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Season
9 (NBC) (1962-63)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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######## Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color #########
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NBC Sundays 7:30 pm EST
9.01 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE REVUE
23-Sep-1962
9.02 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: ESCAPADE IN FLORENCE (Part 1)
30-Sep-1962
written by Edward Fenton & Maurice Tombragel
directed by Steve Previn
cast:
Tommy Kirk ........ Tommy Carpenter
Annette Funicello ........ Annette Aliotto
Nino Castelnuovo ........ Bruno
Clevia Matania ........ Aunt Gisella
Venantino Venantini ........ Lorenzo
Ivan Desny ........ Count Roberto
Odoardo Spadaro ........ Padrone
Carlo Rizzo ........ Uncle Mario
Renzo Palmer ........ Carabiniere
Richard Watson ........ Butler
Helen Stirling ........ Miss Brooks
Elisa Cegani ........ Felicia
Liana Del Balzo ........ Countess della Scala
Georges Ehling ........ Gino
Ivan Triesault ........ Professor Levenson
9.03 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: ESCAPADE IN FLORENCE (Part 2)
07-Oct-1962
same as above.
Synopsis:
Tommy, Annette and Bruno now have the valuable painting that Count Roberto
stole.
Roberto catches them but they refuse to divulge the painting's whereabouts. [RF]
9.04 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THE SILVER FOX AND SAM DAVENPORT
14-Oct-1962
9.05 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color:
MAN IS HIS OWN WORST ENEMY
21-Oct-1962 (rerun 03May1970)
Summary:
An hour of animation hosted by psychologist Ludwig von Drake.
Drawing on cartoons from the 40's and 50's, the professor shows how man's
powers of reason are at the mercy of his emotions. Included are excerpts
from "Reason and Emotion" (1943), "How to Have an Accident at Work" (1959),
"Magic Highway U.S.A." (1958), and "Motor Mania" (1950).
Assisting are Donald Duck, Goofy, Chicken Little, Foxy
Loxy and J.J. Fate. [RF]
9.06 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: SAMMY, THE WAY-OUT SEAL (Part 1)
28-Oct-1962
Written & Directed by Norman Tokar
cast:
Billy Mumy ........ Petey Loomis
Ann Jillian ........ Porsche 'Rocky' Sylvester
Jack Carson ........ Harold Sylvester
Robert Culp ........ Chester 'Chet' Loomis
Patricia Barry ........ Helen Loomis
Elisabeth Fraser ........ Lovey Sylvester
Michael McGreevey ........ Arthur Loomis
Renie Riano ........ Mrs. Crody
9.07 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: SAMMY, THE WAY-OUT SEAL (Part 2)
04-Nov-1962
same as above.
9.08 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THE MAGNIFICENT REBEL (Part 1)
18-Nov-1962
Written by Joanne Court
Directed by George Tressler
cast:
Karl Boehm ........ Ludwig van Beethoven
Peter Arens ........ Karl Amenda
Bruno Dallansky ........ Schuppanzigh
Ivan Desny ........ Prince Lichnowsky
Erik Frey ........ Count Guicciardi
Oliver Grimm ........ Blind Boy
Ernst Nadherny ........ Franz Josef Haydn
Giulia Rubini ........ Countess Giulietta
Guido Wieland ........ Landlord
Erich Winn ........ French Colonel
Gabriele Barth ........ Landlord's Daughter
9.09 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THE MAGNIFICENT REBEL (Part 2)
25-Nov-1962
same as above.
Synopsis:
With all Europe acclaiming his music, the master composer Beethoven learns
that he is becoming deaf. The Berlin Symphony Orchestra plays excerpts from
the sixth ("pastoral") and ninth ("choral") symphonies and the opera "Fidelio". [RF]
9.10 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THE MOONCUSSERS (Part 1)
02-Dec-1962
Adapted by Lowell S. Hawley
Based on the book by Iris Vinton
Directed by James Neilson
cast:
Oskar Homolka ........ Urias Hawke
Kevin Corcoran ........ Jonathan Feather
Robert Emhardt ........ Mr. Wick
Rian Garrick ........ Dan Hallett
Joan Freeman ........ Betsy Feather
Lee Aaker ........ Willy
Paul E. Burns ........ Mose
Robert Burton ........ E.P. Hallett
Ted Jacques ........ Bill Stacy
Dayton Lummis ........ Commissioner
Erin O'Brien-Moore ........ Mrs. Feather
Tudor Owen ........ Skipper of the Portland
Dub Taylor ........ Fire Tender
Eddy Waller ........ Captain Swain
9.11 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THE MOONCUSSERS (Part 2)
09-Dec-1962
same as above.
9.12 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: HURRICANE HANNAH
16-Dec-1962
Narrated by James Algar and Jason Wingreen
Summary:
Hurricane Hannah is a composite storm, made up of film clips of some of the
worst hurricanes to hit the U.S. After a weather satellite locates the hurricane
in the mid-Atlantic, the Weather Bureau, Coast Guard and Navy move into action
and a Navy hurricane-hunter plane flies into the center of the storm. "Hannah"
smashes across Florida and out into the gulf, then heads for Texas. [RF]
9.13 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: HOLIDAY TIME AT DISNEYLAND
23-Dec-1962
9.14 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THREE TALL TALES
06-Jan-1963
9.15 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: LITTLE DOG LOST
13-Jan-1963 (rerun 17Aug69)
Adapted by Catherine Turney
Based on the novel by Meindert de Jong
Directed by Walter Perkins
Narrated by Winston Hibler
cast:
Priscilla Overton ... Katy
Dennis Yanglin ...... Bud
Hollis Black ........ Carlson
Margaret Gerrity .... Mother
Grace Bauer ......... Old Woman
Norman Williams ..... Father
Synopsis 1:
The story of a little Welsh Corgi named Candy who has adventures when he gets lost. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The psychologically-oriented story of a dog with a phobia. Candy, a Welsh Corgi,
develops a great fear of brooms after receiving some unintended punishment. This fear
drives Candy from home and into a series of more broom-oriented misadventures. [RF]
9.16 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: JOHNNY SHILOH (Part 1)
20-Jan-1963
Adapted by Ronald Alexander
Based on the novel by James A. Rhodes
Directed by James Neilson
cast:
Brian Keith ........ Sgt. Gabe Trotter
Kevin Corcoran ........ Johnny Lincoln Clem
Darryl Hickman ........ Lt. Jeremiah Sullivan
Skip Homeier ........ Captain MacPherson
Edward Platt ........ General Thomas
Regis Toomey ........ Mr. Clem
Rickie Sorensen ........ Rusty
Ben Morgan ........ Sam
Eddie Hodges ........ Billy Jones
Hayden Rorke ........ General Ulysses S. Grant
Dan Riss ........ General Wheeler
Don Harvey ........ Confederate Colonel
Henry Wills ........ Stark
Buck Taylor ........ Josh
Billy Williams ........ Blue Raider #1
9.17 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: JOHNNY SHILOH (Part 2)
27-Jan-1963
same as above.
Synopsis:
For his bravery in action, Johnny Clem is sworn into the Union Army by General
Grant
and given the rand of sergeant. Soon after, Johnny sneaks past confederate lines to
deliver a vital message - but he's captured on the way back to his unit. [RF]
9.18 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: GRETA, THE MISFIT GREYHOUND
03-Feb-1963
Synopsis:
Greta loses her job as a racing dog when she takes a short cut to ambush the
mechanical rabbit. Wandering aimlessly about the countryside, Greta comes upon
a flock of sheep and strikes up a friendship with a sheepdog. [RF]
9.19 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: INSIDE OUTER SPACE
10-Feb-1963
Synopsis:
A cartoon, provides Professor Von Drake with a platform from which to discuss
the
problems man will face in outer space. Von Drake also gives "space tourists" tips on
what to wear and what to eat while traveling through the solar system and describes
past, present and future attempts to reach the moon. [RF]
9.20 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: BANNER IN THE SKY (1)
"To Conquer the Mountain"
17-Feb-1963
Adapted by Eleanore Griffin
Based on the novel by James Ramsey Ullman
Directed by Ken Annakin
cast:
Michael Rennie ........ Captain John Winter
James MacArthur ........ Rudi Matt
Janet Munro ........ Lizbeth Hempel
James Donald ........ Franz Lerner
Herbert Lom ........ Emil Saxo
Laurence Naismith ........ Theo Zurbriggen
Lee Patterson ........ Klaus Wesselhoft
Walter Fitzgerald ........ Herr Hempel
Nora Swinburne ........ Frau Matt
Ferdy Mayne ........ Andreas
Synopsis:
In a small Swiss village, Rudi Matt dreams of conquering the unclimbed Citadel,
the mountain that claimed the life of his mountaineer father. And now an English climber,
Captain John Winters, arrives to give the Citadel a
try. [RF]
*Note: Released theatrically as "Third Man on the Mountain" in 1959.
9.21 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: BANNER IN THE SKY (2)
"Killer Mountain"
24-Feb-1963
same as above.
Synopsis:
Rudi runs away from home to join Captain Winters, when he learns that Winters
plans to climb the Citadel with a guide from another village. [RF]
9.22 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: A SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE
03-Mar-1963 (rerun 04Jul71)
Host: Professor Ludwig Von Drake
Synopsis:
A cartoon lesson in behavioral psychology.
1. "Beezy Bear" (1955) stars Donald Duck as a beekeeper.
2. "How to Sleep" (1953) stars Goofy as the model insomniac.
3. "Aquamania" (1961) stars Goofy on water skis.
4. "The Litterbug" (1961)
5. "In the Bag" (1956) offer live-action and animated comments on
litter-bugging. [RF]
9.23 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: THE HORSE WITH THE FLYING TAIL
10-Mar-1963
Directed by Larry Lansburgh
Narrated by George Fenneman
9.24 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: KIDNAPPED (1)
17-Mar-1963
Adapted by Robert Stevenson
Story by Robert Louis Stevenson
Directed by Robert Stevenson
guest cast:
Peter Finch ........ Alan Breck Stewart
James McArthur ........ David Balfour
Bernard Lee ........ Captain Hoseason
Finlay Currie ........ Cluny MacPherson
Peter O'Toole ........ Robin MacGregor
Eileen Way ........ Jennet Clouston
John Laurie ........ Ebenezer Balfour
Alex Mackenzie ........ the Ferryman
Norman Macowan ........ Tinker
Niall MacGinnis ........ Mr. Shaun
Miles Malleson ........ Mr. Rankeillor
Duncan Macrae ........ the Highlander
Andrew Cruickshank ........ Colin Campbell
Oliver Johnston ........ Mr. Campbell
Edie Martin ........ Woman on the Bridge
Richard Evans ........ Ransome the cabin boy
John Pike ........ Sailor
Jack Stewart ........ Sailor
9.25 [--] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: KIDNAPPED (2)
24-Mar-1963
same as above
Synopsis:
After their ship runs aground, Alan helps David who is being pursued by Loyalist troops. [RF]
[--] Disneyland: When Knighthood Was in Flower (Part 1)
07Apr1963 rebroadcast originally aired 04-Jan-1956
[--] Disneyland: When Knighthood Was in Flower (Part 2)
14Apr1963 rebroadcast originally aired 11-Jan-1956
[--] Disneyland: Prairie-Seal Island
(28Apr63 rebroadcast originally aired 10Nov54)
### Walt Disney's Wonderful World of
Color ###
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