William Beaudine
Director
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Season 3
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
Released Oct. 27, 1954
Episode 60 min
2+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Family, Kids
Keywords: imdb.cult-favorite, imdb.anthology, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated, awards.golden-globe-winner, awards.golden-globe-nominated
Production Companies: Walt Disney Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Antarctica: Past and Present
Walt Disney hosts a look at his plans for a brand new documentary on Antarctica.
Sept. 12, 1956, midnight
6.0
S3E2 - The Great Cat Family
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.
Sept. 19, 1956, midnight
S3E3 - Searching for Nature's Mysteries
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.
Sept. 26, 1956, midnight
S3E4 - Rob Roy: Part 1
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
Oct. 3, 1956, midnight
S3E5 - Rob Roy: Part 2
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
Oct. 10, 1956, midnight
S3E6 - Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports
None
Oct. 17, 1956, midnight
S3E7 - Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
None
Oct. 24, 1956, midnight
S3E8 - The Plausible Impossible
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.
Oct. 31, 1956, midnight
S3E9 - Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story
None
Nov. 7, 1956, midnight
S3E10 - Along the Oregon Trail
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.
Nov. 14, 1956, midnight
S3E11 - At Home with Donald Duck
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.
Nov. 21, 1956, midnight
S3E12 - Pluto's Day
None
Dec. 12, 1956, midnight
S3E13 - Your Host, Donald Duck
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.
Jan. 16, 1957, midnight
S3E14 - Our Friend, the Atom
"Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of atomic power.
Jan. 23, 1957, midnight
S3E15 - All About Magic
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.
Jan. 30, 1957, midnight
S3E16 - Tricks of Our Trade
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.
Feb. 13, 1957, midnight
S3E17 - The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
None
Feb. 27, 1957, midnight
S3E18 - Man in Flight
None
March 6, 1957, midnight
S3E19 - The Adventure Story
Goofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.
March 20, 1957, midnight
S3E20 - Donald's Award
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.
March 27, 1957, midnight
S3E21 - Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill
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.
April 3, 1957, midnight
S3E22 - People of the Desert
None
April 10, 1957, midnight
S3E23 - More About the Silly Symphonies
None
April 17, 1957, midnight
S3E24 - The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country
None
May 1, 1957, midnight
S3E25 - The Liberty Story
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.
May 29, 1957, midnight
S3E26 - Antarctica: Operation Deep Freeze
None
June 5, 1957, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 46320 min.
Released: Oct. 27, 1954
Last Air Date: Aug. 26, 1990, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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