What this is...

This is a sample of The Wonderful World of Disney Television, a book detailing the history of the many programs created by Disney over the past 45 years.

The Table of Contents lists each of the series covered in the book, from the earliest Special of Christmas, 1950 to today's hits such as Home Improvement and Ellen. Each chapter examines the creation and production of the shows, along with a description of each episode. Additional appendixes provide a wealth of information on the program schedules and the books, magazines, records and awards associated with Disney television. Written with the assistance of The Walt Disney Archives, this is the first complete accounting of all of Disney's on-air activities.

If you have any questions about Disney television or comments about the book, please drop me a line.

Bill Cotter
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY TELEVISION

by Bill Cotter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In the Beginning

1 - The Early Days and Disney's Specials
2 - Specials Descriptions

The Cornerstone of the Empire

3 - The Anthology Series
4 - Episode Descriptions

The Leader of the Band

5 - The Mickey Mouse Club
6 - The Mickey Mouse Club Serials
7 - The Syndicated Mickey Mouse Club
8 - The New Mickey Mouse Club
9 - The New Mickey Mouse Club Serials

The Bold Renegade

10 - Zorro
11 - Episode Descriptions

Additional Series

12 - The Mouse Factory
13 - The Limited Series
14 - Meet Me at Disneyland
15 - Herbie, The Love Bug
16 - Small & Frye
17 - Gun Shy
18 - Zorro and Son
19 - Wildside

Animation!

20 - Saturday Mornings and Disney Afternoons
21 - Disney's Wuzzles
22 - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
23 - DuckTales
24 - The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
25 - Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers
26 - Tale Spin
27 - Darkwing Duck
28 - Goof Troop
29 - Disney's The Little Mermaid
30 - Raw Toonage
31 - Disney's Bonkers
32 - Marsupilami
33 - Disney's Aladdin
34 - Gargoyles
35 - The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show
36 - The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
37 - Disney's Sing Me a Story: With Belle

Disney Takes to Cable

38 - The Disney Channel
39 - The Disney Channel Series
40 - The Disney Channel Specials
41 - The Disney Channel Films

Aiming for the Mainstream Market

42 - Touchstone Television and the Studio's bid for the big time
43 - The Ellen Burstyn Show
44 - Harry
45 - Sidekicks
46 - Down and Out in Beverly Hills
47 - The Oldest Rookie
48 - The Golden Girls (and) The Golden Palace
49 - Empty Nest
50 - Hard Time on Planet Earth
51 - The Nutt House
52 - Carol & Company (and) The Carol Burnett Show
53 - Hull High
54 - Lenny
55 - Blossom
56 - The Fanelli Boys
57 - Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
58 - STAT
59 - Dinosaurs
60 - Singer & Sons
61 - Herman's Head
62 - Nurses
63 - Pacific Station
64 - Home Improvement
65 - The Torkelsons (and) Almost Home
66 - Good and Evil
67 - Walter and Emily
68 - Laurie Hill
69 - Woops!
70 - Where I Live
71 - Cutters
72 - Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy
73 - Countdown at The Neon Armadillo
74 - Bakersfield P.D.
75 - The Sinbad Show
76 - Boy Meets World
77 - The Good Life
78 - Monty
79 - Thunder Alley
80 - These Friends of Mine (and) Ellen
81 - Someone Like Me
82 - Hardball
83 - All-American Girl
84 - Unhappily Ever After
85 - The George Wendt Show
86 - Pride & Joy
87 - Nowhere Man
88 - Maybe This Time
89 - Brotherly Love
90 - If Not For You
91 - Land's End
92 - Misery Loves Company
93 - Buddies

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