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Silly Symphonies was a series of animated short films produced by Walt Disney productions from 1929 to 1939. Unlike the Mickey Mouse cartoon universe (with the exception of The Three Little Pigs and most notably Donald Duck who made his first appearance in the 1934 short, The Wise Little Hen) Silly Symphonies did not have recurring characters and each one was depicted as a stand alone production. A total of 75 Silly Symphonies cartoons were made and the series is mostly remembered as being a platform which Disney used to experiment with different processes, techniques, characters, stories, and technologies for which the then fledgling company could use to refine and perfect its animation style; making the series a key part in aiding Walt Disney's efforts to expand into feature length animated films. Over its ten year run, Silly Symphonies would go on to win Disney seven Academy Awards for best Animated Short Film and spawned numerous imitators, some of which (such as Warner Bros' Merrie Melodies) would go on to be major competitors with Disney.

In Tortoise & The Hare, the obnoxiously cocky Max Hare challenges the quiet, shy Toby Tortoise to a foot race.