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
The Walt Disney Company Ed Catmull took over as President of Pixar Animation Studios. Former Executive Vice-President of Pixar, John Lasseter, became Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, its division Disneytoon Studios, and Pixar Animation Studios, as well as assuming the role of Principal Creative Advisor at Walt Disney Imagineering. In February 2006, Disney acquired the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from NBC Universal (including the character's intellectual property and the 26 Oswald cartoons produced by Walt Disney) as part of an exchange of minor assets. In return, Disney released sportscaster Al Michaels from his contracts with ABC Sports and ESPN,