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The Best Episodes of Shirley Temple's Storybook

Every episode of Shirley Temple's Storybook ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Shirley Temple's Storybook!

Best episode
S1E13 Rapunzel
7.730 votes
Worst episode
S2E20 Onawandah
5.216 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.3avg
Binge time
1d 17h
41 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 13 - Rapunzel
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    S1:E13

    Prince Peter falls in love with a beautiful voice.

    Director:James Neilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 7 - Rip Van Winkle
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    S1:E7

    Rip Van Winkle wanders off to a mountain haunt in the Catskills. There he encounters a strange crew of dwarfs, whose powerful brew lulls him into a 20-year slumber.

    Director:Harry Horner
    Writer:Noel Langley

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  3. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 15 - The Emperor's New Clothes
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    S1:E15

    The conniving tailor convinces the vain monarch that his invisible raiment really exists.

    Director:James Neilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 13 - The Black Sheep
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    S2:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shimon Wincelberg

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  5. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 8 - The Sleeping Beauty
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    S1:E8

    Tale of the a young woman cast in a spell that sends her to sleep and the prince who revives her.

    Director:Mitchell Leisen
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 4 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    S1:E4

    No description available

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Norman Lessing

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  7. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 3 - The Nightingale
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    S1:E3

    The oppressed Chinese peasants and woodsmen have only one consolation -- the beautiful song of a nightingale. But word of this unusual bird reaches the emperor, who promptly orders it brought from the woods to the palace.

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Alvin Sapinsley

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  8. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 10 - The Magic Fishbone
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    S1:E10

    Princess Alicia has trouble feeding all the children.

    Director:Oscar Rudolph
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 11 - The Wild Swans
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S1:E11

    A wicked queen turns her stepsons into swans and tries to kill her stepdaughter.

    Director:Richard Morris
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 1 - Beauty and the Beast
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    S1:E1

    Based on the novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, a merchant must give up one of his three daughters, or he will lose his life. Beauty sacrifices herself and so the story continues.

    Director:Kirk Browning
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 2 - Rumpelstiltskin
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S1:E2

    The miller Hanz Franz has bragged to one and all that his daughter Elsa can spin straw into gold. The poor girl is spirited away by the Royal Tax Collector Lord Karsch and locked in a room in the palace of the King.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 5 - Dick Wittington and His Cat
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S1:E5

    No description available

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 15 - Pippi Longstocking
    7.1/10(53 votes)

    S2:E15

    High-spirited little girl Pippi lives every child's ultimate fantasy... escape from parental supervision in a world without rules!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 14 - Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S1:E14

    A humble woodcutter, Ali Baba and his son Abdullah accidentally learn the location and means of entrance to a fantastic cache of treasure, used by a band of thieves. Unable to keep the secret of the cave from his greedy brother Kasim," Ali Baba reveals the magic password.

    Director:James Neilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 9 - The Little Lame Prince
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S1:E9

    Prince Dolor, heir to the throne of Grauthenia, has been imprisoned by wicked King Bertrand.

    Director:Harry Horner
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 14 - Babes in Toyland
    6.8/10(64 votes)

    S2:E14

    An enchanting musical treasure - and unforgettable Christmas treat - hosted by Shirley and her real-life children. Babes in Toyland recounts a young boy and girl's adventures after running away from their wicked uncle Barnaby played by legendary Jonathan Winters. After passing through dark forests and the spooky village of Meantown, they find themselves in a magical toyland.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jack Brooks, Sheldon Keller

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  17. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 6 - The Land of Green Ginger
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    S1:E6

    Abu Ali, son of the Emperor of China, Aladdin, is unable to choose a bride. Help comes from the genie of the Magic Lamp.

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Noel Langley

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  18. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 5 - Madeline
    6.7/10(32 votes)

    S2:E5

    In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. The smallest one was Madeline. Here, Shirley presents her favorite stories from Ludwig Bemelmans' classic children's book, Madeline, which recounts the unforgettable adventures of an invincible nine-year old girl.

    Director:David Greene
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 12 - Hiawatha
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S1:E12

    An adaptation of Longfellow's poem about two young lovers from rival Indian tribes.

    Director:Mitchell Leisen
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 18 - The Terrible Clockman
    6.7/10(51 votes)

    S2:E18

    Based on a story by Jules Verne, an evil alchemist moves to a small Swiss village and wishes to marry the local clockmaker's beautiful daughter. When his request is refused he casts a spell that alters time and turns a large man-shaped clock into a walking (and ticking) monster that terrorizes the village.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bernard C. Schoenfeld

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  21. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 12 - The House of the Seven Gables
    6.7/10(71 votes)

    S2:E12

    An adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's supernatural, romantic tale of a New England family and their life in the House of the Seven Gables, a two-hundred-year-old dwelling haunted by the ghosts of past generations.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 9 - The Reluctant Dragon
    6.5/10(37 votes)

    S2:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 Episode 16 - Mother Goose
    6.2/10(16 votes)

    S1:E16

    Mother Goose travels to Wayfair and tries to save the town's annual fair, which has been canceled by young Polly Baker's father, the Mayor.

    Director:Mitchell Leisen
    Writer:Malvin Wald

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  24. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 6 - Little Men
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    S2:E6

    All goes well for a professor and his wife at their Plumfield School for Boys until a lad who's in the habit of running away from home arrives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 2 Episode 1 - The Land of Oz
    6.4/10(97 votes)

    S2:E1

    Lord General Nikidik wants to take over Oz, so he goes to Mombi and asks her to transform the beloved Princess Ozma into a marble statue. Mombi instead changes her into a boy, Tip, to be her servant, with no memory of her former life.

    Director:William Corrigan
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Rapunzel" is the best rated episode of Shirley Temple's Storybook. It scored 7.7/10 from 30 votes. Directed by James Neilson and written by Unknown, it aired on October 27, 1958.

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