Greatest 25 Animation Movies Must-See Released in 1941

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential. Read about Dumbo / IMDB / YouTube

A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists. Info on Fantasia / IMDB / YouTube

Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon. Check out The Reluctant Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon. Check out Superman: The Mad Scientist / IMDB / YouTube

Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up. Get info on The Night Before Christmas / IMDB / YouTube

After figuring out how to get dressed, Goofy hits the slopes to demonstrate the art of skiing. Through a series of gags and misadventures, Goofy demonstrates turns, skiing backwards and even the ski jump. Explore The Art of Skiing / IMDB / YouTube

Jealous of Mickey's kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well. Get info on Lend a Paw / IMDB / YouTube

Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army. Check out Superman: The Mechanical Monsters / IMDB / YouTube

Donald is listening to a radio cooking program while mixing up a batch of waffles. But he's distracted and uses rubber cement instead of baking powder. Get info on Chef Donald / IMDB / YouTube

An upset Bugs challenges the slick Cecil Turtle to a race. Find out about Tortoise Beats Hare / IMDB / YouTube

Elmer Fudd expects to find west and wewaxation during his visit to Jellostone National Park, but he sets up camp in Bugs' backyard, and the rabbit (and a neighboring bear) definitely don't have leisure in mind. Look into Wabbit Twouble / IMDB / YouTube

When Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice. Details on The Story of the Fox / IMDB / YouTube

Donald spends the night unable to sleep because of a ticking alarm clock and a fold-away bed that keeps trapping him when it folds up. Explore Early to Bed / IMDB / YouTube

A baby whirlwind has fun at Mickey's expense while he tidies Minnie's back yard. Details on The Little Whirlwind / IMDB / YouTube

Bugs heckles a black hunter and escapes from a bear. Info on All This and Rabbit Stew / IMDB / YouTube

Pluto gets into trouble with a gopher while caddieing for Mickey, and the tunnels they make during the chase wreck the golf course. Find out about Canine Caddy / IMDB / YouTube

Donald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. He thinks he's made an easy catch, but the boys are much more resourceful than that. When he tries to smoke them out of their clubhouse, they put three roast turkeys in their bed and dress one boy as an angel. See more about Truant Officer Donald / IMDB / YouTube

Donald owns a farm; he sings Old MacDonald while feeding the animals. He goes to milk Clementine the cow, but she's not in the barn: she's up a tree, nibbling on leaves. She floats down, and the milking goes well. Her tail stops swinging; Donald leans over to check and it swats him in the face. The milking is again interrupted by some flies buzzing around; Donald pull. Find out about Old MacDonald Duck / IMDB / YouTube

Hobo Donald steals dinner off Pegleg Pete's table. Pete gives Donald a stick of dynamite. Then he puts Donald to work chopping trees. To say Donald is an inept lumberjack is understating the case. After several mishaps, Pete/Pierre chases Donald on railroad handcars. More about Timber / IMDB / YouTube

A simple visit to the penny arcade turns into quite a frustrating experience for Donald. Details on A Good Time for a Dime / IMDB / YouTube

Donald reads in his newspaper that eggs are really going up in value and the price is skyrocketing. Donald realizes that if he had some eggs, he would be quite the wealthy duck so he breaks into a nearby hen-house and collects as many eggs as possible putting them all in a huge basket. Unfortunately, a rooster standing guard makes his presence known and ejects Donald.. Details on Golden Eggs / IMDB / YouTube

Elmer buys a rabbit that he pitied seeing in the pet store. The rabbit turns out to be Bugs and makes Elmer's life a living nightmare. Find out about Elmer's Pet Rabbit / IMDB / YouTube

The black residents of Lazy Town are bored one day until a sultry light-skinned woman shows up to teach them what rhythm is. See more about Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat / IMDB / YouTube

Micky and friends put on a revue for the orphans. Donald recites nursery rhymes, but the orphans torment him. Horace, Goofy, and Clarabelle do a dance number. Donald tries again. Clara clucks a song while Mickey plays piano (with support from an unseen orchestra). Donald returns, and the orphans finally send a parade of bricks and eggs on balloons over him and use sli. Explore Orphans' Benefit / IMDB / YouTube

Woody stays behind to swim while the other birds in the forest migrate south for the winter. Just after the other birds leave, the cold of winter sets in instantly, to the point that Woody's swimming hole freezes Read about Pantry Panic / IMDB / YouTube