How to Catch a Cold

How to Catch a Cold is a 1951 animated educational short which shows how to avoid catching a cold. An updated version of this short was released in September of 1986.

Summary
An educational short made for Kleenex showing how to avoid catching a cold. The common man is home with a common cold, and his alter ego (common sense) tells him of the mistakes he made leading to him getting the cold and the careless things that he had done helping to spread the cold to other people. Naturally, the use of Kleenex Tissues is a big help against colds. There's a square dance sequence, along with experimental production design highlights (crayon scrawl backgrounds and chalkboard stick figures). This short features the voice talents of Bill Thompson.

Synopsis
An educational short made for Kleenex showing how to avoid catching a cold. Naturally, the use of Kleenex Tissues is a big help.

Summary
The updated version was made by the Walt Disney Educational Media Company. It is shown mostly in live-action, with a young boy (played by David Faustino) sick in bed with a cold. From a Disney book on his shelf, the voice of Goofy, similar to the common sense of the original short, tells the boy how one can catch a cold. Goofy tells the boy some of the mistakes that he might have made that lead to his cold, and how to protect himself so he won't spread the cold to other people. This version makes use of clips of past Disney shorts of the past to emphasize.

Featured clips

 * Tomorrow We Diet!
 * How to Catch a Cold
 * The Army Mascot
 * Cold War
 * Donald's Off Day
 * A Good Time for a Dime
 * Mail Dog
 * How to Sleep
 * Donald's Diary
 * Foul Hunting
 * Donald's Crime
 * How to Play Football
 * Crazy With the Heat
 * Donald's Fire Survival Plan
 * Duck Pimples
 * Hockey Homicide
 * No Smoking
 * They're Off