The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
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Seasons
1.The Disneyland Story
7.527-10-19541hWalt Disney introduces the show that will be a Sunday-night tradition for over 40 years, Disneyland. In this episode, he introduces upcoming season previews, plus movies that are t...
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2.Alice in Wonderland [1951]
03-11-19541hThe 1951 Walt Disney animated film is the basis of this episode.
3.Prairie/Seal Island
10-11-19541hJames Algar explores the lives of animal habitats as captured on film. The next portion is the 1948 True-Life Disney movie, Seal Island with Winston Hibler narrating about the habi...
- Ep 4
4.The Donald Duck Story
8.017-11-19541hIt's all about Donald Duck here as his career is highlighted.
- Ep 5
5.So Dear to My Heart
24-11-19541hThe 1949 Disney movie is highlighted in this episode. Jeremiah is a young boy who owns a black lamb named Danny the Ram. Jeremiah wants to enter Danny into the spring fair, not out...
- Ep 6
6.A Story of Dogs
01-12-19541hWalt Disney takes us behind the scenes on the making of his new animated feature Lady & the Tramp.
7.Operation Undersea
08-12-19541hThis is a look into the making of the theatrical feature 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
- Ep 8
8.Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter
15-12-19541hThis is the first of five stories of the legendary Davy Crockett. In it, Davy and his friend Georgie Russel go off to fight the hostile Creek Indians.
- Ep 9
9.A Present for Donald
22-12-19541hIn this Christmas episode, Donald Duck gets a movie projector and a film reel of a penguin who wants to be free of the frozen climate.
- Ep 10
10.Beaver Valley/Cameras in Africa
29-12-19541hIn teh first part, Walt Disney presents a famous animal photographer named Alfred G. Milotte, who presents clips of his African trip that has stunning stories about the African ele...
- Ep 11
11.Treasure Island [1950] (1)
05-01-19551hYoung Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert L...
- Ep 12
12.Treasure Island [1950] (2)
12-01-19551hYoung Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert L...
- Ep 13
13.Monsters of the Deep
19-01-19551hWalt Disney takes us into the world of the sea with its many creatures.
- Ep 14
14.Davy Crockett: Goes to Congress
26-01-19551hIn the Second episode of the Davy Crockett trilogy, Davy, George and their families settle in Tennessee. Davy goes to town to file his claim, and he gets into it with a bully named...
- Ep 15
15.The Wind in the Willows
02-02-19551hKenneth Grahame is the subject of this episode as we take a look at the short film of ""The Wind and the Willows"", as seen in the movie The Reluctant Dragon from 1941.
- Ep 16
16.A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre
09-02-19551hThe first half of this epsiode is dedicated to the construction of the new Disneyland theme park in Anaheim.
- Ep 17
17.Calvacade of Songs
16-02-19551hWalt Disney shows us the importance of music in motion pictures. We also get a behind the scenes peek at the music made for the forthcoming movie Lady and the Tramp
- Ep 18
18.Davy Crockett: At the Alamo
23-02-19551hThe final chapter of the Davy Crockett trilogy begins when Davy and George make friends with a cheating gambler named Thimblerig. It is Thimblerig that gets Davy and George to go t...
- Ep 19
19.From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen
02-03-19551hClassic storytelling comes to life with Disney animation.
20.Man in Space
09-03-19551h"Man in Space" is an episode of Disneyland which originally aired on March 9, 1955. It was directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball. Later, it was edited into a featurette to play...
- Ep 21
21.The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
13-07-19551hThe big day of the grand opening of Disneyland is almost here, and Walt Disney is making plans to ensure that the park will be safe and ready for its first guests on July 17, 1955.
- Ep 22
22.Dateline: Disneyland
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