Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a TV special celebrating the 50th anniversary of the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It originally aired on NBC on May 22, 1987 and would later reair as an episode of The Magical World of Disney on December 25, 1988.
Synopsis[]
In Disneyland, the Wicked Queen has cast a spell on Grumpy to makes him and convince the other dwarfs that they're too old and decides to retire, so Dick Van Dyke tries to convince him to stay. The show includes many celebrities sharing their Snow White memories and features a new performance of the deleted song "You're Never Too Old To Be Young", as well as an appearance by Linda Ronstadt singing a spirited rendition of "Someday My Prince Will Come".
Cast[]
- Dick Van Dyke (Himself/Host)
- Jane Curtin (The Evil Queen)
- Sherman Hemsley (Magic Mirror)
- Linda Ronstadt (Herself)
- Dennis Franz (Himself)
- Soleil Moon Frye (Herself)
- Christopher Hewett (Himself)
- Telma Hopkins (Herself)
- Jean Kasem (Herself)
- Stephanie Kramer (Herself)
- Richard Moll (Himself)
- Lindsay Wagner (Herself)
Notes[]
- Grumpy is the only Dwarf to have prominent speaking lines throughout the special. The other Dwarfs only speak either while singing or talking at once, although Doc has three speaking lines.
Gallery[]
Linda Ronstadt perforimg "Someday My Prince Will Come".
Title from the re-airing on The Magical World of Disney
Commercial bumper (with byline for WTHR 13, the NBC affiliate for Indianapolis, Indiana)
Commercial bumper (with byline for KNBC 4, the NBC affiliate for Los Angeles, California)