Episode 1
Sabrina Down Under
2h6.0 / 10
Sabrina and Tara go on vacation in Australia.
Episode credits
Guest stars Scott Michaelson, Nick Bakay, Peter O'Brien, Melissa Joan Hart, Lindsay Sloane
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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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
H E Double Hockey Sticks
2h
Satan, in the form of Ms. Beelzebub, sends apprentice demon Griffelkin to Earth's surface to steal the soul of a talented young hockey player named Dave, who aspires to be the youngest man to ever win the Stanley Cup.
Episode credits
Guest stars Stacy Fair
Episode 4
Annie Sneak Peek
2h5.0 / 10
A Sneak peek at the making of Annie, Disney's latest musical.
Where to watch The Wonderful World of DisneyEpisode 5
Annie
2h5.0 / 10
Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad.
Episode credits
Guest stars Sarah Hyland
Episode 6
Switching Goals
2h
Twin sisters Emma and Sam come up with a scheme to switch places so each can play in the soccer team they prefer.
Episode credits
Guest stars Ted Atherton
Episode 7
The Loretta Claiborne Story
2h
A disabled young girl from a disadvantaged home setting develops self esteem and success in life through Special Olympics competition.
Where to watch The Wonderful World of DisneyEpisode 8
Life Size
2h
Sad and lonely after the death of her mother, Casey would do anything to see her again. But a series of mystic mishaps mistakenly brings her fashion doll Eve to life instead.
Episode credits
Guest stars Lindsay Lohan
Episode 9
Model Behavior
2h
An ordinary high school girl and a top teen model decide to switch places after meeting and discovering they bear an uncanny resemblance.
Where to watch The Wonderful World of DisneyEpisode 10
Mail To The Chief
2h
An ordinary middle school student strikes up an online friendship with someone bearing the screen name Average Joe, only to discover that he's been corresponding with and giving political advice to the President of the United States.
Where to watch The Wonderful World of DisneyEpisode 11
Angels in the Infield
2h
Bob "Bungler" Bugler is the celestial coach called in to assist struggling pitcher Eddie Everett. Laurel finds her prayers answered when a flock of outrageous angelic teammates crash her father's roster for what may be their best season yet.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jamie McRoberts
Episode 12
Geppetto
2h
Toymaker Geppetto is desperate for a son, so he is overjoyed when a wooden puppet boy, Pinocchio, is magically brought to life. However, the relationship between father and son soon sours, and Pinocchio runs away to join a travelling puppet show. This forces Geppetto to realise how much he loves Pinocchio, and he sets out on an eventful journey to find him.
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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