"Our Unsung Villains" is a 1956 episode of
''Disneyland'' which originally aired on
ABC
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on February 15, 1956.
It was repeated on June 10, 1960.
Synopsis
The episode has
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
handing over the hosting duties to the
Magic Mirror, who promptly decides to do a show devoted to the Disney villains.
Hans Conried plays the Magic Mirror from ''
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...
'' and would reprise the role in many Disney television specials, including the 1977 follow-up episode "
Disney's Greatest Villains
"Disney's Greatest Villains" is a 1977 episode of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' which originally aired on NBC on May 15, 1977.
Synopsis
A follow-up to the 1956 episode " Our Unsung Villains", this updated version was used to showcase Madame M ...
." In this episode, the Magic Mirror only focuses on four villains, whereas he covers twelve in "Disney's Greatest Villains."
Featured villains
*
Big Bad Wolf – ''
Three Little Wolves'' (1936)
*
The Evil Queen
The Evil Queen, also called the Wicked Queen, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of "Snow White", a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm; similar stories exist worldwide. Other versions of the Queen appear in subsequent ...
– ''
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...
'' (1937)
*
Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear (also spelled Brer Fox and Brer Bear, ) are fictional characters from African-American oral traditions popular in the Southern United States. These characters have been recorded by many different folklorists, but are most ...
– ''
Song of the South
''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. ...
'' (1946)
*
Captain Hook – ''
Peter Pan'' (1953)
Credits
* Disney's Sing-Along Songs I Love to Laugh clips courtesy of Walt Disney Home Video
See also
* "
Halloween Hall o' Fame" (1977)
* "
Disney's Greatest Villains
"Disney's Greatest Villains" is a 1977 episode of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' which originally aired on NBC on May 15, 1977.
Synopsis
A follow-up to the 1956 episode " Our Unsung Villains", this updated version was used to showcase Madame M ...
" (1977)
* "
Disney's Greatest Villains
"Disney's Greatest Villains" is a 1977 episode of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' which originally aired on NBC on May 15, 1977.
Synopsis
A follow-up to the 1956 episode " Our Unsung Villains", this updated version was used to showcase Madame M ...
" (1984)
* "
Disney's Halloween Treat" (1982)
* "
A Disney Halloween" (1983)
* "
Scary Tales" (1986, varies)
*''
Mickey's House of Villains'' (2002)
*''
Once Upon a Halloween'' (2005)
References
External links
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{{Disney Villains
1956 American television episodes
Walt Disney anthology television series episodes
Television episodes directed by Hamilton Luske