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"Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of atomic power through the lens of the Arabian Nights story The Fisherman and the Genie, likening the powerful and dangerous genie to atomic energy and presenting peaceful and positive uses for nuclear power as the three wishes man must make on the atomic genie's lamp. It is hosted by Dr. Heinz Haber.

A related book was published in 1956.

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In 1980, an updated version called The Atom: A Closer Look was released by Disney's educational media division.

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The episode was released on May 18, 2004 on Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrow Land.[1]

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  • This show was released theatrically outside the USA in 1958.

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