Classic TV Archive Walt Disney TV Anthology (1)

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Wonderful World of Disney:  Part 1 (1954-1961) (Seasons 1-7)

Wonderful World of Disney:  Part 2 (1961-1983) (Seasons 8-29)

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Part 1 (1954-1961) (Seasons 1-7)

Episode Guide
version 46.0 June 2009

(Season 5)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive

http://ctva.biz/index.htm

with contributions by:

Corey Bryant (ep 5.8, 11.14)

Tom Alger
Rina Fox

references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY

 

Production Companies

Walt Disney Television [us]

Distributors

American Broadcasting Company (ABC) [us] (1954-1961)

National Broadcasting Company (NBC) [us] (1961-1981)

Americana Entertainment (1981-1983)

Buena Vista Television

Eyemark Entertainment [us] (1981-1983)

 

Produced by Walt Disney,  Fred R. Krug   (line) 

 

Season 1-4 (1954-58) ABC Wednesdays 7:30pm EST

      title - DISNEYLAND

 

Season 5 (1958-59) ABC Fridays 8:00pm EST

      title - WALT DISNEY PRESENTS ....

 

Season 6 (1959-60) ABC Fridays 7:30pm EST

      title - WALT DISNEY PRESENTS ....        

 

Season 7 (1960-61) ABC Sundays 6:30pm EST

      title - WALT DISNEY PRESENTS ....

 

    (When Disney moved to NBC in fall of 1961 mini series were dropped)

 

Season 8-15 (1961-69) NBC Sundays 7:30 pm EST

      title - WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR

 

Season 16-27 (1969-81) NBC Sundays 7:30 pm EST (sometimes 7:00pm)

      title - THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY

 

Season 28-29 (1981-83) CBS Fridays 8:00 pm EST

     title - WALT DISNEY

 

Cast (in credits order)

Mark Elliot ....  Announcer (1981-1983) 

Pat Crowley  ....  Molly Graham (as Patricia Crowley) 

rest of cast listed alphabetically 

Rex Allen ....  Narrator (occasional) (voice) 

Walt Disney ....  Host (1954-1966) 

Paul Frees ....  Ludwig Von Drake (1961-1983) (voice) 

Dick Wesson ....  Narrator/Announcer (1954-1979) (voice) 

 

Original music by

George Bruns   

Richard M. Sherman   (theme song) 

Robert B. Sherman   (theme song) 

 

Film Editing by

Lynn Harrison  

Grant K. Smith

 

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Season 1-4 (1954-58) ABC Wednesdays 7:30pm EST

title - DISNEYLAND

 

1.01 [--] Disneyland: THE DISNEYLAND STORY

27-Oct-1954

prod no. 3311-572

Written by Bill Walsh

Directed by Robert Florey

guest cast:

Fess Parker

Norman Foster

Ward Kimball

Jimmie Dodd

 

1.02 [--] Disneyland: ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951 Movie)

03-Nov-1954 (rebroadcast 06Apr55, 25Dec59)

prod no. 3314-571

Adaptation by Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner

Based on the novel by Lewis Carroll

Directed by Bill Walsh

Composer Oliver Wallace

cast:

Kathryn Beaumont ...... Alice
Ed Wynn ............... Mad Hatter
Richard Haydn ......... Caterpillar
Sterling Holloway ..... Cheshire Cat
Jerry Colonna ......... March Hare
Verna Felton .......... Queen of Hearts

J. Pat O'Malley ....... Walrus, Carpenter, Tweedledum & Tweedledee
Bill Thompson ......... White Rabbit & Dodo
Heather Angel ......... Alice's sister

Joseph Kearns ...... Doorknob

Larry Grey ....... Bill

Queenie Leonard ...... Bird in the Tree

Dink Trout ........ King of Hearts

Doris Lloyd ...... The Rose

James MacDonald ..... Dormouse

Don Barclay ..... Card
Synopsis:
This is an abridged version of the Disney feature-length film.
Songs include "I'm Late", "Painting the Roses Red" and "All in the Golden Afternoon",

by Sammy Fain and Bob Hilliard, and "The Unbirthday Song" by Mack David,

Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston. [RF]
 

1.03 [--] Disneyland: PRAIRIE-SEAL ISLAND
10-Nov-1954 (rebroadcast 28Apr63)
prod no. 3311-551
written by Ted Sears
directed by James Algar
Narrator Winston Hibler
guest cast:
James Algar
Winston Hibler
Rex Allen
Synopsis:
The cameras are turned on the cameramen as we watch the Walt Disney lensmen at work,

taking those hard-to-get close-up pictures of wild animals. In the Prilbilof Islands near

Alaska, we view the seals returning in the spring to the barren shores where they were born. [RF]
 

1.04 [--] Disneyland: THE DONALD DUCK STORY

17-Nov-1954 (rerun 20-Apr-1955)

directed by Robert Florey

Host Walt Disney

Voice of Donald Duck by Clarence Nash

Summary:

Walt tells the story of Donald Duck with the aid of Donald himself, and sometimes

a little interference too. We see the first cartoon appearance of Donald in

"Orphans' Benefit", starring Mickey Mouse. A more recent cartoon will be shown:

"Tea for 200", plus parts of other cartoons showing Donald in a great variety of roles.

 In a sequence created for TV, Walt and Donald and two chipmunks known as

Chip 'n' Dale do a series of impersonations. Donald croons "When You Wish Upon A Star",

he plays a private eye ("My Name is Donald. I'm a Duck!"), he's a sheriff in a Western

and he's a double-talking TV quizmaster.  [RF]

 

1.05 [--] Disneyland: SO DEAR TO MY HEART (Movie)

24-Nov-1954

prod no. 3314-557

Adapted by John Tucker Battle

Based on Sterling North's novel

Directed by Harold Schuster

       guest cast:

Bobby Driscoll ...... Jerry Kincaid
Burl Ives ........... Uncle Hiram
Beulah Bondi ........ Granny Kincaid
Luana Patten ........ Tildy

Raymond Bond ........ Storekeeper
Daniel Haight ....... Storekeeper's Son
Harry Carey ......... County Fair Judge
Matt Willis ......... Horse Trainer
Walter Soderling .... Villager
Voices of John Beal, Ken Carson, Bob Stanton
Synopsis:
Against the wishes of his Grandma, a little boy adopts a black lamb,

and dreams of the day when the lamb will win an award at the county fair.

His dreams are encouraged by his little girlfriend Tildy and Uncle Hiram. In an

animated cartoon sequence, the boy's picture of a wise old owl comes to life

 and gives some earnest advice to the lamb. [RF]

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 Music includes:
'It's Watcha Do With Whatcha Got'
'County Fair'
 

1.06 [--] Disneyland: A STORY OF DOGS

01-Dec-1954 (rerun 25-May-1955)

prod no. 3311-560

written by Erdman Penner

directed by Robert Florey and Clyde Geronimi

guest cast:

Peggy Lee

Frank Thomas

Milt Kahl

Wolfgang Reitherman

Synopsis:

Sequences from the forthcoming Disney cartoon production "Lady and the Tramp"

 are unreeled and viewers are shown how the canine characters were created. The

24 year old career of Pluto is reviewed with sequences from his cartoons. The Academy

Award comedy, Pluto in "Lend a Paw", is shown. Peggy Lee is shown recording several

of the voices she did for "Lady and the Tramp".  [RF]

 

1.07 [--] Disneyland: OPERATION UNDERSEA

08-Dec-1954

written by Winston Hibler

directed by Winston Hibler and Hamilton Luske

*Note: A behind the scenes look at Disney's newest film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".

 

1.08 [--] Disneyland: DAVY CROCKETT: INDIAN FIGHTER

15-Dec-1954 (rerun 13-Apr-1955)

prod no. 3314-575

written by Tom Blackburn

directed by Norman Foster

guest cast:

Fess Parker ...... Davy Crockett

Buddy Ebsen ...... George Russel

Basil Ruysdael ....... General Andrew Jackson

William Bakewell ........ Major Tobias Norton

Helene Stanley ...... Polly Crockett

Pat Hogan ...... Chief Red Stick

Mike Mazurki ...... Big Foot Mason

Eugene Brindel ...... Billy

Ray Whiteside ....... Johnny

Synopsis:

The first of a three-part "Frontierland" series about the early 19th century Indian fighter

and legislator who became a legendary figure. Shot especially for TV in the Great Smoky

Mountains and other parts of Tennessee, as well as in Kentucky and primitive stretches

along the Ohio River. In this episode, General Andrew Jackson commissions Major Norton

 to find Crockett and enlist his aid against the raiding Creeks.  [RF]

 

1.09 [--] Disneyland: A PRESENT FOR DONALD

22-Dec-1954

Sterling Holloway as Narrator

guest cast:

Clarence Nash ........ Donald Duck

Jose Oliveira ........ Joe Carioca

Joaquin Garay ......... Panchito

Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Nestor Amarale  

A re-edited version of 1945's The Three Caballeros with Donald Duck

and friends celebrating Christmas in Mexico.  [RF]

 

1.10 [--] Disneyland: BEAVER VALLEY / CAMERAS IN AFRICA

29-Dec-1954 (rerun 01-Jun-1955)

prod no. 3311-566

Host Walt Disney

cast:

Alfred Milotte

Elma Milotte

Summary:

Host Walt takes viewers to "Adventureland" and the trek of Alfred Milotte and his wife,

Elma, through African jungles. Their long safari included filming the lion and elephant

 in their native haunts. Disney's Academy Award wildlife feature, the comical

"Beaver Valley", concludes the visit.  [RF]

 

1.11 [--] Disneyland: TREASURE ISLAND (Part 1)

05-Jan-1955 (rebroadcast 28Nov56)

adapted by Lawrence E. Watkin

based on the classic by Robert Louis Stevenson

directed by Byron Haskin

guest cast:

Bobby Driscoll ...... Jim Hawkins
Robert Newton ....... Long John Silver
Basil Sydney ........ Captain Smollet
Denis O'Dea ......... Dr. Livesey
Finlay Currie ....... Billy Bones
Francis De Wolff .... Black Dog
Walter Fitzgerald ... Squire Trelawney
Patrick Troughton ... Roach
Ralph Truman ........ George Merry
Geoffrey Wilkinson .. Ben Gunn

Synopsis:
The story of the young English lad who becomes a cabin boy

aboard a ship hunting for buried treasure. [RF]

*Note: Released theatrically July 19, 1950.

 

1.12 [--] Disneyland: TREASURE ISLAND (Part 2)

12-Jan-1955 (rebroadcast 05Dec56)

same as above

Synopsis:
Part 2 A mutiny takes place aboard the ship and the boy's life is in danger. [RF]

 

1.13 [--] Disneyland: MONSTERS OF THE DEEP

19-Jan-1955

Narrated by Walt Disney

Synopsis:

A look at legendary monsters.

 

1.14 [--] Disneyland: DAVY CROCKETT: DAVY CROCKETT GOES TO CONGRESS

26-Jan-1955 (rerun 27-Apr-1955)

cast:

Fess Parker ........ Davy Crockett

Buddy Ebsen ......... George Russel  

Basil Ruysdale .......... Andrew Jackson

William Bakewell .......... Tobias Norton

Helene Stanley ......... Polly Crockett

Mike Mazurki ........ Big Foot

Synopsis:

The second episode of the three-part Frontierland chronicle of the legendary hero's life.

 It tells of his rise from backwoods magistrate to member of the U.S. House of Representatives.  [RF]

 

1.15 [--] Disneyland: MR. TOAD / THE RELUCTANT DRAGON (film)

02-Feb-1955 (rerun 18-May-1955, 02-May-1965)

based on the book by Kenneth Grahame "The Wind and the Willow" and "The Reluctant Dragon".

The Reluctant Dragon narrated by Basil Rathbone

"Toad Voices"

Eric Blore ....... Mr. Toad

J. Pat O'Malley ....... Cyril Proudbottom

Claud Allister ....... Rat

John Ployardt ....... Prosecutor

Colin Campbell ....... Mole

Campbell Grant ...... Angus MacBadger

"Dragon Voices"

Claud Allister ....... Sir Giles

Barnett Parker ....... Dragon

Billy Lee ....... Boy

Summary:

Mr. Toad is a speed demon who has a partner in pranks, Cyril the horse

and three long-suffering friends, MacBadger, Mole and Rat.

The Reluctant Dragon is a bashful monster who doesn't like violence, and prefers

giving tea parties. He encounters an aged dragon-killer named Sir Giles.  [RF]

 

1.16 [--] Disneyland: A PROGRESS REPORT / NATURE'S HALF ACRE

09-Feb-1955

Hosted by Walt Disney

Synopsis:

1. A helicopter starts us on a guided tour of the other Disneyland, the playland in Southern California.

2. "Nature's Half Acre" is the Academy Award documentary on the life and death of plants,

insects and birds in a garden. Special effects are achieved through the use

     of telescopic and time-lapse cameras.  [RF]

 

1.17 [--] Disneyland: CAVALCADE OF SONGS

16-Feb-1955

Hosted by Walt Disney

guest cast:

Peggy Lee

Sonny Burke

Firehouse Five

Synopsis:

Two of Disney's most popular cartoons, "Three Little Pigs" and "Snow White"

(excerpts) are seen, as part of a "Cavalcade of Songs." Walt gives viewers a

glimpse of the composing and dubbing of songs for Disney productions.  [RF]

 

1.18 [--] Disneyland: DAVY CROCKETT: DAVY CROCKETT AT THE ALAMO

23-Feb-1955 (rerun 11-May-1955)

cast:

Fess Parker ....... Davy Crockett

Buddy Ebsen ....... George Russel  

Hans Conried ....... Thimblerig

Kenneth Toby ....... James Bowie

Don Megowan ....... William Travis

Nick Cravat ....... Bustedluck

Synopsis:

The year is 1836. A handful of Texans determine to die rather than surrender the Alamo,

the fort of San Antonio, to the overwhelming Mexican forces of Santa Anna.  [RF]

 

1.19 [19] Disneyland: FROM AESOP TO HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

02-Mar-1955

Hosted by Walt Disney

 

1.20 [20] Disneyland: MAN IN SPACE

09-Mar-1955 (rerun 18-Sep-1959)

guest cast:

Ward Kimball

Willy Ley 

Dr. Heinz Habar

Synopsis:

A look at how America is proceeding towards space exploration. [RF]

 

[--] Disneyland: Alice In Wonderland
06-Apr-1955 (original broadcast 03Nov54)

 

[--] Disneyland: Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

13-Apr-1955 (original broadcast 15Dec54)

 

[--] Disneyland: The Story of Donald Duck (aka The Donald Duck Story)

20-Apr-1955 (original broadcast 17Nov54)

 

[--] Disneyland: Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

27-Apr-1955 (original broadcast 26Jan55)

 

[--] Disneyland: Davy Crocket at the Alamo

11-May-1955 (original broadcast 23Feb55)

 

[--] Disneyland: Mr. Toad/The Reluctant Dragon

18-May-1955 (original broadcast 02Feb55)

 

[--] Disneyland: The Story of Dogs

25-May-1955 (original broadcast 01Dec54)

 

[--] Disneyland: Beaver Valley/Cameras in Africa (aka Adventureland)

01-Jun-1955 (original broadcast 29Dec54)

 

1.21 [--] Disneyland: THE PRE-OPENING REPORT FROM DISNEYLAND

13-Jul-1955

Narrated by Winston Hibler

*Note: Looking at the final touches of the Magic Kingdom before its Grand Opening.

 

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title - DISNEYLAND

 

2.01 [--] Disneyland: DUMBO

14-Sep-1955

story by Otto Englander

based on the book by Helen Aberson

directed by Ben Sharpsteen  

Music: George Bruns, Piano conductor

Narrated by John McLeish

Voices:

Sterling Holloway ...... Mr. Stork

Herman Bing ..... Ringmaster

Harold Manley, Tony Neil, Chuck Stubbs ..... Boys

Malcolm Hutton ...... Skinny

Billy Bletcher ...... Clown

Verna Felton ....... Elephant Matriarch

Sarah Selby ....... Elephant

Margaret Wright ....... Casey Jr.

Billy Sheets ....... Joe

Edward Brophy ....... Timothy Q. Mouse

Jim Carmichael & Hall Johnson ...... Crows

*Note: Theatrically released in 1941.

 

2.02 [--] Disneyland: BEHIND THE TRUE-LIFE CAMERAS

21-Sep-1955

guest cast:

James Alger

Synopsis:

For the second show in the new fall series we travel to Adventureland for a visit

with "The Olympic Elk". We see the entire Disney true-life feature of that name,

recording the habits of the elk in the Olympic peninsula area of the state of Washington.

Then we pay a visit "behind the true-life cameras", and watch the filming of the forthcoming

 Disney films, "African Lion", filmed on the Dark Continent, and "Secrets of Life",

           filmed in its entirety in the Florida Everglades.   [RF]

 

2.03 [--] Disneyland: JIMINY CRICKET PRESENTS BONGO

28-Sep-1955

 written by Winston Hibler & Jack Speirs
directed by Hamilton Luske
director of photography Bert Glennon
Music by Joseph S. Dubin
Narrated by Dinah Shore
cast:
Cliff Edwards ..... the voice of Jiminy Cricket
Summary:
Jiminy Cricket narrates the story of Bongo the Wonder Bear whose

amazing circus act has made him a superstar. [RF]
 

2.04 [--] Disneyland: PEOPLE AND PLACES- TIBURON, SARDINIA, MOROCCO/ ICEBREAKERS

05-Oct-1955 (rebroadcast 04Jul56)

Adventureland episode.

(1) Sardinia

We see how the hardy Mediterranean islanders have conquered their bleak

and rocky surroundings. Features include the seasonal tuna run, the long-haired

sheep and the musical close of the Sardinian workers' day.

(2) Morocco

We see the mysterious 'Blue Men', so called because of the Indigo dye of their

turbans and robes rubs off on the skin of these desert dwellers. (film)  [RF]

 

2.05 [--] Disneyland: THE ADVENTURES OF MICKEY MOUSE

12-Oct-1955

written by Carl Cons and Lloyd L. Richardson
directed by Hamilton S. Luske
cast:
James Macdonald ....... the voice of Mickey Mouse post 1947
Clarence Nash ......... the voice of Donald Duck
Pinto Colvig ....... the voice of Goofy
Summary:
Walt Disney takes a look at the career of Mickey Mouse through a collection of short cartoons.

*Note: Reaired 20Jan1980 & 07Sep1980 as Mickey's Greatest Adventures

without the Walt Disney narration. [RF]

 

2.06 [--] Disneyland: THE STORY OF THE SILLY SYMPHONY

19-Oct-1955 (rerun 11Apr56)

Walt Disney Narrates
Summary:
A collection of cartoon shorts that were originally released between 1929 and 1937.

Walt talks about their conception and how it paved the way for future features.
Included are: "The Skeleton Dance", "The Old Mill", "The Tortoise and the Hare",

 "The Country Cousin", "The Three Little Pigs" and "Flowers and Trees".
*Note: The Academy Award-winning Silly Symphony "Flowers And Trees"

was the first cartoon to use color. [RF]
Synopsis:
An all-cartoon program. Seen in their entirety will be "The Practical Pig"

and "Little Hiawatha" plus three Academy Award winners: "The Three Orphan Kittens".

"The Old Mill", and "Ferdinand the Bull". Two early cartoons, "Plow Boy" and

"Flowers and Trees", are contrasted with scenes from the forthcoming

full-length cartoon "Sleeping Beauty". [RF]

 

2.07 [--] Disneyland: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

26-Oct-1955

based on the novel by Kenneth Grahame

directed by James Algar

Narrated by Bing Crosby

 

2.08 [--] Disneyland: THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD (Part 1)

02-Nov-1955

written by Lawrence Edward Watkin

directed by Ken Annakin

guest cast:

Richard Todd ...... Robin Hood

Joan Rice ...... Maid Marian

Peter Finch .......Sheriff of Nottingham

James Hayter ...... Friar Tuck

James Robertson ..... Little John

Martita Hunt ...... Queen Eleanor

Hubert Gregg ....... Prince John

Bill Owen ....... Stutely

Reginald Tate ....... Hugh Fitzooth

Anthony Eustrel ....... The Archbishop of Canterbury

Patrick Barr ....... King Richard I

Michael Hordern ........ Scathelock

Anthony Forwood ....... Will Scarlet

Synopsis:

Part 1 of Walt's 1952 movie about the outlaw of Sherwood Forest in the days of

the Third Crusade. In the absence of King Richard, tyranny has spread over the land,

and Robin and his merry men combat it.  [RF]

*Note: The 1952 Walt Disney movie is called, "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men."

 

2.09 [--] Disneyland: THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD (Part 2)

09-Nov-1955

same as above

Synopsis:

Part 2 The Sheriff of Nottingham had sworn he would see Robin hanged.

Instead the rope's around the sheriff when the Merry Men capture him.  [RF]

 

2.10 [--] Disneyland: DAVY CROCKETT: DAVY CROCKETT'S KEELBOAT RACE

16-Nov-1955 (Rebroadcast 25Jan56, 06Sep64)

guest cast:

Fess Parker ....... Davy Crockett

Buddy Ebsen ....... George Russel  

Jeff York ...... Mike Fink

Kenneth Toby ......Jocko

Clem Bevans ...... Captain Cobb

Irvin Ashkenazi ..... Moose

Mort Mills ..... Sam Mason

Paul Newlan ..... Big Harp

Frank Richards .... Little Harp

Summary:

Like Davy Crockett, Mike Fink was a genuine frontier hero whose career gave rise to

a good many legends. He referred to himself, it's said, as "King of the River, the original

ring-tailed roarer from the thunder and lightnin' country, a real snorter and head-buster

who can out-run, out-jump, out-swim, out-sing, out-dance, out-shoot, out-eat, out-drink,

out-talk, out-cuss, and out-fight ever'body on the Ohio and Mississippi put together."

Naturally when Mike and Davy meet there's bound to be fireworks.

Walt Disney shows Mike and Davy meeting up on the Ohio River where keelboatman Mike

tells Davy and his pal George Russel it will cost them $1000 for a boat trip to New Orleans.

This leads to a first-class race, Davy Crockett vs. Mike Fink, down the Ohio and Mississippi

Rivers from Maysville, Kentucky to New Orleans, with Davy's wits matched against Mike's

 skullduggery all the way.  [RF]

Synopsis:
It depicts the contest between Davy and Mike Fink and their crews, who poled

 their way from the Ohio River to the Mississippi delta with Davy

matching his wits against Mike's skullduggery.
*Note: Shot on location, the film boasts a new song, "King of the River", by the men

who wrote "The Ballad of Davy Crockett". [RF]

 

2.11 [--] Disneyland: THE STORY OF THE OLYMPIC ELK

23-Nov-1955

Written and Directed by James Algar
Script by Winston Hibler and Ted Sears
Director of photography Herb & Lois Crisler
Music by Anthony Gerard
Narrated by Winston Hibler

Summary:

We see the entire Disney true-life feature of that name, recording the habits of the

elk in the Olympic peninsula area of the state of Washington. Then we pay a visit 

behind the true-life cameras, and watch the filming of Disney's films, "African Lion",

filmed on the Dark Continent, and "Secrets of Life", filmed in the Florida Everglades. [RF]

 

2.12 [--] Disneyland: THE STORY OF THE ANIMATED DRAWING

30-Nov-1955

Hosted & Narrated by Walt Disney

Summary:

Beginning with Leonardo da Vinci and bringing the story down to some of Walt's

current competitors, Paul Terry and Max Fleischer. As examples of how sound and

music were first integrated into his own animated cartoons, Walt shows "Steamboat Willie"

and "Skeleton Dance". Another feature will be the "Nutcracker Suite" segment, with music

by Tchaikovsky, from "Fantasia". Other illustrations of animated-cartoon history, with

and without sound: "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces", "Gertie the Dinosaur", "Tantalizing Fly",

 "Colonel Heeza Liar", "Mutt and Jeff", "Bobby Bumps", "Farmer Al Falfa" and "Felix the Cat". [RF]

 

2.13 [--] Disneyland: THE GOOFY SUCCESS STORY

07-Dec-1955

cast:
Pinto Colvig ...... the Voice of Goofy

 

2.14 [--] Disneyland: DAVY CROCKETT: DAVY CROCKETT AND THE RIVER PIRATES

14-Dec-1955

guest cast:

Fess Parker ......... Davy Crockett
Buddy Ebsen ......... George Russel
Jeff York ........... Mike Fink
Kenneth Toby ........ Joko
Irvin Ashkenazy ..... Moose
Mort Mills .......... Sam Mason
Frank Richards ...... Little Harpe
Paul Newlan ......... Big Harpe
Hank Worden ......... the Fiddler
Walter Catlett ...... Colonel Plug
Synopsis:
Davy allies with Mike Fink in cleaning out Cave-In Rock in Illinois.

Ohio River buccaneers use it as a hideout, and have been using it for nearly 200 years. [RF]
 

2.15 [--] Disneyland: MAN AND THE MOON

28-Dec-1955

guest cast:

Ward Kimball

 

2.16 [--] Disneyland: WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER (Part 1)

04-Jan-1956 (rebroadcast 07Apr1963)

adapted by Lawrence Edward Watkin

based on the novel by Charles Major "The Sword and the Rose"

directed by Ken Annakin

guest cast:

Richard Todd ...... Charles Brandon

Glynis Johns ...... Mary Tudor

James Robertson-Justice ...... King Henry VIII

Michael Gough ...... Duke of Buckingham

Jane Barrett ....... Lady Margaret

Peter Copey ....... Sir Edwin Caskoden

Ernest Jay ........ Lord Chamberlain

D.A. Clarke-Smith ....... Cardinal Wolsey

Jean Mercure ..... Louis XII

Gerard Oury ....... Dauphin of France

Fernand Fabre ........ DeLongueville

Gaston Richer ......... Antoine Duprat

Rosalie Crutchley ......... Queen Katherine

Synopsis:

Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love.

*Note: Released theatrically in 1953 under the title "The Sword and the Rose",

 this was edited down for television. [RF]

 

2.17 [--] Disneyland: WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER (Part 2)

11-Jan-1956 (rebroadcast 14Apr1963)
same as above
Synopsis:
English princess Mary Tudor and commoner Charles Brandon are captured as they

prepare to sail for America - and Mary agrees to wed the king of France to save her

beloved Brandon from execution. [RF]
 

2.18 [--] Disneyland: A TRIBUTE TO JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

18-Jan-1956 (rebroadcast 28Mar56, 30Jun56)

guest cast:

David Stollery....... Young Joel
Jonathan Hale ....... J.A. Turner
Sam McDaniel ........ Herbert

Harry Shannon

Barbara Woodell

Synopsis:

Joel Chandler was the creator of Uncle Remus and Br'er Rabbit. Part of the

show is devoted to the story of Harris's youth. [RF]

 

25Jan56 rebroadcast of Davy Crockett and the Keelboat Race originally aired 16Nov55.

 

2.19 [--] Disneyland: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DONALD DUCK

01-Feb-1956

guest cast:

Jimmy Dodd

Clarence Nash

Annette Funicello

Sharon Baird

Bobby Burgess

Cubby O'Brien

Doreen Tracey

Synopsis:

The Mouseketeers celebrate a day in the life of Donald Duck. [RF]

 

2.20 [--] Disneyland: SURVIVAL IN NATURE

08-Feb-1956

Narrated by Winston Hibler

 

2.21 [--] Disneyland: OUR UNSUNG VILLAINS

15-Feb-1956 (rebroadcast 10Jun60)
As the slave of the Magic Mirror, Hans Conried introduces "Our Unsung Villains".
1. Captain Hook prepares to do battle with Peter Pan.
2. The Crocodile tries to seize Captain Hook.
3. The Big Bad Wolf uses his cunning on "The Three Little Pigs".
4. The wicked Queen schemes against Snow White. [RF]
 

2.22 [--] Disneyland: A TRIP THRU ADVENTURELAND / WATER BIRDS

29-Feb-1956

Synopsis:

The first is a trip through the Adventureland realm of Disneyland amusement park.

 The tour includes a stop at the curio shops in the market place, and a ride down

on Adventureland River on the Jungle Boat.

 Part 2 is the TV debut of the True Life Adventure film "Water Birds".

Winston Hibler narrates the story of these birds' feeding habits and courtships, all

over the world. [RF]

 

2.23 [--] Disneyland: ON VACATION

07-Mar-1956

Synopsis:

Walt Disney phones to say he's "On Vacation" and that Jiminy Crickett is

to produce the show. Jiminy has big troubles trying to do it, but before he's

done viewers have seen six Disney cartoons: "Canine Caddy", "Bumble Bee",

 "Goody and Wilbur", "Dude Duck", "Mickey's Trailer" and "Hawaiian Holiday". [RF]

 

2.24 [--] Disneyland: STORMY THE THOROUGHBRED

14-Mar-1956

Narrated by Winston Hibler

Summary:
This 1954 featurette follows the adventures of a colt with a famous bloodline

who's purchased first by a rancher and then by a polo player. [RF]

 

2.25 [--] Disneyland: THE GOOFY SPORTS STORY

21-Mar-1956 (rebroadcast 02Aug59)
Voice of Goofy by Pinto Colvig
Synopsis:
Disney's ever confused canine shows his ability as an athlete as he illustrates

 the development of modern sports from their beginnings in Ancient Greece.  Goofy is

seen as an Olympic champion, a skier, a gymnast and as a baseball and football player. [RF]

 

28Mar56 rebroadcast of A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris originally aired 18Jan56.

 

2.26 [--] Disneyland: WHERE DO THE STORIES COME FROM?

04-Apr-1956

Music: Oliver Wallace

guest cast:

Kirk Douglas

Ollie Johnston

Ward Kimball

 

11Apr56 The Story of the Silly Symphony originally aired 19Oct55.

 

2.27 [--] Disneyland: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH FESS PARKER

30-May-1956

Host Fess Parker

guest cast:

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeff York

John Lupton

Eddie Firestone

Kenneth Toby

*Note: A look at Disney's upcoming movie "The Great Locomotive Chase".

This show reaired in May 7 & 14 1961 as "Andrews' Raiders."

 

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ABC Wednesdays 7:30pm EST

title - DISNEYLAND

 

3.01 [--] Disneyland: ANTARCTICA - PAST AND PRESENT

12-Sep-1956

 

3.02 [--] Disneyland: THE GREAT CAT FAMILY

19-Sep-1956 (rerun 13-Mar-57, 24-Dec-61)

Synopsis 1:

This cartoon documentary traces the ancient origins of the common cat.

 The story is told by two felines, a lion and a cat. They begin with the Egyptians,

who worshiped cats, continue to the dark ages when cats were condemned as evil spirits,

and bring the history up to date with the cat's present status as a household pet and

mouse catcher. Featured will be cartoon cats from the Disney Studios. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A large jungle man-eater and a small household mouser, tell the story of the

Great Cat family. The tabby tandem trace the history of the cat from the ancient days

 of Egypt when it was an object of worship to its current role as a pet. [RF]

 

3.03 [--] Disneyland: SEARCHING FOR NATURE'S MYSTERIES

26-Sep-1956

guest cast:

Winston Hibler

Donald Sykes

Fanny Crandall

Robert Crandall

 

3.04 [--] Disneyland: ROB ROY (Part 1)

03-Oct-1956

Adapted by Lawrence Edward Watkin

Based on Sir Walter Scott's novel

Directed by Harold French

starring

Richard Todd ....... Rob Roy MacGregor
Glynis Johns ....... Helen Mary MacPherson MacGregor
Michael Gough ...... Duke of Montrose
James Robertson .... Duke Campbell, of Argyll
Archie Duncan ...... Dugal MacGregor
Geoffrey Keen ...... Killearn
Jean Taylor Smith ...... Lady Margaret Campbell MacGregor, of Glengyll
Finlay Currie ...... Hamish MacPherson
Marjorie Fielding .. Maggie MacPherson
Eric Pohlmann ...... King George I
Ina De La Haye ..... The Countess
Michael Goodliffe .. Robert Walpole
Russell Waters ..... Hugh MacGregor
John McEnvoy ....... Nabby MacGregor
Stevenson Lang ..... Keith MacGregor
Synopsis:
Rob Roy, after leading the rebel forces in Scotland, is taken prisoner. [RF]
*Note: Released theatrically in 1954 as Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue.

 

3.05 [--] Disneyland: ROB ROY (Part 2)

10-Oct-1956

same as above

 

3.06  [--] Disneyland: GOOFY'S CAVALCADE OF SPORTS

17-Oct-1956

cast:
Pinto Colvig ....... the voice of Goofy

 

3.07 [--] Disneyland: BEHIND THE CAMERAS AT LAPLAND / ALASKAN ESKIMO

24-Oct-1956

Narrated by Winston Hibler

Summary:

The story of life in the Arctic climate of Lapland. The country is largely made

 up of nomadic tribes who follow the reindeer herds, spending their winters

in the lowlands and summers in the western mountains. [RF]

 

3.08 [--] Disneyland: THE PLAUSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE

31-Oct-1956

Summary:

Walt Disney talks about the ancient Egyptian's belief in creatures with human bodies

but the heads of animals and birds, the Chinese with their dragons and the

ancient Greek's belief in centaurs. [RF]

 

3.09 [--] Disneyland: CAMERAS IN SAMOA /  THE HOLLAND STORY

07-Nov-1956

 

3.10 [--] Disneyland: ALONG THE OREGON TRAIL

14-Nov-1956

starring

Fess Parker ........ John 'Doc' Grayson

Sebastian Cabot ........ Bissonette

Jeff York ........ Hank Breckinridge

Kathleen Crowley ........ Laura Thompson

Iron Eyes Cody ........ Chief Many Stars

Phyllis Coates ........ Mrs. Martin

Morgan Woodward ........ Obie Foster

Roy Gordon ........ Judge Foster

Leslie Bradley ........ Spencer Armitage

David Stollery ........ Dan Thompson

Synopsis:

Pioneer families, accompanied by Doc Grayson, the frontier doctor set out

from Kansas City, Mo., to make their way to their new homes across 2000

 miles of perilous Indian country and unmarked trails. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Before a wagon train of settlers can even leave Kansas City for the lush country

of the Pacific Coast, they have to buy and pack supplies and make numerous other

preparations for survival. That's where tonight's true life adventure begins: in Kansas City

 amid the tumult and excitement of families destined to spend six long months together

traveling through perilous Indian country and unmarked trails to their new home, 2000 miles

 from Missouri. Fess Parker, acts both as narrator and star, playing Doc Grayson, the

 frontier doctor who accompanies the pioneers on their hazardous journey. Among the

important people on the trip are Hank Breckenridge, the frontier scout; Bissonette, a

French-Canadian fur trapper; and Many Moons, an Indian medicine man, who the settlers

hope will aid them in any trouble with Indian tribes along the way. [RF]
*Two new songs will be introduced, "Westward Ho, the wagons!" and "Pioneers' Prayer".

 

3.11 [--] Disneyland: AT HOME WITH DONALD DUCK (film)

21-Nov-1956

Summary:

Donald Duck has forgotten his birthday, but his nephews Huey, Louie and Dewey

 haven't. Old films that will be shown include: 1. "Mickey Mouse and the Baby Seal"

2. "Goofy and the Wild Ducks" 3. "Pluto As A Musician" 4. The Mouseketeers and the

Firehouse Five Plus Two (from "Mickey Mouse Club") 5. "Donald Duck As A Sea Captain". [RF]

 

28Nov1956 Treasure Island Part 1 rebroadcast from 05Jan55.

05Dec1956 Treasure Island Part 2 rebroadcast from 12Jan55.

 

3.12 [--] Disneyland: PLUTO'S DAY

12-Dec-1956

Synopsis:

Mickey's pet pooch gets a whole show devoted to him today, as we follow Pluto

through various cartoon adventures. Poor Pluto keeps getting into all kinds

of trouble with bulldogs, a mother hen, chipmunks and finally an octopus! [RF]

 

3.13 [--] Disneyland: YOUR HOST, DONALD DUCK

16-Jan-1957 (rerun 20Jul57)

Synopsis:

Donald asks Walt Disney whether he may emcee a show, but Disney is reluctant

because of Donald's squeaky voice. But nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie help

their uncle out and Donald gets his chance to emcee. [RF]

 

3.14 [--] Disneyland: OUR FRIEND THE ATOM

23-Jan-1957 (rerun 24Apr57)

Narrator: Dr. Heinz Haber, Disney's chief scientific consultant

Summary:

The story of atomic energy, past, present, and future is told through animated

cartoons in the fable "The Fisherman and the Genie". A fisherman discovers a bottle

in the sea and opens it to let out a mighty genie. Similarly, man discovers the atom

and unleashes its great power. Cartoons show how the atom is used to drive ships

and planes, and as a source of electrical power. Finally, through its use in medicine,

atomic radioactivity helps to reduce suffering. [RF]

 

3.15 [--] Disneyland: ALL ABOUT MAGIC

30-Jan-1957

Written by Erdman Penner, Perce Pearce, Milta Banta and Ralph Wright
Directed by Hamilton Luske
Director of photography Gordon Avil
Music by Paul Smith
Hosted by Walt Disney
starring
Hans Conried ...... The Face in the Mirror

 

3.16 [--] Disneyland: TRICKS OF OUR TRADE

13-Feb-1957

Written by Ted Sears, Dick Huemer and Mel Shaw
Directed by James Algar, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske
Director of photography Charles P. Boyle
Music by Joseph Dubin
Hosted by Walt Disney
starring
Jack Boyd
Marc Davis
Ollie Johnston
Milt Kahl
Dan MacManus
Joshua Meador
Helene Stanley
Frank Thomas
Billy House

 

3.17 [--] Disneyland: THE CRISLER STORY / PROWLERS OF THE EVERGLADES

27-Feb-1957

Producer Ben Sharpsteen
Written by James Algar and Dwight Hauser
Directed by James Algar
Director of photography Herb and Lois Crisler
Music by Anthony Gerard

Synopsis:

The tasks of naturalist photographers in filming wild life in its natural habitat

are revealed in this two-part program. [RF]

 

3.18 [--] Disneyland: MAN IN FLIGHT

06-Mar-1957 (rerun 02Apr58)

Synopsis 1:
A combination of animated cartoons and live-action segments is used to show the

 progress in man's attempts throughout the world to fly freely through the air. From

 the earliest legends to our current jets, aerial pioneers like the Wright Brother, Santos-Dumont,

 Voisin, Rowe, Bleriot, C.W. Rolls and Ely have contributed to the story of aviation. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The progress of aviation is traced from the earliest legends of man's attempt to fly

to today's modern jets. The achievements and contributions of aviators throughout the world

are shown including the Wright Brothers, Santos-Dumont, C.W. Rolls and others.

Cartoon sequences are integrated with historical film. [RF]

 

[--] Disneyland: The Great Cat Family

13-Mar-1957 (rerun original airdate 19-Sep-56)

 

3.19 [--] Disneyland: THE ADVENTURE STORY

20-Mar-1957 (rerun 08Sep57)

starring
Pinto Colvig .... Goofy (voice)

Synopsis:

The saga of Walt Disney's Goofy, as told by Papa Goofy to his son.

Tracing the Goofy clan back through the ages, we see some of

their ancestors as bold seafaring men, brave knights, fearless

gladiators, game hunters, toreadors, artists and scientists.

There's even a black sheep in the Goofy family - Black Goof

the Pirate, feared throughout the seven seas.

 

3.20 [--] Disneyland: DONALD'S AWARD

27-Mar-1957

Animated

Written by Bill Berg, Albert Bertino, Dave Detiege, Nick George, Roy Williams and Joseph Dubin
Directed by Jack Hannah and Jack King
Music by Paul J. Smith and Oliver Wallace
starring
Walt Disney ..... Himself
Pinto Colvig .... Pluto (voice)
Cliff Edwards ... Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Clarence Nash ... Donald Duck (voice)

 

3.21 [--] Disneyland: DISNEYLAND, THE PARK / PECOS BILL (film)

03-Apr-1957

starring

Roy Rogers

Luana Patten

Bobby Driscoll

Sons of the Pioneers

Summary:

Viewers are taken on a helicopter flight over the 160-acre park in Anaheim,

California, and see on-the-ground close-ups of Adventureland, Tomorrowland,

Fantasyland, and Frontierland. Walt Disney also shows how the amusement and

educational area developed from orange-grove acreage. In Frontierland the Golden

Horseshoe Dance Hall is dedicated to the memory of Pecos Bill. With song and dialog,

cowboy star Roy Rogers narrates the legend, which is presented partly through

live action, partly through animation. The Sons of the Pioneers, vocal group, sing the

 theme song "Blue Shadows". Luana Patten and Bobby Driscoll play the youngsters. [RF]

 

3.22 [--] Disneyland: PEOPLE OF THE DESERT

10-Apr-1957

 

3.23 [--] Disneyland: MORE ABOUT THE SILLY SYMPHONIES

17-Apr-1957

 

[--] Disneyland: Our Friend the Atom

24-Apr-1957 (original broadcast 23-Jan-57)

 

3.24 [--] Disneyland: THE YELLOWSTONE STORY / BEAR COUNTRY

01-May-1957 (rerun 24Jul57)

written and directed by James Algar.
Segment "The Yellostone Story" narrated by James Algar
Segment "Bear Country" narrated by Winston Hibler
Synopsis:

As a prolog to the Oscar-winning "Bear Country", viewers are taken on a scenic trip through

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, showing the mammoth hot springs, grand loop highway,

 geysers, canyons, waterfalls, rivers and mountains and the North American black bear. [RF]

*Note TV Guide has a very interesting article on a Disney artists' look at TV in 1984.

TV Guide edition July 20-26, 1957 Julius La Rosa on cover.

 

[--] Disneyland: At Home With Donald Duck

08-May-1957 (original broadcast 21-Nov-56)

 

3.25 [--] Disneyland: THE LIBERTY STORY

29-May-1957

 

3.26 [--] Disneyland: ANTARCTICA, OPERATION DEEP FREEZE

05-Jun-1957

 

[--] Disneyland: The Adventure Story
08Sep57 (rerun from 20-Mar-1957)

 

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ABC Wednesdays 7:30pm EST

title - DISNEYLAND

 

4.01 [--] Disneyland: THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

11-Sep-1957

Hosted by Walt Disney
Summary:
To begin his fourth year in television Walt Disney presents

"The Fourth Anniversary Show - Peter and the Wolf". The animated version of

 Serge Prokofiev's orchestral fable "Peter and the Wolf", will be seen in its entirety.

 It is preceded by a live-action sequence recreating the story of how Disney

decided to produce it. To help Disney celebrate, Jerome Courtland and Guy Williams,

both of the forthcoming Disney TV series, "The Saga of Andy Burnett",

 will be on hand, as well as the Mouseketeers, Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams,

58. Considine, David Stollery, Kevin Corcoran, Tommy Kirk and Fess Parker. [RF}

 

4.02 [--] Disneyland: FOUR FABULOUS CHARACTERS

18-Sep-1957 (rerun 13Aug58, 03May64)

guests:

Jerry Colonna ..... Himself

Dennis Day ..... Himself

The King's Men ...... Singing Group

Summary:

Walt Disney introduces cartoon interpretations of 'four fabulous characters' in

American folklore. Comedian Jerry Colonna introduces, "Casey Jones, the Brave

Engineer". Tenor Dennis Day narrates and sings in "Johnny Appleseed".

The two other stories are "Casey at the Bat" and "The Martins and the Coys",

about the feuding mountain families. [RF]

 

4.03 [--] Disneyland: ADVENTURE IN WILDWOOD HEART

25-Sep-1957 (rebroadcast 18Dec57)

Produced by Winston Hibler
Written by Winston Hibler and Jack Speirs.
Directed by Hamilton Luske
Cinematography by Roy Edward Disney, Paul Kenworthy, Walter Perkins, William Ratcliffe, Joseph Dubin and Kenneth Peach.
Narrated by Winston Hibler
Summary:

Walt Disney tells about his studio's interest in wild life, and introduces a film which

shows the life cycles of wilderness animals. Some of the adventures of Perri, a pine

squirrel, are shown, and other animals seen include: deer, wildcat, fox, marten, weasel,

porcupine, snowshoe rabbit, beaver, field mouse, goshawk, magpie, raven and jay. (film) [RF]

 

4.04 [--] Disneyland: SAGA OF ANDY BURNETT: ANDY'S INITIATION

02-Oct-1957 (rebroadcast 05Feb57)

based on the novel by Stewart Edward White

starring

Jerome Courtland ....... Andy Burnett

Jeff York ....... Joe Crane

Synopsis:

Andy is a young backwoods farmer in the early 1800's, on his way west to buy a farm

 in Missouri for himself and his grandmother who is the widow of Gail Burnett,

 partner of Daniel Boone. [RF]

*Note: Part 1 of a six-part series, The Saga of Andy Burnett.

 

4.05 [--] Disneyland: SAGA OF ANDY BURNETT: ANDY'S FIRST CHORE

09-Oct-1957

based on the novel by Stewart Edward White

starring

Jerome Courtland ...... Andy Burnett

Jeff York ...... Joe Crane

Anthony Caruso ....... Bill Sublette

 

4.06 [--] Disneyland: SAGA OF ANDY BURNETT: ANDY'S LOVE AFFAIR

16-Oct-1957 (rerun 19-Feb-1958)

based on the novel by Stewart Edward White

starring

Jerome Courtland ....... Andy Burnett

Jeff York ........ Joe Crane

Britt Lomond ....... Captain Reyes

Andrew Duggan ........ Jack Kelly

Adele Mara ...... Estrellita

Slim Pickens ........ Old Bill Williams

Synopsis:

Andy and his friends are on their way to deliver an important letter to Santa Fe

when they are stopped by the Spanish border patrol. The patrol insists that only

Kelly proceed while the others remain behind. [RF]

 

4.07 [--] Disneyland: DUCK FOR HIRE

23-Oct-1957 (rerun 25-Jun-1958)

Summary:

In this animated cartoon, Donald Duck answers an ad from an employment agency.

Since Donald wants an important position, the agent tells him of an opening in the oil industry. [RF]

 

4.08 [--] Disneyland: ADVENTURES IN FANTASYLAND (film)

06-Nov-1957 (rerun 21-May-1958)

Narrator Sterling Holloway

Synopsis:

Two stories which illustrate how inanimate objects take on human characteristics in

animated cartoons. Included is the love story of two hats, Johnny Fedora and Alice

Blue Bonnet, and the story of two tugboats, Big Toot and his son Little Toot.

*Note: Musical accompaniment by the Andrew Sisters. [RF]

 

4.09 [--] Disneyland: TO THE SOUTH POLE FOR SCIENCE (film)

13-Nov-1957 (rerun 23-Apr-1958)

Summary:

Army and Navy task forces face icy perils as they struggle to establish five bases

in the Antarctic for scientific study of the South Polar regions. Some of the barriers

encountered by the men include an almost impenetrable ice shelf off the coast of the

Weddeel Sea, a network of crevasses that block a 620-mile roadway, icebergs which

threaten a seaborne expedition and the penguins, which refuse to leave their nesting grounds. [RF]

 

4.10 [--] Disneyland: THE BEST DOGGONE DOG IN THE WORLD
20-Nov-1957 (rebroadcast 26Mar58)
Narrated by Dorothy McGuire
Synopsis:
In a tribute to dogs everywhere, dogs of various regions of the world

are seen performing useful tasks: herding goats in Switzerland, bulls in Portugal,

sheep in Sardinia and reindeer in Switzerland.

Seeing-eye-dogs, bloodhounds and house pets are also shown.

Dorothy McGuire narrates scenes from the movie "Old Yeller",

which tells the story of a yellow mongrel's effect on a family. [RF]
 

4.11 [--] Disneyland: HOW TO RELAX

27-Nov-1957 (rebroadcast 03Sep58)

Summary:

Goofy tells the story of man's discovery of his thumb. As a cave man, Goofy has a life

of leisure until he finds that his thumb enables him to pick up a club. He develops this

discovery into making other tools which lead to work, causing the end of his leisure.

During the Industrial Revolution he attempts to make machinery work for him. Later, in our

own era, Goofy once more finds time on his hands, nut tension prevents him from enjoying it. [RF]

 

4.12 [--] Disneyland: MARS AND BEYOND (film)

04-Dec-1957 (rebroadcast 11Jun58)

Summary:

Via live action and animation we see a trip to Mars, including the building of the spaceship,

 the journey and arrival on the planet. What is it like? Could we survive there?

Dr. E.C. Slipher, Lowell Observatory and Drs. Ernst Stuhlinger and Wernher Von Braun,

rocket and guided missile experts, participate. [RF]

 

4.13 [--] Disneyland: THE HORSE OF THE WEST

11-Dec-1957 (rerun 04Jun58)
Cowboy Singer Rex Allen narrates
starring
Horse trainer Jimmy Williams
Miss Sammy Fancher, roper
Synopsis:
Follows the career of the Bay Lady, a champion quarter horse,

from New Mexico ranch lands to a cow-country race track, to the show horse arena.

The history of the quarter-horse breed, which dates back to the early

settlement of Virginia and the Carolinas is traced. [RF]

 

 [--] Disneyland: Adventure in Wildwood Heart

18-Dec-1957 (rebroadcast from 25Sep57)

 

4.14 [--] Disneyland: FARAWAY PLACES - HIGH, HOT AND WET

01-Jan-1958

 

4.15 [--] Disneyland: SALUDOS AMIGOS

08-Jan-1958

 

4.16 [--] Disneyland: DONALD'S WEEKEND

15-Jan-1958 (rerun 27Aug58)

Synopsis:
Donald Duck promises his three nephews he will take them to the circus

 if they chop wood. The boys soon tire of their chore and start playing a

pirate game. Donald is about to use the rod on them when a little fellow appears,

introducing himself as Donald's conscience and urges him to use child psychology. [RF]

 

4.17 [--] Disneyland: THE LITTLEST OUTLAW (Part 1)

22-Jan-1958

starring

Andres Velasquez ...... Pablito

Rodolfo Acosta ...... Chato

Joseph Calleia ........ Padre

Pepe Ortiz ........ Don Pepe

Pedro Armendariz ....... General Torres

Laila Maley ........ Celita

Synopsis:

Pablito, a young Mexican boy, has stolen the magnificent horse Conquistador to save

it from being killed at its master General Torres ordered. Pablito and the horse arrive by

train at San Juan. There Pablito finds Chato, one of Torres' men, and a trainman whom

 Pabilito had trusted, haggling over the reward money. [RF]

 

4.18 [--] Disneyland: THE LITTLEST OUTLAW (Part 2)

29-Jan-1958

see above

 

[--] Disneyland: The Saga of Andy Burnett

05-Feb-1958 (original broadcast 09Oct1957)

 

[--] Disneyland: Andy's Love Affair

19-Feb-1958 (original broadcast 16Oct1957)

 

4.19 [--] Disneyland:  SAGA OF ANDY BURNETT: THE LAND OF ENEMIES

26-Feb-1958

Written by Tom Blackburn
Based on the novel by Stewart Edward White
Directed by Lewis R. Foster White

starring

Jerome Courtland  .... Andy Burnett
Jeff York ........... Joe Crane
Andrew Duggan ....... Jack Kelly
Slim Pickens ........ Old Bill Williams
Iron Eyes Cody ...... Mad Wolf
Abel Fernandez ...... Kiasax
Synopsis:
Andy makes his first trip into the unmapped wilds of the Rocky Mountain region

 when he goes fur-trapping with his friends Joe Crane, Jack Kelly and Old Bill.

They are attacked by a band of Snake Indians. [RF]
 

4.20 [--] Disneyland: SAGA OF ANDY BURNETT: WHITE MAN'S MEDICINE

05-Mar-1958 (rebroadcast 04Mar61)

Written by Tom Blackburn
Based on the novel by Stewart Edward White
Directed by Lewis R. Foster White

starring

Jerome Courtland ....... Andy Burnett

Fess Parker ....... John 'Doc' Grayson
George Reeves ........ James Stephen
Iron Eyes Cody ....... Mad Wolf
John War Eagle ........ Chief Wolf's Brother
Jeff York ....... Joe Crane
Andrew Duggan ........ Jack Kelly
Abel Fernandez ........ Chief Kiasax
Synopsis:
When the wagon train encounters a tribe of Sioux, the medicine man

spots little Myra Thompson and decides the tribe will adopt her.

The child's older sister Laura strenuously objects. [RF]
 

4.21 [--] Disneyland: SAGA OF ANDY BURNETT: THE BIG COUNCIL

12-Mar-1958

Written by Tom Blackburn
Based on the novel by Stewart Edward White
Directed by Lewis R. Foster White

starring

Jerome Courtland ......... Andy Burnett

Jeff York .......... Joe Crane

Andrew Duggan ......... Jack Kelly

Iron Eyes Cody ......... Mad Wolf

Abel Fernandez ......... Chief Kiasax

 

4.22 [--] Disneyland: MAGIC AND MUSIC

19-Mar-1958 (rerun 18Jun58)

starring

Hans Conried

Synopsis:
Hans Conried introduces the features as the slave in the magic mirror.
Synopsis:
Magic and music comprises three musical selections illustrated by animated cartoons.

 The features are brought to life by the musical instruments which play the music. [RF]

 

[--] Disneyland: The Best Doggone Dog in the World
26-Mar-1958 (original broadcast 20Nov57)

 

[--] Disneyland: Man in Flight

02-Apr-1958 (original broadcast 06-Mar-1957)

 

4.23 [--] Disneyland: AN ADVENTURE IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM

09-Apr-1958

Written by Larry Clemmons
Directed by Hamilton Luske
Music by Buddy Baker
Narrated by Dick Wesson

 

4.24 [--] Disneyland: FOUR TALES OF A MOUSE

16-Apr-1958

 

[--] Disneyland: To The South Pole For Science

23-Apr-1958 (original broadcast 13-Nov-1957)

 

4.25 [--] Disneyland: AN ADVENTURE IN ART

30-Apr-1958

Written by Lee Blair, Dick Huemer and Robert Henri
Directed by Samuel Armstrong, Robert Cormack, Charles A. Nichols and Wilfred Jackson
Music by Joseph Dubin
Narrated by Walt Disney
starring
Walt's artists
Marc Davis
Eyvind Earle
Josh Meador
Walt Peregoy

 

4.26 [--] Disneyland: MAGIC HIGHWAY, U.S.A.

14-May-1958

Produced and directed by Ward Kimball
Written by Larry Clemmons, Charles Downs and John Dunn
Music by George Bruns
Narrated by Marvin Miller
starring
Walt Disney as himself
Synopsis:
America's first cross-country route the unpaved Lincoln Highway is shown in 1913.

 The film stored at the University of Michigan had begun to decompose

 and required special treatment to restore it.

 

[--] Disneyland: Adventures in Fantasyland

21-May-1958 (original broadcast 06Nov57)

 

[--] Disneyland: The Horse of the West

04-Jun-1958 (original broadcast 11Dec57)

 

[--] Disneyland: Mars and Beyond

11-Jun-1958 (original broadcast 04Dec57)

 

[--] Disneyland: Magic and Music

18-Jun-1958 (original broadcast 19Mar58)

 

[--] Disneyland: Duck for Hire

25-Jun-1958 (original broadcast 23Oct57)

 

[--] Disneyland: Four Fabulous Characters
13-Aug-1958 (original broadcast 18Sep57)

 

[--] Disneyland: Donald's Weekend
27-Aug-1958 (original broadcast 15Jan58)

 

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####### season 5 1958-59 #########

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ABC Fridays 8:00pm EST

title - WALT DISNEY PRESENTS ....

 

5.01 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: THE NINE LIVES OF ELFEGO BACA

03-Oct-1958 (rebroadcast 09Apr59)

Producer James Pratt
Written by Norman Foster
Directed by Norman Foster
Director of photography William Snyder
Music by Frankly Marks
starring
Robert Loggia ........ Elfego Baca
Robert F. Simon ...... Deputy Marshal Ed Morgan
Lisa Montell ......... Anita Chavez
Leonard Strong ....... Zangana Martinez
Rico Alaniz .......... El Sinverguenza
Nestor Paiva ......... Judge
Linc Foster .......... Kim Spears

Synopsis:

Elfego rides into the town of Frisco, N.M., to find the local justice of the peace

cowering before a drunken cowboy who has been terrorizing the local inhabitants. [RF]

 

5.02 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE PIGEON THAT WORKED A MIRACLE

10-Oct-1958 (rerun 28Dec75)
Producer Winston Hibler
Written by Otto Englander
Based on the book by Thomas Ligget
Directed by Walter Perkins
Director of photography Ray Jewell and Wolf Lauter
Music by Paul J. Smith
Narrated by George Fenneman
Cast:
Bradley Payne ....... Chad Smith
Winnifred Davenport ....... Mrs. Smith
Synopsis:
A crippled boy's hopes of regaining the use of his paralyzed legs

ride on the wings of a racing pigeon. [RF]

 

5.03 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: FOUR DOWN AND FIVE LIVES TO GO

17-Oct-1958 (rerun 10Apr58)

Producer James Pratt
Written by Norman Foster
Directed by Norman Foster
Director of photography William Snyder
Music by Buddy Baker
starring
Robert Loggia ........ Elfego Baca
Robert F. Simon ...... Deputy Marshal Ed Morgan
Lisa Montell ......... Anita Chavez
Leonard Strong ....... Zangana Martinez
Rico Alaniz .......... El Sinverguenza
Nestor Paiva ......... Judge
Linc Foster .......... Kim Spears

Synopsis:

Elfego Baca, sheriff of Socorro County, N.M. pursues a killer known

as El Sinverguenza (The Shameless One). [RF]

*Note The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca was released theatrically in 1958.

 

5.04 [--] Walt Disney Presents: RUSTY AND THE FALCON

24-Oct-1958

 

5.05 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER NO. 1: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER

31-Oct-1958

written by Frank P. Gilroy

directed by James Neilson

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ...... John 'Texas John' Slaughter

Betty Lynn ...... Viola Slaughter

Robert Middleton ..... Frank Davis

Brian Corcoran ...... Willie Slaughter

Harry Carey Jr. ...... Ben Jenkins

Judson Pratt ....... Captain Cooper

Onslow Stevens ....... General Miles

Pat Hogan ....... Geronimo

R.G. Armstrong ....... Billy Soto

Edward Platt ....... Lease Harris

 

5.06 [--] Walt Disney Presents: HIS MAJESTY, KING OF THE BEASTS

07-Nov-1958

Photography by Al and Elma Milotte

Summary:

African wild life is seen through the cameras of Al and Elma Milotte, who traveled

extensively through Africa over a three year period. Though the film deals mainly

with lions, many other animals are shown at play, feeding, stalking, killing

and fleeing from danger. [RF]

 

5.07 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER NO. 2: AMBUSH AT LAREDO

14-Nov-1958

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ............ Texas John Slaughter
Robert Middleton ..... Frank Davis
Edward Platt ......... Lease Harris
Judson Pratt ......... Captain Cooper
John Alderson ........ Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
John Daheim .......... Private Jeff Clay
Leo Gordon ........... Outlaw
Chris Alcaide ........ Outlaw

Synopsis:
After arresting Frank Davis, a cattle-rustler and murder suspect, Slaughter

discovers that the bandit has been bailed out. [RF]

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

5.08 [--] Walt Disney Presents: JOHNNY TREMAIN: BOSTON TEA PARTY (Part 1)

21-Nov-1958 (rerun 06Jun65)

written by Thomas W. Blackburn

based on the novel by Esther Forbes

directed by Robert Stevenson

starring

Hal Stalmaster  ....... Johnny Tremain
Will Wright .......... Ephraim Lapham
Walter Sande ......... Paul Revere
Luana Patten ......... Priscilla 'Cilla' Lapham
Jeff York ............ James Otis
Sebastian Cabot ...... Jonathan Lyte
Richard Beymer ....... Rab Silsbee
Rusty Lane ........... Samuel Adams
Whit Bissell ......... Josiah Quincy
Walter Coy ........... Dr. Joseph Warren
Virginia Christine ... Mrs. Lapham
Ralph Clanton ........ General Gage
Lumsden Hare ......... Admiral Montagu
Gavin Gordon ......... Colonel Smith
Geoffrey Toone ....... Major Pitcairn
Synopsis:
While apprenticed to a Boston silversmith, young Johnny Tremain becomes

friendly with Paul Revere, a craftsman in the same shop. Later, Revere enlists

Johnny's aid in the famous Boston Tea Party. [RF]
*Note: Released theatrically in 1957.

 

5.09 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: LAWMAN OR GUNMAN (film)
28-Nov-1958 (rerun 17-Apr-1959)
Producer James Pratt
Written by Maurice Tombragel
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of photography Lucien Ballard
starring
Robert Loggia ........ Elfego Baca
James Dunn ........... J. Henry Newman
Ramon Novarro ........ Don Esteban Miranda
Skip Homeier ......... Ross Mantee
Carl Benton Reid ..... Judge Hargraves
Valerie Allen ........ Lucita Miranda
Joe Maross ........... Horace Towne
Clegg Hoyt ........... Bruiser
Synopsis:
While studying law under attorney J. Henry Newman, Elfego Baca sees

a chance to test his mettle as a lawyer. He learns of a pseudo-legal

scheme to deprive rancher Don Esteban Miranda of his lands.

Seeking to counsel Miranda, Baca finds the Miranda ranch under

virtual siege by the would-be land grabber Horace Towne. [RF]

 

5.10 [--] Walt Disney Presents:  JOHNNY TREMAIN: THE SHOT THAT WAS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
05-Dec-1958
Adapted by Thomas W. Blackburn
Based on the novel by Esther Forbes
Directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
Hal Stalmaster ........ Johnny Tremain
Luana Patten .......... Priscilla Lapham
Jeff York ............. James Otis
Sebastian Cabot ....... Jonathan Lyte
Richard Beymer ........ Rab Silsbee
Rusty Lane ............ Samuel Adams
Walter Sande .......... Paul Revere
Whit Bissell .......... Josiah Quincy
Walter Coy ............ Dr. Joseph Warren
Will Wright ........... Ephraim Lapham
Virginia Christine .... Mrs. Lapham
Ralph Clanton ......... General Gage
Lumsden Hare .......... Admiral Montagu
Gavin Gordon .......... Colonel Smith
Geoffrey Toone ........ Major Pitcairn

 

5.11 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: LAW AND ORDER, INCORPORATED

12-Dec-1958

Producer James Pratt
Written by Maurice Tombragel
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of photography Lucien Ballard
starring

Robert Loggia ....... Elfego Baca

James Dunn ...... J. Henry Newman

Ramon Novarro ........ Don Esteban Miranda
Skip Homeier ......... Ross Mantee
Raymond Bailey ....... Arnold Bixby
Carl Benton Reid ..... Judge Hargraves
Valerie Allen ........ Lucita Miranda
I. Stanford Jolley ... Sheriff Adams

Synopsis:
The noted lawman hangs up his guns to become a partner in a law office.

However, when a notorious bad man comes along the guns have

to be taken down from the office peg. [RF]

 

5.12 [--] Walt Disney Presents: FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU

19-Dec-1958

Synopsis:
A special Christmas show "From All of Us to All of You" features popular cartoon characters. [RF]

 

5.13 [--] Walt Disney Presents:

TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 3 : KILLERS FROM KANSAS

09-Jan-1959 ABC Fri 8PM ET (rebroadcast 26Jul59)

written by Frank D. Gilroy

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ............ Texas John Slaughter
Beverly Garland ...... Mrs. Barko
John Alderson ........ Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
John Daheim .......... Private Jeff Clay
Lyle Bettger ......... Al Barko
Judson Pratt ......... Captain Cooper
Don Haggerty ......... 1st Outlaw
Lane Bradford ........ 2nd Outlaw
Christopher Dark ...... Reed
Robert F. Hoy ........ Jim
Synopsis 1:
As Texas John Slaughter and a fellow Ranger are transacting business in a bank,

they are attacked by the notorious Barko gang. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
 Texas John Slaughter and a fellow ranger are transacting business in
a bank when they are attacked by Mrs. Barko and her gang

of bank robbers. [TA]
*Note: THIRD Part of the "Texas John Slaughter" series.

 

5-14 [--] Walt Disney Presents: NICK

16-Jan-1959

Narrated by Winton Hibler
Synopsis:
A young Indo-Chinese boy's devotion for a baby elephant

in the Cambodian jungle is told. [RF]

 

5.15 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No.4: SHOWDOWN AT SANDOVAL

23-Jan-1959

written by Frank D. Gilroy & Maurice Tombragel

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ...... Texas John Slaughter

Dan Duryea ...... Dan Trask

Beverly Garland ...... Mrs. Barko

Judson Pratt ...... Captain Cooper

Ann Doran ..... Mrs. Chadwick

Robert Foulk ..... Pitts

John Daheim ...... Clay

Robert F. Hoy ....... Jim

Henry Wills ....... Brown

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

5.16 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE PETER TCHAIKOVSKY STORY

30-Jan-1959

Producer Clyde Geronimi
Screenplay by Joe Rinaldi and Otto Englander
Directed by Charles Barton
Music by George Bruns
Editor George Gale
starring
Grant Williams ....... Peter Tchaikovsky (adult)
Rex Hill ............. Peter Tchaikovsky (boy)
Leon Askin ........... Anton Rubinstein
Lilyan Chauvin ....... Fanny Durbach
Narda Onyx ........... Desiree Artot
Gregory Gaye ......... Major Mashovsky
John Banner .......... Office Supervisor
Edith Evanson ........ Mother Tchaikovsky
Alex Gerry ........... Father Tchaikovsky
Galina Ulanova ....... Girl

Synopsis:

The life story of a the brilliant composer.

 

5.17 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: ATTORNEY AT LAW

06-Feb-1959

Producer James Pratt
Written by Maurice Tombragel
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of photography Lucien Ballard
starring

Robert Loggia ...... Elfego Baca

Edward Colmans ....... Fernando Bernal

James Dunn .......... J. Henry Newman
Lynn Bari ........... Mrs. Simmons
James Drury ......... Deputy Joe Monroe
Kenneth Tobey ....... Shorty
Annette Funicello ... Chiquita Bernal
Grant Withers ....... Sheriff Wharton
Robert Stevenson .... Mr. Simmons
Synopsis:

When a Santa Fe bank is robbed. Elfego's friend Fernando Bernal is identified as

one of the bandits. Because of his prison record, Bernal's plea of innocence is ignored

by everyone except Elfego, who originally had obtained a parole for him. [RF]

 

5.18 [--] Walt Disney Presents: DUCK FLIES COOP

13-Feb-1959

Narrated by Winston Hibler
Synopsis:
Duck runs afoul of Chip 'n' Dale, a couple of playful chipmunks. [RF]

 

5.19 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: THE GRISWOLD MURDER

20-Feb-1959

Producer James Pratt
Written by Maurice Tombragel
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of photography Lucien Ballard
starring

Robert Loggia ....... Elfego Baca

Patric Knowles ...... Cecil Cunningham

Audrey Dalton ...... Mrs. Cunningham

James Dunn .......... J. Henry Newman
Jay C. Flippen ...... Pop Griswold
Carl Benton Reid .... Judge Hargraves
Phillip Terry ....... Steve Shannon
Grant Withers ....... Sheriff Wharton
R.G. Armstrong ...... Jack O'Neal
Herbert Anderson .... Charles Lowell Smith
 

5.20 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE ADVENTURES OF CHIP 'N DALE

27-Feb-1959

Written by Bill Berg, Nick George, Dick Kinney and Milt Schaffer
Directed by Bill Justice
Animated story of the Chip 'n' Dale two rambunctious chipmunks.

 

5.21 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 5: THE MAN FROM BITTER CREEK

06-Mar-1959

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ....... Texas John Slaughter

Stephen McNally ........ Bill Gallagher

Sidney Blackmer ....... Sam Underwood

Bill Williams ....... Paul

John Larch ........ Frank Boyd

Grant Williams ........ Mike

H.M. Wynant .......... Yancy

Don Kelly ....... Jed

Edward Platt ....... Lease Harris

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

5.22 [--] Walt Disney Presents: HIGHWAY TO TROUBLE

13-Mar-1959

Synopsis:
To celebrate Donald Duck's 25th birthday, Disney has done a fine job of

clipping together about four cartoons featuring Donald and his nephews,

Huey, Louey and Dewey. It all winds up in the boss' amusement park, naturally. [RF]

 

5.23 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 6: THE SLAUGHTER TRIAL

20-Mar-1959

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ....... Texas John Slaughter

Sidney Blackmer ....... Sam Underwood

Bill Williams ....... Paul

John Larch ....... Frank Boyd

Grant Williams ....... Mike

Harold J. Stone ....... Chisholm

H.M. Wynant ....... Yancy

Herbert Rudley ....... Judge

Slim Pickens ...... Buck

Don Kelly ...... Jed

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

5.24 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TOOT, WHISTLE, PLUNK AND BOOM

27-Mar-1959 ABC Fri (rebroadcast 19Apr64)

Synopsis:
A blend of five Disney cartoons dealing with music. The title cartoon,

 winner of a 1953 Oscar and a 1954 Cannes Film Festival award, traces

 the history of musical instruments. Professor Owl makes use of the

other cartoons to conduct courses in spelling, harmony and boogie woogie. [RF]

Summary:
A history of musical instruments presented in animated form. After establishing

the point that every musical sound is basically a toot, a whistle, a plunk or a boom

the program focuses on the crude music which prehistoric man produced. [RF]

 

[--] Walt Disney Presents: Elfego, Lawman or Gunman

17-Apr-1959 (original broadcast 05-Dec-1958)

 

5.25 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE WETBACK HOUND

24-Apr-1959

Cowboy star Rex Allen provides the folksy narration for this gentle, laid-back nature study.

Synopsis:

The titular hound is Paco, descended from a long and distinguished line

of lion-hunting dogs. But much to the dismay of his master, a Mexican barber,

Paco is all too easily distracted by other animals whenever he goes out on a hunt. [RF]

 

5.26 [--] Walt Disney Presents: I CAPTURED THE KING OF THE LEPRECHAUNS

29-May-1959

Summary:

Walt discusses the Irish film he is making with guest star Pat O'Brien.

O'Brien provides details on his homeland's culture for the half-Irish Walt, discussing

leprechauns and banshees. Walt is convinced that he needs to go to Ireland to find

the little people for his film, so he hops on a plane and goes to Dublin.

*Note: This episode is an added feature on the Darby O'Gill Disney film dvd.

 

26-Jul-59 Texas John Slaughter: Killers From Kansas original broadcast 09Jan59.

 

02-Aug-59 The Goofy Sports Story original broadcast 21Mar56.

 

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6.01 [--] Walt Disney Presents: MOOCHIE OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE (Part 1)

02-Oct-1959

Written by Ellis Marcus

Directed by William Beaudine

cast:

Kevin Corcoran ........ Moochie Morgan

Reginald Owen ........ J. Cecil Bennett

Alan Hale Jr. ........ Fred Preston

Frances Rafferty ........ Louise Morgan

Stuart Erwin ........ Lou Rosson

James Brown ........ Andy Clinton

Dorothy Green ........ Charlotte

Russ Conway ........ Monty Morgan

Lee Aaker ........ Chuck Taylor

Paul Bryar ........ Pete Dixon

Annette Gorman ........ BB Preston

*Note: Also known as "A Diamond is a Boy's Best Friend".

 

6.02 [--] Walt Disney Presents: MOOCHIE OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE (Part 2)

09-Oct-1959

same as above.

 

6.03 [--] Walt Disney Presents: KILLERS OF THE HIGH COUNTRY

16-Oct-1959

Summary:

A pair of mountain lions are followed from their days as playful cubs to their

hazardous existence as grown animals. [RF]

 

6.04 [--] Walt Disney Presents: SWAMP FOX: THE BIRTH OF THE SWAMP FOX

23-Oct-1959

Producer James Pratt
Teleplay by Lewis R. Foster
Based on the book by Dr. Robert D. Bass
Directed by Harry Keller
Director of photography Philip Lathrop
Music by William Lava

starring

Leslie Nielsen ....... Francis Marion
Patrick Macnee ....... Dragoon Captain
John Sutton .......... Banastre Tarleton
Joy Page ............. Mary Videaux
Dabbs Greer .......... Sgt. Jasper's Tory Brother
John Alderson ........ Sergeant McDonald
Chuck Roberson ....... Jenkins
Mary Field ........... Cathy
Yvette Vickers ....... Nina
Synopsis:
General Lincoln, leader of Patriot forces in South Carolina, has permitted his

officers to attend a Tory-organized party, the British prepare an attack on the

unsuspecting garrison in Charleston. Colonel Francis Marion, becoming aware

of the eminent attack, rides into the garrison and awakens Lincoln.
 

6.05 [--] Walt Disney Presents: SWAMP FOX: BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER

30-Oct-1959

Producer James Pratt
Teleplay by Lewis R. Foster
Based on the book by Dr. Robert D. Bass
Directed by Harry Keller
Director of photography Philip Lathrop
Music by William Lava

starring

Leslie Nielsen ....... Francis Marion
John Sutton .......... Banastre Tarleton
Edward Ashley ........ Captain Wall

Denver Pyle ....... Amos Briggs
Mary Field ........... Cathy
Chuck Roberson ....... Jenkins
Patrick Macnee ....... Dragoon Captain
Joy Page ............. Mary Videaux
Dick Foran ........... Gabriel
Myron Healey ......... Major Peter Horry
Jordan Whitfield ..... Oscar
Slim Pickens ......... Plunkett
Robert Foulk ......... Rebel arsonist leader (uncredited)
Parley Baer .......... Innkeeper
Synopsis:
Marion and his men breaking up a Tory raid on a local farm. The Tory leader is

a man named Amos Briggs--played in this episode by Denver Pyle--and the

man having his barn burned is Ceton Briggs; the two adversaries are brothers.

In the aftermath of the assault, Francis learns that his brother's place has also been torched.
 

6.06 [--] Walt Disney Presents: PERILOUS ASSIGNMENT

06-Nov-1959

Synopsis:
Veteran French Mountain climber Gaston Rebufatt is seen teaching a pupil the

 rudiments of mountain climbing. Then Rebufatt and his pupil attempt to climb Eiger,

 a high peak in the Swiss Alps, but are forced back by avalanches. Rebufatt and the

novice then climb Mount Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, and then the French expert

leads an American motion-picture company on a climb of the picturesque Matterhorn. [RF]

 

6.07 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: MOVE ALONG, MUSTANGERS

13-Nov-1959 (rebroadcast 27Aug60)

Producer James Pratt

Written by Maurice Tombragel
Directed by Christian Nyby
Director of photography Lucien Ballard
starring

Robert Loggia ......... Elfego Baca

Brian Keith ......... Shadrack O'Reilly

Beverly Garland ...... Susanna O'Brien
Arthur Hunnicutt ..... Elias O'Brien
James Coburn ......... Outlaw Jack
John Maxwell ......... Pappy Sawyer
Roger Perry .......... Luke Sawyer
William Schallert .... Deputy Sheriff Denbigh
Skip Farrell ......... Josh Jordan
Robert F. Hoy ........ Sam Carter
Robert Nichols ....... Pronto
Synopsis:
Elfego Baca defends a group of persecuted nomads. [RF]

 

6.08 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ELFEGO BACA: MUSTANG MAN, MUSTANG MAID

20-Nov-1959 (rebroadcast 02Sep60)
Producer James Pratt

Written by Maurice Tombragel

Directed by Christian Nyby

Director of photography Lucien Ballard

starring
Robert Loggia ....... Elfego Baca
Brian Keith ........ Shadrack O'Reilly
Beverly Garland ....... Suzanna
Arthur Hunnicutt ..... Elias O'Brien
DeForest Kelley ...... Silas Morgan
Lillian Bronson ...... Rachel O'Brien
James Coburn ......... Outlaw Jack
Roger Perry .......... Luke Sawyer
William Schallert .... Deputy Sheriff Denbigh
Barry Kelley ......... Sheriff Holman
John Maxwell ......... Pappy Sawyer
Skip Farrell ......... Josh Jordan
Robert F. Hoy ........ Sam Carter
Robert Nichols ....... Pronto

Synopsis:
Although the mustangers have established themselves on their homesteads,

 the local ranchers still consider them worthless nomads and attempt to drive them out.

When town merchants refuse to sell the necessities of life to the new settlers,

Baca uses his legal knowledge (and his guns) to protect his clients' rights. [RF]

 

6.09 [--] Walt Disney Presents: A STORM CALLED MARIA

27-Nov-1959

 

6.10 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No.7 - THE ROBBER STALLION

04-Dec-1959 (rebroadcast 24Jun60)

written by Fred Freiberger

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ......... Texas John Slaughter

Barton MacLane ............ John Scanlon

Darryl Hickman ........... Ashley Carstairs

John Vivyan ........... Jason Hemp

Jean Inness ............. Bess Scanlon

Synopsis:

Texas John Slaughter is talked into going on a wild horse roundup, but before he

can capture any of the horses, he must overcome an outlaw and a spirited stallion. [TA]

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

6.11 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 8 - WILD HORSE REVENGE

11-Dec-1959

written by Fred Freiberger

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ........... Texas John Slaughter

Barton MacLane........ John Scanlon

Bing Russell ........ Arne

William Phipps ......... Gabe

John Vivyan .......... Jason Hemp

Jean Inness ........... Bess Scanlon

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

6.12 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 9 - RANGE WAR AT TOMBSTONE

18-Dec-1959

written by David P. Harmon

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ......... Texas John Slaughter

Regis Toomey ........... David Howell

Jan Merlin ............ Robbie

James Westerfield ........... Ike Clanton

Nora Marlowe ............ Rachel Howell

Synopsis:

Texas John drives a herd to Tombstone, Arizona.

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

25-Dec-1959 Alice in Wonderland rebroadcast from 03Nov54.

 

6.13 [--] Walt Disney Presents: SWAMP FOX: TORY VENGEANCE

01-Jan-1960

starring
Leslie Nielsen ....... Francis Marion
Tim Considine ........ Gabe
Sherry Jackson ....... Melanie Culpen

Henry Daniell ........ Colonel Townes
Dorothy Green ........ Mrs. Townes
Rhys Williams ........ Professor Culpen
Mary Field ........... Cathy
Clarence Muse ........ Joseph
James Anderson ....... Amos Briggs
Synopsis:
A story of the American Revolution. Colonel Francis Marion's nephew Gabe,

proud of his promotion to lieutenant in the Continental Army, foolishly wears his

new uniform to visit his sweetheart Melaine Culpen. Young Gabe is captured

by a British officer, Colonel Townes. [RF]

 

6.14 [--] Walt Disney Presents: SWAMP FOX: DAY OF RECKONING

08-Jan-1960

starring
Leslie Nielsen ....... Francis Marion
Tim Considine ........ Gabe
John Sutton .......... Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Henry Daniell ........ Colonel Townes
Rhys Williams ........ Professor Culpen
Dorothy Green ........ Mrs. Townes
Sherry Jackson ....... Melanie Culpen
James Anderson ....... Amos Briggs
Hal Stalmaster ....... Gwynn
Clarence Muse ........ Joseph
Synopsis:
Marion and his Freedom Fighters in a relentless pursuit of Amos Briggs,

the man responsible for killing the servant boy Toby and Young Gabe Marion,

 the Swamp Fox's nephew. Finally, Fran is convinced to ease the chase because

 his men are tired, as well as ill with swamp fever. [RF]

 

6.15 [--] Walt Disney Presents: SWAMP FOX: REDCOAT STRATEGY

15-Jan-1960

starring

Leslie Nielsen ....... Francis Marion
Alan Caillou ......... Ken Anakin
Robin Hughes ......... Hitchcock
Patrick Macnee ....... British Captain
Hal Stalmaster ....... Gwynn
Louise Beavers ....... Delia
Robert Douglas ....... General Cornwallis
John Sutton .......... Colonel Banstre Tarleton
Henry Daniell ........ Colonel Townes
Dorothy Green ........ Mrs. Townes
Hal Stalmaster ....... Gwynn
Donald Randolph ...... Mr. Videaux
Eleanor Audley ....... Cook
Mary Field ........... Cathy
Clarence Muse ........ Joseph
George Neise ......... Lieutenant Peters
Synopsis:
The Swamp Fox's capture of Colonel Townes, General Cornwallis goes to the Videaux

Plantation to recruit a new Tory leader--Mary's father. Videaux doesn't offer an answer

immediately, and Mary pleads with Fran not to wage war against her father.
Colonel Tarleton devises a plan to trap Marion--by having British troopers impersonate

 Patriots who wish to join his band of Freedom Fighters.
 

6.16 [--] Walt Disney Presents: A CASE OF TREASON

22-Jan-1960

starring
Leslie Nielsen ....... Francis Marion
Robert Douglas ....... General Cornwallis
John Sutton .......... Colonel Banstre Tarleton
Hal Stalmaster ....... Gwynn
Donald Randolph ...... Mr. Videaux
George Neise ......... Lieutenant Peters
Clarence Muse ........ Joseph
Synopsis:
When Colonel Tarleton sees Mary Videaux kissing General Marion, he begins to

suspect that Mary is not the Tory she claims to be. He sets a trap for her and

catches her trying to pass information to the Swamp Fox. Tarleton then arrests

her and has her taken to Charleston to be held.

 

6.17 [--] Walt Disney Presents: WILD BURRO OF THE WEST

29-Jan-1960

 

6.18 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TWO HAPPY AMIGOS

05-Feb-1960 (rerun 18Jun60)

Summary:

Donald Duck takes his visiting friend Jose Caricoa on an animated tour of the United States. [RF]

 

6.19 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 10 - DESPERADO FROM TOMBSTONE

12-Feb-1960

written by Maurice Tombragel

story by Cyril Hume & Maurice Tombragel

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ........... Texas John Slaughter

Regis Toomey ............ David Howell

Gene Evans ............. Loco Crispin

Nora Marlowe ........... Mrs. Howell

George Wallace ........... Gus

Don Haggerty ............. Trail Boss

Synopsis:

Tough Texas John Slaughter is baffled when his

two young children, whom he has rejoined after years of

separation, regard him as a frightening stranger. [TA]

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

6.20 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 11 - APACHE FRIENDSHIP

19-Feb-1960

written by Maurice Tombragel

story by Maurice Tombragel & Cyril Hume

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ......... Texas John Slaughter

Regis Toomey ........ David Howell

Gene Evans ......... Loco Crispin

Nora Marlowe ........ Mrs. Howell

George Wallace ....... Gus

James Edwards ....... Batt

Jay Silverheels ....... Natchez

Don Haggerty ....... Trail Boss

Synopsis:

Texas John Slaughter's prospective mother-in-law tells him that his marriage to

Violet Howell is off unless he gives up wearing guns. John reluctantly agrees

and so becomes easy prey for a horse thief. [TA]

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

6.21 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 12 - KENTUCKY GUNSLICK (Gunslinger)

26-Feb-1960

written by David P. Harmon

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ........... Texas John Slaughter
Darryl Hickman ...... Ashley Carstairs
Gregory Walcott ..... Henderson
Allan Lane .......... Johnny Ringo
Don Haggerty ........ Wes
Charles Maxwell ..... Ben Thompson
Jay Silverheels ..... Natchez
James Edwards ....... Batt
Pat Hogan ........... Geronimo
Bob Steele .......... Ben
Synopsis:
Ashley Carstairs brings Texas John Slaughter the two Kentucky thoroughbreds

he had promised him. John notices that young Ashley has a quick temper

 and a pride in his speed on the draw. [RF]
*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

6.22 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 13 - GERONIMO'S REVENGE

04-Mar-1960

written by David P. Harmon

directed by Harry Keller

guest cast:

Tom Tryon .........Texas John Slaughter

Allan Lane ...... Johnny Ringo

Charles Maxwell ........ Johnson

James Edwards ....... Batt

Don Haggerty ....... Wes

Jay Silverheels ...... Natchez

Pat Hogan ....... Geronimo

Bob Steele ....... Ben

Gregory Walcott ...... Henderson

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

6.23 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THIS IS YOUR LIFE, DONALD DUCK

11-Mar-1960

 

6.24 [--] Walt Disney Presents: FRIENDLY ENEMIES AT LAW

18-Mar-1960

 

6.25 [--] Walt Disney Presents: GUS TOMLIN IS DEAD

25-Mar-1960

 

6.26 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE MAD HERMIT OF CHIMNEY BRUTE

01-Apr-1960 ABC Fri

 

[--] Walt Disney Presents: Our Unsung Villians

06-Jun-1960 originally broadcast 15Feb56.

 

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ABC Sundays 6:30pm EST
title - WALT DISNEY PRESENTS ....

 

7.01 [--] Walt Disney Presents: RAPIDS AHEAD / BEAR COUNTRY

16-Oct-1960 ABC Sun

 

7.02 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ZORRO: EL BANDIDO

30-Oct-1960

cast:
Guy Williams .......... Zorro/ Don Diego
Gilbert Roland ........ El Cuchillo
Rita Moreno ........... Chulita
Vito Scotti ........... Chaco
Bern Hoffman .......... Trampa
Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr ..... Bandit

 

7.03 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ZORRO: ADIOS EL CUCHILLO

06-Nov-1960 (rerun 13Aug61)
Written by Bob Wehling
Directed by William Witney
Director of photography Lucien Ballard
Cast:
Guy Williams .......... Zorro/ Don Diego
Gilbert Roland ........ El Cuchillo
Rita Moreno ........... Chulita
Henry Calvin .......... Sergeant Garcia
Gene Sheldon .......... Bernardo
Rodolfo Acosta ........ Carancho
Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr ..... Bandit
Vito Scotti ........... Chaco
Bern Hoffman .......... Trampa
George J. Lewis ....... Don Alejandro
Synopsis:
El Cuchillo plans to capture a wagonload of treasures. Zorro is determined to stop him. [RF]

 

7.04 [--] Walt Disney Presents: DONALD'S SILVER ANNIVERSARY

13-Nov-1960 (rerun 17Sep61)

Summary:

A bevy of cartoon characters join to celebrate "Donald's Silver Anniversary".

Donald Duck recalls his quarter century of movie antics, and gets a silver

"Duckster" award from Walt Disney. [RF]

 

7.05 [--] Walt Disney Presents: MOOCHIE OF POP WARNER FOOTBALL (Part 1)

20-Nov-1960

guest cast:

Kevin Corcoran ....... Moochie

Dennis Joel ....... Hilliard

Alan Hale Jr. ....... Fred Preston

Synopsis:

Moochie faces a bit of a problem. He tries to fatten up to reach the

60-pound minimum for team membership.  [RF]

 

7.06 [--] Walt Disney Presents: MOOCHIE OF POP WARNER FOOTBALL (Part 2)

27-Nov-1960

same as above.

 

7.07 [--] Walt Disney Presents: DANIEL BOONE: THE WARRIOR'S PATH

04-Dec-1960 (rerun 25Jun61)
written by David Victor
directed by Lewis R. Foster
produced by Bill Anderson
cast:
Dewey Martin ...... Daniel Boone
Mala Powers ....... Rebecca Boone
Richard Banke ..... Squire Boone
Eddy Waller ....... John Finley
Alex Gerry ........ Judge Henderson
Synopsis:
The first of two episodes dramatizing the adventures of Daniel Boone. Lured by

stories about the fertile lands of Kentucky, Boone and a band of men begin an

exploratory expedition - starting with a trip along a secret Indian path. [RF]

 

7.08 [--] Walt Disney Presents: DANIEL BOONE: AND CHASE THE BUFFALO

11-Dec-1960 (rerun 02Jul61)
written by David Victor
directed by Lewis R. Foster
produced by Bill Anderson
cast:
Dewey Martin ...... Daniel Boone
Mala Powers ....... Rebecca Boone
Richard Banke ..... Squire Boone
Kevin Corcoran .... James Boone
George Wallace .... Mordecai
Brian Corcoran .... Israel Boone
Kerry Corcoran .... Jemina Boone
Alex Gerry ........ Judge Henderson
Whit Bissell ...... Governor Tryon
Ron Hayes ......... Cecil Calvert
Synopsis:
The second of two episodes dramatization of the adventures of Daniel Boone.

Boone and his family face all the new problems of civilization when a tax rebellion comes up. [RF]

 

7.09 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ESCAPE TO PARADISE/ WATER BIRDS

18-Dec-1960

A two-part program.

(1) "Escape to Paradise"

Dorothy McGuire, John Mills, James McArthur and Janet Munro conduct a tour around

a Disney production site.

(2) "Water Birds"

The story of the exotic birds that live in little-known regions. [RF]

 

7.10 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ZORRO: THE POSTPONED WEDDING

01-Jan-1961

 cast:

Guy Williams ........ Zorro/Don Diego
Annette Funicello ... Constancia de la Torre
Carlos Romero ....... Romero Serrano
Mark Damon .......... Miguel Serrano

Albert Cavens ....... Sailor

 

7.11 [--] Walt Disney Presents: A WOMAN'S COURAGE

08-Jan-1961 (rerun 04Jun61)

guest cast:

Barbara Eiler ....... Mary Videaux

Synopsis:

Mary Videaux, an American patriot, manages to convince the captain of a

British prison ship that she is a loyalist, and he lets her come on board. [RF]

 

7.12 [--] Walt Disney Presents: SWAMP FOX: HORSES FOR GREENE

15-Jan-1961 (rerun 18Jun61)

guest cast:

Leslie Nielsen ......... Marion

James Seay ......... Captain Richardson

Barbara Eiler ........ Mary

Ralph Clanton ......... Captain Bell

Jordan Whitfield ........ Oscar

Slim Pickens .......... Ewald Plunkett

Synopsis:

Captain Richardson has joined Marion's men when the Swamp Fox receives

an order from General Greene for some horses. [RF]

 

7.13 [--] Walt Disney Presents: A SALUTE TO FATHER

22-Jan-1961

Animated

Synopsis:
Goofy plays George, a bachelor - but not for long.

He has just begun his courtship of a young lady. [RF]

 

7.14 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 14 : END OF THE TRAIL

29-Jan-1961

written by David P. Harmon

directed by James Neilson

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ....... Texas John Slaughter

Onslow Stevens ....... General Miles

Pat Hogan ...... Geronimo

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

7.15 [--] Walt Disney Presents:  TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 14 : A HOLSTER FULL OF LAW

05-Feb-1961

written by David P. Harmon

directed by James Neilson

cast:

Tom Tyron ....... Texas John Slaughter

John Zaremba ....... Reverend

R.G. Armstrong ...... Billy Soro

Jim Beck ...... Burt Alvord

Robert Burton ....... Mayor Clum

Ross Martin ...... Cesario Lucero

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

7.16 [--] Walt Disney Presents: WESTWARD HO! THE WAGONS [Part  1]

19-Feb-1961

written by Thomas W. Blackburn

based on the novel by Mary Jane Carr

directed by William Beaudine

cast:

Fess Parker ....... John 'Doc' Grayson

Kathleen Crowley ....... Laura Thompson

Jeff York ....... Hank Breckenridge

David Stollery ....... Dan Thompson

Sebastian Cabot ....... Bissonette

George Reeves ....... James Stephen

Doreen Tracey ....... Bobo Stephen

Barbara Woodell ....... Mrs. Stephen

John War Eagle ....... Wolf's Brother

Cubby O'Brien ....... Jerry Stephen

Tommy Cole ....... Jim Stephen

Leslie Bradley ....... Spencer Armitage

Morgan Woodward ....... Obie Foster

Iron Eyes Cody ....... Many Stars

Anthony Numkena ....... Little Thunder

*Note: Released theatrically in 1956.

 

7.17 [--] Walt Disney Presents: WESTWARD HO! THE WAGONS [Part 2]

26-Feb-1961

same as above.

 

7.18 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE COYOTE'S LAMENT

05-Mar-1961

Summary:
Pluto is keeping an eye on some rascally coyotes as they try to get

at the chickens and sheep that Pluto is guarding. [RF]

 

7.19 [--] Walt Disney Presents: DANIEL BOONE: THE WILDERNESS ROAD

12-Mar-1961

cast:
Dewey Martin ....... Daniel Boone
Mala Powers ......... Rebecca
Kevin Corcoran ........ James

Diane Jergens ....... Marybelle Yancey
William Herrin ...... Budd Yancey
Dean Fredericks ..... Crowfeather
Anthony Caruso ...... Chief Blackfish
Wally Brown ......... Cyrus Whittey
Jean Inness ......... Sarah Watkins
Stan Jones .......... Doc Slocum
Slim Pickens ........ Corporal Gass
George Wallace ...... Mordecai
Synopsis:
First of two parts follows Boone and his band of settlers across the Cumberland Gap

into Kentucky. Their passage is threatened by the attacks of Crowfeather, an old enemy. [RF]

 

7.20 [--] Walt Disney Presents: DANIEL BOONE: THE PROMISED LAND

19-Mar-1961

cast:
Dewey Martin ....... Daniel Boone
Mala Powers ......... Rebecca
Kevin Corcoran ........ James

Diane Jergens ....... Marybelle Yancey
William Herrin ...... Budd Yancey
Dean Fredericks ..... Crowfeather
Anthony Caruso ...... Chief Blackfish
Wally Brown ......... Cyrus Whittey
Jean Inness ......... Sarah Watkins
Stan Jones .......... Doc Slocum
Slim Pickens ........ Corporal Gass
George Wallace ...... Mordecai
Synopsis:
Second of two parts.

 

7.21 [--] Walt Disney Presents: MAN IN FLIGHT II

26-Mar-1961

 

7.22 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ZORRO: AULD ACQUAINTANCE

02-Apr-1961

Cast:
Guy Williams ........ Zorro
Ricardo Montalban ... Ramon Castillo
Suzanne Lloyd ....... Isabella Linares

George J. Lewis ..... Don Alejandro de la Vega
Henry Calvin ........ Sergeant Garcia
Ross Martin ......... Marcos Estrada
Gene Sheldon ........ Bernardo
Synopsis:
The rogue Ramon Castillo plans to steal an Army payroll. [RF]

 

7.23 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL

09-Apr-1961

Summary:
Among minute forms of plant and animal life on land and under the sea is revealed

by time lapse photography and films taken through a microscope. [RF]

 

7.24 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 15 : A TRIP TO TUCSON

16-Apr-1961

written by Maurice Tombragel

directed by James Neilson

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ....... Texas John Slaughter

Joe Maross ....... Jimmy Deuce

Jim Beck .........Burt Alvord

Betty Lynn ........... Viola
Lane Bradford ........... Jace Caldwell

Peggy Knudsen .......... Nellie

Brian Corcoran .......... Willie
Annette Gorman .......... Addie

Larry J. Blake ............ Drummer

Synopsis:
Texas John Slaughter is criticized for his conduct as sheriff of Tombstone. It seems

he uses a gun more readily than the outlaws he is after. Slaughter isn't about to change,

especially when he learns that a stage has been robbed and the driver murdered by

cold-blooded renegade Jimmy Deuce. [RF]

*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

7.25 [--] Walt Disney Presents: TEXAS JOHN SLAUGHTER No. 16 : FRANK CLELLl'S IN TOWN

23-Apr-1961

written by Maurice Tombragel

directed by James Neilson

guest cast:

Tom Tryon ......... Texas John Slaughter

Ralph Meeker ........... Frank Clell

Raymond Bailey ........... Mark Morgan

Betty Lynn ..........Viola

Ernest Sarracino ........... Sam

Jim Beck .......... Burt Alvord

Robert Burton .......... Mayor Clum

Michael McGreevey ........... Freddy

Synopsis:
The local saloonkeepers' idea of livening up the town of Tombstone is to make it

accessible to hard-drinking outlaws. The plan necessitates the murder of Sheriff Slaughter,

and results in the sudden appearance of professional killer Frank Clell. [RF]
*Note: Part of the Texas John Slaughter series.

 

7.26 [--] Walt Disney Presents: FLASH, THE TEENAGE OTTER

30-Apr-1961

Narrated by Winston Hibler

 

7.27 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ANDREW'S RAIDERS [Part 1]

07-May-1961

Written by Lawrence Edward Watkin

Directed by Francis D. Lyon

guest cast:

Fess Parker ............ James J. Andrews

Jeffrey Hunter ............ William A. Fuller

Jeff York ............ William Campbell

John Lupton ............ William Pittenger

Eddie Firestone ............ Robert Buffum

Kenneth Tobey ............ Anthony Murphy

Don Megowan ............ Marion A. Ross

Claude Jarman Jr. ............ Jacob Parrott

Harry Carey Jr. ............ William Bensinger

Lennie Geer ............ J.A. Wilson

George Robotham ............ William Knight

Stan Jones ............ Wilson Brown

Marc Hamilton ............ John Wollam

John Wiley ............ John M. Scott

Slim Pickens ............ Pete Bracken

Synopsis:

Based on the true story during the Civil War, about a Union Spy James J. Andrews

who lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so they could destroy the railway.

*Note: Released theatrically in 1956 as "The Great Locomotive Chase." [RF]

 

7.28 [--] Walt Disney Presents: ANDREW'S RAIDERS [Part 2]

14-May-1961

same as above

 

7.29 [--] Walt Disney Presents: WONDERS OF THE WATER WORLD

21-May-1961

 

7.30 [--] Walt Disney Presents: DISNEYLAND '61/ OLYMPIC ELK

28-May-1961

Narrated by Winston Hibler

 

04-Jun-1961 A Woman's Courage (rerun from 08Jan61)

 

7.31 [--] Walt Disney Presents: THE TITLE MAKERS / NATURE'S HALF ACRE

11-Jun-1961

guest cast:

Walt Disney ....... Himself

Annette Funicello ....... Herself

Tommy Sands ........ Himself

Synopsis:

1. "Title Makers" show artists Bill Justice X. Atencio and T. Hee creating cartoons

for "The Parent Trap", a Disney movie with Annette Funicello and Tommy Sands.

2. "Nature's Half Acre" explores the life of birds, plants and insects through the four seasons. [RF]

 

[--] Walt Disney Presents: Horse for Greene

18-Jun-1961 (original broadcast 15-Jan-1961)

 

[--] Walt Disney Presents: The Warrior's Path
25-Jun-1961 (original broadcast 04Dec60)

[--] Walt Disney Presents: And Chase the Buffalo
02-Jul-1961 (original broadcast 11Dec60)

 

[--] Walt Disney Presents: A Trip to Tucson
23-Jul-1961 (original broadcast 16Apr61)

 

[--] Walt Disney Presents: Adios El Cuchillo
13-Aug1961 (original broadcast 06Nov60)

 

Part 1 The NBC Years

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