Season 25

E1. NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of The Wonderful World of Disney

Sep 17, 1978 · 60m

A tribute to Disney's films up to 1941 is the focus of this installments. Celebrity guests introduce clips of DIsney animation up to that time, leading into an uncut presentation of the movie Dumbo.

E2. The Shaggy D.A.

Sep 24, 1978 · 60m

With his family's happy support, Wilby Daniels decides to try and get elected District Attorney in place of dishonest John Slade. But then robbers steal the magic Borgia ring that made things a bit difficult for Wilby as a lad. Once again he keeps turning into a large woolly dog at awkward moments. Unless he can get the ring back his chances of winning the election don't look good, as mean old Slade soon realises too.

E3. In Search of the Castaways (1)

Oct 1, 1978 · 60m

Part 1 of the 1962 theatrical film. The Grant children know their shipwrecked father must still be alive. Didn't he send them a message in a bottle? They convince a sea captain to go on a search. From the Andes to Austrailia all around the globe they travel, dealing with earthquakes, fires, floods, and cannibal tribes just to find him, But when it turns out to be an act of Piracy they must really pull together, or they might not be able to make it through just one more Un-Natural disaster.

E4. In Search of the Castaways (2)

Oct 8, 1978 · 60m

Part 2 of the 1962 theatrical film. The Grant children know their shipwrecked father must still be alive. Didn't he send them a message in a bottle? They convince a sea captain to go on a search. From the Andes to Austrailia all around the globe they travel, dealing with earthquakes, fires, floods, and cannibal tribes just to find him, But when it turns out to be an act of Piracy they must really pull together, or they might not be able to make it through just one more Un-Natural disaster.

E5. The Gnome-Mobile (1)

Oct 29, 1978 · 60m

A bumbling professor accidently invents flying rubber, or ""Flubber"", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.

E6. The Gnome-Mobile (2)

Nov 5, 1978 · 60m

E7. The Boatniks

Nov 12, 1978 · 60m

An accident prone Coast Guard ensign finds himself in charge of one of the busiest waterways in the U.S. Include three bumbling jewel thieves and their attempts to recover the jewels from the bottom of the bay.

E8. Mickey's 50

Nov 19, 1978 · 60m

Mickey Mouse, arguably the most recognizable star in the civilized world, is paid tribute on his 50th birthday by celebrities. Some appear in brief cameos, but others appear in longer segments describing Mickey's career. There is also a sequence of an obsessed collector of Mickey Mouse memorabilia (using impressive stop-motion cinematography).

E9. Christmas at Walt Disney World

Dec 10, 1978 · 60m

Mimes Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnel visit Walt Disney World.

E10. Donovan's Kid (1)

Jan 7, 1979 · 60m

Part 1. Two Con Men (Darren McGavin, Mickey Rooney) team up to rescue One's Family in circa-1900s San Francisco.

E11. Donovan's Kid (2)

Jan 14, 1979 · 60m

Part 2. Two Con Men (Darren McGavin, Mickey Rooney) team up to rescue One's Family in circa-1900s San Francisco.

E12. Shadow of Fear (1)

Jan 28, 1979 · 60m

E13. Shadow of Fear (2)

Feb 4, 1979 · 60m

E14. Ride a Wild Pony (1)

Feb 11, 1979 · 60m

E15. Ride a Wild Pony (2)

Feb 18, 1979 · 60m

E16. Never a Dull Moment

Mar 4, 1979 · 60m

When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until it's too late and is carried off to gangster boss Leo Smooth, who wants Ace to do a job for him. Fearing for his life, Jack plays his role, but always searching for a way out of the well-guarded house.

E17. The Omega Connection

Mar 18, 1979 · 60m

Luther Starling and Roger Pike gets involved with a defecting Eastern European scientist, by outwitting the international crime organization trying to abduct him.

E18. Born to Run (1)

Mar 25, 1979 · 60m

Part 1 of the 1977 theatrical film; the tale of a family of horse racers in Australia in 1911 who discover the racing sensation, Danny Boy.

E19. Born to Run (2)

Apr 1, 1979 · 60m

Part 2 of the 1977 theatrical film; the tale of a family of horse racers in Australia in 1911 who discover the racing sensation, Danny Boy.

E20. The Sky Trap

May 13, 1979 · 60m

Plane crash. A cargo of illegal narcotics. And the mysterious disappearance of an infamous drug smuggler called ""The Hawk."" The stage is set for a dangerous cat and mouse game as young Grant Stone (Marc McClure) stumbles into ""The Hawk's"" domain. Grant and his girlfriend (Kitty Ruth) become the targets of a pair of bloodthirsty smugglers on the ground... and in the sky where ""The Hawk"" is ready to swoop!