The Great Cat Family

"The Great Cat Family" is an episode of Disneyland. It aired on September 19, 1956.
==Synopsis==
Walt talks about the cat family, primarily focusing on lions and domestic cats. It is explained particularly on the cats' importance to ancient Egypt and how some people would respect them, and others would fear them as superstitious beings.
Walt then shows the cats of fiction by showing clips from his past films. He recounts Pinocchio's friendship with Figaro, Alice's meeting with the crazy Cheshire Cat and how Cinderella's mouse friends barely escaped the clutches of Lucifer. Finally, he shows a classic cartoon featuring Lambert, the "black sheep" of the great cat family.
===Featured clips===
*Pinocchio
*Cinderella
*Alice in Wonderland
*Lambert the Sheepish Lion
==Cast==
*Walt Disney - Host
*John Dehner - Narrator
==Additional crew==
*Music: Oliver Wallace
*Film Editor: Donald Halliday
*Sound: Robert O. Cook
*Animation: John Sibley, Eric Cleworth, Eric Larson, Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery, Don Lusk
*Layout: Tom Codrick, Ernie Nordli, McLaren Stewart
*Backgrounds: Dick Anthony, Claude Coats, Ray Huffine
*Production Supervisor: Harry Tytle
*Special Processes: Ub Iwerks
*Sound: Robert O. Cook
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Starting in 2008, the opening segment of this program has been included as a bonus on home video releases of The Aristocats.
*The opening segment on the history of cats was featured in an episode of The Mouse Factory, hosted by Shari Lewis, while the segment about the Black Plague and superstitions surrounding cats was featured in A Disney Halloween.
Category:Walt Disney anthology series episodes