I had the honor of meeting Walt Disney just before he passed away, in July 1966 , it was at the penny arcade on Main St. Disneyland. He was very kind and friendly, he was wonderful person.
They could also walk down the street without being harassed and didn’t need to live in compounds. Bing Crosby live behind my grandparents. My other grandmother lived across from the Bridges family until their house burned.
@@donnafoley9287 I remember reading a story about Elvis, this was late-60s if i can remember.. so after his 50s fame (arguably his peak) and before the 70s fame (arguably his peak also) where he went outside where he was recording.. he began talking to an elderly woman , if i can remember correctly, the topic of Elvis came up, she had no idea that she was actually talking to Elvis. He walked down to the other end of the main-street, and nobody batted an eye at him. He went back inside the studio thinking his fame was all but gone
I was curious as to why he wasn't disguising his voice until Walt Disney said this line: "I was afraid to use falsetto because that would've been the mouse."
@@amyrosethehedgehog6155 Walt's not necessarily Mickey's father. According to his wife Lillian Bounds-Disney, Walt & Mickey's lives closely mirrored each other's (seeing how Mickey was envisioned by Walt, originally drawn by Ub Iwerks, and later given realistic weight & movement through squash & stretch by Fred Moore [who also upgraded Mickey's design to be cuter by making him appear more rounded with larger more expressive eyes, rather than the classic pie-eyed look of the past that's since made a comeback courtesy of the Paul Rudish Mickey shorts], along with being given the name of Mickey instead of Mortimer [which was in itself used thrice over as the name for Mickey's rival, the name of Minnie's distant uncle, and even one of Mickey's twin nephew's legal first name would be Mortimer too, but everyone, including both Mickey & Minnie, call him Morty for short to avoid further confusion] by Lillian herself) & as many fans have come to define the partnership, Mickey isn't just a figurehead mascot nor is his all-circle head shape merely simply an identifiable logo for the company, Mickey is basically Uncle Walt's alter-ego.
I grew up watching "The Wonderful World of Disney" every week. He introduced each show, so his voice is immediately recognizable to me. What a heart for people.
This episode of What's My Line is pretty pertinent, given a few years later, in 1961, Walt Disney released 101 Dalmatians. In the film, Jasper and Horace are distracted from watching the puppies when the cat Sargant Tibbs locates them because the two crooks are watching a fictional game show called "What's My Crime?" Pretty obvious where the inspiration for that part of the film came from.
When John Daly said he hoped that Disney would be staying in television, he had no idea that one day Disney's company would own the network they both appeared on, ABC.
JAY MORGENTHAL -The show actually began on ABC and was called Disney Land. The show moved to NBC in 1962 because Walt wanted the show to be in color and ABC didn’t. When it moved to NBC it was retitled, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. It was retitled The Wonderful World of Disney after Disney’s death in 1966.
I’m 78 now and grew up with Walt Disney. I wanted to be a Mouseketeer more than anything in my life! My Dad, Bill Lee, was a member of the singing quartet called The Mellomen and they practically lived at the Disney studios creating voices for cartoons. I also had a lengthy studio singing career and was recording at the Disney studios the day he passed away. They canceled the session then. Many were the birthdays I spent at Disneyland and still love any excuse to go there. Rest In Peace, sir, and thank you for everything!
Wait! Bill Lee, as in the Bill Lee, who did the singing voice for Captain Von Trapp in the sound of music? If so, your dad was a fantastic singer, and I enjoyed his voice very much
@JSandwich13. Nice catch there, “J!” 100% agreed… OK… Lol… 1000%. Bill Lee sounds absolutely gorgeous as Christopher Plumber‘s singing voice in that classic, classic favorite. 🏆 ⭐️ ❤ Your father sang so magnificently! i’m sure you did, too! ( she croaked, having over-sung 😩 &/ e’en more saliently - NOT SLEPT! Yeesh - far too much lately 🙄 ( I sing jazz around NJ - check out RU-vid, should you desire)…. .. What fantastic memories for you! Thank you so much for sharing this. & Thanks, as always, to the WML poster here, for these scintillating episodes, which so utterly rock, don’t they, Y’all ? … A simpler era …. Certainly environmentally, that’s for sure! 🌍 😱 … Stay well & safe, All, VCH & Midlantic Theatre Co., Newark, NJ ❤ 🎭 🌊 🌲
"I'm in Pittsburgh" I suppose means she's totally lost in darkness. Back in the day people brought a second shirt to work in Pittsburgh to change into after lunch because the smog stained their clothes before too long.
My grandfather worked in a steel mill in Pittsburgh for 40 years, and I grew up in a house within 5 blocks of the mill. Our porch had a thin layer of soot on it at all times, regardless of the frequency of washing.
@@Theyralltakenfu Catalytic converters and the mills closing have alot to do with that, it used to be worse than China smog is now. I'm an hour from Pitt.
I sat on Walt Disney's lap in our CA home as a 5yo while my father was signing a contract to work w/him. My most prized photograph. Been a fan ever since.
yeah him and hitler, sadly both these people had similar view points on humanity. now I hate the whole politics thing but he was undisputedly an anti-Semitic racist.
@@kathrynj.hernandez8425 could you please share some sources about missing children? I don't doubt it, I could do my own research, but I want your sources.
Indeed. It's just unfortunate that his memory has been left to the custodianship of a left wing culture that despises who he was. Walt was a businessman who wanted Disney to be a premier provider of family entertainment and at the forefront of technological progress. However, it has also become a company that actively advances radical far-left social causes that hate the country it was conceived within and hates the values that made its existence possible and beloved.
I add back in the original commercials for any episode where I have them available, but I only have around 2 dozen shows uncut. The original commercials never aired on GSN, which is where all these recordings come from.
I love What's My Line! The show is timeless and the panel was pure class. It was wonderful to see Walt Disney, and I was reminded that my cousin's uncle was one of the lead animators at Disney studios. When my cousin had her first child, her uncle made a little stool for him, and on the top was an authentic painting of Mickey Mouse! I also remember going to my cousin's birthday parties, at her uncle's home, where we would get to watch the latest Disney films before the public saw them. At the time, I don't think we were aware of how privileged we were. It was only years later that I realized how incredibly special these occasions were.
Just a reminder that the media narrative that all American women were slaves who were not allowed to leave the Kitchen in the 1950s is just another example of crap spewed by SJWs
its so interesting to me to hear Walt speak. Disney is one of the biggest companies in the entire world and to think it all started with one man. you almost sort of forget that behind all of it was this one person.
Also gotta thank the people who actual recorded and archived this old content. You gotta think... someone, some how was able to VHS this, then maybe to CD for these to be uploaded to the internet. But that's just my thought and opinion.
The panelists are so refined and wholesome compared with most you would get today. Some aspects of life were definitely better then. And their "mid-Atlantic" accents are noticeable and I approve!
@@allentoyokawa9068 🎶 I don't want her,You can have her, SHE'S TOO FAT FOR ME ! She's Too fat for me, she's too fat for me🎶 ...You may think this song is rude...BUT IT'S WAY MORE WHOLESOME Than a alot of popular music of TODAY
Miss Francis here manages to out-funny Jerry Lewis, and that's a brilliant thing to see. Miss Kilgallen (Or however you spell it, it's hard to tell with this footage) asks some bloody good questions. Mr Cerf seems to know basically everyone semi-personally. This is a damn good line up of panellists.
I absolutely love those year's aesthetics, the branding for products, the style, the initiation of TV in our daily lives and the fact that they were so creative to come up with shows and games
@@senyahcgmailHi Cheri, she was an investigative journalist who got to close to the truth. Her death is recorded as alcohol and barbiturates. I'm not so sure. I think she was murdered. Best wishes from Scotland Cheri xx.
After asking my question, I googled it and fell down a 13 hour rabbit hole. There is no telling what all she brought to light, not to mention Hollywood. I would like to hear her audio tapes that were given nightly or so, from her residence. Greetings from Tennessee, USA 🇺🇸
@@senyahcgmail Hi Cheri, yes, thankfully we have Google which lays bare the dreadful way Dorothy was treated. Quite incredible reading and very sad. You and your family stay safe. John from Scotland.
I saw this when it aired. My family usually watched it every week. I was 7 years old, and my mother actually knew Walt Disney. She grew up in the same Missouri town that he did (Marceline, near Kansas City) and they were in school at the same time. Her father worked on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which is said to have inspired Disney's love of trains. Main Street USA at the Anaheim Disneyland was modeled after Marceline's main street.
Possibly one fo the most recognizable and famous people in the last 100 years. Legendary? He's the legend that other legends tell stories about with awed reverence.
First successful TV program in COLOR, in case y'all have forgotten, probably one of the biggest achievements we take for granted today, right after TV itself and the Internet
Wow how fascinating to hear about the Tom Sawyer Island being discussed when it was simply an idea, now it is a beloved part of what makes Disney parks so special
@@andrewgates9333 Tom Sawyer Island is still intact, as is Frontierland. You’re probably thinking of Big Thunder Ranch which was sadly destroyed to make way for the waste of space better known as “Galaxy’s Edge.”
I was very privileged in the early 1970's to actually handle real Disney films in glorious black & white and colour film for a television station I worked at in Queensland Australia. Walt Disney would host one hour tv film programs called "Disneyland" each week. It was a television industry experience I will never forget and will never be repeated the 'warmth' of film broadcasting, which is sadly missed in today's television.
Andy Jay Everything is digital now, it removes the human touch from film, rendering it empty in a way... I have worked in media before and if I'm completely honest I didn't find it enjoyable, I was usually on a computer and my grandfather who worked with film in the United Nations told me it was the only thing that would bring an end to his trauma/PTSD from being a POW on the river Kwai, the one the famous film is about.. I guess it was relaxing for him to put together the film manually, as it was done years ago and rarely these days.
Bill Wilson I wonder if kids in 50 years time will say the same thing.. The good thing about Vinyl is that it is destined to outlast Cds, or at least in my opinion it will survive longer. It is more precious now than it was many years ago, people truly care about the way they store their Vinyl collections but at the same time others wish to find a much simpler form of entertainment, with the click of a button.. Everything is made for easy access and because of that we are missing out in a way. The best thing to do would be to collect Vinyl and keep it alive, not that it's going away anytime soon but even DJs are now using CD/Digital turntables. That scratch you hear when a record turns is it breathing :p
In the late 1950s on Fridays he hosted "Walt Disney Presents" in the U.S. on the NBC network. In the early 1960s the show switched to Sunday nights and was renamed "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color." There's an interesting story behind that. Grace Lee Whitney portrayed Yeoman Janice Rand on "Star Trek," which also was on NBC. Remember how colorful the costumes were on that show? RCA owned NBC -- RCA also made and sold color television sets, and wanted to sell people on how wonderful and lively color was compared to black-and-white. No doubt renaming Walt Disney's show was part of that. Not directly related: on the Disney cable channel I saw reruns of Walt Disney's "Zorro," which were colorized in 1992. Too bad Guy Williams never lived to see them; he died two years earlier.
Brandon Fitzgerald: That “scratch” is annoying, especially in classical music. It’s like a cougher at a concert. Sometimes I miss the size of LP cover art, but not much else.
@@marshallartz395 Lol, same here absolutely annoying, I only ever bought a couple of records because of that, somehow I knew one day the technology would get better and lose the noise!! When CD's came out is when I finally started buying music uninterrupted by hissing and popping 👍
My jaw dropped especially when they all laughed. How cruel. She was very playful and was enjoying being there immensely until that. I noticed she didn't stick around for the customary goodbyes. Poor woman.
He was a bigot and a racist. I’m disabled and learning about some of the things he said about disabled people while doing work for the MDA is really upsetting.
It's great to be able to step back in time, and watch these people do their thing. Grateful the show lasted so long and I still have plenty of episodes left to enjoy.
I was 9 days away from entering this world when it aired, Nov. 11, 1956. My Mom was a fan of this show, so chances are I listened to this show once before...
Oh what a wonderful episode!! Can u imagine meeting the great Jerry Lewis and the one and only WALT DISNEY on one stage?!? Nothing like old Hollywood and the 1950’s!❤️
So good to see him again. I hate to think what he’d think of what’s become of his wonderful work today. Very sad to see the changes in our country. (Jane)😢
I was born that year in August, and I try to make it an annual tradition each year to visit Magic Kingdom Anaheim on my birthday. I met Walt once thanks to my mom for pointing him out to me while at Disneyland in the mid 60s. God bless you Walt.
I grew up in South Pasadena in the mid-50s thru 60s. I still remember how excited my sister and I were when my parents told us we were going to Disneyland one afternoon. I was too small to ride the Matterhorn. 😢 I am now 70.
@@tiamia7139 Back then,the Matterhorn was just a roller coaster inside a shell of the facade mountain...I think it was in the 1980s when they made the caves the coaster went through & added the ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, or Big foot type monster to that ride.
I thought it was interesting that the crowd didn't necessarily recognize him. I mean, in today's world we all grew up knowing what he looked like, but John said he had only been on TV for the past two or three years. Before that, he was only behind the scenes. I find it gloriously fun to see how already, he was greatly loved by everyone, when he was technically a new face to his fans.
Great to see how neat and sharp and polite everyone was! I met Walt Disney at Disneyland in the mid 60s. As a child Amazing!! And to see Jerry Lewis and Walt Disney together on tv so long ago
I have one of the rare personalized signatures that Walt gave to my grandmother hanging above my drafting table. He's always been an idol of mine. He had so much presence and even now, I would wager most people could recognize him.
In 1965 I was 8 years old and on the USS Independence ship moving with my family to Greece where my US Army Dad was going to be stationed there. I was in their movie theater with my 2 younger sisters watching a movie which included a Disney cartoon. A picture of Walt Disney was included at the start of the cartoon. When the lights came in and everyone stood up Mr. Walt Disney and his wife were standing right in front of me. I stood there with my mouth hanging open, too shy to say anything. I whispered to my sisters who he was. They didn't believe me. I told my Mom when we got back to our cabin and she thought I was crazy. A few days later she found out Mr. Disney and his wife WERE on our ship traveling to Italy for vacation. I will never forget that moment and wish I had said hello to him. Ironically I have lived in Orlando FL (only 8 miles away from the Magic Kingdom) for the last 20 years. He was a dream maker and a genuis. 🏰♥️👏
@@traceyoliver9573 Thank you so much for sharing that! Such an amazing memory! I was born in 80 so meeting the man was never possible, but I have family ties. I live in the Inland Empire of SoCal and my Mom was lucky enough to not only be at the opening day of Disneyland, but rode in the front of Walt's train with Walt himself driving it. She and my family got to spend a lot of time with him and I still have a personalized autograph to my grandma hanging on my wall. I know he had issues, but in so many ways he has always been a creative idol of mine.
@@darkhoursofday6250 I remember when the local news channels would reference the Inland Empire in the 60s 🙂. Great story, lucky mom. I remember the I.E. with all the orange groves - for miles. "from the desert to the sea to all of southern California"
If you want a mystery in real life and aren't familiar with Dorothy Kilgaren (then you're probably younger than 60) Google her. Her investigative journalism and subsequent books into the Kennedy Assination and the Warren Commission is incredible.
I just want to say that I grew up in southern California and loved Disneyland we had to travel through farms and orange groves till you saw the Majestic Matterhorn, I remember when Walt passed I was in 6th grade and all California schools closed for the week. and flags flew at half mast. What amazing man.
When I was 13 my family went on a 2 week vacation thru the southwest states & California! I'm 62 now & remember it like it was yesterday! My life dream! We were in Disneyland on the day they opened "It's A Small World" & they had a parade to open it! Walt Disney was in that parade sitting on top of the back seats of a blue Cadillac convertible! I still have my pictures of him waving to the crowds! 💖 I think it was less than a year later that he died. It was his last open public appearance. I was so very excited!
I absolutely adored Walt Disney as a child & when he opened Disney Land it was my fervent wish to go there. With my mom left w/ 7 kids when my dad left her, living with my sweet Nana, it wasn’t even a remote possibility! It unfortunately “still isn’t”🤣lol!(I am 71 yrs old live in Ma, but still my dream & love Disneyland)! Mr Disney was such an extraordinary man & his photos always made me think what a gentle, kind man he was! He also was a visionary!!! Building Disneyland & Disney World, all the wonderful things he did for people & groups that he kept private, his love of his wife & children plus his astute business sense left me in awe, even as a child, of this incredible man! I also used to think how blessed his children were to get a loving father like Mr Disney………..” who also owned DISNEYLAND!!!”😂I loved photos of him with his wife & daughters on the teacup ☕️ ride( how I longed to go on that as a child… still do ha!) or “Dumbo ride”…. always looking so lovingly at his children & wife. He accomplished more in lifetime , than perhaps five to ten people perhaps, might accomplish in theirs! His legacy will live on forever. I so love this video( THIS TRULY IS THE BEST BLOG/SITE /POSTS EVER!!!!! Just love seeing these shows & what an extraordinary job this blog does & a gigantic thank-you to them & to UTUBE for bringing us incredible blogs like this!!! Loved this video so much! ♥️💜♥️💜♥️💜♥️💜♥️💜♥️💜♥️💜♥️💜
Beloved by millions of children even today. My youngest kid cried when he found out that Walt died. He was four years old, and we were visiting Disneyland. The year was 2011.
that's really what it's all about isn't it, people can spread all the rumors they want about him such is the life of anyone famous, but Walt Disney has a legacy like no other in children's entertainment
@@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou Have you read Mark Shaw's book, " The Reporter Who Knew Too Much"? Amazing story and I absolutely believe she was murdered for "knowing too much", just like her close friend Marilyn Monroe. Shaw's follow-up book "Collateral Damage" explains the connections with the deaths of JFK, MM, and Dorothy Kilgallen.
It saddens me that this show is VASTLY entertaining and is better than anything on commercial television in 2016. We will never see the intelligence, wit, and urbane humor on television or cinema EVER again! Class and civility to burn. More's the pity and what a loss for us!
+Jonathan IT is indeed a shame and I think you will agree that society has suffered horrible as a result of the degradation of Hollywood and TV in general.
Jonathan I have decided to stop watching commercial television, it's increased my memory among other things.. I swear that the TV now almost puts you in a relaxed trance, similar to what some sedative type medications/drugs do. The emotional aspect of this show is incredible to watch and to compare it to the similar types of shows on TV today almost depresses me in a way.. The laughter is real and so are the reactions, unlike anything on TV now
Great program! Met Mr. Lewis at a fun raiser. Walt Disney's legacy continues to bring immense joy and dive deep into our wallets, Disneyland, Disneworld has given a new meaning to having fun! What a creative man! 👏
In the 50'es reducing pills, besides vitamins, etc, were containing Amphetamine as well, and they were quite popular. They were forbidden later on, but not before they had ruined a lot of lives. I hope that Lady came out of it in a good way.
Sadly, Hollywood producers often 'forced' their female stars to partake of such drugs (Marilyn Monroe/Judy Garland come to mind), with life-altering effects on the takers....
My parents took me as a baby to the first weeks opening of Disneyland! Have super 8 movies of me and dad on the teacup ride & others. As a child Disneyland was an inexpensive local family destination out in mostly rural Orange County Ca.
Enjoy going back in time with this show. Watched it every week with my grandparents, a nice memory. Found it interesting that the announcer mentioned the new TV series Gunsmoke. We watched that show also from its beginning
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