Disney's Best The Fabulous '50s Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition
THE FABULOUS '50S -- Edsels, poodle skirts, "I Like Ike" and hula hoops. For Walt Disney and his staff of animators, the 1950s were marked by transitions and experimentation, resulting in some of the most revolutionary cartoons ever released. The technique of "limited animation" and stylized design worn "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" the Academy Award for Best Cartoon Short Subject of 1953. Breakthrough results were also achieved in "Noah's Ark", which utilized stop-action photography and the animation of stick figures composed of pencils, cork and pipe cleaners. Titles: "Lambert, the Sheepish Lion"; "Pigs is Pigs"; "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom"; and "Noah's Ark".