Public domain VHS releases

Public domain VHS releases are video releases of material that has fallen into the and are no longer protected by . Prior to 2024, only a handful of Disney shorts had fallen into the public domain, with the most notable shorts being The Mad Doctor (1933), Minnie's Yoo Hoo (1930), The Spirit of '43 (1943), Hooked Bear (1956), and Susie the Little Blue Coupe (1952).
== Notable examples ==
# The Mad Doctor: This film is commonly featured on public domain tapes featuring Mickey Mouse since it is one of the few Mickey Mouse cartoons to be in the public domain, the film is almost always paired with the film Minnie's Yoo Hoo, another public domain Mickey short.
# The Spirit of '43: This short is always featured on Donald Duck-based public domain VHS tapes since it is the only Donald Duck short to have entered the public domain state; this also causes the covers to be based on images based on the short..
# Hooked Bear and Susie the Little Blue Coupe: These 2 shorts are mostly found together on Disney public domain VHS tapes, making them fairly easy to find.
== Gallery ==
Donald Duck Star Classics VHS Back.jpg|A Donald Duck public domain VHS tape featuring the short The Spirit of '43, alongside cartoons from another companies
Donald duck fun time kid video.JPG|Another Donald Duck public domain VHS tape, but also featuring Hooked Bear and Susie the Little Blue Coupe
915SHr5Hr-L. SL1500 .jpg|A public domain Mickey Mouse VHS tape featuring The Mad Doctor and Minnie's Yoo Hoo
Public domain vhs disney.jpg|A Mickey Mouse public domain VHS tape featuring the short The Mad Doctor, along with two other cartoons from other companies featuring Mickey-styled characters
Category:Cartoon short compilation videos
Category:Public domain cartoons