Walt Disney Treasures: Wave Four
The fourth wave of Walt Disney Treasures was released December 7, 2004. This is the only wave that comes in White cases, and is the final wave that is in double DVD cases. Starting with this wave, the side strap was replaced with seal wrap with stickers and the back was no longer printed on the tin but included as a card glued to the back. Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two This set covers the remaining Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts released in black and white. 175,000 sets produced. Disc one The Barn Dance (1929) The Opry House (1929) When the Cat's Away (1929) The Barnyard Battle (1929) The Plowboy (1929) Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929) The Jazz Fool (1929) Jungle Rhythm (1929) Wild Waves (1929) Just Mickey (also known as Fiddling Around) (1930) The Barnyard Concert (1930) The Cactus Kid (1930) The Shindig (1930) The Picnic (1930) Traffic Troubles (1931) The Castaway (1931) Fishin' Around (1931) The Beach Party (1931) The Barnyard Broadcast (1931) The Mad Dog (1932) Barnyard Olympics (1932) Bonus features "Mickey Mania: Collecting Mickey Merchandise": Maltin visits Bernie Shine, collector extraordinaire. They discuss what makes Mickey so appealing, then Shine takes us on a tour of his vast amassing of Mickey memorabilia from all over the globe, most of it dating back to the 1920s and 30s. "Mickey's Portrait Artist: John Hench": Maltin interviews famed Disney artist John Hench about Mickey. Hench was the man in charge of painting Mickey for his birthdays throughout the years. Disc two Musical Farmer (1932) Trader Mickey (1932) The Wayward Canary (1932) Mickey's Pal Pluto (1933) Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933) Playful Pluto (1934) Mickey's Steam Roller (1934) Mickey Plays Papa (1934) Mickey's Kangaroo (1935) From the vault The Haunted House (1929) The Moose Hunt (1931) The Delivery Boy (1931) The Grocery Boy (1932) Mickey in Arabia (1932) Mickey's Good Deed (1932) Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933) The Steeple Chase (1933, wrong opening music, its plays Donald Duck theme) Shanghaied (1934) Mickey's Man Friday (1935) Bonus features "Background paintings": Backgrounds of the various cartoon shorts on this set "Animation drawings": Drawings of the same cartoons, animating and storyboard "Mickey's Poster Archive": Posters for many of the shorts shown on this set "Mickey Mouse Fully Covered": Various merchandise covers, such as books, magazines and records "Mickey's Sunday Funnies": This section shows off the comic strips of the many Mickey adventures, complete with a biography of creator Floyd Gottfredson. The Complete Pluto This set covers the first half of Pluto's career. 110,000 sets produced. Disc one 1930 The Chain Gang (replaced by The Beach Party on region 2 editions) 1935 On Ice 1937 Pluto's Quin-puplets 1939 Beach Picnic 1940 Bone Trouble 1941 Pluto's Playmate Canine Caddy Lend a Paw 1942 The Army Mascot Pluto, Junior The Sleepwalker T-Bone for Two Pluto at the Zoo Bonus Features The Life and Times of Pluto: Maltin discusses Pluto's characteristics with current animator Andreas Deja, long-time animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, and animation historian John Canemaker. Pluto 101: