Q: I am in my mid 50s. I remember seeing Disney educational films when I was in middle and high school. One had Goofy in it, and it was about safe driving. Another taught about colors and the mixing of colors. I’ve been trying to locate the color one for years because I teach art in my classroom. Do you know anything about these films?
Lori, Woodland Hills, California
A: The Goofy cartoon is Motor Mania. Ludwig Von Drake gave a comic lesson on color in the 1961 Disney television show, entitled An Adventure in Color/Mathmagic Land, in which the color segment was combined with Donald in Mathmagic Land. The TV show, which was Disney’s first aired in color, was released on videocassette in 1986, but it is no longer available for sale. Donald in Mathmagic Land is still available: http://movies.disney.com/donald-in-mathmagic-land.
Dave Smith