A Disney Halloween

A Disney Halloween was a 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. It was hosted by an offscreen narrator 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.

The special first aired on October 1, 1983 and 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 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 (Bill Farmer) voice.

Featured segments with the narrator

In order of appearance:

• "Night on Bald Mountain" - Fantasia (1940) Villain Chernabog
• "Madam Mim" - The Sword in the Stone (1963) Villain Madam Mim
• "The Old Mill" - Silly Symphonies (1937)
• Clip of "Mickey's Parrot" - (1938)
• "Donald Duck and the Gorilla" - Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie (1944) Villain Ajax the Gorilla
• "Winnie the Pooh" 'Heffalumps and Woozles' nightmare sequence - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
• "Pluto's Judgment" sequence, consisting of three individual Pluto (Disney) cartoons assembled together
  • "Puss Cafe" (1950)
  • "Cat Nap Pluto" (1948)
  • "Pluto's Judgment Day" (1935)
• "The Truth About Cats" - Disneyland (1956)
• Si and Am - Lady and the Tramp (1955) Villains Si and Am and Aunt Sarah

The following segments were run after the Magic Mirror's segment of the program:

• "Lonesome Ghosts" - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy (1937)
• "Trick or Treat" - Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie (1952)

Featured villains on segments with the Magic Mirror

In order of appearance:

• Captain Hook - Peter Pan (1953)
• Edgar Balthazar the Bulter - The Aristocats (1970)
• Willie the Giant - Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
• Shere Khan and Kaa - The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Evil Queen Grimhilde as Old-Hag Witch - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
• Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty (1959)
  • Lady Tremaine - Cinderella (1950)
  • Cruella De Vil - 101 Dalmatians (1961)
  • The Queen of Hearts - Alice in Wonderland (1951)
• Madame Medusa - The Rescuers (1977)

See also

• Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)