The Disney treasures collection is the best and cheapest way of getting the entire series to their golden age shorts.I must warn you not to buy any of these mini DVDS if you are someone who would love the full collection being the mini DVDS are just repeats or shorts due on future Disney treasures.As you know Black and white cartoons are only normally seen these days on a fan basis or history basis which is why the general audience since the 1960's have not seen many old and original Mickey mouse cartoons because the Studio wants the general audience to see coloured cartoons only these days, plus black and white do not suit the general audience anymore.Mickey Mouse Was created in 1928 and was Walt Disney's very first cartoon as well as the first cartoon with sound in it, at first they just starred Mickey, Mini, Pete and others, but did not feature our familiar Disney characters till the early 1930's including Donald, Pluto and Goofy. 75 black and white cartoons were made from 1928-35, Mickey Mouse's cartoons turned fully into color in 1934/35 and still stared his new friends who were seen is his last few black and white cartoons including Donald, Pluto and Goofy. They were still all just Mickey Mouse cartoons but all of them except 3 starred at least one out of Donald, Pluto & Goofy. By 1936 14 colored cartoons had been made of Mickey Mouse and his friends. In 1937 In the late 1930's Walt Disney for the very first time created a cartoon classified as one of Mickey's friends(DONALD DUCK) Then in 1938 they started doing spin off classifications called DONALD AND GOOFY, then in 1940 they done PLUTO'S very first own short. In these cartoons not classified as Mickey Mouse, they did not star Mickey Mouse when all of Mickey's cartoons starred them which was because in the late 30's the audience was complaining about Mickey's mean character not going with his nice friendly personality which is why from 1937-53 Walt Disney realised he was limited on stories to suit Mickey's character and that he better make Mickey's popular friends turn into cartoon superstars who were bigger stars than Mickey physically all along as you are about to read as well as the fact that they starred in all of Mickey's own cartoons when did not star in there's who also had an enormous lot more cartoons made alone per character than Mickey did at all. Mickey was and still is today in the present just what made Disney start and become what it turned out to be and is used today as we speak like it always has been since the 1940's like an advertisement for WALT DISNEY, but Mickey is not a cartoon star like all think he is.Only 14 colored cartoons classified as Mickey Mouse had been made upto 1936. They only made 28 new cartoons classified as Mickey Mouse from 1937-53 when his last original short was made, which makes 42 colored shorts in total which all starred atleast one of his friends out of Donald, Pluto and Goofy except for 3 of his own shorts out of all 42 that just Starred him and Minnie. Donald starred in 130 Shorts of his own from 1937-67, Goofy starred in 48 cartoons of his own from 1939-67, Pluto starred in 48 shorts of his own from 1940-51 which makes 226 colored shorts not classified as Mickey Mouse which he only appeared in ten of, other than that he appeared in 2 special Shorts and one WAR commercial which also starred his friends and makes 55 colored shorts in total starring Mickey Mouse. Meaning 39 out of Mickey's own 42 colored shorts star Donald, Pluto or Goofy which is why I would rather call these DVDS Mickey, Donald, Pluto, Goofy and Friends. Being Mickey is not the star. Then you see there is 226 cartoons of the stars seen in Mickey's cartoons which do not star Mickey meaning Mickey's cartoons were like an origin to the real stars who starred in 226 shorts of their own which did not star Mickey.after the last short in 1967, they did not produce anything till 1981 because TV was taking over and the theatre customers was reducing in cartoons due To Hanna Barbera and lots of other TV cartoons that were making cartoons popular as TV Series, Studios like Disney and Warner were not willing to create TV Cartoons till the late 1980's early 90's when Animated TV as well as taken over Theatrical cartoons had become a massive popular thing to the whole world. In 1981 they Did a Special called Mickey's Christmas Carol which again starred all his friends plus friends of Donald's that were introduced in Donald cartoon shorts. Then next in 1987 a Goofy Special was made called Sport Goofy in Soccermania that did not star Mickey. Then in 1987 A TV Series of Donald's Uncle and Nephews was made. Chip-N-Dale who were introduced in Donald Cartoons had A TV Series done in 1988. Goofy had a TV Series of his own Done in 1992. Donald had a TV Series of his own done in 1996. a Few Specials of Mickey were made from 1990-97 but all stared his friends when his friend's specials and TV Series did not star him. The finally in 1998 they started a new TV Series called Mickey Mouse works which was show with scenes that made Mickey and all his friends the presenters of lots of brand new shorts which again in Mickey's cartoons they starred his friends when Donald, Pluto and Goofy's new shorts did not star Mickey. It is all because Mickey is not an easy character to write stories in cartoons up for with good humour and adventure, which is why he never starred in all his friends cartoons as well as when getting a show that did star him it featured all his friends being Mickey is nothing when it gets to screen entertainment other than a way of advertising Walt Disney productions and cartoons like a cartoon advertising Toys.Mickey Mouse only starred in 55 colored shortsBelow is a complete list of all his appearances. it comes in 4 columns: first the episode number, then the date, then the official classification of the series it comes under, then the title.Any classified as Pluto/Donald/War are seen on these Treasures: Donald Duck/Pluto/On The Front Lines.ALL COLORED SHORTS STARRING MICKEY MOUSE1 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Band Concert2 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Garden3 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Fire Brigade4 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Pluto's Judgement Day5 1935 MICKEY MOUSE On Ice6 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Polo Team7 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Orphans' Picnic8 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Grand Opera9 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Thru The Mirror10 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Rival11 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Moving Day12 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Alpine Climbers13 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Circus14 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Elephant15 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Worm Turns16 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Magician Mickey17 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Moose Hunters18 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Amateurs19 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Hawaiian Holiday20 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Clock Cleaners21 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Lonesome Ghosts22 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Boat Builders23 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Trailer24 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Brave Little Tailor25 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Parrot26 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Whalers27 1939 MICKEY MOUSE Pointer28 1939 MICKEY MOUSE Society Dog Show29 1939 SPECIAL The Standard Parade30 1939 SPECIAL Mickey's Surprise Party31 1940 PLUTO Pluto's Dream House32 1940 MICKEY MOUSE Mr. Mouse Takes A Trip33 1940 MICKEY MOUSE Tugboat Mickey34 1941 MICKEY MOUSE Little Whirlwind35 1941 MICKEY MOUSE Nifty Nineties36 1941 MICKEY MOUSE Orphan's Benefit37 1941 PLUTO Gentleman's Gentleman, A38 1941 PLUTO Canine Caddy39 1941 PLUTO Lend A Paw40 1942 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Birthday Party41 1942 MICKEY MOUSE Symphony Hour42 1942 WAR All Together43 1943 PLUTO Pluto and the Armadillo44 1946 PLUTO Squatter's Rights45 1947 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Delayed Date46 1948 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey Down Under47 1948 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey And The Seal48 1948 PLUTO Pluto's Purchase49 1949 PLUTO Pueblo Pluto50 1950 DONALD DUCK Crazy Over Daisy51 1951 PLUTO Plutopia52 1951 MICKEY MOUSE R'coon Dawg53 1952 MICKEY MOUSE Pluto's Party54 1952 MICKEY MOUSE Pluto's Christmas Tree55 1953 MICKEY MOUSE Simple Things