Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Beauty and the Beast

Sun, Jan 12, 195860 mins

The merchant must give up one of his three daughters, or lose his life. Beauty sacrifices herself and so the story continues.

Episode 2

Rumpelstiltskin

Sun, Feb 2, 195830 mins

The miller Hanz Franz has bragged to one and all that his daughter Elsa can spin straw into gold. The poor girl is spirited away by the Royal Tax Collector Lord Karsch and locked in a room in the palace of the King.

Episode 3

The Nightingale

Wed, Feb 19, 1958

The oppressed Chinese peasants and woodsmen have only one consolation -- the beautiful song of a nightingale. But word of this unusual bird reaches the emperor, who promptly orders it brought from the woods to the palace.

Episode 4

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Wed, Mar 5, 195830 mins

Episode 5

Dick Whittington and His Cat

Sun, Mar 23, 195850 mins

One-hour dramatization of "Dick Whittington and His Cat" features a performance by Rhubarb, the cat that played the title role in the baseball movie "Rhubarb," and also features songs by Mack David and Jerry Livingston.

Episode 6

The Land of Green Ginger

Fri, Apr 18, 195830 mins

Abu Ali, son of the Emperor of China, Aladdin, is unable to choose a bride. Help comes from the genie of the Magic Lamp.

Episode 7

Rip Van Winkle

Tue, May 6, 195830 mins

Rip Van Winkle wanders off to a mountain haunt in the Catskills. There he encounters a strange crew of dwarfs, whose powerful brew lulls him into a 20-year slumber.

Episode 8

The Sleeping Beauty

Sun, Jun 8, 195830 mins

Tale of the a young woman cast in a spell that sends her to sleep and the prince who revives her.

Episode 9

The Little Lame Prince

Tue, Jul 15, 195830 mins

Prince Dolor, heir to the throne of Grauthenia, has been imprisoned by wicked King Bertrand.

Episode 10

The Magic Fishbone

Tue, Aug 19, 195860 mins

Princess Alicia has trouble feeding all the children.

Episode 11

The Wild Swans

Fri, Sep 12, 195830 mins

A wicked queen turns her stepsons into swans and tries to kill her stepdaughter.

Episode 12

Hiawatha

Mon, Oct 13, 195830 mins

An adaptation of Longfellow's poem about two young lovers from rival Indian tribes.

Episode 13

Rapunzel

Mon, Oct 27, 195830 mins

Prince Peter falls in love with a beautiful voice.

Episode 14

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

Wed, Nov 12, 195860 mins

"Open Sesame" is the password to adventure as poor Ali finds a bandits' cave loaded with treasure.

Episode 15

The Emperor's New Clothes

Tue, Nov 25, 195830 mins

The conniving tailor convinces the vain monarch that his invisible raiment really exists.

Episode 16

Mother Goose

Sun, Dec 21, 195830 mins

Mother Goose travels to Wayfair and tries to save the town's annual fair, which has been canceled by young Polly Baker's father, the Mayor.