Walt Disney anthology television series

Walt Disney anthology television series
	Opening title for The Wonderful World of Disney used from 2003 to 2007.
Also known as	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Disneyland (1954–1959); Walt Disney Presents (1959–1961); Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969); The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979, 1983–1988 and 1991–present); Disney's Wonderful World (1979–1981); Walt Disney (1981–1983) The Disney Sunday Movie (1986–1988); ; The Magical World of Disney (1988–2002); The Magical World of Disney Junior (2012–present);
Genre	Anthology series
Created by	Walt Disney
Presented by	Walt Disney (1954–1966); Michael Eisner (1986–2002)
Narrated by	Dick Wesson (1954–1979); Mark Elliot (1979–1988); Danny Dark (1988–1991)
Opening theme	"When You Wish Upon a Star" (1954–1961 and 1969–present; various instrumental adaptations); "The Wonderful World of Color" (1961–1969)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	53
No. of episodes	1,224
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera (hosted segments)
Running time	156–180 minutes
Distributor	Walt Disney Productions (1954–1983); Walt Disney Domestic Television Distribution (1983–1985); Buena Vista Television (1985–2007); Disney–ABC Domestic Television (2007–present)
Release
Original network	ABC (1954–1961, 1986–1988 and 1997–present); NBC (1961–1981 and 1988–1991); CBS (1981–1986, 1991–1997); Disney Channel (1983–2002); Disney Junior (2012–present)
Picture format	480i (SDTV),; 720p (HDTV)
Original release	October 27, 1954 –; present

Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954:

Disneyland (1954–1959)
Walt Disney Presents (1959–1961)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969)
The Wonderful World of Disney (first era; 1969–1979)
Disney's Wonderful World (1979–1981)
Walt Disney (1981–1983)
The Wonderful World of Disney (second era; 1983–1988)
The Disney Sunday Movie (1986–1988; titled Disney Summer Classics during the summer months)
The Wonderful World of Disney (third era; 1991–present)
The Magical World of Disney (1988–2002)
The Magical World of Disney Junior (2012–present)

The original version of the series premiered on ABC on Wednesday, October 27, 1954. The same basic series has since appeared on several networks. The show is the second longest running prime-time program on American television, behind rival film anthology, the Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame aired as a weekly program during its first five seasons before becoming a bi-monthly program, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than 40 years.

Overview

Originally hosted by Walt Disney himself, the original format of the Disney anthology series consisted of a balance of theatrical animated cartoons, live-action features, and other informational material (some original, some pre-existing) from the studio's library. For many years, the show also featured edited one-hour versions of such then-recent Disney films as Alice in Wonderland, and in other cases, telecasts of complete Disney films that were split into two or more one-hour episodes.^[1] Later original programs consisted of dramatizations of other historical figures and legends along the lines of the Davy Crockett mini-series. These included a miniseries based on Daniel Boone (not the Fess Parker characterization), Texas John Slaughter, Elfego Baca, Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", and 1977's Kit Carson and the Mountain Man (with Christopher Connelly as Kit Carson, Robert Reed as John C. Fremont, and Gregg Palmer as mountain man Jim Bridger).

Occasionally, a more educational-based segment would be featured (such as The Story of the Animated Drawing), including nature and animal programs similar to the True-Life Adventures that were released in theatres, as well as various dramatic installments which were either structured as single-part, two-part, and sometimes, multi-part editions. .^[2] Much of the original informational excerpts were to create awareness for Disneyland. In spite of essentially serving as advertisements for the park, entertainment value was emphasized as well to make the shows palatable. Some of the program's informational content was formatted to promote upcoming feature film releases by the studio (such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Darby O'Gill and the Little People), with some programs focusing on the art and technology of animation itself.

Disneyland (1954–1959)

Although Walt Disney was the first major film producer to venture into television, there were two established independent film producers that successfully ventured into television production before Disney, Hal Roach and Jerry Fairbanks. Disney wanted to produce a television program in order to finance the development of the Disneyland amusement park. After being turned down by both CBS and NBC, Disney eventually signed a deal with ABC (which had merged with United Paramount Theaters in 1953) on March 29, 1954. The show contained teasers for Walt's park, as well as episodes representing life in one of the park's main sections: Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Fantasyland and Frontierland, with the opening titles used from its inception until the show's move to NBC in 1961, showing the entrance to Disneyland itself, as well as the four aforementioned lands, which were then identified as the main feature of that evening's program.

Consequently, "Davy Crockett" and other pioneers of the Old West, and American history in general appeared in "Frontier Land". Similarly, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea might be the focus of an evening spent in "Adventure Land", although a documentary on the film could also be possibly presented as a topic for such episodes, including clips from the actual film. Topics for "Fantasy Land" would include either actual cartoons, and animated films, as well as documentaries on "The Making of ..." (such as behind-the-scenes presentation of Peggy Lee singing the duet of the wicked Siamese cats in Lady and the Tramp, or the barbershop quartet of lost dogs in the municipal Dog Pound); excerpts from a True-Life Adventure documentary may also be included (for example, one on the life and works of beavers and their dam-building) or those using stroboscopic stop-action photography (such as investigating what really happened when a rain-drop fell in a puddle, as part of a "Fantasy Land" episode), explaining the techniques of cartoon animation. The multi-plane camera used to create the three-dimensional effects of Bambi was also as a topic for a "Fantasy Land"-set telecast. In one episode, four different artists were given the task of drawing the same tree, with each artist using his own preferred ways of drawing and imagining a tree;^{[citation needed]} this led to cartoon examples of differently animated trees, as in some of the early Silly Symphonies shorts, and later full-length animated films. "Tomorrow Land" was an opportunity for the Disney studio staff to present cutting-edge science and technology, and to predict possible futures, such as futuristic automobiles, and highways. This format remained basically unchanged through the 1980s, though new material was scarce in later years. Other episodes were segments from Disney films such as (Seal Island and Alice in Wonderland), or cartoons of Donald Duck and other Disney standbys.

The program spawned the Davy Crockett craze of 1955 with the airing of a three-episode series (not shown over the course of consecutive weeks) about the historical American frontiersman, starring Fess Parker in the title role. Millions of dollars of merchandise relating to the title character were sold, and the theme song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", became a hit record that year. Three historically based hour-long programs aired during late 1954/early 1955, and were followed up by two dramatized installments the following year. The TV episodes were later edited into two theatrical films.

On July 17, 1955, the opening of Disneyland was covered on a live television special, Dateline: Disneyland,^[1] which is not technically considered to be part of the series. It was hosted by Walt along with Bob Cummings, Art Linkletter and Ronald Reagan, and featured various other guests.^[3]

Walt Disney Presents (1959–1961)

In 1959, the series was retitled Walt Disney Presents, and moved to a Friday night timeslot; but by 1960, it switched to Sunday nights, where it would remain for 21 years.

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969)

Although the basic format remained the same, the series moved to NBC on September 24, 1961 to take advantage of that network's ability to broadcast programming in color.^[1] In addition, Walt Disney's relationship with ABC had soured as the network resisted selling its stake in the theme park before doing so in 1960.^[4] In a display of foresight, Disney had filmed many of the earlier shows in color, allowing them to easily be repeated on NBC; since all but three of Disney's feature-length films were also made in color (the three black-and-white exceptions were The Shaggy Dog, The Absent-Minded Professor and Son of Flubber, all family comedies starring Fred MacMurray), they could now also be telecast in that format.

To emphasize the new feature, the series was retitled Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color when NBC began airing it,^[5] retaining that moniker until 1969, by which point the Big Three networks were all broadcasting in color. The first NBC episode even dealt with the principles of color, as explained by a new character named Ludwig Von Drake (voiced by Paul Frees), a bumbling professor with a thick German accent, who was the uncle of Donald Duck. Von Drake was the first Disney character created specifically for television.

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color title sequence

Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, twelve years after the anthology series premiered. While the broadcast that aired three days after his death featured a memorial tribute from Huntley-Brinkley Report anchor Chet Huntley with film and television star Dick Van Dyke,^[6] the intros that Walt already filmed prior to his death continued to air for the remainder of the season. After that, the studio decided that Walt's persona as host was such a key part of the show's appeal to viewers that the host segment was dropped.

The Wonderful World of Disney (1969–1979)

The series was retitled The Wonderful World of Disney in September 1969, as the previous title was no longer needed due to the aforementioned developments in color broadcasting. It continued to gain solid ratings, often ranking in the Top 20, until the mid-1970s.

In 1976, Disney showed its hit 1961 film The Parent Trap on television for the first time, as a 2½-hour special. This marked a major step in broadcasting for the studio, which had never shown one of its more popular films on television in a time slot longer than an hour (although it had shown Now You See Him, Now You Don't and Napoleon and Samantha respectively in a two-hour format in 1975).^[7] Walt Disney Productions also began running some of its multi-episode television programs, such as 1962's Sammy The Way-Out Seal, as televised feature films on the anthology series. A slightly edited version of the 1954 Disney classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea made its television debut as a two-hour special on NBC in October 1976.^[7] Several other Disney films, some of them not especially successful (such as Superdad, which was an outright flop in its initial theatrical release) were also aired on the program in the form of two-hour broadcasts that year. However, the multi-episode format for feature films had not been discontinued; as late as 1981, films such as Pollyanna were still being shown on the Disney program in several installments running a week apart.^[7]

During the early 1970s, the show began to increasingly concentrate less on animated cartoons and dramatic or comedy films, and began to place an emphasis on nature-oriented programs (such as the True-Life Adventures).^[7]

The show's continued ratings success in the post-Walt era came to an end during the 1975–76 season. At this time, Walt Disney Productions was facing a decline in fortunes due to falling box-office revenues, while NBC as a whole was also slipping in the ratings. The anthology series became even more dependent on airings of live-action theatrical features, its True-Life Adventures, reruns of older episodes, and cartoon compilations. Nothing from the Disney animated features canon aired, with the exceptions of Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo. Additionally, in 1975, when CBS regained the broadcast rights to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz, it was scheduled opposite Disney, as it had been between 1960 and 1968. At that time, telecasts of that film were highly rated annual events, which largely attracted the same family audience as the Disney series. From 1968 to 1975, when NBC held the television rights to Oz (which it had acquired from CBS in 1967), it usually pre-empted Disney to show it. However, the show's stiffest weekly competition came from CBS's newsmagazine 60 Minutes.

In 1975, an amendment to the Prime Time Access Rule gave the Sunday 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time slot back to the networks, allowing NBC to move Disney back by a half-hour. It also allowed CBS to schedule 60 Minutes at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time starting on December 7; prior to this, 60 Minutes had aired at 6:00 p.m. Eastern and did not begin its seasons until after the NFL football season ended. Disney fell out of the Top 30, while 60 Minutes saw its ratings rise significantly.

Disney's Wonderful World (1979–1981)

In September 1979, the studio agreed to the network's request for changes to the program. The show shortened its title to Disney's Wonderful World, and updated the opening sequence with a computer-generated logo and disco-flavored theme song, but largely kept the same format. The problems for the show continued, as a result of the ratings strength of 60 Minutes; compounded by low ratings, increasingly less original material, and frequent^{[citation needed]} pre-emptions (primarily due to sporting events such as NFL game telecasts), NBC cancelled Disney in 1981.

Walt Disney (1981–1983)

Following NBC's announcement that it would drop the anthology series, CBS picked up the program and began airing it on Saturdays at 8:00pm Eastern Time, In September 1981. Despite more elaborate credit sequence and another title change, to simply Walt Disney, the series' format remained unchanged. It lasted two years on CBS, its end coinciding with the launch of the studio's cable television network, The Disney Channel. While ratings were a factor, the final decision to end the show came from Walt Disney Productions' then-CEO E. Cardon Walker, who felt that having both the show and the new channel active would result in cannibalization of viewership.^[8]

The Wonderful World of Disney (1983–1988)

This version of The Wonderful World of Disney debuted in October 1983. It aired on CBS until January 1986, but continued on The Disney Channel until September 1988.

The Disney Sunday Movie (1986–1988)

After the studio – which was rechristened as The Walt Disney Company in 1986 – underwent a change in management, Disney sought to bring back some sort of programming to broadcast television. Their efforts led to the premiere of The Disney Sunday Movie, which debuted on February 2, 1986 on ABC. Many names were considered to serve as presenter for the revived show, including Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Cary Grant, Tom Hanks,^[8] Walter Cronkite, Roy E. Disney (who closely resembled his uncle), and even Mickey Mouse.^[9] The studio finally decided to have Michael Eisner, the company's recently hired CEO, host the series. Although he was not a performer, after filming a test video with his wife Jane and a member of his executive team (which required multiple takes), studio management believed he could do the hosting job. Eisner hired Michael Kay, a director of political commercials for then-U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, to help him improve his on-camera performance.^[9]

The Disney Sunday Movie initially aired as ABC's lead-off program on Sundays, running from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time. By this point, the format was similar to a movie-of-the-week, offering more original programming in the form of family-oriented television films from the studio that made up much of the material. A larger selection of theatrical library films than the previous Disney anthology programs had in the last few years of its original run were also shown (including another animated canon entry, 1973's Robin Hood), but with the advent of cable television and home video, these presentations were not as popular.

The program's ratings were never strong as the established 60 Minutes and scripted mystery series Murder, She Wrote on CBS, both of which Disney was competing with for viewers, remained the leading prime time programs on Sunday nights. In 1987, The Disney Sunday Movie was reduced from two hours to one. The move did not help drive ratings, and the network decided not to renew its contract with Disney, and pick up a fourth season of the second iteration of the anthology series.

The Magical World of Disney (1988–2002)

In the spring of 1988, NBC decided to renew its association with the company after it cut ties to the anthology series eight years earlier; the network brought the series, now named The Magical World of Disney, to serve as the lead-in of its Sunday lineup in September 1988. As the program had done during its last season as The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney ran for one hour, airing at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time; Michael Eisner also returned as its presenter.

After two seasons experiencing the same lackluster ratings as it had accrued during the tail end of its initial NBC run and its subsequent runs on CBS and ABC, Disney elected to move The Magical World of Disney off of broadcast television and began airing the anthology on The Disney Channel – in the same timeslot it had been airing for the past decade – starting in September 1990, expanding back to a two-hour format. Since The Disney Channel operated as a premium channel at the time, films presented on the series were usually presented without commercial interruption. The Magical World of Disney originally aired on the cable channel as a weekly Sunday-only program for its first 5½ years; however in September 1996, as part of the first phase of a programming revamp that culminated in its formal conversion into a commercial-free basic cable channel in April 1997, The Disney Channel expanded the Magical World brand to encompass its Monday through Saturday prime-time film block, maintaining its 7:00 p.m. Eastern time slot.

The Wonderful World of Disney (1991–present)

The Wonderful World of Disney returned in 1991 on CBS and later moved to ABC in 1997. It led the network's Sunday night lineup, resulting in the displacement of Sunday mainstay America's Funniest Home Videos, which had occupied the 7:00 p.m. Eastern time slot since 1992. This incarnation also replaced The ABC Sunday Night Movie, which initially continued to air alongside Wonderful World during the 1997–98 season, before that program was cancelled. The 1997 revival of the rechristened Wonderful World followed the same format as the Disney Sunday Movie, shifting its format more similarly to the Hallmark Hall of Fame to expand focus on original made-for-TV films (such as the 2005 television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress), which the series had began to incorporate more of during its second run on NBC, although it continued to feature periodic broadcasts of various theatrical films.

In 2002, a Spanish language version of the program premiered on Telemundo (which, incidentally, was acquired by the English version's former home, NBC, that same year) as El Maravilloso el Mundo de Disney, with more of a focus on Disney theatrical films than the English broadcasts at the time.

In September 2003, The Wonderful World of Disney moved to Saturdays at 8:00pm Eastern time ,with the previous Sunday time slot being ceded to AFV (which moved back to Sundays that season) and drama series in the 8:00 p.m. hour. There were rare exceptions to the program's format during this time; for example, a Little House on the Prairie miniseries ran for several weeks in 2004 under the Wonderful World of Disney banner. For most of its second run on ABC, the program aired throughout the television season, with the exception of the 2005–06 season (when it aired during the midseason only), and in 2007 and 2008 (when it was relegated to the summer months), with a broader array of films occupying the network's Saturday prime time slot at other times, when sports programming did not air.

At this point, the series began to shift focus toward Disney theatrical films, relying less on original television films; however, the series aired two Disney Channel Original Movies (2003's Cadet Kelly and 2008's Camp Rock, currently the only Disney Channel television films to have aired on non-Disney Channel-branded network domestically) during its ABC run. The second ABC revival also included some family-oriented films produced by studios other than Disney under the Wonderful World banner, such as 20th Century Fox's The Sound of Music and Warner Bros.' Harry Potter film series, as well as television films such as Princess of Thieves (from Granada Productions) and the 2001 remake of Brian's Song (from Columbia-TriStar Television, now Sony Pictures Television).

On December 12, 2015, ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney officially returned to its anthology format with a showing of Mary Poppins, hosted by Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke took viewers on a tour through the Disney Archives, as they explore props and costumes from the production of Mary Poppins and discuss the film’s history and context within the Disney legacy.^[10]

The Magical World of Disney Junior (2012–present)

This version of the series (started on March 23, 2012 on the newly launched digital cable channel Disney Junior) is called The Magical World of Disney Junior. The program focused more on animated and select live-action films from the Disney library, selected to appeal primarily to the channel's target audience of preschoolers ages 2- to 6-years-old.^[11]

Reruns

Around the same time that the 1980s incarnations aired on ABC and NBC, reruns of older episodes of the Disney anthology series, airing under the Wonderful World of Disney banner, were syndicated to broadcast television stations throughout the United States^[12]^[13] as well as in various international markets. In Australia, the program aired on Network Seven on Saturdays at 6:30pm, before it was dropped in 1994 due to Optus Vision (later Foxtel)'s launch of a domestic version of The Disney Channel, with Saturday Disney replacing it as the channel's main block of Disney films.

Reruns of the shows were a staple of The Disney Channel for several years under the title Walt Disney Presents (which used the same title sequence as the 1980s CBS incarnation), when it was an outlet for vintage Disney cartoons, television series and films, basically serving the same function that the anthology series served in the days before cable. The original opening titles were restored to the episodes in 1997. Reruns of the anthology series were discontinued when the channel purged all vintage material with the removal of its Vault Disney late-night block on September 16, 2002.^[14] However, a few select episodes are available on VHS or DVD (some of which are exclusive to the Disney Movie Club), with the possibility of additional future releases.

Recently, live-action Disney films from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s have aired on Turner Classic Movies, without commercial interruption, and presented uncut and with letterboxing.

All of the episodes and existing material used on the series up to 1996 are listed in the Bill Cotter book The Wonderful World of Disney Television, which was released in 1997 by Hyperion Books (which is owned by The Walt Disney Company).^[3]

Films not yet televised

As of 2010, there are still two classic Disney films that have never been shown on Television at all in their entirety. They are Fantasia and Song of the South. Though it has been re-released to U.S. theatres several times, ^[15] and the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and Tar Baby segments have been shown on television, Song of the South has never been released on VHS or an authorized DVD in the U.S., due to the company's unease over the portrayal of Uncle Remus, a key black character in the film. No reason has been given for the withholding of Fantasia for telecast. Nearly all of the segments of Fantasia have been shown on television separately on the Disney TV program, notably The Sorcerer's Apprentice, as well as the uncensored Pastoral Symphony, but never the entire film with all its animated segments from start to finish.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs never aired in its entirety until it was telecast on February 14, 2010 on ABC Family, nearly 56 years after the beginning of the first Disney anthology show.

Theme music

For its first sixty years, the series used the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" as its theme. The recording was taken directly from the soundtrack of the movie Pinocchio.
From 1961 to 1969, an original song was used, "The Wonderful World of Color" written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

This song helped to emphasize the use of color with its lyrics.

From 1969 to 1979, "The Wonderful World of Disney" orchestral medleys of various Disney songs from movies and theme parks were used as theme songs.
From 1979 to 1981, "Disney's Wonderful World", a disco-styled theme was written to emphasize the new visual changes, even though the format remained the same. The song was written by John Debney and John Klawitter.
From 1981 to 1983, "Walt Disney" a short disco arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star", arranged by Frank Gari, served as theme against some elaborate, then-state-of-the-art computer graphics. During the show's three-year hiatus from American television, CBC Television in Canada continued to use this title sequence and theme music for their own versions of the show. The sequence was also used as the opening sequence on international Walt Disney Home Video releases from 1981 to 1987.
From 1986 to 1988, a synthesized, pop-rock arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" with some clapping was the theme. This was used again for the 1989-90 season of The Magical World of Disney and the 1990-97 run on The Disney Channel.
In 1988, an orchestral medley of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and "When You Wish Upon a Star" was used. This was switched back to the 1986 theme in 1989.
From 1990 to 1997, an orchestral medley of "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "Part of Your World" (the latter from Disney's at the time recent hit The Little Mermaid) was used for network specials (known as The Wonderful World of Disney on CBS and A Disney Special on other networks). This theme has also been used internationally.
From 1997 to 2002, "The Wonderful World of Disney" a newer orchestral arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "A Whole New World" (the latter was used in the movie Aladdin) were used; also used occasionally was the Louis Armstrong hit "What a Wonderful World". It is still used on G-TV and Telemundo. The former has a different intro with elements of the current Walt Disney Pictures logo and scenes shown in picture frames.
From 2002 to 2008, "The Wonderful World of Disney" a newer orchestral arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" with a wordless choir was used.
In season 50, a brand-new orchestral arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" and a brand-new opening title sequence were used on ABC telecasts in the United States.
In seasons 51 and 52, another brand-new orchestral arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (in actuality, the theme from the current Walt Disney Pictures logo, composed by Mark Mancina) and a brand-new opening title sequence (depicting a montage of the company's work) were shown.

International broadcasts

In Brazil, The Magical World of Disney aired on Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT), under the title Cine Disney. The ABC run of the program under The Wonderful World of Disney title originally aired in that country under the title O Maravilhoso Mundo de Disney on the Brazilian version of Disney Channel; the program moved to SBT as Mundo Disney in 2015.

Episodes

Disneyland episodes

Season 1 (1954–1955)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Disneyland Story	October 27, 1954
2	Alice in Wonderland	November 3, 1954
3	Prairie / Seal Island	November 10, 1954
4	The Donald Duck Story	November 17, 1954
5	So Dear to My Heart	November 24, 1954
6	A Story of Dogs	December 1, 1954
7	Operation Undersea	December 8, 1954
8	Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter	December 15, 1954
9	A Present for Donald	December 22, 1954
10	Beaver Valley / Cameras in Africa	December 29, 1954
11	Treasure Island	January 5, 1955
12	Treasure Island	January 12, 1955
13	Monsters of the Deep	January 19, 1955
14	Davy Crockett Goes to Congress	January 26, 1955
15	The Wind in the Willows	February 2, 1955
16	A Progress Report / Nature's Half Acre	February 9, 1955
17	Cavalcade of Songs	February 16, 1955
18	Davy Crockett at the Alamo	February 23, 1955
19	From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen	March 2, 1955
20	Man in Space	March 9, 1955
21	The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland	July 13, 1955

Season 2 (1955–1956)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Dumbo	September 14, 1955
2	Behind the True-Life Cameras	September 21, 1955
3	Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo	September 28, 1955
4	People and Places – Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco / Icebreakers	October 5, 1955
5	The Adventures of Mickey Mouse	October 12, 1955
6	The Story of the Silly Symphony	October 19, 1955
7	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	October 26, 1955
8	The Story of Robin Hood	November 2, 1955
9	The Story of Robin Hood	November 9, 1955
10	Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race	November 16, 1955
11	The Story of the Animated Drawing	November 30, 1955
12	The Goofy Success Story	December 7, 1955
13	Davy Crockett and the River Pirates	December 14, 1955
14	Man and the Moon	December 28, 1955
15	When Knighthood Was in Flower	January 4, 1956
16	When Knighthood Was in Flower	January 11, 1956
17	A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris	January 18, 1956
18	A Day in the Life of Donald Duck	February 1, 1956
19	Survival in Nature	February 8, 1956
20	Our Unsung Villains	February 15, 1956
21	A Trip Thru Adventureland / Water Birds	February 29, 1956
22	On Vacation	March 7, 1956
23	Stormy the Thoroughbred	March 14, 1956
24	The Goofy Sports Show	March 21, 1956
25	Where Do the Stories Come From?	April 4, 1956
26	Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker	May 30, 1956

Season 3 (1956–1957)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Antarctica – Past and Present	September 12, 1956
2	The Great Cat Family	September 19, 1956
3	Searching for Nature's Mysteries	September 26, 1956
4	Rob Roy	October 3, 1956
5	Rob Roy	October 10, 1956
6	Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports	October 17, 1956
7	Behind the Cameras at Lapland / Alaskan Eskimo	October 24, 1956
8	The Plausible Impossible	October 31, 1956
9	Cameras in Samoa / The Holland Story	November 7, 1956
10	Along the Oregon Trail	November 14, 1956
11	At Home with Donald Duck	November 21, 1956
12	Pluto's Day	December 12, 1956
13	Your Host, Donald Duck	January 16, 1957
14	Our Friend, the Atom	January 23, 1957
15	All About Magic	January 30, 1957
16	Tricks of Our Trade	February 13, 1957
17	The Crisler Story / Prowlers of the Everglades	February 27, 1957
18	Man in Flight	March 6, 1957
19	The Adventure Story	March 20, 1957
20	Donald's Award	March 27, 1957
21	Disneyland, the Park / Pecos Bill	April 3, 1957
22	People of the Desert	April 10, 1957
23	More About the Silly Symphonies	April 17, 1957
24	The Yellowstone Story / Bear Country	May 1, 1957
25	The Liberty Story	May 29, 1957
26	Antarctica – Operation Deep Freeze	June 5, 1957

Season 4 (1957–1958)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Fourth Anniversary Show	September 11, 1957
2	Four Fabulous Characters	September 18, 1957
3	Adventure in Wildwood Heart	September 25, 1957
4	Andy's Initiation	October 2, 1957
5	Andy's First Choice	October 9, 1957
6	Andy's Love Affair	October 16, 1957
7	Duck for Hire	October 23, 1957
8	Adventures in Fantasy	November 6, 1957
9	To the South Pole for Science	November 13, 1957
10	The Best Doggoned Dog in the World	November 20, 1957
11	How to Relax	November 27, 1957
12	Mars and Beyond	December 4, 1957
13	The Horse of the West	December 11, 1957
14	Faraway Places – High, Hot and Wet	January 1, 1958
15	Saludos Amigos	January 8, 1958
16	Donald's Weekend	January 15, 1958
17	The Littlest Outlaw	January 22, 1958
18	The Littlest Outlaw	January 29, 1958
19	The Land of Enemies	February 26, 1958
20	White Man's Medicine	March 5, 1958
21	The Big Council	March 12, 1958
22	Magic and Music	March 19, 1958
23	An Adventure in the Magic Kingdom	April 9, 1958
24	Four Tales of a Mouse	April 16, 1958
25	An Adventure in Art	April 30, 1958
26	Magic Highway, U.S.A.	May 14, 1958

Walt Disney Presents episodes

Season 5 (1958–1959)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca	October 3, 1958
2	The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle	October 10, 1958
3	Four Down and Five Lives to Go	October 17, 1958
4	Rusty and the Falcon	October 24, 1958
5	Texas John Slaughter	October 31, 1958
6	His Majesty, King of the Beasts	November 7, 1958
7	Ambush at Laredo	November 14, 1958
8	Johnny Tremain (Part 1)	November 21, 1958
9	Lawman or Gunman	November 28, 1958
10	Johnny Tremain (Part 2)	December 5, 1958
11	Law and Order, Incorporated	December 12, 1958
12	From All of Us to All of You	December 19, 1958
13	Killers from Kansas	January 9, 1959
14	Noik	January 16, 1959
15	Showdown at Sandoval	January 23, 1959
16	The Peter Tchaikovsky Story	January 30, 1959
17	Attorney at Law	February 6, 1959
18	Duck Flies Coop	February 13, 1959
19	The Griswold Murder	February 20, 1959
20	The Adventures of Chip 'N Dale	February 27, 1959
21	The Man from Bitter Creek	March 6, 1959
22	Highway to Trouble	March 13, 1959
23	The Slaughter Trail	March 20, 1959
24	Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom	March 27, 1959
25	The Wetback Hound	April 24, 1959
26	I Captured the King of the Leprechauns	May 29, 1959

Season 6 (1959–1960)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Moochie of the Little League	October 2, 1959
2	Moochie of the Little League	October 9, 1959
3	Killers of the High Country	October 16, 1959
4	The Birth of the Swamp Fox	October 23, 1959
5	Brother Against Brother	October 30, 1959
6	Perilous Assignment	November 6, 1959
7	Move Along, Mustangers	November 13, 1959
8	Mustang Man, Mustang Maid	November 20, 1959
9	A Storm Called Maria	November 27, 1959
10	The Robber Stallion	December 4, 1959
11	Wild Horse Revenge	December 11, 1959
12	Range War at Tombstone	December 18, 1959
13	Tory Vengeance	January 1, 1960
14	Day of Reckoning	January 8, 1960
15	Redcoat Strategy	January 15, 1960
16	A Case of Treason	January 22, 1960
17	Wild Burro of the West	January 29, 1960
18	Two Happy Amigos	February 5, 1960
19	Desperado from Tombstone	February 12, 1960
20	Apache Friendship	February 19, 1960
21	Kentucky Gunslick	February 26, 1960
22	Geronimo's Revenge	March 4, 1960
23	This Is Your Life, Donald Duck	March 11, 1960
24	Friendly Enemies at Law	March 18, 1960
25	Gus Tomlin is Dead	March 25, 1960
26	The Mad Hermit of Chimney Brute	April 1, 1960

Season 7 (1960–1961)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Rapids Ahead / Bear Country	October 16, 1960
2	El Bandido	October 30, 1960
3	Adios El Cuchillo	November 6, 1960
4	Donald's Silver Anniversary	November 13, 1960
5	Moochie of Pop Warner Football	November 20, 1960
6	Moochie of Pop Warner Football	November 27, 1960
7	The Warrior's Path	December 4, 1960
8	And Chase the Buffalo	December 11, 1960
9	Escape to Paradise / Water Birds	December 18, 1960
10	The Postponed Wedding	January 1, 1961
11	A Woman's Courage	January 8, 1961
12	Horses for Greene	January 15, 1961
13	A Salute to Father	January 22, 1961
14	End of the Trail	January 29, 1961
15	A Holster Full of Law	February 5, 1961
16	Westward Ho the Wagons!	February 19, 1961
17	Westward Ho the Wagons!	February 26, 1961
18	The Coyote's Lament	March 5, 1961
19	The Wilderness Road	March 12, 1961
20	The Promised Land	March 19, 1961
21	Man in Flight II	March 26, 1961
22	Auld Acquaintance	April 2, 1961
23	Battle for Survival	April 9, 1961
24	Trip to Tucson	April 16, 1961
25	Frank Clell's in Town	April 23, 1961
26	Flash, the Teenage Otter	April 30, 1961
27	Andrew's Raiders	May 7, 1961
28	Andrew's Raiders	May 14, 1961
29	Wonders of the Water Worlds	May 21, 1961
30	Disneyland '61 / Olympic Elk	May 28, 1961
31	The Titlemakers / Nature's Half Acre	June 11, 1961

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episodes

Season 8 (1961–1962)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	An Adventure in Color / Donald in Mathmagic Land	September 24, 1961
2	The Horsemasters	October 1, 1961
3	The Horsemasters	October 8, 1961
4	Chico, the Mismatched Coyote	October 15, 1961
5	The Hunting Instinct	October 22, 1961
6	Inside Donald Duck	November 5, 1961
7	The Light in the Forest	November 12, 1961
8	The Light in the Forest	November 19, 1961
9	Holiday for Henpecked Husbands	November 26, 1961
10	A Fire Called Jeremiah	December 3, 1961
11	Kids Is Kids	December 10, 1961
12	Backstage Party	December 17, 1961
13	Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates	January 7, 1962
14	Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates	January 14, 1962
15	Sancho, the Homing Steer	January 21, 1962
16	Sancho, the Homing Steer	January 28, 1962
17	Fantasy on Skis	February 4, 1962
18	Comancho	February 18, 1962
19	Comancho	February 25, 1962
20	Carnival Time	March 4, 1962
21	The Prince and the Pauper	March 11, 1962
22		March 18, 1962
23		March 25, 1962
24	Spy in the Sky	April 1, 1962
25	Von Drake in Spain	April 8, 1962
26	Disneyland After Dark	April 15, 1962

Season 9 (1962–1963)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Golden Horseshoe Revue	September 23, 1962
2	Escapade in Florence	September 30, 1962
3	Escapade in Florence	October 7, 1962
4	The Silver Fox and Sam Davenport	October 14, 1962
5	Man Is His Own Worst Enemy	October 21, 1962
6	Sammy, the Way-Out Seal	October 28, 1962
7	Sammy, the Way-Out Seal	November 4, 1962
8	The Magnificent Rebel	November 18, 1962
9	The Magnificent Rebel	November 25, 1962
10	The Mooncussers	December 2, 1962
11	The Mooncussers	December 9, 1962
12	Hurricane Hannah	December 16, 1962
13	Holiday Time at Disneyland	December 23, 1962
14	Three Tall Tales	January 6, 1963
15	Little Dog Lost	January 13, 1963
16	Johnny Shiloh	January 20, 1963
17	Johnny Shiloh	January 27, 1963
18	Greta, the Misfit Greyhound	February 3, 1963
19	Inside Outer Space	February 10, 1963
20	Banner in the Sky	February 17, 1963
21	Banner in the Sky	February 24, 1963
22	A Square Peg in a Round Hole	March 3, 1963
23	The Horse With the Flying Tale	March 10, 1963
24	Kidnapped	March 17, 1963
25	Kidnapped	March 24, 1963

Season 10 (1963–1964)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Horse Without a Head	September 29, 1963
2	The Horse Without a Head	October 6, 1963
3	Fly With Von Drake	October 13, 1963
4	The Wahoo Bobcat	October 20, 1963
5	The Waltz King	October 27, 1963
6	The Waltz King	November 3, 1963
7	The Truth About Mother Goose	November 17, 1963
8	Pollyanna	December 1, 1963
9		December 8, 1963
10		December 15, 1963
11	From All of Us to All of You #2	December 22, 1963
12	The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog	January 5, 1964
13	The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog	January 12, 1964
14	Mediterranean Cruise	January 19, 1964
15	Bristle Face	January 26, 1964
16	Bristle Face	February 2, 1964
17	The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh	February 9, 1964
18		February 16, 1964
19		February 23, 1964
20	The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs	March 1, 1964
21	For the Love of Willadean	March 8, 1964
22	For the Love of Willadean	March 15, 1964
23	In Shape With Von Drake	March 22, 1964
24	Greyfriars Bobby	March 29, 1964
25	Greyfriars Bobby	April 5, 1964
26	Jungle Cat	April 12, 1964
27	Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair	May 17, 1964

Season 11 (1964–1965)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon	September 20, 1964
2	Nikki, Wild Dog of the North	September 27, 1964
3	Nikki, Wild Dog of the North	October 4, 1964
4	A Rag, a Bone, a Box of Junk	October 11, 1964
5	The Tenderfoot	October 18, 1964
6		October 25, 1964
7		November 1, 1964
8	One Day at Teton Marsh	November 8, 1964
9	Ben and Me / Peter and the Wolf	November 15, 1964
10	Toby Tyler	November 22, 1964
11	Toby Tyler	November 29, 1964
12	Big Red	December 6, 1964
13	Big Red	December 13, 1964
14	Disneyland 10th Anniversary	January 3, 1965
15	Ida, the Offbeat Eagle	January 10, 1965
16	Gallegher	January 24, 1965
17		January 31, 1965
18		February 7, 1965
19	An Otter in the Family	February 21, 1965
20	Almost Angels	February 28, 1965
21	Almost Angels	March 7, 1965
22	Kilroy I	March 14, 1965
23	Kilroy II	March 21, 1965
24	Kilroy III	March 28, 1965
25	Kilroy IV	April 4, 1965

Season 12 (1965–1966)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Yellowstone Cubs	September 19, 1965
2	A Case of Murder	September 26, 1965
3	The Big Swindle	October 3, 1965
4	The Daily Press vs. City Hall	October 10, 1965
5	Flight of the White Stallions	October 17, 1965
6	Flight of the White Stallions	October 24, 1965
7	Minado the Wolverine	November 7, 1965
8	The Three Lives of Thomasina	November 14, 1965
9		November 21, 1965
10		November 28, 1965
11	Summer Magic	December 5, 1965
12	Summer Magic	December 12, 1965
13	A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood	December 19, 1965
14	Moon Pilot	January 16, 1966
15	Moon Pilot	January 23, 1966
16	Music for Everybody	January 30, 1966
17	The Legend of Young Dick Turpin	February 13, 1966
18	The Legend of Young Dick Turpin	February 20, 1966
19	Ballerina	February 27, 1966
20	Ballerina	March 6, 1966
21	Run, Light Buck, Run	March 13, 1966
22	A Tiger Walks	March 20, 1966
23	A Tiger Walks	March 27, 1966
24	Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't	April 10, 1966

Season 13 (1966–1967)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Emil and the Detectives	September 11, 1966
2	Emil and the Detectives	September 18, 1966
3	The Legend of El Blanco	September 25, 1966
4	Savage Sam	October 2, 1966
5	Savage Sam	October 9, 1966
6	The 101 Problems of Hercules	October 16, 1966
7	Showdown with the Sundown Kid	October 23, 1966
8	Crusading Reporter	October 30, 1966
9	A Ranger's Guide to Nature	November 13, 1966
10	The Moon-Spinners	November 20, 1966
11		November 27, 1966
12		December 4, 1966
13	Joker, the Amiable Ocelot	December 11, 1966
14	Disneyland Around the Seasons	December 18, 1966
15	Willie and the Yank	January 8, 1967
16		January 15, 1967
17		January 22, 1967
18	Tragedy on the Trail	January 29, 1967
19	Trial by Terror	February 5, 1967
20	The Boy Who Flew with Condors	February 19, 1967
21	Atta Girl, Kelly!	March 5, 1967
22		March 12, 1967
23		March 19, 1967
24	Man on Wheels	March 26, 1967
25	A Salute to Alaska	April 2, 1967

Season 14 (1967–1968)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Tattooed Police Horse	September 10, 1967
2	The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper	September 17, 1967
3	How the West Was Lost	September 24, 1967
4	The Fighting Prince of Donegal	October 1, 1967
5		October 8, 1967
6		October 15, 1967
7	Run, Appaloosa, Run	October 22, 1967
8	One Day at Beetle Rock	November 19, 1967
9	The Monkey's Uncle	November 26, 1967
10	The Monkey's Uncle	December 3, 1967
11	A Boy Called Nuthin'	December 10, 1967
12	A Boy Called Nuthin'	December 17, 1967
13	From All of Us to All of You #3	December 24, 1967
14	Way Down Cellar	January 7, 1968
15	Way Down Cellar	January 14, 1968
16	Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow	January 21, 1968
17	Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua	January 28, 1968
18	Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua	February 4, 1968
19	My Family Is a Menagerie	February 11, 1968
20	The Young Loner	February 25, 1968
21	The Young Loner	March 3, 1968
22	Wild Heart	March 10, 1968
23	The Ranger of Brownstone	March 17, 1968
24	The Mystery of Edward Sims	March 31, 1968
25	The Mystery of Edward Sims	April 7, 1968
26	Ten Who Dared	April 14, 1968
27	Nature's Charter Tours	April 21, 1968

Season 15 (1968–1969)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle	September 15, 1968
2	Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents	September 22, 1968
3	Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents	September 29, 1968
4	Pacifically Peeking	October 6, 1968
5	Brimstone, the Amish Horse	October 27, 1968
6	The Ugly Dachshund	November 3, 1968
7	The Ugly Dachshund	November 10, 1968
8	The Treasure of San Bosco Reef	November 24, 1968
9	The Treasure of San Bosco Reef	December 1, 1968
10	The Owl That Didn't Give a Hoot	December 15, 1968
11	The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show	December 22, 1968
12	Solomon, the Sea Turtle	January 5, 1969
13	Those Calloways	January 12, 1969
14		January 19, 1969
15		January 26, 1969
16	Pancho, the Fastest Paw in the West	February 2, 1969
17	The Secret of Boyne Castle	February 9, 1969
18		February 16, 1969
19		February 23, 1969
20	Nature's Better Built Homes	March 2, 1969
21	Ride a Northbound Horse	March 16, 1969
22	Ride a Northbound Horse	March 23, 1969

The Wonderful World of Disney episodes (first run)

Season 16 (1969–1970)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Wild Geese Calling	September 14, 1969
2	My Dog, the Thief	September 21, 1969
3	My Dog, the Thief	September 28, 1969
4	The Feather Farm	October 26, 1969
5	Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar	November 2, 1969
6	Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar	November 9, 1969
7	Varda, the Peregine Falcon	November 16, 1969
8	Secrets of the Pirates' Inn	November 23, 1969
9	Secrets of the Pirates' Inn	November 30, 1969
10	Inky the Crow	December 7, 1969
11	Babes in Toyland	December 21, 1969
12	Babes in Toyland	December 28, 1969
13	Bon Voyage!	January 11, 1970
14		January 18, 1970
15		January 25, 1970
16	Smoke	February 1, 1970
17	Smoke	February 8, 1970
18	Menace on the Mountain	March 1, 1970
19	Menace on the Mountain	March 8, 1970
20	Disneyland Showtime	March 22, 1970
21	Nature's Strangest Oddballs	March 29, 1970

Season 17 (1970–1971)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Christobalito, the Calypso Colt	September 13, 1970
2	The Boy Who Stole the Elephant	September 20, 1970
3	The Boy Who Stole the Elephant	September 27, 1970
4	The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City	October 18, 1970
5	The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City	October 25, 1970
6	Snow Bear	November 1, 1970
7	Snow Bear	November 8, 1970
8	Monkeys, Go Home!	November 15, 1970
9	Monkeys, Go Home!	November 22, 1970
10	Hang Your Hat on the Wind	November 29, 1970
11	It's Tough to Be a Bird	December 13, 1970
12	From All of Us to All of You #4	December 20, 1970
13	Three Without Fear	January 3, 1971
14	Three Without Fear	January 10, 1971
15	The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin	January 17, 1971
16		January 24, 1971
17		January 31, 1971
18	Bayou Bay	February 7, 1971
19	Bayou Bay	February 14, 1971
20	Hamad and the Pirates	March 7, 1971
21	Hamad and the Pirates	March 14, 1971

Season 18 (1971–1972)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Charlie Crawfoot and the Coati Mundi	September 19, 1971
2	Hacksaw	September 26, 1971
3	Hacksaw	October 3, 1971
4	The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove	October 31, 1971
5	The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove	November 7, 1971
6	The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit	November 14, 1971
7	The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit	November 21, 1971
8	Lefty, the Dingaling Lynx	November 28, 1971
9	Disney on Parade	December 19, 1971
10	Mountain Born	January 9, 1972
11	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	January 23, 1972
12	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	January 30, 1972
13	Justin Morgan Had a Horse	February 6, 1972
14	Justin Morgan Had a Horse	February 13, 1972
15	The City Fox	February 20, 1972
16	Change, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure	March 19, 1972
17	Michael O'Hara the Fourth	March 26, 1972
18	Michael O'Hara the Fourth	April 2, 1972
19	Dad, Can I Borrow the Car?	April 9, 1972

Season 19 (1972–1973)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	September 17, 1972
2	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	September 24, 1972
3	The Nashville Coyote	October 1, 1972
4	The High Flying Spy	October 22, 1972
5		October 29, 1972
6		November 5, 1972
7	Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West	November 19, 1972
8	Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon	November 26, 1972
9	Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon	December 3, 1972
10	Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal	December 17, 1972
11	The Mystery in Dracula's Castle	January 7, 1973
12	The Mystery in Dracula's Castle	January 14, 1973
13	Fifty Happy Years	January 21, 1973
14	Rascal	February 11, 1973
15	Rascal	February 18, 1973
16	Chester, Yesterday's Horse	March 4, 1973
17	The Little Shepherd Dog of Catalina	March 11, 1973
18	The Boy and the Bronc Buster	March 18, 1973
19	The Boy and the Bronc Buster	March 25, 1973
20	Call It Courage	April 1, 1973

Season 20 (1973–1974)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Barefoot Executive	September 16, 1973
2	The Barefoot Executive	September 23, 1973
3	Fire on Kelly Island	September 30, 1973
4	Mustang	October 7, 1973
5	Mustang	October 21, 1973
6	King of the Grizzlies	October 27, 1973
7	King of the Grizzlies	November 4, 1973
8	Run, Cougar, Run	November 25, 1973
9	Run, Cougar, Run	December 2, 1973
10	The Proud Bird from Shanghai	December 16, 1973
11	From All of Us to All of You #5	December 23, 1973
12	The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton	January 6, 1974
13	The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton	January 13, 1974
14	Hogwild	January 20, 1974
15	Hogwild	January 27, 1974
16	Carlo, the Sierra Coyote	February 3, 1974
17	Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon	March 3, 1974
18	Diamonds on Wheels	March 10, 1974
19		March 17, 1974
20		March 24, 1974
21	The Magic of Walt Disney World	March 31, 1974

Season 21 (1974–1975)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Million Dollar Duck	September 15, 1974
2	The Million Dollar Duck	September 22, 1974
3	Shokee, the Everglades Panther	September 29, 1974
4	Return of the Big Cat	October 6, 1974
5	Return of the Big Cat	October 13, 1974
6	Two Against the Arctic	October 20, 1974
7	Two Against the Arctic	October 27, 1974
8	Adventure in Satan's Canyon	November 3, 1974
9	Runaway on the Rogue River	December 1, 1974
10	Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West	December 8, 1974
11	The Sky's the Limit	January 19, 1975
12	The Sky's the Limit	January 26, 1975
13	The Wild Country	February 23, 1975
14	The Wild Country	March 2, 1975
15	The Footloose Goose	March 9, 1975
16	Deacon, the High Noon Dog	March 16, 1975
17	Welcome to the "World"	March 23, 1975

Season 22 (1975–1976)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Boy Who Talked to Badgers	September 14, 1975
2	The Boy Who Talked to Badgers	September 21, 1975
3	The Outlaw Cats of Colossal Cave	September 28, 1975
4	The Secret of the Pond	October 5, 1975
5	The Secret of the Pond	October 12, 1975
6	Seems There Was This Mouse	October 19, 1975
7	Now You See Him, Now You Don't	October 26, 1975
8	Napoleon and Samantha	November 2, 1975
9	Twister, Bull from the Sky	January 4, 1976
10	The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper	January 11, 1976
11	The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper	January 18, 1976
12	The Bears and I	February 1, 1976
13	The Bears and I	February 8, 1976
14	Superdad	February 15, 1976
15	The Survival of Sam the Pelican	February 29, 1976
16	The Flight of the Grey Wolf	March 14, 1976
17	The Flight of the Grey Wolf	March 21, 1976
18	The Parent Trap	May 16, 1976
19	Superstar Goofy	July 25, 1976

Season 23 (1976–1977)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	One Little Indian	September 26, 1976
2	One Little Indian	October 3, 1976
3	The Biscuit Eater	October 10, 1976
4	The Biscuit Eater	October 17, 1976
5	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	October 24, 1976
6	The Secret of Old Glory Mine	October 31, 1976
7	The Apple Dumpling Gang	November 14, 1976
8	Disney's Greatest Dog Stars	November 28, 1976
9	The Golden Dog	January 2, 1977
10	Kit Carson and the Mountain Men	January 9, 1977
11	Kit Carson and the Mountain Men	January 16, 1977
12	Barry of the Great St. Bernard	January 30, 1977
13	Barry of the Great St. Bernard	February 6, 1977
14	Go West, Young Dog	February 20, 1977
15	The Strongest Man in the World	February 27, 1977
16	The Ghost of Cypress Swamp	March 13, 1977
17	The Track of the African Bongo	April 3, 1977
18	The Track of the African Bongo	April 10, 1977
19	The Castaway Cowboy	May 8, 1977
20	Disney's Greatest Villains	May 15, 1977
21	The Bluegrass Special	May 22, 1977

Season 24 (1977–1978)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Gus	September 18, 1977
2	Treasure of Matecumbe	October 2, 1977
3	Charley and the Angel	October 16, 1977
4	The Incredible Journey	October 23, 1977
5	Halloween Hall o' Fame	October 30, 1977
6	The Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World	November 20, 1977
7	From All of Us to All of You #6	December 25, 1977
8	Three on the Run	January 8, 1978
9	Journey to the Valley of the Emu	January 22, 1978
10	The Shaggy Dog	January 29, 1978
11	The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance	February 5, 1978
12	Race for Survival	March 5, 1978
13	Trail of Danger	March 12, 1978
14	Trail of Danger	March 19, 1978
15	Mixed Nuts	March 26, 1978
16	Child of Glass	May 14, 1978
17	The Young Runaways	May 28, 1978
18	A Tale of Two Critters	June 4, 1978

Season 25 (1978–1979)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of The Wonderful World of Disney	September 13, 1978
2		September 17, 1978
3	The Shaggy D.A.	September 24, 1978
4	In Search of the Castaways	October 1, 1978
5	In Search of the Castaways	October 8, 1978
6	The Gnome-Mobile	October 29, 1978
7	The Gnome-Mobile	November 5, 1978
8	The Boatniks	November 12, 1978
9	Mickey's 50	November 19, 1978
10	Christmas at Walt Disney World	December 10, 1978
11	Donovan's Kid	January 7, 1979
12	Donovan's Kid	January 14, 1979
13	Shadow of Fear	January 28, 1979
14	Shadow of Fear	February 4, 1979
15	Ride a Wild Pony	February 11, 1979
16	Ride a Wild Pony	February 18, 1979
17	Never a Dull Moment	March 4, 1979
18	The Omega Connection	March 18, 1979
19	Born to Run	March 25, 1979
20	Born to Run	April 1, 1979
21	The Sky Trap	May 13, 1979

Disney's Wonderful World episodes

Season 26 (1979–1980)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Absent-Minded Professor	September 9, 1979
2	The Absent-Minded Professor	September 16, 1979
3	The Love Bug	September 23, 1979
4	Baseball Fever	October 14, 1979
5	Major Effects	December 16, 1979
6	From All of Us to All of You #7	December 23, 1979
7	That Darn Cat!	January 13, 1980
8	Mickey's Greatest Adventures	January 20, 1980
9	Donald's Valentine's Day Salute	February 10, 1980
10	Escape to Witch Mountain	February 17, 1980
11	The Kids Who Knew Too Much	March 9, 1980
12	Son of Flubber	March 16, 1980
13	Disney's Oscar Winners	April 13, 1980
14	Sultan and the Rock Star	April 20, 1980
15	The Secret of Lost Valley	April 27, 1980
16	The Secret of Lost Valley	May 5, 1980
17	Misadventures of Chip 'N Dale	July 27, 1980

Season 27 (1980–1981)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Disneyland's 25th Anniversary Show	September 14, 1980
2	Old Yeller	November 9, 1980
3	Old Yeller	November 16, 1980
4	The Mouseketeer Reunion	November 23, 1980
5	The Ghosts of Buxley Hall	December 21, 1980
6	The Ghosts of Buxley Hall	December 28, 1980
7	Lefty	April 19, 1981
8	Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life	April 26, 1981
9	Follow Me, Boys!	August 2, 1981
10	Follow Me, Boys!	August 16, 1981

Walt Disney episodes

Season 28 (1981–1982)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Love Bug	September 26, 1981
2	The Love Bug	October 3, 1981
3	Herbie Rides Again	October 10, 1981
4	Herbie Rides Again	October 17, 1981
5	A Disney Halloween	October 24, 1981
6	The Last Flight of Noah's Ark	October 31, 1981
7	The Last Flight of Noah's Ark	November 7, 1981
8	A Disney Storybook	November 14, 1981
9	A Disney Storybook	November 21, 1981
10	The Cherokee Trail	November 28, 1981
11	A Magical Disney Christmas	December 5, 1981
12	Walt Disney: One Man's Dream	December 12, 1981
13	Man's Hunting Instinct	January 2, 1982
14	Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang	January 16, 1982
15	Donald and José, Olé!	January 23, 1982
16	The Cat from Outer Space	January 30, 1982
17	The Cat from Outer Space	February 6, 1982
18	A Disney Valentine	February 13, 1982
19	Beyond Witch Mountain	February 20, 1982
20	A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court	February 27, 1982
21	A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court	March 6, 1982
22	The Adventures of Polyanna	April 10, 1982
23	A Disney Vacation	May 1, 1982
24	Pluto and His Friends	July 31, 1982

Season 29 (1982–1983)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again	September 25, 1982
2	The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again	October 2, 1982
3	Freaky Friday	October 9, 1982
4	Freaky Friday	October 16, 1982
5	EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration	October 23, 1982
6	Disney's Halloween Treat	October 30, 1982
7	No Deposit, No Return	November 6, 1982
8	No Deposit, No Return	November 13, 1982
9	Blackbeard's Ghost	November 20, 1982
10	Blackbeard's Ghost	November 27, 1982
11	A Disney Christmas Gift	December 4, 1982
12	Winnie the Pooh and Friends	December 11, 1982
13	Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald	January 1, 1983
14	The World's Greatest Athlete	January 4, 1983
15	The World's Greatest Athlete	January 11, 1983
16	Ferdinand the Bull and Mickey	January 18, 1983
17	A Valentine from Disney	February 8, 1983
18	Mickey and Donald Kidding Around	May 3, 1983

The Disney Sunday Movie episodes

Season 30 (1986)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Help Wanted: Kids	February 2, 1986
2	Time Flyer	February 9, 1986
3	The Last Electric Knight	February 16, 1986
4	2 1/2 Dads	February 16, 1986
5	The Girl Who Spelled Freedom	February 23, 1986
6	The Undergrads	March 2, 1986
7	The Richest Cat in the World	March 9, 1986
8	Disney Goes to the Oscars	March 23, 1986
9	I-Man	April 6, 1986
10	A Fighting Choice	April 13, 1986
11	Mr. Boogedy	April 20, 1986
12	Robin Hood	April 27, 1986
13	Young Again	May 11, 1986
14	The Deacon Street Deer	May 18, 1986
15	Fuzzbucket	May 18, 1986
16	Casebusters	May 25, 1986
17	My Town	May 25, 1986
18	Candleshoe	June 22, 1986

Season 31 (1986–1987)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	Pete's Dragon	September 21, 1986
2	Hero in the Family	September 28, 1986
3	Little Spies	October 5, 1986
4	The B.R.A.T. Patrol	October 26, 1986
5	Ask Max	November 2, 1986
6	Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration	November 9, 1986
7	The Leftovers	November 16, 1986
8	The Thanksgiving Promise	November 23, 1986
9	Sunday Drive	November 30, 1986
10	Swiss Family Robinson	December 7, 1986
11	The Christmas Star	December 14, 1986
12	Tiger Town / Star Tours	December 28, 1986
13	Herbie Goes Bananas	January 11, 1987
14	Great Moments in Disney Afternoon	January 18, 1987
15	Double Switch	January 25, 1987
16	You Ruined My Life	February 1, 1987
17	The Liberators	February 8, 1987
18	The Parent Trap II	February 22, 1987
19	Big Foot	March 8, 1987
20	Young Harry Houdini	March 15, 1987
21	Bedknobs and Broomsticks	March 22, 1987
22	Double Agent	March 29, 1987
23	Bride of Boogedy	April 12, 1987
24	The Devil and Max Devlin	April 26, 1987
25	Mary Poppins	May 3, 1987
26	The North Avenue Irregulars	May 10, 1987
27	Spot Marks the X	May 17, 1987
28	Down the Long Hills	May 24, 1987
29	Fluppy Dogs	August 30, 1987

Season 32 (1987–1988)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Journey of Natty Gann	October 4, 1987
2	The Journey of Natty Gann	October 11, 1987
3	The Return of the Shaggy Dog	November 1, 1987
4	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too	November 15, 1987
5	Student Exchange	November 29, 1987
6	Student Exchange	December 6, 1987
7	Not Quite Human	December 20, 1987
8	Not Quite Human	December 27, 1987
9	Flight of the Navigator	January 3, 1988
10	Flight of the Navigator	January 10, 1988
11	Earth Star Voyager	January 17, 1988
12	Earth Star Voyager	January 24, 1988
13	Rock 'n' Roll Mom	February 7, 1988
14	14 Going on 30	March 6, 1988
15	14 Going on 30	March 13, 1988
16	Splash, Too	May 1, 1988
17	Splash, Too	May 8, 1988
18	Captain EO Backstage	May 15, 1988
19	Justin Case	May 15, 1988
20	Meet the Munceys	May 22, 1988

Season 33 (1988–1989)

Episode #	Title	Original airdate
1	The Magical World of Disney	October 9, 1988
2	Disney's All-American Sports Nuts	October 16, 1988
3	Mickey's 60th Birthday	November 13, 1988
4	Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder	November 20, 1988
5	The Absent-Minded Professor	November 27, 1988
6	Mickey's Christmas Carol	December 4, 1988
7	Disney's All-Star Comedy Circus	December 11, 1988
8	Davy Crockett: A Natural Man	December 18, 1988
9	Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	December 25, 1988
10	An All-New Adventure of Disney's Sport Goofy	January 1, 1989
11	Dinosaur... Secret of the Lost Legend	January 8, 1989
12	Wild Jack (Part 1)	January 15, 1989
13	Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore	January 29, 1989
14	Save the Dog	February 5, 1989
15	Mickey's Happy Valentine Special	February 12, 1989
16	Benji the Hunted	February 19, 1989
17	The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places	February 26, 1989
18	Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day	March 5, 1989
19	Super DuckTales	March 26, 1989
20	The Parent Trap III	April 9, 1989
21	The Parent Trap III	April 16, 1989
22	The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening	April 30, 1989
23	Totally Minnie	May 7, 1989
24	Lots of Luck	May 28, 1989
25	Davy Crockett: A Letter to Polly	June 11, 1989
26	Davy Crockett: Warrior's Farewell	June 18, 1989
27	Wild Jack (Part 2)	July 9, 1989
28	Wild Jack (Part 3)	July 16, 1989
29	Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom	July 23, 1989