11 Facts About Disney Telefilms

1.

Original incarnation of Walt Disney Telefilms Television was the name of the American television production division of The Walt Disney Telefilms Company.

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2.

The last known live-action series produced by Walt Disney Telefilms Television was Smart Guy which ran for three seasons from 1997 to 1999 on the now-defunct WB Television Network.

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3.

Walt Disney Telefilms Productions did an hour-long special on Christmas Day 1950 for NBC then in 1951 for CBS.

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4.

In 1961, Disney Telefilms severed its terms with ABC and moved its weekly program to NBC, where it stayed for nearly 20 years until 1981.

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5.

In 1975, Disney Telefilms launched a partnership with SFM Media Service Corporation to distribute The Mickey Mouse Club onto syndication starting in 1975, leading up to new episodes in 1977.

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6.

In 1980, Disney Telefilms severed its exclusive deal with NBC, and jumped into line as a production company for television programs.

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7.

Disney Telefilms had broken its 23-year streak of producing anthology series only in order to produce its first TV show since Zorro's cancellation in 1982, Herbie the Love Bug, which only lasted one season on CBS.

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8.

Until 1983, Disney Telefilms shows were aired under the banner of the parent company, then named Walt Disney Telefilms Productions.

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9.

Disney Telefilms made its firsts in 1985, which are Wildside, which is produced under the Touchstone Films label, and two animated cartoons The Adventures of the Gummi Bears on NBC and Wuzzles on CBS.

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10.

Disney Telefilms, or Walt Disney Telefilms, was a TV film production company and a division of Walt Disney Television.

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11.

Walt Disney Telefilms was formed to produce films for the anthology TV series by 1995.

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