A Disney Halloween

A Disney Halloween is a 1981 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 (Hal Douglas) and the Magic Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (played by 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 (and yellow at the end of that part).
The special first aired on October 24, 1981, and even aired in October 1, 1983, but was shown during October for the following years on ABC and the Disney Channel until the late 1990s. Its last airing was on Toon Disney in 2000.
==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 (Bill Farmer) is on his way and "has been working on his costume for a month". There is a knock on the door we see his "costume": Eisner, overdubbed with Goofy's voice.
==Featured segments with the narrator==
In order of appearance:
*"Night on Bald Mountain" from Fantasia (1940)
*The Wizard's Duel from The Sword in the Stone (1963)
*The Silly Symphonies short "The Old Mill" (1937)
*Clip from Mickey's Parrot (1938)
*Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
*The "Heffalumps and Woozles" nightmare sequence from Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) as part of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
*Pluto's Judgment sequence, consisting of three individual Pluto cartoons assembled together - Puss Café, Cat Nap Pluto, and Pluto's Judgement Day
*"The Truth About Cats" from the Disneyland episode, "The Great Cat Family" (1956)
*"The Siamese Cat Song" from Lady and the Tramp (1955)
The following segments were run after the Magic Mirror's segment of the special:
*Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
*Trick or Treat (1952)
===Featured villains in the Magic Mirror's segment===
In order of appearance:
*Captain Hook - Peter Pan (1953)
*Edgar Balthazar - The Aristocats (1970)
*Willie the Giant - Mickey and the Beanstalk from Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
*Shere Khan and Kaa - The Jungle Book (1967)
*The Evil Queen - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
*Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty (1959)
*Lady Tremaine - Cinderella (1950)
*Cruella De Vil - 101 Dalmatians (1961)
*Queen of Hearts - Alice in Wonderland (1951)
*Madame Medusa - The Rescuers (1977)
==Gallery==
Hgh.jpg|Title from the Disney Channel airing
1983-disney-halloween-03.jpg|The intro by Michael Eisner
File:"A Disney Halloween" promo
==See also==
*Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
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