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The Chocolate Soldiers seek to attack Pastry Village.
Minnie's biscuits are spoiled when she accidentally gets unpopped popcorn into the dough, and the whole batch explodes. ("It always happened to my mother, too," Mickey helpfully comments.) Luckily, Mickey had biscuits from the store with him all along.
Mickey leads the way in a short promotional film for the 1939 Standard Oil "Travel Tykes Weekly" comic book tie-in.
A trailer created for the Community Chest features Donald as a charity collector having a hard time.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is the third and most famous segment in Disney's Fantasia and is played again in Fantasia 2000. It stars Mickey Mouse. Although The Sorcerer's Apprentice was already a popular concert piece, it was brought to a much larger audience through its inclusion in the 1940 Walt Disney animated concert film Fantasia, in which Mickey Mouse plays the role of the apprentice. Disney had acquired the music rights in 1937 when he planned to release a separate Mickey Mouse film, which, at the suggestion of Leopold Stokowski, was eventually expanded into Fantasia.
A small boy would love to see a fight between a knight and a fearsome dragon. But the dragon would rather not fight and recite poetry.
The story of a small baby who can speak from birth is told through the use of storyboard drawings.
Aided by his horse, Percy, Goofy takes horsemanship to a new level.
Reused and reconfigured animation from "The Three Little Pigs" is used to show the advisability of buying Canadian War Bonds to support the war effort.
Reworked animation from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" has the dwarves investing the proceeds of their diamond mine into Canadian War Bonds.
Donald wrestles with his conscience in a decision of whether to buy war bonds or not.
Mickey conducts an orchestra in reused animation from "Mickey's Grand Opera" in this quick publicity film.
Donald is taught the importance of paying his income taxes willingly and promptly.
Four methods of flush-riveting aircraft aluminum sheet-metal are described and illustrated.
A morale booster film stressing the abudance of American agricultural output.
Minnie is taught the importance of conservation and recycling of bacon grease, which can be turned into glycerine for the war effort.
Military training film describing the characteristics and details of operation of the Boys MK.1 Anti Tank Rifle.
This animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.
A companion piece to ""The New Spirit"" has Donald struggling with two sides of his personality, one a spendthrift, the other a tightwad, and , in the end, deciding to show the proper spirit and pay his income tax.
The Seven Dwarves learn about the menace of mosquito borne malaria and the necessary precautions to control it.
A short impressionistic view of Brazil turns into Donald Duck getting dance lessons from Jose Carioca.
A short travelogue as Donald absorbs the sights, sounds and rugged terrain of Lake Titicaca.
A small plane has to face the perils of delivering the mail over the treacherous Chilean Andes.
Goofy is transplanted from being an old west cowboy to become a gaucho in South America.
An animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.
A doctor persuades a group of boys to be vaccinated by explaining how it will protect them against disease.
A penguin, tired of the chilliness of his winter climate, decides to head for warmer shores.
A South American gauchito discovers a flyig burroin the mountains and decides to enter it in a horse race.
Mary Blair's watercolors tell the story of a South American Christmas tradition for children.
The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.
Disney animated educational film about staying safe from disease.
An educational short from Disney on the importance of good nutrition.
The Disney version of the poem about baseball slugger Casey, and his valiant stand to try to wind the game for Mudville.
The backdrop of a hillbilly feud provides the setting for a Romeo and Juliet story.
A tone poem featuring a stork looking for companionship in the lonliness of the bayou.
"A Ballad in Blue" is a series of impressionistic images set to Andy Russell's rendition of the title song.
A rotoscoped ballet fantasy set to the music of Dinah Shore.
The musical tale of Peter, a small Russian boy who goes out to hunt a wolf, and almost bites off more than he can chew!
The swinging sounds of Benny Goodman's quartet are accentuated in this animated fantasy.
Two hats meet and fall in love in the window of a department store. But sold separately, they have to hold on to hope that time and circumstance will bring them back together.
A mysterious operatic voice is heard by mariners far out at sea. Professor Tetti Tatti goes to investigate and finds Willie, singing beautifully, sometimes with three voices at once. But the Professor assumes he has swallowed an opera singer, who he proceeds to try to rescue.
A group of kids join together for a swinging time at the local malt shop.
Bongo is a circus bear who dreams ofliving in the wild. He gets his wish ... but then learns that he has to prove himself.
The classic fairy tale retold again. In a really naive move, Mickey sells the cow for magic beans, whereupon the climb to giant country begins for Mickey, Donald, and Goofy.
A December valentine features the memories of a romantic couple in their courting days. The boy tries to show off for his girl on the ice, but events soon turn to a possible tragedy and a timely rescue.
A surrealistic nightmare for a solitary bee trying to escape the visual display of a musical frenzy.
A retelling of the story of John Chapman, who spent his life roaming America and planting apple trees, thus earning his nickname.
A lyrical setting of the famous poem follows trees through the seasons.
The story of the hero of Texas and the biggest, bestest cowboy there ever was, and the way he was brought down to earth by a woman.
A small tugboat just wants to be like his dad, but can't seem to keep out of trouble. He's banished beyind the twelve mile limit, but comes to save the day as a storm brews.
Donald and Jose are down in the dumps until the Arucan Bird introduces them to the pleasures of the samba!
An adaptation of an episode from the famous children's book featuring the irrepressable Mr. Toad and his infatuation with a motor car. Fortunately, he has good friends who fall in to help when the ownership of his ancestral home, Toad Hall, is in peril.
Washinton Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and his meeting with the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
Two Benny Goodman songs are paired with animated sequences in this short film, originally created for Disney's 'Make Mine Music'. In "After You've Gone", animated musical instruments dance along with a jazz tune in surreal settings. In "All the Cats Join In", a group of teens go to the local malt shop and dance to a jazzy jukebox tune.
For Halloween, Mickey has tricked out his house like a "tomb, sweet, tomb" and along with his pals, Donald and Goofy, plans to tell hair-raising Halloween stories! However, his attempt at being scary falls flatter than a pancake. Can Mickey conjure up a truly terrifying tale before the stroke of midnight?
Animated documentary short which discusses the proper way to care for and handle tools.
Disney's Electric Holiday is a 2012 animated short starring Minnie Mouse. The short is a collaboration between The Walt Disney Company and the Barney's New York fashion industry. Along with Minnie, it co-stars a cast of iconic Disney characters and world renowned fashion designers, models, and more.
Clara Cleans Her Teeth is a short live-action (silent)/(sound) film made by the Disney studio and released in 1926. This is the second film made at the request of Dr. Thomas B. McCrum, a Kansas City dentist, as Walt Disney had just moved to Hollywood. The first film of the series is 1922's Tommy Tucker's Tooth.
Disney's Electric Holiday is a 2012 animated short starring Minnie Mouse. The short is a collaboration between The Walt Disney Company and the Barney's New York fashion industry. Along with Minnie, it co-stars a cast of iconic Disney characters and world renowned fashion designers, models, and more.
Documentary on how Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit returned to the Walt Disney Company's ownership.
An analysis of Pluto from Leonard Maltin.
Leonard Maltin interviews film historians and Disney staff members alike on Donald Duck's significance to Disney and particularly draw attention to the duck's career beyond short subjects, in movies and episodes of Disney television shows.
Documentary of Walt Disney's beginnings in Kansas City and his subsequent move to Hollywood.
The Man Behind the Duck" profiles Clarence "Ducky" Nash, who voiced Donald for over fifty years. Nash lucked out and was hired for his unique whistle.
Maltin details Nash's career, which in addition to Donald and other duck characters, included roles in Bambi and 101 Dalmatians.
Leonard Maltin talks about the history of Mickey Mouse's voice.
Pinto Colvig’s life story is briefly presented from his early days travelling the country as a performer to his arrival at the Disney studios in 1930. Colvig worked as a gag man and provided many characters with voices including the Practical Pig in “The Three Little Pigs” and Grumpy and Sleepy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. His departure to the Fleischer studios in Miami is also looked at, before his return to Disney in 1941, where he remained providing the voice of Goofy until he retired.
Leonard Maltin interviews Bill Farmer, the man who now provides Goofy’s voice, discussing his career and his affinity to do impressions, a few of which he demonstrates. Farmer reveals how it was Michael Eisner’s insistence that the characters retained a familiar sounding voice, and so the search was launched to find someone able to provide one for the Dippy Dawg. Out of hundreds of hopefuls, Bill Farmer secured the job.
Documentary regarding two of the "nine old men" of Disney animators
Leonard Maltin discusses the art of Mickey Mouse with animators Andreas Deja and Mark Henn.
This little featurette consists mostly of an outline about how Goofy should be animated - meaning, how his body and gestures work, and how his personality should be depicted. The outline had been written by Disney animation legend Art Babbitt in the late 1930s.
There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and personality to the world's most beloved icon. "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" takes you behind the scenes to meet Walt Disney's best friend and chief animator.
Leonard Maltin visits the home of collector extraordinaire Bernie Shine. The two chat about what makes Mickey so appealing, before Shine takes us on a tour of his vast amassing of Mickey memorabilia from all over the globe, most of it dating back to the ‘20s and ‘30s. Amongst this collection of toys, games, displays, and even food, Shine points out what many believe to be the very first Mickey toy.
Leonard Maltin interviews Virginia Davis, the star of Walt Disney's "Alice" cartoons.
Segment featuring an interview with the man in charge of painting Mickey for his birthdays throughout the years, who just recently passed away. Maltin and Hench mainly talk about Mickey’s round design and the pleasing nature of it. Paying a tribute to deceased artist, Maltin makes a neat mention that at even in his 90s, Hench still drove himself to his job at “Imagineering” every day.
Continuing a legacy started in the earliest days of the Studio by Walt Disney, the Shorts Program is thriving today at the Animation Studios that bears his name, producing award-winning shorts that tell new stories and experiment with artistic and technical innovations.
This special recounts the creation of Mickey's Christmas Carol, and features a number of interviews with the film's cast and crew.
Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.
Donald in Mathmagic Land is a 1959 American animated-live-action featurette produced by Walt Disney Productions and featuring Donald Duck. The short was directed by Hamilton Luske (with Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark, and Joshua Meador as sequence directors) and was released on June 26, 1959. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 32nd Academy Awards, and became a widely viewed educational film in American schools of the 1960s and beyond.
Yanky Clippers is a 1929 silent animated film starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.[1] It is among the few shorts created during the Winkler period known to exist. The cartoon is also Oswald's last silent film.
Pencil test version of Mickey's Fire Brigade.
Pencil test version of Pluto's Judgement Day.
Pencil test version of On Ice.
While touring the halls of the Disney Animation building, Mickey Mouse gets sucked into one of his old cartoon posters and takes a "whirlwind" trip through his past performances.
This version, from a 1963 episode of The Magical World of Disney, is narrated by Ludwig Von Drake rather Edgar Bergen as in the original 1947 release (as part of Fun and Fancy Free)
