Steamboat Willie and included the songs "Steamboat Bill", a composition popularized by baritone Arthur Collins during the 1910s, and "Turkey in the Straw," a composition popularized within minstrelsy during the 19th century. The title of the film is a parody of the Buster Keaton film "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (1928), itself a reference to the song by Collins. Walt Disney performed all of the voices in the film, although there is little intelligible dialogue. While the film has received some criticism, it has also received wide critical acclaim, not only for introducing one of the world's most popular cartoon characters, but for its
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Walt Disney Cartoon Classics was a series of cartoon compilations from Disney. It was one of their first attempts to put cartoons on home video, after Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections. The first 14 volumes, from 1983–1986, came with six or seven cartoons and ran from 30–60 minutes. In addition, "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" was also released in the Walt Disney Cartoon Classics series. The titles of all 14 volumes and their cartoons are as follows. In 1984 and 1985, the "Limited Gold Editions" I and II came out with a