The fifth wave of Walt Disney Treasures was released on December 6, 2005. Starting with this wave the DVD cases are now single opening, but the same size as the previous.
This set covers the second leg of Donald Duck's long career, from 1942 to 1946, including World War II. Most international releases of this set do not include the bonus feature "From the Vault". Six of the eight cartoons are instead included in the main list of shorts, while the shorts Commando Duck and Der Fuehrer's Face are absent. The omission of these shorts has not been explained. Also omitted from the international release is the short Donald's Crime, but this omission was probably a mistake, as all versions of the The Great Mouse Detective DVD include it. The Chronological Donald, Volume Two did not receive the beautiful restoration of Volume One. Prints are worn and the image quality is visibly worse than all earlier Disney Treasures Volumes.
Drawing and Talking 'Duck' with Tony Anselmo: Maltin meets with Tony Anselmo, the voice of Donald since the mid-1980s.
The Art and Animation of Carl Barks: Carl Barks is best known for the Donald Duck comics. Various relevant people give their thoughts on the man and his work, emphasizing his influence on DuckTales and films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The Volunteer Worker: A short from 1940. Donald tries to collect money for charity. This was on the first Donald set as a hidden Easter egg.
Timeline: The War Years, 1941–1945: Shows a variety of things that had come out of Disney during these years, using clips and captions in the style of a newsreel.
Galleries: An assortment of concept art, storyboard sketches and background paintings from the various Donald shorts on this set.
Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s
This set covers many miscellaneous cartoons to come out of the studio that do not feature the usual stable of Disney stars and do not even fit in Silly Symphonies or did not feature the Silly Symphonies title card. This set also includes a few select episodes from the Alice Comedies, which were made in the 1920s in the years leading up to Mickey Mouse's debut.
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis: Leonard Maltin interviews Virginia Davis, who portrayed the little girl, Alice, in Walt's silent comedies of the 1920s
From Kansas City to Hollywood: A Timeline of Disney's Silent Era: A featurette about Walt Disney's journey into the entertainment industry, from an ad company in Kansas City up to the discovery of synchronized sound.
(*): Stopmotion (**): Combination of Stop-motion and traditional animation
Bonus features
Audio Commentary: Heard over A Symposium On Popular Songs, Leonard Maltin interviews Richard M. Sherman who with his brother Robert wrote the songs for the short as well as several Disney films and theme park attractions from the 1960s–2000s.
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