When I was a kid weekends were Saturday morning cartoons, and "The Wonderful World of Disney" on Sunday nights. How I miss those days.

This is a wonderful memory from my childhood. We never missed these programs.

Here in New Zealand Disney would be sunday evenings family hour. Walt would do the intro, I remember scarecrow was a good 1. Thats over 50yrs ago. An innocent time, gullible another word for it lol. A young (cubby or cuddly) Kirk Russell !. Happy memories

i was born in Wiltshire , England and becvause of that i am a 'Moonraker' .Its a strory from Smuggling days when smugglers took their contraband inlanmd at night and hid it during the day . Itscsaid that they hid it in a village pond , and when getting the contraband out with a long rake , the excise men appeared !". When asked what they were doing they quickly said they were trying to rake out the big cheese from the pond . (could have been a gold plate?'} The excise men laughed for it was the reflection of a golden moon in the pond . They left the simpletons to 'rake the Moon' from thev pond , hence Wiltshiremen are 'Moonrakers '

As I recall, our 70s Sunday night double feature was Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and the Wonderful World of Disney.

I have such amazing memories of watching WWOD on the Disney channel. Of course I didn't see these shows when they first came out, they were reruns but that didn't matter to me. Disney was absolute magic for all of my childhood. So many wonderful memories with my parents and grandparents, siblings and friends.

In the 70s after dinner, Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom and the Disneys WWOC. So many great family memories. Id go back in time in a heartbeat. How I miss those days.

Thank you!! I love the episodes that have the Walt introductions instead of the edited together movie version

Back when Disney movies were worth watching thank you very much for the upload

If i remember correctly W.W. of Disney was on Sunday night. Dinner first, then the show/Disney. Then if winter wind down for bed. If summertime, go out and play past dark. Great memories. Thank you!!!

Ahh those were the days.

Oscar Homolka a spirited performer , vikings , russians and curmudgeons his face didnt have to speak .love the actors work .

I'm enjoying this little-known tale out of Long Island history, though I imagine it was filmed off a more convenient California coast. The glorious old days of pirates, smugglers, sailing ships, crusty captains & old salts hard to beat for an entertaining story, no matter how blood-soaked! Of course, that's deemphasized here but there's still a surprising amount of fisticuffs & violence for a Disney telefilm---and all the more enjoyable for it! I've always enjoyed the studio's historical tales---they were carefully researched & presented with an eye toward accurate settings & costumes. I also enjoy viewing such incidental things as period-appropriate indoor decor, whether a tavern, home, shipping office, maps on walls, etc., all contributing to a believably historic atmosphere. Over the years, I've noticed how the people who did the casting for these Disney films always chose actors & actresses with the right kinds of faces for the parts they were playing, especially in certain key roles---Oscar Homolka being a perfect example, among others. Fun to see Kevin Corcoran a little older here with a steadier, less squealish, squawky voice, his countenance maturing into a handsome lad, his persona much less childish & mischievous than previously depicted. I could've sworn the actor playing Dan, the shipping investigator-spy, was the son of Dean Jones, or at least related but there's no indication of this in the credits that I could detect, unless I missed it. Anyway, on to Part 2!

There's nothing like that Disney quality.

"The opening theme as I remember it as a child; haunting"!

Back when Disney was WONDERFUL❤️

😀 ❤ Thank you , I enjoyed watching this episode .

Thanks for doing these!! Something to look forward to.😽💫 brings back such good memories l

I used to enjoy watching all the old Walt shows on the Disney channel but this was long ago before cable and we had to tune our backyard satellite dish to watch the Disney channel for free.

This is the first time I've ever seen Walt Disney on a film holy moly and I've seen White fang six times

seeing all the blackeyes from my childhood turns my stomach.

Sunday nights, right after dinner. Anybody remember 'Charlie the crazy cougar'?

Takes me back. My uncle had a place in Montauk. 🌝

Lovely to look, listen to Disney earlier films. Notice the 16th. barrell with the ends turned on a pole lathe ?. Wiltshire contributor talked about local dunces raking the pond with full moon reflection : lunys ?. Police were daft !. Old better Days. Thanks all . Dave

Curiously the moon cusser rarely encountered the Commanche.

Long ago there was a paperback novel with this title. Seems I still have it. It was written by a woman about a young woman's experience with ghosts. Makes me wonder if this author was paid royalties.

'The Mooncussers' would be a great name for a rock band. Although, I haven't googled it, so there may be a band using it.

April 25, 2000 Disney Channel airing.

I remember watching these, wasn't it on Sunday evening around 7pm?

Would like to see Scorsese do this film as a Gangs of New York prequel-sidestory.

I wonder if the Mooncussers ever met the Moon Spinners.

Yes, there was a time Disney used real actors.

OK not all.

A room see you want the work done but use the car and charge fir a room

Nope not on the Disney Channel ☹️

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I always enjoyed watching this show as a kid, I was just shy of my eighth birthday when this came out. You could always trust a Disney show back then, unlike now where its so poisoned with woke crap its criminal.

I remember this stuff. Disney these days is a million miles away from what it was back then...

This is the Disney we grew up on. Not demonic ,woke propaganda like this new disney

Howver Walt Disney himself was a very evil man!

Pre WOKE DISNEY!