Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958 · Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 Seasons · 41 Episodes · 6.5

Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".

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Episodes

E11. Beauty and the Beast60m · 1958-01-12Based on the novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, a merchant must give up one of his three daughters, or he will lose his life. Beauty sacrifices herself and so the story continues.E22. Rumpelstiltskin60m · 1958-02-02The miller Hanz Franz has bragged to one and all that his daughter Elsa can spin straw into gold. The poor girl is spirited away by the Royal Tax Collector Lord Karsch and locked in a room in the palace of the King.E33. The Nightingale60m · 1958-02-18The oppressed Chinese peasants and woodsmen have only one consolation -- the beautiful song of a nightingale. But word of this unusual bird reaches the emperor, who promptly orders it brought from the woods to the palace.E44. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow60m · 1958-03-05E55. Dick Wittington and His Cat60m · 1958-03-23E66. The Land of Green Ginger60m · 1958-04-18Abu Ali, son of the Emperor of China, Aladdin, is unable to choose a bride. Help comes from the genie of the Magic Lamp.E77. Rip Van Winkle60m · 1958-05-06Rip Van Winkle wanders off to a mountain haunt in the Catskills. There he encounters a strange crew of dwarfs, whose powerful brew lulls him into a 20-year slumber.E88. The Sleeping Beauty60m · 1958-06-08Tale of the a young woman cast in a spell that sends her to sleep and the prince who revives her.E99. The Little Lame Prince60m · 1958-07-15Prince Dolor, heir to the throne of Grauthenia, has been imprisoned by wicked King Bertrand.E1010. The Magic Fishbone60m · 1958-08-19Princess Alicia has trouble feeding all the children.E1111. The Wild Swans60m · 1958-09-12A wicked queen turns her stepsons into swans and tries to kill her stepdaughter.E1212. Hiawatha60m · 1958-10-18An adaptation of Longfellow's poem about two young lovers from rival Indian tribes.E1313. Rapunzel60m · 1958-10-27Prince Peter falls in love with a beautiful voice.E1414. Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves60m · 1958-11-12A humble woodcutter, Ali Baba and his son Abdullah accidentally learn the location and means of entrance to a fantastic cache of treasure, used by a band of thieves. Unable to keep the secret of the cave from his greedy brother Kasim," Ali Baba reveals the magic password.E1515. The Emperor's New Clothes60m · 1958-11-25The conniving tailor convinces the vain monarch that his invisible raiment really exists.E1616. Mother Goose60m · 1958-12-21Mother Goose travels to Wayfair and tries to save the town's annual fair, which has been canceled by young Polly Baker's father, the Mayor.

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