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1.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Disneyland, the Park/Pecos Bill
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt 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.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Roy Rogers, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Sons of the Pioneers
Votes: 16
2.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
We are in Yellowstone Park, seeing Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Loop Highway and other attractions. Next is the Oscar-winning short Bear Country, with bears and other woodland creatures caring for their young and foraging for food.
Director: James Algar | Stars: James Algar, Winston Hibler, Walt Disney
Votes: 20
3.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Disneyland Showtime
(1970)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Performers visit Disneyland for the opening of The Haunted Mansion. When Donny Osmond gets lost, everyone goes searching, which gives the opportunity for a tour of the park. Kurt Russell narrates.
Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Peter Bruni, Alan Osmond, Donny Osmond, Jay Osmond
Votes: 41
4.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Zorro: Auld Acquaintance
(1961)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Two bandits attempt to steal the army's payroll, and Zorro's identity is almost compromised, until he uses his wits to foil the bandits and ruin their credibility.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Guy Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon
Votes: 20
5.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Kids Is Kids
(1961)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Prof. Ludwig Von Drake shares his knowledge on the subject of child psychology. He is particularly studying Donald Duck (whom Von Drake refers to as "Mr. X" to protect his identity) and offers advice on how to handle Huey, Dewey and Louie.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Jack Hannah | Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash
Votes: 25
6.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Kilroy: Part 2
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Oscar Kilroy's ability to involve himself in other people's problems leads to some unusual results.
Directors: Robert Butler, Norman Tokar | Stars: Warren Berlinger, Celeste Holm, Allyn Joslyn, Philip Abbott
Votes: 16
7.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Golden Horseshoe Revue
(1962)
Unrated | 48 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The 10,000th performance of Disneyland's venerable "Golden Horseshoe Revue," featuring special guest stars.
Director: Ron Miller | Stars: Annette Funicello, Gene Sheldon, Wally Boag, Betty Taylor
Votes: 57
8.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Nature's Better Built Homes
(1969)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore hosts a look at beavers, birds, squirrels, bees, and other animals, with cartoon and live-action film clips. Narrated by Olan Soulé.
Directors: Ward Kimball, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Candy Candido, June Foray, Olan Soule, Bill Thompson
Votes: 15
9.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Four Fabulous Characters
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt introduces the folk heroes Casey Jones, the Martins and the Coys, Casey at the Bat, and Johnny Appleseed.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney | Stars: Walt Disney, Jerry Colonna, Dennis Day, The King's Men
Votes: 14
10.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Kilroy: Part 1
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Marine Oscar Kilroy returns from Vietnam taking up residence with a middle-aged couple and their young son.
Directors: Robert Butler, Norman Tokar | Stars: Warren Berlinger, Celeste Holm, Allyn Joslyn, Philip Abbott
Votes: 24
11.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Kilroy: Part 3
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The mayor of the city, fearing Oscar Kilroy's popularity, schemes to discredit him by entrusting the management of the city dog pound to him. Oscar Kilroy takes his work seriously and implements a plan to save the condemned dogs.
Directors: Robert Butler, Norman Tokar | Stars: Warren Berlinger, Celeste Holm, Allyn Joslyn, Philip Abbott
Votes: 28
12.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Ranger of Brownstone
(1968)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Ranger J. Audobon Woodlore tries to run his national park with efficiency, but one of the bears, Humphrey, manages to continually sabotage operations, as seen in various cartoons taking place at the park.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Jack Hannah, Charles Nichols | Stars: Clarence Nash, Bill Thompson
Votes: 26
13.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Adventure in Wildwood Heart
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Winston Hibler explains how Perri, Disney's first and only True-Life Fantasy, was filmed. The film crew was so entranced in Utah, that it became known as Wildwood Heart. It took almost three years to film the adventures of the squirrels.
Director: Hamilton Luske | Stars: Joel Colman, Walt Disney, Winston Hibler, Paul Kenworthy
Votes: 15
14.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Coyote's Lament
(1961)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt Disney introduces this episode to present the coyote's side of his issues with man and dog.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Walt Disney, Pinto Colvig, Thurl Ravenscroft
Votes: 32
15.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Greta, the Misfit Greyhound
(1963)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An abandoned greyhound is befriended by a shepherd, who learns that the dog is great at chasing predators that threaten his flock.
Director: Larry Lansburgh | Stars: Walt Disney, Rex Allen
Votes: 23
16.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Elfego Baca: Gus Tomlin Is Dead
(1960)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Elfego travels to Granite searching for Gus Tomlin. He discovers that Tomlin is still living but is being protected by the town because he saved it from a typhoid epidemic. Elfego decides to help the town protect the now honest man.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Robert Loggia, Alan Hale Jr., Coleen Gray, Brian Corcoran
Votes: 21
17.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo
(1955)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Jiminy Cricket tells the story of a circus bear named Bongo, who is so dissatisfied with his circus life that he runs away into the wild.
Director: Hamilton Luske | Stars: Walt Disney, Cliff Edwards, James MacDonald
Votes: 20
18.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Kilroy: Part 4
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Kilroy soon has too many smuggled dogs, he must find them homes. He finds a farm on the outskirts of town that is perfect. The old couple used to train dogs, so they train these and put on a charity show for the town.
Directors: Robert Butler, Norman Tokar | Stars: Warren Berlinger, Celeste Holm, Allyn Joslyn, Philip Abbott
Votes: 16
19.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
On Vacation
(1956)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Some later reruns as On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends. Jiminy Cricket hosts and tries to find the other Disney characters, but they are all on vacation.
Directors: Jack Hannah, Charles Nichols | Stars: Walt Disney, Cliff Edwards, Marcellite Garner, James MacDonald
Votes: 22
20.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Winston Hibler narrates about the problems the Crislers faced in filming White Wilderness. The Crislers are photographers sent to Alaska to film the annual fall caribou migration. The program ends with Prowlers of the Everglades.
Director: James Algar | Stars: Winston Hibler, Herb Crisler, Lois Crisler, Walt Disney
Votes: 15
21.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
For the Love of Willadean: A Taste of Melon
(1964)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Nostalgic tale of two brothers and their new neighbor, who all fight over the attentions of a pretty girl name Willadean and who should steal a prize-winning watermelon.
Director: Byron Paul | Stars: Terry Burnham, Roger Mobley, Michael McGreevey, Bill Mumy
Votes: 82
22.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Hunting Instinct
(1961)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Prof. Von Drake, with his assistant Herman (Bootle Beetle), teaches about hunting utilizing a series of cartoons.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash
Votes: 24
23.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Searching for Nature's Mysteries
(1956)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Using a miniature lens, Winston Hibler highlights a foray into a beehive, a visit to an ant colony and a time-lapse-photography sequence of blossoming plant life.
Director: Winston Hibler | Stars: Fanny Crandall, Robert H. Crandall, Mildred Deusing, Murl Deusing
Votes: 12
24.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(1955)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Features The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), originally from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).
Director: James Algar | Stars: Bing Crosby, John Dehner, Walt Disney
Votes: 58
25.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Tattooed Police Horse
(1967)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Registered trotting horse Jolly Roger is thrown out of racing for speeding into a gallop whenever he races. Bought by a Boston police captain, the horse manages to redeem himself by winning and becoming a champion racer.
Stars: Keith Andes, Sandy Sanders, Charles Seel, Shirley Skiles
Votes: 12
26.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Disneyland 10th Anniversary
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Julie Reihm, Miss Disneyland, joins Walt to look at some of the new attractions coming to the park, Then there is a party at Disneyland for the Tencennial. Celebrities at the park.
Director: Hamilton Luske | Stars: Mary Blair, Harriet Burns, Claude Coats, Roland F. Crump
Votes: 34
27.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Antarctica: Past and Present
(1956)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
This feature chronicles the first stages of "Operation Deepfreeze", a year-long Naval expedition to the South Pole. In addition, director-writer Winston Hibler offers a brief history of Antarctica itself.
Director: Winston Hibler | Star: Walt Disney
Votes: 12
28.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Man in Flight
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The history of flight is told in a humorous animated sequence using parts of Victory Through Air Power. Walt Disney also takes viewers to Disneyland by helicopter and shows them some of the flying attractions there.
Director: Hamilton Luske | Star: Walt Disney
Votes: 16
29.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Disney on Parade
(1971)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
This telecast of the First Edition of "Disney on Parade" is from the first performance of the Australasian Tour. This is a videotape from the show performed in Adelaide, Australia.
Director: Stan Harris | Stars: Hans Conried, Scatman Crothers, Randy Digrazio, June Foray
Votes: 17
30.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
A Disney Halloween
(1981)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Magic Mirror introduces five scary segments, including two scenes from feature film and three haunted shorts.
Directors: Burny Mattinson, Gary Nelson
Votes: 37
31.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
(1972)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A humorous look at teenagers and the American car culture. Driving test, auto magazines, and cars shows are shown. A exciting moment happens when a convertible goes through an automated car wash.
Director: Ward Kimball | Stars: Kurt Russell, Spencer Quinn, Jesse White, Peter Renaday
Votes: 62
32.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Donald's Award
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt offers Donald a reward if he can remain on his best behavior for a week, and he sends Jiminy Cricket to check up on him. Segments from Donald Duck cartoons emphasize his temper.
Directors: Jack Hannah, Jack King | Stars: Walt Disney, Cliff Edwards, Clarence Nash, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 12
33.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Elfego Baca: Lawman or Gunman
(1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Elfego tries to defend a rancher whose land is in danger of being stolen by a crooked judge. He is able to overcome capture by the crooks, and escapes just in time to prove his friend the rightful owner of the land.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Robert Loggia, James Dunn, Ramon Novarro, Skip Homeier
Votes: 14
34.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Pollyanna: Part 2
(1963)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Pollyanna (1960) re-edited into a three-part television presentation. With her "Glad Game" she intrigues the whole town and Mr. Pendergast, an old hermit, who shows the kids his glass prisms and later decides to adopt orphan Jimmy Bean.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden
Votes: 28
35.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Your Host, Donald Duck
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Donald 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.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash
Votes: 17
36.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Zorro: Adios El Cuchillo
(1960)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Continuation of Zorro: El Bandido. El Cuchillo manages to discover the identity of Zorro through numerous encounters with him, but "honor among thieves" prevents him from revealing the truth when he is finally captured.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Rodolfo Acosta
Votes: 23
37. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Family, Mystery
Sons of the great detective Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe are eager to impress their father with their mystery solving skills. When an opportunity comes to help prove the new kid in town as ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Florenz Ames, Russ Conway
Votes: 239
38. Corky and White Shadow (1956)
15 min | Drama, Western
Twelve year-old Corky Brady and her pet german shepherd White Shadow live in the town of Beaumont with her widower father, Matthew Brady, the town sheriff.
Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Darlene Gillespie, Chinook, Tom Keene
Votes: 44
39.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Little Dog Lost
(1963)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Candy, a Welsh Corgi and terrified of brooms, is separated from his family during a storm, and faces all sorts of dangers. Candy is befriended by an old woman and later by a kindly farmer who helps him get over his fear.
Director: Walter Perkins | Stars: Winston Hibler, Hollis Black, Margaret Gerrity, Grace Bauer
Votes: 55
40.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
(1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A boy, Chad, confined to a wheelchair, raises pigeons, and they are the therapy that he needs to walk again, when he forgets his own troubles to try to save his favorite pigeon.
Director: Walter Perkins | Stars: Bradley Payne, Winifred Davenport, Walt Disney, George Fenneman
Votes: 32
41.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Initiation
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A six-part series, we begin with his initiation. Andy leaves the farm, at his grandmother's urging, and meets some mountain men.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Jerome Courtland, Walt Disney, Jeff York, Slim Pickens
Votes: 34
42.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Menace on the Mountain: Part 1
(1970)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A boy struggles to take care of his family during the Civil War, after his father joins the Confederate Army. To help pay the taxes, he captures a mountain lion for the bounty, angering another man who also wanted the money.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Pat Crowley, Albert Salmi, Charles Aidman, Mitch Vogel
Votes: 15
43.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Menace on the Mountain: Part 2
(1970)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When the war ends, deserters take over the family's ranch and the army has to come to save the day.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Pat Crowley, Albert Salmi, Charles Aidman, Mitch Vogel
Votes: 14
44.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Savage Sam: Part 1
(1966)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Savage Sam (1963) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. In 1870, Travis is left in charge of his precocious brother, Arliss. While Arliss and Savage Sam are tracking a wildcat, Travis is captured by a band of Apaches.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Dewey Martin
Votes: 13
45.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Savage Sam: Part 2
(1966)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Savage Sam (1963) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. Travis escapes but is knocked out and left to die. Arliss and Savage Sam were found and the fighting with the Apaches continues over another captured woman, Lisbeth.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Dewey Martin
Votes: 12
46.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Summer Magic: Part 2
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Summer Magic (1963) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. Osh Popham, the postmaster, turns up only to fall in love with Nancy. Julia comes to visit, and she too falls in love with the new schoolteacher Charles Bryan.
Stars: Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire, Deborah Walley
Votes: 21
47.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The misadventures of a desert coyote who jumps into a moving van escaping danger. After getting hauled to the big city he tries to figure out a way back home when he encounters some pups needing guidance.
Director: Jack Couffer | Star: Walt Disney
Votes: 16
48. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,290
49.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
A Tiger Walks: Part 2
(1966)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
_Tiger Walks, A (1964)_ re-edited into a two-part television presentation. Julie succeeds in winning over her sheriff father to not to kill it. The animal is spared and returned to the only life it knows, at the local zoo.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Pamela Franklin, Sabu
Votes: 13
50.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Moon Pilot: Part 2
(1966)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Moon Pilot (1962) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. After a series of comical experiences that confound and confuse the FBI, Lyrae, the alien, winds up in the space capsule. Instead of the moon, they went to her planet.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval
Votes: 14