This is such a wonderful set of Duck Tales episodes! Sure, it's not in chronological order. I don't remember that being an issue when I was watching as a kid. They don't need to be seen in order...they are completely 100% stand alone episodes! Not sure why they were released this way, but I have no complaints.
Lately I've been trying to get my kids interested in cartoons that I watched when I was a kid. Duck Tales, Dark Wing Duck, Rescue Rangers, Tail Spin, etc. Youtube is a good introduction, but the ability to buy these on DVD is fantastic. My kids (ages 3 and 5) are entertained even though these are drastically different from cartoons that are made today. They seem to really enjoy Duck Tales, so we bought this DVD for a recent road trip. This bought us several hours of viewing time in the car. The 3 year old is still a little young to pay attention to an entire movie (even an 80 minute Disney movie). He gets bored in the middle. Twenty two minute episodes of these will hold his attention...and they even get some giggles!
As a parent, it's a bonus that I get to rewatch some of the cartoons I grew up with. There are so many jokes that I didn't appreciate as a kid (like the space episode when the actor/astronaut speaks like William Shatner the entire time? Hilarious!)
Also, I've seen that Disney is going to start making and releasing new episodes of Duck Tales in 2017. What better introduction than watching a few of the classics? I these DVDs, they're packed with tons of episodes, and they've been wonderful for road trips. Highly recommend for nostalgic reasons!