A Disney Halloween is a 1983 90-minute Halloween-themed television special that included portions from both Disney's Halloween Treat (1982) and Disney's Greatest Villains (1977) featuring classic short cartoons and excerpts of various villains from Disney feature films. The television special was hosted by an offscreen narrator (Hal Douglas) and the Magic Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (played by the late Hans Conried). The opening and closing credits feature footage from the Silly Symphonies short "The Skeleton Dance", as did Disney's Halloween Treat, but the coloring on the skeletons has been changed to green (and yellow at the end of that part).
The special first aired on October 1, 1983 but was shown during October for the following years on ABC and the Disney Channel until the late 1990s.
Introduction
In some versions, Disney's then-chairman, Michael Eisner, introduces the special along with Mickey Mouse (Wayne Allwine) and Minnie Mouse (Russi Taylor) in their incarnation as costumed characters from the Disney theme parks. Mickey tells Eisner that Goofy (Bill Farmer) is on his way and "has been working on his costume for a month". There is a knock on the door we see Goofy's "costume": Michael Eisner, overdubbed with Goofy's voice.
Featured segments with the narrator
In order of appearance:
- "Night on Bald Mountain" from Fantasia (1940)
- The Wizard's Duel from The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- The Silly Symphonies short The Old Mill (1937)
- Clip from Mickey's Parrot (1938)
- Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
- The "Heffalumps and Woozles" nightmare sequence from Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
- Pluto's Judgment sequence, consisting of three individual Pluto cartoons assembled together - Puss Café, Cat Nap Pluto, and Pluto's Judgment Day
- "The Truth About Cats" from the Disneyland episode, "The Great Cat Family" (1956)
- "The Siamese Cat Song" from Lady and the Tramp (1955)
The following segments were run after the Magic Mirror's segment of the program:
- Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
- Trick or Treat (1952)
Featured villains in the Magic Mirror's segment
In order of appearance:
- Captain Hook - Peter Pan (1953)
- Edgar Balthazar - The Aristocats (1970)
- Willie the Giant - Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
- Shere Khan and Kaa - The Jungle Book (1967)
- The Evil Queen - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- Lady Tremaine - Cinderella (1950)
- Cruella De Vil - 101 Dalmatians (1961)
- Queen of Hearts - Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- Madame Medusa - The Rescuers (1977)
Gallery
See also
- Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
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