The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3, Episode 23: More About the Silly Symphonies

Antarctica: Past and Present

Walt Disney hosts a look at his plans for a brand new documentary on Antarctica.

60 min

The Great Cat Family

Walt talks about the cat family, primarily focusing on lions and domestic cats. It is explained particularly on the cats' importance to ancient Egypt and how some people would respect them, and others would fear them as superstitious beings.

60 min

Searching for Nature's Mysteries

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.

60 min

Rob Roy: Part 1

Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

60 min

Rob Roy: Part 2

Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

60 min

Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports

60 min

Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

60 min

The Plausible Impossible

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.

60 min

Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story

60 min

Along the Oregon Trail

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.

60 min

At Home with Donald Duck

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.

60 min

Pluto's Day

60 min

Your Host, Donald Duck

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.

60 min

Our Friend, the Atom

"Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of atomic power.

60 min

All About Magic

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.

60 min

Tricks of Our Trade

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.

60 min

The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

60 min

Man in Flight

60 min

The Adventure Story

Goofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.

60 min

Donald's Award

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.

60 min

Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill

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.

60 min

People of the Desert

60 min

The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country

60 min

The Liberty Story

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.

60 min

Antarctica: Operation Deep Freeze

60 min