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1.
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
2.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Cavalcade of Songs
(1955)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt discusses the importance of music in his films, as he mentions important tunes from them, as well as provide emphasis on the music of the then-upcoming Lady and the Tramp (1955).
Directors: Peter Godfrey, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Sonny Burke, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Firehouse Five Plus Two
Votes: 29
3.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Beaver Valley/Cameras in Africa
(1954)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the first part, a famous animal photographer named Alfred G. Milotte presents clips of the African elephant and the lion. The second part deals with the beaver living their lives in ponds and their interactions with other animals.
Directors: James Algar, Winston Hibler | Stars: Alfred Milotte, Elma Milotte, Walt Disney
Votes: 18
4.
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
5.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
A Golden Clue
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
The Boys find a clue they think will solve the mystery of the Applegate treasure.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 15
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
Applegate's Gold
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Rumor of hidden treasure belonging to Old man Applegate, spurs a summer long investigation by rhe Hardy Boys (Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk)
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Russ Conway, Sarah Selby
Votes: 19
10.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
Boys in Danger
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Frank and Joe decide to follow Boles after he is released from jail.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Robert Foulk, Arthur Shields
Votes: 17
11.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
Never Say Die
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Frank and Joe spend a day following Boles after he is released from jail - and get another idea of where the treasure is hidden.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Russ Conway, Sarah Selby
Votes: 15
12.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The Final Search
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
The authorities look for the treasure in the tower.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 18
13.
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
14.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The Tower's Secret
(1956)
Family, Mystery
The Hardy bunch and police tear apart Applegate's tower structure looking for the stolen treasure.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 17
15.
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
16.
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
17.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
A Strange Confession
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Joe traps Boles into a partial confession.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 16
18.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
Boys in Trouble
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Someone digs up Applegate's garden to get Frank and Joe in trouble.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 14
19.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
Footsteps in the Tower
(1956)
Family, Mystery
Fenton discovers Boles, the former gardener, hiding in the tower. The Hardys capture him.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 17
20.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
Iola's Bravery
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Hiding from Applegate in the tower, Iola finds Jackley unconscious and tied up. Her screams brings Frank, Joe, and Fenton running.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 14
21.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The Female Detective
(1956)
Family, Mystery
While Frank and Joe wait for their father to get home, Iola goes to the Applegate house to retrieve the pick and shovel.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 17
22.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The Fugitive
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
The boys find a stash of stolen items from the community in Perry's living quarters. Though he is innocent of the thefts, Perry runs away to avoid capture by the police, when Joe stumbles upon his hiding place and learns the truth.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Russ Conway, Florenz Ames
Votes: 15
23.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The Prisoner Speaks
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Frank, Joe, and Fenton search Boles apartment while the prisoner taunts them.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 14
24. 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
25.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
A Pirate's Chest
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Applegate relates to Frank and Joe how he got the gold and how it was stolen.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Sarah Selby, Florenz Ames
Votes: 18
26.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
Dig for Treasure
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
The Boys go looking for treasure, and end up inside Applegate's house.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Sarah Selby
Votes: 14
27. 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: 2,294
28. ToonHeads (1992–2003)
TV-G | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
Anthology series focusing on the golden age of American Animation. Each episode features full cartoons with commentary and the history behind some of the greatest cartoon shorts ever.
Star: Leslie Fram
Votes: 111
29.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
A Real Case
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Rumor of hidden treasure belonging to old Mr. Applegate spurs a summer-long investigation by the Hardy Boys.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 15
30.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The First Clue
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Joe finds Perry hiding in some bushes. Perry gives Joe a gold doubloon and asks him to hold it, then turns himself in.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 15
31.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The Tower Treasure
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
The Boys follow Boles back to his apartment but what they see from there leads them to deduce the location of the hidden treasure and bring the case to a conclusion.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Russ Conway
Votes: 13
32.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Pollyanna: Part 3
(1963)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Pollyanna (1960) re-edited into a three-part television presentation. Under Pollyanna's influence, the town resists Aunt Polly for a new orphanage. Pollyanna is injured giving Aunt Polly a new outlook winning her the goodwill of the town.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden
Votes: 30
33.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Pollyanna: Part 1
(1963)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Pollyanna (1960) re-edited into a three-part television presentation. Orphaned Pollyanna, coming to live with Aunt Polly who sternly runs her small town, brings her cheerful philosophy to the grim household and later to the whole town.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden
Votes: 29
34.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Toby Tyler: Part 1
(1964)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. Twelve-year-old Toby runs away and joins a circus. He is exploited by the concessionaire, helped by the strong man, and becomes friends with Mr. Stubbs, the chimp.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Bob Sweeney
Votes: 18
35.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Toby Tyler: Part 2
(1964)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) re-edited into a two-part presentation. When the boy equestrian is hurt, Toby takes his place, becoming a tremendous success when Mr. Stubbs joins the act. Toby is then reunited with his now understanding guardians.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Bob Sweeney
Votes: 17
36.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Donald Duck Story
(1954)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt Disney takes a look at the story of the creation of Donald Duck and his later career.
Directors: Robert Florey, Jack Hannah | Stars: Walt Disney, Clarence Nash
Votes: 45
37.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 1
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) re-edited into a three-part television presentation. ) Thomasina comes to live with Andrew MacDhui and his daughter Mary. When the cat is hurt, Andrew puts her to sleep. Mary accuses her father of killing her beloved pet.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Vincent Winter
Votes: 20
38.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 3
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
_Three Lives of Thomasina, The (1964)_ re-edited into a three-part television presentation. Mary is happy, and Lori becomes Andrew's wife and mother for the little girl. But it is really Thomasina, who rules the family.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Vincent Winter
Votes: 20
39.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
(1955)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The third of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him, Georgie and a riverboat gambler they meet searching for a new adventure, which leads them to the Alamo, which they must defend.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Hans Conried, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 136
40.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 2
(1965)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
_Three Lives of Thomasina, The (1964)_ re-edited into a three-part television presentation. She has been discovered still breathing by Lori MacGregor, a young woman who loves animals and has a supernatural ability to cure their ills.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Vincent Winter
Votes: 21
41.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Behind the True-Life Cameras/Olympic Elk
(1955)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
James Algar shows us how remarkable documentaries are made: the Everglades, a busy ant colony and filming in Africa. The second half of this one-hour episode consists of the vibrant saga of the annual elk migrations in Washington State.
Directors: Winston Hibler, James Algar | Stars: James Algar, Clare Anderson, William A. Anderson, Robert H. Crandall
Votes: 19
42.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Vanishing Prairie/Seal Island
(1954)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Photographers use ingenious and innovative techniques to capture the magic of nature remaining on the American prairie. Reproduction, survival and the elements affecting life are shown in this magnificent Academy Award® - winning film.
Directors: James Algar, Richard L. Bare | Stars: James Algar, Dick Borden, Cleveland P. Grant, Ruth Grant
Votes: 34
43. Disneyland, U.S.A. (1956)
Approved | 42 min | Documentary, Short
A tour of the Disneyland theme park.
Director: Hamilton Luske | Stars: Winston Hibler, Walt Disney, Buddy Ebsen, Fess Parker
Votes: 115
44.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
A Story of Dogs
(1954)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A behind-the-scenes look at "Lady and the Tramp" and an introduction to Pluto.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Charles Nichols | Stars: Bill Baucom, Tom Codrick, Walt Disney, Clyde Geronimi
Votes: 37
45.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter
(1954)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Davy is tired of the continuing war between the Indians and the settlers, so he helps the army in putting an end to it. by saving the life of the Indian leader.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, William Bakewell
Votes: 124
46.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Goofy Success Story
(1955)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A look at Goofy's rise to stardom, leading into several of his cartoons-Moving Day, Moose Hunters, How to Ride a Horse, and Motor Mania.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Walt Disney, Jack Bailey, Pinto Colvig, Hans Conried
Votes: 28
47.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Episode:
The Stranger
(1956)
12 min | Family, Mystery
Iola's purse is stolen, and Frank and Joe track the suspected thief onto Silas Applegate's property. They spot Silas' plumber and hired hand before Silas comes out and orders them off the property.
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Carole Ann Campbell, Sarah Selby
Votes: 18
48. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,264 | Gross: $102.27M
49.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Fourth Anniversary Show
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Celebrating four years on television, Walt Disney first describes his 1938 meeting with Serge Prokofieff, and shows the resulting film, Peter and the Wolf. Then he joins the Mouseketeers to tell about plans for future shows.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Sidney Miller, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Walt Disney, Sharon Baird, Bobby Burgess, Lonnie Burr
Votes: 41
50.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
(1955)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the final of the five Davy Crockett programs, Davy and Georgie, with the help of Mike Fink and his crew, battle pirates, who, disguised as Indians, raid traveling boats on the river.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 108