Disneyland was the first incarnation of the series. Walt disneys wonderful world of color intro first episode. History talk 0 productions that originally aired as episodes of the various incarnations of the walt disney anthology series. The wonderful world of disney sometimes called walt disneys wonderful world of color premiered on abc on wednesday, october 27, 1954. Ballerina walt disneys wonderful world of color episode. The scarecrow of romney marsh was produced as a threepart television miniseries by walt disney in 1963, as part of walt disneys wonderful world of color. To emphasize the new color feature, the series was redubbed walt disneys wonderful world of color and retained that moniker until 1969. A second special, the walt disney christmas special, aired december 25, 1951 on cbs. Earlier animated films either made their tv debut or were rebroadcast. My dilemma as a child of the 1970s with a photographic memory is that i can often vividly recall specific episodes of mouse factory or disney s wonderful world of color episodes like the 1971s the strange monster of strawberry cove or 1973s mysteryof draculas castle where it became very hard in the 1980s to find any information about these personally important childhood experiences which. Ballerina walt disney s wonderful world of color episode. Watch walt disneys wonderful world of color online full. All walt disneys wonderful world of color episodes list. Walt disney anthology series episode list disney wiki fandom.
Many of disneys tv movies were miniseries that aired in installments over several weeks, and a few such as. The wonderful world of disney 40 years of television magic 1994 full. The title changed to the wonderful world of disney in 1968, but walt disneys wonderful world of color continues to inspire new magic. Sep 24, 2016 with sponsorship from rca then owner of nbc, walt disneys wonderful world of color premiered at 7. This was also the first episode on nbc, after seven on abc. Notable episodes include the disneyland story, the davy crockett miniseries, the truelife adventures, and the man in space miniseries. With an original song by richard and robert sherman, viewers with color sets were mesmerized as flashes of animated red, yellow and blue fireworks burst behind sleeping beautys castle at disneyland.
The original version of the series premiered on abc, wednesday night, october 27, 1954. Kilroy debuts on walt disneys wonderful world of color d23. In 1889, gallegher, a young apprentice daily press says the dream of becoming a reporter. Here is a chronology of titles used for the series. My dilemma as a child of the 1970s with a photographic memory is that i can often vividly recall specific episodes of mouse factory or disneys wonderful world of color episodes like the 1971s the strange monster of strawberry cove or 1973s mysteryof draculas castle where it became very hard in the 1980s to find any information about these personally important childhood experiences which. Walt disney productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954.
Henry crawford is the titular absentminded professor busy at work in his laboratory. The show is the second longest running primetime program on american television, behind rival film anthology, the hallmark hall of fame. Walt disney s wonderful world of color update disney s california adventures. The wonderful world of disney was a 60 minute family series that aired on all three broadcast networks and on the disney channel during its multidecade run. A disney produced anthology covering many different genres. Apr 23, 2011 walt disney presents natures half acre disney. Disneyland after dark was an episode of walt disney s wonderful world of color that aired on april 15, 1962. Get exclusive videos, blogs, photos, cast bios, free episodes and more. Watch walt disneys wonderful world of color online. With david sparrow, will friedle, laurie murdoch, neil crone. The same basic show has since appeared on several networks, with its latest revival debuting in 2012 on disney junior. Walt disneys wonderful world of color tv series 19541990. Beginning in the 1950s, the walt disney company began producing madefortelevision films in their longrunning anthology series disneyland later to be popularly known as the wonderful world of color and the wonderful world of disney.
They decided to be extra kind to us to present the episode as it. The eighth season of disneyland 19541958 and walt disney presents 19581961, now renamed walt disneys wonderful world of color. Later, it was released theatrically overseas as a short subject. The the wonderful world of disney episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Disney had filmed many of the earlier anthology episodes in color, so they could be reaired on nbc, along with most of disneys featurelength films, which were. Many of disney s tv movies were miniseries that aired in installments over several weeks, and a few such as. List of walt disney anthology television series episodes wikipedia. It was so named because the show had moved to nbc, which was the first television network broadcasting its programs in color, to take advantage of that technology. Watch full episodes of walt disneys wonderful world of color and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Below is a complete walt disneys wonderful world of color episode list that spans the shows entire tv run. The wonderful world of disney sometimes called walt disney s wonderful world of color premiered on abc on wednesday, october 27, 1954. The wonderful things about walt disneys wonderful world of color.
While originally conceived and edited for american television and announced in an advertisement. The same basic series has since appeared on several major networks. As the host of his anthology series, disneyland later walt disney presents, then the wonderful world of color, disney presented classic cartoons and original programs, but he also gave starryeyed viewers a privileged, behindthescenes look inside his magic kingdom, from the construction of his magnificent theme park to animators at work. Carnival time is an episode of walt disneys wonderful world of color. Click here and start watching walt disneys wonderful world of color in seconds. The magical world of disney tv series 19541991 imdb. Wheres disneyland presents, walt disney presents, world of color, wonderful world of walt disney. As the name of the episode implies, walt disney himself presents a view of disneyland at night. Disneys first fourpart story, kilroy, aired on walt disneys wonderful world of color, telling the story, as walt disney explained, of an exmarine named kilroy, who, on his discharge from the service, decides to visit the hometown of his best friend in the marines.
Episodes walt disney s wonderful world of color topic. No original animated episodes produced for this incarnation. October 27, 1954september 3, 1958 walt disney presents. The following is a list of episodes of the walt disney anthology series. Walt disneys wonderful world of color disney wiki fandom. The wonderful world of disney 40 years of television magic 1994 full special. Beginning with season sixteen, and continuing for twelve seasons, the name was the wonderful world of disney. The scarecrow of romney marsh was produced as a threepart television miniseries by walt disney in 1963, as part of walt disney s wonderful world of color. Walt disneys wonderful world of color episode guide disney. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the wonderful world of disney 1961. The one hour special, one hour in wonderland, aired december 25, 1950 on nbc and garnered 90% of the television viewing audience. With walt disney, paul frees, clarence nash, slim pickens.
Walt disneys wonderful world of color 19611969 although the basic format remained the same, the series moved to nbc on september 24, 1961, to take advantage of that networks ability to broadcast programming in color. September 24, 1961september 7, 1969 the wonderful world of disney. In addition, walt disneys relationship with abc had. List of walt disney anthology television series episodes. Walt disneys wonderful world of color episodes from every season can be seen below, along with fun facts about who directed the episodes, the stars of the and sometimes even information like shooting locations and original air dates.
Walt disney, one of hollywoods most ambitious producers, was first approached to do television in 1950, when the cocacola company offered him a onehour special. D23 takes a look back at walt disneys wonderful world of color. Watch the wonderful world of disney online full episodes of. With edmond obrien, roger mobley, ray teal, harvey korman. The magical world of disney 19541991 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 unknown. September 14, 1969september 2, 1979 disneys wonderful world. The name was changed to walt disney s wonderful world of color. Television episodes, walt disney s wonderful world of color. Additionally, many of the abc episodes that reaired on nbc were shown in color, and have been. Walt disney s wonderful world of color was the iteration of the walt disney anthology series that ran on nbc from 1961 to 1969. September 12, 1958september 17, 1961 walt disneys wonderful world of color.
Aug 07, 2016 tcm gave us a treat some time ago the very first episode of walt disney s new anthology series, the wonderful world of color. The wonderful world of disney episodes austin lewis. The first nbc episode even dealt with the principles. In the late 1960s, the program was renamed walt disneys wonderful world of color, to tout network broadcasts switching from blackandwhite to living color. The show was renamed walt disneys wonderful world of color to fully emphasize the addition of color. The adventures of mickey mouse disneyland episode the adventures of pollyanna. All walt disneys wonderful world of color episodes list of. Originally, walt planned to categorize the episodes, much as he did with. The wonderful world of disney episodes tv series 1950 2006. It had several different formats over the years including the airing of disney theatrical movies, disney cartoons, wildlife stories, and. The wonderful world of disney tv series 19952005 imdb. As the opening of the show implies, each episode is themed to a. The show was moved to nbc for the eighth season so it could be broadcast in color.
The show is the second longest showing primetime program on american. Apologies if this has been discussed, but according to wikipedia, there are 1,224 episodes of 2. Well, kilroy arrived just in time to walk into another war. He was designed, and frequently animated, by milt kahl and ward kimball, two of disneys nine old men of animators. Nov 08, 2017 the wonderful world of disney episodes austin lewis. A disneyproduced anthology covering many different genres. With sponsorship from rca then owner of nbc, walt disneys wonderful world of color premiered at 7. The show was aired on cbs for its final two seasons and was renamed simply walt disney. All walt disneys wonderful world of color episodes list of walt. The tv episodes were later edited into two theatrical films. It starred the late patrick mcgoohan of danger mansecret agent and the prisoner fame in the title role and was directed by james neilson. 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.
Tcm gave us a treat some time ago the very first episode of walt disneys new anthology series, the wonderful world of color. The eighth season of disneyland 19541958 and walt disney presents 1958 1961, now renamed walt disneys wonderful world of color. The shows title was changed to toot the multihued horn a bit, and walt disneys wonderful world of color hit the airwaves. Disney is no stranger to using its popular television show to promote new technologies. Always looking for the next new thing, disney made the move because nbc would be able to broadcast the show in color, thus the new title. The wonderful world of disney episodes second run note.
Walt disneys wonderful world of color title sequence. Episodes walt disneys wonderful world of color topic. To emphasize the new color feature, the series was redubbed walt disney s wonderful world of color and retained that moniker until 1969. It had several different formats over the years including the airing of disney theatrical movies, disney cartoons, wildlife stories, and original programming.
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