Walt Disney Cartoon Classics is a video series of Disney cartoon compilations that ran from 1983 to 1996. It was the successor to Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections.

Cartoon Classics: Wave One

The first 14 volumes, from 1983 to 1986, came with six or seven cartoons and ran from 30–60 minutes. The titles of all 14 volumes and their cartoons are as follows.

Chip 'N' Dale with Donald Duck (1983)

Pluto (1983)

Scary Tales (1983)

Sport Goofy (1983)

Disney's Best of 1931-1948 (1983)

More Sport Goofy (1983)

Note: This is the only Cartoon Classics video to not be released on VHS. This video is a laserdisc reissue of an older VHS from 1981, entitled Goofy Over Sports.

More of Disney's Best: 1932-1946 (1984)

Sport Goofy's Vacation (1984)

Donald Duck's First 50 Years (1984)

Mickey's Crazy Careers (1984)

The Continuing Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale Featuring Donald Duck (1985)

Disney's Tall Tales (1985)

Silly Symphonies: Fanciful Fables (1986)

Silly Symphonies: Animal Tales (1986)

Limited Gold Editions

In 1984 and 1985, the "Limited Gold Editions" I and II came out with a historical introduction documentary to each video, like the first series, the second series had six or seven cartoons, but with the exceptions of "How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960", which had five cartoons, and "Disney's Best: The Fabulous '50s", which had four cartoons. LGE I videos all have the documentary about Walt Disney's early start and the first original Mickey Mouse. LGE II videos each have different documentaries focusing on histories of the specific characters/themes of the video. Including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Disney's war cartoons, Silly Symphonies, and the Academy Award winning shorts. These historical introduction documentaries also include interviews with the likes of Jack Hannah, Clarence Nash, Jack Kinney, and archival footage of Walt Disney himself. In 1986, the "Limited Gold Editions I" were released on VHS in the United Kingdom, and laserdisc only in Japan, CAV, and bilingual. The 14 titles are as follows:

Limited Gold Edition I

Mickey (1984)

Minnie (1984)

Donald (1984)

Daisy (1984)

Pluto (1984)

Silly Symphonies (1984)

Disney's Best: The Fabulous '50s (1984)

Limited Gold Edition II

Life with Mickey (1985)

Donald's Bee Pictures (1985)

The World According to Goofy (1985)

From Pluto With Love (1985)

An Officer and a Duck (1985)

The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-1938 (1985)

How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960 (1985)

Cartoon Classics: Wave Two

In 1987, another wave of "Cartoon Classics" was released, with 14 regular volumes, as well as four "Special Edition" volumes. Volumes 1-5 were released on May 19, 1987. Volumes 6-10 were released on October 6, 1987. Volumes 11 and 12 were released on May 9, 1989. Volumes 13 and 14 were released on August 28, 1990. The first "Special Edition" volume was released on October 4, 1988. The three other "Special Edition" volumes were released on June 19, 1992. The shorts featured on volumes 1-5 were all new-to-VHS in the United States and Canada at the time, while shorts featured on all subsequent volumes are duplicated from the earlier "Cartoon Classics" wave and other early Disney VHS releases. The sole exception is The Big Wash, which made its debut on Fun on the Job. Between each short are clips from other cartoons, redubbed with new voices to link the featured cartoons together.

Vol. 1: Here's Mickey!

Linking clips reused from: Mickey's Delayed Date (1947)

Vol. 2: Here's Donald!

Linking clips reused from: Baggage Buster (1941), Mickey's Trailer (1938)

Vol. 3: Here's Goofy!

Linking clips reused from: A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941), Brave Little Tailor (1938)

Vol. 4: Silly Symphonies!

Linking clips reused from: Three Little Pigs (1933)

Vol. 5: Here's Pluto!

Linking clips reused from: A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941), Cold Turkey (1951)

Vol. 6: Starring Mickey & Minnie

Linking clips reused from: The Simple Things (1953), The Nifty Nineties (1941)

Vol. 7: Starring Donald & Daisy

Linking clips reused from: This Is Your Life, Donald Duck (1960)

Vol. 8: Starring Silly Symphonies: Animals Two by Two

Linking clips reused from: The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)

Vol. 9: Starring Chip 'n' Dale

Linking clips reused from: This Is Your Life, Donald Duck (1960)

Vol. 10: Starring Pluto & Fifi

Linking clips reused from: Pluto's Heart Throb (1950), Canine Casanova (1945)

Special Edition

Linking clips reused from: The Pointer (1939), Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940), Donald's Ostrich (1937), Chips Ahoy (1956)

Vol. 11: Mickey and the Gang

Linking clips reused from: Pluto's Dream House (1940), How to Play Golf (1944), African Diary (1945)

Vol. 12: Nuts About Chip 'n' Dale

Linking clips reused from: Mickey's Amateurs (1937),

Vol. 13: Donald's Scary Tales

Linking clips reused from: Mickey's Parrot (1938), Donald's Off Day (1944), The Plastics Inventor (1944)

Vol. 14: Halloween Haunts

Linking clips reused from: The Worm Turns (1937), Daddy Duck (1948)

Special Edition - Fun on the Job!

Linking clips reused from: Fathers Are People (1951), Fire Chief (1940), Motor Mania (1950)

Special Edition - Happy Summer Days

Linking clips reused from: Donald's Vacation (1940), How to Fish (1942), Lion Down (1951)

Special Edition - The Goofy World of Sports

Linking clips reused from: Goofy Gymnastics (1949), How to Play Golf (1944)

Disney's Valentine Collection

These three videos came out originally for Valentine's Day in 1995 and 1996. They are still released almost every year around the beginning of January through the middle of February, and are retailed for around $10.00 each.

International versions

Some volumes in the series were released in different countries.

Germany

Italy

France

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Japan