Season 3
26 episodes · Sep 12, 1956
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- S3E1
Antarctica: Past and Present
Sep 12, 195660mWalt Disney hosts a look at his plans for a brand new documentary on Antarctica.
- S3E2
The Great Cat Family
Sep 19, 195660mWalt 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.
- S3E3
Searching for Nature's Mysteries
Sep 26, 195660mOnce 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.
- S3E4
Rob Roy: Part 1
Oct 3, 195660mRob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
- S3E5
Rob Roy: Part 2
Oct 10, 195660mRob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
- S3E8
The Plausible Impossible
Oct 31, 195660mWalt 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.
- S3E10
Along the Oregon Trail
Nov 14, 195660mWalt 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.
- S3E11
At Home with Donald Duck
Nov 21, 195660mIt'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.
- S3E13
Your Host, Donald Duck
Jan 16, 195760mDonald Duck convinces Walt Disney to let him take over the hosting duties for one episode. Then he goes on to host an episode that he calls "The Duckland Four-In-One Show", where he goes through his own versions of the lands of Disneyland.
- S3E14
Our Friend, the Atom
Jan 23, 195760m"Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of atomic power.
- S3E15
All About Magic
Jan 30, 195760mWalt 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.
- S3E16
Tricks of Our Trade
Feb 13, 195760mWalt 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.
- S3E19
The Adventure Story
Mar 20, 195760mGoofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.
- S3E20
Donald's Award
Mar 27, 195760mWalt 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.
- S3E21
Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill
Apr 3, 195760mWalt treats the audience to a tour of Disneyland, followed by the Pecos Bill segment of Melody Time (1948), which had been re-edited for television presentation.
- S3E25
The Liberty Story
May 29, 195760mThe 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.