The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
Directed by Norman Foster · Written by David Swift
Networks: ABC, NBC, CBS
Cast
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Walt Disney Self (archive footage) -
Michael Eisner Self - Host -
Annette Funicello Self - Performer -
Kim Richards Sara Melborne -
Clarence Nash -
Robert Loggia Elfego Baca -
J. Pat O'Malley Cyril Proudbottom (voice) (archive footage) -
Ted Gehring Doyle Reager -
Leslie Nielsen Col. Francis Marion -
Guy Williams Zorro / Don Diego -
Robert Emhardt Cy Brown -
Denver Pyle Clay Tanner


