Walt Disney Cartoon Classics is an old collection, that contains two different series of videotapes, that altogether ran from 1983 to 1992. The first series of videos began in 1983 with Chip' N' Dale with Donald Duck and ended in 1986 with Silly Symphonies Animal Tales. The second series began its run in 1987 with Here's Mickey! and ended in 1992 with The Goofy World of Sports. Altogether, both series made for one of the longest-running lines of Disney home videos.
The original series proved so successful that, a year after its run began, it spawned a second video series, Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions, featuring some of the most critically-acclaimed Disney shorts, many of them not featured in the original series. A DVD line released more than twenty years later, Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites, is presented similar to the original series.
The first series of Walt Disney Cartoon Classics spanned from 1983 to 1986, with each volume containing up to seven shorts.
Each video in this series began with a short intro sequence set to the opening credits music from Morris, the Midget Moose and Hooked Bear. Clips used in the intro sequence were from Pluto's Sweater, Mickey's Trailer, Hawaiian Holiday, Thru the Mirror, Donald's Diary, The Little Whirlwind, Scrooge McDuck and Money, Boat Builders, Donald's Golf Game, and Dragon Around. (Ironically, none of these shorts were included on any of the videos released in this collection, although except for "Scrooge McDuck and Money", they had been released on other videos before.)
The second series spanned from 1987 to 1992. Unlike its predecessor, each VHS release only contained three or four shorts, though the Laserdisc releases would combine two VHS releases.
The intro sequence was redone for this series, using a rearrangement of the Morris, the Midget Moose/Hooked Bear opening music and a wider variety of clips. Here, the intro used clips from Orphan's Benefit, Cock o' the Walk, In the Bag, The Band Concert, Soup's On, Farmyard Symphony, Pluto's Blue Note, Three Little Pigs, On Ice, The Autograph Hound, Pluto's Heart Throb, Moving Day, Chips Ahoy, How to Be a Detective, Who Killed Cock Robin?, Mr. Duck Steps Out, Mickey's Birthday Party, Old King Cole and Woodland Café. (Ironically, most of these shorts were not included on any of the videos released in this collection.)
On each video, brief clips from other Disney shorts or animated episodes of the Walt Disney anthology series appeared between the featured cartoons (again ironically, most of the Disney shorts used in each of these innterstitial clips were not included on any of the videos released in this collection). The clips were usually redubbed to provide segues into the next cartoon.
While the second series also generally used inferior faded tape masters from the early 1980s much like the first series, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] for the last three VHS volumes, released in 1992, new, superior-looking videotape masters were used, and the intro sequence was even redone with the new transfers (the viewer can tell the difference in the intro sequence between the earlier tapes and these last three 1992 tapes by the tinting of the color).[9]
Interstitial clips:How to Sleep, Home Made Home, Boat Builders, Window Cleaners, Mickey's Trailer, Father's Week-End, Fathers Are People, The Fire Chief and Motor Mania
Note: This video was banned from Walmart stores due to false rumors of Donald allegedly swearing in Clock Cleaners.
Interstitial clips:Orphan's Picnic, How to Swim, Tennis Racquet, How to Play Baseball, How to Play Golf, Bee at the Beach, Mickey and the Seal, Donald's Vacation, How to Fish and Lion Down
Interstitial clips:Goofy Gymnastics and How to Play Golf
Laserdisc[]
With the notable exception of the 1992 Special Edition release which utilize both sides of the one disc for program content, each of these LaserDisc sets here only use one side of each of their one disc for program content.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Pinocchio (1940) • Fantasia (1940) • Dumbo (1941) • Bambi (1942) • Saludos Amigos (1942) • The Three Caballeros (1944) • Make Mine Music (1946) • Fun and Fancy Free (1947) • Melody Time (1948) • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) • The Sword in the Stone (1963) • The Jungle Book (1967) • The Aristocats (1970) • Robin Hood (1973) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) • The Rescuers (1977) • South Park (1978) • For Pete's Sake (1979) • The Fox and the Hound (1981) • Freaky Friday (1983) • The Black Cauldron (1985) • The Great Mouse Detective (1986) • Oliver & Company (1988) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • The Rescuers Down Under (1990) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • Revenge of McLeach (1993) • The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) • The Lion King (1994) • The Happiest Little Elf (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • James and the Giant Peach (1996) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • Tarzan (1999) • Fantasia 2000 (1999) • Dinosaur (2000) • The Emperor's New Groove (2000) • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) • Lilo & Stitch (2002) • Treasure Planet (2002) • Brother Bear (2003) • Home on the Range (2004) • Chicken Little (2005) • Meet the Robinsons (2007) • Bolt (2008) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Winnie the Pooh (2011) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013) • Big Hero 6 (2014) • Zootopia (2016) • Moana (2016) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Frozen II (2019) • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) • Encanto (2021) • Strange World (2022) • Tinker Bell and the Tooth Fairy (2023) • Wish (2023) • Moana 2 (2024)
A Christmas Carol • A Goofy Movie • The Jungle Book 2 • Piglet's Big Movie • The Pirate Fairy • Pooh's Heffalump Movie • Planes • Planes: Fire & Rescue • Return to Never Land • Secret of the Wings • The Tigger Movie • Tinker Bell • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure • The Wild • Astro Boy 2: Follow the Travel of the World (2012)
Direct-to-Video films
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure • Aladdin and the King of Thieves • Atlantis: Milo's Return • Bambi II • Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas • Brother Bear 2 • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True • Cinderella III: A Twist in Time • An Extremely Goofy Movie • The Fox and the Hound 2 • The Hunchback of Notre Dame II • Kronk's New Groove • Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure • Leroy & Stitch • Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch • The Lion King 1½ • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride • The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas • Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas • Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers • Mulan II • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World • Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin • Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie • The Return of Jafar • Stitch! The Movie • Tarzan II • Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year • Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving • Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • Kiki's Delivery Service • Porco Rosso • Pom Poko • Whisper of the Heart • Princess Mononoke • My Neighbors the Yamadas • Spirited Away • The Cat Returns • Howl's Moving Castle • Tales from Earthsea • Ponyo on the Ciff by the Sea • The Secret World of Arrietty • The Wind Rises • Miscellaneous • Ghibli ga Ippai Collection
Live-action feature films
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea • Aladdin (2019 film) • Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) • Alice Through The Looking Glass • A Wrinkle in Time • Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) • Bedknobs and Broomsticks • The BFG • Bedtime Stories • Christopher Robin • Cinderella (2015 film) • The Devil and Max Devlin • Dumbo (2019 film) • Enchanted • Escape to Witch Mountain • Freaky Friday (1977) • Freaky Friday (2003) • The Game Plan • Into the Woods • The Jungle Book (2016 film) • The Lion King (2019 film) • The Love Bug • Maleficent • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil • Mary Poppins • Mary Poppins Returns • Max Keeble's Big Move • The Muppets • The Muppet Christmas Carol • Muppets Most Wanted • Muppet Treasure Island • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms • Old Yeller • So Dear To My Heart•The Parent Trap • The Parent Trap (1998) • Pete's Dragon • Pete's Dragon (2016 film) • Pollyanna • The Princess Diaries • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement • The Santa Clause • The Santa Clause 2 • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause • Snowball Express • Swiss Family Robinson • The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men • Tomorrowland • Tron • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Disneynature films
African Cats • Bears • Born in China • Chimpanzee • The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos • Earth • Monkey Kingdom • Oceans • Wings of Life
Disney Channel Original Movies
Camp Rock • The Cheetah Girls • Descendants • Halloweentown • High School Musical • Twitches • Zombies • Miscellaneous
Lucasfilm films
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story • Solo: A Star Wars Story • Star Wars: The Force Awakens • Star Wars: The Last Jedi • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Marvel Cinematic Universe films
Ant-Man • Ant-Man and the Wasp • The Avengers • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Avengers: Endgame • Avengers: Infinity War • Black Panther • Captain America: Civil War • Captain America: The Winter Soldier • Captain Marvel • Doctor Strange • Guardians of the Galaxy • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 • Spider-Man: Far From Home • Spider-Man: Homecoming • Iron Man 3 • Thor: The Dark World • Thor: Ragnarok
20th Century Studios films
X-Men: Dark Phoenix • Stuber • The Art of Racing in the Rain • Ad Astra • Ford v Ferrari • Underwater • The Call of the Wild
Animated shorts
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections • Cartoon Classics (Limited Gold Editions) • Mini Classics • Favorite Stories (UK Equivalent: Storybook Favorites) • Classic Cartoon Favorites • Mickey and Friends' Greatest Hits (Outside USA) • Funny Factory • It's a Small World of Fun! • Timeless Tales (UK Equivalent: Walt Disney's Fables) • Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films • Have a Laugh! • Miscellaneous • Pixar • Disney Cartoon Festival (Japan only) • Celebrating Mickey • Fairy Factory
Television shows
Animated shows
101 Dalmatians • Adventures of the Gummi Bears • Aladdin • Bonkers • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers • Darkwing Duck • Doug • DuckTales • Elena of Avalor • Gargoyles • Goof Troop • Gravity Falls • Jungle Cubs • Kim Possible • The Little Mermaid • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh • Phineas and Ferb • Quack Pack • Recess • Star Wars Rebels • TaleSpin • Timon & Pumbaa • W.I.T.C.H.
Live-action shows
Dinosaurs • Good Luck Charlie • Hannah Montana • Lizzie McGuire • The Mickey Mouse Club • The Suite Life of Zack and Cody/The Suite Life on Deck • That's So Raven • Walt Disney anthology series • Welcome to Pooh Corner • Wizards of Waverly Place • You and Me, Kid
