The Wonderful World of Disney 1997
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- September 28, 1997
- Last Aired
- October 15, 2023
- Format
- 10 seasons · 149 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~298 hours (120 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S7E3 "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (★ 7/10)
- Network
- ABC
★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 28 votes AnimationFamily 10 seasons · 149 eps Returning Series
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What is The Wonderful World of Disney?
The Wonderful World of Disney is an anthology television series produced by Walt Disney Productions, later known as The Walt Disney Company. The series has a long history, with production dating back to 1954.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1997
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 149
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 28, 1997
- Last aired
- Oct 15, 2023
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Animation, Family
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 28 votes
- Format
- 10 seasons · 149 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~120 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- ABC
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The Wonderful World of Disney is an anthology television series produced by Walt Disney Productions, later known as The Walt Disney Company. The series has a long history, with production dating back to 1954. Initially, it aired weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, with a brief hiatus in 1984-85. The show was broadcast on Sunday for a portion of its initial run. In 1997, the series resumed a regular schedule on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. This iteration of the series is part of a larger anthology series that has been produced under several different titles since 1954.
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Should you watch it?
“This long-running anthology series returned to a regular broadcast schedule on ABC in 1997.”
Reasons to watch
- historical significance
- consistent network presence
Keep in mind
- infrequent airings in previous years
Watch it if you enjoy classic anthology programming from the Disney library.
The series is generally suitable for family viewing.
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Season 1 · 28 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Toy Story Mytharc Sep 28, 1997
- E2 Toothless Core Oct 5, 1997
- E3 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Core Oct 12, 1997
- E4 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Core Oct 19, 1997
- E5 Tower of Terror Core Oct 26, 1997
- E6 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Core Nov 2, 1997
- E7 Angels in the Endzone Core Nov 9, 1997
- E8 Oliver Twist Core Nov 16, 1997
- E9 The Santa Clause Core Nov 23, 1997
- E10 The Love Bug Core Nov 30, 1997
- E11 Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book Core Dec 7, 1997
- E12 Flash Core Dec 21, 1997
- E13 Principal Takes a Holiday Core Jan 4, 1998
- E14 Houseguest Core Jan 11, 1998
- E15 Ruby Bridges Core Jan 18, 1998
- E16 Aladdin and the King of Thieves Core Feb 8, 1998
- E17 The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon Core Feb 15, 1998
- E18 Pocahontas Core Mar 1, 1998
- E19 Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure Core Mar 8, 1998
- E20 Mr. Headmistress Core Mar 15, 1998
- E21 Safety Patrol Core Mar 29, 1998
- E22 Tourist Trap Core Apr 5, 1998
- E23 My Date with the President's Daughter Core Apr 19, 1998
- E24 Disney's Animal Kingdom: The First Adventure Core Apr 26, 1998
- E25 The Lion King Core May 10, 1998
- E26 Miracle at Midnight Core May 17, 1998
- E27 The Big Green Mytharc Jun 14, 1998
- E28 The Ransom of Red Chief Mytharc Aug 16, 1998
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 George Of The Jungle Mytharc Sep 27, 1998
- E2 Sabrina Goes To Rome Core Oct 4, 1998
- E3 Noah Core Oct 11, 1998
- E4 Hunchback of Notre Dame Core Oct 18, 2002
- E5 101 Dalmatians Core Nov 1, 1998
- E6 A Knight In Camelot Core Nov 8, 1998
- E7 Sleeping Beauty Core Nov 14, 1998
- E8 Beauty and The Beast : The Enchanted Christmas Core Dec 6, 1998
- E9 Whinnie The Pooh and Christmas Too Core Dec 6, 1998
- E10 Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Core Dec 13, 1998
- E11 D3 The Mighty Ducks Core Jan 3, 1999
- E12 New Swiss Family Robinson Core Jan 10, 1999
- E13 Selma Lord Selma Core Jan 16, 1999
- E14 A Saintly Switch Core Jan 24, 1999
- E15 Muppet Treasure Island Core Jan 31, 1999
- E16 Mr. Hollands Opus Core Feb 21, 1999
- E17 Pooch and The Pauper Core Feb 28, 1999
- E18 Balloon Farm Core Mar 28, 1999
- E19 Flubber Core May 9, 1999
- E20 Father of the Bride Part II Core May 16, 1999
- E21 Hercules Mytharc May 23, 1999
- E22 Dogmatic Mytharc May 30, 1999
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sabrina Down Under Mytharc Sep 26, 1999
- E2 H E Double Hockey Sticks Core Oct 3, 1999
- E3 Lion King 2: Simbas Pride Core Oct 17, 1999
- E4 Annie Sneak Peek Core Oct 17, 1999
- E5 Annie Core Nov 7, 1999
- E6 Switching Goals Core Dec 12, 1999
- E7 The Loretta Claiborne Story Core Jan 16, 2000
- E8 Life Size Core Mar 4, 2000
- E9 Model Behavior Core Mar 12, 2000
- E10 Mail To The Chief Core Apr 2, 2000
- E11 Angels in the Infield Core Apr 9, 2000
- E12 Geppetto Mytharc May 7, 2000
- E13 Mulan Mytharc May 14, 2000
Season 4 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mighty Joe Young Mytharc Oct 8, 2000
- E2 New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior Core Oct 15, 2000
- E3 The Growing Pains Movie Core Nov 5, 2000
- E4 The Miracle Worker Core Nov 12, 2000
- E5 Santa Who? Core Nov 19, 2000
- E6 The Parent Trap Core Feb 10, 2001
- E7 Sneak Peak : Disneys California Adventure Core Feb 10, 2001
- E8 Lady and The Tramp Core Feb 25, 2001
- E9 Princess of Thieves Core Mar 11, 2001
- E10 Ladies and The Champ Core Apr 22, 2001
- E11 Tarzan Core Apr 29, 2001
- E12 Bailey's Mistake Mytharc May 6, 2001
- E13 Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story Mytharc May 13, 2001
Season 5 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth Mytharc Sep 16, 2001
- E2 A Bug's Life Core Sep 23, 2001
- E3 The Emperor's New Groove Core Oct 14, 2001
- E4 Toy Story 2 Core Nov 4, 2001
- E5 The Facts of Life Reunion Core Nov 18, 2001
- E6 Brian's Song Core Dec 2, 2001
- E7 Cinderella Core Mar 3, 2002
- E8 Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Core Mar 10, 2002
- E9 Snow White: The Fairest of Them All Core Mar 17, 2002
- E10 Dinotopia (1) Core May 12, 2002
- E11 Dinotopia (2) Core May 13, 2002
- E12 Dinotopia (3) Core May 14, 2002
- E13 Dinosaur Core May 19, 2002
- E14 Home Alone 4 Core Nov 3, 2002
- E15 Beauty and the Beast Core Nov 10, 2002
- E16 Mr. St. Nick Core Nov 17, 2002
- E17 Pinocchio Core Dec 1, 2002
- E18 Nancy Drew Core Dec 15, 2002
- E19 I'll Be Home for Christmas Core Dec 22, 2002
- E20 101 Dalmatians Core Jan 12, 2003
- E21 Sounder Core Jan 19, 2003
- E22 Inspector Gadget Mytharc Feb 9, 2003
- E23 The Music Man Core Feb 16, 2003
- E24 The Kid Core Mar 30, 2003
- E25 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Core Apr 6, 2003
- E26 Eloise at the Plaza Mytharc Apr 27, 2003
- E27 The Pennsylvania Miners' Story Mytharc Jul 27, 2003
Season 6 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Remember The Titans Mytharc Sep 27, 2003
- E2 Lilo & Stitch Core Oct 4, 2003
- E3 Phenomenon II Core Nov 1, 2003
- E4 102 Dalmatians Core Nov 8, 2003
- E5 The Challenge Core Nov 15, 2003
- E6 Eloise at Christmastime Core Nov 22, 2003
- E7 The Princess Diaries Core Feb 14, 2004
- E8 Emperor's New Groove Mytharc Apr 3, 2004
- E9 A Wrinkle In Time Mytharc May 10, 2004
Season 7 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers Mytharc Oct 16, 2004
- E2 Monsters, Inc. Core Oct 30, 2004
- E3 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Core Nov 13, 2004
- E4 The Rookie Core Nov 20, 2004
- E5 Naughty or Nice Core Dec 11, 2004
- E6 The Sound of Music Core Dec 25, 2004
- E7 Snow Dogs Core Jan 29, 2005
- E8 Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie: Little House in the Big Woods (1) Core Mar 26, 2005
- E9 Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie: Little House in the Big Woods (2) Core Apr 2, 2005
- E10 Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie: The Ingalls' Journey (1) Core Apr 2, 2005
- E11 Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie: The Ingalls' Journey (2) Core Apr 9, 2005
- E12 Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie: Adventures on the Kansas Prairie (1) Core Apr 16, 2005
- E13 Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie: Adventures on the Kansas Prairie (2) Core Apr 23, 2005
- E14 The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Core May 20, 2005
- E15 Spy Kids Mytharc Jun 3, 2005
- E16 Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams Mytharc Jun 17, 2005
Season 8 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pirates of the Carribean - The Curse of the Black Pearl Mytharc Nov 3, 2005
- E2 Catch Me If You Can Core Nov 5, 2005
- E3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Core Nov 19, 2005
- E4 Finding Nemo Core Nov 24, 2005
- E5 The Life & Times Of John Paul (The Second) Core Dec 1, 2005
- E6 How The Grinch Stole Chirstmas Core Dec 10, 2005
- E7 The Santa Clause Core Dec 15, 2005
- E8 Once Upon A Mattress Mytharc Dec 18, 2005
- E9 I'll Be Home For Christmas Mytharc Dec 24, 2005
Season 9 · 2 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Camp Rock Mytharc Jun 21, 2008
- E2 The Haunted Mansion [2003] Mytharc Jun 28, 2008
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
When did the series return to a regular schedule?
The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997.
Which network broadcast the series in 1997?
The series aired on ABC.
How long has this anthology series been produced?
The series has been produced under various titles since 1954.
Did the show experience any hiatuses?
Yes, the series had a two-year hiatus from 1984 to 1985.
Was the series always on a regular schedule?
No, the series aired infrequently from 1991 until 1997.
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