Disneyland - 5.26 - I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Walt Disney began hosting his own television show for ABC in 1954 in an unusual contract: Disney provided ABC with a weekly hour-long television program in exchange for funding for the construction of Disneyland. As a result, the television show was also originally named Disneyland. The anthology series has since gone through a number of name changes over the years: Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, The Wonderful World of Disney, Disney's Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, and The Magical World of Disney. The series spanned an incredible 54 years—13 seasons of which were hosted by Walt Disney, himself.

At the urging of Pat O'Brien, Walt Disney takes a trip to Ireland in search of actual leprechauns to appear in his "Irish picture", the result being Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959).

Aired on Friday, May 29th, 1959 on ABC at 8:00pm (under the heading of Walt Disney Presents)
Aired on Friday, August 28th, 1959 on ABC at 8:00pm (under the heading of Walt Disney Presents)

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[vampsith]

OMG SEAN CONNERY!!!

[Raretelevisiondvds]

i have the original airing from 16mm film print with original commercials-60 min,9+,i have more too,email for info.

[ztslovebird]

Funny thing is, Ireland is also the home of the Disneys. A very distant ancestral home, but the Disney name has Irish origins.