[1] It's a semi-remake of the 1931 Silly Symphony short Mother Goose Melodies, but in color, with more details and technically advanced animation.

Other nursery rhyme books do the same thing, and several famous characters leave their homes and go to Old King Cole's party.

When the Ten Little Indians get on stage, their dance is so catchy that Old King Cole and all the other characters join in as well.

After Old Mother Hubbard accidentally pushes Old King Cole into a fountain, the mice from "Hickory Dickory Dock" tell everybody that it is midnight and that everybody should go home.

Depicted in the cartoon in chronological order are: Old King Cole is similar in plot and style to the black and white Silly Symphony Mother Goose Melodies.