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The Wonderful World of Disney

Season 8 · 26 episodes · Sep 24, 1961

  1. Episode 1

    An Adventure in Color/Mathmagic Land

    Sep 24, 1961

    Now moved to NBC, Walt Disney starts broadcasting his show in color. He talks about the black-and-white days of the movies and the arrival of Technicolor. In the second half of this episode, Donald Duck travels through a land of mathematical wonders.

  2. Episode 2

    The Horsemasters (1)

    Oct 1, 1961

    A 16-week course in horsemanship has a group of students learning the finer points of sportsmanship, jumping, horsecare, dressage and riding to hounds under stern and exacting teachers.

  3. Episode 3

    The Horsemasters (2)

    Oct 8, 1961

    This episode finds a teenage equestrienne enduring the rigid discipline at a British riding school.

  4. Episode 4

    Chico, the Mismatched Coyote

    Oct 15, 1961

  5. Episode 5

    The Hunting Instinct

    Oct 22, 1961

  6. Episode 6

    Inside Donald Duck

    Nov 5, 1961

  7. Episode 7

    The Light in the Forest (1)

    Nov 12, 1961

  8. Episode 8

    The Light in the Forest (2)

    Nov 19, 1961

  9. Episode 9

    Holiday for Henpecked Husbands

    Nov 26, 1961

  10. Episode 10

    A Fire Called Jeremiah

    Dec 3, 1961

  11. Episode 11

    Kids is Kids

    Dec 10, 1961

  12. Episode 12

    Backstage Party

    Dec 17, 1961

    This episode provides a look into the wrap party for the movie ""Babes in Toyland.""

  13. Episode 13

    The Silver Skates (1)

    Jan 7, 1962

  14. Episode 14

    The Silver Skates (2)

    Jan 14, 1962

  15. Episode 15

    Sancho, the Homing Steer (1)

    Jan 21, 1962

  16. Episode 16

    Sancho, the Homing Steer (2)

    Jan 28, 1962

  17. Episode 17

    Fantasy on Skis

    Feb 4, 1962

  18. Episode 18

    Comancho (1)

    Feb 18, 1962

  19. Episode 19

    Comancho (2)

    Feb 25, 1962

  20. Episode 20

    Carnival Time

    Mar 4, 1962

  21. Episode 21

    The Prince and the Pauper (1)

    Mar 11, 1962

    In London of 1537, two boys resembling each other meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while.

  22. Episode 22

    The Prince and the Pauper (2)

    Mar 18, 1962

  23. Episode 23

    The Prince and the Pauper (3)

    Mar 25, 1962

    Part 3 of 3. As Edward experiences the brutal life of a London pauper firsthand, he becomes aware of the stark class inequality in England.

  24. Episode 24

    Spy in the Sky

    Apr 1, 1962

  25. Episode 25

    Von Drake in Spain

    Apr 8, 1962

  26. Episode 26

    Disneyland After Dark

    Apr 15, 1962