When I was little, the Disney Channel was a new thing.  They’d play the same programming over and over.  I can’t tell you how many times I watched The Parent Trap, Pollyanna and, my personal favorite, Summer Magic.  I thought Hayley Mills was the coolest even with her horrible bangs.  In between Ms. Mills’ films, they would air old cartoons from the ’40s and ’50s.  I assume that these shorts were treats shown before the main feature at the local cinema back in the day (way before my “day” at any rate).  It wasn’t just the style the cartoons were drawn in, the music that accompanied the images were outta this world.  I have come to realize that my favorites were part of an anthology Disney released called Make Mine Music in 1946 (Thanks, wikipedia.org!).  Watching them on youtube these days reminds me of the nights I’d turn off all the lights in the living room, and turn on our 24″ zenith (the one with the wood paneling and the buttons on the top right corner to turn the channel).  Before I did this, however, I would open the front panel and turn the knob for the “brightness” all the way down so there was little light emanating from the talking picture box. I would be so proud of myself, thinking that I was being sly because my parents wouldn’t see that the tv was on if it was dark in the living room.  Forget the fact that they’d see the flicker of the tv on the walls. At any rate, I’ll save my stories for my naughty small kid time antics for another time.  In the meantime, enjoy the cartoon. I wish they still drew them like this these days.