Disneyland
Man is His Own Worst Enemy
TV Flash files “Man is His Own Worst Enemy” as hour 215 of 941 in the TV Flash guide — Disneyland (1954–1958) on ABC, season 9, episode 5, aired 1962-10-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E05: listed hour 215 of 941 in the Disneyland guide, hour 5 of 25 in season 9. It aired 1962-10-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Silver Fox and Sam Davenport” (S09E04). Next is “Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (1)” (S09E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Man is His Own Worst Enemy sit in the Disneyland guide?
S09E05 is listed hour 215 of 941 — hour 5 of 25 in season 9, season 9 episode 5.
When did Disneyland S09E05 air?
Man is His Own Worst Enemy aired 1962-10-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Walt hosting and the park-land blocks — Frontierland/Tomorrowland as TV architecture — then the Davy Crockett stretch if you want the merch explosion.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Disneyland is Walt himself selling a magic kingdom on Tuesday nights: Frontierland blocks, Davy Crockett fever, TV as the world's longest commercial and a gift. Watch it in 2026 as the synergy flex that funded Anaheim — a studio using prime time to build a park empire and a lifelong brand before Silicon Valley learned the word.
The look is an uncle in a tie selling a kingdom on Tuesday night. Walt Disney on ABC, premiering 1954 as *Disneyland* — later retitled in the long Walt Disney anthology lineage — 941 episodes across a 47-season franchise umbrella in this catalog's long count. Cartoons, nature films, adventure serials, relentless park promotion: Frontierland, Tomorrowland, and the rest as programming blocks. Davy Crockett fever minted coonskin-cap mania. The park and the show sold each other in a closed loop of wonder and…
Filed against
- Walt Disney as Host
Walt Disney hosted Disneyland as Tuesday-night synergy — Frontierland blocks, Davy Crockett fever, prime time as the world’s longest commercial and a gift — then sold NBC’s peacock on Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, anthology…