The title changed to the wonderful world of disney in 1968, but walt disneys wonderful world of color continues to inspire new magic. Ctva us anthology walt disneys wonderful world of color. One of the show s original purposes was to promote disney s latest theatrical releases and the disneyland theme park in california. The first half of the episode is essentially a demo reel for color tv, complete with the spectrum.
The wonderful world of disney sometimes called walt disneys wonderful world of color premiered on abc on wednesday, october 27, 1954. Walt was a master at promoting the parks, and one of the best examples was disneyland goes to the worlds fair. The show was first announced as part of the disney california adventure park expansion in the fall of 2007, originally known as walt disneys wonderful world of color. The show was aired on cbs for its final two seasons and was renamed simply walt disney. List of walt disney anthology television series episodes. Walt disneys wonderful world of color 19611969 although the basic format remained the same, the series moved to nbc on september 24, 1961, to take advantage of that networks ability to broadcast programming in color. On september 24, 1961 the show called walt disney presents moved from abc to nbc to take advantage of nbc s ability to. The name was changed to walt disney s wonderful world of color. If you look super closely during the first two seconds into the kaleidoscope background, you can see mickey and pluto. This is the first episode of walt disneys wonderful world of color. Below is a list of episodes of the walt disney anthology television series.
Apologies if this has been discussed, but according to wikipedia, there are 1,224 episodes of 2. Composer of genius, the life of johann strauss junior is not easy between the misunderstanding that prevails in his relationship with his father, managing his success and his love affair. Notable episodes include the disneyland story, the davy crockett miniseries, the truelife adventures, and the man in space miniseries. Disneyland was the first incarnation of the series. The third iteration of the anthology series, that ran throughout the 1960s was called walt disneys wonderful world of color, because it was the first version of the show to be broadcast in color. Mar 30, 2020 this was the first episode of walt disney s wonderful world of color and is perfect for this self isolation period. Walt disney s wonderful world of color was the iteration of the walt disney anthology series that ran on nbc from 1961 to 1969. Walt disney s wonderful world of color update disney s california adventures by dustin martin.
It begins with an introduction of walt disney and his robot friend garco, who provide a brief overview. The wonderful things about walt disneys wonderful world of color. Walt disney s wonderful world of color opening duration. The waltz king is an episode of walt disneys wonderful world of color. Always looking for the next new thing, disney made the move because nbc would be able to broadcast the show in color, thus the new title. The wonderful things about walt disneys wonderful world of. Stumbled across this searching vudu a few weeks ago. Beginning with season sixteen, and continuing for twelve seasons, the name was the wonderful world of disney. Oct 24, 2019 the show was moved to nbc for the eighth season so it could be broadcast in color. The waltz king walt disneys wonderful world of color. Harley, a city boy in a rural town, falls for a country girl named willadean in this twopart series, for the love of willadean, which aired on walt disneys wonderful world of color. Walt disneys wonderful world of color was the first disney show in color. It continues with an animated presentation about mankind seeking to understand the world in which he lives, first noticing patterns in the stars, and developing.
As the host of his anthology series, disneyland later walt disney presents, then the wonderful world of color, disney presented classic cartoons and original programs, but he also gave starryeyed viewers a privileged, behindthescenes look inside his magic kingdom, from the construction of his magnificent theme park to animators at work. Walt disneys wonderful world of color episode guide disney. In the first episode titled a taste of melon, harley, joins a club with some other rural boys. Construction for the water show began with the draining of the lagoon on november 3, 2008. He was designed, and frequently animated, by milt kahl and ward kimball, two of disney s nine old men of animators. The second half of the episode is available on the dvd walt disney treasures. Below is a complete walt disneys wonderful world of color episode list that spans the shows entire tv run. Its first episode under the new format, an adventure in.
The same basic series has since appeared on several major networks. Walt disneys wonderful world of color intro first episode by otowntapedeck. Carnival time is an episode of walt disneys wonderful world of color. Well, i dont know about schools nowadays, but wed watch the vhs of mathmagic land sometimes on day s when we had a math sub when i was growing up. The eighth season of disneyland 19541958 and walt disney presents 19581961, now renamed walt disneys wonderful world of color. Nov 12, 2019 the third iteration of the anthology series, that ran throughout the 1960s was called walt disney s wonderful world of color, because it was the first version of the show to be broadcast in color. This is the first episode of walt disney s wonderful world of color.
The name was changed to walt disneys wonderful world of color. Buy an adventure in color mathmagic land microsoft store. Then the show culminates in donald in mathmagicland, the very first in all of disneys stable of cartoon shorts to be aired on tv in color. Construction on the platform began on january 5, 2009. Below is a complete walt disney s wonderful world of color episode list that spans the show s entire tv run. Walt disney s wonderful world of color was the first disney show in color.
Disneyland goes to the worlds fair tomorrow society. In addition to being very informative, it is also done in a way that makes it interesting to viewers of all ages. All walt disneys wonderful world of color episodes list of. He was designed, and frequently animated, by milt kahl and ward kimball, two of disneys nine old men of animators.
List of walt disney anthology television series episodes wikipedia. Walt disney s wonderful world of color intro first episode by otowntapedeck. The first half of the episode is available on the platinum edition dvd of lady and the tramp. The show was moved to nbc for the eighth season so it could be broadcast in color. This episode discusses the possibility of life on other planets, especially mars. Then the show culminates in donald in mathmagicland, the very first in all of disney s stable of cartoon shorts to be aired on tv in color. It aired as a twopart episode on october 27, 1963 and november 3, 1963 and later got a uk theatrical release on february 14, 1964. Walt disneys wonderful world of color intro first episode.
For the love of willadean debuts on walt disneys wonderful. A disneyproduced anthology covering many different genres. The magical world of disney tv series 19541991 imdb. Tcm gave us a treat some time ago the very first episode of walt disneys new anthology series, the wonderful world of color. First airing on may 17, 1964, the walt disneys wonderful world of color episode sells the creative work of walts team. The show was first announced as part of the disney california adventure park expansion in the fall of 2007, originally known as walt disney s wonderful world of color. The following is a list of episodes of the walt disney anthology series. A disney produced anthology covering many different genres. Photos from the individual walt disney s wonderful world of color episodes are listed along with the walt disney s wonderful world of color episode names when available, as are the dates of the original airing of the episode.
This is one of my favorite episodes of the series and still holds up very well today. The song was introduced in the cartoon segment an adventure in color, which first aired on september 24, 1961 as part of the firstever nbc episode of the newly renamed tv program, walt disneys wonderful world of color. In the concluding episode of walt disneys 2part miniseries moochie of pop warner football, the peewees football team is set to play in a big title game held at disneyland. Walt disneys wonderful world of color intro first episode youtube. On september 24, 1961 the show called walt disney presents moved from abc to nbc to take advantage of nbcs ability to. The first nbc episode even dealt with the principles of. The cartoon tied in with a live action segment about color television. The magical world of disney an adventure in colormathmagic. One of the shows original purposes was to promote disneys latest theatrical releases and the disneyland theme park in california. Jul 24, 2007 if you look super closely during the first two seconds into the kaleidoscope background, you can see mickey and pluto.
Its also a cool way to catch a glimpse at the development of the worlds fair attractions. Walt disneys wonderful world of color opening duration. Walt disney presents is a wonderful show, especially in color like the theme suggested. The magical world of disney 19541991 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 unknown. Directed by les clark, hamilton luske, joshua meador. The waltz king is an episode of walt disney s wonderful world of color. Well, i dont know about schools nowadays, but wed watch the vhs of mathmagic land sometimes on days when we had a math sub when i was growing up. In 1889, gallegher, a young apprentice daily press says the dream of becoming a reporter.
Apr 23, 2011 very 1st wonderful world of color episode, an adventure in color and mathmagicland. Walt disneys wonderful world of color update disneys california adventures by dustin martin. Walt disneys wonderful world of color was the iteration of the walt disney anthology series that ran on nbc from 1961 to 1969. Walt disneys wonderful world of color disney wiki fandom. This was also the first episode on nbc, after seven on abc. It was so named because the show had moved to nbc, which was the first television network broadcasting its programs in color, to take advantage of that technology. This was the first episode of walt disneys wonderful world of color and is perfect for this self isolation period. As the opening of the show implies, each episode is themed to a. The show is the second longest running primetime program on american television, behind rival film anthology, the hallmark hall of fame. In the concluding episode of walt disney s 2part miniseries moochie of pop warner football, the peewees football team is set to play in a big title game held at disneyland. With walt disney, paul frees, clarence nash, slim pickens. Watch the wonderful world of disney online full episodes of.
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