Specials

1956 – 44 cartoons

There are a great many Walt Disney television specials, and this is a list of the specials.

Episode guide

  1. On Vacation With Mickey Mouse And Friends

    March 7, 1956 TV Special Walt Disney Studios

    Jiminy Cricket hosts a look at how Mickey and his animated freinds spend their free time.

  2. Mickey's 50

    November 19, 1978 TV Special Walt Disney Studios

    A celebration of Mickey's fiftieth birthday.

  3. Computers Are People, Too!

    May 22, 1982 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation, S.R.S. Productions

  4. A Disney Halloween

    October 30, 1982 TV Special Walt Disney Studios

    A short Halloween cartoon that includes many clips of Disney villains and other scary cartoons created by Disney. It is narrated by a talking pumpkin puppet.

  5. A Disney Channel Christmas!!!

    December 3, 1983 TV Special Film Landa, Inc.

    Jiminy Cricket introduces clips from various Disney films (with Bambi, Cinderella, etc.) as well as classic cartoons such as Chip and Dale in Pluto's Christmas Tree, Goofy learning to ski (…

  6. A Disney Christmas Gift

    December 20, 1983 TV Special Disney Studios

    Favorite holiday scenes from Walt Disney's best-loved animated features and short cartoons, including Bambi and Thumper frolicking in the snow and magical moments with Cinderella and her fa…

  7. Disney All-Star Valentine Party

    February 14, 1984 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

  8. Disney All-Star Mother's Day Album

    May 11, 1984 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

  9. Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

    1984 (estimated) TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation, Andrew Solt Productions

    A showcase of Donald Duck's most memorable cartoons. R2-D2 and C-3PO offered a tribute to Clarence C. "Ducky" Nash, the voice of Donald. Scenes from the Disneyland parade celebrating Donald…

  10. Disney's DTV Valentine

    February 14, 1986 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    This special featured Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and all the Disney characters in classic "love-themed" shorts put to modern music. Hosted by Ludwig Von Drake, who introduces the cartoons and gi…

  11. Disney's Fluppy Dogs

    November 27, 1986 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation, Tokyo Movie Shinsha

    Five extraterrestrials become lost in the galaxy and make an emergency landing- the entry to their own universe unavailable- on Earth. There, the Fluppys are mistaken for dogs (whom they re…

  12. Jiminy Cricket: Storyteller

    1986 (estimated) TV Special Disney Channel Production

    Jiminy Cricket plays emcee and introduces some stories by Aesop and Hans Christian Anderson.

  13. Disney's DTV Doggone Valentine

    February 13, 1987 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation, Andrew Solt Productions

    Featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Ludwig Von Drake, Jiminy Cricket, Goofy, Pongo, Dalmatians

  14. Totally Minnie

    February 25, 1987 TV Special Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Television, Filmfair Commu…

    Maxwell Dweeb is a dorky nerd who attends the Minnie Mouse Center for the Totally Unhip in an effort to get on in life. As Minnie shows him the ropes to being cool, Maxwell finds himself fa…

  15. Down And Out With Donald Duck

    March 25, 1987 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation, Garen-Albrecht Productions

    A look at the life of Donald Duck

  16. Disney's Golden Anniversary Of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

    May 22, 1987 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation, Brad Lachman Productions

    Host Dick Van Dyke takes a look back at Walt Disney's seminal motion picture Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs in this TV special marking the fiftieth anniversary of the films released. The s…

  17. Treasure Of The Golden Suns

    September 18, 1987 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    Featuring Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Launchpad McQuack, Ms. Beakly, Duckworth, Doofus, Gyro Gearloose, Flintheart Glomgold

  18. Disney's DTV Monster Hits

    October 30, 1987 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    A musical special in which Disney showed Disney characters in popular music videos.

  19. Mickey's 60th Birthday

    November 13, 1988 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    Mickey is recording his birthday spectacular but on set disappears as he preforms a magic display using his sorcerers hat. A wizard takes away his identity until he can find a magic of his…

  20. Time Is Money

    November 25, 1988 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    Featuring Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Launchpad McQuack, Ms. Beakly, Duckworth, Doofus, Gyro Gearloose, Flintheart Glomgold

  21. Mickey's Happy Valentine

    February 12, 1989 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    Featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck

  22. Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers To The Rescue

    September 30, 1989 No. CDRR 1100 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    In this pilot episode for Chip'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Chip and Dale meet the rest of the cast, stop Fat Cat's original mob boss owner and form the Rescue Rangers group.

  23. DTV2: The Special

    1989 (estimated) TV Special Brighton Group

    Classic animation combined with current music hits.

  24. Plunder And Lightning

    September 7, 1990 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    Baloo meets Kit (who is being chased by Don Karnage and his entourage of pirates) for the very first time in this introduction to the series.

  25. Disney's Rootin' Tootin' Roundup

    1990 (estimated) TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    A look at Disney cartoons with a Wild West theme.

  26. Winnie The Pooh And Christmas Too

    December 14, 1991 TV Special Walt Disney Studios.

    Christopher Robin and the animals write a Christmas list, but Pooh forgets to ask for something. He must get the letter back, and get it to the North Pole by Christmas, which is tomorrow.

  27. It's A Wonderful Leaf

    December 23, 1991 No. 4308-060 TV Special Sun Woo Animation

    The research scientist turned vegetable, Bushroot, just wants to finish his Christmas shopping in peace. But will the holiday shoppers let him? Nooo.... So it's "Bah, grubbug," and Bushy de…

  28. Goof Troop Pilot

    September 5, 1992 Season 1, no. PILOT TV Episode Walt Disney Television Animation

    The new neighbor Goofy moves to the suburbs with his son, Max.

  29. A Whale Of A Tale

    September 11, 1992 Season 1, no. 4313-007 TV Episode Walt Disney Television Animation.

    Ariel befriends a baby killer whale, names him Spot, and adopts him. The inevitable trouble ensues as he grows. Whale of a Tale not in regular rotation. Prime time special in first season;…

  30. A Goof Troop Christmas

    November 1, 1992 No. S-1 TV Episode Walt Disney Television Animation

    Goofy is going all out for Christmas with a Santa sleigh on the roof, hundreds of blinking lights, and a six-foot high plastic snowman, while his son Max is more concerned about how he can…

  31. Going Bonkers, Part 1

    September 4, 1993 Season 2, no. 4311-124. BVTV Episode Number… TV Episode Walt Disney Television Animation

    The premiere episode, where Wackytoons Studios star Bonkers D. Bobcat gets fired when his TV show gets cancelled. But he stumbles his way into a job on the Hollywood Police Department. Bonk…

  32. A Tribute To Mom

    May 1994 (estimated) TV Special Film Landa, Inc.

  33. Goofy's Salute To Father

    June 19, 1994 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    Clips from Goofy cartoons show the trials and tribulations of Fatherhood in this Father's Day special.

  34. Boo! To You Too, Winnie The Pooh

    October 25, 1996 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    It's half-past quarter to sunset, the breezes are blustering, the dark is growing darker ... and Pooh and his pals are getting their costumes ready for Halloween! But Piglet's just a little…

  35. Doug's Secret Christmas

    December 14, 1996 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation.

    Doug wants to celebrate Christmas, but his mom is celebrating the arrival of the baby instead of celebrating Christmas.

  36. A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

    November 22, 1998 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    "A Winnie The Pooh Thanksgiving" follows Pooh and the gang's antics on a wild search for the ingredients for a perfect Thanksgiving feast. When the search goes awry, Pooh and his pals frant…

  37. A Valentine for You

    February 13, 1999 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    Featuring Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, Gopher, Christopher Robin

  38. Prep & Landing

    December 1, 2009 TV Special Walt Disney Animation Studios

    This holiday special reveals the never-before-told tale of an elite unit of Elves known as Prep & Landing. Every Christmas Eve, this high-tech organization ensures that homes around the wor…

  39. Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

    December 7, 2010 TV Special Walt Disney Animation Studios

    Featuring Magee, Wayne, Lanny, The Big Guy, Mrs. Claus

  40. Pixie Hollow Games

    November 19, 2011 TV Special DisneyToon Studios, Prana Studios

    In their first world premiere television event, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends gather to compete in the Pixie Hollow Games- an incredible edge-of-your-seat sports spectacle filled with p…

  41. Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

    December 5, 2011 TV Special Walt Disney Animation Studios

    Santa's dauntless elves, Wayne and Lanny, find themselves up to their pointy ears in trouble as they race to recover classified North Pole technology, which has fallen into the hands of a c…

  42. Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess

    November 18, 2012 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, Sofia is a little girl with a commoner's background. That is until her mom marries the King, and suddenly, she is royalty. Sofia is whisked off to t…

  43. Sofia the First: The Floating Palace

    November 24, 2013 TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation

    The Floating Palace takes the royal family to Merriway Cove, where Sofia meets a young mermaid named Oona. After helping Oona get untangled from a net, Sofia's magical amulet transforms her…

  44. Haunted Mansion

    2015 (estimated) TV Special Walt Disney Television Animation