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Special. One Hour In Wonderland
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Walt Disney hosts a special celebration for his new animated classic "Alice In Wonderland".
Director: Robert Florey
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host), Walt Disney, Bobby Driscoll, Hans Conried , Edgar Bergen, Mortimer Snerd, Charlie McCarthy, Sharon Disney, Diane Disney, Kathryn Beaumont
Special. Operation Wonderland
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Ford Festival welcomes Walt Disney as he presents clips and interviews from his next animated film "Alice In Wonderland".
Special. The Walt Disney Christmas Show
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
This show opens in the children's ward of the hospital, where the doctor dresses up as Santa for the kids. From their, through the magic of television, the kids are transported to Disney Studios for a special holiday party.
Special. Walt Disney : Toast Of The Town
Community Score
| 8.9 Great |
Walt celebrates Mickey Mouse's 25th birthday with the entire cast of Toast Of The Town.
5. The Disneyland Story
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
In the opening episode of TV's longest running prime-time series, we're treated to a whirlwind tour of the Walt Disney Studios, and introduced to Walt Disney's newest venture -- a theme park called Disneyland. Future episodes are also previewed, as well as a little history on Disney's first sucess, Mickey Mouse. Three cartoons are featured: The "Laughing Place" segment from Song of the South (1946), Lonesome Ghosts (1937), and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" from Fantasia (1940). This episode is featured on the "Disneyland USA" 2-disc DVD.
Director: Robert Florey, Wilfred Jackson
Guest star: Fess Parker, Ward Kimball , Ben Sharpsteen, Jimmie Dodd, Norman Foster
6. Alice in Wonderland (Edited Movie Version)
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Alice, a young daydreaming girl, follows The White Rabbit down a long into an upside-down world known as Wonderland. Based on the works of Lewis Carroll, and first released theatrically in 1951.
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host), J. Pat O'Malley (The Walrus/The Carpenter/Tweedledee/Tweedledum - Voice), Sterling Holloway (Cheshire Cat), Ed Wynn (Mad Hatter) , Bill Thompson (The White Rabbit - Voice), Heather Angel (Alice's Sister - Voice), Kathryn Beaumont (Alice), Jerry Colonna (March Hare), Richard Haydn (Caterpillar), Verna Felton (Queen of Hearts)
7. Prarie / Seal Island
First aired: 11/10/1954James Algar, the producer-director of Disney's "True-Life Adventures" shorts, give us a behind-the-scenes look at how the feature-length "Vanishing Prairie" was filmed. The second half of the program is the Oscar-winninng first 'True-Life Adventure' Seal Island (1949). It depicts the annual migration of fur seals from Alaska to their birthplace on the Pribilof Islands. Rex Allen is the narrator.
Director: James Algar, Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host), Winston Hibler , James Algar
8. The Donald Duck Story
First aired: 11/17/1954A rather clever take on "This is Your Life" with the tempermental Donald Duck as the subject. A scrapbook read by Walt Disney sets up the showings of several cartoons: Orphans' Benefit (1934), Honey Harvester (1949), Tea for Two Hundred (1948),Donald's Dream Voice (1948), and Three for Breakfast (1948). Along the way, Donald invades Walt's office to remind him "...who the star really is", and faces-off with his alter ego, Clarence "Ducky" Nash. (Or is that the other way around?)
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host), Clarence Nash (Donald Duck and Himself)
9. So Dear To my Heart
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
A young boy trades in his dream for a race horse, for a little black lamb. He decides he will enter his lamb into a local fair competiton.
Director: Harold Schuster
Guest star: Bobby Driscoll (Jerry Kincaid), Walt Disney (First Host), Harry Carey Jr. (Judge at County Fair), Luana Patten (Tildy) , Daniel Haight (Storekeeper's Son), Spelman B. Collins (Judge), Matt Willis (Burns), Walter Soderling (Grampa Meeker), Raymond Bond (Storekeeper), Beulah Bondi (Granny Kincaid), Burl Ives (Uncle Hiram)
10. A Story Of Dogs
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Walt Disney and some of his animators give us a behind-the-scenes look at their (then) latest animated feature "Lady and the Tramp". The second half of the show is all about Disney's first canine hero, Pluto.
Director: Robert Florey, Clyde Geronimi
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host) , Peggy Lee (Herself), Clyde Geronimi (Himself), Erdman Penner (Himself), Frank Thomas, Wolfgang Reitherman, Milt Kahl
11. Operation Undersea
Community Score
| 9.9 Superb |
Behind The scenes look at Disney's newest film 20,000 Leagues Under The sea.
Director: Hamilton Luske, Winston Hibler
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host)
12. Davy Crockett : Indian Fighter
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
The show that started it all, and began a national craze. Tennesse woodsmen Davy Crockett and George Russel aid General Jackson and the U.S. Army during the Creek Indian War. Eventually, Crockett squares off against young Cheif Red Stick, who's trying to lead the Creeks into all-out war against the settlers.
Director: Norman Foster
Guest star: Pat Hogan (Cheif Red Stick), Fess Parker (Davy Crockett) , Buddy Ebsen (George Russel), Helene Stanley (Polly Crockett), Eugene Brindel (Billy), Ray Whitree (Johnny), William Bakewell (Maj. Norton), Basil Ruysdael (Gen. Andrew Jackson)
13. A Present For Donald
First aired: 12/22/1954A re-edited version of 1945's The Three Caballeros with Donald Duck and friends celebrating Christmas in Mexico.
14. Beaver Valley / Cameras In Africa
First aired: 12/29/1954The short film Beaver Valley is teamed up with footage from the upcoming True Life Adventure "The African Lion".
15. Treasure Island ( Part 1 )
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Disney's first all live-action feature, based on the classic by Robert Louis Stevenson, is featured in this two-part episode. In part 1, young Jim Hawkins is given a treasure map by the dying Captain Billy Bones. The map details the location of the famed 'treasure island', named so for a mountain of treasure put there by the priate Flint. Hawkins sets sail aboard the Hispaniola as a cabin boy in search of the island. Also on board is a one-legged ship's cook, Long John Silver, who in reality, is the pirate who betrayed and murdered Flint in the first place.
Director: Byron Haskin
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host), Finlay Currie (Billy Bones), Bobby Driscoll (Jim Hawkins) , Harold Jamieson (Scully), Howard Douglas (Williams), Harry Locke (Haggott), Sam Kydd (Cady), Stephen Jack (Job Anderson), David Davies (Mr. Arrow), John Gregson (Tom Redruth), Andrew Blackett (Gray), William Devlin (Morgan), John Laurie (Blind Pew), Geoffrey Keen (Israel Hands), Francis de Wolff (Black Dog), Denis O'Dea (Dr. Livesey), Robert Newton (Long John Silver), Basil Sydney (Capt. Smollett), Walter Fitzgerald (Squire Trelawney), Ralph Truman (George Merry)
16. Treasure Island ( Part 2 )
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
In part 2, Jim Hawkins and company find themselves hostages on Treasure Island by Long John Silver and his crew of pirates. There, the heroes encounter a wily and half-crazed Ben Gunn, a man who Silver marooned and left for dead on the island years ago.
Director: Byron Haskin
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host), Bobby Driscoll (Jim Hawkins) , Walter Fitzgerald (Squire Trelawney), Denis O'Dea (Dr. Livesey), Ralph Truman (George Merry), Geffrey Wilkinson (Ben Gunn), Robert Newton (Long John Silver), Basil Sydney (Capt. Smollett)
17. Monsters Of The Deep
First aired: 1/19/1955A look at the history of legendary monsters, as well as a look at the Giant Octopus scene from 20,000 Leagues,Under The Sea.
18. Davy Crockett : Goes To Congress
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Davy is elected to congress after the death of his wife in the second part to the legendary Crockett series.
19. The Wind In The Willows
First aired: 2/2/1955Mr. Toad, due to recklessness,ends up in jail in this animated version of Kenneth Grahams Novel.
Guest star: J. Pat O'Malley (Voice of Cyril Proudbottom), Walt Disney (Host) , Campbell Grant (Voice of Angus McBadger), Claud Allister (Voice of Rat), Colin Campbell (Voice of Mole), John McLeish (Voice of Prosecutor), Eric Blore (Voice of Mr. Toad), Basil Rathbone (Narrator)
20. A Progress Report / Natures Half Acre
First aired: 2/9/1955A look at the building progress of Disneyland and an airing of the True Life Adventure "Natures Half Acre".
21. Calvacade Of Songs
First aired: 2/16/1955A Look at Disney Music and the importance of music in a film.
22. Davy Crockett : At The Alamo
First aired: 2/23/1955In the 3rd installment Davy makes it to the Alamo for his final stand.
23. From Aesop To Hans Christian Anderson
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
History of storytellers with classic Disney cartoons. Aesop "The Tortoise and the Hare", John de la Fontaine "The Country Cousin" (Country Mouse and City Mouse), Brothers Grimm "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Brave Little Tailor" and Hans Christian Anderson "The Ugly Duckling".
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Guest star: Walt Disney (First Host), Walt Disney (Himself)
24. Man In Space
Community Score
| 9.8 Superb |
A look at how America is proceeding towards space exploration.
25. The Pre-Opening Report From Disneyland
Community Score
| 9.7 Superb |
Also known as "A Further Report On Disneyland", with just days away from opening, Walt takes one more look at the final touches to his magic kingdom. The episode ends with Mickey Cartoons.
Special. Dateline: Disneyland
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
The Grand Opening of Disneyland is celebrated on live tv coast to coast. The 17 million dollar project is finally complete. Many celebrities attended the opening (although not scheduled for an appearance)as they take a day to enjoy the park with their families.These included: Irene Dunn,Bonita Granville,Marjorie Raines,Gail Storm,Ken Murray,Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.,Alan Young, and Jerry Colona.
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