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The Tortoise and the Hare

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The Tortoise and the Hare	comment	"The Tortoise and the Hare" is a 1935 Silly Symphonies short, 49th in that series, and is a milestone short in the Classic Disney Shorts lineup.The story is a basic adaptation of Aesop's classic fable of The Tortoise and the Hare, centered around the cocky speedster Max Hare, competing with the friendly but slow-witted Toby Tortoise. However, what sets this short apart is not its bare-bone story, but rather what it introduced into cartoons. The characters, while simplistic and one-dimensional, were a fairly good advancement as far as characterization went for Disney shorts of the time period. Another important aspect the short helped pioneer was the use of faster speed in cartoons, setting an example that would be copied by the Looney Tunes studio in some of their own cartoons. Another thing this short is notable for is Max Hare being the inspiration for the character of Bugs Bunny, as claimed by Tex Avery.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 Disney'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.Curiously, a similar cartoon would be made to this in 1938 by Looney Tunes director Bob Clampett, a short cartoon called "Porky & Daffy", which also features a boxing match and decidedly cartoony gags. Perhaps the short was, shall we say, an "inspiration" for Mr. Clampett?
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_1282bf4f	comment	No Celebrities Were Harmed: Max Hare is based on boxer Max Baer.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_1b65dfad	comment	The Cameo: The bunny girls that swoon over Max make a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Many other Silly Symphonies characters appear in the sequel short, including Jenny Wren from "Who Killed Cock Robin?", the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf, Elmer Elephant and Tillie Tiger. When Jenny arrives, she steals the heart of everyone in the audience, among them Horace Horsecollar, Goofy and Donald Duck.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_1e7487cd	type	Breaking the Fourth Wall
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_1e7487cd	comment	Breaking the Fourth Wall: When Toby comes across Max sleeping, he turns to the audience, and shushes them.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_25b5600	type	Captain Ersatz
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_25b5600	comment	Captain Ersatz: As noted above, Bugs Bunny is essentially a more fleshed-out interpretation of Max Hare.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_28a5213a	type	Small Name, Big Ego
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_28a5213a	comment	Small Name, Big Ego: In both shorts, Max' biggest undoing is less Toby himself and more his extreme overconfidence. He actually has to give Toby an opening several times over by showing off for him to finally lose the upper hand.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_33a82edb	type	HammerSpace
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_33a82edb	comment	Hammerspace: Toby's small shell is capable of holding lots of firecrackers, a mouse-trap, a fair amount of water, and a diving helmet!
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_375bb8f2	type	Good Is Dumb
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_375bb8f2	comment	Good Is Dumb: Toby Tortoise is at least rather slow-minded and clumsy. However, he prevails by not being insanely arrogant as Max Hare is.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_3d699462	type	Curb-Stomp Battle
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_3d699462	comment	Curb-Stomp Battle: Toby is utterly hopeless at beating Max in "Returns", until Max stuffs fireworks and firecrackers into his shell, which upon lighting send Toby flying, finally allowing him to (inadvertently) get the upper hand.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_471c46f8	type	Allegory
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_471c46f8	comment	Allegory: The true message of the short could be seen as this: Don't get overconfident because it can lead to underestimating your opponent, which can be the biggest mistake anyone can make in a competition.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_5768d31	type	Super-Speed
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_5768d31	comment	Super-Speed: A trait of Max Hare. His speed is fast enough to where the wind from it can completely uproot a tree!
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_5a36f8bc	type	Not His Sled
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_5a36f8bc	comment	Not His Sled: Like in the source material, Max Hare stops under a tree to take a nap. When Toby manages to catch up, he sneaks past to not wake him up. Max comes to immediately and quickly passes Toby before the latter could take advantage. It takes Max getting distracted by several ladies before Toby can take an immensive lead.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_7ea2a915	type	Animation Bump
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_7ea2a915	comment	Animation Bump: The original cartoon isn't badly animated, but it looks pretty shabby when you compare it to "Toby Tortoise Returns".
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_81241767	type	Smelly Skunk
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_81241767	comment	Smelly Skunk: Appears as a gag in the first short: a pair of skunks in the audience get a bleacher all to themselves.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_82a60dce	type	Signature Laugh
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_82a60dce	comment	Signature Laugh: Max Hare's "Ha-HA ha-HA ha-HA!"
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_8a07e085	type	Denser and Wackier
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_8a07e085	comment	Denser and Wackier: Compared to the usual more earnest or sweet-natured Silly Symphonies fare, these two shorts, but especially the second, are much more odd-ball in tone, even getting in a few risquÃ© jokes.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_b0218885	type	Mickey Mousing
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_b0218885	comment	Mickey Mousing: At some parts of "Toby Tortoise Returns".
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_bcf135d7	type	Curb-Stomp Cushion
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_bcf135d7	comment	Curb-Stomp Cushion: This is provoked by Toby hiding inside his shell, which Max is unable to penetrate (he gets a mouse trap to the hand when he tries to pull Toby out).
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_cbe6f71c	type	Slower Than a Snail
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_cbe6f71c	comment	Slower Than a Snail: In one shot, Toby has snails literally running circles around him.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_cded37c7	type	Wheel o' Feet
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_cded37c7	comment	Wheel o' Feet: A proto-example is done by Max Hare.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_eb8ec7c8	type	Jerkass
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: Max Hare.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_f10d3363	comment	Distracted by the Sexy: Max Hare's ultimate undoing in the first short, spending the entire latter half of the cartoon showboating for four young female bunnies.
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The Tortoise and the Hare / int_fb17af62	type	Rhymes on a Dime
The Tortoise and the Hare / int_fb17af62	comment	Rhymes on a Dime: A Silly Symphonies trademark, mainly used by Max and the girl bunnies.
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