A book form, published in 1956, also exists.
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From Wikipedia: "Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of nuclear power.
A book form, published in 1956, also exists.
A book form, published in 1956, also exists.
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A book form, published in 1956, also exists.
The prosecuting attorney talks to three different automobiles. His first is a nervous car accused of speeding and then crashing into a restaurant. The second is a red sports car who has no qualms about guzzling gasoline and burning rubber. The third is a decrepit old wreck, who does not appear at all road-worthy.
After the parade of automobiles, the prosecutor then questions people in the automobile industry. The jury hears testimony from the vehicle manufacturers, persons who create safety features for vehicles, and even from a man who designs super-highways.
The prosecutor gives the defense attorney ample opportunity to cross-examine each of the witnesses, but the attorney declines each time. When it is finally his turn, the defense attorney then shows the jury something the prosecutor missed. What causes the accidents isn't the automobile, but the person who is behind the wheel. The defense attorney's 'startling revelation' causes the jury to dismiss the case.
And so, vehicle drivers begin to take more responsibility, and the roads are safe once again...well, for a little while.
"Little Jack Horner": Thomas Horner (steward to Richard Whiting, the last abbot of Glastonbury), allegedly stealing a title deed in transit to Henry VIII of England.
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary": The life of Mary Stuart. The segment claims that the "silver bells" are said to "refer to the elaborate decoration on her dresses", the "cockle shells" to her love of exotic food such as cockles, with the "pretty maids all in a row" referring to her ladies-in-waiting.
"London Bridge Is Falling Down": The gradual deterioration and dilapidation of the medieval Old London Bridge.
Academy award nominated for best short subject (1958).
This short was at one point featured as part of at least one episode of "The Wonderful World of Color," with bits of commentary by Professor Von Drake between each rhyme, however this presentation has not been made available by The Disney Company
"Mars and Beyond" is an episode of Disneyland which aired on December 4, 1957. It was directed by Ward Kimball and narrated by Paul Frees. This episode discusses the possibility of life on other planets, especially Mars. It begins with an introduction of Walt Disney and his robot friend Garco, who provide a brief overview. 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 certain beliefs regarding the celestial bodies. Theories from scientists and philosophers are discussed, including Ptolemy's inaccurate, but formerly-accepted theories, as well as those of Copernicus. Life on other planets is considered, soon focusing on Mars. Ideas from science-fiction authors H.G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs are brought to life with more colorful animation. Pulp science fiction comics of the time are parodied in the same straightforward tone as everything else (this segment features Kimball's comic tone and a cameo appearance by Donald Duck).
After this, the program adopts a serious tone as it profiles each of the planets in the Solar System, from the perspective of what would happen to a man on them. The program claims that whereas most of the planets are either too cold or too hot for life as we know it, life on Mars could almost be normal, something that is of increasing importance for the future. Dr. E.C. Slipher then discusses the Red Planet and the possibility that life is already there. More animation speculates what the conditions on Mars might be like. This section is filled with striking, inventive and atypical Disney animation.
The program wraps up with what a trip to Mars would entail for a space crew and its vessels. Contributor/spacecraft designer Ernst Stuhlinger presents his design and details regarding a unique umbrella-shaped MarsShip: The top portion would be a revolving outer quarters ring providing artificial gravity for the crew of 20, under 'parasol' coolant tubes. At the other end would be a sodium-potassium reactor to provide power to the midsection electric/ion drive. Attached upright would be a chemically-fueled winged tail-lander. The mission shown involves six MarsShips, ultimately reaching 100,000 miles per hour (160,000 km/h), taking a 400-day, spiral course to Mars. There, they would spend 412 days on the surface before returning.
The abridged version was also produced when this was originally released.
This episode was released on DVD on 2004 as part of the Walt Disney Treasures line.
The 10,000th performance of Disneyland's venerable "Golden Horseshoe Revue," featuring special guest stars. This episode was later re-edited as a theatrical short subject and, as such, released in tandem with Disney's The Monkey's Uncle (1965). This version is based upon the 2007 "Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic" DVD
"The Plausible Impossible" is an episode of the Disneyland television program. Originally aired in 1956, it shows Walt Disney explaining how drawings and animation have things that are impossible seem plausible, as evidenced in ancient history (i.e., Egyptian gods, dragons, and various creatures from Greek mythology) and various cartoons with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. This episode also includes an unfinished form of one scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor and was not used in the final film. This episode culminates with the "Night on Bald Mountain" segment of Fantasia. The episode was released on the DVD Behind the Scenes at the Walt Disney Studios with the second wave of Walt Disney Treasures releases on December 3, 2002.
"Man and the Moon" is an episode of Disneyland which originally aired on December 28, 1955. It was directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball, and is about the Moon. It begins with a humorous look with Man's fascination with the Moon through animation. This segment features the Moon's usage in everything from William Shakespeare and children's nursery rhymes to lunar superstitions and scientific research. Then Kimball comes on with some information on the Moon, supplemented by graphics. Kimball then introduces Dr. Wernher Von Braun, who discusses plans for a trip around the Moon. Dr. Wernher Von Braun was employed as a technical consultant on this film by Walt Disney, and on a number of other Disney films.[1] He had a great knowledge of rockets, as he had helped to develop the V-2 rocket while working for Nazi Germany.
Finally, a live action simulation from inside and outside the manned Lunar Recon Ship RM-1 dramatizes what such an expedition might be like, including an almost-disastrous hit by a very small meteor. Towards the end, this film presents what seems to be a bit of 'sci-fi'; as the RM-1, crossing the Moon's night side, approaches the night/day terminator, high radiation is suddenly detected, and a flare fired over the area reveals what looks like a rectangular double wall, or the ruins thereof, extending out from a crater; strangely, none of the crew remark on it, and the unusual radiation is never mentioned again. This episode later reaired in 1959 under a new title: Tomorrow the Moon.
This episode was preceded by "Man in Space" and followed by "Mars and Beyond."
Walt takes viewers on yet another tour of Disneyland to point out some of the newest additions to the park, including New Orleans Square, It's a Small World and Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.
This episode of Walt Disney's TV show, with Walt hosting, would originally air three days after his death, December 18, 1966. Weekly guest hosts would preside over the show for the remainder of the 1966-67 season.
An episode of Wonderful World of Color featuring Walt Disney's presence at the 1964 New York World's Fair. Aired May 17, 1964.
"Man in Space" is an episode of Disneyland which originally aired on March 9, 1955. It was directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball. Later, it was edited into a featurette to play in theaters, accompanying Davy Crockett and the River Pirates. This Disneyland episode (set in Tomorrowland), was narrated partly by Kimball and also by such famed scientists as Dr. Willy Ley, Dr. Heinz Haber, Dr. Wernher von Braun and Dick Tufeld of Lost in Space fame. The show talks briefly about the lighthearted history of rockets and is followed by discussions of satellites, a practical look (through humorous animation) at what spacemen will have to face in a rocket (both physically and psychologically, such as momentum, weightlessness, radiation, even space sickness) and a rocket takeoff into space.
An adaptation of the episode was published (under the title "Walt Disney's Man in Space: A Science Feature from Tomorrowland") by Dell as Four Color #716 in 1956, scripted by Don R. Christensen with art by Tony Sgroi.[1] It was actually a "novelization" in comic book form of two Walt Disney television programs, "Man in Space" (1955) and "Tomorrow the Moon" (1955). Also found as a 1956 UK reprint as "A World Distributors Movie Classic" (#45) and a 1959 combined reprint with the other 2 Dell Comics adaptations of "Man in Space" films as "Walt Disney's Man in Space" (Dell Comics Giant #27).
It was also made into a "Tomorrowland adventure" book for classroom use in 1959 as Man in Space: A Tomorrowland Adventure. Walt Disney Productions. Adapted for school use by Ley, Willy. Illustrated by Carbe, Nino. Syracuse, NY: LW Singer Co. Inc. (48 p.) 21 cm. Softcover.
About 40 million people watched the episode.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[3] It was released on DVD in 2004 as part of the Walt Disney Treasures line. The next episodes in this series were "Man and the Moon" and "Mars and Beyond."
"Disneyland 10th Anniversary" is a 1965 episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. It begins with Walt Disney showing viewers and Disneyland ambassador Julie Reihm plans for upcoming attractions, including It's a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. In Disneyland, the Disney characters celebrate Disneyland’s Tencennial, with a show in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle and a parade put on by a local high school band and cheerleaders. Next, Walt Disney describes a brief history of the construction of the park, followed by a tour of some of the attractions at the time, including Matterhorn Bobsleds, Jungle Cruise, the Flying Saucers, the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland and the Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. The climax of the episode is a Dixieland band on the Mark Twain Riverboat, and some other boats on the Rivers of America put on an interesting water show.
This upload is made from the 2001 Walt Disney Treasures DVD.
"Disneyland After Dark" was an episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color that aired on April 15, 1962. Later, it was released theatrically overseas as a short subject.
As the name of the episode implies, Walt Disney himself presents a view of Disneyland at night. It features some nighttime entertainment, including a fireworks display (complete with Tinker Bell flying across the sky) and Tahitian dancers performing for Adventureland dinner patrons. However, this episode focuses less on Disneyland itself and more on the many celebrity singers at the different sections of the park, including the Osmond Brothers, former Mouseketeers Annette Funicello and Bobby Burgess, teen heartthrob Bobby Rydell, and Louis Armstrong. In a running gag, Walt Disney introduces but is unable to attend these attractions and performances, being pinned down by an endless supply of autograph seekers (including a repeat customer) throughout the program.
This upload is made from the 2001 Walt Disney Treasures DVD Release.
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