TV ANIMATION - THE WALT DISNEY YEARS

[Chernabog]

Thanks so much for all this work Jebsdad!
Both with all this fantastic reviews and the personal help to me.
You know you are the greatest in all the ways.
Sorry for not being in touch with you for a while, but I have still not got the answer from "you know whom", so now I have begun to search for something else to replace the original intended thing.
It will arrive someday.....

[Heil Donald Duck]

There are five shows of the 115 that I know do contain animation. If any of the forum members have information on these, I would much appreciate if you would send me the information (in the format I have listed for the shows) or you could just post the info yourself on this topic.

The shows are:

Four Fabulous Characters (9/18/57)
The Goofy Success Story (12/7/55)
How To Relax (11/27/57)
On Vacation (8/19/60)
Saludos Amigos (1/8/58)

Hope those of you interested in this subject were entertained and informed. This is the end of my posts on this topic, except for replies and any information received on the above 5 shows.

I do know this is an old thread but have the op (if he use this site anymore) been able to check those 115 epsodes? There sex year since original study were done on those 107.

[Big Disney Fan]

There are five shows of the 115 that I know do contain animation. If any of the forum members have information on these, I would much appreciate if you would send me the information (in the format I have listed for the shows) or you could just post the info yourself on this topic.

The shows are:

Four Fabulous Characters (9/18/57)
The Goofy Success Story (12/7/55)
How To Relax (11/27/57)
On Vacation (8/19/60)
Saludos Amigos (1/8/58)

Hope those of you interested in this subject were entertained and informed. This is the end of my posts on this topic, except for replies and any information received on the above 5 shows.

Show #108 of 115 shows.

How To Relax (11/27/57) Walt Disney shows how Goofy demonstrates numerous methods for sufficient leisure time.

Cartoons: (1) Hold That Pose [1950], (2) Home Made Home [1951], (3) Hockey Homicide [1945], (4) Two Weeks Vacation [1952], (5) Hello Aloha [1952]. Short scenes from the following: The New Spirit [1942], Motor Mania [1950], Goofy Gymnastics [1949], Goofy's Glider [1940], How To Fish [1942], Foul Hunting [1947], How To Ride a Horse [1941], Tennis Racquet [1949], Hawaiian Holiday [1937], The Art of Skiing [1941].

(I know that "How To Ride a Horse" was released as a short in 1950, but I put it at 1941, since it was originally part of "The Reluctant Dragon".)

Recycled scene from previous TV show: (1) Our Friend the Atom [1/23/57] - the middle of "(6)" - the usage of steam to produce power.

TV animation created: (1) Goofy follows a hallway back through the "dim, dark corridors of the past", back to the time of the caveman. (2) Goofy shows how when man discovered a thumb, he picked things up and then developed tools and, consequently, discovered work and ended leisure. (3) History of hard labor throughout history from Egyptian times through the era of steam, to recapture leisure. (4) Goofy shown sleeping as a caveman, as normal and as a robot - outwardly, man appears to be relaxed, but inwardly, the machine has mastered man. (5) Anatomical Goofy chart that shows man as being a creature of tension, strain and worry and how body parts react to this strain, to show that man has now forgotten how to relax. (6) Although not animated, a list calculates how many days one has to relax, through evenings (87 days), weekends (104 days) and vacation (14 days) (for a total of 205 days). (7) Goofy punching out from work and driving home through traffic. (8) Various forms of hobbies, such as collecting (i.e., stamps, antiques, buttons, coins, even string) and creative (i.e., painting, gardening, photography) - lead into "Hold That Pose". (9) Goofy pulls down a screen showing off different methods of relaxation. (10) Goofy shows leisure through weekend do-it-yourself projects, such as constructing, around-the-house remodels and even creating new rooms in the house - lead into "Home Made Home". (11) Through clips of past shorts, Goofy shows weekend activities beyond the home (i.e., horseback riding, tennis, skiing, etc.) and in the home, too, such as watching spectator sports - leads into "Hockey Homicide". (12) Goofy shows relaxation through vacation - leads into "Two Weeks Vacation". (13) Ending of "Hello Aloha" changed to Goofy awakening from his daydream to show that he has been there all night. Seeing the time on the clock, he races out of the office using footage from "Two Weeks Vacation". He hurries over to the screen from earlier in the program and pulls down another screen in front of the old one that says "The End".

[Big Disney Fan]

Show #109 of 115 shows.

On Vacation (3/7/56) Walt Disney who is out of the office on vacation calls Jiminy Cricket on the phone to ask him to serve as host in his absence. Jiminy doesn't know what to do, so he tries to gather the other Disney characters together to see what he can do. However, they, too, are all on vacation, but how they spend their vacations helps to put the show together for him.

Note: This was shown under the title "On Vacation With Mickey Mouse and Friends" in the late 1970s and in the 1980s.

Note: Footage from this show was used as part of "The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol", aired on The Disney Channel and released on home video.

Cartoons: (1) Canine Caddy [1941], (2) Bubble Bee [1949], (3) Goofy and Wilbur [1939], (4) Dude Duck [1951], (5) Mickey's Trailer [1938], (6) Hawaiian Holiday [1937].

TV animation created: (1) Jiminy receives a call from Walt on taking over the show in his absence. Walt cautions Jiminy to "watch the budget". Jiminy doesn't know what to do, until he calls up Walt's secretary and tries to get in contact with Mickey Mouse, but he is out on vacation, golfing with Pluto, the dog being the mouse's caddy - leads into "Canine Caddy". (2) Jiminy is relieved to hear that Mickey is returning from his vacation. At the clubhouse, Mickey is being paged. He gives Pluto a ball to play with to keep him busy - leads into "Bubble Bee". (3) Jiminy, not knowing of a good script to do, decides to write out a script himself on the typewriter by hopping around on the keys to type them out. He again calls the secretary, this time to get in contact with Goofy, but he, too, is on vacation, fishing with Jiminy's nephew Wilbur - leads into "Goofy and Wilbur". (4) After writing out the script (for "Mickey's Trailer"), Jiminy sees a picture of Donald on the desk and decides that he should be in the show, too. He calls the secretary once again, but Donald, too, is on vacation, at a dude ranch - leads into "Dude Duck". (5) The secretary informs Jiminy that Donald is on vacation will not be able to help him. Jiminy then calls out for the Marines, the fire department, the police, etc., to search for Donald and return him to the Studio. An upset Donald is finally brought in. Mickey and Goofy also come in moments later. Jiminy informs them of the plot of the script he is working on, in which they live in a trailer - leads into "Mickey's Trailer". (6) Goofy protests that Minnie isn't in the story, but Jiminy says that she is on vacation as well, in Hawaii. Mickey, Donald and Goofy propose to have the script written to have them be in Hawaii with Minnie - leads into "Hawaiian Holiday". (7) Jiminy gives control of the show to Mickey, Donald and Goofy and climbs into an envelope for a vacation of his own. As he does so, Jiminy cautions them to "watch the budget".

[Heil Donald Duck]

The Goofy's Success story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzcvgnfJRXk

[Big Disney Fan]

The Goofy's Success story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzcvgnfJRXk

Show #110 of 115 shows.

The Goofy Success Story (12/7/55) Walt Disney shows how Goofy achieved stardom in Hollywood.

Note: This show was released theatrically overseas in 1959.

Note: This show was released as a bonus on the DVD release of "A Goofy Movie".

Cartoons: (1) Moving Day [1936], (2) Moose Hunters [1937], (3) How To Ride a Horse [1941], (4) Motor Mania [1950]. Short scenes from the following: Shanghaied [1934].

TV animation created: (1) Curtain opening up to a flat globe of the Earth. The camera zooms in on the corner of the USA marked "Hollywood". (2) Talent scouts observe from every possible direction different people on the streets of Hollywood, hoping to seek new talent. These people are seen as having an intangible something (i.e., a look, a smile, a face, a body, ability). (3) Goofy walks down the street to a restaurant to eat, but decides instead to go to a movie theater to see Mickey Mouse, his favorite actor. (4) Goofy goes into the theater to watch a Mickey Mouse cartoon, at which he starts laughing "Ahuh-ahuh-ahuh". This in turn causes everyone else to laugh with him. (5) The talent scouts in the theater hear Goofy's guffaw and instantly decide that he has the makings of a movie star. They capture him and drive him out of the theater in a limo and to a movie studio, where he is given his first role in a movie - leads into "Moving Day". (6) Goofy is in a conference at the studio with the board of directors and movie mogul J.B., having proved his worth. J.B. says Goofy will get $50 a week for 48 years, to which Goofy accepts. (7) The board presents Goofy with an ironclad contract, in which Goofy signs his name as Dippy Dawg, at which J.B. and the board collectively balk. They decide promptly that Goofy needs a new name, one, in J.B.'s words, "with more dignity" - they decide on Goofy. Goofy also likes that name, too. (8) Goofy is then presented with his first $50 - all of which goes out to various organizations, leaving Goofy to owe $8. (9) J.B. then describes to Goofy in poetic style what it takes to be an actor, using an "actor's progress chart", which features a stick figure of Goofy. (10) For his next picture, J.B. intends to take Goofy out of a supporting role and into a leading role, as the front part of a moose - leads into "Moose Hunters". (11) Goofy has attained stardom in the public eye, as seen on magazine covers. (12) Different TV camera take a peek inside Goofy's new home and follow whatever he does - sleeping, waking up, moving across his bed by jumping across it, doing exercises in front of mirrors on which to practice his expressions and pampering his voice and swimming in a different pool for each day in the week - he is in his Saturday pool, which is a bathtub. (13) Goofy dresses up in a horse-riding outfit and then leaves his home to go in his own limo to the studio, where all his fans are waiting with open autograph books, all of which he signs as he goes by in the limo. He then heads for stage 13 to film his next picture in his horse-riding outfit - leads into "How To Ride a Horse". (14) It is award night in Hollywood and Goofy is in attendance, hoping to snag an award for himself for his performance. But they all go to other actors besides him - including a canine actor named Pluto! (15) As his past flashes before him, a devastated Goofy trudges down to the edge of the sea, where the sea sirens attempt to lure him out to the water, promising peace. But as he heads out to open water, Goofy receives a telegram from J.B., who is summoning him to the studio for a dual role, promising it to be an opportunity and a chance of a lifetime. Goofy promptly dismisses the sea sirens and returns to the studio for his performance in the dual role - leads into "Motor Mania". (16) Ending of "Motor Mania" changed to Goofy in the wrecked car remarking that he would never actually drive like how he does as Mr. Wheeler. (17) Goofy finally receives an award for his performance in "Motor Mania", which is accorded highest honors in the theatrical motion picture classification for films on safety. The narrator says, "And so, at last, Goofy, from nonsense, you've finally made sense."

[Heil Donald Duck]

The shows are:

Four Fabulous Characters (9/18/57)
Saludos Amigos (1/8/58)

Big Disney Fan has added brake down for three shorts these are two shows that don't have brake down yet. allthough we have only 110 of 115 based on the numbers.

[Heil Donald Duck]

The shows are:
Four Fabulous Characters (9/18/57)

I know old thread another bump wonder if anyone has seen this program?
If brake down is added, then it will only take the number to 111 of 115, 112 of 115 if we callculate the Tv version of Saludos Amigos.. So its eather a mis calulation of 3 titles, or those three titles missing might be re boardcast undir another name, since reboard casting happened a lot accoriding, Bill Cotter http://www.billcotter.com/tvbook/appendix-b-sample.pdf
I will try to obtain copy of bill's research and se if they contain any vaild info regarding this thread.
But

[jebsdad]

[quote="Heil Donald Duck"][quote="jebsdad"]
The shows are:
Four Fabulous Characters (9/18/57)
[/quote]

I know old thread another bump wonder if anyone has seen this program?
If brake down is added, then it will only take the number to 111 of 115, 112 of 115 if we callculate the Tv version of Saludos Amigos.. So its eather a mis calulation of 3 titles, or those three titles missing might be re boardcast undir another name, since reboard casting happened a lot accoriding, Bill Cotter http://www.billcotter.com/tvbook/appendix-b-sample.pdf
I will try to obtain copy of bill's research and se if they contain any vaild info regarding this thread.
But[/quote]

I have not checked this forum in years - mainly because I have many interests and hobbies and my Disney interest has been low the past few years and other interests have taken my time and attention. I still have not seen those shows that I did not include animation info on. It is nice to see those posts by Big Disney Fan on the 3 shows he posted on this forum subject.

[jebsdad]

[quote="Big Disney Fan"][quote="Heil Donald Duck"]The Goofy's Success story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzcvgnfJRXk[/quote]

Show #110 of 115 shows.

The Goofy Success Story (12/7/55) Walt Disney shows how Goofy achieved stardom in Hollywood.

Note: This show was released theatrically overseas in 1959.

Note: This show was released as a bonus on the DVD release of "A Goofy Movie".

Cartoons: (1) Moving Day [1936], (2) Moose Hunters [1937], (3) How To Ride a Horse [1941], (4) Motor Mania [1950]. Short scenes from the following: Shanghaied [1934].

TV animation created: (1) Curtain opening up to a flat globe of the Earth. The camera zooms in on the corner of the USA marked "Hollywood". (2) Talent scouts observe from every possible direction different people on the streets of Hollywood, hoping to seek new talent. These people are seen as having an intangible something (i.e., a look, a smile, a face, a body, ability). (3) Goofy walks down the street to a restaurant to eat, but decides instead to go to a movie theater to see Mickey Mouse, his favorite actor. (4) Goofy goes into the theater to watch a Mickey Mouse cartoon, at which he starts laughing "Ahuh-ahuh-ahuh". This in turn causes everyone else to laugh with him. (5) The talent scouts in the theater hear Goofy's guffaw and instantly decide that he has the makings of a movie star. They capture him and drive him out of the theater in a limo and to a movie studio, where he is given his first role in a movie - leads into "Moving Day". (6) Goofy is in a conference at the studio with the board of directors and movie mogul J.B., having proved his worth. J.B. says Goofy will get $50 a week for 48 years, to which Goofy accepts. (7) The board presents Goofy with an ironclad contract, in which Goofy signs his name as Dippy Dawg, at which J.B. and the board collectively balk. They decide promptly that Goofy needs a new name, one, in J.B.'s words, "with more dignity" - they decide on Goofy. Goofy also likes that name, too. (8) Goofy is then presented with his first $50 - all of which goes out to various organizations, leaving Goofy to owe $8. (9) J.B. then describes to Goofy in poetic style what it takes to be an actor, using an "actor's progress chart", which features a stick figure of Goofy. (10) For his next picture, J.B. intends to take Goofy out of a supporting role and into a leading role, as the front part of a moose - leads into "Moose Hunters". (11) Goofy has attained stardom in the public eye, as seen on magazine covers. (12) Different TV camera take a peek inside Goofy's new home and follow whatever he does - sleeping, waking up, moving across his bed by jumping across it, doing exercises in front of mirrors on which to practice his expressions and pampering his voice and swimming in a different pool for each day in the week - he is in his Saturday pool, which is a bathtub. (13) Goofy dresses up in a horse-riding outfit and then leaves his home to go in his own limo to the studio, where all his fans are waiting with open autograph books, all of which he signs as he goes by in the limo. He then heads for stage 13 to film his next picture in his horse-riding outfit - leads into "How To Ride a Horse". (14) It is award night in Hollywood and Goofy is in attendance, hoping to snag an award for himself for his performance. But they all go to other actors besides him - including a canine actor named Pluto! (15) As his past flashes before him, a devastated Goofy trudges down to the edge of the sea, where the sea sirens attempt to lure him out to the water, promising peace. But as he heads out to open water, Goofy receives a telegram from J.B., who is summoning him to the studio for a dual role, promising it to be an opportunity and a chance of a lifetime. Goofy promptly dismisses the sea sirens and returns to the studio for his performance in the dual role - leads into "Motor Mania". (16) Ending of "Motor Mania" changed to Goofy in the wrecked car remarking that he would never actually drive like how he does as Mr. Wheeler. (17) Goofy finally receives an award for his performance in "Motor Mania", which is accorded highest honors in the theatrical motion picture classification for films on safety. The narrator says, "And so, at last, Goofy, from nonsense, you've finally made sense."[/quote]

Thanks so much for your additional info on the animation in these 3 Disney TV shows. I haven't checked the discussion forum in years because I have many hobbies and interests and my Disney interest has been low the past several years with other interests (writing, etc.) taking my time and attention. I am impressed that you followed my format of how I listed the various animation scenes. I have not personally seen any additional shows since I last posted my TV show information here. It has been so long since I looked at this Discussion Forum that I considered myself very lucky to have remembered my file name and login code info.

[Chernabog]

A BIG Welcome back jebsdad. You have been missed here I must say. Hope to hear from you soon again.

[skippy]

I have a copy of Four Fabulous Characters that I traded with a collector in Australia.

What information were you looking for?

[Heil Donald Duck]

@Skippy
if you have read this thread you see, each show is described the following format:

Name (date) describtion

Cartoons/feature reused: (nr) names of cartoons (year),
TV Animation created: (nr) describtion of what was created. each sequence.

If you fill out that format then that will fill out nicely the missing info about Four Fabulus characters.

@Jebsdad
Of Course I was only pointing out at miscaluclation in the thread regarding numbers of shows. I think 115 shows is over estmation I think the number is actually 112. Since there seemed to be a jumb in numbers between post eather numbers od episodes already done or total number of episodes. I did copy all of these numbers into excel and I recall, only mismatch I then found were the shows you didn't have any info on in firstplace. I was only pointing this out if anyone was confused about the numbers. I also shaw that you watched shows that didn'T inlcude any animation, I think that info was good to know as well. But for shows not included and fall within Walt's era, I think its probably correct assumtion to leave them out since, describtion found on these shows doesn't sounds very animation like. If they do include anything at all then I think its probably more similar to what you would expect from the Disneyland theme parks episode or Davy Crockett, i.e production stills etc. So I think that only animated episodes from the anthology series that are left regarding documention, are those that where created after Walt is death, and documenting all that would take lot of time and effort, so I think its understandable why you chose to cut off after the final episode that Walt hosted. Overall though your infos as well as Big Disney Fan has been very useful for me, as know which episodes to get and which episodes to skip. few of those episodes I had originally seen as kid, like This is your life, Donald Duck on old VHS tape.

[skippy]

Hi.
Watched "Four Fabulous Characters" today.

I saw no animation that was created for television.

The interstitials were actually live action stock footage.

For Casey Jones, they showed trains, for Casey at the Bat they showed old baseball clips (Walt calls baseball great Honus Wagner, "Hans Wagner", for the Hatfield and Coys, it appeared that they pulled footage from Willie and the Yank. I had to leave before the fourth one started so I will go back and watch tomorrow.

I would be willing to set up a cam to show this in a chat so you guys can see it for yourself, I thought it was odd.

[Big Disney Fan]

Show #80 of 107 shows.

Pluto's Day (12/12/56) Walt Disney presents a typical day in Pluto's life.

Note: My copy is from a 4/6/80 showing, which does not have Walt's intro. My copy may not include some of the cartoons in the original show - there are short clips in the intro of "Pluto's Dream House" and "Pluto And The Armadillo", but neither cartoon is shown. All other short clips are of cartoons that are shown later in the show.

Cartoons: (1) A Gentleman's Gentleman [1941] (2) Bone Trouble [1940] (3) Mother Pluto [1936] (4) Food For Feudin' [1950] (5) The Simple Things [1953] (6) Pluto's Playmate [1941]. Short clips are shown of all these cartoons, as well as clips for (1) Pluto's Dream House [1940] and (2) Pluto And The Armadillo [1943].

TV animation created: (1) Pluto pumps water for a rooster and spreads chicken feed for hens in a fenced chicken yard next to Pluto's dog house. (2) Mickey, with a fishing pole, calls Pluto and the drive to the beach. Waves crash against the rocks as Mickey walks down wooden steps to the beach. (3) Mickey and Pluto drive away from the beach with lights of a city shown in the distance.

Do you have any additional information about this episode?

[Heil Donald Duck]

Saludos Amigos (1/8/58)

The final episode in this thread without any brake down.
IN Bill Cotter's book The Wonderful World of Disney Television, its stated that this episode is just tv boardcast of the animated feature of same name form 1943. Adapted to Television. :

Description: The presentation of the theatrical feature of same name Saludos Amigos warped in as Souvenir of Disney’s staff’s trip to South Africa.
Reused footage: Saludios Amigos [1943] – consended version?
Reused Live-action footage: South of the Boarder with Disney [1943] Note: When adapted form television its also possibly that the live-action segments between the cartoons were extended or replaced with sequences form this live-action documentary.

Note:Not confused with Two Happy Amigos.

[Heil Donald Duck]

Sorry for bumping an old thread but I would like to add the following to previous research and discussion. Since it fit in there as direct continuation and epilogue Walt's era.

Note: The following animated episodes were created after Walt had died, animated characters hosted these episodes. I’m yet to add breakdown to the following episodes. These episodes are also believed by me to be the final few TV animated projects Disney animators form Walt’s era worked on after Walt’s passing. There are no breakdown to these episodes anyone willing to add breakdowns to those:

111. How the West Was Lost* (1967) -– Old Timer
112. The Ranger of Brownstone (1968) -– Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore
113. Nature's Charter Tours (1968) -– Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore
114. Pacifically Peeking (1968) – Moby Duck
115. The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show*(1968) – Don’t have this episode
116. Nature's Better Built Homes (1969) -– Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore
117. Nature's Strangest Oddballs (1970)-– Ludwig Von Drake
118. "It's Tough to Be a Bird"* (1970) -– M.C. Bird
*=I don’t have those episodes 3 episodes.

I personally believe these episodes above should have also been included in the original research considering that many of the animators that worked on the anthology series while Walt was a life also worked on these episodes. I would like to believe that none of the animated episodes appearing from 1971-1983 had any original animation as they by the sound of it were mostly recobbled from the previous episodes and theatrical footage. Apart from that 1978 stop-motion sequence that was used as a bonus on WDT set Mickey Mouse in Living Color vol 2. Then the company got to shake up in 1984 so when the anthology series reappeared in 1986. I would like to believe that the original animation created then was all one by Disney Television Animation and not by Walt's original Studio althogh I'm not 100% sure.