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'''Disney's Halloween Treat''' was a 47-minute Halloween-themed clip show which first aired on [[The Wonderful World of Disney]] in 1982 and featured a compilation of Disney animated shorts involving spooky or supernatural themes as well as excerpted segments from Disney feature films. The credits also featured footage from Disney's Haunted Mansion ride. The special was narrated by a jack o'lantern puppet, which was also used in an educational short to talk about Halloween safety called "Disney's Haunted Halloween". The opening and closing credits feature an orange colorized version of the 1929 Silly Symphonies short "The Skeleton Dance", as well as its own theme song, sung in the opening and closing credits. The lyrics were written by Galen R. Brandt with music by John Debney.
 
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| series = [[Walt Disney anthology series|Walt Disney]]
It was shown throughout the 1980s up until the mid 90s. It was also released on VHS in 1984. As of today, Disney's Halloween Treat has not been released on DVD.
 
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| title = Disney's Halloween Treat
Another similar special titled A Disney Halloween aired in 1983 which featured segments from both Disney's Halloween Treat and the 1977 special Disney's Greatest Villains.
 
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| season = 29
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| number = 6
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| image = DisneyHalloween treat.jpg
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| airdate = [[October 30]], [[1982]]
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| previous = "EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration"
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| next = "No Deposit, No Return"
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"'''Disney's Halloween Treat'''" is a 47-minute Halloween-themed clip show which first aired on ''[[Walt Disney anthology series|Walt Disney]]'' in [[1982]] and featured a compilation of Disney animated shorts involving spooky or supernatural themes as well as excerpted segments from Disney feature films. The credits also featured footage from the [[Haunted Mansion]] ride. It was narrated by a jack o'lantern puppet, which was also used in an educational short to talk about Halloween safety called "[[Disney's Haunted Halloween]]". The opening and closing credits feature a colorized version of the [[1929]] [[Silly Symphonies]] short ''[[The Skeleton Dance]]'', as well as its own theme song, sung in the credits. The lyrics were written by Galen R. Brandt with music by [[John Debney]].
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It was shown throughout the 1980s up until the mid-1990s. It was also released on VHS in [[1984]], but has not been released on DVD.
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==Voice Cast==
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*Hal Douglas - Jack-o'-lantern
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==Segments==
 
==Segments==
*[[Madam Mim]] - ''[[The Sword in the Stone (film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'' (1963)
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*[[Madam Mim]] - ''[[The Sword in the Stone]]'' ([[1963]])
*[[Night on Bald Mountain]] - ''[[Fantasia (film)|Fantasia]]'' (1940)
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*[[Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria|Night on Bald Mountain]] - ''[[Fantasia]]'' ([[1940]])
*Clip of "Pluto's Sweater" (1949)
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*Clip of "[[Pluto's Sweater]]" ([[1949]])
*Clip of "Mickey's Parrot" - (1938)
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*Clip of "[[Mickey's Parrot]]" ([[1938]])
*"Donald Duck and the Gorilla" - [[Donald Duck]] and his nephews [[Huey, Dewey, and Louie|Huey, Dewey and Louie]] (1944)
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*"[[Donald Duck and the Gorilla]]" - [[Donald Duck]], [[Huey, Dewey, and Louie]] ([[1944]])
 
*"Pluto's Judgment" sequence, consisting of three individual [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]] cartoons assembled together
 
*"Pluto's Judgment" sequence, consisting of three individual [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]] cartoons assembled together
**"Puss Cafe" (1950)
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**"[[Puss Café]]" ([[1950]])
**"Cat Nap Pluto" (1948)
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**"[[Cat Nap Pluto]]" ([[1948]])
**"Pluto's Judgment Day" (1935)
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**"[[Pluto's Judgement Day|Pluto's Judgment Day]]" ([[1935]])
*[[Captain Hook]] - ''[[Peter Pan]]'' (1953)
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*[[Captain Hook]] - ''[[Peter Pan]]'' ([[1953]])
*[[Cruella De Vil]] - ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' (1961)
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*[[Cruella De Vil]] - ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' ([[1961]])
*The Wicked Queen Grimhilde as Old-Hag Witch - ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937)
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*[[The Evil Queen]] as [[Old Hag]] - ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' ([[1937]])
*[[Si and Am]] - ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (1955)
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*[[Si and Am]] - ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' ([[1955]])
 
*[[Headless Horseman]] - ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'' (1949)
 
*[[Headless Horseman]] - ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'' (1949)
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==Trivia==
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*In 1983, this program would serve as the inspiration for ''[[A Disney Halloween]]'', which ran on [[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]] for many years (that program also contained footage of ''[[Disney's Greatest Villains]]''). That program would open and close with the same theme song as here, as well as feature the colorized version of ''The Skeleton Dance''.
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==Gallery==
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Disneys_Halloween_Treat.jpg|The cover to the VHS release
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</gallery>
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{{Wikipedia}}
 
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[[Category:Television specials]]
 
[[Category:Television specials]]
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[[Category:Halloween productions]]
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[[Category:Walt Disney anthology series episodes]]
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[[Category:Disney Villains]]

Revision as of 00:23, 1 November 2019

"Disney's Halloween Treat" is a 47-minute Halloween-themed clip show which first aired on Walt Disney in 1982 and featured a compilation of Disney animated shorts involving spooky or supernatural themes as well as excerpted segments from Disney feature films. The credits also featured footage from the Haunted Mansion ride. It was narrated by a jack o'lantern puppet, which was also used in an educational short to talk about Halloween safety called "Disney's Haunted Halloween". The opening and closing credits feature a colorized version of the 1929 Silly Symphonies short The Skeleton Dance, as well as its own theme song, sung in the credits. The lyrics were written by Galen R. Brandt with music by John Debney.

It was shown throughout the 1980s up until the mid-1990s. It was also released on VHS in 1984, but has not been released on DVD.

Voice Cast

  • Hal Douglas - Jack-o'-lantern

Segments

Trivia

  • In 1983, this program would serve as the inspiration for A Disney Halloween, which ran on The Disney Channel for many years (that program also contained footage of Disney's Greatest Villains). That program would open and close with the same theme song as here, as well as feature the colorized version of The Skeleton Dance.

Gallery

Wikipedia
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