A Disney Halloween

"A Disney Halloween"
	The Wonderful World of Disney episode
Produced by	William Robert Yates
Original air date	October 29, 1981
Running time	90 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
	Hal Douglas (Narrator); Hans Conried (Magic Mirror)

"A Disney Halloween" is a 90-minute Halloween-themed television special which originally aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on October 24, 1981.[1]

Synopsis

The special is hosted by an offscreen narrator (voiced by Hal Douglas) and the Magic Mirror (using re-edited vintage footage of the late Hans Conried) which incorporates segments from both "Disney's Halloween Treat" (1982) and "Disney's Greatest Villains" (1977) episodes featuring classic short cartoons and excerpts of various villains from Disney feature films. The opening and closing credits feature footage of the 1929 Silly Symphony short "The Skeleton Dance", as did "Disney's Halloween Treat", but the coloring on the skeletons has been changed to green, orange, and dark green. The special was rebroadcast during October for the following years on ABC and The Disney Channel until the late 1990s.

Introduction

In some versions, Disney's then-chairman, Michael Eisner, introduces the special along with Mickey Mouse (Wayne Allwine) and Minnie Mouse (Russi Taylor) in their incarnation as costumed characters from the Disney theme parks. Mickey tells Eisner that Goofy is on his way and "has been working on his costume for a month". There is a knock on the door we see Goofy's "costume": Michael Eisner, overdubbed with Goofy's (Bill Farmer) voice.

Segments

Featured segments with the Narrator

"Night on Bald Mountain" sequence – Fantasia (1940)
"Madam Mim" – The Sword in the Stone (1963)
The Old Mill – Silly Symphony (1937)
Clip of Mickey's Parrot (1938)
Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944) – Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie
"Heffalumps and Woozles" nightmare sequence – Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
"Pluto's Judgement" sequence featuring three Pluto cartoons assembled together:
- Puss Cafe (1950)
- Cat Nap Pluto (1948)
- Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
"The Truth About Cats" – Disneyland (1956)
"Si and Am" – Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Featured segments with the Magic Mirror

Captain Hook – Peter Pan (1953)
Edgar Balthazar – The Aristocats (1970)
Willie the Giant – Mickey and the Beanstalk segment of Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Shere Khan and Kaa – The Jungle Book (1967)
The Evil Queen – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Maleficent – Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Lady Tremaine – Cinderella (1950)
Cruella de Vil – One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
The Queen of Hearts – Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Madame Medusa – The Rescuers (1977)

Other segments

The following two cartoons were featured after the Magic Mirror's segment of the program:[2]

Lonesome Ghosts (1937) – Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy
Trick or Treat (1952) – Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie and Witch Hazel

References

Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 101, 523. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 249. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

"A Disney Halloween" on IMDb

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[1] Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 101, 523. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 249. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.