''Walt Disney’s Classic Cartoon Favorites'' is a series of

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. Each release would feature around one hour of ''

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, grouped by a starring character or a theme. It is based on the original '' Walt Disney Cartoon Classics'' line of videotapes of the 1980s. As opposed to the chronological nature of the ''

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'' line, each release would feature various cartoons in no particular order. The series featured a total of four waves of releases, between January 11, 2005 and April 11, 2006. Another similar line was ''

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''.

Releases

Wave One

The first wave of four releases came on January 11, 2005. Each release focuses on a particular character, or pair of characters.

Volume 1: Starring Mickey

All of the shorts on here feature

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

. # '' Mickey's Circus'' (1936) # ''

Mickey's Garden ''Mickey's Garden'' is a 1935 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The film was the second ''Mickey Mouse'' cartoon shot in Technicolor (after ''The Band ...

'' (1935) # ''

The Little Whirlwind ''The Little Whirlwind'' is an 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 T ...

'' (1941) # '' On Ice'' (1935) # ''

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 vacationin ...

'' (1937) # '' Moving Day'' (1936) # ''

Orphan's Picnic This is a directory of lists relating to animated short films that have been produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1921 to the present. This article includes films produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio which Disney founded ...

'' (1936)

Volume 2: Starring Donald

All of the shorts on here feature

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

. # ''

Inferior Decorator ''Inferior Decorator'' is a 1948 animated Donald Duck short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Spike the Bee is pollinating flowers outside Donald Duck's house in his g ...

'' (1948) # ''

Don Donald ''Don Donald'' is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon follows Donald Duck attempting to woo a female Mexican duck named Donna. It was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and ...

'' (1937) # ''

Golden Eggs ''Golden Eggs'' is an unlicensed compilation of previously released recordings by English rock group the Yardbirds. The LP record album was originally issued in 1975 by Trademark of Quality (TMQ), a Los Angeles–based enterprise that speciali ...

'' (1941) # '' Bee at the Beach'' (1950) # ''

Donald's Dog Laundry ''Donald's Dog Laundry'' is a 1940 American Donald Duck short film directed by Jack King and produced by Walt Disney. Plot Donald Duck constructs an automated dog washer. He attempts to use Pluto as his test subject, but Pluto refuses and hi ...

'' (1940) # ''

Donald's Vacation ''Donald's Vacation'' is a Donald Duck cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures on August 9, 1940. The film, which was directed by Jack King, shows Donald Duck having many troubles with the outdoors when he goes on v ...

'' (1940) # ''

Old MacDonald Duck ''Old MacDonald Duck'' is an animated cartoon by Walt Disney Productions from 1941, featuring Donald Duck. Plot Donald Duck works as a farmer on a farm. He is first seen feeding the animals whilst singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm". After finis ...

'' (1941) # ''

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 the radio while putting together a recipe book with rubber cement as glue, though he becomes enraged wh ...

'' (1941)

Volume 3: Starring Goofy

All of the shorts on here feature

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 fe ...

. # ''

The Art of Skiing ''The Art of Skiing'' is a Goofy cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1941. It has historical significance as the first cartoon to use the now-famous Goofy holler, provided by Hannes Schroll, as well as the short that led to the "How to. ...

'' (1941) # ''

How to Fish ''How to Fish'' is an animated short produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on December 4, 1942. It stars Goofy and was directed by Jack Kinney John Ryan Kinney (March 29, 1909 – February 9, 1992)Lenburg (2006), pp. 180 was a ...

'' (1942) # '' How to Swim'' (1942) # ''

Baggage Buster ''Goofy'' is a series of American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1939 with ''Goofy and Wilbur'' and ended in 1953 with ''How to Sleep (1953 ...

'' (1941) # ''

How to Dance "How to Dance" is a song by Austrian house music trio Bingoboys from their debut studio album, ''The Best of Bingoboys''. The song features American female rapper Princessa. The song was first released in the United States in 1990 and was given ...

'' (1953) # '' Lion Down'' (1951) # '' The Big Wash'' (1948) # ''

Hold That Pose ''Hold That Pose'' is a 1950 American animated cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film's plot centers on Goofy trying to get a job as a wildlife photographer but ending up causing trouble in a gri ...

'' (1950) # ''

Father's Day Off ''Goofy'' is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1939 with ''Goofy and Wilbur'' and ended in 1953 with '' How to Sleep''. An additional short, ''How to Hook Up Your Home The ...

'' (1953)

Volume 4: Starring Chip 'N Dale

All of the shorts on here feature

Chip 'N' Dale Chip and Dale (also spelled Chip 'n' Dale) are a cartoon duo of anthropomorphic chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company, who debuted in the 1943 short film '' Private Pluto''. Concept The characters were first drawn by Bill Justice an ...

. # ''

Chicken in the Rough Chicken in the Rough, also known as Beverly's Chicken in the Rough, is a fried chicken restaurant chain and former franchise. It was one of the earliest restaurant chain franchises in the United States. Chicken in the Rough was founded by Beverly ...

'' (1951) # '' Chip an' Dale'' (1947) # ''

Out of Scale ''Out of Scale'' is a 1951 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney. In the short, Donald Duck has a ride-on sized train layout in his backyard. There is a large tree (home to Chip 'n Dale) that is out ...

'' (1951) # '' Two Chips and a Miss'' (1952) # '' Food for Feudin''' (1950) # '' Working for Peanuts'' (1953) # '' Out On a Limb'' (1950) # '' Three for Breakfast'' (1949) # '' Dragon Around'' (1954)

Wave Two

The second wave of three releases came on May 31, 2005. Each release has a theme.

Volume 5: Extreme Sports Fun

All of the shorts on here feature

sports Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ...

. # ''

Canine Caddy ''Mickey Mouse'' (originally known as ''Mickey Mouse Sound Cartoons'') is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1928 with ''Steamboat Willie'' and ended with 2013’s '' Get a ...

'' (1941) # ''

How to Play Baseball ''How to Play Baseball'' is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures on September 4, 1942, featuring Goofy. The short was produced at the request of Samuel Goldwyn and first shown to accompany the 1942 fea ...

'' (1942) # ''

The Hockey Champ ''The Hockey Champ'' is a 1939 Donald Duck short film, produced in Technicolor and released by Walt Disney Productions. Story director Carl Barks established a tradition in this cartoon — Donald achieving mastery in some field, only to be undo ...

'' (1939) # ''

Double Dribble In basketball, an illegal dribble (colloquially called a double dribble or dribbling violation) occurs when a player ends their dribble by catching or causing the ball to come to rest in one or both hands and then dribbles it again with one hand ...

'' (1946) # '' How to Play Football'' (1944) # '' Mickey's Polo Team'' (1936) # ''

Tennis Racquet A racket or racquet is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components: a widened distal end known as the ''head'', an elongated handle known as the ''grip' ...

'' (1949) # '' Goofy Gymnastics'' (1949)

Volume 6: Extreme Music Fun

All of the shorts on here feature

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

. # '' Mickey's Grand Opera'' (1936) # ''

Music Land ''Music Land'' is a ''Silly Symphonies'' animated film, animated short film produced by Walt Disney and released in 1935. Plot The short begins by showing a map of Music Land, before zooming in to show the Land of Symphony, a massive classical ...

'' (1935) # '' Orphans' Benefit'' (1934) # '' Farmyard Symphony'' (1938) # ''

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 ''Tweetie Pie' ...

'' (1947) # ''

'' (1953) # '' Woodland Café'' (1937) # ''

Donald's Dilemma ''Donald's Dilemma'' is a Walt Disney Studios animated cartoon directed by Jack King and starring Donald and Daisy Duck. It was originally released on July 11, 1947 in the United States. The title of this short is a misnomer, as it is Daisy, r ...

'' (1947)

Volume 7: Extreme Adventure Fun

All of the shorts on here feature

adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...

. # ''

Mickey's Trailer ''Mickey's Trailer'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy on a near disastrous road trip in a travel trailer. It was ...

'' (1938) # '' No Sail'' (1945) # ''

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

'' (1938) # '' Hello Aloha'' (1952) # ''

Old Sequoia ''Old Sequoia'' is an American animated short film directed by Jack King featuring Donald Duck. The cartoon was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 21, 1945, by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot An a ...

'' (1945) # '' How to Ride a Horse'' (1941) # '' Trailer Horn'' (1950) # ''

Two Weeks Vacation ''Two Weeks Vacation'' is a 1952 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Goofy on an ill-fated vacation trip traveling c ...

'' (1952)

Wave Three

The third wave of two releases came on September 27, 2005. Each release has a

holiday A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...

theme.

Volume 8: Holiday Celebration with Mickey & Pals

All of the shorts on here are

-themed. # ''

Mickey's Good Deed ''Mickey's Good Deed'' (also called ''Mickey's Lucky Break'' and ''Mickey Plays Santa'' in certain home media releases) is a 1932 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. Set during the Christmas sea ...

'' (1932) # ''

Peculiar Penguins ''Peculiar Penguins'' is a ''Silly Symphonies'' animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was released in 1934. The song played during the cartoon is called "The Penguin Is a Very Funny Creature", by Leigh Harline. Plot On an i ...

'' (1934) # ''

The Clock Watcher ''The Clock Watcher'' is a 1945 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Donald Duck as he works at the Royal Bros. department store A department store is a ...

'' (1945) # ''

Rescue Dog Pet adoption is the process of transferring responsibility for a pet. Common sources for adoptable pets are animal shelters, rescue groups, or other pet owners. Some organizations give adopters ownership of the pet, while others use a guardian ...

'' (1947) # ''

Corn Chips ''Corn Chips'' is a Donald Duck cartoon made by the Walt Disney Animation Studios starring Donald Duck and the chipmunks Chip 'n' Dale. The film was released on March 23, 1951. Plot As Donald Duck is clearing snow from his house's walkway, he ...

'' (1951) # ''

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'' (1941) # ''

Toy Tinkers ''Toy Tinkers'' is an American animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 16, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures. Set during Christmas time, the film shows Chip 'n' Dale trying to steal ...

'' (1949)

Volume 9: Classic Holiday Stories

All of the shorts on here are

-themed. # ''

The Small One ''The Small One'' (also known as ''A Christmas Miracle'' in the UK) is a 1978 American animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Productions and released theatrically by Buena Vista Distribution on December 16, 1978, with a re-issue of ''Pinoc ...

'' (1978) # '' Pluto's Christmas Tree'' (1952) # ''

Mickey's Christmas Carol ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' is a 1983 American animated Christmas fantasy featurette, directed and produced by Burny Mattinson. The cartoon is an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol'', and stars Scrooge McDuck as E ...

'' (1983)

Wave Four

The fourth wave of three releases came on April 11, 2006. Each release focuses on a pair of characters.

Volume 10: Best Pals: Mickey & Minnie

All of the shorts on here feature

and

Minnie Mouse Minerva "Minnie" Mouse is an American cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. The longtime sweetheart of Mickey Mouse, she is an anthropomorphic mouse with white gloves, a red or pink bow, blue (or pink or red) polka-dotted dress, w ...

. # '' First Aiders'' (1944) # '' Bath Day'' (1946) # '' Pluto and the Gopher'' (1950) # ''

Figaro and Frankie Figaro may refer to: Literature * Figaro, the central character in: ** The Barber of Seville (play), ''The Barber of Seville'' (play), a 1775 play by Pierre Beaumarchais *** The Barber of Seville (Paisiello), ''The Barber of Seville'' (Paisie ...

'' (1947) # ''

Mickey's Rival ''Mickey's Rival'' is a 1936 Mickey Mouse short film. It was directed by Wilfred Jackson and produced by Walt Disney. It introduces the character of Mortimer Mouse. It was the 84th Mickey Mouse short film to be released, the fifth of that year. ...

'' (1936) # ''

The Nifty Nineties ''The Nifty Nineties'' is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on June 20, 1941, by RKO Radio Pictures. The animated short was directed by Riley Thomson and animated by Ward Kimball, ...

'' (1941) # ''

Pluto's Sweater ''Pluto'' is a series of American animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1937 with '' Pluto's Quin-puplets'' and ended in 1951 with ''Cold Turkey''. The series stars the titular character Pluto, intr ...

'' (1949) # '' Mickey's Delayed Date'' (1947)

Volume 11: Best Pals: Donald & Daisy

All of the shorts on here feature

and

Daisy Duck Daisy Duck is an American cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. She is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck that has large eyelashes and ruffled tail feathers around her lowest region to suggest a skirt. She is often s ...

. # ''

Mr. Duck Steps Out ''Mr. Duck Steps Out'' is a Donald Duck cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, which is released on June 7, 1940, and featured the debut of Daisy Duck. The short was directed by Jack King and written by Carl Barks, Chuck Couch, Jack ...

'' (1940) # ''

Cured Duck ''Cured Duck'' is a 1945 American animated cartoon produced by Walt Disney and directed by Jack King. It stars Clarence Nash as the voice of Donald and Gloria Blondell as the voice of Daisy, respectively. The cartoon features Donald going t ...

'' (1945) # '' Donald's Double Trouble'' (1946) # '' Sleepy Time Donald'' (1947) # '' Crazy Over Daisy'' (1950) # ''

Donald's Dream Voice ''Donald's Dream Voice'' is a 1948 American animated short film featuring Donald Duck, the film was directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney. In the short film, no one understands a word that salesman Donald says, so he takes voice p ...

'' (1948) # ''

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 of the time, follows Donald Duck as he struggles with guilt af ...

'' (1945) # ''

Donald's Diary Donald's Diary is a Donald Duck short film which was produced in Technicolor and released March 5, 1954 by RKO Radio Pictures. This marks the final appearances of Daisy Duck and Huey, Dewey and Louie in The Golden Age of Animation. Plot On Febru ...

'' (1954)

Volume 12: Best Pals: Mickey & Pluto

All of the shorts on here feature

and

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 Su ...

. # '' Pluto's Housewarming'' (1947) # '' Pluto and the Armadillo'' (1943) # ''

Cat Nap Pluto ''Pluto'' is a series of American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1937 with ''Pluto's Quin-puplets'' and ended in 1951 with ''Cold Turkey (1951 ...

'' (1948) # '' Pluto's Party'' (1952) # '' Pluto, Junior'' (1942) # '' Pluto's Fledgling'' (1948) # ''

Plutopia ''Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters'' is a 2013 book by American environmental historian Kate Brown (professor), Kate Brown. The book is a comparative history of the cities of Richlan ...

'' (1951) # '' Pueblo Pluto'' (1949)

Reception

A negative review of the Mickey subseries at ''

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'' criticised the selection, "The selection, to say the least, is baffling. No effort has been made, for instance, to present the shorts chronologically, offer a wider sampling of shorts covering Mickey's long career (e.g., start with ''Steamboat Willie'', then Mickey's first color short, etc.), to present the best or most representative shorts, or even to compile those cartoons which provide Mickey his best showcases. " Another review wrote, "''Classic Cartoon Favorites'' might be Disney's most aptly-titled DVD line yet. Each installment delivers one hour's worth of Disney animated short subjects tied together by a theme that can't always be considered cohesive. That theme generally involves the appearance of Disney's most marketable characters from the 1940s and '50s. Of course, the

series still rules the roost when it comes to collecting Disney's classic shorts, but those are more expensive and difficult to find, which probably explains the CCF line's soaring popularity." Certain volumes received better reviews, the Chip N Dale volume was presented as follows: "Still, the group of shorts included in Disney's new compilation entitled ''Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites Volume 4 Starring Chip N Dale'' (phew!), while nothing inherently earth-shattering, remains moderately charming and entertaining throughout.." while a review of the volume 7 of the second wave of the line wrote, "To the serious collectors, I'd say bite the bullet and drop the extra 12 bucks, because you just ''know'' you want the three cartoons that are exclusive to this collection. To casual fans, newcomers, and parents with good taste, I've no problem recommending this DVD whatsoever."

References

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