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
Walt Disney Pictures first of the "True-Life Adventures" series and a subsequent Academy Award winner for Best Live-Action Short Film. Walt Disney Productions had its first fully live-action film in 1950 with the release of "Treasure Island""," considered by Disney to be the official conception for what would eventually evolve into the modern-day Walt Disney Pictures. By 1953, the company ended their agreements with such third-party distributors as RKO Radio Pictures and United Artists and formed their own distribution company, Buena Vista Distribution. The division was incorporated as Walt Disney Pictures on April 1, 1983 to diversify film subjects and expand audiences for