The Man on the Flying Trapeze

UPA was, in many ways, different from the other studios in its approach. This cartoon is a relative rarity for them in its use of music. While UPA shorts did use scoring and music was part of the package, music wasn't as significant for them as it was for other studios like MGM, Disney or Warner Brothers. Apart from the Ham and Hattie series, which was basically two shorts in one and were songs that were animated, I can only think of two shorts by UPA where music was not only involved in the plot, but crucial to the success of the short: Rooty Toot Toot and this one. The animators even put a somewhat subtle spin on the song as well, by their animation and the implications included through character behavior. Not typically the idea one gets from the lyrics of the song, at least not an impression I ever got. Typically excellent animation and a marvelous short. Well worth hunting down. Recommended.