Festival of Family Classics Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Yankee Doodle

Sun, Sep 10, 197223 mins

The story of a classic figure of the American Revolution.

Episode 2

Cinderella

Sun, Sep 17, 197223 mins

A simple, clear-cut retelling of the tale, but with a few creative embellishments. In her oppression by her obnoxious (and very busty) stepmother and stepsisters Leania and Fatima (whose names reflect their figures), Cinderella has six non-human, non-speaking friends: three mice and two white doves whom she cares for and who help her make her stepsisters' ballgowns, and a pumpkin that she carves into a jack o'lantern named Jack, who moves every now and then as if he were alive. When Cinderella's pink-clad, absent-minded Fairy Godmother appears, she turns Jack into Cinderella's coach, the birds into horses, and the mice into a coachman and footmen. The Fairy Godmother is also revealed to be an actual godmother to Cinderella, having known her late father and promised him that she would grant Cinderella's wishes. In another unusual twist, after midnight not only does the magic end, but Cinderella only remembers the night as having been a dream. Yet unbeknownst to her, the second glass slipper remains inside Jack. The next day, before the Prince can leave after the slipper Cinderella lost fails to fit Leania and Fatima, the two doves retrieve the other slipper to reveal Cinderella's identity as the mystery princess to everyone, including herself. She and the Prince are married and live happily ever after.

Episode 3

Hiawatha

Sun, Sep 24, 197223 mins

Hiawatha lives in the deep forests with his Indian tribe. There are many dangers lurking there, but Hiawatha is a brave boy who defies all dangerous animals and evil forces. See how Hiawatha fights these and becomes the tribe's great hero.

Episode 4

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Part 1

Sun, Oct 1, 197223 mins

Episode 5

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Part 2

Sun, Oct 8, 197223 mins

Episode 6

Jack O'Lantern

Sun, Oct 29, 197223 mins

A leprechaun, who had changed himself into a pumpkin seed to hibernate for the winter, comes to life as Mr. Jack O'Lantern, who then uses his pumpkin shell to help scare away Zelda the Witch and Archibald the Warlock.

Episode 7

Johnny Appleseed

Sun, Nov 5, 197223 mins

The story of American agriculturalist John Chapman - known to many as Johnny Appleseed. In this version, Johnny and two young friends stand up against an competitive doctor creating a health tonic using Johnny's apples he's grown.

Episode 8

Around the World in 80 Days: Part 1

Sun, Nov 12, 197223 mins

Episode 9

Around the World in 80 Days: Part 2

Sun, Nov 19, 197223 mins

Episode 10

Robin Hood

Mon, Nov 26, 197323 mins

A woodcutter is jailed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, and it's up to Robin Hood and his merry men to save the woodcutter.

Episode 11

Puss-in-Boots

Sat, Dec 9, 197223 mins

Episode 12

A Christmas Tree

Sun, Dec 17, 197223 mins

Cowardly and irresponsible adults send two kids into harm's way to recover the "essence of Christmas", first from a giant and then from a dragon and an evil wizard, who looks suspiciously like a racist stereotype.

Episode 13

The Ballad of Paul Bunyan

Sun, Jan 7, 197323 mins

A boy's father tells the story of the American lumberjack, Paul Bunyan.

Episode 14

Swiss Family Robinson

Sat, Jan 13, 197323 mins

Episode 15

Sleeping Beauty

Sun, Jan 21, 197323 mins

Charles Perrault's classic fairy tale about a young princess cursed with a death spell, which gets altered into a sleeping spell. After spiking her finger, she falls asleep for 100 years until a prince comes to wake her with a kiss.

Episode 16

Arabian Knights

Sun, Feb 4, 197323 mins

Episode 17

Alice in Wonderland

Sun, Feb 11, 197323 mins

A young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.

Episode 18

Robinson Crusoe

Sun, Feb 18, 197323 mins

A shipwreck survivor and his faithful parrot, Paul, have been stranded on a desserted island for 25 years. Crusoe thinks he and Paul are the only ones on the island when they meet another survivor he names Friday.

Episode 19

Tom Sawyer

Sun, Feb 25, 197323 mins

Episode 20

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Sun, Mar 4, 197323 mins

Once upon a time, there was a princess named Snow White. Her jealous stepmother, the wicked queen, wanted her dead, so Snow White fled the castle and found friendship with the forest animals and the Seven Dwarfs. Meanwhile, the wicked queen learns from her magic mirror that Snow White is still alive and dons the disguise of a hag so she won't be recognized. First, she tightens a silk sash around Snow White's waist, and later tricks her into bobbing for a poisoned apple. Both the sash and poisoned apple send Snow White in a deep sleep, but she is finally awakened when a king (formerly a prince) happens by her coffin in the forest and whispers the last word she said before eating the apple. They marry and live happily ever after.