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, came with six or seven cartoons and ran from 30–60 minutes.
The titles of all 14 volumes and their cartoons are as follows.

Chip 'N' Dale with Donald Duck (1983)

  1. Chip an' Dale
  2. Winter Storage
  3. Up a Tree
  4. Three for Breakfast
  5. Out on a Limb
  6. Corn Chips
  7. ''Out of Scale''

    Pluto (1983)

  8. Pluto's Fledgling
  9. The Pointer
  10. The Legend of Coyote Rock
  11. In Dutch
  12. Private Pluto
  13. Bone Trouble
  14. ''Camp Dog''

    [Scary Tales] (1983)

  15. Donald Duck and the Gorilla
  16. Duck Pimples
  17. The Skeleton Dance
  18. The Haunted House
  19. Donald's Lucky Day
  20. ''Pluto's Judgement Day''

    Sport Goofy (1983)

  21. The Olympic Champ
  22. Goofy Gymnastics
  23. How to Play Baseball
  24. How to Play Golf
  25. Tennis Racquet
  26. ''Hockey Homicide''

    Disney's Best of 1931-1948 (1983)

  27. The Ugly Duckling
  28. Mickey's Orphans
  29. Flowers and Trees
  30. Truant Officer Donald
  31. The Country Cousin
  32. ''Mickey and the Seal''

    More Sport Goofy (1983)

  33. How to Play Football
  34. The Art of Self Defense
  35. The Art of Skiing
  36. How to Ride a Horse
  37. How to Swim
  38. Double Dribble
Note: This is the only Cartoon Classics video to not be released on VHS. This video is a laserdisc reissue of an older VHS from 1981, entitled Goofy Over Sports.

More of Disney's Best: 1932-1946 (1984)

  1. Three Little Pigs
  2. Brave Little Tailor
  3. The Old Mill
  4. Donald's Crime
  5. The Tortoise and the Hare
  6. ''Squatter's Rights''

    Sport Goofy's Vacation (1984)

  7. Two Weeks Vacation
  8. Father's Lion
  9. Foul Hunting
  10. How to Fish
  11. Tiger Trouble
  12. ''Aquamania''

    Donald Duck's First 50 Years (1984)

  13. The Wise Little Hen
  14. Donald and Pluto
  15. Don Donald
  16. Donald's Nephews
  17. Donald's Double Trouble
  18. ''Rugged Bear''

    Mickey's Crazy Careers (1984)

  19. Mickey's Fire Brigade
  20. The Band Concert
  21. The Mail Pilot
  22. Magician Mickey
  23. Clock Cleaners
  24. ''Tugboat Mickey''

    The Continuing Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale Featuring Donald Duck (1985)

  25. All in a Nutshell
  26. Test Pilot Donald
  27. Modern Inventions
  28. Food for Feudin'
  29. Old Sequoia
  30. The Flying Jalopy
  31. ''Toy Tinkers''

    Disney's Tall Tales (1986)

  32. Casey at the Bat
  33. The Saga of Windwagon Smith
  34. A Cowboy Needs a Horse
  35. The Golden Touch
  36. The Brave Engineer
  37. ''The Big Bad Wolf''

    Silly Symphonies: Fanciful Fables (1986)

  38. The Merry Dwarfs
  39. Playful Pan
  40. Babes in the Woods
  41. Father Noah's Ark
  42. The Goddess of Spring
  43. ''Little Hiawatha''

    Silly Symphonies: Animal Tales (1986)

  44. Monkey Melodies
  45. The Spider and the Fly
  46. Peculiar Penguins
  47. Cock o' the Walk
  48. More Kittens
  49. ''Elmer Elephant''

    Limited Gold Editions

In 1984 and 1985, the "Limited Gold Editions" I and II came out with a historical introduction documentary to each video, like the first series, the second series had six or seven cartoons, but with the exceptions of "How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960", which had five cartoons, and "Disney's Best: The Fabulous '50s", which had four cartoons. LGE I videos all have the documentary about Walt Disney's early start and the first original Mickey Mouse. LGE II videos each have different documentaries focusing on histories of the specific characters/themes of the video. Including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Disney's war cartoons, Silly Symphonies, and the Academy Award winning shorts. These historical introduction documentaries also include interviews with the likes of Jack Hannah, Clarence Nash, Jack Kinney, and archival footage of Walt Disney himself. In 1986, the "Limited Gold Editions I" were released on VHS in the United Kingdom, and laserdisc only in Japan, CAV, and bilingual. The 14 titles are as follows:

Limited Gold Edition I

Mickey (1984)

  1. Steamboat Willie
  2. Mickey's Grand Opera
  3. The Worm Turns
  4. Mickey's Parrot
  5. Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
  6. Symphony Hour
  7. ''The Simple Things''

    Minnie (1984)

  8. Plane Crazy
  9. Mickey's Rival
  10. First Aiders
  11. The Nifty Nineties
  12. Bath Day
  13. Mickey's Delayed Date
  14. ''Figaro and Frankie''

    Donald (1984)

  15. Donald's Cousin Gus
  16. The Riveter
  17. The Autograph Hound
  18. A Good Time for a Dime
  19. Donald's Tire Trouble
  20. Drip Dippy Donald
  21. ''The New Neighbor''

    Daisy (1984)

  22. Mr. Duck Steps Out
  23. Cured Duck
  24. Dumb Bell of the Yukon
  25. Sleepy Time Donald
  26. Donald's Dilemma
  27. Donald's Dream Voice
  28. ''Crazy Over Daisy''

    Pluto (1984)

  29. Pluto Junior
  30. Canine Casanova
  31. Pluto at the Zoo
  32. Pluto's Housewarming
  33. Pluto's Heart Throb
  34. Cat Nap Pluto
  35. ''Wonder Dog''

    Silly Symphonies (1984)

  36. Birds in the Spring
  37. The China Shop
  38. The Flying Mouse
  39. The Cookie Carnival
  40. Woodland Cafe
  41. The Moth and the Flame
  42. ''Farmyard Symphony''

    Disney's Best: The Fabulous '50s (1984)

  43. Lambert the Sheepish Lion
  44. Pigs Is Pigs
  45. Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
  46. ''Noah's Ark''

    Limited Gold Edition II

Life with Mickey (1985)

  1. Shanghaied
  2. Mickey's Polo Team
  3. Alpine Climbers
  4. Mickey's Circus
  5. Mickey Down Under
  6. ''R'Coon Dawg''

    Donald's Bee Pictures (1985)

  7. Inferior Decorator
  8. Honey Harvester
  9. Slide, Donald, Slide
  10. Window Cleaners
  11. Tea for Two Hundred
  12. Bee on Guard
  13. ''Let's Stick Together''

    The World According to Goofy (1985)

  14. Goofy's Glider
  15. Baggage Buster
  16. How to Be a Sailor
  17. They're Off
  18. Home Made Home
  19. Man's Best Friend
  20. ''How to Dance''

    From Pluto With Love (1985)

  21. Pluto's Playmate
  22. T-Bone for Two
  23. Rescue Dog
  24. Pluto's Surprise Package
  25. Sheep Dog
  26. Cold Turkey
  27. ''Plutopia''

    An Officer and a Duck (1985)

  28. Donald Gets Drafted
  29. The Vanishing Private
  30. Sky Trooper
  31. Fall Out Fall In
  32. The Old Army Game
  33. ''Home Defense''

    The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-1938 (1985)

  34. Old King Cole
  35. The Pied Piper
  36. Music Land
  37. Three Blind Mouseketeers
  38. Merbabies
  39. ''Wynken, Blynken, and Nod''

    How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960 (1985)

  40. Building a Building
  41. Funny Little Bunnies
  42. Three Orphan Kittens
  43. Ferdinand the Bull
  44. ''Goliath II''

    Cartoon Classics: Wave Two

In 1987, another wave of "Cartoon Classics" was released, with 14 regular volumes, as well as four "Special Edition" volumes. Volumes 1-5 were released on May 19, 1987. Volumes 6-10 were released on October 6, 1987. Volumes 11 and 12 were released on May 9, 1989. Volumes 13 and 14 were released on August 28, 1990. The first "Special Edition" volume was released on October 4, 1988. The three other "Special Edition" volumes were released on June 19, 1992. The shorts featured on volumes 1-5 were all new-to-VHS in the United States and Canada at the time, while shorts featured on all subsequent volumes are duplicated from the earlier "Cartoon Classics" wave and other early Disney VHS releases. The sole exception is The Big Wash, which made its debut on Fun on the Job.
Between each short are clips from other cartoons, redubbed with new voices to link the featured cartoons together.

Vol. 1: Here's Mickey!

  1. Mickey's Birthday Party
  2. Orphan's Benefit
  3. Mickey's Garden
Linking clips reused from: ''Mickey's Delayed Date''

Vol. 2: Here's Donald!

  1. Wide Open Spaces
  2. Donald's Ostrich
  3. Crazy with the Heat
Linking clips reused from: Baggage Buster, ''Mickey's Trailer''

Vol. 3: Here's Goofy!

  1. For Whom the Bulls Toil
  2. Lion Down
  3. A Knight for a Day
Linking clips reused from: A Gentleman's Gentleman, ''Brave Little Tailor''

Vol. 4: Silly Symphonies!

  1. Three Little Wolves
  2. Toby Tortoise Returns
  3. Water Babies
Linking clips reused from: ''Three Little Pigs''

Vol. 5: Here's Pluto!

  1. Mail Dog
  2. Pantry Pirate
  3. Springtime for Pluto
Linking clips reused from: A Gentleman's Gentleman, ''Cold Turkey''

Vol. 6: Starring Mickey & Minnie

  1. The Little Whirlwind
  2. Hawaiian Holiday
  3. Brave Little Tailor
Linking clips reused from: The Simple Things, ''The Nifty Nineties''

Vol. 7: Starring Donald & Daisy

  1. Don Donald
  2. Donald's Double Trouble
  3. Donald's Diary
Linking clips reused from: ''This Is Your Life, Donald Duck''