# Cartoon music question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 4, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399 "2002-06-04T23:32:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399/1 "2002-06-04T23:32:40Z")

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Yes. It was first used with Bugs Bunny, but later on Elmer Fudd found the tune irresistable.

Most people don’t realize that it was based on a symphony by Strauss.

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**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399/2 "2002-06-04T23:33:11Z")

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What is that sad and sentimental music commonly used as a “dog theme” in Terrytoons and other cartoons?

You commonly hear it being played when a dog is thrown out in the cold, or when one is sent to the dog pound, or when he is reunited with his master.

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**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399/3 "2002-06-04T23:35:06Z")

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The board seems wonky. Are you referring to the dog question I just asked?

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399/4 "2002-06-04T23:36:05Z")

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Different Wagner operas were used throughout the cartoon, most notably _Ride of the Valkyries_ and _Overture to Tannhauser_.

[Cite](http://www.thomasvillecentral.com/operadoc.htm).

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399/5 "2002-06-05T01:02:20Z")

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I just merged the two threads, which is why we have the answer actually appearing _before_ the question.

Either that or **RealityChuck** is just psychic or sumpin’.

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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-music-question/112399/6 "2002-06-05T03:27:57Z")

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> \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \*  
> \*\*Yes. It was first used with Bugs Bunny, but later on Elmer Fudd found the tune irresistable.
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> Most people don’t realize that it was based on a symphony by Strauss. \*\*

But, but… _what is it?_ ([Foghorn Leghorn]I’m all curious, like[/Foghorn Leghorn])

Richard Strauss?

I thought it was the slow middle part of [Dvorak’s Humouresque](http://play2.rbn.com/?url=walmart/walmart/g2demand/007/23/72/37/30/92/0072372373092.01.01.001.rm&proto=rtsp)