Scary Tales
"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.[1][2][3]
- Scary Tales is a compilation of Walt Disney shorts released exclusively in Japan on laserdisc in 1986. The running time is 91 minutes.[4]
- Scary Tales, 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.[5]
The 1983 Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Version[]
Shorts[]
- Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
- Duck Pimples (1945)
- The Skeleton Dance (1929)
- The Haunted House (1929)
- Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
- Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
Releases[]
- VHS (1983)
- Laserdisc (1983)
The 1986 Japanese Laserdisc[]
Shorts[]
- The Skeleton Dance (1929)
- The Haunted House (1929)
- Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
- Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
- Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
- Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
- The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow (1958)
- Duck Pimples (1945)
- Mickey's Parrot (1938)
- Trick Or Treat (1952)
As an Alternate Title to Disney's Halloween Treat[]
"Disney's Scary Tales of Halloween" is a 1982 Halloween-themed television special which originally aired on October 19, 1986, on ABC.
Shorts[]
- "Madam Mim" – The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence – Fantasia (1940)
- Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944) – Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie
- "Pluto's Judgement" sequence featuring three Pluto cartoons assembled together:
- Puss Cafe (1950)
- Cat Nap Pluto (1948)
- Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
- "Captain Hook" – Peter Pan (1953)
- "Cruella de Vil" – One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- "The Evil Queen" – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- Small snippets from Trick or Treat (1952)
- Small snippets from Disneyland's “The Great Cat Family” (1956)
- "Si and Am" – Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- Clip of Mickey's Parrot (1938)
- Lonesome Ghosts (1937) full cartoon
Note: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow (1958)'s Headless Horseman segment appeared in network versions.
Similar Releases[]
- Disney's Greatest Villains (1977)
- Wonderful World of Disney Halloween Hall o' Fame (1977)
- A Disney Halloween (1981)
- Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
- DTV Monster Hits (1987)
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Volume 13: Donald's Scary Tales (1990)
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Volume 14: Halloween Haunts (1990)
- Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
- Once upon a Halloween (2005)
See also[]
- Tom & Jerry Halloween Special (1987)
- Bugs Bunny's Howl-Oween Special (1978)
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Scary Tales Volume 3 Cartoon Classics". Amazon.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.cartoonreviewsite.com/videos/disney/cc/v3st.html
- ^ a b "Scary Tales (1983) [SF078-1105]". LaserDisc Database.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Sunday listings". Sunday News "Showtime". October 19, 1986. p. 7.
Categories:
- Short film compilations
- Disney home video releases
- Disney-related lists
- Disney stubs