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Season 1

Special. One Hour In Wonderland  

Community Score

9.0 Superb
First aired: 12/25/1950

Walt Disney hosts a special celebration for his new animated classic "Alice In Wonderland".

Special. Operation Wonderland  

Community Score

7.9 Good
First aired: 6/14/1951

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
First aired: 12/25/1951

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
First aired: 2/8/1953

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
First aired: 10/27/1954

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.

6. Alice in Wonderland (Edited Movie Version)  

Community Score

7.5 Good
First aired: 11/3/1954

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.

7. Prarie / Seal Island  

First aired: 11/10/1954

James 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.

8. The Donald Duck Story  

First aired: 11/17/1954

A 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?)

9. So Dear To my Heart  

Community Score

7.5 Good
First aired: 11/24/1954

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.

10. A Story Of Dogs  

Community Score

9.0 Superb
First aired: 12/1/1954

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.

11. Operation Undersea  

Community Score

9.9 Superb
First aired: 12/8/1954

Behind The scenes look at Disney's newest film 20,000 Leagues Under The sea.

12. Davy Crockett : Indian Fighter  

Community Score

10.0 Perfect
First aired: 12/15/1954

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.

13. A Present For Donald  

First aired: 12/22/1954

A 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: 12/29/1954

The 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
First aired: 1/5/1955

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.

16. Treasure Island ( Part 2 )  

Community Score

9.0 Superb
First aired: 1/12/1955

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.

17. Monsters Of The Deep  

First aired: 1/19/1955

A 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
First aired: 1/26/1955

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: 2/2/1955

Mr. Toad, due to recklessness,ends up in jail in this animated version of Kenneth Grahams Novel.

20. A Progress Report / Natures Half Acre  

First aired: 2/9/1955

A look at the building progress of Disneyland and an airing of the True Life Adventure "Natures Half Acre".

21. Calvacade Of Songs  

First aired: 2/16/1955

A Look at Disney Music and the importance of music in a film.

22. Davy Crockett : At The Alamo  

First aired: 2/23/1955

In 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
First aired: 3/2/1955

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".

24. Man In Space  

Community Score

9.8 Superb
First aired: 3/9/1955

A look at how America is proceeding towards space exploration.

25. The Pre-Opening Report From Disneyland  

Community Score

9.7 Superb
First aired: 7/13/1955

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
First aired: 7/17/1955

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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