Favorite Animated Short Films.
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- DirectorGraham HeidWilfred JacksonStarsElvia AllmanMarie ArbuckleBarbara BrewsterAs a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.
- DirectorRichard WilliamsTaking place 2,400 years in the past, Prologue depicts a brutal battle between two teams of Spartan and Athenian warriors.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyJames MacDonaldMickey, Donald, and Goofy are cleaning a large clock. Among the complications: Mickey fights a sleeping stork that doesn't want to leave, Donald gets tangled up in the main-spring, and Goofy is inside the bell when the clock strikes four.
- DirectorJames SugrueStarsGrant MoningerJames SugrueBoohildas are well known as sophisticated trickers versatile in magic but not Bluehilda! Join her with her pet Francis as she tries to catch a beast to eat while avoiding dangerous witch hunters along the way.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashPurv PullenMickey has been reading Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive. He eats a walnut, which makes him briefly larger, then small. He dances around a lot, ultimately doing a major number with a deck of cards. He dances with the queen, making the king jealous. He comes after Mickey with swords, and Mickey defends himself with a sewing needle. Mickey gets the upper hand, and the king calls for reinforcements. Mickey finds himself chased by several decks, which throw their spots at him. He turns on a fan and blows them away, back through the mirror, where his alarm is ringing.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigThe Four BlackbirdsMarcellite GarnerCookies, cakes, and other desserts march in a parade. A gingerbread girl cries because she has nothing to wear; a gingerbread man dresses her up, and she is named cookie queen.
- DirectorTeddy NewtonStarsMuneer LyatiWayne DyerDay encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods. But their suspicions soon turn to curiosity, and they are delighted to find the joys of their budding friendship.
- DirectorDoug SweetlandA stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.
- 19117mNot Rated7.1 (1.9K)ShortDirectorWinsor McCayJ. Stuart BlacktonStarsWinsor McCayJohn BunnyMaurice CostelloCartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyRichard EdwardsMickey and Donald ride in a trailer pulled by Goofy, who doesn't realize his car has separated from the trailer as they travel down a mountain.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisPeter HawkinsGromit butts heads with a mysterious penguin lodger, who hatches a sinister scheme involving the ex-NASA Techno Trousers that have been modified by Wallace for walkies.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigDorothy ComptonMarion DarlingtonTo the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him.
- DirectorJohn KahrsStarsJohn KahrsKari WahlgrenJack GoldenbergAn office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashMickey is a frustrated bandleader dealing with obnoxious peanut vendor and flute player Donald, who tries to persuade the band to play "Turkey in the Straw," and a cyclone hits before his concert of "William Tell Overture" is completed.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyHarriette HaddonSanta's little helpers must hurry to finish the toys before Christmas Day.
- DirectorDick RickardStarsDon WilsonWalt DisneyMilt KahlFerdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.
- 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.
- DirectorAlan BarillaroA hungry sandpiper hatchling ventures from her nest for the first time to dig for food by the shoreline. The problem is, the food is buried in the sand where scary waves roll up.
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald's country is at war, like many other volunters he joins the army and finds himself soon in the trenches. A short battle leaves him wounded, but at least in the field hospital where his girlfriend is working.
- 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.
- DirectorJohan HagelbäckStarsPeter LundbladAgneta OlssonLasse TennanderKnyttet feels alone and scared.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisAnne ReidJustin FletcherWallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
- DirectorGeorge ScribnerStarsWayne AllwineBill FarmerArthur BurghardtA poor boy and a prince exchange identities and lives while the villainous Captain of the Guard plots to take advantage of this.
- DirectorJack KingStarsDonald BarrySara BernerBilly BletcherAutograph hound Donald, despite the security guard, manages to get signatures from Greta Garbo, 'Mickey Rooney', Sonja Henie, The Ritz Brothers, and Shirley Temple before he's recognized and everyone wants his autograph.
- DirectorDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckThe Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.
- 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 KinneyBen SharpsteenStarsDoodles WeaverPinto ColvigTwo hockey teams of Goofies play a game that quickly degenerates into a riot.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey Mouse and Donald Duck, with the help of Goofy the iceman, try to move out before the sheriff can sell off their furniture.
- DirectorJames Ford MurphyStarsNapua GreigKuana Torres KaheleMuneer LyatiA story that takes place over millions of years and is inspired by the beauty of tropical islands and the allure of ocean volcanoes.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald spends the night unable to sleep because of a ticking alarm clock and a fold-away bed that keeps trapping him when it folds up.
- DirectorDominique MonferyStarsDora LuzJennifer EspositoSalvador Dalí and Walt Disney's Destino features the tragic love story of Chronos, the personification of time, and a mortal woman as they seek each other out across surreal landscapes.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald's frustration level is stretched to the limit when he attempts to court Daisy without the interference of his nephews.
- DirectorWalt DisneyOzzie tries to find a way to arrest the scoundrel Pete.
- DirectorRichard WilliamsStarsAlastair SimMichael RedgraveMelvyn HayesAn old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancThe short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey, Donald and Goofy run the "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" agency. They receive a call from lonely and bored ghosts to come to their house where they are scared silly by the hilarious haunts and taunts of these spirited pranksters.
- DirectorRichard WilliamsDepicts the dreams, ideas, and struggles of three men (representing "truth," "beauty," and "good") who settle on a tiny island.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigBernice HansenClarence NashA little elephant is ashamed of his trunk until he saves his tiger girlfriend with it by using it as a fire hose when her house burns.
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald the Rabbit is the conductor on a runaway trolley.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigMelvin J. GibbyMickey and an early version of Donald Duck are police officers chasing dognapper Pegleg Pete. Despite their bumbling, they manage to repeatedly get the drop on Pete at his sawmill hideout, though they ultimately make a shambles of the place.
- DirectorUb IwerksWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyMickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA larger lamp watches while a smaller, younger lamp plays exuberantly with a ball but doesn't pick up the knack of correct handling.
- DirectorRiley ThomsonStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys. The sponsor hates it, but the audience loves it anyway.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey, Goofy & Donald have 10 minutes to fix Pete's car. Or else!
- DirectorJack KingStarsAdriana CaselottiBilly BletcherCliff EdwardsDonald Duck visits a museum of modern inventions; among the inventions he struggles with: a robot butler who keeps taking his hat; a package wrapping machine; a robot nursemaid; an automated barber chair.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisPeter HawkinsTo replenish their depleted supply of cheese, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit travel to the moon in a homemade rocket-ship.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashSarah SelbyDonald is listening to a radio cooking program while mixing up a batch of waffles. But he's distracted and uses rubber cement instead of baking powder.
- DirectorRichard WilliamsAt the age of 20, Richard Williams was a young artist living in Spain and drew the acrobats, clowns and onlookers. 57 years later, he has brought the drawings to life with colorful animation.
- DirectorLauren MacMullanStarsWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerRussi TaylorMickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonThe princess violin from the sleepy Land of Symphony is chased by a more lively alto saxophone from the Isle of Jazz. Soon the queen (a viola) discovers them and locks the sax in the metronome.
- DirectorKevin DetersStevie WermersStarsCorey BurtonBill FarmerGoofy tries to set up his new home theater in time for the big game, with disastrous results.
- DirectorEsteban BravoBeth DavidStarsNick AinsworthKelly DonohueA boy has a crush on another boy and he is too shy to confess, but his heart is not so reticent.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsAllan WatsonKenny BakerA narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens his bag. The toys march out and decorate the tree, with the toy soldiers shooting balls from their cannon, a toy airplane stringing a garland like skywriting, and the toy firemen applying snow. A blimp delivers the star to the top. Meanwhile, Santa fills the stockings. His laughter awakens the children, who sneak out. The toys rush to their places, and Santa escapes up the chimney just in time. The closing verse is sung.
- DirectorWalter LantzWilliam NolanStarsPinto ColvigOswald is riding on a camel; he defeats an attacking lion, using the camel's humps as cannonballs. In Cairo, he meets a queen and sings her his theme song; the sphinx and a couple pyramids join in, but the king isn't as happy.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsBeatrice HagenElvia AllmanPinto ColvigMickey, Donald and Goofy are firefighters. As you might expect, their attempts at fighting a boarding house fire are not particularly effective. They hear Clarabelle singing in the bathtub and rescue her, tub and all, against her will (she won't believe there's a fire).
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald wakes up grumpy and takes it out on his alarm clock, afterward trying his best to wake up the mechanical cow sleeping in the bed beside him, with limited success. They finally do get going, sailing around the barnyard offering milk to denizens of the farm. When kidnappers arrive and takes Oswald's girlfriend away, he and the cow set off to rescue her.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsClarence NashEsther CampbellPinto ColvigA jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.
- DirectorGary RydstromStarsSheb WooleyA teenage alien is trying to abduct a sleeping human, but doesn't know which switch to use.
- DirectorLes DrewKaj PindalStarsDonald BrittainThe Martians speculate on the nature of Earth's apparent dominant lifeform, automobiles.
- DirectorDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashMorty Citymouse invites his cousin Abner Countrymouse for a visit and shows him the ways of the big city, including traps, eating quietly, and busy traffic.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigBilly DeltcerFlorence GillDonald and Peter Pig refuse to help the Wise Little Hen plant her corn or harvest it, but they are plenty anxious to help eat it.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsEileen CarlisleRobert A. DavisLisa GolmA young German boy is indoctrinated into conforming with the Nazi social mindset.
- DirectorGraham HeidStarsDivonna DoxieThree sleepy babies in a clog-boat sailing through the night sky attempt to fish with candy canes for very smart fish.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey Mouse must score a touchdown if his team is to beat the Alley Cats.
- DirectorJack KinneyStarsJack BaileyPinto ColvigJames MacDonaldTo combat the wartime shortages in gas and tires, a number of fanciful forms of transportation are demonstrated by various versions of Goofy. Finally, we see the ultimate solution: the pogo stick.
- DirectorEnrico CasarosaStarsTony FucileKrista ShefflerPhil SheridanA fable of a young boy coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. It's the first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. Will he be able to find his own way?
- DirectorJan PinkavaStarsBob PetersonGeri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.
- DirectorWalt DisneyUb IwerksStarsCount CutelliWalt DisneyCarl W. StallingMickey, a hot dog vendor, meets and quickly falls for Minnie the "Shimmy Dancer". He serenades her by performing the song "Sweet Adeline", much to the dismay of Kat Nipp, who is trying to sleep.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsBilly BletcherDon BrodieLeo ClearyRobin is crooning to a Mae West-like Jenny Wren when he is shot with an arrow. A court is convened; the judge, an owl, keeps singing the title. A variety of birds are brought to the witness stand, but nobody knows a thing.
- DirectorSaschka UnseldStarsSarah JaffeAmidst the rain in a singing city, two umbrellas - one blue, one not - fall eternally in love.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsElvia AllmanMarie ArbuckleBarbara BrewsterInsects gather at a night café to watch an Apache dance act and a jazz band with comical results.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsGeneva HallJeanne DunneBernice HansenThe Three Little Kittens tie helium balloons to a basket and travel up to the Milky Way, which is filled with all the milk they can drink.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigDorothy ComptonBeatrice HagenA baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to life. He wanders into the "keep out" cave, full of things like scissors, knives, and fountain pens that are not for baby and begins smashing watches with hammers and playing with giant matches. The matches chase after him; baby escapes by riding a bar of soap across a pond, but the smoke from the matches turns into boogey-men. The benevolent sandman, dressed as a wizard, spots baby hiding and works his magic, bringing us back to the real nursery.
- DirectorRiley ThomsonStarsThelma BoardmanBill DaysWalt DisneyMickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage, to the strains of "While Strolling Through the Park" and "In the Good Old Summertime". Goofy rides by on a penny-farthing bicycle, and the whole Duck family rides by on a bicycle built for five.
- DirectorWalt DisneyPenniless Oswald tries sneaking backstage to meet the shimmy dancer he fancies.
- DirectorAngus MacLaneStarsAngus MacLaneTessa SwigartIf BURN-E (a welding robot) had known how much trouble he'd be caused by WALL-E's pursuit of EVE, then he'd have taken the day off.
- DirectorPinto ColvigErdman PennerWalt PfeifferStarsElvia AllmanPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey hosts an amateur hour radio show. Among the acts: Donald forgetting the words to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"; Clara Cluck singing and chasing the microphone; and Goofy with an elaborate one-man-band contraption.
- DirectorWalt DisneyUb IwerksWandering minstrel Oswald must rescue his lady love from imprisonment.
- DirectorWalt DisneyUb IwerksOswald attempts to win the affections of another rabbit by pretending to be a beach life guard.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsSara BernerHarriette HaddonPurv PullenThree orphan kittens are entering a society house in winter and ruin the furniture. But when they're caught by the maid, the young daughter of the house "rescues" them from the cold out outside.
- DirectorCharles NicholsWilfred JacksonStarsLeone Le DouxJames MacDonaldMickey's evening started slow and lazy, but things get moving in a hurry when Minnie calls from outside the big dance, wondering why he's late for their date.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsAlyce ArdellPinto ColvigWalt DisneyWhile out camping, Mickey and friends make battle with a horde of angry mosquitoes.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyJames MacDonaldMickey and Pluto's hunt for quail turns into a disaster when Mickey wakes up a bear.
- DirectorDavid HandDick HuemerStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyRichard EdwardsMickey, Donald, and Goofy are crewing a whaling ship. Their mishaps include Donald fighting off some hungry birds, Mickey and a bucket of water that keeps doing a boomerang impression, and Goofy firing the cannon and getting stuck high in the air, and ultimately inside a whale. And when he lands the whale well, let's just say they're gonna need a bigger boat...
- DirectorJack KinneyStarsFrank BullPinto ColvigJack KinneyTaking all the places on both teams, Goofy demonstrates the game of football with varying results, having problems with the coach and the goal post.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsElvia AllmanW.F. BanesWalt DisneyMickey Mouse finds a magic lamp that builds Pluto a doghouse.
- DirectorRichard WilliamsStarsKenneth WilliamsPaul Bürks
- DirectorMark AndrewsAndrew JimenezTwo buskers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsAl BernieThelma BoardmanBeatrice HagenVarious Mother Goose rhymes are portrayed by Hollywood stars for example, Old King Cole's fiddlers three are the Marx Brothers, and Humpty Dumpty is W.C. Fields, who falls while tormenting Charlie McCarthy; Simple Simon and the Pieman are Laurel and Hardy.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsDorothy ComptonWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerA host of movie stars show up for the premiere of Mickey and Minnie's newest cartoon.
- DirectorCharles NicholsClyde GeronimiStarsJohn DehnerJames MacDonaldThurl RavenscroftSeduced by a satyr, Pluto celebrates spring. He goes around enjoying the scents, then imitating various animals. But when he imitates the butterfly (that transformed from a caterpillar before our eyes), he gets in trouble. The butterfly had done a little dance with a water droplet; Pluto picks a beehive as his "ball". The bees, of course, attack, and Pluto escapes by diving into some bushes of poison ivy. Then the "gentle" rains of spring come, along with the hail ("hail, hail the rains"), making a mess of Pluto's house.
- DirectorWinsor McCayStarsWinsor McCayAn animated dramatization of the notorious World War I German torpedoing of the ocean liner, Lusitania.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyRichard EdwardsDonald controls the hounds (or maybe they control him), and Goofy is riding on his shy horse, as the fox outwits both of them. Some other Disney characters are seen briefly in the hunting party at the end.
- DirectorJames AlgarWilfred JacksonRiley ThomsonStarsThelma BoardmanWalt DisneyMickey wants some of the cake Minnie has just baked, so he offers to clean up her yard. As he's working, a tiny tornado (smaller than him) with a mind of its own comes along and causes trouble. After Mickey finally chases the little twister off, it gets its big brother, which makes a grand mess of the yard. Most of the cartoon, except for the opening and closing, has no dialogue.
- DirectorSanjay PatelStarsBrent SchraffSunny Singh AttarArun RaoSanjay loves cartoons and comics, while his father tries to draw him into his Hindu traditions. Reluctance turns into awe-inspiring adventure as the boy embarks on an amazing journey, returning with a new perspective they can both embrace.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigMarcellite GarnerBeatrice HagenMickey is ringmaster of a circus for orphans. Donald has a trained sea lion act, and does a bit of juggling himself. Mostly, though, he fights with a baby sea lion who keeps stealing both the fish and the show. Donald then finds himself and Mickey in an unrehearsed high wire act, which kicks into high gear when one of the orphans electrifies the wire. They end by doing a high dive into the seals' tank.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsAlyce ArdellSara BernerTommy BuppA sailor doll, thrown into a toy dump, rallies the demoralized dolls that were already there.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsMarcellite GarnerBeatrice HagenJayne ShadduckMickey puts on a big show to raise money for the orphaned mice.
- DirectorWalter LantzStarsWilliam NolanOswald takes his sweetie on a canoe ride and later on proposes to her. A large dog spots them and kidnaps the girl.