The Wonderful World of Disney: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Wonderful World of Disney Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Dumbo [1941]
Sep 14, 1955 · 60 min
This is an airing of the beloved 1941 animated feature, edited to run in the allotted time slot. Mrs. Jumbo, a circus elephant receives a baby with large ears. The other elephants
Behind the True-Life Cameras, Olympic Elk
Sep 21, 1955 · 60 min
James Algar takes us behind the scenes of a True-Life adventure in The Everglades and in a desert with Bob Crandall.
Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo
Sep 28, 1955 · 60 min
A little circus bear runs away and finds more of his own kind. Rejected at first, he soon becomes a hero after standing up to a bully named Lumpjaw. This is actually the first hal
People and Places: Tiburon, Sardinia, Morocco/Icebreakers
Oct 5, 1955 · 60 min
This episode is from the People and Places theatrical series filmed by William N. Smith about his adventures in these exotic places.
The Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Oct 12, 1955 · 60 min
Walt looks at the career of Mickey Mouse through a collection of his short cartoons.
The Story of the Silly Symphony
Oct 19, 1955 · 60 min
This compilation of several of Disney's ""Silly Symphonies,"" a series of short cartoons from the 1930s has Walt telling viewers about the respective origins of many of the stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1948]
Oct 26, 1955 · 60 min
Features The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), originally from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).
The Story of Robin Hood: Part 1
Nov 2, 1955 · 60 min
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
The Story of Robin Hood: Part 2
Nov 9, 1955 · 60 min
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
Davy Crockett: The Keelboat Race
Nov 16, 1955 · 60 min
The fourth of five programs about Davy Crockett involves Davy and Georgie ending a particularly successful season of trapping and hunting with the hopes of easy sales, only for suc
The Story of the Animated Drawing
Nov 30, 1955 · 60 min
The first of three shows based on Disney's ""Art of Animation"" book. Walt Disney explores the history of Animation from primitive cave drawings, to Windsor McKay's ""Gertie the D
The Goofy Success Story
Dec 7, 1955 · 60 min
Goofy's rise to stardom is featured here, starting with a look at Hollywood, where talent scouts seek out the next superstar. They find Goofy in a movie theater watching a Mickey M
Davy Crockett: The River Pirates
Dec 14, 1955 · 60 min
The final Davy Crockett story (the second ""Legend"" tale) has Davy and ex-foe Mike Fink on the same side, fighting some nasty pirates who are passing themselves off as Indians in
Man and the Moon
Dec 28, 1955 · 60 min
This installment tells of many age-old legends and fantasies about the moon, upon which, at the time of this episode, man was still trying to land.
When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 1
Jan 4, 1956 · 60 min
Sword and the Rose, The (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
When Knighthood Was in Flower: Part 2
Jan 11, 1956 · 60 min
Sword and the Rose, The (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.
A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris
Jan 18, 1956 · 60 min
Walt looks at the history of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories.
A Day in the Life of Donald Duck
Feb 1, 1956 · 60 min
This episode follows the events of Donald Duck as he struggles through a typical day at the Disney Studio. Along the way, he meets Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams, the Mouseketeers and t
Our Unsung Villains
Feb 15, 1956 · 60 min
"Our Unsung Villains" is a 1956 episode of Walt Disney anthology television series. The program has Walt Disney handing over the hosting duties to the Magic Mirror, who promptly de
On Vacation
Mar 7, 1956 · 60 min
Walt Disney, who is on vacation, gives Jiminy Cricket a phone call to take over hosting duties for one TV episode while he is away. Jiminy decides to gather the other Disney stars
The Goofy Sports Show
Mar 21, 1956 · 60 min
Walt introduces the narrator, Spyrus Olympopolus, to demonstrate how the ancient sports practiced in foreign countries have evolved into the games of today. Spyros illustrates this
Where Do the Stories Come From?
Apr 4, 1956 · 60 min
Walt answers the often-asked question of just where the stories for his studio's cartoons come from, which is from practically anywhere.