About this season
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
Episodes (26)
1. Moochie of the Little League: A Diamond Is a Boy's Best Friend
Aired 2 October 1959 • 60 min
Moochie's trying to make up for being "Small Fry" by putting his whole heart into catching for his Little League Team. He even finds a new field for his league when the old one's destroyed. He even ropes his best friend's dad into the league. But when Moochie might make the All Star team, the family's vacation plans might be ruined.
2. Moochie of the Little League: Wrong Way Moochie
Aired 9 October 1959 • 60 min
With a new baseball field and the possibility to be on the All-Star game, Moochie's parents has other plans--a vacation trip.
3. Killers of the High Country
Aired 16 October 1959 • 60 min
4. The Birth of the Swamp Fox
Aired 23 October 1959 • 60 min
One of producer Walt Disney's more blatant efforts to duplicate the success of his early TV miniseries Davy Crockett, the 8-part Swamp Fox featured another flamboyant frontiersman hero who wore coonskin-style headgear and whose adventures were introduced with a catchy, memorable theme song. Based on a book by Dr. Robert D. Bass, The Swamp Fox stars Leslie Nielsen as real-life American patriot Francis Marion, a wealthy landowner who during the Revolutionary War led a hardy band of guerilla fighters against the Redcoats and pro-British tories in his native South Carolina. The villain of the piece (at least in the first few episodes) was another actual historical figure, the ruthless Banastre Tarleton (John Sutton), an officer in the British Green Dragoons (Marion and Tarleton later served as the models for the hero and villain, respectively, of the 1999 Mel Gibson film Patriot). In the first episode, Marion is prevailed upon by his friends and neighbors to help free South Carolina from t
5. Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother
Aired 30 October 1959 • 60 min
Under the command of Colonel Tarleton of the Green Dragoon cavalry, Francis Marion strives to free South Carolina from the British.
6. Perilous Assignment
Aired 6 November 1959 • 60 min
This episode looks at many of the far-off locations where Disney's crew have gone.
7. Elfago Baca: Move Along, Mustangers
Aired 13 November 1959 • 60 min
8. Elfago Baca: Mustang Man, Mustang Maid
Aired 20 November 1959 • 60 min
9. A Storm Called Maria
Aired 27 November 1959 • 60 min
10. Texas John Slaughter: The Robber Stallion
Aired 4 December 1959 • 60 min
11. Texas John Slaughter: Wild Horse Revenge
Aired 11 December 1959 • 60 min
Slaughter continues trying to capture a wild mustang, while being opposed by a local rancher.
12. Texas John Slaughter: Range War at Tombstone
Aired 18 December 1959 • 60 min
13. Swamp Fox: Tory Vengeance
Aired 1 January 1960 • 60 min
Young Gabe returns home, now a lieutenant in the Continental Army. He's captured by Tory Colonel Townes who has him whipped. Gabe still refuses to reveal the location of the Swamp Fox's hideout, even when facing a firing squad.
14. Swamp Fox: Day of Reckoning
Aired 8 January 1960 • 60 min
The War for American Independence takes second place for Colonel Marion as he goes on a personal quest for vengeance against the Loyalists responsible for his nephew's murder...a quest that may end up destroying him as well.
15. Swamp Fox: Redcoat Strategy
10.0Aired 15 January 1960 • 60 min
Marion captures a British colonel, and later battles Colonel Tarleton, who has orders to capture the Swamp Fox or else. Tarleton invades the Marion home, but the servants manage to outwit him.
16. Swamp Fox: A Case of Treason
Aired 22 January 1960 • 60 min
17. Wild Burro of the West
Aired 29 January 1960 • 60 min
18. Two Happy Amigos
Aired 5 February 1960 • 60 min
19. Texas John Slaughter: Desperado from Tombstone
Aired 12 February 1960 • 60 min
20. Texas John Slaughter: Apache Friendship
Aired 19 February 1960 • 60 min
21. Texas John Slaughter: Kentucky Gunslick
Aired 26 February 1960 • 60 min
22. Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
8.0Aired 4 March 1960 • 60 min
23. This is Your Life, Donald Duck
Aired 11 March 1960 • 60 min
24. Elfago Baca: Friendly Enemies at Law
Aired 18 March 1960 • 60 min
Attorney Elfego Baca is called on to investigate Rawls Kettrick, a powerful cattle baron. Rawls is accused of trafficking in stolen cattle but proclaims his innocence. As Baca looks into the case the list of suspects grows.
25. Elfago Baca: Gus Tomlin is Dead
Aired 25 March 1960 • 60 min
26. The Mad Hermit of Chimney Butte
Aired 1 April 1960 • 60 min