I used to have a VHS tape of all of these sing-a-longs and they were always fun to watch when I was little! Probably gonna show them to my kids one day...instead of the some of the stuff they show today.
Omg me too. My nana used to put it on and it scared the crap out of me. I find all these old cartoons to be a little freaky, but this one was the scariest. That said, really cool to be able to find it on youtube!
Famous Studios, which produced this cartoon, was the only studio of the era that made their cartoons primarily for kids. The rest of the studios made their cartoons for themselves.
Actually, that firefighting music is the overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by German composer Carl Otto Nicolai. I've been trying to figure out what that composition was for years, but now I just found out. :0)
To The Crowned One: You provided incorrect lyrics for the cartoon's opening theme. The correct verses: "Start the day with a song/ And sing the whole day through/ Even while you're busy working/ Do just like the birdies do; /Though the day may be long, / You never will go wrong; / Off-key, on-key, any old key, / Just start the day with a song" Get your ears checked!
