Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Four

The fourth wave of Walt Disney Treasures was released December 7, 2004. ^[1] This is the only wave that comes in White cases, and is the final wave that is in double DVD cases. Starting with this wave, the side strap was replaced with seal wrap with stickers and the back was no longer printed on the tin but included as a card glued to the back.

Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two

This set covers the remaining Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts released in black and white. 175,000 sets were produced. ^[1]

Disc one

1929

• The Barn Dance
• The Opry House
• When the Cat's Away
• The Barnyard Battle
• The Plowboy
• Mickey's Choo-Choo
• The Jazz Fool
• Jungle Rhythm
• Wild Waves

1930

• Just Mickey (also known as Fiddling Around )
• The Barnyard Concert
• The Cactus Kid
• The Shindig
• The Picnic

1931

• Traffic Troubles
• The Castaway
• Fishin' Around
• The Beach Party
• The Barnyard Broadcast

1932

• The Mad Dog
• Barnyard Olympics

Bonus features

• "Mickey Mania: Collecting Mickey Merchandise": Maltin visits Bernie Shine, collector extraordinaire. They discuss what makes Mickey so appealing, then take a look at Shine's vast collection of Mickey memorabilia.
• "Mickey's Portrait Artist: John Hench": Maltin interviews Disney artist John Hench, who was in charge of painting Mickey for his birthdays throughout the years.

Disc two

1932

• Musical Farmer
• Trader Mickey
• The Wayward Canary

1933

• Mickey's Pal Pluto
• Mickey's Mechanical Man

1934

• Playful Pluto
• Mickey's Steam Roller
• Mickey Plays Papa

1935

• Mickey's Kangaroo

From the vault

1929

• The Haunted House

1931

• The Moose Hunt
• The Delivery Boy

1932

• The Grocery Boy
• Mickey in Arabia
• Mickey's Good Deed

1933

• Mickey's Mellerdrammer
• The Steeple Chase

1934

• Shanghaied

1935

• Mickey's Man Friday

Bonus features

• "Background paintings": Backgrounds of the various cartoon shorts on this set
• "Animation drawings": Drawings of the same cartoons, animating and storyboard
• "Mickey's Poster Archive": Posters for many of the shorts shown on this set
• "Mickey Mouse Fully Covered": Various merchandise covers, such as books, magazines and records
• "Mickey's Sunday Funnies": This section shows off the comic strips of the many Mickey adventures, complete with a biography of creator Floyd Gottfredson.

The Complete Pluto, Volume One

This set covers the first half of Pluto's career. 110,000 sets were produced. ^[1]

Disc one

1930

• The Chain Gang (replaced by The Beach Party on region 2 editions)

1935

• On Ice

1937

• Pluto's Quin-puplets

1939

• Beach Picnic

1940

• Bone Trouble

1941

• Pluto's Playmate
• Canine Caddy
• Lend a Paw

1942

• The Army Mascot
• Pluto, Junior
• The Sleepwalker
• T-Bone for Two
• Pluto at the Zoo

Bonus Features

• The Life and Times of Pluto: Maltin discusses Pluto's characteristics with current animator Andreas Deja, long-time animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, and animation historian John Canemaker.
• Pluto 101: Maltin again meets with Deja, who tells how studying classic cartoon shorts helps him animate successfully. He then shows how to bring Pluto to life from just one circle, the way he did in a sequence for the 1990 featurette The Prince and the Pauper .

Disc two

1943

• Pluto and the Armadillo
• Private Pluto

1944

• Springtime for Pluto
• First Aiders

1945

• Dog Watch
• Canine Casanova
• The Legend of Coyote Rock
• Canine Patrol

1946

• Pluto's Kid Brother
• In Dutch
• Squatter's Rights
• The Purloined Pup

1947

• Pluto's Housewarming

From the Vault

• Pantry Pirate (1940)
• A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941)

Bonus Features

• Pluto's Picture Book: This is the second half of the Disneyland episode A Story of Dogs , which was aired as part of a promotion for Lady and the Tramp (the making of which the first half of this episode covers). Walt talks about Disney's first canine star, using a picture book.
• Pluto's Pal Fergy: A mini-biography about "the man behind the mutt": Norman Ferguson, who created the character.
• Galleries
  • Pluto On Paper: Shows several Pluto comic strips, and book and magazine covers. The comics are designed so one can actually read along frame by frame.
  • Pluto's Posters: Shows posters for many of the cartoons presented on this set.
  • Background Paintings: Shows the backdrops for some of the cartoons presented.
  • Animation Drawings: Shows drawings and storyboards for the same cartoons as in the "Background Paintings" section.

The Mickey Mouse Club

This set contains the first week of the Mickey Mouse Club program, originally broadcast October 3–7, 1955. 130,000 sets were produced. ^[1]

Disc one

Episodes

• Fun With Music Day (Monday)
• Guest Star Day (Tuesday)
• Anything Can Happen Day (Wednesday)

Bonus Features

• The Leader of the Club
• Galleries
  • Inside the Clubhouse
  • Spreading the Word: Mouseke-Promotion
  • Sketching the Ideas

Disc two

Episodes

• Circus Day (Thursday)
• Talent Round-Up Day (Friday)

Bonus Features

• Mouseke-Memories
• The Mouseketeers Debut at Disneyland
• Opening Sequence in Color

References

1. Luke Bonanno. "Guide to Walt Disney Treasures". DVDizzy.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.