Greatest 23 Animation Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1948

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo, about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale. See more about Fun and Fancy Free / IMDB / YouTube

An anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music. Read about Melody Time / IMDB / YouTube

Foghorn Leghorn tries indignantly to prove he is a chicken to Little Henry the Chicken Hawk who longs to prove himself. Find out about The Foghorn Leghorn / IMDB / YouTube

Tom, Jerry, and Butch sign a peace treaty. Learn about The Truce Hurts / IMDB / YouTube

Bugs infuriates pirate Yosemite Sam by stealing his treasure and Yosemite chases Bugs onto the pirate ship. Details on Buccaneer Bunny / IMDB / YouTube

A western showdown of Bugs Bunny versus Yosemite Sam. More about Bugs Bunny Rides Again / IMDB / YouTube

Santa and his sleigh crash into some trees while attempting to deliver presents on a foggy Christmas Eve. Rudolph is enlisted to lead the sleigh and is hailed as a hero. Check out Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / IMDB / YouTube

A black cat explains reason after reason why he cannot stand people, and opts to relocate to the moon. When he does, he finds characters there that make him realize people aren't so bad anyway. Find out about The Cat That Hated People / IMDB / YouTube

Donald is preparing a little picnic when he sees some ants passing by. He decides to tease one, ultimately by piling lots of food onto it. The ant eventually stumbles, but realizes Donald is sitting on a veritable gold mine. He rallies his fellow ants, and while Donald is napping, they cart him to a cliff and drop him into the river. When he returns to the raid in pro. Get info on Tea for Two Hundred / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey is running a banana plantation. Pluto is frightened by Mickey's boomerang and gets tangled up with it. Meanwhile, Mickey has found an ostrich egg whose owner isn't at all happy that Mickey wants to take it. Find out about Mickey Down Under / IMDB / YouTube

Donald Duck gets into a lot of trouble while he's cooking pancakes for breakfast - Chip and Dale are up to their mischief. Donald tries a number of plans to get rid of them, but they repeatedly foil Donald's plans. See more about Three for Breakfast / IMDB / YouTube

Pluto's efforts to dig up a bone are frustrated by his allergy to goldenrod, and by a gopher who is using the bone to prop up his tunnel. Read about Bone Bandit / IMDB / YouTube

A bee is flying among Donald's flowers when he notices a veritable paradise of flowers in the guise of wallpaper Donald is hanging. The bee is rather frustrated when he is unable to stay on the flowers so Donald has some fun with the bee tormenting him with the fake flowers. The bee gets his revenge when Donald is accidentally pasted to the ceiling by the wallpaper ma. Get info on Inferior Decorator / IMDB / YouTube

Pluto is in for a surprise when Mickey sends him to buy a salami at the butcher shop, and he has to fight to keep Butch the bulldog from stealing it. When Pluto gets home with the salami, Mickey presents it to Butch as a birthday gift. Learn about Pluto's Purchase / IMDB / YouTube

Donald is trying to sell brushes door-to-door, but since nobody can understand him, nobody will buy anything. He happens across a street vendor selling voice pills. They work great, but he's only got a limited number so of course, the last pill ends up in various inconvenient places. Look into Donald's Dream Voice / IMDB / YouTube

B.O. Skunk tries desperately to win the love of a girl, any girl, and goes to such lengths as imitating Frank Sinatra. Details on Little 'Tinker / IMDB / YouTube

Donald's sleep is interrupted by a dripping kitchen faucet. Check out Drip Dippy Donald / IMDB / YouTube

It's hunting season, and all the ducks are wisely staying undercover - apart from this freshly-hatched little duckling, who turns out to be more than a match for two inept would-be hunters... Get info on Lucky Ducky / IMDB / YouTube

Little Toot is a baby tugboat who would rather play than help his father in New York harbor. When he does finally decide to help, he accidentally causes a major crash and is banished beyond the 12 mile limit. But when a storm comes up and strands an ocean liner, he's the only one that can get there, and he redeems himself. Details on Little Toot / IMDB / YouTube

Donald is caught in the rain while eating his lunch. He ducks into a restaurant for a cup of coffee, but Chez Pierre is a very ritzy place, and by the time all is said and done, he's facing a bill for $35.99, and he only got a drop of coffee, and he only has a nickel. Pierre takes him to court, where this story is told, and is ordered to pay $10 or wash dishes for ten. Get info on The Trial of Donald Duck / IMDB / YouTube

Donald adopts a baby kangaroo. It's more than he bargained for. Learn about Daddy Duck / IMDB / YouTube

Donald Duck and Jose Carioca, both literally blue, stumble across the Cafe do Samba, whose proprietor is determined to cheer them up with samba music. After they get their color back, they land in a giant brandy snifter, where a live-action woman is playing the tune on an organ. She also drums and dances a bit. The only dialogue is the lyrics of the song, sung by wome. Details on Blame It on the Samba / IMDB / YouTube

Hector is a dog with an easy life and the run of the house when the lady of the house gives him a warning...one more mess and you're out. Hector would be okay if not for the fact that three little puppies have been left on their doorstep. Hector has a hectic time keeping them in line and cleaning up their messes without alerting the lady. Info on Hector's Hectic Life / IMDB / YouTube