Missing ANTHOLOGY episodes?

[justcuttinhair]

I was reading a recent post about the various Disneyland/Wonderful World of Color episodes that have made appearances on DVD, and I was curious whether or not there have some that have never been released at all.....not even shown on television.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnT_DQNpbRQ
what episode is this from?

I have been collecting several episodes and have never came across one that mentioned the 101 Dalmatians.

Also, on the behind the scenes look of Mary Poppins, there is a short scene that has Walt with the robotic robin, which appears to have been from the Wonderful World of Color.

Are there episodes that have never been released in any format??

[merlinjones]

>>Are there episodes that have never been released in any format??<<

The vast majority of original hour anthology shows have not been released in video.

[justcuttinhair]

it is very odd when i came across this...i am curious what episode this was featured in or was it ever shown at all

[merlinjones]

Here's a list of all the episodes and broadcast dates:

http://www.billcotter.com/tvbook/appendix-b.htm

Detective work: A rebroadcast of the TV hour called "The Best Doggoned Dog in the World" (originally a promotional hour for "Old Yeller" entitled "Best Doggoned Dog in the West"?) aired on "Walt Disney Presents" 2/12/61 - - a few weeks after "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" premiered (1/25/61). Perhaps that contained this promotional segue with Walt and the Dalmatian...?

Synopsis:

http://ctva.biz/US/Anthology/Walt/Disne ... 57-58).htm

>>In a tribute to dogs everywhere, dogs of various regions of the world
are seen performing useful tasks: herding goats in Switzerland, bulls in Portugal, sheep in Sardinia and reindeer in Switzerland. Seeing-eye-dogs, bloodhounds and house pets are also shown. Dorothy McGuire narrates scenes from the movie "Old Yeller", which tells the story of a yellow mongrel's effect on a family.<<

Could have been recut to feature "Dalmatians" rather than "Old Yeller"? Just a guess.

[WilbyDaniels]

this program was re-edited from the original program promoting the release of Old Yeller. This show replaced the promo of Old Yeller with 101 Dalmatians. It aired on Feb. 12, 1961.

[justcuttinhair]

thanks for the detective work guys!
i wish they would release these episodes..makes me so mad!
i love!! and treasure the few that have been fortunate enough to make it to some sort of availability. if anyone on here ever wants someone to talk to about the anthology series, please drop me a line

[bcotter]

Here's more information than you probably wanted to know about that episode. Sadly it, like so many of the other anthology episodes, remains locked away without any plans for a DVD release at this time.

Bill


BEST DOGGONED DOG
IN THE WORLD, THE

Airdates: 11/20/57, 3/26/58, 2/12/61.

Old Yeller Sequence Directed by: Robert Stevenson. Teleplay by: James Algar, Lee Chaney. Music: Oliver Wallace. Photographers: Charles P. Boyle, A.S.C., Ray Fernstrom, A.S.C., Jack Couffer. Art Director: Carroll Clark. Film Editors: Norman Palmer, A.C.E., Anthony Gerard. Set Decoration: Fred MacLean. Sound: Robert O. Cook. Assistant Director: Robert G. Shannon. Production Supervision: Harry Tytle. Arizona Sheepdog Sequence Produced and Directed by: Larry Lansburgh. Written by: Janet Lansburgh, Bill Walsh. Music: William Lava. Narrator: Rex Allen. Photographer: Gordon Avil, A.S.C. Film Editor: John Link. Sound: Mac Dalgleish. Credits for 1961 version Directed by: Robert Stevenson. Teleplay by: James Algar, Lee Chaney. Produced by: Bill Walsh. Directors of Photography: Edward Colman, A.S.C., Jack Couffer. Art Director: Carroll Clark. Film Editor: Donald Halliday. Set Decoration: Emile Kuri. Sound: Robert O. Cook. Assistant Director: Arthur J. Vitarelli.

Walt opens the show by introducing his toy French poodle, "Lady". He relates how dogs and men have enjoyed a special relationship over the years, as dogs have served mankind as both workers and pets. Many stories have been written about this bond, including Fred Gipson's Old Yeller. Disney has just completed a movie based on this book and he introduces actress Dorothy McGuire, who stars in the film, to tell the audience a few key stories about the movie.

The remainder of the show is based on the 1955 theatrical featurette Arizona Sheepdog. Nick and Rock are sheepdogs who belong to a herder on the Navaho reservation near Cameron, Arizona. The two dogs must use their instinctive knowledge and wits to safely herd the sheep across miles of hazardous terrain. A band of strays is entrusted to Nick and he must battle predators and a raging stream to save his tiny flock. When he finally arrives at the camp he receives a warm welcome from Rock and the sheep herder, plus a well deserved meal.

Production Notes:

• Always aware of the value of free publicity, Disney updated the 1961 version of the show to include scenes from his upcoming 101 Dalmatians in place of the Old Yeller segment. Using pictures and clips from the film, Walt proudly tells the main points of the story.

• The herder was played by Arthur N. Allen, who trained the dogs used in the Arizona Sheepdog sequence.

• The working title of this episode was The Working Dog.

[justcuttinhair]

Gotcha!
is this detailed info available in your book Bill? Do you happen to know which episodes of the anthology contained footage from the "People and Places" films? and were there films shot specifically for the show?

[bcotter]

Most of that info should be in the book. Some entries had to be edited for space but that was one of the shorter ones so most of it should have made it.

I never compiled a list of where the source material used for the shows, so I don't have a ready list that tells where they used footage from the P&P series. I had started to compile an index for the book that would have had all of that, but it got dropped in the editing process. Disney wanted a 300 page book and I had written something in the 1,100 page range, so we split the difference at 600 or so pages and things like the index went poof.

Here are some shows that do come to mind:
Behind the Cameras in Lapland (and) Alaskan Eskimo
The Holland Story
Faraway Places - High, Hot and Wet (Siam)
People & Places - Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco (and) Icebreakers - the Tiburon sequence was originally planned as a P&P entry but was used for this show when the P&P series was canceled
People of the Desert

Hope that helps.

Bill

[Anders M Olsson]

Here's more information than you probably wanted to know about that episode. Sadly it, like so many of the other anthology episodes, remains locked away without any plans for a DVD release at this time.

Bill

BEST DOGGONED DOG
IN THE WORLD, THE

It has been released on DVD. It's on the "Vault Disney" edition of Old Yeller. (Several second hand copies are available at Amazon.com, so anyone who wants a copy should be able to purchase one.)

[bcotter]

Duh, right - I forgot that one was out there. I need to update my own list of what they have added to theatrical releases. Thanks for the correction.