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The Magical World of Disney Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
31 Episodes 1960 - 1961
Episode 1
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country
Sun, Oct 16, 196060 mins
The first half is a salute to John Wesley Powell, the first man to explore the Colorado River. The last half is a full-length presentation of the Oscar-winning "True-Life Adventure" short subject Bear Country (1953).
Episode 2
Zorro: El Bandido
Sun, Oct 30, 196060 mins
A band of Mexican outlaws, led by El Cuchillo, is tempted by riches in Los Angeles, but they did not reckon on Zorro. The story is concluded in Adios El Cuchillo.
Episode 3
Zorro: Adios El Cuchillo
Sun, Nov 6, 196060 mins
Continuation of Zorro: El Bandido. El Cuchillo manages to discover the identity of Zorro through numerous encounters with him, but "honor among thieves" prevents him from revealing the truth when he is finally captured.
Episode 4
Donald's Silver Anniversary
Sun, Nov 13, 196060 mins
It's Donald Duck's 25th anniversary, so Walt Disney invites us into Donald's dressing room to leave a silver "Duckster" award for him. While there, Walt looks back at Donald's career as a comedian and a bringer of laughter and goodwill.
Episode 5
Moochie of Pop Warner Football: Pee Wees Versus City Hall
Sun, Nov 20, 196060 mins
Moochie joins a Pop Warner Football team but has troubles with the mayor's son. When the two make amends, they help the team win and go to the Disneyland Bowl and get to enjoy a visit to the park.
Episode 6
Moochie of Pop Warner Football: From Ticonderoga to Disneyland
Sun, Nov 27, 196047 mins
A continuation of Moochie of Pop Warner Football: City Hall whereby Moochie and the mayor's son make amends, and in doing so they, in this feature, help the team win and go to the Disneyland Bowl and get to enjoy a visit to the park.
Episode 7
Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path
Sun, Dec 4, 196060 mins
In North Carolina, Daniel Boone hears amazing tales about Kentucky and decides to move his family there. The Indians are not happy that settlers are coming and so they are making life difficult for them.
Episode 8
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo
Sun, Dec 11, 196060 mins
The townspeople are outraged at the colonial authorities who burned the home of a farmer who can't pay his taxes, and soon a mob tries to hang an officer, but Daniel Boone intervenes.
Episode 9
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Sun, Dec 18, 196060 mins
This is Adventureland split into two parts. The first is a behind-the-scenes special for Swiss Family Robinson detailing its production and promoting it for its upcoming release. The second is the True Life Adventure Water Birds.
Episode 10
Zorro: The Postponed Wedding
Sun, Jan 1, 196160 mins
Constancia de la Torre returns to the pueblo to get married, carrying a bag full of jewels as her dowry. But her intended wants the jewels more than he wants the girl. Zorro discovers the plot and comes to help.
Episode 11
The Swamp Fox: A Woman's Courage
Sun, Jan 8, 196160 mins
Marion and his men outwit the British forces who follow them out of Charleston. Mary Videaux, hiding on a ship in Charleston harbor, discovers a ship full of prisoners and tries to help them, at great peril to herself.
Episode 12
The Swamp Fox: Horses for Greene
Sun, Jan 15, 196160 mins
Historical (and, of necessity, somewhat fictionalized) docudrama of the Revolutonary War Anerican fighter and hero, Colonel Francis Marion. Agreeing to "join the cause" but only on his own terms, he and his specially-selected band of men successfully waged guerilla-type warfare against the British, in the forests and swamps of the Carolinas.
Episode 13
A Salute to Father
Sun, Jan 22, 196160 mins
Walt claims that most dads are forgotten men, receiving little more than a gaudy tie on Father's Day. To correct such an oversight, he dedicates this episode to fathers everywhere. Goofy then takes over hosting duties as an average father, explaining how he spends an average day.
Episode 14
Texas John Slaughter: End of the Trail
Sun, Jan 29, 196160 mins
Slaughter agrees to help the army search for the Apache, Geronimo, who has been terrorizing the populace, taking refuge in Mexico where the army cannot follow him. Slaughter lures him back across the border and eventually captures him.
Episode 15
Texas John Slaughter: A Holster Full of Law
Sun, Feb 5, 196160 mins
Slaughter's cattle are rustled, and when the sheriff is powerless to do anything about it, Slaughter is elected sheriff. With skilled deputies, he brings law and order to Tombstone, and eventually settles his feud with the cattle rustler.
Episode 16
Westward Ho the Wagons!: Ambush at Wagon Gap
Sun, Feb 19, 196160 mins
Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956) panned, scanned, and re-edited into a two-part television presentation. A wagon train is making the trek from the Missouri River to the Pacific Northwest in 1844, despite raids and misunderstandings with the Pawnee tribe.
Episode 17
Westward Ho the Wagons!: White Man's Medicine
Sun, Feb 26, 196160 mins
Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956) panned and re-edited into a two-part television presentation. Captain Stephen's leadership skills and Dr. John Grayson's medical skills, see them through on their westward trek.
Episode 18
The Coyote's Lament
Sun, Mar 5, 196160 mins
Walt Disney introduces this episode to present the coyote's side of his issues with man and dog.
Episode 19
Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road
Sun, Mar 12, 196160 mins
Daniel and his friends have troubles with Indians on their way to Kentucky.
Episode 20
Daniel Boone: The Promised Land
Sun, Mar 19, 196160 mins
The wagon train on the way to Kentucky has to lighten the loads to get across the mountains and battle Indians.
Episode 21
Man in Flight II
Sun, Mar 26, 196160 mins
With new narration. Walt Disney explains the history of flight and takes viewers to Disneyland by helicopter.
Episode 22
Zorro: Auld Acquaintance
Sun, Apr 2, 196160 mins
Two bandits attempt to steal the army's payroll, and Zorro's identity is almost compromised, until he uses his wits to foil the bandits and ruin their credibility.
Episode 23
Battle for Survival
Sun, Apr 9, 196160 mins
Using extreme close-up photography, the program shows the survival techniques, both inherited and adopted, of plant and animal life on land and in the sea. In one sequence, time-lapse photography illustrates the life cycle of the oat seed.
Episode 24
Texas John Slaughter: A Trip to Tucson
Sun, Apr 16, 196160 mins
The people in Tombstone are not happy with Sheriff Slaughter's harsh ways, but he enjoys the reputation, for it makes the outlaws fear him. He tricks his wife into going on vacation to Tucson, but it is really to catch a wanted killer.
Episode 25
Texas John Slaughter: Frank Clell's in Town
Sun, Apr 23, 196160 mins
Some businessmen in Tombstone long for the return of the desperadoes Slaughter has run out of town, for they had helped the town's economy. A saloon keeper hires a killer to kill Slaughter, but the sheriff finally wins the battle.
Episode 26
Flash, the Teen-Age Otter
Sun, Apr 30, 196160 mins
Created for Walt Disney Presents television series then expanded by popular demand into a full feature, "Flash, the Teenage Otter" follows one of Disney's most beloved animal stars as he strikes out from his home at a Wisconsin wildlife sanctuary to see the wider world with all of its wonders and perils. Flash, a young otter, makes his home in the sheltered State Wildlife Sanctuary with his parents, Lutra and Greymuzzle, and his sister, Fleta. At a reservoir Flash is separated from his family when he is swept through an open drain pipe. He soon meets another otter, Teena, whose mother has just been killed. Teena followed Flash instinctively, but he loses her when he is caught in a net by a trapper. Flash manages to escape, but he is plagued by winter ice and lack of food. When spring comes, Flash begins to search for Teena and his family, but must be wary of trappers who are after his pelt.
Episode 27
Andrews' Raiders: Secret Mission
Sun, May 7, 196160 mins
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) panned, scanned, and re-edited into a two-part television presentation. During the Civil War, Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory.
Episode 28
Andrews' Raiders: Escape to Nowhere
Sun, May 14, 196160 mins
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) panned and re-edited into a two-part television presentation. William A. Fuller commandeered rolling stock for the chase and persevered long enough to capture the train.
Episode 29
Wonders of the Water Worlds
Sun, May 21, 196160 mins
This program tracks the course of a body of water (from brook to lake to sea, etc.) and features the lives of animals that inhabit in or near it.
Episode 30
Disneyland '61/Olympic Elk
Sun, May 28, 196160 mins
The programs comprises two halves: first is Gala Day at Disneyland, second is the True-Life Adventure featurette, 'The Olympic Elk.
Episode 31
The Title Makers/Nature's Half Acre
Sun, Jun 11, 196160 mins
Walt shows off the Title Department, where the titles for Disney films are created. In this case, the latest title sequence is for The Parent Trap (1961), which is previewed in this episode.
