The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney Season 2

TV Show

Season 2 Episodes

1. Dumbo [1941]

September 14th, 19551 hr

This is an airing of the beloved 1941 animated feature, edited to run in the allotted time slot. Mrs. Jumbo, a circus elephant receives a baby with large ears. The other elephants ostracize him, and his mother is locked up for attacking a heckling human. As Dumbo, the mocking nickname for the baby elephant given to him, finds himself without any friends, an ambitious mouse named Timothy befriends him and helps him overcome his problem.

2. Behind the True-Life Cameras, Olympic Elk

September 21st, 19551 hr

James Algar takes us behind the scenes of a True-Life adventure in The Everglades and in a desert with Bob Crandall.

3. Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo

September 28th, 19551 hr

A little circus bear runs away and finds more of his own kind. Rejected at first, he soon becomes a hero after standing up to a bully named Lumpjaw. This is actually the first half of the animated film, Fun and Fancy Free (1947)

4. People and Places: Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco/Icebreakers

October 5th, 19551 hr

This episode is from the People and Places theatrical series filmed by William N. Smith about his adventures in these exotic places.

5. The Adventures of Mickey Mouse

October 12th, 19551 hr

Walt looks at the career of Mickey Mouse through a collection of his short cartoons.

6. The Story of the Silly Symphony

October 19th, 19551 hr

This compilation of several of Disney's ""Silly Symphonies,"" a series of short cartoons from the 1930s has Walt telling viewers about the respective origins of many of the stories.

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7. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1948]

October 26th, 19551 hr

Features The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), originally from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).

8. The Story of Robin Hood: Part 1

November 2nd, 19551 hr

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

9. The Story of Robin Hood: Part 2

November 9th, 19551 hr

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

10. Davy Crockett: The Keelboat Race

November 16th, 19551 hr

The fourth of five programs about Davy Crockett involves Davy and Georgie ending a particularly successful season of trapping and hunting with the hopes of easy sales, only for such hopes to be dashed by the self-proclaimed "King of the River", Mike Fink, and a band of renegade Indians that have been notorious for attacking passing boats.

11. The Story of the Animated Drawing

November 30th, 19551 hr

The first of three shows based on Disney's ""Art of Animation"" book. Walt Disney explores the history of Animation from primitive cave drawings, to Windsor McKay's ""Gertie the Dinosaur"" and Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat, up to Fantasia. Two cartoons are featured: The Skeleton Dance (1929) and the Nutcraker Suite segmest from Fantasia. This episode is avalible on the ""Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studios"" 2-disc DVD.

12. The Goofy Success Story

December 7th, 19551 hr

Goofy's rise to stardom is featured here, starting with a look at Hollywood, where talent scouts seek out the next superstar. They find Goofy in a movie theater watching a Mickey Mouse cartoon and laughing at it, and he is "discovered". And so begins the career of an actor with a unique laugh.

13. Davy Crockett: The River Pirates

December 14th, 19551 hr

The final Davy Crockett story (the second ""Legend"" tale) has Davy and ex-foe Mike Fink on the same side, fighting some nasty pirates who are passing themselves off as Indians in order to start a war. This episode is avalible as part of a 2-disc DVD set.

14. Man and the Moon

December 28th, 19551 hr

This installment tells of many age-old legends and fantasies about the moon, upon which, at the time of this episode, man was still trying to land.

15. When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 1

January 4th, 19561 hr

Sword and the Rose, The (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

16. When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 2

January 11th, 19561 hr

Sword and the Rose, The (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

17. A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris

January 18th, 19561 hr

Walt looks at the history of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories.

18. A Day in the Life of Donald Duck

February 1st, 19561 hr

This episode follows the events of Donald Duck as he struggles through a typical day at the Disney Studio. Along the way, he meets Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams, the Mouseketeers and the actor that does his voice, Clarence Nash.

19. Survival in Nature

February 8th, 19561 hr

20. Our Unsung Villains

February 15th, 19561 hr

"Our Unsung Villains" is a 1956 episode of Walt Disney anthology television series. The program has Walt Disney handing over the hosting duties to the Magic Mirror, who promptly decides to do a show devoted to the Disney villains. Hans Conried plays the role of the Magic Mirror and would reprise the role in many Disney television specials, including the 1977 followup "Disney's Greatest Villains." In this program, the Magic Mirror only focuses on four villains, whereas he covers twelve in "Disney's Greatest Villains."

21. A Trip Thru Adventureland/Water Birds

February 29th, 19561 hr

22. On Vacation

March 7th, 19561 hr

Walt Disney, who is on vacation, gives Jiminy Cricket a phone call to take over hosting duties for one TV episode while he is away. Jiminy decides to gather the other Disney stars together to help him out. Unfortunately, they, too, are on vacation, but how they are spending their respective vacations helps put the show together for him.

23. Stormy, the Thoroughbred [1954]

March 14th, 19561 hr

24. The Goofy Sports Show

March 21st, 19561 hr

Walt introduces the narrator, Spyrus Olympopolus, to demonstrate how the ancient sports practiced in foreign countries have evolved into the games of today. Spyros illustrates this using Goofy.

25. Where Do the Stories Come From?

April 4th, 19561 hr

Walt answers the often-asked question of just where the stories for his studio's cartoons come from, which is from practically anywhere.

26. Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

May 30th, 19561 hr

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Sep 17, 1972
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Sep 19, 1971
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Sep 13, 1970
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Sep 14, 1969
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Sep 15, 1968
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Sep 10, 1967
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Sep 11, 1966
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Sep 19, 1965
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Sep 20, 1964
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Sep 29, 1963
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Sep 23, 1962
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Sep 24, 1961
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Oct 16, 1960
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Sep 11, 1957
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Sep 12, 1956
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