
Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)
Overview
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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Season 1
16 episodes • 1958

Season 1
16 episodes • 1958
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty and the Beast | Jan 12, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 2 | Rumpelstiltskin | Feb 2, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 3 | The Nightingale | Feb 18, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 4 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Mar 5, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 5 | Dick Wittington and His Cat | Mar 23, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 6 | The Land of Green Ginger | Apr 18, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 7 | Rip Van Winkle | May 6, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 8 | The Sleeping Beauty | Jun 8, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 9 | The Little Lame Prince | Jul 15, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 10 | The Magic Fishbone | Aug 19, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 11 | The Wild Swans | Sep 12, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 12 | Hiawatha | Oct 18, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 13 | Rapunzel | Oct 27, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 14 | Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves | Nov 12, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 15 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Nov 25, 1958 | 0.0 | 
| 16 | Mother Goose | Dec 21, 1958 | 0.0 | 

Season 2
25 episodes • 1960Avg: 7.0Golden Era

Season 2
25 episodes • 1960Avg: 7.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Land of Oz | Oct 18, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 2 | Kim | Sep 25, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 3 | Winnie-the-Pooh | Oct 3, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 4 | Tom and Huck | Oct 9, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 5 | Madeline | Oct 16, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 6 | Little Men | Oct 23, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 7 | The Prince and the Pauper | Oct 30, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 8 | Emmy Lou | Nov 6, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 9 | The Reluctant Dragon | Nov 13, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 10 | The Black Arrow | Nov 27, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 11 | The Indian Captive | Dec 4, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 12 | The House of the Seven Gables | Dec 11, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 13 | The Black Sheep | Dec 18, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 14 | Babes in Toyland | Dec 25, 1960 | 0.0 | 
| 15 | Pippi Longstocking | Jan 8, 1961 | 7.0 | 
| 16 | King Midas | Jan 15, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 17 | Rebel Gun | Jan 22, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 18 | The Terrible Clockman | Jan 29, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 19 | The Fawn | Feb 5, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 20 | Onawandah | Feb 12, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 21 | The Return of Long John Silver | Feb 19, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 22 | The Little Mermaid | Mar 5, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 23 | The Peg-leg Pirate of Sulu | Mar 12, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 24 | The Princess and the Goblins | Mar 19, 1961 | 0.0 | 
| 25 | Two for the Road | Jul 16, 1961 | 0.0 | 
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