The Wonderful World of Disney: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
The Nine Lives of Elfago Baca
Oct 3, 1958 · 60 min
Wherever this man went--there was trouble. Death stalked him at every turn. Elfego Baca is "The man who couldn't be killed!" Incredible...but every astounding incident actually hap
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
Oct 10, 1958 · 60 min
This is a story of a young boy who raises pigeons. This boy can't walk and is in a wheelchair. One day, the life of one of the pigeons was in jeopardy from a cat and the boy shows
Texas John Slaughter
Oct 31, 1958 · 60 min
Texas John Slaughter arrives in the town of Friotown and soon finds himself attacked by two gunmen, who he is forced to kill in self-defense. It turns out that the outlaws thought
Texas John Slaughter: Ambush at Laredo
Nov 14, 1958 · 60 min
Texas John Slaughter, who has now joined the Texas Rangers, has managed to bring in the last members of Frank Davis' outlaw gang. Davis, who has been let out on bail, flees to Lare
From All of Us to All of You
Dec 19, 1958 · 60 min
Jiminy Cricket, the show's special Christmas guest, tells viewers that he has arranged a visit to the North Pole to see Santa's Workshop (as seen in a classic short cartoon). The s
Texas John Slaughter: Showdown at Sandoval
Jan 23, 1959 · 60 min
Slaughter and a group of Rangers pose as the Barko gang to get the confidence of a major outlaw. The deception works but Slaughter has to duel with the outlaw and then steal their
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Jan 30, 1959 · 60 min
The story of young Tchaikovsky through the premiere of his "Sleeping Beauty" ballet.
Duck Flies Coop
Feb 13, 1959 · 60 min
When Walt learns via telegram that Donald Duck is quitting, he sends the studio publicity department to give the duck a taste of his own medicine.
Elfago Baca: The Griswold Murder
Feb 20, 1959 · 60 min
Elfego defends a rancher who has been unjustly accused of murder. It is up to Elfego to track down the real murderer, and in doing so, he wins his first case in Santa Fe.
The Adventures of Chip 'N Dale
Feb 27, 1959 · 60 min
Walt has left a message on a tape recorder on his desk, explaining that because he is unable to be there personally, he arranged for guest hosts - Chip 'n' Dale to fill in. The two
The Wetback Hound
Apr 24, 1959 · 60 min
Originally released as a 20-minute short subject in 1957, Disney's Oscar-winning The Wetback Hound was expanded to 48 minutes for this Walt Disney Presents TV presentation. The tit
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
May 29, 1959 · 60 min
Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.