Disney Restored Animations Classics
Disney+ will begin debuting a collection of 27 newly restored Walt Disney Animation Studios classic shorts starting on Friday, July 7, featuring such iconic stars as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Chip n’ Dale, and the studio’s first star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This year marks the centennial of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, which is being honored as part of the ongoing Disney100 celebration.
Ranging from classics to lesser known titles, this package of short films includes examples of Disney’s earliest theatrical shorts, as well as a wide range of entertaining shorts featuring Disney’s most beloved characters. Chips Ahoy, a 1956 CinemaScope short starring Donald Duck and his chipmunk rivals, will conclude the series in October, leading up to The Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary on Monday, October 16.
Ranging from classics to lesser known titles, this package of short films includes examples of Disney’s earliest theatrical shorts, as well as a wide range of entertaining shorts featuring Disney’s most beloved characters. Chips Ahoy, a 1956 CinemaScope short starring Donald Duck and his chipmunk rivals, will conclude the series in October, leading up to The Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary on Monday, October 16.
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- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanJack HannahJack KinneyStarsPinto ColvigKevin CorcoranJohn DehnerMr. X buys a boat and inadvertently enters the water-skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.
- DirectorWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyCarl W. StallingThe clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey Mouse operates a steam shovel; Pegleg Pete is his foreman; Minnie Mouse sells box lunches. Mickey must save the day when Pete makes advances to Minnie.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsGloria BlondellRuth CliffordLeone Le DouxFigaro the kitten is annoyed by the chirpings of Frankie the canary. He knocks over Frankie's cage; Minnie thinks he's eaten Frankie and throws him out. But Frankie was only hiding, and flies out the window straight into the clutches of Butch the bulldog. Figaro wrestles with his conscience (literally), but ultimately saves Frankie and gets thanks from Minnie.
- DirectorJack KinneyStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigJohn McLeishGoofy tries to get fit using home gym equipment, leading to a series of comedic mishaps. His clumsy efforts and the malfunctioning gear result in slapstick accidents, highlighting the humor in his unpredictable fitness journey.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsRuth CliffordLeone Le DouxJames MacDonaldFigaro the cat, humiliated by a ribbon Minnie Mouse ties around his neck, is mocked by alley cats. When their leader attacks, Figaro's trembling inadvertently causes trash cans to topple onto the aggressor.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey and his friends are staging a sort of olympics in a makeshift stadium on his farm. The main event is a sort of quadrathlon, with running, pole vaulting, rowing, and cycling. Mickey gets a late start due to some foul play by Pete, and that's not the only foul play.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsBeatrice HagenJayne ShadduckWalt DisneyMickey drives a steamroller and takes Minnie's little ones for a ride. While he takes a break to court Minnie, the little ones climb aboard and start the steamroller moving.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his book on child rearing.
- DirectorDick HuemerStarsJack BaileyOlcott VailGoofy is going fishing with his best friend, Wilbur, a grasshopper.
- DirectorJack KingStarsJames MacDonaldClarence NashDonald's cousin Gus Goose arrives unexpectedly. Despite the note from his mother saying "he don't eat much," he's soon eating Donald out of house and home.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashNestor PaivaBen Buzzard runs a "used" (broken) plane lot. Donald takes one of the junkers out for a test fly after signing a life insurance policy payable to Buzzard. Buzzard then tries several schemes to get Donald to wreck.
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald the Rabbit is the conductor on a runaway trolley.
- DirectorWalt DisneyUb IwerksOswald attempts to win the affections of another rabbit by pretending to be a beach life guard.
- DirectorWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyThe Barn Dance is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on March 15, 1929, as part of the Mickey Mouse film series; it was the first of twelve shorts released during that year.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyLee MillarMickey's trying to do some yardwork, but Pluto wants to play. They end up indoors; Mickey breaks a screen, spreads flypaper, and they both get stuck.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsDon BrodiePinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey Mouse receives a kangaroo from Australia and is thrilled-until its wild antics and a playful joey wreak havoc. Together with Pluto, Mickey scrambles to contain the chaos, leading to comedic misadventures.
- DirectorRudolf IsingVernon StallingsStarsPinto ColvigMarcellite GarnerBeatrice HagenAdorable redheaded 'merbabies' materialize out of the crashing surf and proceed to the sea floor where they conduct a circus along with a variety of sea creatures.
- DirectorJack KinneyStarsLee MillarJames MacDonaldClarence NashPluto's dish is empty, so he goes after the bone in the dish of Butch the bulldog, who is sleeping next door. Can he make it home with the bone before Butch wakes up? No. Soon they are chasing each other through a deserted carnival, into a hall of mirrors. Pluto takes advantage of one set of mirrors to scare Butch off.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsPinto ColvigWhile Pluto naps, his son gets into scrapes with various other animals and other hazards. Pluto eventually wakes up and comes to his rescue.
- DirectorWalt DisneyWhile Tom Cat goes away hunting, Mickey, Minnie, and their mouse friends break into his house and perform music. They play various tunes on the piano while the other mice hit household objects in tune to the music.
- DirectorWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyMickey comes onstage to the applause of an unseen audience and plays various classical tunes on the violin, after some minor mishaps. During a sad song, he is overcome with emotion and has to stop.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsAlyce ArdellPinto ColvigWalt DisneyWhile out camping, Mickey and friends make battle with a horde of angry mosquitoes.
- DirectorGraham HeidStarsDivonna DoxieThree sleepy babies in a clog-boat sailing through the night sky attempt to fish with candy canes for very smart fish.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClementinePinto ColvigClarence NashDonald owns a farm; he sings Old MacDonald while feeding the animals. He goes to milk Clementine the cow, but she's not in the barn: she's up a tree, nibbling on leaves. She floats down, and the milking goes well. Her tail stops swinging; Donald leans over to check and it swats him in the face. The milking is again interrupted by some flies buzzing around; Donald pulls his hat over his head and the fly gets inside, in the confusion, Donald gets his hat and pail confused. Donald starts firing milk at the fly in retaliation, but the fly manages to get the cow to send Donald flying.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsJames MacDonaldClarence NashA bee is flying among Donald's flowers when he notices a veritable paradise of flowers in the guise of wallpaper Donald is hanging. The bee is rather frustrated when he is unable to stay on the flowers so Donald has some fun with the bee tormenting him with the fake flowers. The bee gets his revenge when Donald is accidentally pasted to the ceiling by the wallpaper making him an easy target for the bee's stinger.
- DirectorJack KinneyStarsDessie FlynnClarence NashNorma SwankChip and Dale are starving in their tree home when they notice a plentiful supply of acorns on an island in a lake. To get to the island, they borrow a miniature model ship of Donald's to sail on. The irate Donald, however, doesn't appreciate them stealing his ship and makes several attempts to get it back and thwart their scheme to get to their acorn paradise. Chip and Dale are, of course, always one step ahead of Donald.