"Scary Tales" refers to several different versions of a Halloween-themed compilation of Walt Disney shorts, as well as an alternate and condensed version of "
Disney's Halloween Treat" (1982) by the same name or derivation debuting in different years across various formats and countries:
# Scary Tales is a compilation of Walt Disney shorts. The compilation was released in 1983 on both VHS and laser disc and is the third volume in a release of
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics. The running time is 52 minutes, not 43 minutes as the artwork contains this error.
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# Scary Tales is a compilation of Walt Disney shorts released exclusively in Japan on LaserDisc in 1986. The running time is 91 minutes.
# Disney's Scary Tales of Halloween, as it referred to sometimes by the channel announcer, refers to an alternative title and condensed version of "
Disney's Halloween Treat" (1982), released in 60-minute block formats as both syndicated and network broadcast formats on television.
1983 version
Shorts
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Donald Duck and the Gorilla'' (1944)
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Duck Pimples
''Duck Pimples'' is a 1945 animated whodunit short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon parodies radio crime stories and film noir dramas.
Plot
Donald Duck's imagination, enhanced by scary stor ...
'' (1945)
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The Skeleton Dance
''The Skeleton Dance'' is a 1929 ''Silly Symphony'' animated short subject produced and directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. In the film, four human skeletons dance and make music around a spooky graveyard—a modern film example ...
'' (1929)
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The Haunted House
A haunted house is a building purported to be the site of paranormal activity.
Haunted house may also refer to:
Films and television
* ''The Haunted House'' (1913 film), an American silent short comedy-drama
* ''The Haunted House'' (1917 film ...
'' (1929)
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Donald's Lucky Day'' (1939)
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Pluto's Judgement Day
''Pluto's Judgement Day'' is a ''Mickey Mouse'' cartoon released theatrically in 1935. Although labeled a Mickey cartoon, the main star is Pluto. It was the 78th short film in the ''Mickey Mouse'' series to be released, the seventh of that year. ...
'' (1935)
Releases
*VHS (1983)
*LaserDisc (1983)
1986 LaserDisc version
Shorts
* ''
The Skeleton Dance
''The Skeleton Dance'' is a 1929 ''Silly Symphony'' animated short subject produced and directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. In the film, four human skeletons dance and make music around a spooky graveyard—a modern film example ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Haunted House
A haunted house is a building purported to be the site of paranormal activity.
Haunted house may also refer to:
Films and television
* ''The Haunted House'' (1913 film), an American silent short comedy-drama
* ''The Haunted House'' (1917 film ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Donald's Lucky Day'' (1939)
* ''
Lonesome Ghosts
''Lonesome Ghosts'' is a 1937 Disney animated cartoon, released through RKO Radio Pictures on December 24, 1937, three days after ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937). It was directed by Burt Gillett and animated by Izzy (Isadore) Klein, E ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Donald Duck and the Gorilla'' (1944)
* ''
Pluto's Judgement Day
''Pluto's Judgement Day'' is a ''Mickey Mouse'' cartoon released theatrically in 1935. Although labeled a Mickey cartoon, the main star is Pluto. It was the 78th short film in the ''Mickey Mouse'' series to be released, the seventh of that year. ...
'' (1935)
* "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" from ''
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' (1949)
* ''
Duck Pimples
''Duck Pimples'' is a 1945 animated whodunit short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon parodies radio crime stories and film noir dramas.
Plot
Donald Duck's imagination, enhanced by scary stor ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Mickey's Parrot
''Mickey's Parrot'' is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and released on September 9, 1938. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and animated by Frenchy de Trémaudan, Louie Schmittt, Chuck Couc ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Trick or Treat'' (1952)
1986 TV version
"Disney's Scary Tales of Halloween" is a
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration geography of Halloween, observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. ...
-themed television special which originally aired on October 19, 1986, on ABC. It is a condensed version of the 1982 special "
Disney's Halloween Treat".
Shorts
* "
Madam Mim
''The Sword in the Stone'' is a 1963 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 18th Disney animated feature film, it is based on the novel of the same name by T. H. White, ...
" – ''
The Sword in the Stone'' (1963)
* "
Night on Bald Mountain
''Night on Bald Mountain'' (russian: Ночь на лысой горе, translit=Noch′ na lysoy gore, links=no), also known as ''Night on the Bare Mountain'', is a series of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). Inspired by Russian ...
" sequence – ''
Fantasia
Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Donald Duck and the Gorilla'' (1944) –
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American Pekin, white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shi ...
and his nephews
Huey, Dewey and Louie
Huey, Dewey, and Louie are triplet cartoon characters created by storyboard artist (screenwriter) Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company from an idea proposed by cartoonist Al Taliaferro and are the nephews of Donald Duck and the grand-nephews ...
* "Pluto's Judgement" sequence featuring three
Pluto
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest k ...
cartoons assembled together:
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Puss Cafe'' (1950)
** ''
Cat Nap Pluto'' (1948)
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Pluto's Judgement Day
''Pluto's Judgement Day'' is a ''Mickey Mouse'' cartoon released theatrically in 1935. Although labeled a Mickey cartoon, the main star is Pluto. It was the 78th short film in the ''Mickey Mouse'' series to be released, the seventh of that year. ...
'' (1935)
* "
Captain Hook
Captain James Hook is a fictional character and the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play '' Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' and its various adaptations, in which he is Peter Pan's archenemy. The character is a pirate capt ...
" – ''
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...
'' (1953)
* "
Cruella de Vil
Cruella de Vil is a fictional character in British author Dodie Smith's 1956 novel ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians''. A pampered and glamorous London heiress and fashion designer, she appears in Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions' Lis ...
" – ''
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (also simply known as ''101 Dalmatians'') is a 1961 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the 1956 novel '' The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' by Dodie Smith. Th ...
'' (1961)
* "
The Evil Queen
The Evil Queen, also called the Wicked Queen, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of "Snow White", a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm; similar stories exist worldwide. Other versions of the Queen appear in subsequen ...
" – ''
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as T ...
'' (1937)
* Small snippets from ''
Trick or Treat'' (1952)
* Small snippets from ''
Disneyland
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney initially envisi ...
''s "The Great Cat Family" (1956)
* "
Si and Am" – ''
Lady and the Tramp
''Lady and the Tramp'' is a 1955 American animated musical romance film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution. The 15th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Ha ...
'' (1955)
* Clip of ''
Mickey's Parrot
''Mickey's Parrot'' is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and released on September 9, 1938. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and animated by Frenchy de Trémaudan, Louie Schmittt, Chuck Couc ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Lonesome Ghosts
''Lonesome Ghosts'' is a 1937 Disney animated cartoon, released through RKO Radio Pictures on December 24, 1937, three days after ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937). It was directed by Burt Gillett and animated by Izzy (Isadore) Klein, E ...
'' (1937)
Note: "
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled '' The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'' Written while Irving was living abroad in Bir ...
"'s "Headless Horseman" segment appeared in network versions.
See also
* "
Our Unsung Villains
"Our Unsung Villains" is a 1956 episode of ''Disneyland'' which originally aired on ABC on February 15, 1956. It was repeated on June 10, 1960.
Synopsis
The episode has Walt Disney handing over the hosting duties to the Magic Mirror, who promptl ...
" (1956)
* "
Disney's Greatest Villains" (1977)
* "
Halloween Hall o' Fame" Disney's Halloween Hall O' Fame (1977)
* "
A Disney Halloween" (1981)
* "
Disney's Halloween Treat" (1982)
* "
A Disney Halloween" (1983)
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Mickey's House of Villains
''Mickey's House of Villains'' (also known as ''House of Mouse: The Villains'') is a 2002 American direct-to-video animated comedy-horror film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is based on the animated television series, '' House ...
'' (2002)
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Once Upon a Halloween
''Once Upon a Halloween'' is a 2005 British animated fantasy film featuring the Evil Queen (from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'') and Disney Villains. The film is an anthology that features clips from Disney animated films plus shorts and s ...
'' (2005)
Notes
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