On this day in 1954, “A Story of Dogs” first aired on the Disneyland TV series. On camera,
Walt took “paws“
. . . to talk about the stars of his latest film, Lady and the Tramp. He explained that it was a particularly fun film to make because “it was an original story to start with and as we made the picture and got to know the characters we kept getting new ideas, and we had to fully wait to expand them because there wasn’t any set storyline. That’s what I mean by this being a ‘fun’ picture.” He continued to show how Lady and the Tramp was made, complete with cast, crew, and original artwork. The episode also featured a collection of cartoon shorts featuring Pluto, who Walt deemed “our first dog star.”
