Canonicity of Silly Symphonies

This article is to describe the canonicity of each of the cartoons in Disney's 1930-era cartoon series *Silly Symphonies*. The titles in italics are the names of the films, while the comments in parentheses describe the canon relation to the comics. See also: *Walt Disney Classics.*

## Description

* *The Skeleton Dance*  (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *El Terrible Toleador* (not shown to be canon to the comics, but possible)
* *Springtime* (shown to exist in-universe as a cartoon in *One Hundred and One Dalmatians*, which is canon to the comics, and Mickey Mouse is apparently a writer for it in *The Mysterious Melody*)
* *Hell's Bells* (canonical via *The Goddess of Spring*)
* *The Merry Dwarfs* (shown to be canon in *House of Mouse*)
* *Summer* (not directly shown to be canon to the comics, but "sequel" to *Spring*; seee *Spring* above)
* *Autumn* (not directly shown to be canon to the comics, but "sequel" to *Spring*; seee *Spring* above)
* *Cannibal Capers* (never shown to be canon to the comics, but possible)
* *Frolicking Fish* (never shown to be canon to the comics, but possible)
* *Arctic Antics* (never shown to be canon to the comics, but possible)
* *Midnight in a Toy Shop* (not shown to be canon to the comics, consistent with *Bucky Bug* continuity)
* *Night* (never shown to be canon to the comics, arguably plausible)
* *Monkey Melodies* (never shown to be canon to the comics, arguably plausible)
* *Winter* (not directly shown to be canon to the comics, but "sequel" to *Spring*; seee *Spring* above)
* *Playful Pan* (features Pan, presumably the same as the comics universe's version)
* *Birds of a Feather* (featured in *Silly Symphonies* comic strip, some characters reappeared later)
* *Mother Goose Melodies* (probably non-canon to the comics, as the version of Mother Goose shown here does not at all resemble the canon Mother Goose)
* *The China Plate* (never shown to be canon to the comics)
* *The Busy Beavers* (never shown to be canon to the comics, although possible)
* *The Cat's Out* (never shown to be canon to the comics, although possible)
* *Egyptian Melodies* (same as *Midnight in a Toy Shop*)
* *The Clock Store* (definitely canon to the comics through a character's appearance in the canon cartoon *Toby Tortoise Returns*)
* *The Spider and the Fly* (never shown to be canon to the comics, although consistent with *Bucky Bug* continuity)
* *The Fox Hunt* (never shown to be canon to the comics, was remade in 1938 as a Donald and Goofy cartoon)
* *The Ugly Duckling* (never shown to be canon to the comics itself, although the 1939 "remake" of it is)
* *The Bird Store* (never shown to be canon to the comics, arguably possible)
* *The Bears and Bees* (never shown to be canon to the comics, but possible)
* *Just Dogs* (always meant as canon to the comics, as it stars Pluto)
* *Flowers and Trees* (shown to be canon in *House of Mouse*)
* *King Neptune* (recurringly canon to the comics as Neptune's debut)
* *Bugs in Love* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Babes in the Woods* (the Merry Dwarfs' appearance suggests canonicity)
* *Santa's Workshop* (canon per *House of Mouse*)
* *Birds in the Spring* (never shown to be canon to the comics, although possible)
* *Father Noah's Ark* (never shown to be canon to the comics)
* *Three Little Pigs* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Old King Cole* (canon through an appearance of the Big Bad Wolf and of Little Red Riding Hood)
* *Lullaby Land* (shown as canonical to the comics by *Shuffled Symphonies*)
* *The Pied Piper* (basic story canonical to the comics according to the *T.N.T.* series)
* *The Night Before Christmas* (presumably canon, as it features Santa Claus)
* *The China Shop* (never shown to be canon to the comics, unlikely to be so)
* *The Grasshopper and the Ants* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Funny Little Bunnies* (canon through characters' appearances in *Mickey's Polo Team*)
* *The Big Bad Wolf* (reccurringly canon to the comics)
* *The Wise Little Hen* (always meant as canon to the comics)
* *The Flying Mouse* (repeatedly seen as canon, in *Mickey's Polo Team* and in comics)
* *Peculiar Penguins* (canon through Peter Penguin's and Polly Penguin's appearances in *Mickey's Polo Team*)
* *The Goddess of Spring* (presumably canon, as Pluto appears with an identical design in *The Miracle Master*)
* *The Tortoise and the Hare* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *The Golden Touch* (canon through King Midas and Goldie the Elf's appearances in *Mickey's Polo Team*)
* *The Robber Kitten* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Water Babies* (never shown to be canon to the comics, unlikely to be so)
* *The Cookie Carnival* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Who Killed Cock Robin?* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Music Land* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Three Orphan Kittens* (canon through Bolivar's appearance in the sequel)
* *Cock o' the Walk* (canon, because Donald Duck makes a cameo in the cartoon, and because a signed picture of the title character appears on the wall of Clara Cluck's opera house dressing room in a publicity drawing)
* *Broken Toys* (once shown as canon to the comics)
* *Elmer Elephant* (canon through Elmer Elephant and Tillie Tiger's appearances in *Mickey's Polo Team*)
* *Three Little Wolves* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Toby Tortoise Returns* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Three Blind Mouseketeers* (possibly canon, as the titular characters have appeared with Mickey Mouse before, but only on a cover, which may be considered non-canon)
* *The Country Cousin* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *Mother Pluto* (always meant as canon to the comics)
* *More Kittens* (canon through the appearance of Bolivar)
* *Woodland Cafe* (not shown to be canon to the comics, although the setting has many similarities to, and may be, Junkville, hometown of Bucky Bug)
* *Little Hiawatha* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *The Old Mill* (never shown to be canon to the comics, although quite possible)
* *Moth and the Flame* (never shown to be canon to the comics, although arguably plausible)
* *Wynken, Blynken, and Nod* (possibly canon to the comics, because Morty and Ferdie have been seen with Wynken, Blynken, and Nod in publicity drawings)
* *Farmyard Symphony* (never shown to be canon to the comics, although possible)
* *Merbabies* (shown to be canon to the comics in *Bubbles, the Water Baby*)
* *Mother Goose Goes to Hollywood* (canon through Donald Duck's short appearance, although exact circumstances are sketchy)
* *The Practical Pig* (recurringly canon to the comics)
* *The Ugly Duckling* (recurringly canon to the comics)