![]() ![]() The first episode was an original production starring a new Disney character called "Professor Ludwig Von Drake" who just happened to be Donald Duck's Uncle. The name of the series also changed to "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color". At that time, NBC had that capability and ABC did not. ![]() In 1961, The Wonderful World of Disney moved from ABC to NBC because Walt Disney wanted to broadcast his show in color. The TV episodes were so popular that they were edited into two movies that had great success in theaters!Įven though it was not a part of The Wonderful World of Disney, it's important to note that the opening of Disneyland in California on Jwas a huge television event! It was hosted, of course, by Walt Disney with a number of stars of the day as guests including Bob Cummings (" Love That Bob"), Art Linkletter ("Hollywood Talent Scouts"), and future Governor and President Ronald Reagan! Every boy wanted a Davy Crockett lunch box! The Davy Crockett theme song titled, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" also became a hit. It became a huge television hit resulting in multi-million dollars worth of merchandise being sold. In the mid 1950s, The Wonderful World of Disney aired the classic Davy Crockett miniseries. Eventually, more and more material was created specifically for television. The movies were often split up into two one-hour shows. At first, most of the series' offerings were existing Disney properties like cartoons and movies that had already aired in theaters. While the other studios were gripped with terror over the possibility that television might kill the movie industry, Walt decided to engage the new TV technology. The Wonderful World of Disney was the first television series from a major movie studio. Walt Disney often had ideas that were way ahead of their time. Title: "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"īy: "Richard M. It had several different formats over the years including the airing of Disney theatrical movies, Disney cartoons, wildlife stories, and original programming. The Wonderful World of Disney was a 60 minute family series that aired on all three broadcast networks and on the Disney Channel during its multi-decade run.
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