Episode 1
Toy Story
2h4.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by John LasseterGuest stars John Ratzenberger, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, Tom Hanks
TV series
The Wonderful World of Disney
199710 seasons6.9 / 10
Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Subsequently, ABC continued the series as an occasional special presentation.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
The Wonderful World of Disney premiered September 28, 1997. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Subsequently, ABC continued the series as an occasional special presentation.
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Episode 2
Toothless
2h
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Directed by Melanie MayronWritten by Mark KaufmanGuest stars Kirstie Alley, Dale Midkiff, Ross Malinger, Lynn Redgrave, Daryl Mitchell, Marcus Toji, Melanie Mayron, Kimberly Scott
Episode 9
The Santa Clause
2h5.0 / 10
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Guest stars Elijah Wood, Gerard Cannon
Episode 13
Principal Takes a Holiday
2h
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Guest stars John Pruitt
Episode 17
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
2h
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Episode 18
Pocahontas
2h5.0 / 10
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Guest stars Karen Robinson
Episode 23
My Date with the President's Daughter
2h
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Guest stars Harland Williams, Shawna Waldron, Duane Martin, Joel Brooks, Lori Hallier, Lawrence Dane, Conrad Dunn, Katey Sagal
Episode 24
Disney's Animal Kingdom: The First Adventure
2h
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Guest stars Bug Hall, Lainie Kazan, Curtis Armstrong, Stephanie Faracy, Alex McKenna, Ed McMahon, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Charlene Tilton
Episode 28
The Ransom of Red Chief
2hfinale
Episode credits
Guest stars Paul Kennedy
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Cast
Michael EisnerSelf - Host
Michelle Trachtenberg
Richard Dreyfuss
Tia Carrere
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Christine Baranski
Mike Judge
John SalleyCredits
- Written by
- Mark Kaufman, David Simkins, Paul Zindel
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 149
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States
Walt Disney TelevisionUnited States