Season 3

E1. Antarctica: Past and Present

Sep 12, 1956 · 60m

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

E2. The Great Cat Family

Sep 19, 1956 · 60m

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.

E3. Searching for Nature's Mysteries

Sep 26, 1956 · 60m

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.

E4. Rob Roy: Part 1

Oct 3, 1956 · 60m

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

E5. Rob Roy: Part 2

Oct 10, 1956 · 60m

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

E6. Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports

Oct 17, 1956 · 60m

Goofy ""attempts"" to correctly show us the dynamics of a series of different sporting games and events.

E7. Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

Oct 24, 1956 · 60m

A glance at the upcoming featurette ""Lapland"" as well as the People and Places feature ""The Alaskan Eskimo"".

E8. The Plausible Impossible

Oct 31, 1956 · 60m

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.

E9. Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story

Nov 7, 1956 · 60m

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"".

E10. Along the Oregon Trail

Nov 14, 1956 · 60m

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.

E11. At Home with Donald Duck

Nov 21, 1956 · 60m

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.

E12. Pluto's Day

Dec 12, 1956 · 60m

Once again an episode with just cartoon segments, this time featuring ""PLUTO"".

E13. Your Host, Donald Duck

Jan 16, 1957 · 60m

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.

E14. Our Friend, the Atom

Jan 23, 1957 · 60m

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

E15. All About Magic

Jan 30, 1957 · 60m

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.

E16. Tricks of Our Trade

Feb 13, 1957 · 60m

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.

E17. The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

Feb 27, 1957 · 60m

Winston Hibler discusses the problems the Crislers encountered while filming The Arctic Wilderness. Following is a presentation of the 1953 theatrical True-Life Adventure film, Prowlers of the Everglades.

E18. Man in Flight

Mar 6, 1957 · 60m

E19. The Adventure Story

Mar 20, 1957 · 60m

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

E20. Donald's Award

Mar 27, 1957 · 60m

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.

E21. Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill

Apr 3, 1957 · 60m

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.

E22. People of the Desert

Apr 10, 1957 · 60m

E23. More About the Silly Symphonies

Apr 17, 1957 · 60m

E24. The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country

May 1, 1957 · 60m

The 1963 theatrical film featuring the story of a mother bear's desperate search for her missing cubs.

E25. The Liberty Story

May 29, 1957 · 60m

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.

E26. Antarctica: Operation Deep Freeze

Jun 5, 1957 · 60m

Continuation of the September 1956 episode Antarctica--Past and Present, with an update and more information on the efforts to explore the Antarctic.