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Season
1 (ABC) (1954-55)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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Season 1-4 (1954-58) ABC Wednesdays 7:30pm EST
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]
*
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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