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The first of the [[Classic Disney Shorts]] series ''[[Silly Symphonies]]'', '''''The Skeleton Dance''''', first appearing in [[The Golden Age of Animation|1929]], is among [[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]] ever made--no. 18 to be specific--and certainly one of the earliest of the macabre type of toon, too. Did we mention it's also very catchy? It is noteworthy for being one of the earliest, if not the first, cartoon to be [[Mime-and-Music-Only Cartoon|entirely musically themed and timed, with no dialogue whatsoever.]]
While many theaters refused to show it in its heyday, the short ultimately paved the way for future hits in the series, and the cartoon still holds up to this day. The animation was almost entirely done by Disney's then-right hand man [[Ub Iwerks]], save for the xylophone bone bit that was done by [[
The film would be remade in color by Iwerks for [[Columbia Cartoons]] in 1937 as "Skeleton Frolic." Though not a [[Shot for Shot Remake]], as several new gags are incorporated and the character design is made considerably less creepy (not to mention the toon's entirely new soundtrack), the general structure is the same and much of the original animation is closely imitated.
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