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. An Adventure in Color/Mathmagic Land
Aired 24 September 1961 • 60 min
Now moved to NBC, Walt Disney starts broadcasting his show in color. He talks about the black-and-white days of the movies and the arrival of Technicolor. In the second half of this episode, Donald Duck travels through a land of mathematical wonders.
2. The Horsemasters (1)
Aired 1 October 1961 • 60 min
A 16-week course in horsemanship has a group of students learning the finer points of sportsmanship, jumping, horsecare, dressage and riding to hounds under stern and exacting teachers.
3. The Horsemasters (2)
Aired 8 October 1961 • 60 min
This episode finds a teenage equestrienne enduring the rigid discipline at a British riding school.
4. Chico, the Mismatched Coyote
9.0Aired 15 October 1961 • 60 min
5. The Hunting Instinct
9.0Aired 22 October 1961 • 60 min
6. Inside Donald Duck
Aired 5 November 1961 • 60 min
7. The Light in the Forest (1)
Aired 12 November 1961 • 60 min
8. The Light in the Forest (2)
Aired 19 November 1961 • 60 min
9. Holiday for Henpecked Husbands
Aired 26 November 1961 • 60 min
10. A Fire Called Jeremiah
Aired 3 December 1961 • 60 min
11. Kids is Kids
Aired 10 December 1961 • 60 min
12. Backstage Party
Aired 17 December 1961 • 60 min
This episode provides a look into the wrap party for the movie ""Babes in Toyland.""
13. The Silver Skates (1)
Aired 7 January 1962 • 60 min
14. The Silver Skates (2)
Aired 14 January 1962 • 60 min
15. Sancho, the Homing Steer (1)
Aired 21 January 1962 • 60 min
16. Sancho, the Homing Steer (2)
Aired 28 January 1962 • 60 min
17. Fantasy on Skis
Aired 4 February 1962 • 60 min
18. Comancho (1)
Aired 18 February 1962 • 60 min
19. Comancho (2)
Aired 25 February 1962 • 60 min
20. Carnival Time
Aired 4 March 1962 • 60 min
21. The Prince and the Pauper (1)
8.0Aired 11 March 1962 • 60 min
In London of 1537, two boys resembling each other meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while.
22. The Prince and the Pauper (2)
Aired 18 March 1962 • 60 min
23. The Prince and the Pauper (3)
Aired 25 March 1962 • 60 min
Part 3 of 3. As Edward experiences the brutal life of a London pauper firsthand, he becomes aware of the stark class inequality in England.
24. Spy in the Sky
Aired 1 April 1962 • 60 min
25. Von Drake in Spain
Aired 8 April 1962 • 60 min
26. Disneyland After Dark
Aired 15 April 1962 • 60 min