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The Best Episodes of The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3

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Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 1 - Antarctica: Past and Present
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Antarctica: Past and Present

    S3:E1

    Walt Disney hosts a look at his plans for a brand new documentary on Antarctica.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 2 - The Great Cat Family
    7.8/10(53 votes)

    #2 - The Great Cat Family

    S3:E2

    Walt talks about the cat family, primarily focusing on lions and domestic cats. It is explained particularly on the cats' importance to ancient Egypt and how some people would respect them, and others would fear them as superstitious beings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 3 - Searching for Nature's Mysteries
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Searching for Nature's Mysteries

    S3:E3

    Once again, Disneyland plays host to Winston Hibler, the familiar narrator (and sometimes writer/director) of Disney's ""True-Life Adventures"" short subject series. Hibler describes the various techniques used for making such up-close-and-personal nature documentaries as the then-upcoming Disney theatrical feature Secrets of Life, including the development of miniature lense and stroboscopic ""cold"" light. Highlights include a foray into a beehive and a visit to an ant colony, and a time-lapse-photography sequence of blossoming plant life to the tune of Maurice Ravel's ""Bolero"". Searching for Nature's Mysteries originally aired 2 months before the official November 20, 1956 release of Secrets of Life.

    Director:Winston Hibler
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 4 - Rob Roy: Part 1
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    #4 - Rob Roy: Part 1

    S3:E4

    Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 5 - Rob Roy: Part 2
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Rob Roy: Part 2

    S3:E5

    Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) re-edited into a two-part television presentation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 6 - Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Goofy's Cavalcade of Sports

    S3:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 7 - Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Behind the Cameras at Lapland/The Alaskan Eskimo

    S3:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 8 - The Plausible Impossible
    7.2/10(156 votes)

    #8 - The Plausible Impossible

    S3:E8

    Walt explains a principle of his style of animation called ""the plausible impossible,"" in which things that cannot be done in reality can be done in animation if there is a plausible basis for it. He uses clips from several cartoons and features to demonstrate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 9 - Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Cameras in Samoa/The Holland Story

    S3:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 10 - Along the Oregon Trail
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Along the Oregon Trail

    S3:E10

    Walt takes us on the famous Oregon Trail, a pathway from Kansas City to Oregon, where the settlers moved westward. And speaking of westward, We also go behind the scenes of the new Disny feature Westward Ho the Wagons! with the famous Fess Parker himself.

    Director:William Beaudine
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 11 - At Home with Donald Duck
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #11 - At Home with Donald Duck

    S3:E11

    It's Donald's birthday, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are thrown a party by their uncle in honor of his own birthday! He treats the boys to special home screenings of his own movies on 8mm film reels, but they want to watch the Mickey Mouse and Goofy cartoons. Adding insult to injury, the boys would rather watch the Mickey Mouse Club on TV.

    Director:Jack Hannah
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 12 - Pluto's Day
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Pluto's Day

    S3:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 13 - Your Host, Donald Duck
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #13 - Your Host, Donald Duck

    S3:E13

    Donald Duck convinces Walt Disney to let him take over the hosting duties for one episode. Then he goes on to host an episode that he calls "The Duckland Four-In-One Show", where he goes through his own versions of the lands of Disneyland.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 14 - Our Friend, the Atom
    7.5/10(138 votes)

    #14 - Our Friend, the Atom

    S3:E14

    "Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of atomic power.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 15 - All About Magic
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    #15 - All About Magic

    S3:E15

    Walt Disney explores the Basement of the Disney Studios to show us the art of magic with the help of the magic Mirror from Snow White.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 16 - Tricks of Our Trade
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #16 - Tricks of Our Trade

    S3:E16

    Walt explains the methods by which motion picture animation is made, using recreations of studio study sessions, clips from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, and Fantasia and some new footage of Mickey Mouse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 17 - The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #17 - The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades

    S3:E17

    No description available

    Director:James Algar
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 18 - Man in Flight
    8.7/10(19 votes)

    #18 - Man in Flight

    S3:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 19 - The Adventure Story
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #19 - The Adventure Story

    S3:E19

    Goofy? An Adventure Story? That's the theme for today's episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 20 - Donald's Award
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Donald's Award

    S3:E20

    Walt finds himself troubled by Donald Duck's constant outbursts; he then promises his feathered star a medal if an entire week passes without any complaints about his behavior.

    Director:Jack Hannah
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 21 - Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill
    9.5/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Disneyland the Park/Pecos Bill

    S3:E21

    Walt treats the audience to a tour of Disneyland, followed by the Pecos Bill segment of Melody Time (1948), which had been re-edited for television presentation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 22 - People of the Desert
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - People of the Desert

    S3:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 23 - More About the Silly Symphonies
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #23 - More About the Silly Symphonies

    S3:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 24 - The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country
    9.3/10(22 votes)

    #24 - The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country

    S3:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Wonderful World of Disney Season 3 Episode 25 - The Liberty Story
    7.2/10(113 votes)

    #25 - The Liberty Story

    S3:E25

    The first half of this story is an excerpt from the upcoming theatrical release ""Johnny Tremain."" The second half is an airing of the 1953 cartoon ""Ben and Me,"" in which a church mouse named Amos befriends Benjamin Franklin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Antarctica: Past and Present" is the best rated episode of "The Wonderful World of Disney" season 3. It scored 8.7/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1956. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Cat Family".