The Chronological Donald, Volume Two

This set covers the second leg of Donald Duck

Donald Duck

Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...

's long career, starting from 1942 to 1946, covering World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 in the process. The Japanese, French and German releases of this set only contains 29 of the 32 shorts available on the American release. The shorts left off were Commando Duck, Der Fuhrer's Face and Donald's Crime

Donald's Crime

Donald's Crime is a 1945 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which parodies film noir crime dramas popular at the time, follows Donald Duck as he struggles with guilt after stealing $1.25 from his nephews. The film was...

. The omission of the first two shorts was most likely due to World War II propaganda against both nations as they were both enemy nations to the United States during the war, but the omission of the last one probably more due to mistake, as all versions of The Great Mouse Detective

The Great Mouse Detective

The Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, originally released to movie theaters on July 2, 1986 by Walt Disney Pictures...

DVD include it. The Chronological Donald, Volume Two did not receive the beautiful restoration of Volume One. Prints are worn and the image quality is visibly worse than all earlier Disney Treasures Volumes.

125,000 sets produced.

Disc one

• 1942
  • Bellboy Donald
  • The Village Smithy
  • Donald's Snow Fight
    Donald's Snow Fight
    Donald's Snow Fight is an animated short film featuring classic cartoon character Donald Duck in a boisterous snowball fight with his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. It was released in 1942 by Walt Disney Productions and is also known as Snowball Wars....
    
    
  • Donald's Garden
  • Donald's Gold Mine

• 1943
  • Donald's Tire Trouble
    Donald's Tire Trouble
    Donald's Tire Trouble is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck. It was directed by Dick Lundy, and released in 1943.-Plot:...
    
    
  • The Flying Jalopy

• From the Vault
  • Donald Gets Drafted
    Donald Gets Drafted
    Donald Gets Drafted is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon has Donald Duck being drafted into the U. S. Army during World War II and follows his introduction to military life. The film was directed by Jack King and...
    
    
  • The Vanishing Private
    The Vanishing Private
    The Vanishing Private is a 1942 animated cartoon by the Walt Disney Studios, starring Donald Duck in the World War II years.-Plot:Donald Duck is doing some camouflage painting on a cannon. He paints the cannon with yellow, green, and red stripes with black dots. Sergeant Pete sees it, scolds Donald...
    
    
  • Sky Trooper
    Sky Trooper
    Sky Trooper is a 1942 animated cartoon by Walt Disney Studios starring Donald Duck during the World War II years.-Plot:Donald Duck is in trouble and is peeling potatoes. He wants desperately to fly, so he cuts a potato to look like an airplane. He threw it, and it caught Sergeant Black Pete's cap...
    
    
  • Der Fuehrer's Face
    Der Fuehrer's Face
    Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of...
    
    
  • Fall Out - Fall In
    Fall Out Fall In
    Fall Out Fall In is a Walt Disney cartoon starring Donald Duck. It was released on April 23, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. The film's title is a reference to a military command meaning to create an organized formation of soldiers at regular intervals. "Fall Out" is the command given to dissolve the...
    
    
  • The Old Army Game
    The Old Army Game
    The Old Army Game is a Walt Disney cartoon starring Donald Duck. It was released on November 5, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures.-Synopsis:Black Pete walks through the camp as he inspects it and tells himself "Hmm, the camp sure is peaceful tonight" and goes through the cabins to see the soldiers...
    
    
  • Home Defense
  • Commando Duck

• Bonus Features
  • A Day in the Life of Donald Duck
    A Day in the Life of Donald Duck
    A Day in the Life of Donald Duck is a 1956 episode of the Disneyland TV show. As the name of the episode implies, viewers experience Donald Duck himself as he struggles through a typical day at the Walt Disney Studios. In the process, he meets up with Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams, the Mouseketeers and...
    
    : This is a 1956 episode of the Disney anthology series. As the name of the episode implies, viewers experience Donald himself as he struggles through a typical day at the Walt Disney Studios. In the process, he meets up with Jimmie Dodd
    Jimmie Dodd
    James Wesley Dodd was best known as the MC of the popular 1950s Disney TV show The Mickey Mouse Club, as well as the writer of its well-known theme song, "The Mickey Mouse Club March"...
    
    , Roy Williams
    Roy Williams (artist)
    Roy Williams was an artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, perhaps best known as "Big Roy," the adult mouseketeer for four seasons on the Mickey Mouse Club television series....
    
    , the Mouseketeers and even his own voice and alter ego, Clarence Nash
    Clarence Nash
    Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash was an American voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Donald Duck for the Walt Disney Studios...
    
     himself.

Disc two

• 1944
  • Trombone Trouble
    Trombone Trouble
    Trombone Trouble is a Walt Disney cartoon that was released on February 18, 1944. It is the only Donald Duck cartoon where gods play a role.- Plot :Pete is spending the night playing his trombone...
    
    
  • The Plastics Inventor
  • Donald's Off Day
  • Donald Duck and the Gorilla
  • Contrary Condor

• 1945
  • The Eyes Have It
  • Donald's Crime
  • Duck Pimples
  • No Sail
  • Cured Duck
  • The Clock Watcher
  • Old Sequoia
    Old Sequoia
    Old Sequoia is a 1945 American animated short film directed by Jack King. The cartoon was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 21, 1945 by RKO Radio Pictures.-Synopsis:...
    
    

• 1946
  • Donald's Double Trouble
  • Wet Paint
  • Dumb Bell of the Yukon
    Dumb Bell of the Yukon
    Dumb Bell of the Yukon was a Disney animated short starring Donald Duck and Daisy Duck. It was drawn in 1946. The Director was Jack King. It is 6:34 long.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Lighthouse Keeping
  • Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive

• Bonus Features
  • Drawing and Talking 'Duck' with Tony Anselmo: Maltin meets with Tony Anselmo
    Tony Anselmo
    Tony Anselmo is an Animator, cartoon voice actor and, since 1985, the voice of Donald Duck. Anselmo was trained by the original voice of Donald, Clarence Nash. Anselmo has also shared voice-over duties for Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie since 1999. He voiced the nephews on Mickey...
    
    , who is the present voice of Donald and has been so since the mid-1980s. He reveals how he emerged as the man behind the duck and his respect and loyalty to the Disney name.
  • The Art and Animation of Carl Barks: Carl Barks
    Carl Barks
    Carl Barks was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck , Gladstone Gander , the Beagle Boys , The Junior Woodchucks , Gyro Gearloose , Cornelius Coot , Flintheart Glomgold , John D...
    
    , although he started out as a storyman for some of Donald's earliest shorts, is best known for the Donald Duck comics
    Donald Duck in comics
    Donald Duck, a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company, is today the star of dozens of comic-book and comic-strip stories published each month around the world.-Early debut:...
    
    . Various relevant individuals give their thought on the man and his work and emphasize his influence on DuckTales
    DuckTales
    DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Based on Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge comic book series, it premiered on September 18, 1987 and ended on November 28, 1990 with a total of four seasons and 100 episodes...
    
    (a clip from the episode "The Time Teasers" can be seen during the special) and such blockbusters as Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise...
    
    .
  • The Volunteer Worker: An additional short dating from 1940. In this cartoon, Donald goes from door to door trying to collect money for charity, but to no avail when every door he visits slams in his face. His frustrations lead him to the personal testimony of a man he meets on the street who had once benefited from charities himself. Unlike the first Donald set, which featured the cartoon as an Easter egg, this cartoon is displayed in full view on this set.
  • Timeline: The War Years, 1941–1945: This segment shows off a variety of things that had come out of Disney during these years, using clips and captions in the style of a newsreel
    Newsreel
    A newsreel was a form of short documentary film prevalent in the first half of the 20th century, regularly released in a public presentation place and containing filmed news stories and items of topical interest. It was a source of news, current affairs and entertainment for millions of moviegoers...
    
    .
  • Galleries: These galleries cover assortments of concept art, storyboard sketches and background paintings from the various Donald shorts on this set.

Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s

This set covers many miscellaneous cartoons to come out of the studio that do not feature the usual stable of Disney stars and do not even fit in Silly Symphonies or did not feature the Silly Symphonies title card. This set also includes a few select episodes from the Alice Comedies

Alice Comedies

The "Alice Comedies" are a series of animated cartoonscreated by Walt Disney in the 1920s, in which a live action little girl named Alice and an animated cat named Julius have adventures in an animated landscape....

, which were made in the 1920s, long before Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...

 ever came on the scene.

125,000 sets produced.

Disc one

• Alice Comedies
  • Alice's Wonderland (1923)
  • Alice's Wild West Show (1924)
  • Alice Gets in Dutch (1924)
  • Alice's Egg Plant (1925)
  • Alice in the Jungle (1925)
  • Alice's Mysterious Mystery (1926)
  • Alice the Whaler (1927)

• One Shots
  • Ferdinand the Bull
    Ferdinand the Bull (film)
    Ferdinand the Bull is a Walt Disney cartoon released on November 25, 1938 by R.K.O. Radio Pictures, directed by Dick Rickard. Based on the book, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and illustrations by Robert Lawson...
    
    (1938)
  • Chicken Little (1943)
  • The Pelican and the Snipe (1944)
  • The Brave Engineer
    The Brave Engineer
    The Brave Engineer is a 1950 Walt Disney-produced short subject cartoon, based on the exploits of legendary railroad engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones. It was narrated by madcap comic and radio funny-man Jerry Colonna and was a fanficiful re-telling of the story related in the Wallace Saunders...
    
     (1950)
  • Morris the Midget Moose
    Morris the Midget Moose
    Morris the Midget Moose is a 8-minute 1950 Walt Disney cartoon, originally released to theaters on November 24, 1950 from The Walt Disney Studios, originally released by RKO Radio Pictures and then, Buena Vista Distribution Co. Ltd for its re-release...
    
     (1950)
  • Lambert the Sheepish Lion
    Lambert the Sheepish Lion
    Lambert the Sheepish Lion is a Disney animated short film that was released in 1951.The 8-minute film focuses on Lambert, a lion that is mistakenly left with a flock of sheep by a stork. Lambert lives his life thinking he is a sheep until he is forced to defend the flock from an attack by a hungry...
    
     (1951)
  • The Little House (1952)
  • Adventures in Music: Melody (1953)
  • Football Now and Then (1953)
  • Adventures in Music: Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
    Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
    Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom is an educational Adventures in Music animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, and originally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on November 10, 1953...
    
     (1953)
  • Ben and Me
    Ben and Me
    Ben and Me was Disney's first animated two-reel short subject and released theatrically on November 10, 1953. It was adapted from the children's book written by author/illustrator Robert Lawson and first published in 1939...
    
     (1953)

• Bonus Features
  • Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis: Here, Maltin interviews Virginia Davis
    Virginia Davis
    Virginia Davis was an American movie child actor. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri.-Early career:Davis began working for Walt Disney's Kansas City company, Laugh-O-Gram Studio, in the summer of 1924. She was hired to act in a film called Alice's Wonderland, which combined live action with...
    
    , the lady who portrayed the little girl, Alice, in Walt's silent comedies beginning more than 80 years ago.
  • From Kansas City to Hollywood: A Timeline of Disney's Silent Era: A featurette talking about Walt Disney's journey into the entertainment industry, from an ad company in Kansas City
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
    
     right up to the discovery of synchronized sound.

Disc two

• The Shorts
  • Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
  • Social Lion (1954)
  • Hooked Bear (1956)
  • Jack and Old Mac (1956)
  • In the Bag
    In the Bag
    In the Bag is Walt Disney's final theatrical cartoon short subject. It was released in 1956 by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Jack Hannah. The short can be found on disc 2 of Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s....
    
     (1956)
  • A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956)
  • The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A. (1957)
  • The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)
  • Paul Bunyan (1958)
  • Noah's Ark* (1959)
  • Goliath II (1960)
  • The Saga of Windwagon Smith (1961)
  • A Symposium on Popular Songs
    A Symposium On Popular Songs
    A Symposium on Popular Songs is a special cartoon featurette made by the Walt Disney Company in 1962. It features songs written by the Sherman Brothers with music arrangements by Tutti Camarata. The Shermans also co-wrote the screenplay but are not credited for this...
    
    ** (1962)

• Bonus Features
  • Audio Commentary: This is the very first audio commentary heard in the Treasures series, heard over A Symposium On Popular Songs. Maltin interviews Richard M. Sherman
    Richard M. Sherman
    Richard Morton Sherman is an American songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert Bernard Sherman....
    
     on that short. Richard, along with his brother Robert
    Robert B. Sherman
    Robert Bernard Sherman is an American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard Morton Sherman...
    
    , wrote the music songs for that short (as well, they both wrote songs for dozens of Disney films and theme park attractions in the 1960s–2000s).
  • A Feather in His Collar (1946): Pluto
    Pluto (Disney)
    Pluto, also called Pluto the Pup, is a cartoon character created in 1930 by Walt Disney Productions. He is a light brown , medium-sized, short-haired dog. Unlike Goofy, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial expression...
    
     demonstrates donating to his local community chest
    Community Chest
    Community Chest may refer to any of the following:*The Community Chest of Hong Kong*The Community Chest of Singapore*Community Chest , a forerunner of the United Way of America...
    
    .
  • Galleries: These galleries cover assortments of concept art, storyboard sketches and background paintings from a handful of the cartoons presented this DVD set.

(*): Stopmotion


(**): Combination of Stop-motion and traditional animation

The Adventures of Spin & Marty (The Mickey Mouse Club)

This set contains the entire Adventures of Spin and Marty serial, which was first broadcast on the Mickey Mouse Club

Mickey Mouse Club

The Mickey Mouse Club is an American variety television show that began in 1955, produced by Walt Disney Productions and televised by the ABC, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. The Mickey Mouse Club was created by Walt Disney...

in 1955.

125,000 sets produced.

Disc one

• The Triple-R (November 7, 1955)
• The Misfit (November 8, 1955)
• The White Stallion (November 9, 1955)
• Froggy Day (November 10, 1955)
• The Battle (11/(11/1955)
• A Surprise Decision (November 14, 1955)
• Homesick (November 15, 1955)
• Logan's Lesson (November 16, 1955)
• The Chase (November 17, 1955)
• Ride-'Em-Cowboy (November 18, 1955)
• Bonus Features
  • The Mickey Mouse Club episode 25; November 4, 1955: An Introduction to the Adventures of Spin & Marty

Disc two

• The Snipe Hunt (November 21, 1955)
• The Secret Ride (November 22, 1955)
• Tragedy (November 23, 1955)
• Perkin's Decision (November 24, 1955)
• Tossing the Calf (November 25, 1955)
• Rope Artist (November 28, 1955)
• Nothing Happens on a Sunday (November 29, 1955)
• Perkins and the Bear (November 30, 1955)
• The Runaway (December 1, 1955)
• Haunted Valley (December 2, 1955)
• The Live Ghost (December 5, 1955)
• The Big Rodeo (December 6, 1955)
• Off on the Wrong Foot (December 7, 1955)
• Sky Rocket's Trick (December 8, 1955)
• The Last Campfire (December 9, 1955)
• Bonus Features
  • Return to the Triple-R
  • Back in the Saddle with Harry Carey, Jr.
  • Bonus Episode; The Nazi Boys and The Last Battle with the Nazis (13/6-7/1956)

Elfego Baca and the Swamp Fox: Legendary Heroes

This set contains selected episodes from the two adventure series from Walt Disney anthology series.

125,000 sets produced.

Disc one

• The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (Episode 1 of 10-part series) October 3, 1958
• Four Down and Five Lives to Go (Episode 2) October 17, 1958
• Attorney at Law (Episode 5) February 6, 1959
• Bonus Features
  • The Many Lives of Robert Loggia
  • Galleries

Disc two

• The Birth of the Swamp Fox (Episode 1 of 8-part series) October 23, 1959
• Brother Against Brother (Episode 2) October 30, 1959
• Tory Vengeance (Episode 3) January 1, 1960
• Bonus Feature
  • Walt Disney Presents Heroes of the American Frontier