The southern-rockers Lennerd Skynard always claimed that they took their name from their high-school gym teacher Leonard Skinner, but it sure seems coincidental that Allen Sherman had used that exact same name years earlier in "Hello Muddah Hello Fathah." He's probably the true inspiration for their identity.

Back to the original question -- those of us alive at the time Allen Sherman introduced this song on nationwide TV *all* recognized the tune. We may not have known *where* it came from, but I think pretty much everyone found it at least vaguely familiar, i.e., knew it came from *somewhere.* Thanks to Joe O, we all now know that it was a well-loved classical piece that was featured in "Fantasia."