Shirley Temple's Storybook

Season 1

This was a 1958-1961 children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. It features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older children.

Where to Watch Season 1

16 Episodes

  • Beauty and the Beast
    E1
    Beauty and the BeastBased 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.
  • Rumpelstiltskin
    E2
    RumpelstiltskinThe 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.
  • The Nightingale
    E3
    The NightingaleThe 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.
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    E4
    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Dick Wittington and His Cat
    E5
    Dick Wittington and His CatOne-hour dramatization of "Dick Whittington and His Cat" features a performance by Rhubarb, the cat that played the title role in the baseball movie "Rhubarb," and also features songs by Mack David and Jerry Livingston.
  • The Land of Green Ginger
    E6
    The Land of Green GingerAbu Ali, son of the Emperor of China, Aladdin, is unable to choose a bride. Help comes from the genie of the Magic Lamp.
  • Rip Van Winkle
    E7
    Rip Van WinkleRip 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.
  • The Sleeping Beauty
    E8
    The Sleeping BeautyTale of the a young woman cast in a spell that sends her to sleep and the prince who revives her.
  • The Little Lame Prince
    E9
    The Little Lame PrincePrince Dolor, heir to the throne of Grauthenia, has been imprisoned by wicked King Bertrand.
  • The Magic Fishbone
    E10
    The Magic FishbonePrincess Alicia has trouble feeding all the children.
  • The Wild Swans
    E11
    The Wild SwansA wicked queen turns her stepsons into swans and tries to kill her stepdaughter.
  • Hiawatha
    E12
    HiawathaAn adaptation of Longfellow's poem about two young lovers from rival Indian tribes.
  • Rapunzel
    E13
    RapunzelPrince Peter falls in love with a beautiful voice.
  • Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
    E14
    Ali Baba and the 40 ThievesA 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.
  • The Emperor's New Clothes
    E15
    The Emperor's New ClothesThe conniving tailor convinces the vain monarch that his invisible raiment really exists.
  • Mother Goose
    E16
    Mother GooseMother 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.

Cast of Season 1

  • Shirley TempleSelf - Host / Narrator (voice)

 

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