Season 2
26 episodes · Sep 14, 1955
0/26 watched
Swipe a row to mark watched · long-press to mark up to there
- S2E1
Dumbo [1941]
Sep 14, 195560mThis 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.
- S2E2
Behind the True-Life Cameras, Olympic Elk
Sep 21, 195560mJames Algar takes us behind the scenes of a True-Life adventure in The Everglades and in a desert with Bob Crandall.
- S2E3
Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo
Sep 28, 195560mA 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)
- S2E4
People and Places: Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco/Icebreakers
Oct 5, 195560mThis episode is from the People and Places theatrical series filmed by William N. Smith about his adventures in these exotic places.
- S2E5
The Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Oct 12, 195560mWalt looks at the career of Mickey Mouse through a collection of his short cartoons.
- S2E6
The Story of the Silly Symphony
Oct 19, 195560mThis 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.
- S2E7
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1948]
Oct 26, 195560mFeatures The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), originally from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).
- S2E8
The Story of Robin Hood: Part 1
Nov 2, 195560mThe Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
- S2E9
The Story of Robin Hood: Part 2
Nov 9, 195560mThe Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
- S2E10
Davy Crockett: The Keelboat Race
Nov 16, 195560mThe fourth of five programs about Davy Crockett involves Davy and Georgie ending a particularly successful season of trapping and hunting with the hopes of easy sales, only for such hopes to be dashed by the self-proclaimed "King of the River", Mike Fink, and a band of renegade Indians that have been notorious for attacking passing boats.
- S2E11
The Story of the Animated Drawing
Nov 30, 195560mThe 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.
- S2E12
The Goofy Success Story
Dec 7, 195560mGoofy's rise to stardom is featured here, starting with a look at Hollywood, where talent scouts seek out the next superstar. They find Goofy in a movie theater watching a Mickey Mouse cartoon and laughing at it, and he is "discovered". And so begins the career of an actor with a unique laugh.
- S2E13
Davy Crockett: The River Pirates
Dec 14, 195560mThe 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.
- S2E14
Man and the Moon
Dec 28, 195560mThis 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.
- S2E15
When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 1
Jan 4, 195660mSword and the Rose, The (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
- S2E16
When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 2
Jan 11, 195660mSword and the Rose, The (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
- S2E17
A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris
Jan 18, 195660mWalt looks at the history of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories.
S2E18A Day in the Life of Donald Duck
Feb 1, 195660mThis episode follows the events of Donald Duck as he struggles through a typical day at the Disney Studio. Along the way, he meets Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams, the Mouseketeers and the actor that does his voice, Clarence Nash.
- S2E20
Our Unsung Villains
Feb 15, 195660m"Our Unsung Villains" is a 1956 episode of Walt Disney anthology television series. The program has Walt Disney handing over the hosting duties to the Magic Mirror, who promptly decides to do a show devoted to the Disney villains. Hans Conried plays the role of the Magic Mirror and would reprise the role in many Disney television specials, including the 1977 followup "Disney's Greatest Villains." In this program, the Magic Mirror only focuses on four villains, whereas he covers twelve in "Disney's Greatest Villains."
- S2E22
On Vacation
Mar 7, 195660mWalt Disney, who is on vacation, gives Jiminy Cricket a phone call to take over hosting duties for one TV episode while he is away. Jiminy decides to gather the other Disney stars together to help him out. Unfortunately, they, too, are on vacation, but how they are spending their respective vacations helps put the show together for him.
- S2E24
The Goofy Sports Show
Mar 21, 195660mWalt introduces the narrator, Spyrus Olympopolus, to demonstrate how the ancient sports practiced in foreign countries have evolved into the games of today. Spyros illustrates this using Goofy.
- S2E25
Where Do the Stories Come From?
Apr 4, 195660mWalt answers the often-asked question of just where the stories for his studio's cartoons come from, which is from practically anywhere.