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This, the oldest and most dated short on the disc, may also be the most fun-spirited. It's the Movie Stars vs. the Mickey Mousers in a game of polo, with Jack Holt as referee. There are early renditions of Disney's first cartoon stars including Mickey, Donald, the Three Little Pigs, and the Big Bad Wolf, plus caricatures of a number of '30s silver screen icons including Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Temple, and Clark Gable (whose oversized ears flitter for Clarabelle Cow). As much fun comes from recognizing the celebrities as it does from the "plot" which mostly consists of fast-paced back-and-forth in this gag-filled cartoon.

Donald Duck revels in being an ice princess until his three rambunctious nephews squabble over hockey, at which point former champion player Donald shows the boys a few moves. But the nephews are never agreeable for too long and typical hijinks ensue...on ice.

This short lives up to its title, depicting Pluto as Mickey's caddy during a day of golf. The comedy flows from Pluto's adaptation to the game and unconventional aid, culminating with the dog tearing up the course in pursuit of a troublesome gopher.

Goofy's popular "how to" format gets applied to "America's favorite pastime" here. With exaggeration, visual humor, and plenty of gags, Goofy illustrates how to pitch, bat, and field by playing all the roles.

The next short is very similar in its format to the previous cartoon, only this one covers football and was made two years earlier. Two colleges made up entirely of Goofys strut their stuff on the gridiron. Football rituals are parodied from the multi-faceted coach to rulebook-consulting referees. This cartoon was nominated for an Academy Award.

Basketball is lampooned in this Goofy short, highlighting a game between rival colleges U.U. and P.U. in front of a one-sided crowd. Contributing to the comedic chaos: a referee with failing eyesight, towering, dim-witted jocks, and a tiny substitute with lots of spunk.

Two Goofys square off in a tennis match, neither too distracted by an overly obtrusive groundskeeper. Like the others, this is filled with gag, most memorably a scene in slow-motion.

Goofy sends away for and immediately receives his own home workout kit. Of course, getting in great shape is not as easy as the newspaper ad claimed. Goofy follows the exercise program closely, but each part results in pain but no gain, from weights and chin-ups to cable expanders.