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The Magical World of Disney Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1956 - 1957
Episode 1
Antarctica: Past and Present
Wed, Sep 12, 195660 mins
This feature chronicles the first stages of "Operation Deepfreeze", a year-long Naval expedition to the South Pole. In addition, director-writer Winston Hibler offers a brief history of Antarctica itself.
Episode 2
The Great Cat Family
Wed, Sep 19, 195660 mins
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.
Episode 3
Searching for Nature's Mysteries
Wed, Sep 26, 195660 mins
Using a miniature lens, Winston Hibler highlights a foray into a beehive, a visit to an ant colony and a time-lapse-photography sequence of blossoming plant life.
Episode 4
Rob Roy: Part 1
Wed, Oct 3, 195660 mins
Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. ) Rob Roy manages to elude the English as he weds his sweetheart, but he inadvertently causes his mother's death when the English try to capture her.
Episode 5
Rob Roy: Part 2
Wed, Oct 10, 195660 mins
Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. In revenge, Rob Roy captures Inversnaid Fort and plans to continue the fight. When he surrenders King George I pardons Rob Roy and his clan.
Episode 6
Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports
Wed, Oct 17, 195660 mins
Explaining the outset that the concept of athletic training was born of necessity, Goofy scans a scrapbook of his escapades in boxing, swimming, golfing, baseball and other sports.
Episode 7
Behind the Cameras in Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
Wed, Oct 24, 195660 mins
The story of life in Lapland; a country largely made up of nomadic tribes who follow the reindeer herds, spending their winters in the lowlands and summers in the western mountains. The second part is the featurette "The Alaskan Eskimo".
Episode 8
The Plausible Impossible
Wed, Oct 31, 195650 mins
In Walt's words, the term "plausible impossible" means that it is something impossible in reality but still can be convincingly portrayed in some manner. He looks into a book called "The Art of Animation" and explains examples of this technique dating back to ancient times.
Episode 9
Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story
Wed, Nov 7, 195660 mins
Photographers Herbert and Trudi Knapp are with the Samoan natives, recording their tapa-cloth weaving, mat-making and fishing techniques. The second part is the "People and Places" entry Holland, explaining their famous dykes.
Episode 10
Along the Oregon Trail
Wed, Nov 14, 195660 mins
Promoting "Westward Ho, the Wagons!" starring Fess Parker, Walt Disney relates the history of the Oregon trail, combining footage from the feature film as well as some freshly-shot vignettes. Fess Parker narrates.
Episode 11
At Home with Donald Duck
Wed, Nov 21, 195660 mins
The program centers on Donald Duck and his nephews, who buy a box of cigars for their uncle's birthday and when he finds them with cigars, he makes them smoke the entire box. But when he realizes the cigars were meant to be his birthday present, he makes it up to them by throwing THEM a party. The balance of the story involves the party guests watching several old Disney cartoons.
Episode 12
Pluto's Day
Wed, Dec 12, 195660 mins
Walt Disney looks at a typical day in Pluto's life.
Episode 13
Your Host, Donald Duck
Wed, Jan 16, 195760 mins
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.
Episode 14
Our Friend the Atom
Wed, Jan 23, 195760 mins
Dr. Heinz Haber, a noted scientist in the field of atomic energy, hosts this look at the possibility of an exciting new power source. He starts by comparing atomic energy to a genie in a bottle, both of which capable of doing both good and evil, and it is up to humankind to develop safe controls over this largely unexplored science.
Episode 15
All About Magic
Wed, Jan 30, 195760 mins
Walt shows off some magic tricks with the studio props and then turns the show over to the Slave in the Magic Mirror, who hosts a look at some magic-themed cartoons.
Episode 16
Tricks of Our Trade
Wed, Feb 13, 195753 mins
With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-house training and research that studied real-life motion and made technical innovations.
Episode 17
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
Wed, Feb 27, 195760 mins
Winston Hibler narrates about the problems the Crislers faced in filming White Wilderness. The Crislers are photographers sent to Alaska to film the annual fall caribou migration. The program ends with Prowlers of the Everglades.
Episode 18
Man in Flight
Wed, Mar 6, 195760 mins
The history of flight is told in a humorous animated sequence using parts of Victory Through Air Power. Walt Disney also takes viewers to Disneyland by helicopter and shows them some of the flying attractions there.
Episode 19
The Adventure Story
Wed, Mar 20, 195760 mins
Goofy explains to Goofy Junior the history of his ancestors and shows him their family album.
Episode 20
Donald's Award
Wed, Mar 27, 195760 mins
Walt explains that his cartoon family at the studio has been fun to work with, but also stresses that like most families, he has a problem child: Donald Duck, whose bad conduct had gotten so out of hand that Walt decides to do something about it. He decides to give Donald an award for good conduct if he can keep his conduct in check for a week. To make sure that such a request is upheld, Walt sends Jiminy Cricket to keep an eye on the duck, particularly when the complaint box suddenly turns up empty.
Episode 21
Disneyland, the Park/Pecos Bill
Wed, Apr 3, 195760 mins
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.
Episode 22
People of the Desert
Wed, Apr 10, 195760 mins
The Navajo Indians of the American Southwest and the Blue Men of Morocco are two groups as different as night and day. They both have, however, a love of solitude, independence and the wide open spaces.
Episode 23
More About the Silly Symphonies
Wed, Apr 17, 195760 mins
Walt Disney gives a brief history about how many fairy tales and sources were the inspirations of Silly Symphonies.
Episode 24
The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country
Wed, May 1, 195760 mins
We are in Yellowstone Park, seeing Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Loop Highway and other attractions. Next is the Oscar-winning short Bear Country, with bears and other woodland creatures caring for their young and foraging for food.
Episode 25
The Liberty Story
Wed, May 29, 195760 mins
Walt Disney presents a combination live-action and animated drama of America's historical fight for freedom. Includes a segment from Johnny Tremain, depicting the Boston Tea Party and the battle at Concord, and is followed by Ben and Me.
Episode 26
Antarctica: Operation Deepfreeze
Wed, Jun 5, 195760 mins
A follow-up and a continuation of Antartica Past and Present, concerning the Navy's Operation Deepfreeze project.
