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:

1. 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.
2. Scary Tales is a compilation of Walt Disney shorts released exclusively in Japan on LaserDisc in 1986. The running time is 91 minutes.
3. Disney's Scary Tales of Villains is a compilation of Disney animated episode and archival footage only in 1983 in CBS, and five varies from "A Walt Disney Halloween/Disney's Halloween Treat/A Disney Halloween" (1981–83) and "Our Unsung Villains/Disney's Greatest Villains" (1956. 1977–84) released in 52-miunte block format as Saturday tonight by the channel announcer refers.
4. 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

1. Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
2. Duck Pimples (1945)
3. The Skeleton Dance (1929)
4. The Haunted House (1929)
5. Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
6. Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)

Releases

• VHS (1983)
• LaserDisc (1983)

1986 LaserDisc version

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" from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
• Duck Pimples (1945)
• Mickey's Parrot (1938)
• Trick or Treat (1952)

1983 TV version

"Disney's Scary Tales of Villains" is a Halloween-themed episode of Walt Disney which originally aired on October 29, 1983, on CBS. The special is hosted by the Slave in the Magic Mirror (played by Kris Stevens) which segments of various villains from Disney feature films.

Shorts

• "Captain Hook" - Peter Pan (1953)
• "Big Bad Wolf" - Three Little Wolves (1936)
• "Edgar Balthazar" - The Aristocats (1970)
• "Queen/Witch" - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
• "Si and Am" - Lady and the Tramp (1955)
• "The Coachman" - Pinocchio (1939)
• "The Queen of Hearts" - Alice in Wonderland (1951)
• "Lady Tremaine" - Cinderella (1950)
• "Madam Mim" - The Sword in the Stone (1963)
• "Chernabog" - Fantasia (1940)
• "Willie the Giant" - Mickey and the Beanstalk segment of Fun & Fancy Free (1947)
• "Brer Fox and Brer Bear" - Song of the South (1946)
• "Maleficent" - Sleeping Beauty (1959)
• "Prince John" - Robin Hood (1973)
• "Cruella de Vil" - 101 Dalmatians (1961)
• "Madame Medusa" - The Rescuers (1977)
• "Shere Khan and Kaa" - The Jungle Book (1967)
• "Headless Horseman" - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

Trivia

• As the alternate title called was "Scary Tales of Villains".
• Note: Vault Disney block of programming on the Disney Channel appeared in network versions

1986 TV version

"Disney's Scary Tales of Halloween" is a Halloween-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 (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)

Note: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"'s "Headless Horseman" segment appeared in network versions.

See also

• "Our Unsung Villains" (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)
• Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
• Once Upon a Halloween (2005)

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