All episodes Season 5 S05E02 1958-10-10 60 min 1960s NBC

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle

TV Flash files “The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle” as hour 102 of 941 in the TV Flash guide — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 5, episode 2, aired 1958-10-10, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S05E02: listed hour 102 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, hour 2 of 26 in season 5. It aired 1958-10-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca” (S05E01). Next is “Four Down and Five Lives to Go” (S05E03). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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No original recap on file. TV Flash does not invent plots for missing hours. Title, airdate, and the hour filing above are the magazine record for this leaf.

Viewer FAQ

Where does The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?

S05E02 is listed hour 102 of 941 — hour 2 of 26 in season 5, season 5 episode 2.

When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S05E02 air?

The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle aired 1958-10-10 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Where should I start?

An early-1960s hour with Walt hosting — or a color-forward park-and-vault mix — shows the peacock assignment. It is an anthology, so you sample nights rather than a plot.

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Why this series still plays

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color was Sunday night as a sales pitch for NBC's peacock: anthology packaging, park mythology, and Walt himself hosting in the early years. It pushed color-set adoption while recycling Disney vaults as weekly event. Brand television at industrial scale — a studio teaching America to want palettes, princesses, and Tomorrowland from the sofa.

Sunday night as a sales window for NBC's peacock. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color ran **1961–1969** under that title, evolving from earlier ABC Disneyland branding, and helped promote color-set adoption in partnership with RCA/NBC while recycling Disney vaults as weekly event. Anthology packaging, park mythology, Walt himself hosting in the early years. Cartoons, nature films, adventure serials, and Tomorrowland promotion share the umbrella. Rex will toast the cardigan cathedral. The metric is color as the…

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