17, 1937 by United Artists. Originally entitled Mickey's Amateur Concert during production, the film depicts a live radio show hosted by Mickey Mouse...
  
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See also

• Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
  Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
  Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom is an educational Adventures in Music animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, and originally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on November 10, 1953...
  
  , a sequel film of sorts with the same characters, filmed in CinemaScope
  CinemaScope
  CinemaScope was an anamorphic lens series used for shooting wide screen movies from 1953 to 1967. Its creation in 1953, by the president of 20th Century-Fox, marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal photography and movie projection.The anamorphic lenses theoretically...
  
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