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.
Dr. Heinz Haber looks at the atom as a potential power source, stressing that strict controls are necessary. He traces the history of the atom through the days of the ancient Greek philosophers to the discoveries of modern scientists.
Walt shows off some magic tricks with the studio props and then turns the show over to the Slave in the Magic Mirror, who hosts a look at some magic-themed cartoons.
With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-house training and research that studied real-life motion and made technical innovations.
Winston Hibler narrates about the problems the Crislers faced in filming White Wilderness. The Crislers are photographers sent to Alaska to film the annual fall caribou migration. The program ends with Prowlers of the Everglades.
The history of flight is told in a humorous animated sequence using parts of Victory Through Air Power. Walt Disney also takes viewers to Disneyland by helicopter and shows them some of the flying attractions there.
Walt offers Donald a reward if he can remain on his best behavior for a week, and he sends Jiminy Cricket to check up on him. Segments from Donald Duck cartoons emphasize his temper.
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.
The Navajo Indians of the American Southwest and the Blue Men of Morocco are two groups as different as night and day. They both have, however, a love of solitude, independence and the wide open spaces.
We are in Yellowstone Park, seeing Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Loop Highway and other attractions. Next is the Oscar-winning short Bear Country, with bears and other woodland creatures caring for their young and foraging for food.
Walt Disney presents a combination live-action and animated drama of America's historical fight for freedom. Includes a segment from Johnny Tremain, depicting the Boston Tea Party and the battle at Concord, and is followed by Ben and Me.
Celebrating four years on television, Walt Disney first describes his 1938 meeting with Serge Prokofieff, and shows the resulting film, Peter and the Wolf. Then he joins the Mouseketeers to tell about plans for future shows.
Winston Hibler explains how Perri, Disney's first and only True-Life Fantasy, was filmed. The film crew was so entranced in Utah, that it became known as Wildwood Heart. It took almost three years to film the adventures of the squirrels.
Donald decides that he's had enough of show business and so decides to quit his job at Disney and leave, never to return. He goes to the Ajax Employment Agency looking for a job. But things don't go as planned.
The last to commemorate Operation Deepfreeze, five naval bases have been established. Also shown are the many obstacles and challenges which faced the explorers, among them a huge ice shelf and a network of treacherous crevasses.
Walt shows how dogs and men have enjoyed a special relationship by showing scenes from Old Yeller, narrated by Dorothy McGuire, and the entire Arizona Sheepdog featurette.
With help of technical advisers Dr. Wernher von Braun, Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, and Dr. E. C. Slipher. Walt presents a humorous look at what man might find on Mars, with predictions for exploration of the planet with an atomic spaceship.
The story of The Bay Lady, a quarter horse born on Rex Allen's ranch. The Bay Lady is the favorite filly of Elena Vasquez until the young horse is accidentally shipped from the ranch to be sold at an auction.