Disney TV

INDEX

ABC, xviii–xix, xxiv 2, 6, 8, 10, 16, 19, 29, 31, 62, 90, 93n4, 98n4; acquisition by Disney, 89–91; and the Disney agreement, xviii, xxi–xxii, 8–9, 82, 97n5; and MGM, xviii; and The Mickey Mouse Club, 82–85; purchase by Disney, 24; and ratings 7, 22, 83–84, 95n9; and sponsorship, xx, 2; and Warner Bros., xviii; and Zorro, 84–86 ABC Entertainment Television Group, 89 Academy Awards, xvi, 17, 52, 67, 68 Alice in Wonderland, xvii, 4, 12, 62, 64 Anderson, Christopher, xiv, xviii, xx, xxi, xxii, 7, 8, 9, 16, 75, 79, 93n2, 94n3, 96n1 Antitrust regulations, 93n3 Arpad, Joseph, 40 Audioanimatronics, 2, 25, 77 Audubon Society, 70 Autry, Gene, 29 Babes in Toyland (1961), 19–20 Baby boomers, xi, xxii, 93n1 Barnouw, Erik, xix Barnum, P. T., 66 Beaumont, Kathryn, xvii Beaver Valley (1950), 12 Bergen, Edgar, xvi Berle, Milton, 6 Blackburn, Tom, 42, 43 Boddy, William, xv, xix, 9, 62, 93n4, 95n8 Bonanza (television series), 85 Bonestell, Chesley, 47 Bonzo Goes to College (1952), 85 Boone, Daniel, 43 Bowie, Jim, 40, 41 Braun, Wernher von, 45–48, 49, 50, 51, 52–57, 59, 96n3 Bruns, George, 43 Buena Vista, xvi, 63, 89 Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 54 Byrne, Eleanor, 2–3, 75, 94n2 Cable television, 23, 62, 81, 82, 87–88, 91 Captain Video (television series), 47 Carey, Drew, 89 CBS, xviii, xix, xxi–xxii, 9, 23, 24, 103 INDEX 93n4, 95n8; Christmas special, xvi–xvii, xx, 4, 62; negotiations with Disney, 5; and 20th CenturyFox , xviii, 2; and ratings, 7 Ceasar, Sid, 6 Chayefsky, Paddy, 6, 94n5 Cheyenne (television series), 13 Chip ‘n’ Dale, 65, 68 Cinerama, xiv Cohn, Harry, xii Cold War, 35, 50 Collier’s Magazine, 47–49, 52, 96n2 Color broadcasting, 17–19, 25 Comedy-Variety shows, 6, 8, 94n6 Coney Island, 81 Cotter, Bill, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 21, 24, 46, 62, 71, 85, 94n4, 95n10, 97n5, 98n1 Cummings, Bob, 34 Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959), 71 Darrow, Henry, 87 Davy Crockett, 1, 7, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 46, 56, 77, 85; and American history, 28, 36–37, 40–42; “Ballad of Davy Crockett,” 31, 34, 40–41, 42, 77, 96n3; Crockett books, 28, 31, 38, 40; effects on Disneyland, 43–44; as feature film, 32, 95n10; and female characters, 41; films about, 30, 96n2; and Huck Finn, 39; imitations of, 42–43; and Leatherstocking, 29; and legend, 27, 29, 36, 38–39, 40, 44, 96n5; location shooting of, 30–31; merchandising of, 31, 32, 34–35, 96n4; national craze, 2, 31, 32, 35, 36–37, 42, 63, 71, 83, 95n10; sequel episodes, 32, 40, 44; and Walt Disney, 28, 32 Dery, Mark, 81 Destination Moon (1950), 96n1 Disney Channel, The, 1, 2, 63, 82, 84, 91; development of, 87–88; as home for the anthology show, 2, 23, 24, 87 Disney, Roy, xvi, xxii, 16, 26, 62, 91; financial integration, 4; negotiations with television, 5, 74–75; profits, 25 Disney-MGM Studios (theme park), 75, 88, 89; attractions at, 89, 97n4 Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy (television series), 89 Disney Sunday Movie, The, x, xii, 24 Disney, Walter, xvi, xxiii–xxiv, 3, 13, 16, 19, 26, 34, 36, 62, 66, 90, 95nn7, 12, and color broadcasting, 7, 17–19, 95n8; death of, 20, 21; as educator, 66, 70; and expansion, 25, 27, 91; historical emphasis, xxiv; as host, x, xvii, 9, 15–16, 26, 54, 55, 56, 64, 65–67, 72, 78; as national icon, 16, 28; negotiation with television, 74–75; park plans, xxi, 4, 8, 75–77; show plans, 46, 47, 75; as studio head, xii; on television ’s potential, 5–6, 8, 93n2 Disneyland/The Wonderful World of Color (TV series), ix, xiii, xxiv, 1–3, 6, 13, 27, 29, 31, 36, 59, 63, 81, 89, 90, 91; awards, x, 9, 16, 23, 32, 68; on cable television, 87–88; educational impulse, 16, 18, 36, 56, 66; format, 9–10, 12–13, 18–21, 64; hybrid narratives, 28, 38, 70, 97n2; and image technology, 1; intertextual shows, 61, 64–68, 78, 84, 97n3; longevity, x, xii, 23, 24; miniseries format, 21, 30, 43; park promotion, 20, 62, 64, 74–79, 88; and postwar culture, xxiv, premiere, xiv, 26, 49, 83, 94n6; ratings, 21, 22–23, 24, 42, 49, 95n9; revenues, xxii, 9; sponsorship , 9, 34; stereophonic broadcast of, 25; success of, 38; and synergy , 10, 40, 63, 64, 68, 75, 79, 81; television promotion, 19, 62; the104...