Disney’s Retro Rabbit Returns

Posted by Michael Pinto on Apr 3, 2007 in Animation |

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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit will be back on DVD! Poor old Walt lost his pre-Mickey hit to Universal – it’s too bad that he never lived to see his company get his character back, but somewhere he must be smiling:

Oswald Unleashed in Walt Disney Treasures Wave VII

“Walt Disney Home Ent. continues the popular Walt Disney Treasures series with three new two-disc DVD sets, available Dec. 11. Oswald The Lucky Rabbit, who predates Mickey Mouse, is one of the highlights, having recently returned to the Disney fold. Oswald comes out of the vault for the first time ever on DVD. The silent shorts made from 1926 to 1927, with Walt’s personal touch, are revitalized with a brand-new score specifically made for Walt Disney Treasures Wave VII.”

Here’s a non-restored version of Oswald in “Oh Teacher!” from 1927:

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