The Blue Danube
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The Blue Danube is the second part of the Looney Tunes cartoon entitled A Corny Concerto, which was released on September 25, 1943. It is a parody of Disney's Fantasia, and features an alternative version of The Ugly Duckling.
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Relevance to Lost
- The Others made Jack watch this cartoon on the Hydra television during the episode "Every Man for Himself".
The Blue Danube in "Every Man for Himself" - The song heard on the cartoon is An Der Schönen Blauen Donau (The Blue Danube), a waltz by Johann Strauss, Jr..
- It is unknown whether the cartoon's plot is intended to be relevant to the storyline of Lost.
Synopsis
A mother swan and her three baby swans are swimming through a river to the waltz The Blue Danube. Young Daffy (the ugly duckling) tries to keep up with them, only to be stopped by the mother swan because of his undesirable looks. The vulture then flies down the river and takes each swan, one by one, but rejects young Daffy. Daffy puts on a sign that reads "Rejected 4F" (unfit for military service).
When the mother swan realizes her babies are missing, she desperately starts to look for the other three and is disinterested when she sees Daffy. Baby Daffy then finds the three baby swans and rescues them, killing the vulture in the process. In the aftermath, the vulture can be seen in a typical angel costume - white robes, a pair of wings, a halo and a harp.
Finally, the mother swan allows Daffy to tag along.
Trivia
This cartoon can also be seen in the third episode of What About Brian 'Moving Day.' This show was co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions.
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See also
- An Der Schönen Blauen Donau
- Comic book
- Movies, TV and miscellaneous pop culture allusions in Lost
- Music
- Boston Red Sox - also played on the Hydra television
- Juliet's tape - also played on the Hydra television
