Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Season 3
S03 E01
Sep 12, 1956
Antarctica: Past and Present Sep 12, 1956 Walt Disney hosts a look at his plans for a brand new documentary on Antartica.
S03 E02
Sep 19, 1956The Great Cat Family Sep 19, 1956 A Look at the history of cats - from the Egyptian Era to modern day.
S03 E03
Sep 26, 1956Searching for Nature's Mysteries Sep 26, 1956 Once again, Disneyland plays host to Winston Hibler, the familiar narrator (and sometimes writer/director) of Disney's ""True-Life Adventures"" short subject series. Hibler describes the various techniques used for making such up-close-and-personal nature documentaries as the then-upcoming Disney theatrical feature Secrets of Life, including the development of miniature lense and stroboscopic ""cold"" light. Highlights include a foray into a beehive and a visit to an ant colony, and a time-lapse-photography sequence of blossoming plant life to the tune of Maurice Ravel's ""Bolero"". Searching for Nature's Mysteries originally aired 2 months before the official November 20, 1956 release of Secrets of Life.
S03 E04
Oct 3, 1956Rob Roy (1) Oct 3, 1956 After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has lots of adventures, gets married, and eventually becomes enough of a nuisance to George I to be outlawed, and hunted by the English.
S03 E05
Oct 10, 1956Rob Roy (2) Oct 10, 1956 After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has lots of adventures, gets married, and eventually becomes enough of a nuisance to George I to be outlawed, and hunted by the English.
S03 E06
Oct 17, 1956Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports Oct 17, 1956 Goofy ""attempts"" to correctly show us the dynamics of a series of different sporting games and events.
S03 E07
Oct 24, 1956Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo Oct 24, 1956 A glance at the upcoming featurette ""Lapland"" as well as the People and Places feature ""The Alaskan Eskimo"".
S03 E08
Oct 31, 1956The Plausible Impossible Oct 31, 1956 Walt explains a principle of his style of animation called ""the plausible impossible,"" in which things that cannot be done in reality can be done in animation if there is a plausible basis for it. He uses clips from several cartoons and features to demonstrate.
S03 E09
Nov 7, 1956Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story Nov 7, 1956 The People and Places camera crew are at it again as they show clips and outakes of their next Featurette - as well as airing an already existing featurette ""The Holland Story"".
S03 E10
Nov 14, 1956Along the Oregon Trail Nov 14, 1956 Walt takes us on the famous Oregon Trail, a pathway from Kansas City to Oregon, where the settlers moved westward. And speaking of westward, We also go behind the scenes of the new Disny feature Westward Ho the Wagons! with the famous Fess Parker himself.
S03 E11
Nov 21, 1956At Home with Donald Duck Nov 21, 1956 It's Donald's birthday, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are thrown a party by their uncle in honor of his own birthday! He treats the boys to special home screenings of his own movies on 8mm film reels, but they want to watch the Mickey Mouse and Goofy cartoons. Adding insult to injury, the boys would rather watch the Mickey Mouse Club on TV.
S03 E12
Dec 12, 1956Pluto's Day Dec 12, 1956 Once again an episode with just cartoon segments, this time featuring ""PLUTO"".
S03 E13
Jan 16, 1957Your Host, Donald Duck Jan 16, 1957 Donald Duck takes over for Walt and hosts an episode with animated shorts.
S03 E14
Jan 23, 1957Our Friend, the Atom Jan 23, 1957 "Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of atomic power.
S03 E15
Jan 30, 1957All About Magic Jan 30, 1957 Walt Disney explores the Basement of the Disney Studios to show us the art of magic with the help of the magic Mirror from Snow White.
S03 E16
Feb 13, 1957Tricks of Our Trade Feb 13, 1957 Walt explains the methods by which motion picture animation is made, using recreations of studio study sessions, clips from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, and Fantasia and some new footage of Mickey Mouse.
S03 E17
Feb 27, 1957The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades Feb 27, 1957
S03 E18
Mar 6, 1957Man in Flight Mar 6, 1957
S03 E19
Mar 20, 1957The Adventure Story Mar 20, 1957 Goofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.
S03 E20
Mar 27, 1957Donald's Award Mar 27, 1957 Walt finds himself troubled by Donald Duck's constant outbursts; he then promises his feathered star a medal if an entire week passes without any complaints about his behavior.
S03 E21
Apr 3, 1957Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill Apr 3, 1957
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Apr 10, 1957People of the Desert Apr 10, 1957
S03 E23
Apr 17, 1957More About the Silly Symphonies Apr 17, 1957
S03 E24
May 1, 1957The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country May 1, 1957
S03 E25
May 29, 1957The Liberty Story May 29, 1957 The first half of this story is an excerpt from the upcoming theatrical release ""Johnny Tremain."" The second half is an airing of the 1953 cartoon ""Ben and Me,"" in which a church mouse named Amos befriends Benjamin Franklin.
S03 E26
Jun 5, 1957Antarctica: Operation Deep Freeze Jun 5, 1957