 The magician is able to replace Poochini's normal conductor prior to the show through disguise.In 1993, "Magical Maestro" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" making it the only Tex Avery cartoon so far to be inducted there.Mysto the Magician appeals to a snobbish opera singer, the Great Poochini (a pun on opera composer Giacomo Puccini), to let him perform an opening act at the show that night.