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The Best Episodes of Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1

Every episode of Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shirley Temple's Storybook Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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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  2. 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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  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 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Rip Van Winkle" is the best rated episode of Shirley Temple's Storybook season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 18 votes. Directed by Harry Horner and written by Noel Langley, it aired on May 6, 1958. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Rapunzel".