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03-04-2011, 05:02 AM
Mar. 4, 1962 – The Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired “Carnival Time” on NBC-TV.
Mar. 4, 1972 – Disneyland’s version of the “Country Bear Jamboree” opened in Critter Country.
Mar. 4, 1973 – Disney’s TV show “Chester, Yesterday’s Horse” aired.
Mar. 4, 1979 – The Wonderful World of Disney aired the 2-hour “Never A Dull Moment.”
Mar. 4, 1980 – Disney released its very first video tapes to the home VHS market. There were 13 titles licensed for rental to Fotomat (a retail chain of photo development drive-thru kiosks located in shopping center parking lots) in a 4 city test. The titles included the live-action features “Pete’s Dragon,” “The Black Hole,” “The Love Bug,” “Escape to Witch Mountain,” “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,” “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” “Bedknobs and Broomsticks,” “The North Avenue Irregulars,” “The Apple Dumpling Gang,” and “Hot Lead and Cold Feet,” and three of the compilations of short cartoons previously released by DiscoVision: “On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends,” “Kids is Kids starring Donald Duck,” and “Adventures of Chip ‘n’ Dale.
Mar. 4, 1981 – Olivier Award-winning English actress and singer Laura Michelle Kelly was born in England. Kelly’s West End musical credits include “Beauty and the Beast” and “Mary Poppins.”
Mar. 4, 1987 – Disney’s TV series “Harry” began airing. (Ended Mar. 25, 1987)
Mar. 4, 1989 – The Disney Channel’s TV series “Chip’n’Dale’s Rescue Rangers” began airing. (Ended Sept. 3, 1993)
Mar. 4, 1992 – Arthur Harold babitsky, better known as animator Art Babbitt, passed away at the age of 84. Best known for his work at The Walt Disney Co., Babbitt received over 80 awards as animation director and animator. He is most famous for creating Goofy and worked on such films as “The Three Little Pigs,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” and “Fantasia.”
Mar. 4, 1994 – Actor/comedian John Candy, the voice of Albatross Wilbur in Disney’s 1990 film “The Rescuers Down Under” passed away of a heart attack at the age of 44.
Mar. 4, 1972 – Disneyland’s version of the “Country Bear Jamboree” opened in Critter Country.
Mar. 4, 1973 – Disney’s TV show “Chester, Yesterday’s Horse” aired.
Mar. 4, 1979 – The Wonderful World of Disney aired the 2-hour “Never A Dull Moment.”
Mar. 4, 1980 – Disney released its very first video tapes to the home VHS market. There were 13 titles licensed for rental to Fotomat (a retail chain of photo development drive-thru kiosks located in shopping center parking lots) in a 4 city test. The titles included the live-action features “Pete’s Dragon,” “The Black Hole,” “The Love Bug,” “Escape to Witch Mountain,” “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,” “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” “Bedknobs and Broomsticks,” “The North Avenue Irregulars,” “The Apple Dumpling Gang,” and “Hot Lead and Cold Feet,” and three of the compilations of short cartoons previously released by DiscoVision: “On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends,” “Kids is Kids starring Donald Duck,” and “Adventures of Chip ‘n’ Dale.
Mar. 4, 1981 – Olivier Award-winning English actress and singer Laura Michelle Kelly was born in England. Kelly’s West End musical credits include “Beauty and the Beast” and “Mary Poppins.”
Mar. 4, 1987 – Disney’s TV series “Harry” began airing. (Ended Mar. 25, 1987)
Mar. 4, 1989 – The Disney Channel’s TV series “Chip’n’Dale’s Rescue Rangers” began airing. (Ended Sept. 3, 1993)
Mar. 4, 1992 – Arthur Harold babitsky, better known as animator Art Babbitt, passed away at the age of 84. Best known for his work at The Walt Disney Co., Babbitt received over 80 awards as animation director and animator. He is most famous for creating Goofy and worked on such films as “The Three Little Pigs,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” and “Fantasia.”
Mar. 4, 1994 – Actor/comedian John Candy, the voice of Albatross Wilbur in Disney’s 1990 film “The Rescuers Down Under” passed away of a heart attack at the age of 44.