1. Beauty and the Beast
1h
12th Jan 1958
Based on the novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, a merchant must give up one of his three daughters, or he will lose his life. Beauty sacrifices herself and so the story continues.
Episodes
Cast
Season 1
2. Rumpelstiltskin
1h
2nd Feb 1958
The miller Hanz Franz has bragged to one and all that his daughter Elsa can spin straw into gold. The poor girl is spirited away by the Royal Tax Collector Lord Karsch and locked in a room in the palace of the King.
3. The Nightingale
1h
18th Feb 1958
The oppressed Chinese peasants and woodsmen have only one consolation -- the beautiful song of a nightingale. But word of this unusual bird reaches the emperor, who promptly orders it brought from the woods to the palace.
4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1h
5th Mar 1958
5. Dick Wittington and His Cat
1h
23rd Mar 1958
6. The Land of Green Ginger
1h
18th Apr 1958
Abu Ali, son of the Emperor of China, Aladdin, is unable to choose a bride. Help comes from the genie of the Magic Lamp.
7. Rip Van Winkle
1h
6th May 1958
Rip Van Winkle wanders off to a mountain haunt in the Catskills. There he encounters a strange crew of dwarfs, whose powerful brew lulls him into a 20-year slumber.
8. The Sleeping Beauty
1h
8th Jun 1958
Tale of the a young woman cast in a spell that sends her to sleep and the prince who revives her.
9. The Little Lame Prince
1h
15th Jul 1958
Prince Dolor, heir to the throne of Grauthenia, has been imprisoned by wicked King Bertrand.
10. The Magic Fishbone
1h
19th Aug 1958
Princess Alicia has trouble feeding all the children.
11. The Wild Swans
1h
12th Sep 1958
A wicked queen turns her stepsons into swans and tries to kill her stepdaughter.
12. Hiawatha
1h
18th Oct 1958
An adaptation of Longfellow's poem about two young lovers from rival Indian tribes.
13. Rapunzel
1h
27th Oct 1958
Prince Peter falls in love with a beautiful voice.
14. Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
1h
12th Nov 1958
A humble woodcutter, Ali Baba and his son Abdullah accidentally learn the location and means of entrance to a fantastic cache of treasure, used by a band of thieves. Unable to keep the secret of the cave from his greedy brother Kasim," Ali Baba reveals the magic password.
15. The Emperor's New Clothes
1h
25th Nov 1958
The conniving tailor convinces the vain monarch that his invisible raiment really exists.
16. Mother Goose
1h
21st Dec 1958
Mother Goose travels to Wayfair and tries to save the town's annual fair, which has been canceled by young Polly Baker's father, the Mayor.
First air date
12th Jan 1958
Last air date
16th Jul 1961
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Original language
en