# Where can I get early Disney toons on DVD or VHS?

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**Created:** [January 4, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-early-disney-toons-on-dvd-or-vhs/283107 "2005-01-04T23:40:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-early-disney-toons-on-dvd-or-vhs/283107/1 "2005-01-04T23:40:03Z")

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I’m talking about the earliest stuff, from the 1920s and '30s – “Steamboat Willie” and all that. I can’t find any collections of them at any video store, nor at the Disney Store you find in every shopping mall.

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**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-early-disney-toons-on-dvd-or-vhs/283107/2 "2005-01-04T23:45:21Z")

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They’ve gradually been releasing the “Walt Disney Treasures” sets, but most are out of print. The latest ones include the second volume of Mickey black and whites, which should fit what you’re looking for.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-early-disney-toons-on-dvd-or-vhs/283107/3 "2005-01-04T23:55:13Z")

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[Here](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006II6O/qid=1104883211/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl74/104-9688221-4032722?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846) and [here](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002S64UA/qid=1104883211/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl74/104-9688221-4032722?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846) for starters. [Here](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/series/-/266/dvd/ref=pd_serl_dvd/104-9688221-4032722)’s a list of all the installments in the Walt Disney Treasures DVD series.

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-early-disney-toons-on-dvd-or-vhs/283107/4 "2005-01-05T00:02:36Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> I’m talking about the earliest stuff, from the 1920s and '30s – “Steamboat Willie” and all that. I can’t find any collections of them at any video store, nor at the Disney Store you find in every shopping mall.

[Start looking here.](http://disneyshorts.toonzone.net/homevideo/dvd.html). You can navigate through more DVDs (including the entire Disney Treasures series and upcoming DVDs) by clicking on the “Next Page” or “Previous Page” buttons on the top menu.

Try not to get involved with the webmaster, though. He’s a complete jerk who really shouldn’t be involved with Disney at all, much less civilized society.

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-early-disney-toons-on-dvd-or-vhs/283107/5 "2005-01-05T00:13:22Z")

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Note : the above post was cleared by TubaDiva. Thanks. The webmaster is still a jerk, though.