Best Disney Animated Shorts
This list will be more focused on what is still worth watching for entertainment purposes and some for its historical value. The list is in chronological order, but with sequels placed together after the original when they are still good quality. See also:
Best Disney Animated Films & TV
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Best Disney Animated Films & TV
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- DirectorUb IwerksWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyMickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.This is not the first animated cartoon to be synchronized with sound effects, but the first to attract favorable attention. This one represents a high order of cartoon ingenuity, cleverly combined with sound effects.
On its release, this cartoon was paired with the movie Gang War (1928), but it was this cartoon, not the main movie, that movie patrons walked away talking about.
The cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie, although both characters appeared several months earlier in a test screening of Plane Crazy. - DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsMarion DarlingtonFlossie DunlapGeorge GramlichWhen the Pied Piper lures the rats from Hamelin Town but is not paid in gold by the mayor as promised, he lures all the children of the town to the magical Garden of Happiness in a mountain to punish the parents.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigDorothy ComptonThe Three Little Pigs each build a house of different material. The Big Bad Wolf comes along and blows away the straw and stick homes, but is unable to destroy the house of bricks.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigDorothy ComptonRed Riding Hood is accompanied by Fiddler Pig and Piper Pig as she takes a shortcut through the forest to deliver food to her sick grandmother.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsDorothy ComptonPinto ColvigWhen a lazy grasshopper prefers to sing and dance rather than forage like his friends the ants, he learns to regret it when winter approaches. The ants save his life and in return he entertains them with his music.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsDorothy ComptonMarcellite GarnerBeatrice HagenBig race. Hare, fast and in lead, stops to loaf and show off to girl bunnies. Tortoise, plodding along at steady, slow pace, wins, although hare tries a last minute burst of speed.Many Warner Bros. animators have admitted that Max Hare is the inspiration for Bugs Bunny.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey and friends have various levels of enjoyment skating on a frozen river. As Mickey and Minnie glide romantically, Donald plays tricks on Pluto and ends up in trouble himself with a kite, from which Mickey must save him.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyClarence NashDonald continually heckles Mickey's magic act, but Mickey bests him at every turn. Donald shoots off a magic pistol that causes all the stage props to fall down on them at the finish of the act.This short is a little violent, with Mickey vs. Donald Duck.
- DirectorGraham HeidWilfred JacksonStarsElvia AllmanDorothy ComptonBeatrice HagenAs a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.This film introduced Disney's technical innovation, the multiplane camera.
Hayao Miyazaki has called The Old Mill his favorite Disney film. - DirectorBurt GillettBill RobertsStarsWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerEddie HoldenInspired by the Grimm's fairy tale, this classic 1938 Mickey cartoon finds our hero (voiced by Walt Disney) battling a hilariously huge "problem.
- DirectorJack CuttingClyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeStarsClarence NashAmanda CewelTom CotryA baby duckling is shunned by his family because he is different. He is also rejected by all of the other birds and animals. Finally a mother swan adopts him as one of her brood.
- DirectorBill RobertsStarsBilly BletcherJohn McLeishWalt DisneyRather out of place at a swanky dog show, Pluto flirts with Fifi, a dainty Pekingese. The judge orders Mickey and Pluto to leave, but when a fire breaks out Pluto rescues Fifi and is proclaimed a hero.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald's frustration level is stretched to the limit when he attempts to court Daisy without the interference of his nephews.
- DirectorJack KinneyBill RobertsStarsJohn McLeishHannes SchrollAfter figuring out how to get dressed, Goofy hits the slopes to demonstrate the art of skiing. Through a series of gags and misadventures, Goofy demonstrates turns, skiing backwards and even the ski jump.
- DirectorJames AlgarWilfred JacksonRiley ThomsonStarsThelma BoardmanWalt DisneyA baby whirlwind has fun at Mickey's expense while he tidies Minnie's back yard.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsTeddy BarrPinto ColvigJohn DehnerJealous of Mickey's kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well.It was the only Mickey Mouse cartoon to win an Academy Award.
- DirectorHamilton LuskeRiley ThomsonStarsThelma BoardmanWalt DisneyFlorence GillThe gang gives Mickey a surprise party that turns into a jam session with everyone playing instruments while Goofy has problems baking a cake.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonJack KinneyHamilton LuskeStarsFred ShieldsJosé OliveiraLee BlairDisney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
- DirectorNorman FergusonClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsAurora MirandaCarmen MolinaDora LuzDonald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).
- DirectorJack HannahBurt GillettBill RobertsStarsJune ForayJohn BrownPinto ColvigWith his true identity hidden in armor, lowly squire Cedric (Goofy) takes the place of his master, Sir Loinsteak, in a sidesplitting, sword-shattering joust.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsSterling HollowayIvanMischaAnimated version of the fairy tale of the Russian boy Peter and his hunt for a raiding wolf, presented to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsJames MacDonaldDessie FlynnClarence NashDonald needs a log for his fire. Unfortunately, the one he picks is occupied by a couple of chipmunks and their stash of acorns. When he cuts it down, Chip and Dale fall out, but their acorns stay behind, so they work at putting out Donald's fire and retrieving their stash. Donald, of course, takes this as calmly and cheerfully as you would expect.
- DirectorCharles NicholsStarsPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldThe snow covered mountains; but not to worry, rescue dog Pluto is on duty. Actually, given that he barely keeps himself safe, maybe you should worry. A playful seal keeps stealing his cask of grog.
- DirectorHamilton LuskeBill RobertsStarsWalt DisneyClarence NashPinto ColvigA mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?
- DirectorJack KinneyHamilton LuskeWilliam MorganStarsEdgar BergenDinah ShoreLuana PattenJiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.Although released as a movie, it's really a collection of shorts.
