Walt Disney Cartoon Classics
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Walt Disney Cartoon Classics was a series of cartoon compilations from Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...

. It was their first attempt to put cartoons on home video. The first 14 volumes, from 1983–1986, came with 6 or 7 cartoons and ran from 30–60 minutes. The titles of all 14 volumes are as follows.
  • Chip 'N' Dale with Donald Duck (1983)
  • Pluto (1983)
  • Scary Tales
    Scary Tales
    Scary Tales is a compilation of Walt Disney shorts. The compilation was released in 1983 and is the third volume in a release of Walt Disney Cartoon Classics. The running time is 43 minutes.-Shorts:1. Donald Duck and the Gorilla...

     (1983)
  • Sport Goofy (1983)
  • Disney's Best of 1931-1948 (1983)
  • More Sport Goofy (1983)
  • More of Disney's Best: 1932-1946 (1984)
  • Sport Goofy's Vacation (1984)
  • Donald Duck's First 50 Years (1984)
  • Mickey's Crazy Careers (1984)
  • The Continuing Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale Featuring Donald Duck (1985)
  • Disney's Tall Tales (1985)
  • Silly Symphonies: Fanciful Fables (1986)
  • Silly Symphonies: Animal Tales (1986)


In addition, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is the 22nd full-length animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on March 11, 1977....

 was also released in the Walt Disney Cartoon Classics series.

Limited Gold Editions

In 1984 and 1985, the "Limited Gold Editions" 1 and 2 came out with a historical introduction to each video, like the first series, had 6 or 7 cartoons with the exception's of "How the Best was Won: 1933-1960" which had 5 cartoons and "Disney's Best: The Fabulous '50s" which had 4 cartoons. In 1986, the "Limited Gold Editions" 1 was released on VHS in the United Kingdom and laserdisc, only in Japan, CAV and bilingual. The 14 titles are as follows.

Limited Gold Edition Cartoon Classics

  • Mickey (1984)
  • Minnie (1984)
  • Donald (1984)
  • Daisy (1984)
  • Pluto (1984)
  • Silly Symphonies (1984)
  • Disney's Best: The Fabulous '50s (1984)

Limited Gold Edition II Cartoon Classics

  • Life with Mickey (1985)
  • Donald's Bee Pictures (1985)
  • The World According to Goofy (1985)
  • From Pluto with Love (1985)
  • An Officer and a Duck (1985)
  • How the War was Won(1985)

The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-1938(1985)

  1. The Pied Piper
    The Pied Piper (1933 film)
    The Pied Piper is a short animated film based on the story of Pied Piper of Hamelin. The short was produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Wilfred Jackson, and released on September 16, 1933, as a part of the Silly Symphonies series.-Plot:...

  2. Old King Cole
  3. Music Land
    Music Land
    Music Land is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short released in 1935.-Production:In an attempt to bridge the gap between classical music and jazz, the short features music from Beethoven's Eroica and Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries as well as various popular classical, jazz and miscellaneous...

  4. Three Blind Mouseketeers
    Three Blind Mouseketeers
    -TV airings:The cartoon was aired on Good Morning, Mickey! on Disney Channel when it was first launched.-Home Video Release:1.Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-193819852.More Silly Symphonies2006...

  5. Merbabies
  6. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
    Wynken, Blynken and Nod (film)
    Wynken, Blynken and Nod is a 1938 Silly Symphonies cartoon....


Special Edition

Wrapping up the rest of the batch in 1987, the 14 volumes, as well as the "Special Edition" series.
  • Here's Mickey! (March 6, 1987)
  • Here's Donald! (March 6, 1987)
  • Here's Goofy! (March 6, 1987)
  • Silly Symphonies! (March 6, 1987)
  • Here's Pluto! (March 6, 1987)
  • Starring Mickey & Minnie (October 13, 1987)
  • Starring Donald & Daisy (October 13, 1987)
  • Starring Silly Symphonies: Animals Two by Two (October 13, 1987)
  • Starring Chip 'n' Dale (October 13, 1987)
  • Starring Pluto & Fifi (October 13, 1987)
  • Special Edition (December 20, 1988)
  • Mickey & the Gang (October 12, 1989)
  • Nuts About Chip 'n' Dale (October 12, 1989)
  • Donald's Scary Tales (October 19, 1990)
  • Halloween Haunts (October 19, 1990)
  • Fun on the Job! (June 19, 1992)
  • Happy Summer Days (June 19, 1992)
  • The Goofy World of Sports (June 19, 1992)

Disney's Valentine Collection

These three videos came out originally for Valentine's Day in 1994-96. They are still released almost every year around the beginning of January through the middle of February, and retail for around $10.00 each.
  • Love Tales (February 8, 1994)
  • Mickey Loves Minnie (January 10, 1995)
  • Sweetheart Stories (January 9, 1996)

International versions

The Walt Disney Cartoon Classics series was released in other different countries.

Germany

  • Alle Enten Fertig...Los! (1984)
  • Bum, Bum, Bumerang (1984)
  • Donald Duck in die Größte Show der Welt (1984)
  • Donald Duck Geht Nach Wildwest (1984)
  • Donald 50 Verrückte Jahre (1984)
  • Donald Macht nie Pause (1984)
  • Donald Duck's Ferienabenteuer (1984)
  • Donald Superstar and Co. (1984)
  • Donald Total Verliebt (1984)
  • Plutos Tollkühne Abenteuer (1984)
  • Donald und die Entenbande (1985)
  • Die Drei Kleinen Schweinchen und der Böse Wolf (1985)
  • Lachkonzert in Entenhausen (1985)
  • Donald Ich bin der Grösste (1985)
  • Frohe Weihnachten mit MickyMaus und ihren Freunden (1985)
  • Goofys Lustige Sportschau (1985)
  • Micky's Lustige Abenteuer (1985)
  • Pluto Held Wider Willen (1985)
  • Walt Disneys Musikhitparade (1985)
  • Melodie Tanz Rhythmus (Melody Time
    Melody Time
    Melody Time is a 1948 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of several sequences set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Music before it, the popular music version of Fantasia Melody Time is a 1948...

    ) (1987)
  • Mickey, Donald und Goofy im Märchenland (1987)
  • Mit Mir Nicht (1987)
  • Die Popcornschlacht (1987)
  • Verrückte Musikanten (1987)
  • Donald Präsentiert (Donald Presents) (1990)
  • Micky Präsentiert (Mickey Presents) (1990)
  • Pluto Präsentiert (Pluto Presents) (1990)
  • Micky und Company (Mickey and Company) (1991)
  • Goofys Lustige Olympiade (1992)
  • Meister-Cartoons von Walt Disney (1993)
  • Happy Birthday, Pluto! (1995)
  • Pluto Räumt Auf (Pluto Cleans Up) (1995)
  • Zeitungsjunge Pluto (1995)
  • Käpt'n Donald (Captain Donald) (1995)
  • Swinging Micky (Swinging Mickey) (1995)
  • Mickys Sommerspaß (Mickey's Summer Vacation) (1996)
  • That's Donald (1996)
  • Vorsicht Löwe! (Attention Lion!) (1996)
  • Figaro und Cleo (Figaro and Cleo) (1997)
  • Pluto auf der Jagd (1997)
  • Micky im Siebten Himmel (January 20, 2000)

Italy

  • Cartoons Disney 1 (1981)
  • Cartoons Disney 2 (1981)
  • Cartoons Disney 3 (1981)
  • Saludos Amigos (1981)
  • Pippo Olimpionico (1980)
  • Buon Compleanno Topolino (1982)
  • Winnie Puh Orsetto Ghiottone (1982)
  • Pinocchio, DuckTales e... (1989)
  • Bongo e i Tre Avventurieri (1982)
  • I tre caballeros (1982)
  • Musica Maestro (1983)
  • Paperino nel mondo della Matemagica (1983)
  • Il nostro amico atomo (1983)
  • Nasce un nuovo mondo (1983)
  • L'Asinello (sulla custodia data 1980)
  • Paperino nel Far West (1983)
  • Pippo, Pluto, Paperino Supershow (1984)
  • Lo scrigno delle sette perle (1983)
  • Troppo Vento Per Winnie Puh (1983)
  • Buon compleanno Paperino (1983)
  • Canto di Natale di Topolino (1983)
  • Le Avventure di Pluto (1984)
  • La storia di Paperino (1984)
  • I Cattivi Disney (1983)
  • Cani e simpatia (1983)
  • Le avventure di Cip e Ciop (1984)
  • Paperino e i racconti misteriosi (1983)
  • Da Disney con amore (1983)
  • Topolino (1984)
  • Minni (1983)
  • Paperino e la sua banda dei paperi (1984)
  • Cartoons Disney 4 (1983)
  • Paperino (1984)
  • Pluto (1984)
  • Cartoons Disney 5 (1983)
  • Silly Symphonies (1984)
  • Il meglio di Disney (1984)
  • Le avventure di caccia del Prof. De Paperis (1985)
  • Cartoons Disney 6 (1988)
  • Vita da Paperi (1984)
  • Come Divertirsti con Paperino &C. (1984)
  • C'era una volta un Topo (1984)
  • Winny Puh a Tu Per Tu (1985)
  • Paperino Marmittone (1986)
  • I Capolavori di Walt Disney (1986)
  • Silly Symphonies Vol. 1 (1986)
  • Le vacanze di Pippo (1984)
  • Le Nuove Avventure di Pluto (1986)
  • La vita con Topolino (1985)
  • Il Mondo Di Pippo (1986)
  • Paperino e le api (1985)
  • Cartoni animati da Oscar (1985)
  • Da tutti noi a tutti voi (1983)
  • Le Meravigliose Fiabe del Grillo Parlante (1985)
  • Da Pluto con amore (1985)
  • Paperino & Soci a caccia di guai (1986)
  • La fabbrica dei sogni Cod. VI 4161 (1985)
  • I 50 anni folli di Paperino (1984)
  • Pippo pasticci e simpatia (1985)
  • Silly Symphonies vol. 2 (1981)
  • Pippo nel pallone (1985)
  • L'apprendista stregone (1987)
  • Disney Adventures (1988)
  • Paperino Pippo Pluto e ... (1988)
  • Le Radici di Pippo (1988)
  • Topolino & Soci (1989)
  • Sono io...Topolino (1990)
  • Sono io...Paperino (1990)
  • Sono io...Pippo (1990)
  • Sono io...Pluto (1990)
  • Topolino Superstar (1991)
  • Paperino Superstar (1991)
  • Pippo Superstar (1991)
  • Pippo star delle olimpiadi (1992)
  • Pippo Superdetective (1994)
  • Paperino Guai in Vista (1994)
  • Pippo Star dei Mondiali (1994)
  • Paperino 60 Anni in Allegria (1994)
  • Topolino Lupo di Mare (1994)
  • Topolino Apprendista Scalatore (1994)
  • Paparino Disastri in Cucina (1995)
  • Pluto Amico Quasi Perfetto (1995)
  • Topolino Pesca Guai (1995)
  • Pluto Aiutante Offresi (1995)
  • Io Paperino (1995)
  • Topolino Amore Mio (1996)
  • Topolino e Minnie Innamorati (1998)
  • I capolavori di Topolino (1998)
  • I capolavori di Qui Quo Qua (1998)
  • I capolavori di Pluto (1998)
  • I capolavori di Paperino (1998)
  • I capolavori di Minni (1998)
  • I capolavori di Pippo (1998)

France

  • Les Aventures de Pluto (1980)
  • Mickey, Donald, Pluto et Dingo en Vacances (1980)
  • Contes et Legendes de Jiminy Cricket (1980)
  • La Joyeuse Menagerie (1980)
  • Bon Anniversaire Donald (1984)
  • Si Disney m'etait Conte (1985)
  • Donald et Dingo allias Goofy Champions Olympiques (1985)
  • Donald Vedette de Television (1985)
  • Sport Goofy Joue et Gagne (1985)
  • Silly Symphonies Volume 1 (1985)
  • Silly Symphonies Volume 2 (1985)
  • Les Nouvelles Aventures de Pluto (1986)
  • Les Aventures de Tic et Tac (1986)
  • Goofy Fait le Fou (1986)
  • Donald et Dingo au Far-West (1986)
  • Les Aventures de Mickey et Minnie (The Adventures of Mickey and Minnie) (1988)
  • Disney Parade 6 (1988)
  • Disney Festival (1988)
  • Tic et Tac (Chip' n' Dale) (1994)
  • Une Cervelle D'oiseau (1994)
  • Les Folles Vacances de Mickey (1996)

United Kingdom

  • Celebrate with Mickey (August 23, 1994)
  • Donald's Birthday Bash (August 23, 1994)
  • Frontier Pluto (August 23, 1995)

Japan

  • Disney Cartoon Festival 1 (April 21, 1985)
  • Fun and Fancy Free
    Fun and Fancy Free
    Fun and Fancy Free is a 1947 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures on September 27, 1947. It was one of the "package films" that the studio produced in the 1940s...

     (April 21, 1985)
  • Disney Cartoon Festival 2 (May 26, 1985)
  • Disney Cartoon Festival 3 (July 21, 1985)
  • The Academy Award Review Of Walt Disney Cartoons (June 21, 1985)
  • Donald Duck Goes West (July 21, 1985)
  • The Hunting Instinct (August 26, 1985)
  • Make Mine Music
    Make Mine Music
    Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15, 1946. It is the eighth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series....

     (October 21, 1985)
  • Merry Christmas (December 16, 1985)
  • Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
    Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
    Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore is a Disney Winnie the Pooh animated featurette, based on two chapters from the books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, originally released theatrically on March 11, 1983, before the 1983 re-issue of The Sword in the Stone...

     and Other Stories (March 25, 1986)
  • Donald Duck's 50 Crazy Years (April 25, 1986)
  • Milestones For Mickey (May 25, 1986)
  • Mickey: Limited Gold Edition (June 25, 1986)
  • Minnie: Limited Gold Edition (June 25, 1986)
  • Goin' Quackers (June 25, 1986)
  • Donald: Limited Gold Edition (July 25, 1986)
  • Daisy: Limited Gold Edition (July 25, 1986)
  • Scary Tales (July 25, 1986)
  • Once Upon a Mouse... and Other Mousetime Stories (August 25, 1986)
  • The Fabulous 50s: Limited Gold Edition (August 25, 1986)
  • Silly Symphonies: Limited Gold Edition (August 25, 1986)
  • Pluto: Limited Gold Edition (September 25, 1986)
  • Donald Duck and His Duckling Gang (October 25, 1986)
  • Donald's Golden Jubilee (November 25, 1986)
  • Let's Relax (December 25, 1986)
  • Melody Time
    Melody Time
    Melody Time is a 1948 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of several sequences set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Music before it, the popular music version of Fantasia Melody Time is a 1948...

    (January 25, 1987)
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