Walt Disney's Funny Factory is a series ofDVDs byWalt Disney Home Entertainment. Very similar to the line, each release would feature around one-hour ofDisneyanimatedshort films, grouped by a starring character, or set of characters. As opposed to the chronological nature of theWalt Disney Treasures line, each release would feature various cartoons in no particular order.[1] The series featured two waves of releases, on January 17, 2006, and November 21, 2006. Another similar line wasWalt Disney’s Classic Cartoon Favorites.
The first wave of two releases was released on January 17, 2006.[citation needed]
All of the shorts on here featureMickey Mouse.
All of the shorts on here featureDonald Duck.[citation needed]
The second wave of five releases came on November 21, 2006.
All of the shorts on here featureGoofy.[citation needed]
All of the shorts on here feature Donald Duck andHuey, Dewey, and Louie.[citation needed]
The "seemingly randomised order of the cartoons" makes these compilations more similar to theCartoon Favorites line rather than to theDisney Treasures.[1]
A review atAnimation Magazine wrote that "Unlike Disney's popular tin editions, these single discs don't appear to offer any bonus features, but the low price should make them popular with collectors and casual fans nonetheless"[2]
A review of the Mickey volume atDVD Talk found that "Who this is really for is little kids. The old Disney cartoons, while not especially funny, are cute and lively, and not rerun constantly like the Warner Bros. ones are. So the tots of today may not be as familiar with these, and they will surely find them delightful up to about the age of 8. Everyone else can skip them. Real fans will get the same material on better collections, and casual fans won't find any of these particular cartoons noteworthy."[3] while the Donald volume was assessed as follows: "Donald is no Daffy, that's for sure, and adults aren't going to find more than a few chuckles in any of these. Kids will no doubt find them hilarious indeed -- but if you're going to shell out bucks on cartoons for the kids, why not spend a few more and get a quality set? "[4]
Another review of the Mickey volume stated "For anyone who has decided not to collect all the shorts of Disney's landmark mouse (and now, with three of his fourTreasures difficult and fairly pricey to obtain, that's an understandable move for someone very late to the Disney DVD game),Funny Factory with Mickey makes for a pretty nice sampling of his years in color."[5]