The Wonderful World of Disney

Season 3

1956 · 26 episodes · 26h 0m in all · 7.0/10

Episodes

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   1. Antarctica: Past and Present

   12 Sept 1956 · 60 min

   Walt Disney hosts a look at his plans for a brand new documentary on Antarctica.

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   2. The Great Cat Family

   19 Sept 1956 · 60 min · 6.0/10

   Walt talks about the cat family, primarily focusing on lions and domestic cats. It is explained particularly on the cats' importance to ancient Egypt and how some people would respect them, and others would fear them as superstitious beings.

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   3. Searching for Nature's Mysteries

   26 Sept 1956 · 60 min

   Once again, Disneyland plays host to Winston Hibler, the familiar narrator (and sometimes writer/director) of Disney's ""True-Life Adventures"" short subject series. Hibler describes the various techniques used for making such up-close-and-personal nature documentaries as the then-upcoming Disney theatrical feature Secrets of Life, including the development of miniature lense and stroboscopic ""cold"" light. Highlights include a foray into a beehive and a visit to an ant colony, and a time-lapse-photography sequence of blossoming plant life to the tune of Maurice Ravel's ""Bolero"". Searching for Nature's Mysteries originally aired 2 months before the official November 20, 1956 release of Secrets of Life.

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   4. Rob Roy: Part 1

   3 Oct 1956 · 60 min

   Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

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   5. Rob Roy: Part 2

   10 Oct 1956 · 60 min

   Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

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   6. Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports

   17 Oct 1956 · 60 min

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   7. Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

   24 Oct 1956 · 60 min

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   8. The Plausible Impossible

   31 Oct 1956 · 60 min

   Walt explains a principle of his style of animation called ""the plausible impossible,"" in which things that cannot be done in reality can be done in animation if there is a plausible basis for it. He uses clips from several cartoons and features to demonstrate.

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   9. Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story

   7 Nov 1956 · 60 min

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    10. Along the Oregon Trail

    14 Nov 1956 · 60 min · 8.0/10

    Walt takes us on the famous Oregon Trail, a pathway from Kansas City to Oregon, where the settlers moved westward. And speaking of westward, We also go behind the scenes of the new Disny feature Westward Ho the Wagons! with the famous Fess Parker himself.

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    11. At Home with Donald Duck

    21 Nov 1956 · 60 min

    It's Donald's birthday, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are thrown a party by their uncle in honor of his own birthday! He treats the boys to special home screenings of his own movies on 8mm film reels, but they want to watch the Mickey Mouse and Goofy cartoons. Adding insult to injury, the boys would rather watch the Mickey Mouse Club on TV.

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    12. Pluto's Day

    12 Dec 1956 · 60 min

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    13. Your Host, Donald Duck

    16 Jan 1957 · 60 min

    Donald Duck convinces Walt Disney to let him take over the hosting duties for one episode. Then he goes on to host an episode that he calls "The Duckland Four-In-One Show", where he goes through his own versions of the lands of Disneyland.

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    14. Our Friend, the Atom

    23 Jan 1957 · 60 min

    "Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of atomic power.

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    15. All About Magic

    30 Jan 1957 · 60 min

    Walt Disney explores the Basement of the Disney Studios to show us the art of magic with the help of the magic Mirror from Snow White.

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    16. Tricks of Our Trade

    13 Feb 1957 · 60 min

    Walt explains the methods by which motion picture animation is made, using recreations of studio study sessions, clips from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, and Fantasia and some new footage of Mickey Mouse.

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    17. The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

    27 Feb 1957 · 60 min

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    18. Man in Flight

    6 Mar 1957 · 60 min

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    19. The Adventure Story

    20 Mar 1957 · 60 min

    Goofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.

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    20. Donald's Award

    27 Mar 1957 · 60 min

    Walt finds himself troubled by Donald Duck's constant outbursts; he then promises his feathered star a medal if an entire week passes without any complaints about his behavior.

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    21. Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill

    3 Apr 1957 · 60 min

    Walt treats the audience to a tour of Disneyland, followed by the Pecos Bill segment of Melody Time (1948), which had been re-edited for television presentation.

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    22. People of the Desert

    10 Apr 1957 · 60 min

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    23. More About the Silly Symphonies

    17 Apr 1957 · 60 min

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    24. The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country

    1 May 1957 · 60 min

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    25. The Liberty Story

    29 May 1957 · 60 min

    The first half of this story is an excerpt from the upcoming theatrical release ""Johnny Tremain."" The second half is an airing of the 1953 cartoon ""Ben and Me,"" in which a church mouse named Amos befriends Benjamin Franklin.

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    26. Antarctica: Operation Deep Freeze

    5 Jun 1957 · 60 min