Disneyland

Season 3

A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.

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26 Episodes

  • Antarctica: Past and Present
    E1
    Antarctica: Past and PresentThis feature chronicles the first stages of "Operation Deepfreeze", a year-long Naval expedition to the South Pole. In addition, director-writer Winston Hibler offers a brief history of Antarctica itself.
  • The Great Cat Family
    E2
    The Great Cat FamilyWalt 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.
  • Searching for Nature's Mysteries
    E3
    Searching for Nature's MysteriesOnce 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.
  • Rob Roy: Part 1
    E4
    Rob Roy: Part 1Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. ) Rob Roy manages to elude the English as he weds his sweetheart, but he inadvertently causes his mother's death when the English try to capture her.
  • Rob Roy: Part 2
    E5
    Rob Roy: Part 2Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. In revenge, Rob Roy captures Inversnaid Fort and plans to continue the fight. When he surrenders King George I pardons Rob Roy and his clan.
  • Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports
    E6
    Goofy's Cavalcade of SportsGoofy ""attempts"" to correctly show us the dynamics of a series of different sporting games and events.
  • Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
    E7
    Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan EskimoThe story of life in Lapland; a country largely made up of nomadic tribes who follow the reindeer herds, spending their winters in the lowlands and summers in the western mountains. The second part is the featurette "The Alaskan Eskimo".
  • The Plausible Impossible
    E8
    The Plausible ImpossibleWalt 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.
  • Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story
    E9
    Cameras in Samoa/The Holland StoryPhotographers Herbert and Trudi Knapp are with the Samoan natives, recording their tapa-cloth weaving, mat-making and fishing techniques. The second part is the "People and Places" entry Holland, explaining their famous dykes.
  • Along the Oregon Trail
    E10
    Along the Oregon TrailWalt 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.
  • At Home with Donald Duck
    E11
    At Home with Donald DuckIt'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.
  • Pluto's Day
    E12
    Pluto's DayOnce again an episode with just cartoon segments, this time featuring ""PLUTO"".
  • Your Host, Donald Duck
    E13
    Your Host, Donald DuckDonald 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.
  • Our Friend, the Atom
    E14
    Our Friend, the AtomDr. Heinz Haber looks at the atom as a potential power source, stressing that strict controls are necessary. He traces the history of the atom through the days of the ancient Greek philosophers to the discoveries of modern scientists.
  • All About Magic
    E15
    All About MagicWalt 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.
  • Tricks of Our Trade
    E16
    Tricks of Our TradeWalt 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.
  • The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
    E17
    The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the EvergladesWinston Hibler narrates about the problems the Crislers faced in filming White Wilderness. The Crislers are photographers sent to Alaska to film the annual fall caribou migration. The program ends with Prowlers of the Everglades.
  • Man in Flight
    E18
    Man in FlightThe history of flight is told in a humorous animated sequence using parts of Victory Through Air Power. Walt Disney also takes viewers to Disneyland by helicopter and shows them some of the flying attractions there.
  • The Adventure Story
    E19
    The Adventure StoryGoofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.
  • Donald's Award
    E20
    Donald's AwardWalt 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.
  • Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill
    E21
    Disneyland the Park/Pecos BillWalt 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.
  • People of the Desert
    E22
    People of the DesertThe Navajo Indians of the American Southwest and the Blue Men of Morocco are two groups as different as night and day. They both have, however, a love of solitude, independence and the wide open spaces.
  • More About the Silly Symphonies
    E23
    More About the Silly SymphoniesWalt Disney gives a brief history about how many fairy tales and sources were the inspirations of Silly Symphonies.
  • The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country
    E24
    The Yellowstone Story/Bear CountryWe are in Yellowstone Park, seeing Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Loop Highway and other attractions. Next is the Oscar-winning short Bear Country, with bears and other woodland creatures caring for their young and foraging for food.
  • The Liberty Story
    E25
    The Liberty StoryThe 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.
  • Antarctica: Operation Deep Freeze
    E26
    Antarctica: Operation Deep FreezeContinuation of the September 1956 episode Antarctica--Past and Present, with an update and more information on the efforts to explore the Antarctic.

 

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