''The Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections'' was a series of Disney videos compiling cartoon shorts produced between

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and

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

. It was a Disney attempt at releasing its stable of cartoon shorts to video under their own label, after their

DiscoVision DiscoVision is the name of several things related to the video LaserDisc format. It was the original name of the "Reflective Optical Videodisc System" format later known as "LaserVision" or LaserDisc. Description MCA DiscoVision, Inc. was a div ...

experiment. The discs were released in 1981 and 1982, two years before Disney unveiled The Disney Channel and two years also before they released

Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Walt Disney Cartoon Classics is a video series of Disney cartoon compilations that ran from 1983 to 1996. It was the successor to Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections. Cartoon Classics: Wave One The first 14 volumes, from 1983 to 1986 ...

. There were three videos released in all, each with six shorts. Each of the six shorts presented included two cartoons each starring

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

, two each starring

Pluto Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of trans-Neptunian object, bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the S ...

and two each starring

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...

. There were no cartoons that starred

Goofy Goofy is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled f ...

(the only time Goofy appeared in a cartoon was if he costarred alongside Mickey and/or Donald). Other patterns seemed to include at least one 1930s Mickey short each and one short each placing Donald opposite

Chip 'n' Dale Chip and Dale (also spelled Chip 'n' Dale) is a cartoon duo of anthropomorphic chipmunks created in 1943 by The Walt Disney Company. Concept The characters were first drawn by Bill Justice and introduced in the 1943 Pluto short ''Private P ...

. Many of the presented shorts were reissued on later Disney releases on video and DVD.

Featured videos

Volume One

The Laserdisc version of Volume 1 also includes the shorts that were on the VHS and beta version of Volume 2. *

Thru the Mirror ''Thru the Mirror'' is a Mickey Mouse cartoon short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists in 1936. In this cartoon short, Mickey has a ''Through the Looking-Glass''-type dream that he travels through his mirror ...

(1936) * The Sleepwalker (1942) *

Donald's Golf Game ''Donald's Golf Game'' is a cartoon released by the Walt Disney Company in 1938. Donald falters on the fairway while his caddies Huey, Dewey, and Louie all try to "tee" him off, with a grasshopper and a bag of trick clubs. Plot Donald Duck is ta ...

(1938) (Reissued on "

: The Goofy World of Sports" in 1992) *

The Whalers ''The Whalers'' is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 19, 1938, and featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. The short was directed by David Hand (animator), David Ha ...

(1938) *

Pluto and the Gopher Pluto is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. He is a yellow-orange color, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears. Unlike most Disney characters, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial e ...

(1950) *

Dragon Around ''Dragon Around'' is a 1954 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney, featuring Donald Duck and Chip 'n' Dale. Plot Dale is reading a discarded book of fairy tales with a story about a brave warrior f ...

(1954) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Chip 'n' Dale" in 1987)

Volume Two (VHS and Beta)

Society Dog Show ''Society Dog Show'' is a 1939 ''Mickey Mouse'' cartoon short produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The animated short was directed by Bill Roberts and animated by Al Eugster, Shamus Culhane, Fred Moore, John Loun ...

(1939) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Pluto and Fifi" in 1987) *

Pluto's Sweater This is a list of animated short films produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1921 to the present. This includes films produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio which Disney founded in 1921 as well as the animation studio now o ...

(1949) * Donald Applecore (1952) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Chip 'n' Dale" in 1987) *

The Little Whirlwind ''The Little Whirlwind'' is a 1941 animated short subject, part of the ''Mickey Mouse'' series, produced by Walt Disney for Walt Disney Productions. The short was released by RKO Radio Pictures on February 14, 1941. The film was directed by Riley ...

(1941) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Mickey and Minnie" in 1987) *

Pluto's Blue Note ''Pluto’s Blue Note'' is a 1947 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions that stars Pluto. The film was nominated for the 1948 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film but lost to Warner Bros.’ ''Tweetie Pie''. Plot Pluto wa ...

(1947) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Pluto and Fifi" in 1987) *

Donald's Diary Donald's Diary is a Donald Duck short film which was produced in Technicolor and released February 13, 1954 by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot In San Francisco, Donald meets Daisy Duck and the two fall in love. They date, get engaged, and finally m ...

(1954) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Donald and Daisy" in 1987)

Volume Two (Laserdisc)

Canine Caddy This is a list of animated short films produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1921 to the present. This includes films produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio which Disney founded in 1921 as well as the animation studio now o ...

(1941) *Bubble Bee (1949) *

Goofy and Wilbur ''Goofy and Wilbur'' is a 1939 animated cartoon short produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures on March 17, 1939. Although the cartoon is billed as a ''Mickey Mouse'' cartoon (as said on the theatrical poster), it was ...

(1939) *

Dude Duck ''Dude Duck'' is a 1951 American animated short film featuring Donald Duck; it was directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney. In the short film, Donald goes on vacation to a dude ranch and gets a totally uncooperative horse as a mount ...

(1951) *

Mickey's Trailer ''Mickey's Trailer'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy on a near disa ...

(1938) *

Hawaiian Holiday ''Hawaiian Holiday'' is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon stars an ensemble cast of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, and Goofy while vacationing ...

(1937) *

Donald's Happy Birthday ''Donald's Happy Birthday'' is a 1949 Donald Duck cartoon featuring Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. In the short film, Huey, Dewey, and Louie would like to buy a box of cigars for Donald's birthday but Donald decides to kee ...

(1949) *

Good Scouts ''Good Scouts'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Donald Duck leading his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie ...

(1938) * Donald's Fountain of Youth (1953) *

Soup's On ''Soup's On'' is a 1948 Donald Duck animated short film directed by Jack Hannah, produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures. In the short, Donald cooks a turkey dinner for his nephews Huey, De ...

(1948) *

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(1951)

Volume Three

Boat Builders This is a list of boat builders, for which there is a Wikipedia article. Motorboats (<50 feet)

*American Skier *Andrée & Rosenqvist *Bayliner *Beneteau *Boston Whaler *Brunswick Boat Group *Carter Safari 28, Carter Marine *Carver Yach ...

(1938) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Mickey and the Gang" in 1989) *

Pluto's Quin-puplets Pluto is a cartoon Character (arts), character created by The Walt Disney Company. He is a yellow-orange color, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears. Unlike most Disney characters, Pluto is not Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic beyond s ...

(1937) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Pluto and Fifi" in 1987) *

Chef Donald ''Chef Donald'' is a 1941 American Donald Duck short film directed by Jack King and produced by Walt Disney. Plot Donald is listening to a radio cooking program hosted by Old Mother Mallard and mixes up a batch of waffles, but he's distract ...

(1941) *

Moose Hunters ''Moose Hunters'' is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. It was the 93rd short in the ''Mickey Mouse'' film series, and the fourth for that year. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse, ...

(1937) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Mickey and the Gang" in 1989) *

Lend a Paw ''Lend a Paw'' is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and released to theaters on October 3, 1941. ''Lend a Paw'' was directed by Clyde Geronimi and features original music ...

(1941) *

Working For Peanuts ''Working for Peanuts'' is a 1953 animated short produced by Walt Disney, featuring Donald Duck and Chip 'n' Dale. It is notable for being one of their first shorts filmed in 3D (the first being '' Adventures in Music: Melody'', which was releas ...

(1953) (Reissued on "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Starring Chip 'n' Dale" in 1987)

References

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