One Hour in Wonderland is a 1950 television special made by Walt Disney Productions. It was first seen on Christmas Day, 1950, over NBC (4–5 pm in all time zones) for Coca-Cola, and was Walt Disney's first television production. It featured Walt as host, with Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy (who appeared on radio for Coke), and other celebrities who worked with Walt, including the Firehouse Five Plus Two jazz band. This special was actually a promotional film for Disney's upcoming theatrical feature, Alice in Wonderland. Kathryn Beaumont, who was Alice's voice, was dressed like her for this special.
Walt Disney introduces the show that will be a Sunday-night tradition for over 40 years, Disneyland. In this episode, he introduces upcoming season previews, plus movies that are to be coming out soon. The second half of the show is all about Mickey Mouse, Disney's first creation.
The 1951 Walt Disney animated film is the basis of this episode.
James Algar explores the lives of animal habitats as captured on film. The next portion is the 1948 True-Life Disney movie, Seal Island with Winston Hibler narrating about the habitat of the fur seal.
It's all about Donald Duck here as his career is highlighted.
The 1949 Disney movie is highlighted in this episode. Jeremiah is a young boy who owns a black lamb named Danny the Ram. Jeremiah wants to enter Danny into the spring fair, not out of pride for his pet but for the material gain of winning a ribbon. But alas, the fleece-bearer flees from home, leaving Jeremiah devastated. Jeremiah prays to God asking to be reunited with his runaway ram. In return, he promises to love Danny forever, and forsake any thoughts of using him to win ribbons.
Walt Disney takes us behind the scenes on the making of his new animated feature Lady & the Tramp.
This is a look into the making of the theatrical feature 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
This is the first of five stories of the legendary Davy Crockett. In it, Davy and his friend Georgie Russel go off to fight the hostile Creek Indians.
In this Christmas episode, Donald Duck gets a movie projector and a film reel of a penguin who wants to be free of the frozen climate.
In teh first part, Walt Disney presents a famous animal photographer named Alfred G. Milotte, who presents clips of his African trip that has stunning stories about the African elephant and the lion. The second part deals with the beaver habitat as displayed in the 1948 True-Life Adventure film, Beaver Valley.
Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint, in this adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Walt Disney takes us into the world of the sea with its many creatures.
In the Second episode of the Davy Crockett trilogy, Davy, George and their families settle in Tennessee. Davy goes to town to file his claim, and he gets into it with a bully named Big Foot Mason. When Mason is beaten, the judge asks Davy to be the new lawman.
Kenneth Grahame is the subject of this episode as we take a look at the short film of ""The Wind and the Willows"", as seen in the movie The Reluctant Dragon from 1941.
The first half of this epsiode is dedicated to the construction of the new Disneyland theme park in Anaheim.
Walt Disney shows us the importance of music in motion pictures. We also get a behind the scenes peek at the music made for the forthcoming movie Lady and the Tramp
The final chapter of the Davy Crockett trilogy begins when Davy and George make friends with a cheating gambler named Thimblerig. It is Thimblerig that gets Davy and George to go to Texas to fight the Mexicans at the Alamo, an ill-fated mistake for Davy.
Classic storytelling comes to life with Disney animation.
This Tomorrowland version of Disneyland takes a look at how America is prepared to explore space- the final frontier.
The big day of the grand opening of Disneyland is almost here, and Walt Disney is making plans to ensure that the park will be safe and ready for its first guests on July 17, 1955.
The Grand Opening of Disneyland is celebrated on live tv coast to coast. The 17 million dollar project is finally complete. Many celebrities attended the opening (although not scheduled for an appearance)as they take a day to enjoy the park with their families.These included: Irene Dunn,Bonita Granville,Marjorie Raines,Gail Storm,Ken Murray,Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.,Alan Young, and Jerry Colona.
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.
James Algar takes us behind the scenes of a True-Life adventure in The Everglades and in a desert with Bob Crandall.
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)
This episode is from the People and Places theatrical series filmed by William N. Smith about his adventures in these exotic places.
Walt looks at the career of Mickey Mouse through a collection of his short cartoons.
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.
It seems the only way Mr. Disney could bring his dead hero, Davy Crockett, back to life was to pass this story off as a ""tall tale"". It involves Davy and his pal Georgie Russel in a keelboat race to New Orleans against swaggering Mike Fink, the ""king of the river"". This episode is avalible on DVD as part of a 2-disc set.
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.
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.
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.
"A Trip Thru Adventureland/Water Birds" is actually an episode of Disneyland. Another of the "progress reports" presented on the TV anthology Disneyland to promote the new theme park of the same name, this episode was designed to bring viewers up to date on the section of the park known as "Adventureland." While there is a great deal of emphasis on "Davy Crockett" tie-ins, the centerpiece of the segment is a filmed trip along the new Jungle Cruise ride. Afterwards, the rest of the episode features the True-Life Adventure film, Water Birds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Goofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.
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.
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.
Disneyland began its 4th season on the air with a gala, all-star ""special"", essentially designed to promote all 3 of Disney's network TV series. Pressured by his cartoon creations and the latest crop of Mouseketeers to tell them what's in store for the 1957-58 season, host Walt Disney offers tantalizing glimpses of the new weekly adventure show Zorro, the Disneyland miniseries The Saga of Andy Burnett (with Jerome Courtland in the title role) and the newest installments of such Mickey Mouse Club serials as ""Spin and Marty."" The remainder of the 4th Anniversary Show is an uncut presentation of the ""Peter and the Wolf"" segement from the 1946 animated feature Make Mine Music.
Walt takes us to the Studio Morgue where great ideas stored here are used in future projects. He also talks with Winston Hibler about the making of another True-Life Fantasy feature called Perri.
To teach us about the world of fantasy in animation, inanimate objects come to life and introduce various cartoons.
A show all about ""hero"" dogs. Walt Disney narrates the first segment. Dorothy McGuire gives us a preview of ""Old Yeller"" and the last half of the episode is the 1955 People and Places short Arizona Sheepdog.
The episode begins with an introduction of Walt Disney and his robot friend Garco, who provide a brief overview of this episode, which starts with a look at mankind seeking to understand his world, first noticing patterns in the stars. He develops beliefs regarding the celestial bodies. Theories from scientists and philosophers are discussed. Ptolemy's inaccurate but formerly-accepted theories are discussed, as are those of Copernicus. Life on other planets is considered, soon focusing on Mars.
Tinker Bell takes us on a tour of Disneyland with her pixie dust.
Walt talks about how art has many different visions.
Wherever this man went--there was trouble. Death stalked him at every turn. Elfego Baca is "The man who couldn't be killed!" Incredible...but every astounding incident actually happened.
This is a story of a young boy who raises pigeons. This boy can't walk and is in a wheelchair. One day, the life of one of the pigeons was in jeopardy from a cat and the boy shows his courage and loyalty by getting up from his wheelchair and walking to save the pigeon's life.
This is Part 2 of ""The Tales of Texas John Slaughter"". It begins when Frank Davis is out on bail, and since he cannot be trusted, Captain Cooper sends Slaughter and Ben Jenkins to keep an eye on him.
Jiminy Cricket, the show's special Christmas guest, tells viewers that he has arranged a visit to the North Pole to see Santa's Workshop (as seen in a classic short cartoon). The show continues with clips from various short cartoons and features.
This is a compilation of several theatrical cartoon shorts starring Chip and Dale. It is tied together by an original song in which the two chipmunks introduce the individual shorts.
Originally released as a 20-minute short subject in 1957, Disney's Oscar-winning The Wetback Hound was expanded to 48 minutes for this Walt Disney Presents TV presentation. The titular hound is Paco, descended from a long and distinguished line of lion-hunting dogs. But much to the dismay of his master, a Mexican barber, Paco is all too easily distracted by other animals whenever he goes out on a hunt. Cowboy star Rex Allen provides the folksy narration for this gentle, laid-back nature study. The ""new"" footage of The Wetback Hound was trimmed for its 1962 rebroadcast to accommodate a lenghty promo for the upcoming Disney theatrical feature Big Red; 4 years later, the same thing happened so that Disney could advertise its new release Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N
Walt goes to Ireland to persuade the King of the Leprechauns, King Brian, to be in his movie "Darby O'Gill and the Little People".
One of producer Walt Disney's more blatant efforts to duplicate the success of his early TV miniseries Davy Crockett, the 8-part Swamp Fox featured another flamboyant frontiersman hero who wore coonskin-style headgear and whose adventures were introduced with a catchy, memorable theme song. Based on a book by Dr. Robert D. Bass, The Swamp Fox stars Leslie Nielsen as real-life American patriot Francis Marion, a wealthy landowner who during the Revolutionary War led a hardy band of guerilla fighters against the Redcoats and pro-British tories in his native South Carolina. The villain of the piece (at least in the first few episodes) was another actual historical figure, the ruthless Banastre Tarleton (John Sutton), an officer in the British Green Dragoons (Marion and Tarleton later served as the models for the hero and villain, respectively, of the 1999 Mel Gibson film Patriot). In the first episode, Marion is prevailed upon by his friends and neighbors to help free South Carolina from t
Young Gabe returns home, now a lieutenant in the Continental Army. He's captured by Tory Colonel Townes who has him whipped. Gabe still refuses to reveal the location of the Swamp Fox's hideout, even when facing a firing squad.
Jiminy Cricket profiles Donald in an animated version of the testimonial TV show.
Humiliated by Zorro and his famous Z, El Cuchillo goes back to Los Angeles to get his revenge.
In this installment, the studio celebrates the 25th anniversary of Donald Duck's show business premiere.
In the concluding episode of Walt Disney's 2-part miniseries Moochie of Pop Warner Football, the Peewees football team is set to play in a big title game held at Disneyland. Naturally, our hero Moochie Morgan (Kevin Corcoran) has his heart set on accompanying his teammates to Anaheim. Only one problem: If Moochie continues to get lousy grades in his American History class, he'll lose his eligibility. ""From Ticonderoga to Disneyland"" originally aired as part of the Walt Disney Presents anthology and was later serialized on the syndicated version of The Mickey Mouse Club.
Boone and his family face the problems of civilization when a tax rebellion comes up.
The first portion of this installment is a look at the making of the upcoming theatrical release Swiss Family Robinson. The film is being shot on location in Tobago in the West Indies, and all the cast and crew (and animals) must be brought to the island. The second portion is an edited version of the 1952 featurette Water Birds.
Filmed almost entirely at a Wisconsin game preserve, this episode of ""Walt Disney Presents"" was based on a book by Emil Liers. The program chronicles the early life and adventures of two otters, Flash and Fleta, and their close-knit family. Upon reaching their rebellious teen years, Flash strikes out on his own, experiencing all manner of exciting and life-threatening exploits, especially when coming in contact with that predatory species known as Man. But as the ""teaser"" to this episode tipped off a week in advance, Flash is ultimately and happily reunited with his loved ones. ""Flash, the Teenage Otter"" was released theatrically in 1961.
The first half of this episode promotes the upcoming theatrical film The Parent Trap. The second half is taken from the episode A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre.
Now moved to NBC, Walt Disney starts broadcasting his show in color. He also taks about the black-and-white days of the novies and the arrival of Technicolor. In the second half of this episode, Donald Duck travels through a land of mathematical wonders.
This episode provides a look into the wrap party for the movie ""Babes in Toyland.""
Walt Disney invites the viewer to sit down and watch The Von Drake Report, hosted by Prof. Ludwig Von Drake. On the show, Von Drake reports on two annual festival celebrations, Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnivale in Rio de Janeiro, where he has stationed Donald Duck and Jose Carioca respectively as correspondents.
Walt Disney himself presents a view of Disneyland at night. It features some nighttime entertainment, including a fireworks display (complete with Tinker Bell flying across the sky) and Tahitian dancers performing for Adventureland dinner patrons. However, this episode focuses less on Disneyland itself and more on the many celebrity singers at the different sections of the park, including the Osmond Brothers, former Mouseketeers Annette Funicello and Bobby Burgess, teen heartthrob Bobby Rydell, and Louis Armstrong. In a running gag, Walt Disney introduces but is unable to attend these attractions and performances, being pinned down by an endless supply of autograph seekers (including a repeat customer) throughout the program.
Professor Ludwig von Drake demonstrates that humans are responsible for so many accidents because they fail to use reason.
The story of composer Ludwig Von Beethoven.
Professor Ludwig von Drake explains the history of human flight from its humble, rudimentary beginnings to the then-present day.
In this 1960 theatrical release (which has been sliced into three parts to be aired over three weeks), a 12-year-old orphan moves in with her wealthy aunt and changes the lives of everyone in a small town.
Dr. Syn, a country priest leads a rebel band against the King's naval press gangs. Press gangs (impressment) roam the country side beating young men into submission or unconsciousness, usually at local inns and pubs, in order to enslave them in the Royal British Navy. Dr. Syn conceals his secret identity behind a sackcloth mask, and carries on activities ala Scarlet Pimpernel and Zorro from his parish base.
Dr. Syn, alias The Scarecrow, must find a way to protect his smuggling band not only from the King's forces but also from a would-be traitor within his own gang.
Under pressure from King George III to capture The Scarecrow or lose his command, General Pugh plans to use two prisoners, an escapee from the Royal Navy and an American colonist, to trap The Scarecrow.
A charming, TV version of 1960 featurette, tells a tale in the traditional Disney vein, this animal-filled children's story is about a little lost puppy who was mothered by and adopted into an extended family of raccoons. Naturally, the dog bonds with the furry masked bandits and even when the canine ends up back in the care of his real owner, he cannot forget his adopted family. His sentiments are particularly relevant when he finds himself at the head of a raccoon-hunt.
This installment celebrates the 10th anniversary of the opening of Disneyland, and includes a look at some of the new attractions that are getting ready to open.
A young boy wants to join the Vienna Boys Choir in this 1962 Disney feature film.
Kilroy continues his stay in Wilson Jct., Due to his helpful nature however he starts to cause one calamity after another - interfering in several peoples love lives , and a new invention of a local citizen.
This 1963 theatrical short subject tells the story of a bear in Yellowstone Park who is searching for her two lost cubs.
Professor von Drake is back to discuss the importance that music plays in people's lives. It features clips from Sleeping Beauty, The Three Caballeros, and Make Mine Music.
Jim Benton salvages an old car he finds in the desert, not realizing that it contains an unexpected guest: a baby ocelot whose family was living in the car (the rest of them managed to get out). When Jim finds the ocelot, it becomes friends with Jim and his other pets.
Walt takes viewers on yet another tour of Disneyland to point out some of the newest additions to the park, including New Orleans Square, It's a Small World and Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.
Starting off with a clip from the Disneyland 10th Anniversary show that shows Walt Disney describing the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction when it was in the conception stage. The program then shows how Walt’s dream was realized by presenting footage of opening day for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, as well as showing audiences going inside the ride itself.
Park ranger J. Audubon Woodlore explains the duties and difficulties of being the ranger in charge of Brownstone National Park.
This installment is the Hopi Indian legend of a young boy banished from his tribe for a year for freeing a sacrificial eagle. He wanders the desert living amongst the animals and learning to survive.
Moby Duck, Donald's seafaring cousin, describes life on several islands in the Pacific Ocean, using live footage of those islands. It is presented in the form of a ""book,"" with each topic being a ""chapter.""
An airing of the 1961 theatrical feature (divided into two parts), in which an evil banker in a fanciful land hopes to marry a sweet young girl.
The Osmond Brothers, EJ Peaker, and Kurt Russell visit Disneyland's Magic Kingdom and its Haunted Mansion.
This 1969 animated theatrical featurette (winner of an Academy Award) deals with M.C. Bird, who talks to the audience about his plight.
This 1967 feature film is about a butler who has adventures in the gold fields of Alaska. Part 1 of 3
This 1967 feature film is about a butler who has adventures in the gold fields of Alaska. Part 2 of 3
This 1967 feature film is about a butler who has adventures in the gold fields of Alaska. Part 3 of 3. Also, we take at look at the construction of Walt Disney World in Florida.
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World is a musical television special celebrating and highlighting the opening ceremonies of the Walt Disney World Resort.
This is the first half of the 1968 musical film ""The One and Only Genuine, Original Family Band.""
This is the second half of the 1968 musical film ""The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.""
Shortly after the Revolutionary War, a young man named Justin Morgan acquires a colt and devotes his time to developing its talents. He even manages to obtain horse feed on credit from Squire Fisk, a man with a reputation for dishonesty.
Justin Morgan, deeply in debt to Squire Fisk, loses his horse to him. When a pair of professional horse racers from New York challenge the horse to a race, Justin trains it.
This 1970 theatrical featurette takes a comical look at the automobile and its effect on the American lifestyle.
This installment celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of Walt Disney Productions (now The Walt Disney Company) in 1923, featuring clips from classic and recent films.
The natives of the island of Hikueru in the South Pacific ocean tell the legend of a boy named Mafatu and his dog, Tambu. Mafatu's father was lost at sea, causing him to fear the ocean and suffer from nightmares. Realizing that he will someday be chief of their tribe, he must conquer his fear. He and Tambu set sail in a small canoe. His fears prove to be real when a storm forces him ashore on an island claimed by a savage tribe.
Phil Mallory is a bored forest watcher on Kelly Mountain. Although he knows he must stay in his tower to look for other fires, Phil longs to fight fires. Not far away, a major fire is burning, and a crew of other Forest Service workers are fighting it. When lightning strikes near Phil's station and starts a small fire, he goes out to investigate.
Alvin Fernald is a sixth-grader who wants to win an essay contest in his class. He is able to get an interview with the mayor, but while waiting in City Hall, Alvin and his friend, Shoie, hear something much more interesting.
A look at the many attractions, resort hotels, and other amusements at Walt Disney World in its first year of operation.
Rob is an excellent sportsman in kayaking but when he blows an important competition, he drops out of kayaking out of fear. His fear is put to the test when during a trip to Satan's Canyon, his coach Jack Hughes, gets injured while kayaking and Rob has to help him.
Jeff Peterson and his father, John, are on a fishing trip in the Pacific Northwest. They decide that whoever catches the largest fish will not have to clean the dishes. John drops Jeff off on the lake's shore, then drops him off to his favorite fishing spot. Meanwhile, a truck containing trained circus elephants suffers a flat tire and its driver, Bucky Steele, must change it. He unloads the elephants so that he can work. One of them, named Barney, wanders off into the woods. Jeff is amazed when he prepares to cast his line and catches an elephant! When John's boat suffers a severe hit from a log, Jeff and Barney must save him.
To commemorate the Grand Opening of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World, this installment presents a musical trip through the park.
Russ Hanson is a teenager with a grey wolf cub for a pet. He raises the cub at his parents' kennel until the wolf is accused of seriously injuring a small child.
Russ and his grey wolf have escaped into the wilderness. Realizing that the wolf cannot return to the Hanson family kennel, Russ must teach him to live in nature.
This 1961 theatrical release has two identical twins meeting up for the first time ever at summer camp. They play a trick on their respective parents, both divorcees, and scheme to try and get them to remarry.
In support of the USA at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, this installment presents a number of sports-themed Goofy cartoons.
This installment looks at the dogs who have starred in Disney films of the past, and one of the present; the last part is a preview of the upcoming theatrical film The Shaggy D.A., in which host Dean Jones just happens to star.
Penny, a young woman with a desire to become a professional jockey, spots an unruly horse named Woodhill. She convinces her aunt to buy the horse, in spite of her father's skepticism. Other, more experienced jockeys sneer at Penny for attempting to break into what they consider to be a man's sport.
In this 1976 theatrical release, two runaway boys from post-Civil War Kentucky head for the island of Matecumbe off the Florida Keys, where a treasure is supposedly buried.
Two brothers enter a dogsled race with white German shepherd, an English sheepdog and a bloodhound. Action happens when a grizzly bear appears.
A suburban teenager finds a magic ring that spontaneously causes him to turn into a dog.
An African game warden's plane crashes in a remote area in Nairobi. His greyhound, Smokey, escapes from the wreckage with a note with instructions to find the man and help him. On the way, the dog befriends a lion who helps him get through the African wilderness and find help for his owner.
A family moves into an antebellum southern mansion. Only Alexander, their son, realizes that it is haunted by the ghost of Inez Dumaine, a young girl who was murdered there during the Civil War. He and his friend, Blossom, have until midnight on Halloween to solve a riddle that will let Inez's ghost rest in peace.
C.L. Doyle and his wife take their oldest kids Rosebud and Joseph T. Doyle on a trip to Alaska, but leave their younger siblings Freddie and Margaret Jean in foster care under the supervision of some crooks. Angered over her parents carelessness, Rosebud convinces her brother to join them in kidnapping their younger siblings and running away from home, sparking a manhunt and a show of support from kids rallying on behalf of their cause.
A tribute to Disney's films up to 1941 is the focus of this installments. Celebrity guests introduce clips of DIsney animation up to that time, leading into an uncut presentation of the movie Dumbo.
Mickey Mouse, arguably the most recognizable star in the civilized world, is paid tribute on his 50th birthday by celebrities. Some appear in brief cameos, but others appear in longer segments describing Mickey's career. Also shown is a three-part live-action/stop-motion short film by Mike Jittlov revolving around a man (played by Jittlov himself) who is tormented by his vast collection of Mickey merchandise.
Ned Brainard is the forgetful science professor at Medfield College. In this 1961 theatrical release, he tries to manage his love life, his dog, and his accidental new invention, flying rubber, or ""flubber.""
In this 1969 theatrical release, a race car driver buys a white 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, only to find that it has a mind of its own.
Although the narrator speaks of the show's star, Major Effects, as being a hero of superhuman proportions, a 100-year-old man appears. It's all a bit of special effects, explains the Major, who is actually actor Joseph Bottoms (star of the studio's then-current theatrical releaseThe Black Hole). He introduces a wizard known as ""Bigger-Than-Life,"" who endows him with magical powers to explain how the effects are realized.
In this 1975 theatrical release, Tia and Tony are two siblings with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle so that he can claim them for his sinister boss, millionaire Aristotle Bolt.
This 1963 theatrical sequel to ""The Absent-Minded Professor"" finds Professor Ned Brainard inventing ""flubber gas,"" a gaseous form of his original concoction.
This retrospective installment highlights Disney films that have won or been nominated for Academy Awards.
Sultan, a gentle Bengal tiger who appears on a popular (but unnamed) television series, is taken to Sportsman's Island by Alec Frost, a disreputable gamekeeper, and tortured in an attempt to make him vicious. Several days later, he is turned loose to be the object of a hunting party led by the island's cruel owner, George McKinzie. Meanwhile, Paul Winters, a young pop singer on tour near here, becomes tired of his busy schedule and runs off from his mother and manager. He finds himself on Sportsman's Island and befriends Sultan.
A celebration of Disneyland's silver anniversary.
In this 1957 theatrical release, set in post-Civil War Texas, a teenager befriends a stray dog.
This special reunites all of the Mouseketeers of the old Mickey Mouse Club, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of that show's premiere.
This is a documentary about Carol Johnson, a one-armed gymnast.
This installment provides a glimpse at the production of Disney animation, including interviews with surviving members of Disney's ""Nine Old Men.""
In this 1974 theatrical sequel to the 1969 film The Love Bug, an aging widow schemes to save her house from being destroyed by the sinister Alonzo Hawk. She enlists the aid of two humans and Herbie to do so.
This two-hour installment pays tribute to the creativity of Walt Disney with dramatized segments of his life and his creations. It also gives viewers a preview look at EPCOT Center, under construction in Florida at Disney World.
A remake to the 1975 feature film. Donavan arrives in town and soon finds he is the legal guardian to two kids Clovis and Celia. He tries to decline but the sheriff insists Donavan takes them into his care.Donavan complains that he needs help, so the sheriff helpfully finds voulenteers - he releases two crook's from his jail to help Donavan - Theadore and Amos.
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that has special powers, including the ability to allow the cat to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and needs the help of a man named Frank in order to reclaim and repair his ship to get back home.
Tia and Tony follow their Uncle Bene to Earth in his attempts to find his long-lost-grandson. Bolt discovers that Tia and Tony have returned and he sends out Deranian to catch Jason O' Day so he can lead Bolt and Deranian to Tia and Tony. Uncle Bene is telling the kids that they must go back to their planet while he searches for his grandson. His grandson was on a nature walk with his class when a bridge broke and Gregory, Uncle Bene's grandson, moved a big log over to his class with his powers so they could grasp it and they could climb up to safety. Tia and Tony refuse to leave and Uncle Bene dies because of his old age and he lets them search for his grandson. Tia and Tony go to Jason O' Day who agrees to help them find Gregory. When they stop to buy Tia and Tony some clothes, Jason goes back to his car and he's kidnapped by Deranian and Bolt. They give him a drink that makes him drunk and Jason tells them where the kids are. The kids come to Bolt's mansion to re
Highly entertaining 1970's update of the Mark Twain classic ""A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"". This time round oddball astronaut Dennis Dugan & his look-alike robot are onboard a NASA spacecraft when they are zapped back in time and into King Arthur's Camelot. Laughs, action & romance abound in this enjoyable medieval sci-fi romp.
Pollyanna comes to stay with her aunt, Polly Harrington, the most powerful woman in the town of Harrington. Aunt Polly wants her to concentrate on her studies but Pollyanna would rather make friends with the orphan kids. One day, a woman named Widow Jenn comes to town and Pollyanna, along with other citizens, try to spyon her because of a rumor going around.
Amos and Theodore the two bumbling outlaw wannabees from The Apple Dumpling Gang are back. They are trying to make it on their own. When they arrive at the town they are going to, all sorts of things go awry. They accidentally subdue the town's legendary lawman, Wooly Bill Hitchcock thus enraging him into tracking them down. They also are accused of bank robbery. And they ""enlist"" in the army, and burn down the fort. Amid all this the army is beseiged by someone stealing their supplies.
Schoolgirl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life of their daughter/mother for just one day and their wishes come true as a bit of magic puts Annabel in Mrs. Andrews' body and vice versa. They both have a Freaky Friday.
Two would-be safe-crackers `sort of' kidnap the two grandchildren of millionaire J. W. Osborne. In a story somewhat reminiscent of O. Henry's The Ransom of Red Chief, the ransom amount keeps getting smaller as the two children have the best vacation from boarding school ever with their two new friends.
In this comedy, Peter Ustinov is the famous pirate's ghost that returns to our time. Blackbeard has been cursed by his last wife who was a notorious witch, so that he will never die. The only way to ""break"" the curse is to do (for once in his life) a good act. Is the famous pirate able to do something good?
This episode uses clips from Peter Pan, The Sword in the Stone, Cinderella, and various short cartoons, plus stop-motion footage of Disney toys and wintertime footage of theme parks, to wish viewers a merry Christmas.
This is an airing of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too.
This is a compilation of several theatrical short cartoons featuring either Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck.
Coach Archer is has not won anything in any sport that his school has participated during his tenure. Now the head of the Alumni Association, who was one of the people who endorsed him for the job, feels like Archer is making him look bad. He then tells him that this coming season is the last on his contract and will be his ""last"" unless he turns things around. He and his assistant, Milo go to Africa for a little vacation. While there they discover a man named Nanu, who grew up in the jungle after his missionary parents died, and who is also by all aspects the greatest athlete in the world. And if Archer can get him back to the States, he can save his job. However, Nanu is happy where he is. So Archer tricks him into doing an act by jungle law obligates him to be with Archer. When they arrive Archer gets him into the school and gets him a tutor, Jane. The two of them fall for each other the moment they meet each other. This does not make Leopold, her former boyfriend, very happy, so he
A Disney Halloween was a 90-minute Halloween-themed television special that included portions from both Disney's Halloween Treat (1982) and Disney's Greatest Villains (1977) featuring classic short cartoons and excerpts of various villains from Disney feature films. It was hosted by an offscreen narrator and the Magic Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday is the 1984 television special broadcast on The Magical World of Disney on November 13, 1984 on CBS. As the title suggests, it was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Donald Duck character. Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other cast members. The film not only shows Donald's life, but also depicts an extensive international tour that Donald went on in 1984 as well as showing various celebrities of the day wishing Donald happy birthday. The tour culminates in a parade in Donald's honor at Disneyland.
When the Burkes loose their jobs in New York, they have to move to Arizona, where Tom has an job-offer in the management of a small company for children's clothing. Unfortunately Tom's new boss Sirus Lovelin turns out to be extremely fond of the traditional American family and automatically assumes Amanda to be housewife and mother - but the Burkes don't even have children! To not offend him, they ""hire"" two kids they met prowling the streets. When they turn out witty, but nasty and impertinent, the Burkes want to rid themselves of them, but are entangled already too deeply in their lie...
11-year-old Jonathan Knicks, a little league baseball player and fan of airplanes and flying, travels back in time to 1927 using his elderly neighbor's time machine to try to stop his young-at-the-time grandfather, Max Knickerbocker, a pilot and craftsman who is planing to fly across the Atlantic which will cost him his life.
Sgt Jake Rizzo (Gil Gerard) is chosen by Sabasan as tutor of his grandson Ernie Lee (Ernie Reyes Jr.) the last heir of an antique clan of special martial artists. Patricia Blake (Nancy Stafford) is an officer from the department for protection of minors who must verify Jake is a good tutor for Ernie.
men struggling financialy , agree to rent a house together, each one of them has children. The children have to cope with the new parent figures in their lives.
In the mid 1970's, a young girl's family must endure a nightmarish life in her native country of Cambodia under the domination of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. But things change for the better when an American family agrees to sponsor their immigration to the United States of America. They soon prove to have some difficulty adjusting to their new home as with language barriers and survival habits that are not necessary anymore, but are hard to break. While they are learning, one of the daughters struggles harder than the others and is personally driven to become a champion contender in spelling bees.
An elderly man discovers that his son wants to put him in an old-age home. However, the old man's grandson refuses to allow it, and the man and his grandson wind up becoming roommates at the boy's college dorm.
Leo Kohlmeyer is a talking cat who inherits $5 million from his late owner and is looked after by the owner's in-laws whose two children, Bart and Veronica, learn Leo's secret that he can talk, while a bumbling, but devious, couple called the Rigsbys plot to kidnap Leo in order for them to gain the inheritance money for themselves.
Clips from Disney films that won or were nominated for Academy Awards are the focus of this installment.
This was a sci-fi show about a guy and his son having super human healing powers. They got this power from being too close to a van that had some kind of chemical in it and it exploded, causing the guy to be badly burned and having to go to the hospital. The burns soon just healed magically..
Bright teenager afflicted with epilepsy sues his parents for the right to have ""split brain"" surgery in order to cure his seizures.
Amusing tale of a 300 year-old phantom whose evil tricks are not confined to the Davis family's novelty gag business. As an uninvited guest at a local carnival he casts spells on the entire town of Lucifer Falls, with young Eloise Davis the target of his most evil and sinister designs.....
This is an airing of the 1973 animated feature, a retelling of the legend of Robin Hood as acted out by talking animals.
Michael Riley whishes to be 17 again and which comes true. He goes back to the high school where he fell in love with Laura and still be in love with her. Mick is very happy and excited to be 17 again, he finds Laura who is a widow having 2 children and then realizes the reason why they broke up years ago. Laura makes Mick understand that there is no way to go back. Finally Mick is willing to face who he is and has a new start with Laura when he turns back to a middle age man.
Neighborhood children protect a deer that has escaped from cruel carnival owners.
In the vein of ""Harvey"", an invisble creature befriends a 12 year old boy. Of course, no one else can see him nor believes in him.
A brother and sister (Noah Hatahway, Virginia Keehne) are amateur sleuths who help their grandfather (Pat Hingle) run a security business. While digging around on their own, they accidentally stumble onto a major case.
Wheelerville, Ohio, is a small town where people seeking to start new lives can get that chance. The idea came from Lucas Wheeler, the banker and descendant of the town's founder, and the unsold series was to relate incidents in the lives of the people who attempt to rebuild their lives as seen through the eyes of Amber Wheeler, Lucas's pretty granddaughter.
A little girl Casey Brown appears to have to very distinguishing scars -- enough for a sleezy hoodlum Harold W. Bundage to take notice. He hired a private detective to search out Casey, so that he can complete a scheme. His cousin Clara had been formely employed in an English manor house known as Candleshoe, there while polishing a bedpost Clara discovered a secret chamber -- inside was the last will and testamant of Joshua St Edmund (Former owner of Candleshoe) and a real life pirate. In it he leaves a single gold dubloon and the first clue to his own personal Treasure Hunt. In order to get someone into Candleshoe to search out the clues , Mr. Bundage needs to find a little girl who can fill the shoes of Lady St. Edmunds long lost grandaughter.Clara who was employed at Candleshoe can supply all the nessasary facts about the little girl - so the 2 pair up and train Casey to play part. Of course a share of the money is in it for her as well. But in the end will casey choose her own pers
This is an airing of the 1977 musical, in which an orphaned boy and his only friend, an animated green dragon named Elliott, escape from the abusive family who took him in as a farm hand and cause trouble in a small fishing village in Maine.
Digger Reed, the most famous American astronaut, sets out on a dangerous mission with Orville, the extraordinary chimpanzee. While in space Reed is exposed to strange crystals. He returns to Earth a changed man...he now has the brain cells of his chimp, and vice versa...
A group of youngsters become involved in a confrontation with a street gang who catch dogs and sell them to a medical research clinic. The odds are against them until a recluse, who happens to be a World War II hero, joins forces and trains them commando style.
Max is a lonely, brilliant kid trying to get through school without too many hassles. Trouble is, he keeps on using his intellect for small rewards, and doesn't apply himself...until he gets a little incentive.
A 15th anniversary celebration of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It features a description of the World Showcase at Epcot, archival film footage of Walt Disney describing the park in 1965 and scenes of Roy O. Disney opening it in 1971.
A close-knit group of orphans and their father-figure, Max (John Denver), try to keep their home from being shut down. Helping them out are a single mom (Cindy Williams) and the elderly butler from Max's aunt's mansion, where Max grew up.
A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors. also known as ""Chester I Love You"".
Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are away, who are out on a Sunday drive. The other belonging to a guy who is on his way to meet his fiance and to begin working for her father. In his car is his dog, whom the couple mistake for the children, when they get into his car and drive. While he goes into their car and the children are under a blanket and he mistakenly assumes it's his dog. When they discover the mistake they are both so far away from each other that they don't know what to do.
A family in route to New Guinea is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. They are forced to remain on the island because of the damage to the ship and the pirates that are roaming the islands. They create a home on the island (centering around a huge treehouse) and explore the island and it's wildlife. Plenty of adventure ensues as the family deals with issues of survival, pirates, and the brothers must learn how to live on the island with an uncertain future
A christmas movie about an old convict who learns to feel again after his run in with a young boy.
Roy Schneider plays an aging all-star for the Detroit Tigers, who are seriously slumping. He thinks he's lost his magic touch as a hitter, and in fact it seems he has. All of Detroit has given up on him except for one young kid, who somehow manages to restore Schneider's faith in the game and in himself. The trick: he shows up at every game and whenever he gets up to bat, the kid closes his eyes and squeezes his hands really tight together in some sort of possessed prayer to the Baseball God. And it works. Soon, the Tigers have moved from last place to first and the whole town has ""Tiger Fever"", of course there comes a time towards the end when the kid can't make it to the game on time and it's up to Roy to do it on his own...but it's a Disney movie, come on, what do you think happens? Anyways, it's an enjoyable movie, focusing on baseball , childhood faith and an aging athlete's redemption. Then Groups of visitors are taken on ""Star Tours"", a space tour bus set in the Star Wars univ
America's favorite VW Beetle is back for a final fling in ""Herbie Goes Bananas""! Set in lovely Mexico, friends Pete Stanchek and Davie Johns arrive to enter in a race. Pete's uncle is Jim Douglas from The Love Bug. The car Pete and Davie would be driving is sent ahead: the car, of course, was Herbie. Pete and Davie don't think much of it until he takes them for a fast spin! A little boy, Paco, tries to buddy up with these guys. He's actually a little pickpocket! Hey, the kid's got no family and no place to live. Can you blame him? He steals some photo negatives from two bad guys, Prindle and Quinn. The negatives reveal crucial information to the heist they're planning. While Davie and Pete aren't looking, Paco climbs into Herbie's trunk and when the car is loaded onboard the ship, Paco comes along. The ship is under the command of surly Captain Blythe. Pete and Davie meet Aunt Louise and her niece, Melissa Drake. Pete falls in love with her and Louise offered to sponsor them in the rac
A look at Disney animation through the years.
Teeny bopper rock star Bart Holton is pushed around by his manager for maximum profit and longs for a normal life. Through a look-alike contest he meets Matt, a student who looks exactly like him and can imitate his dancing style perfectly. Bart proposes to switch roles for a week. At first Matt enjoys being chased by hysterical groupies and Bart enjoys hitting on the highschool girls, but of course both learn quickly that the other's life is quite different from what they'd expected.
A man who fails to pay up his gambling debt, finds himself taking care of the casino owners's niece Manerva (a delightfully spoiled brat) until his debt is paid off.
A young boy helps runaway slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.
Hayley Mills returns in her role of Susan and Sharon -- only this time they have grown up and are dealing with a pair of mischevious girls who want their parents to marry. Sharons Daughter wnats her best friends dad to fall in love with her mom -- this way the two girls can be real life sisters, the problem - The two are always to busy to ever meet! The girls decide to be resourceful and call aunt Susan in on the deal. They send her on a few dates with this man, as she pretends to be Sharon. Caous ensues and eventually the truth has to come out.
A family goes camping in the mountains. They encounter a bigfoot creature, the little girl gets captured leaving the rest to search.
This biographical movie depicts the youth of the magician Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). As a boy his name was Eric Weiss and his father wanted him to become a locksmith. But he ran away and joined the traveling show of Dr. Grimaldi, where he learned the tricks of a magician and a little mystery from his Indian assistant, too.
This is an airing of the 1971 musical, in which an Englishwoman studies to be a witch so that she can fight off the invasion of England by Nazi Germany.
Jason Starr is an international spy. While on a mission there was an altercation and Jason disappears. His boss Vaughn then goes to his twin brother Warren Starbinder, a veterinarian, and asks him to pose as Jason so to complete his mission. Which he agrees to but won't be easy since he is not a spy. And he also can't tell his wife and family what he's doing. Which makes it hard for him to explain the peculiar way he is now behaving.
Mr. Boogedy returns to once again plague the Davis Family, this time to retrieve his lost love, whom he has kept in eternal torment.
When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to hell. But the devil Barney makes him an offer: if he manages to get three innocent youths to sell him their souls in the next two months, he may stay on earth. Max accepts, and returns to earth, equipped with special powers. However his task is harder than expected, especially when 7 years old Tobi demands that he marry his mother.
This is an airing of the 1964 theatrical musical, in which a magical nanny changes the lives of an English family.
concerns a newly-arrived minister(Edward Herrman)who suggests that his flock look for ways to increase the church budget. When the ne'er-do-well husband of one of the church ladies bets the church funds on a fixed horserace, the minister sets out to recoup the funds and uncovers an illegal betting racket in his town. At the prompting of the local authorities, the good reverend and a group of church ladies go undercover to catch the crooks. What ensues is equal parts car chase.
A great movie about a boy who gets a pet dog from a local shelter.He dosn't know however the dog is a key to a huge amount of stolen money. His previous owner was a bank robber, who stole 1 million in cash, he then buried it in a park site area called Shadow Mountain. He trained his dog to learn the smell of the cloth bags of cash. The dog would help him find it later. When the felon escapes from prison and comes after the dog , it's all the kid can do just to stay alive,let alone stop the thief.
A father is desperate to find his two chilren after they survive an indian raid.
A band of humanoid dogs who are dimension hopping for adventure arrive on Earth in a North American city and into big trouble. They become separated and must hide their true nature by passing as the native dogs. Their only chance of returning home is with the help of a human boy and girl they befriend. However, a wealthy collector of rare animals is after them and the key that creates the portals necessary to travel has almost lost its power.
Natty Gann (played by Meredith Salenger) is a twelve year old Depression era girl whose single-parent father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abused in dog fights, hops a freight train west, and is presumed dead when her wallet is found after the train crashes. Dad gets bitter and endangers himself in his new job. Meanwhile Natty has a series of adventures and mis- adventures in various farmhouses, police stations, hobo camps, reform schools, and boxcars.
Before the Shaggy D.A. is when this movie is supposed to take place, but really, it's and 80's movie that just has a good time (the Shaggy D.A. was a 70's flick)...Offered as a two-parter on The Wonderful World of Disney, this movie has only been aired twice, as far as I know, and had Wilby Daniels engaged but before he can get married he ends up kidnapped by the professor's caretakers (who find the ring and read the inscription, hence Wilby's return as the shaggy dog). Also mixed in with the plot is Wilby's brother who is trying to find the perfect dog for a dog food.
This is an airing of the 1974 animated theatrical featurette, in which Rabbit has become sick and tired of constantly being bounced by Tigger, and devises a plan to get him to stop doing so.
Carol and Neil are are successful in terms of grades, but not very popular at their highschool. When Carol comes to know that two foreign exchange students from France and Italy were redirected to another school, she figures she and Neil could take their places and be in the middle of public interest for one semester.
Dr. Jonas Carson, a scientist, invents Chip, an android teenager. Dr. Carson sends Chip to school with his daughter Becky to see whether an android could interact with others. But his former employer decides to try and make a profit by stealing the mechanical boy.
A 12 year old boy goes missing in 1978, only to reappear once more in 1986. In the eight years that have passed, David hasn't aged. It is no coincidence that at the time David 'comes back', a flying saucer is found, entangled in electricity cables.
The Earth Star Voyager is a spaceship sent to another solar system to prepare it for colonization. Earth itself is horribly polluted, so the mission is vitally important. But as the departing starship gets under way, signs begin to emerge that their mission may unwittingly be part of a larger conspiracy.
A single surburban mother finds fame after performing at an open mike night at a local nightclub.Soon dhe is in Hollywood with a whole new identity ""Mistare"" - just one problem, she can't have kids.
Danny is hopelessly in love with his teacher Peggy Nolton. Of course she doesn't even notice him while she plans to marry the obnoxious coach Roy ""Jackdraw"" Kelton. When Danny's friend Lloyd invents a growth accelerator, Danny applies it to himself and as an adult tries to show her Roy's real face. However at his first appearance at school as an adult, he's mistaken for someone else...
A sequel to the popular romantic mermaid drama which starred Darryl Hannah and Tom Hanks. Allen becomes bored on the deserted island on which he and Madison are currently living, and using a special power, Madison shows him exactly what's going on in his brother, Freddie's life. Through this, the couple realise that Allen's business is in trouble and return to New York - maybe contradicting the original, but Madison will only go ""as long as I can soak my legs in Salty Water at the full moon"". While there, they move into a new home (which has a pool in the back yard !), and Madison meets a new friend - Fern Hooten who might and might not know her secret. We are never told. While there, Madison sets herself a goal to save her Dolphin friend (Salty) who is in captivity, and while saving the business and the dolphin, she and Allen grow closer and re-kindle their love.
A look at the making of Captain EO.
The ghost of a private detective teams up with an unemployed dancer to find the identity of the woman known as ""The Lady in Black"" who killed him.
A maid is left a huge inheritance. She moves in her low class family, upsetting the realitives of the deceased. They plot to get rid of the entire clan of Munceys.
The Magical World Of Disney Is Every Sunday night.
Disney clips are mixed with real life sports footage.
Mickey vanishes, thanks to the wizard Mickey stole the sorcerers hat from, he decides to punish Mickey by making everyone forget what he looks like. Eventually the two make up and all is forgiven,A huge party ensues.
Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson reminisce about how they first met, in a series of flashbacks, then the president talks to Davy about his new bill on indian affairs.
Henry Crawford is the titular absent-minded professor busy at work in his laboratory. He has a girlfriend, but she is getting frustrated at his repeatedly missing their dates and spending more time with his experiments than with her. One day, Prof. Crawford makes an incredible discovery a form of rubber that defies gravity with each bounce, which he names Flubber. Hopefully, with this invention Crawford can prove to his love that he's not just a hopeless loser stuck doing dead-end research.
An airing of the 1983 theatrical featurette, in which classic Disney characters re-enact Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
The top comidians from television gather to participate in a circus at Disneyland.
Davy's friend is attacked by a Grizzly Bear. Davy Tries to shoot it, but misfires leaving only his vocal cords to scare the bear away.
Hosted by Dick van Dyke, this special takes a look at the film Snow White and what it means to animation today. VERY WELL DONE!
This episode is dedicated to the Wild world of Sport Goofy, who demonstrates the fine art of his sportmanship in various games.
Paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, try to protect them from hunters who want to capture them.
This is an airing of the 1983 theatrical featurette, in which the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood throw a surprise birthday party for Eeyore.
Becky wants to become an actress. After an audition for a dog food ad she has best chances to get the part - but the day after her dog Petey becomes very ill. She has to come up with $700 until 5 pm for the operation - else Petey will be put to death! Lacking only $70, she takes a job as messenger. She needs only one delivery, but her car breaks down and bad luck delays her again, and again, and again...
An MTV style special which looks at the subject of love.
Our great K-9 Friend and Rescue Helper Benji is on his way to the forest to help bring a mountain lion's cubs back together again. But on the way, Benji faces the lion, birds and a killer wolf on his persuit.
Henry is visited by an old college friend, Joe Brooker, who trades places with him so Henry can uncover a secret project at his laboratory.
This is an airing of the Oscar-winning 1968 theatrical featurette, in which Owl's house is destroyed by a torrential wind storm and Piglet tries to find him another one.
For their mother's birthday, the Beagle Boys secretly alter the city plans for a major roadway so that it runs directly through Scrooge McDuck's Money Bin. With no alternative, Scrooge must have his Bin physically moved and he decides to hire an accountant to keep track of his assets for the move. This is where Fenton Crackshell comes in as a goofy but ambitious literal beancounter who wants a better job. He gets Scrooge's opening and proves to be a mixed asset with a tendency to goof up, but doggedly determined to make amends each time. When he stumbles on to a suit of power armor that inventor Gyro Gearloose made, he becomes Gizmoduck, a superhero that may not be the most competent, but he gets the job done.
Triplets, Megan, Jessie and Lisa Wyatt have all returned from their summer vacations to discover that their father Jeffrey is getting married to snob Cassie McGuire. When Cassie hires decorator Susan Ever to redecorate their home, the triplets believe Susan is the right woman for their father. The planning begins...
A Nice T.V Special, with a great celebrity guest cast. There is also a great choreography number at the end, with ""Horray for Hollywood"" as the song. Won an EMMY for Best Choreagraphy! The opening of the MGM Stduios will never be forgotten.
This live action film features a Nerd who, in desperation, goes to the ""Minnie Mouse Center for the totally un-hip"". There he learns how to dress, dance, and most importantly - be himself. The film features an original music video with Minnie Mouse, in new animation, integrated into live action footage with Elton John singing ""Don't Go Breakin' My Heart.""
Anette plays the role of a typical mother, with a typical family, and of course the typical bills. Then one day after playing the lottery she actually wins the lottery. It dosn't stop there though, The entire family starts winning all kinds of prizes and give-a-ways to the point where they end up in debt because of the tax on all the won items.To get out of the mess they enter a contest of skill not luck,this time they have to EARN the win.
Davy isn't allowed a family leave. He writes to Polly and then risks a court martial to get it sent.
An Indian medicine man stands over the encampment chanting spells, shortly after an earthquake strikes. The camp is soon full of rumors about this Indian's power.
Hosted by Harry Anderson, this special featured magic tricks in The Magic Kingdom,including the illusion of making Sleeping Beauty's Castle dissapear.
After attending Rodgers 30th high school reunion,One of his former classmates, now a tv therapist, contacts Rodger and asks him to be on his show. Rodger dosn't want any part of it, but after barbara and the kids beg him to, he gives in.
Barbara is pitted aginst a traffic court judge, after her sons gets a ticket. The judge is someone who likes to make victims of the accused- Barbara objects to his actions, and he has her jailed for contempt.
This episode tackles the issue of teen pregnancy. When Erika finds out a 17 year old classmate is pregnant, she's excited--enough that her and her boyfriend want to throw a baby shower. The excitment soon changes when she relizes her friendship is in danger, when her friend has to face real commitment-- and grow up.
A group of juvenile criminals is sent for vacation to Camp Kikaki. The clumsy Ernest has to care for them, although he doesn't even know how to take care of himself. The other children at the camp show enmity against them, but the group knows very well how to defend themselves. They do also help the Indian owner of the camp when a brutal mining corporation wants to tear down the camp to mine a rare mineral.
A musical adaptation of the book ""Pollyanna"" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town.Polly is played by Keisha Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad plays Aunt Polly.
Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst confusing goings-on among the triplet teenage girls and the boys they meet, Jeffrey meets an old high school rival who promises to keep the resort as-is if Jeffrey will sell it to him. He has other plans in mind, however, and they are not limited merely to Jeffrey's resort.
The story of a devoted mother's efforts to keep her children on the straight and narrow, despite the many temptations facing them on the streets of their squalid neighbourhood. Dramatisation of real events, as they say.
When Fozzie and the Muppet Show gang drop in unexpectedly on Fozzie's grandmother, she is forced to cancel her winter vacation plans and entertain them all. Soon the Sesame Street gang come by as carolers, and then Kermit and Robin discover a Fraggle Rock hole in the basement. A snow storm blows in, stranding everyone at the house, except for Miss Piggy, who arrives just in time for all the Muppets to celebrate Christmas together.
Amanda brings a deaf friend hom with her, a week before leaving for colledge, but many of the kids treat him differently. Until they all relize they have somthing in common.
Fifteen teens on a study program abroad have to learn survival techniques when they crash on an uncharted Malaysian island.
This is an airing of the 1966 theatrical featurette, in which a hungry Pooh gets stuck in Rabbit's door after eating all of his honey.
This installment shows how Disneyland has grown over the first 35 years of its existence. Featured are clips from Disneyland's Pre-Opening Report from 1955 with Walt Disney, Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan.
Scrooge goes in search of the lost temple of Aphroducky, the goddess of love. The ending segment features Ludwig Vondrake giving a lecture on love.
Ronald Miller is tired of being a nerd, and makes a deal with one of the most popular girls in school to help him break into the ""cool"" clic. He offers her a thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. It succeeds, but he soon learns that the price of popularity may be higher than he expected.
Two midwestern farmboys (Damon Martin, Anthony Rapp) inherit a vintage bi-plane and then learn to fly it from an eccentric former stunt pilot (James Whitmore).
A group of kids set out to resue their dads from Asian kidnappers in this explosive action adventure.
Chip, the android boy is back. This time, he is off to college, suffering from a computer virus and in love with Roberta, another android. Will there be a happy ending?
Escaped Con tries another life as teacher and wrestling coach.
Escaped Con tries another life as teacher and wrestling coach. (Part 2)
Kermit leads his fellow Muppets to Paradise Swamp, where they meet with his friends and relatives. Soon, they realize that they are near Walt Disney World and decide to visit it.
Barbara Mccay is a divorced mother of three. She is trying to support them by waitressing, in the meantime she is still studying to become a court reporter. Then her life changes when she meets Rodger Gibbons - a widower with kids of his own, and a fortune.They start dateing, and within a month are engaged!now Barbara's family is worried they wont be able to get along.
Inge Dournenvald and Lise Mueller are best friends, in Austria in 1938, despite the fact that Inge is Jewish and Lise is the daughter of Nazi sympathizers. When the are forbidden to see each other, they meet secretly. After the German's invade Austria, Inge and her family escape to America with the help of Lise.
Special Celebration Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary
The Disney/Pixar Released animated film about two toys, Woody and Buzz and their fight for top Toy in a little boys playroom. a quick humerous film that shows you what CGI animation can do.Supported by an entire cast of toys ( From an Original Clue game to an etcha sketch) all the toys have wonderful playful personalities. The only place youll see little Bo Peep try to win the affections of a Tv show cowboy.
What happens when you die? well if your good, its heaven,if your bad its hades - but what if it is undetermined? you could very well end up being anything from the temporary Easter Bunny to The Vacant position of Tooth Fairy! as kirstie Alley finds out as her life ends and she becomes the Tooth Fairy in this humerous Disney film.
A tiny glitch causes Wayne, his brother, and their wives to shrink big time! Soon they must brave household insects the size of dinosaurs, a treacherous loop the loop track in a toy car, dizzying ""balloon"" rides inside soap bubbles, and more
Bernadette Peters host a behind the scenes look at the making of Cinderella-- also interviews some of the cast and crew of this top rated television musical.
What happens when you're 16 and going through typical growing pains and you start to wish things to happen and it does? well it might say there was something definitely unusual about yourself. This is what happens to Sabrina Spellman, typical teenager trying to fit into her new school as she takes up residing with her aunts, as her parents leave on an undetermined sabbatical. As she wonders why this is all happening her aunts set up her birthday surprise. Shes a Witch! on the eve of her 16th birthday all is revealed to her and she gets to try out her new powers, even experimenting with a love spell ( which could turn her into a cat for 100 years, just ask Salem)This is the movie that series is based off. Its Magical Fun.
The Hollywood Tower Hotel has been vacant since the disappearance of several guest in an elevator in 1939. Said to be haunted, leaves Steve Guttenburg determined to prove that it is just a lot of hype. Since he inherited it , he intends to operate it.But what happens when the ghost have other plans?
Cinderella is the magical tale of an evil stepmother and 2 hideous stepsisters and their abuse of poor Cinderella after her father dies.The only way out for her is a Ball at the palace designed for one lucky maiden to catch the prince. And with the help of a little luck and a little magic she succeeds into gaining the life she deserved. Never has this tale been more lavishly filmed than in this version of Cinderella.With 2 new songs added into the score it brings the Rodger and Hammerstein's Broadway adaption to the small screen in updated brilliance. "Racially" correct , this is a tale for all ages to be enjoyed over and over again.
Jesse Harper is the only talented player on his high school football team, but he quits the team after his father dies in an accident. His younger brother Kevin, who realizes that football is the most important thing in Jesse's life, sends a nighttime prayer which is heard by some sports-loving angels who come to the rescue. Now, with the help of the angels, the team wins all the matches, but how can Kevin make people, and especially Jesse, believe in their existence?
This Charles Dickens classic comes brilliantly to life about a street kid with nothing and how he is taken in, schooled and taught with an aristocratic family during a very harsh time period in England. As he gains manhood he comes to realize that his fate isn't quite what it appears and he must fight to save himself.
Meet Scott Calvin! A working man who's got a son, Charlie, and an ex-wife Laura, who, in my opinion, is a real pain in the ass. Laura is now married to Neal, a soft-spoken psychiatrist. Charlie is going to stay at Scott's house for Christmas eve. The evening starts with Scott burning the turkey, so they go to Denny's for dinner. That night, Santa arrived and landed on the roof. Scott went out to see what the thuds on the roof were, he startled Santa, which caused him to slip and fall off the roof. Scott finds a card that says for him to put on Santa's suit and the reindeer would know what to do. He saw the sleigh and eight reindeer on the roof. Up there, they meet Comet, the reindeer head of the team. Now why this is, I do not know. Comet was supposed to be behind Donner and Blitzen. So when did the switch happen? Anyway, Scott and Charlie take off in the sleigh and Scott is talked into delivering the toys into people's houses. He has run-ins with dogs, alarms, and a giant kayak.
Herbie's lineage is traced back to Germany where the tinkerer who built him left one too many notes. An evil baron decides he must build a new Herbie, an EVIL Herbie! that he can race in America against the Famous Love Bug! Bruce Campbell is the new owner of the car and has to go back to ask Jim Douglas for help.
A faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of Moglie the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself re-united with his childhood love Kitty and back in the "civilization" of Colonial India which he finds far less civilized then his jungle haunts. The search for a lost treasure shows who the truly civilized members of society are.
A little boy , determined to find his dad after his grandma dies , sets out on a stolen Race Horse to travel 3,000 miles away to NY City. Journey with him over several states as his journey catches the heart of america in this TRUE LIFE story.
A rowdy high school senior risks losing a $10,000 gift his parents promise him for graduation if he can complete the year without getting in trouble by getting caught by the principal in a prank. However, when an accident befalls the current principal, the senior goes and finds a drifter to show up at the school as the new principal to get his records erased.
Kevin Franklin is a con man whose mouth is bigger than him, but it doesn't help him much when he's in with the mob for $50,000. Trying to avoid a gambling addict boss, and his two stupid henchmen, Kevin poses as a childhood friend to Gary Young, a workaholic father whose own life is in turmoil in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.
True Life Story of Ruby Bridges , one of the first of many black children to be integrated in to ""white"" schools in the 1960's. This is her story of what she had to endure and the horrendous reality of exactly what Racism can cause. A truly inspiring story.
The third animated sequel to Disney's smash hit Aladdin. In this direct to video film joins Aladdin on his quest to find his Father, who happens to be "The King Of Thieves". Just before his planned wedding to princess Jasmine Aladdin finds himself on a quest to find the Hand Of Midas. Will he make it back in time for the wedding?
A look at the history of THE DUCK! from his first cartoon appearance to his modern day changes.
A Philadelphia garbageman who develops his leg muscles from kicking the hydraulic lever on his truck is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker
Hallie has a curse, she's the daughter of the American President. And to make matters worse, it's an election year. But all she wants to do is go out on a date. Fortunately, geeky Duncan has the same goal When they finally get to the date however, a series of incidents could seriously damage the relationship...and national security.
Disney Animated classic LOOSELY based on facts. About an Indian princess and her entanglement with white settlers in Virginia in the 1500's. She befriends a captain "John Smith" and tries to make him understand the way of the Indians.
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure is a great TV film for all ages. The movie focuses around ""Fizzy"" (Alyssa Milano) who wants to go on travel for gold in Alaska. The only person who hires her is Pierce Thomas Madison (Bruce Campbell). What comes next for her is an adventure she will never forget.
Tucker gets in a bad deal with some typical Italian mobsters. In an effort to get away he ends up beating an old woman to get to safety (be honest who hasn't once or twice?). Then posing as the headmistress of an all girl school he turns things upside down for everybody, but especially himself or should I say herself? Watch out when Tucker gets caught by the mob and promises all the reward money that the school would receive if the girls can manage to put their differences aside and work as a team.
Scout Bozell dreams of being on his school safety patrol, but he has never been allowed on because he is very clumsy. He's sent to another school just because his old school will not let him on there Safety patrol. So he gets on the safety patrol at his new school...
When a disgruntled banker decides to force his wife and dysfunctional kids to go on a vacation he doesn't realize what hell awaits him. All his life he has read the journal of a heroic Union officer, who was also his great great grandfather, and is determined to take the family to the scene of his ancestor's greatest battle. What he finds there is not what he expected and adds a flavorless topping to the entire tasteless trip. Along the way they are joined by a radical survivalist physician and his boys, are threatened by a hilarious Easy Rider duo, and they all start falling apart while trying to cope with each other and the dumb vacation spots dad insists they all see.
Wonderful spoof of Swiss family Robinson, which has a chef and her family marooned by modern day pirates on an island. -- from giant turtles to snakes this story is an engaging comedy which shows how Family is the most important thing in life and with a little ingenuity everything works out in the end.
An adventurous first look at the Walt Disney World theme park, Animal Kingdom, which opened on Earth Day, April 22, 1998. Hosted by Drew Carey, this show takes a glance at what the Animal Kingdom park has to offer also focusing on conservation. The notable celebrity guests include Jane Goodall, the Mowrey family, Will Friedle, Danielle Fishel, and Lebo M.
True Life story of a Danish family during World War 1, as Hitler tries to destroy the Jews in the country of Denmark - One man rally's the people together and helps over 1500 Jews escape persecution. By using his hospital facilities to smuggle out "patients" This courageous doctor risks everything to save his friends.
Based on the cartoon. As George (Brenden Fraiser) meets his "Jane" and has to go from living in the Jungle to the Jungle of NY City. Very humorous Comedy - well worth the time to watch it.
Sabrina and her cat Salem are on their way to Italy to solve a mystery hundreds of years old. A family heirloom ( a locket to be exact) holds the key to a cousins disappearance. Along the way with the help of a new witch Sabrina sets out to unlock the secrets of the locket.In her travels she meets a boy who she falls hook, line, and sinker for, she then has to choose risking her mortality by telling him shes a witch. After learning her lesson the curse of the necklace is finally Broken.
A modern adaption of Noah's Ark - as God picks a man (Tony Danza) to construct yet another ark in preparation for a second flood.After being ridiculed by the entire town, he shows them he wasn't totally nuts and that his faith was true.
Another Feature animated movie comes to TV-- as the story of Quasimodo unfolds from the way he was dumped on the door of the chapel - to how a gypsy woman makes him see the goodness within him -- a true story for all ages. Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder. Based on a novel by Alexander Dumas.
Glenn Close makes an absolutely stunning Cruella Devill in this wonderful adaption of the Dodie Smith Book.As Cruella wants nothing more in her life than to design fur coats, she comes up with a scheme to use dalmatian fur.As The House of Devill plans to reveal the new coat - someone stands in her way! what to do Kidnap the puppies -- the 15 from Anita (the designer of the coat) the ones she refused to sell -- on top of that why not kidnap a few more. London is burglarized and 99 puppies are dog-napped- now its up to the Dogs to rescue the Puppies, as the authorities have no clue. This canine caper is fun for the whole family.
A modern day scientist (Whoopi Goldberg) has an experiment go awry and she ends up in the castle of King Arthur.She then has to use modern day computers and gadgets to save herself and to save the kingdom! Very funny adaption of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court.
The enchanting animated film comes to TV. Disney's greatest animated classic about a princess cursed at birth by the evil sorceress Maleficent. 3 Good Fairies hide her away in the forest for 16 years only to return her to a fate of permanent sleep! its up to a prince to wake her with a single kiss. A Treasure For All.
Belle prepares the castle for Christmas against Beast's wishes, trying to bring him happiness for the season. Forte, a pipe organ, fears that Belle's plans may eventually bring about an end to the curse... the curse that brought him more importance in the Master's life. Forte uses Fife, a flute who desperately wants a solo, to destroy Belle's plans and get rid of her.
Christmas time comes to Pooh Corner and the lovable characters all join in to make the holidays merry.based on the A.A.Milne stories.
Mrs. Murphy is a cat. Tucker is a dog. Together, they help their human friend ""Harry"" Haristeen (Ricki Lake) get to the bottom of mysterious situations. It's hard to call Harry their master, as they're as independent as pets can be. Naturally, this leads to all sorts of funny and potentially troubling situations, especially since the perceptive pets aren't always on the mark in their hunches. Based on Rita Mae Brown's novel (Brown credits her cat Sneaky Pie as co-author), Murder She Purred is a mystery about a murder in bucolic small town Virginia, where Harry serves as postmistress. A new man, Dr. Blair Bainbridge (Linden Ashby) has arrived in town right around the time that a local man is found at the bottom of a lake, murdered. Mrs. Murphy and Tucker are right on top of things, and they're convinced that Bainbridge is the killer. To their horror, Harry is getting chummy with the widower, and she continues with this, even after learning the dark secret he has moved there to escape.
In the third episode of this series, the Ducks get scholarships to Eden Hall Academy, a high ranking prep school. But as freshmen, they will have to face the snob varsity team...
A Wonderful modern adaption of the Joanna Swiss Novel. As the Robinson's boat is attacked by pirates the entire family must survive on an island until help arrives!
In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl (Jurnee Smollett) is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clifton Powell) and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.
Although this is a high-concept comedy, the basic theme deals with very important and timely issues, a family in trouble, sex roles in modern society and the frustration and misunderstandings between men and women. The story is about a married couple (he is an aging NFL quarterback at the end of his career) with children on the verge of divorce. Their imminent divorce, like many, is due to their mutual lack of respect and compassion for each other and the effect it has on their children. When the family makes a traumatic move to New Orleans they move into an old, Victorian home. There, in the attic, the children think they have found the ""magic"" to solve their parent's problems. The children accidentally manage to switch the souls of their parents. Now the wife must face the perils of the locker room and pressures as family breadwinner and the husband must face pregnancy and bond with his children. Newfound respect and appreciation is gained as the couple finally find out what it's like.
The Muppets are back into action in another movie based on a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Kermit the Frog and his colleagues go on a warfare against ruthless pirates. They also share their problem-solving journey on sea to rescue a treasure.
Glenn Holland (Dreyfuss) is a musician and composer who takes a teaching job to pay the rent while, in his 'spare time', he can strive to achieve his true goal - compose one memorable piece of music to leave his mark on the world. As Holland discovers 'Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans' and as the years unfold the joy of sharing his contagious passion for music with his students becomes his new definition of success.
The bulldog Liberty (who's thoughts we're able to hear) is the "First Dog of the USA", i.e. the president's dog. As such he has a lot of representative duties, but also many privileges which made him snobby and condescending towards other dogs. But one day when the young Nathaniel takes him for a walk, he's mixed up with the stray dog Moocher who looks like his identical twin. Henceforth Moocher takes Liberty's place in the White House. From now on a different spirit reigns in the White House...
Balloons bring hope to a drought laden community in the early 1900's. As a strange farmer moves in and starts a crop despite a water curfew, few farmers think he is all there. What can you grow without water? Balloons apparently.As many farmers were going to pack up and quit - this person single handedly brings hope back to the community. based on the book of the same title.
Its up to professor Brainard to save Medfield College. His new invention, Flubber (a totally living organism on its own), can make it happen. The School is threatened closure and the good Professor puts his invention to use. Along with the professor is his helper weebo and his loyal fiancee.Can they save the school in time?
In this sequel to "Father of the Bride", George Banks must accept the reality of what his daughter's ascension from daughter to wife, and now, to mother means when placed into perspective against his own stage of life. As the comfortable family unit starts to unravel in his mind, a rapid progression into mid-life crisis is in his future. His journey to regain his youth acts as a catalyst for a kind of "rebirth" of his attitude on life when he and his wife, Nina, find how their lives are about to change as well.
The mythological Hercules is brought to life in this animated adaption of the Greek tale.The story goes from the early misadventures of young Hercules to his final face off with Hades, and his chance to return to Mt Olympus. Wonderful story with catchy tunes.
In a freak accident, a man and his dog switch bodies.
Spin Evans absolutely must become a friend of Martin Markham if he wants to escape the camp where parents want to send. The arrival in their neighborhood new neighbors, Jack and Veronica Hulka, soon gives them the perfect opportunity to forge strong bonds of friendship. Spin and Martin are in fact convinced that immigrants are nothing less than demons: they will then stop at nothing to confuse craziness.
From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom, he turned his dreams into entertainment for the ages. Now, learn his real story. Through exclusive footage and interviews with friends and family, this documentary traces the complicated life of legendary animator Walt Disney.
After receiving two separate marriage proposals, Natalie asks the gang to reunite in Peekskill, NY.
A look at the classic "Cinderella" story from the perspective of one of her 'ugly' stepsisters
In this movie, Maggie Lawson plays Nancy Drew. A young woman who has just entered college. While rushing with her friends Bess and George, the star football player, Jesse, goes into a coma. Nancy can sense there is something more to the story, so she starts investigating. In only a short period of time she gets arrested, asked out by a cop, almost expelled and gets one of her friends expelled. But that doesn't stop her from finding out what happened to Jesse.
The heartwarming tale of a young mans courageous journey to find his father.
George Malley lives in a small town and is well-liked. One day he sees a strange flash of light in the sky and his life is radically changed. George has mysteriously become highly intelligent.
A 6-year-old girl tries to reunite a young woman with a former boyfriend before she marries another.
Sportscaster Henry is dared by an optimistic 15 year old to be nice for one day. When henry agrees, his ratings fall, but he is inspired to make improvements to his life.
Celebrity musical performances; scheduled performers include Becky G, Chloe Flower, Black Eyed Peas, Katharine McPhee, Il Volo, Jordin Sparks, Maren Morris, Meghan Trainor, Ne-Yo and Run DMC; Derek Hough and Julianne Hough host.
In honor of Disney's 100th anniversary, ABC is celebrating the iconic moment with an evening of magical programming hosted by Kelly Ripa. A lineup that includes exclusive moments featuring Ripa and sneak peeks of upcoming Disney projects. The special program will also feature the world broadcast premieres of Walt Disney Animation Studios' new animated short film, "Once Upon a Studio," and the beloved Oscar®-winning feature "Encanto."
Julianne Hough and Derek Hough return as hosts from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for this special, which will feature performances from Ariana DeBose, Michael Bolton, Mickey Guyton, Adam Blackstone, Andra Day, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly, Chrissy Metz, Iam Tongi, The Smashing Pumpkins, and more. Plus, special appearances from D.J. Khaled and Chris Pine. Filmed at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, with special performances from Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai‘i, and aboard Disney Cruise Line, the holiday show will also offer special looks at what’s new around The Walt Disney Company.
Walt Disney, one of the ultimate dreamers, used his uninhibited imagination and determination to create what became the springboard for all of the Walt Disney Company's spirited and wildly successful creativity that followed -- his crowning achievement: Disneyland. The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 will celebrate the inventiveness and inspiration of Disney's big, bold creation with a glamorous, star-studded Diamond Anniversary event. Acclaimed actor Harrison Ford, who portrays Han Solo in the Star Wars film franchise, will give viewers an exclusive preview of Star Wars-themed lands being developed at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. New details of the ambitious plans to bring Star Wars to life at both resorts will be revealed during the show, with Master of Ceremonies Derek Hough. Hough, a six-time Dancing with the Stars champion, will be joined by past champion Witney Carson as the pair leads a team of dancers down Main Street U.S.A. to an enormously popular Oscar®-nominated song from a classic Disney animated motion picture. Music legend Sir Elton John will perform two sensational songs in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park, the Oscar®-nominated song "Circle of Life," from Disney's The Lion King, and the new song, "Wonderful Crazy Night," from his upcoming album. The Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel, will join the celebration performing "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" from Walt Disney's acclaimed animated film Fantasia. The special takes place in the heart of Hollywood at the Dolby Theater and throughout some of the most iconic locations at Disneyland Park, including Sleeping Beauty Castle and Main Street U.S.A., and Cars Land, a themed area of Disney California Adventure Park. It will also showcase two dazzling displays of technology – the "Paint the Night" Parade and "World of Color–Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney" in Disney California Adventure
A 14-minute documentary produced for ABC closed-circuit television, which looks at the technical challenges behind broadcasting the opening ceremonies of Disneyland park.
Join Emmy Award-winners Julianne and Derek Hough for this magical two-hour special from Walt Disney World Resort. They join “Descendants 2” star Sofia Carson to kick off the holiday season in a way only Disney can, showcasing extraordinary music performances, special appearances and some unforgettable Disney magic moments.
Join Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough and multi-platinum recording artist and television personality, Nick Lachey as they host the magical two-hour event from the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. They join co-host, Jesse Palmer to kick off the holiday season in a way only Disney can, showcasing incredible music performances, special appearances and some unforgettable Disney magic moments including an extraordinary castle lighting spectacular.
Join hosts Matthew Morrison, Emma Bunton, and Jesse Palmer as they present the two-hour special from Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Resort in California. This magical celebration will feature celebrity musical performances among a flurry of Disney holiday entertainment. Viewers will be treated to several Disney Parks sneak peeks, including a behind-the-scenes look into Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
Original hosts Derek and Julianne Hough return, kicking off the night with a glittering new holiday performance, while Trevor Jackson (Freeform’s “grown-ish”) hosts from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Together, they will take viewers on a wintry ride through fan-favorite performances from the past five years and new heartwarming family moments. You’ll also get a brand-new sneak peek into Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure coming in 2021 to EPCOT in Florida. In addition to magical holiday moments, viewers will also get a sneak preview of Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature-film “Soul,” before it becomes available exclusively on Disney+ (where Disney+ is available) beginning Dec. 25, 2020. Featuring the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, “Soul” introduces a middles-school band teacher who teams up with a sarcastic new soul on a mission to figure out exactly what makes life worth living.
Celebrity musical performances; sneak peeks at new adventures to come at Disney Parks.