Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

7.3 | en | Family

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. The first season of sixteen black-and-white and colored episodes aired on NBC between January 12, 1958 and December 21, 1958 as Shirley Temple's Storybook. Thirteen episodes of the first season re-ran on ABC beginning on January 12, 1959. The second season of twenty-five color episodes aired on NBC as The Shirley Temple Show between September 18, 1960 and July 16, 1961 in much the same format that it had under its original title. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose". When a stagehand said 'shit' during a "Mother Goose" rehearsal, Temple had him fired, telling the stunned cast it was a children's show–although no children were present during the rehearsal. Three of the first season episodes were done live, and each of the three took ten days of preparation. Temple read each script and made suggestions for improvement if necessary.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP25  Two for the Road
Jul. 16,1961
Two for the Road

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EP24  The Princess and the Goblins
Mar. 19,1961
The Princess and the Goblins

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EP23  The Peg-leg Pirate of Sulu
Mar. 12,1961
The Peg-leg Pirate of Sulu

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EP22  The Little Mermaid
Mar. 05,1961
The Little Mermaid

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EP21  The Return of Long John Silver
Feb. 19,1961
The Return of Long John Silver

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EP20  Onawandah
Feb. 12,1961
Onawandah

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EP19  The Fawn
Feb. 05,1961
The Fawn

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EP18  The Terrible Clockman
Jan. 29,1961
The Terrible Clockman

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EP17  Rebel Gun
Jan. 22,1961
Rebel Gun

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EP16  King Midas
Jan. 15,1961
King Midas

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EP15  Pippi Longstocking
Jan. 08,1961
Pippi Longstocking

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EP14  Babes in Toyland
Dec. 25,1960
Babes in Toyland

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EP13  The Black Sheep
Dec. 18,1960
The Black Sheep

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EP12  The House of the Seven Gables
Dec. 11,1960
The House of the Seven Gables

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EP11  The Indian Captive
Dec. 04,1960
The Indian Captive

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EP10  The Black Arrow
Nov. 27,1960
The Black Arrow

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EP9  The Reluctant Dragon
Nov. 13,1960
The Reluctant Dragon

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EP8  Emmy Lou
Nov. 06,1960
Emmy Lou

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EP7  The Prince and the Pauper
Oct. 30,1960
The Prince and the Pauper

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EP6  Little Men
Oct. 23,1960
Little Men

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EP5  Madeline
Oct. 16,1960
Madeline

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EP4  Tom and Huck
Oct. 09,1960
Tom and Huck

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EP3  Winnie-the-Pooh
Oct. 03,1960
Winnie-the-Pooh

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EP2  Kim
Sep. 25,1960
Kim

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EP1  The Land of Oz
Oct. 18,1960
The Land of Oz

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Released: 1958-01-12 | Released Producted By: NBC , Screen Gems Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

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. The first season of sixteen black-and-white and colored episodes aired on NBC between January 12, 1958 and December 21, 1958 as Shirley Temple's Storybook. Thirteen episodes of the first season re-ran on ABC beginning on January 12, 1959. The second season of twenty-five color episodes aired on NBC as The Shirley Temple Show between September 18, 1960 and July 16, 1961 in much the same format that it had under its original title. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose". When a stagehand said 'shit' during a "Mother Goose" rehearsal, Temple had him fired, telling the stunned cast it was a children's show–although no children were present during the rehearsal. Three of the first season episodes were done live, and each of the three took ten days of preparation. Temple read each script and made suggestions for improvement if necessary.

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Cast

Shirley Temple

Director

William Asher

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Reviews

solch26 I have the same feelings about these stories... It has been a long time but I perfectly remember stories like Rapunzel, the Nightingale, the Emperor's new clothes, Rumpelstiltskin, Rip Van Winkle, Hiawatha, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, Mother Goose, The Wild Swans, and many others. I watched the show every week looking to see a new story. It is really sad that things so good are not available while others violent ones are our daily bread. I have been looking online to see if I can buy them but there are only the Shirley Temple's movies. Hope I can find all the series one day on DVD. It would be wonderful to show them to my kids. Nice things like this should not disappear!
Bou I Googled around today to figure out the name of a song I hummed a fragment of. It's from "The Land of Green Ginger," in this series (Jerry Livingston's "Abu Ali, the Mouse, and Boomalakka Wee"). I heard this on this series when I was five, which gives you an idea of how this show can linger. I also recently found my illustrated text version Storybook from 1958, which is a fond memory.I'd be delighted to see this series on DVD. Near as I can tell from a visit to the site posted here by another IMDb user, only eleven shows thus far (from 1961) are. My remembered favorites are "Rapuzel," "The Land of Green Ginger," and "The Little Lame Prince," although it would take so little to bring back memories of more. Check the cast lists for the individual episodes--some heavy hitters!
mgriffc516 I truly enjoyed the Rapunzel show of all Ms. Temples' shows, which I watched faithfully each week as a child.I have never forgotten them and have still retained those beautiful black and white images in my mind to this very day.Each show brought forth strong values and showed courage in adverse situations that made me a stronger person today.If I had my wish, I would hope someday all 41 programs could be transferred to DVD format and sold as a boxed set. I suspect there are a number of baby boomer's like myself that would covet such a wondrous gift to share with our grandchildren. Thank you Ms. Temple.
cjtcxxx I loved the series " The Shirley Temple Storybook". The one episode I remember the most was " Beauty and the Beast". They were all good for the age I was at the time. I would love to be able to have this series on DVD or VHS so my grandkids could see it. I would like to know if it is available for purchase. I remember most of them being in color, but they very well could have had some of them in black & white. It really didn't matter because the stories were good. It had some great actors in it also. Most of them I don't remember but would love to see the show again. It was done so well and Shirley Temple was a great storyteller .