"Mickey's Trailer" - with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy (1938)

When Mickey Mouse sets off for vacation with his two buddies, Goofy and Donald Duck, they make one big mistake; they let Goofy do the driving. You can expect the unexpected as Goofy takes the trio on a hair raising adventure to their destination. But, as usual, in the end everything seems to come together. Hey, like they say, half the adventure is in getting there….

"Three Little Pigs" - Silly Symphony (1933)

In this 1933 release from Walt Disney’s “Silly Symphony” series of cartoons comes the classic children’s story of “The Three Little Pigs.” With a bit of literary license on the part of the writer’s, the story is a bit different than the original, but the moral is the same.

While one pig labors industriously to complete work on a brick house; in order to be safe from the Big Bad Wolf; the other two pigs, who live in a straw shack next door, are busy playing and singing “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” They mock their neighbor’s efforts at security, until one day the Big Bad Wolf really does come around with ill intentions. It is only then that they see the wisdom in being prepared.

"Little Nobody" with Betty Boop (1935)

This 1935 Betty Boop cartoon says it all. When a little mixed breed dog finds its way into a rich woman's garden, to play with her pedigreed dog, the woman is horrified and  snatches her dog away from the little mutt. But don't worry, Betty Boop is quickly on the scene, scooping up the little outcast and making him realize that we all count for something.

Some of these old cartoons really have an effect on the way kids think about themselves, as well as others. Betty is right; we are all special; we all have some unique value to offer the world. Sometimes it just takes a bit of extra love to know it.