In trying to raise money for the creation of Disneyland the park, Walt Disney decided to develop Disneyland, the television series. He approached the three television networks at the time, CBS, NBC, and ABC. While he tried to sell the show to each network, he also insisted that investing in his park would be part …
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It was in this Donald Duck short, released on this day in 1954, that we first make our acquaintance with the portly park ranger J. Audubon Woodlore, the play-by-the-rules overseer at Brownstone National Park. In Grin and Bear It, J. Audubon address the park’s bears and admonishes them to play nice with the guests that have …
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Rome wasn’t built in a day, but Disneyland was built in less than a year! With a “heigh ho”, workers began construction on the first magic kingdom on this day in 1954. Just a few months later, in October, Disneyland, the television series debuted. In the first episode, ” The Disneyland Story,” Walt personally let …
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When Chip and Dale get carried away with a book of fairy tales, they soon find themselves battling a fire-breathing dragon, which in reality is a steam shovel operated by Donald Duck in the 115th Donald Duck cartoon short, Dragon Around, released on this day in 1954. Never able to win, the chipmunks get the …
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First published in The American Magazine, “Pigs is Pigs” is a short story written by Ellis Parker Butler. The story was adapted on screen several times, one of which being the 1954 Walt Disney cartoon version. Set at a railway station in 1905, Pigs is Pigs features rule-following Flannery, who is on a mission to …
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On this day, animator Glen Keane was born in Philadelphia, the son of widely admired cartoonist Bil Keane. As a young boy, Glen was the “all-American boy… rambunctious, extroverted. Always the ringleader,” as his father described him in a 1989 article in People magazine. And if you want further insight into Glen’s childhood, all you …
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In this film, Chip ‘n’ Dale are having a fine time playing robber and sheriff in the old west until they happen across Pete, the infamous bank robber, and round him up for a $10,000 reward. Note the film’s use of the name “Gower Gulch Bank.” Gower Gulch was the insider nickname for a stretch …
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To help raise money for the creation of Disneyland, Walt Disney decided to develop the Disneyland television series, approaching CBS, NBC, and ABC, the three television networks at the time. While he tried to sell each network the show, he also insisted that investing in his park would be part of the deal. Since most …
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This classic Disney cartoon, in which the highfalutin Professor Owl takes his students on a fanciful journey back in time to teach them the principal characteristics of brass, woodwind, string, and percussion instruments, respectively, is noted for several important firsts. It was the first cartoon produced in CinemaScope. And it was the first cartoon distributed …
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Imagine… it’s this day in 1955 and the biggest names in television history are gathered at the Seventh Annual Emmy Awards®. The nominees for Best Variety Series Including Musical Variety are The George Gobel Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, Toast of the Town, Your Hit Parade, The Jack Benny Show Program, and a television newcomer… …
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