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My all-time favorite cartoon short as a child and 35 years later it still makes me laugh.
The cat has always been my favorite part. :p
Done as a one-shot, with all original characters who never appeared in any other MGM cartoon, Symphony is pretty much an anomaly in Avery's canon. What makes it even more so is the fact that Avery hired designer Tom Oreb to design all the characters and layout for the entire film. Just for this one cartoon. That's it.
Oreb had been working at Disney pretty consistantly at the time, but left the company in the early-50's. Oreb worked with Avery at MGM for this one cartoon and then went back to Disney where he designed characters for such projects as Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom, Sleeping Beauty and One Hundred and One Dalmations.
Additional Fact: The voice work of Saint Peter, Noah Webster & 'Slangster' was by English actor, Dan Brown. One of Dan Brown's last acting appearances was a guest-star on "I Love Lucy", episode "The Moustache". He portrayed the un-named photographer.
**** I wouldn't be surprised, if Tex Avery had that in mind, while he was at Warner Brothers. I believe the main thing that led to the creation of the cartoon, is that Tex Avery's birthdate occurred just three days before February 29th! Wednesday, February 26th, 1908 - Tuesday, August 26th, 1980. Tex Avery's lifetime [72 & 1/2 years], in reality was 26,480 days, equalling 3,782 Weeks & 6 Days.
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Symphony in SLANG (1951, Dir. by Tex Avery)
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well didnt this cartoon used to be played on CN? it now S**ks
By gagbonkers [Affiliate User] 1213469905 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove9042351- 0
- Symphony In Slang Was On Cartoon Network
The programs I saw it televise on were; &"Acme Hour" & "The Tex Avery Show".
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I despise the "Adult Swim" programs!
"Tom and Jerry" is all I watch on it now.11561005 - 1
Tex Avery's "Symphony In Slang" cartoon is my all-time favorite! I phrase it as "HYSTERIALLY HUMOROUS & HILARIOUS!" from beginning to end. When I originally saw it I was almost out of breath, continiously laughing! "36 x 24 x 36 = 31,104". Math_Maestro.
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Haha. Classic.
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Well, this and magical maestro of course.
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This is THE best cartoon EVER.
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I love it best slang in symphony just wish there could been a another one made also...Man what u could have now...of slang words like....I had the world on me shoulder...and Man i just had to drop it cause doctor said was gettin a knot on me.
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Oh my punchin cattle glad peta not see this are they be fit to be tied in knots...
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This is such a classic, definitely top shelf material, I can remember watching this as a kid many years ago along with many other of Tex Avery's cartoons and they still makes me laugh today. I'm very happy to see this and many more on youtube.
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that so clever of the idea of tex did amazin work by him
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Huh?
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This is one of my all-time favorite cartoons! Thanks for sharing.
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thats one evil cat
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It used to, but you can now catch it on Boomerang.
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With such expressions as "Ridin' on 24s," "Drop some friends off at the pool," "Bustin' nuts," "Pimp juice," and "Jumping the Shark," a modern day Symphony in Slang would either be a hilarious parody or something only capable of being shown at night (possibly on Adult Swim).
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he liked the gags. oh and if i used a slang i would use the frige is running..and it would show a frige ACTUALLY running.
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Indeed, it's quite hilarious. Just imagine what slang one would use today in such a cartoon.
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i showed this to a friend of mine...he laughed his head off
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i wonder this is what tex imaged this if he was in heaven which came to this cartoon
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By the by, I'd like to add "Who Killed Who?" to that list. I'd have to say that, after some thought, "Magical Maestro" is first, "Who Killed Who?" is second, and "Symphony in Slang" is third.
^_^
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I must admit that this is one of my favorite Tex Avery shorts (next to Magical Maestro) ever created. Quite a joy to watch.
Thanks for sharing.
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Ha,ha,ha! Thanks for this.
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OMG! I just love Tex Avery! This is just one of his greatest! Always loved seeing this as a young kid, even though I probably didn't get it back then. Thanks for the post.
Much appreciated.
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This is one of the best animated features ever to be produced. Tex Avery was a true master at his art. Rich hogan is a genius at the script. Modern Cartoons these days, lack the true creativity that are featured in cartoons of yesteryear. We can always look back at nostalgia and gain much insight from the true masters of the trade, they hold the essence of what cartoons are truly supposed to be.
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this cartoon always struck me funny because my name is mary(haha i just used an expression)
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This must have been the cartoon that inspired Airplane, with everything taken literally. Also, some of the character designs do look very "Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom" looking.
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One of the best cartoon shorts ever! I remember watching this as a kid with my mom and sister.
It's just as funny now as it was back then... maybe even more so with some of the outdated 50's slang.
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