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'''''[[The Tortoise and the Hare''']]'' is a [[The Golden Age of Animation|1935]] [[Silly Symphonies]] short, 49th in that series, and is a milestone short in the [[Classic Disney Shorts]] lineup.

The short was a hit when it was released, earning the 1935 [[Academy Award]] for cartoon short subjects. The short was popular enough to receive a follow-up in 1936, '''''Toby Tortoise Returns''''', featuring a rematch between Max and Toby, but with a boxing match rather than a race. The short is particularly interesting in that it features not only an original story not based on a previous fable or myth, it was Disney's most cartoony short ever done since the earliest days of [[Mickey Mouse]], with lots of strong exaggeration, cartoony gags and a non-sentimental tone that make it feel like a proto-[[Looney Tunes]] short--quite ironic when one realizes the Looney Tunes were only mildly cartoony during that time, instead trying to fruitlessly ape Disney's traditional short cartoons in terms of pathos and storytelling. "Returns" was also notable for being the first major animation assignment of Ward Kimball, one of [[DisneysDisney's Nine Old Men]] and noted for being Disney's most cartoony director, which is probably why this short turned out so different from a typical Disney cartoon.