I enjoyed watching Zorro reruns in the 60s as a child, and remember my mom telling me that when it first aired, antennas were disappearing off of cars, being used as makeshift swords.
@SteveCarras
2 ай бұрын
I saw it,tooll
@blockmasterscott
2 ай бұрын
Omg that’s funny!
@ahorsethatisnt3683
2 ай бұрын
They were! I saw it happen! 😂 That aside, I thought I was going to grow up watching Zorro. I was shocked when I found otherwise. I told my dad to hurry up and help Zorro get his show back.
@brittakriep2938
Ай бұрын
Being german, Brittas , born 1965. Before 1982/ 83 we had only two nationwide TV stations. While knowing some US TV western shows, in Germany with mostly a different name , i heared of Zorro for the first time in late 1970s.
@johnking6252
Ай бұрын
I heard they were ripped off for weapons during gang fights or turned into zip guns ? Just saying, BS you hear is mostly BS. Zorro!!!!
@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb
2 ай бұрын
I had a girlfriend that grew up in a small seacoast town in Brittany, France in the 60's. She said that she used to visit the only family that had a TV to watch. When I asked if she ever got to see any U.S. shows she laughed and sang the whole Zorro theme song in French 😮
@TheRealDrJoey
2 ай бұрын
That's a cool story.
@nealbradleigh5069
Ай бұрын
@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb Great story. I do recall certain families and their kids conveniently "dropping by" to see our TVs. Didn't bother my parents in the least. American families still knew how to bond over the simplest of things, then. A "trick" I learned from a Fed agency. Stand on your front porch. Now, look to left (your side of street and scan the five closest homes, then across the street, the closest five homes as well), and then, to the right (do same scan, your side...). Now, how many last names of residents can you name of those twenty neighbors? See my point (reduced to a nation of neighborhood strangers)?
@KnoxBronson
2 ай бұрын
My mother told me that I came home from school every day for three years and put on my Zorro cape, hat, mask, and rode around the neighborhood on my bike. She said she was worried I was strange.
@joestrike8537
Ай бұрын
Like that's a bad thing? 😛
@charlesbennett7484
Ай бұрын
I did the same except I was the Lone Ranger. There's just something about masked heroes that appeals to kids, I guess...
@Tony-dk1bp
Ай бұрын
That's cute.
@stephengriffin4612
Ай бұрын
Do you still wear the cape and mask when you drive to work?
@KnoxBronson
Ай бұрын
@@stephengriffin4612 No, i put it on after I get to work.
@chambersstevens3135
Ай бұрын
U know what is so great about this channel? A real person edited and wrote it and narrates it. There are a bunch of crappy AI channels like this. But they are not of the quality of Rerun Zone. Keep up the good work.
@higgme1ster
Ай бұрын
The Artificial channels mispronounce names, substitute photographs with the wrong people and flat out get the stories just wrong half the time.
@sorenpx
Ай бұрын
@higgme1ster This is one among many reasons why we should do only boycott and reject AI content. Give me something that's actually made by a human!
@skeletor9121
2 ай бұрын
Loved Zorro. I remember having a Zorro costume as a kid and watched it on TV every time it was broadcast.
@horstgranz7190
Ай бұрын
I still have a costume that I use at Halloween parties.
@dorian3260
Ай бұрын
I was a little boy when the show first aired and I got my costume for Christmas. Unfortunately, so did all of my friends. When we went out to show our presents, we looked like a murder of crows!
@KidTitan
Ай бұрын
I ran home from my friends house to watch Zorro each week. I got a Zorro costume also for my birthday. I wore it every evening and pretended that I was Zorro with a plastic sword.
@kali3665
2 ай бұрын
Disney also cancelled Davy Crockett - not having a clue it had become a major success. Sometimes, Uncle Walt missed clues.
@wdd3141
2 ай бұрын
Don't forget, the real Davy Crocket had a short life. How much license can you take with history? On a related note, Buddy Ebsen based his Jed Clampett character on George Russel, the role he played in Disney's "Davy Crockett."
@RoyalBard
Ай бұрын
Disney didn't cancel Davy Crockett. It was always intended as a three-part miniseries, following Crockett's life. However, in response to it's unexpected popularity, Disney did produce two more episodes, "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates."
@teastrainer3604
Ай бұрын
It was a three-episode mini-series on his show. Was never supposed to be ongoing.
@kali3665
Ай бұрын
@@teastrainer3604 Yeah, but when it REALLY became popular, they had already run the last episode ending the storyline. So, Disney did the two prequel episodes. They weren't as well received as the first three.
@teastrainer3604
Ай бұрын
@@kali3665 Fess Parker was going to star in a show about Davy Crockett, but when Walt found out about it he threatened to sue the producers. So they made the show they were going to make except made it about Daniel Boone instead. Fess said he saw Walt at an NBC function and that Walt shook his hand and wished him well.
@ko2fjb
Ай бұрын
I'm currently 71 yo, enjoyed watching Zorro and it's reruns when I was a kid and will still watch them if I find them on TV.
@hannahsdrawings8664
Ай бұрын
You may find'em on yt.
@kingforaday8725
Ай бұрын
Me too!!! A childhood friend back then who has since passed away always claimed he had a scar on his forehead where I once made the mark of Zorro on him with a stick!! Now, Im not claiming I never made the mark of Zorro on him, or others, but it was on his chest or back not forehead!!! 😁 Ah the memories!!!
@oldermusiclover
Ай бұрын
I'm a year older never saw them first hand(but we read the comic books) but have seen the re runs thought Guy was really nice looking
@jimarbos683
Ай бұрын
We used leftover trim wood my dad would throw out. Other kids use broomsticks. Never injured anyone or got injured. We were lucky. I also never lost. 🤣🤣🤣
@Vlad65WFPReviews
2 ай бұрын
Zorro, Zorro, Zorro! I loved the show and had the record and Zorro comic books and toys. And it was an extra shame that when charismatic Guy Williams later moved on to Lost in Space, that the series turned into a silly showcase for Dr. Smith's over-the-top preening. Guy deserved better.
@teastrainer3604
Ай бұрын
That's true as far as it goes. Guy did deserve better. But Lost in Space was a cheesy show when played straight. When they switched to comedy it was better.
@mariegeorge8865
Ай бұрын
Guy Williams was so handsome and so talented. I loved him as Zorro.
@mikkins85710
Ай бұрын
A very wise decision
@hecate235
26 күн бұрын
"Bonanza" hired him when Pernell Roberts decided to leave the show. Guy had only filmed a couple of episodes then Roberts changed his mind, but demanded WIlliams' character be written out. I think Pernell saw that Williams would completely eclipse him. That after a season everyone would forget that "Adam" had ever existed. Roberts left after the next season anyway. Must have really pissed the producers off. That's when Willias was hired for "Lost in Space."
@teastrainer3604
26 күн бұрын
@@hecate235 Roberts decided to do one more season. I don't think he had a problem with Williams but Michael Landon did. Landon was pretty much running the show by this time because David Dortort was trying to get The High Chaparral on the air. Landon saw Williams as a rival.
@robertgandler3177
Ай бұрын
One of my earliest memories was watching Zorro on television starring Guy Williams almost 65 years ago.
@HootOwl513
2 ай бұрын
I loved Zorro. I had delusions that I could also become a great swordsman. When Calif. state law required all students under 21 to take Phys Ed, even in Junior College, I took Fencing at LACC. I enjoyed the discipline, but never folowed it enough to become a Defender of the Pueblo.
@rudylopez7474
Ай бұрын
I did the same at Fullerton CC!
@HootOwl513
Ай бұрын
@@rudylopez7474 En Garde!
@hannahsdrawings8664
Ай бұрын
I enjoy fencing scenes in Zorro. And in other shows too. There is a scene in ST TNG -What technique was that? -The technique of desperate man. 😄
@alexkoronec4326
Ай бұрын
I remember, that Walt Disney didn't want to pay for color scheme for a fourth season
@rgnyc
2 ай бұрын
I loved that show. I had a Zorro hat, Zorro mask, even a Zorro hand puppet. In fact, the show was so central to my childhood that I was surprised to learn that it lasted only two seasons. Thank you for sharing some of the background information (and for all the clips!).
@gymshoe8862
Ай бұрын
As a young child I LOVED the Zorro show, I wouldn't miss a single one. My mother made me a Zorro costume for Halloween--I was hooked! My sword was a fishing rod.
@thomasholland7981
16 күн бұрын
Zorro was the first of a very few TV shows that hooked me, instantly, the first time I ever saw it. I was 7 when it debuted.
@taroman7100
2 ай бұрын
I loved this show even today. It was classy and Guy Williams made a handsome Zorro.
@jamiebabb4471
2 ай бұрын
I loved Zorro as a child … I remember the first time it came on and I never missed it. Guy Williams was my first crush… I was 3. It was definitely my favorite show as a child and watching these clips just felt like it was yesterday. Thanks for the memories 🥰💙🆒
@barrysandrewph.d8673
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. I loved Zorro. In fact, I colorized the series for Disney in the early 90’s. It was one of the highest quality colorization projects ever produced. The company was American Film Technologies (AFT).
@VoightComp
Ай бұрын
Are the colorized versions available on DVD?
@sarissegarra9072
Ай бұрын
I'm a 67 year old Puerto Rican man. I loved Zorro. I have worn Zorro costumes all of my life. And let me tell you -- that black, satin costume with a long cape and a beautiful black felt pillbox crown hat, is an instant "chick magnet"! I can't tell you how many times a woman would come up to me, and say, "My my my - you look very sexy and handsome in that outfit - Zorro!"❤️
@robbinsteel
Ай бұрын
My best friend in high school (1967) was from Puerto Rico. One of only three kids in an all white school. He was very popular and called himself Zorro!
@LarryDavis-h3q
Ай бұрын
I was about 5 when Zorro was aired and it immediately captured my imagination! Guy Williams was the absolute best Zorro EVER! My dad purchased a Zorro outfit for me, not much more than a plastic hat and a mask, and I would tie a towel around my neck as a cape and would gallop excitedly about the house reenacting that week's episode! I was crushed when my older brother cut the hat up into small pieces JUST OUT OF MEANNESS and I never forgave him! Occasionally I pull up old programs on KZitem and remember what it was like to be 5 years old when my favorite show came on! Thank you for rekindling that feeling of nostalgia!
@mikeholt1248
2 ай бұрын
Unequivocably, Zorro was a great show whether you saw it in the mid-50s or later, and when I say later I mean all the way to present day. The acting, costumes, the interaction of characters, all is enjoyable today to kids and adults alike.
@MrMoodybloo
2 ай бұрын
As a grade school kid, I watched every show I could. Actually, Zorro was my first fictional hero . Guy Williams was perfect, even better than Bandaras.
@johnwood551
Ай бұрын
As a kid when that show came on I couldn’t wait for the next week to come around to watch another episode. Today’s series shows may have 6 to 10 shows in a season , Those shows then lasted from school starting all the way to summer school. This was a GREAT show and I always wondered why it went away.
@dicksanders8206
Ай бұрын
I did, too. Now we know.
@romad357
2 ай бұрын
I loved "Zorro" from day one and yes I had the costume and sword. I also loved "The Swamp Fox" (Leslie Nielsen), "Texas John Slaughter" (Tom Tryon), Elfego Baca (Robert Loggia), "Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (Patrick McGoohan), "Davy Crockett" (Fess Parker), and Daniel Boone" (Dewey Martin).
@DalokiMauvais
Ай бұрын
"Texas John Slaughter made 'em do what they oughter, and if they didn't, they died." Imagine that being the theme song of a network TV show today!
@EKA201-j7f
20 күн бұрын
Oh, wow, I had forgotten the Swamp Fox! Leslie Nielsen?! Thanks for reminding me!
@MrEdWeirdoShow
2 ай бұрын
Disney did not exploit his TV offerings in the longrun. He seemed satisfied if a new show had good ratings, but bizarrely multiple seasons with huge syndication was not what he was shooting for. He not only short-sheeted Zorro, but he also screwed around Fess Parker's show, Annette's show and many others. Yes, he was earlier than most others to the marketplace, but acted as if he had no clue about what to do next.
@TheRealDrJoey
2 ай бұрын
Damn good observation. Just KILLED what could have w/o DOUBT been long term franchises, like Davy Crocket and D. Boone, Annette's show, which had unfulfilled potential I'd say.....it's almost like Walt had a surfeit of talent, and didn't know what to do with it. And evidently the last thing he wrote was, "Kurt Russell," one of his greatest talent discoveries. Mysterious world, eh?
@swanseamale47
2 ай бұрын
As a child I had a Zorro sword with chalk in the end, so you could leave the Z on a wall.
@josephdennison4890
Ай бұрын
I remember them. Thanks for reminding us of them.
@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv
Ай бұрын
I don't remember the chalk but since I do remember it had a broken tip that might something to do with that. That thing was dangerous.
@swanseamale47
Ай бұрын
@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv yes I imagine it would have been dodgy without the tip. It wasa fairly stiff plastic if I remember rightly. No fun getting a poke in the eye from that lol.
@christopherbova8109
Ай бұрын
Me too
@jchapman8248
2 ай бұрын
🎶Out of the night when full moon is bright comes a horseman known as Zorro...🎶
@ulexite-tv
Ай бұрын
... This bold renegade carves a Z with his blade -- a Z that stands for Zorro (Zorro, Zorro).
@williamseigler3408
Ай бұрын
After all these years, I still remember that song. Zoro was probably why I fenced in college.
@tonkingulfyachtclub8111
Ай бұрын
@@ulexite-tv Zorro...the fox so cunning and free. Zorro....he makes the sign of a Z."
@martykarr7058
2 ай бұрын
Here's an interesting note. In the 1990s IIRC, Malibu Comics did a "Lost in Space" run where the crew of the Jupiter II finally get to Alpha Centauri, and some shocking revelations occured, such as who Dr. Smith's "employers" were. The aliens separate the crew and transport them to different planets planets. Don and Judy end up on a jungle planet and go Adam and Eve, I forget were Will, Dr. Smith, and the Robot end up, but Penny, Mrs. Robinson, and Professor Robinson end up on a planet that resembles Spanish California and you can guess what happened.
@arjaylee
Ай бұрын
I WAS Zorro when I was 4 YO. I had a chalk tipped sword with which I could leave the Z all over the neighborhood.
@ZackLillard
Ай бұрын
I had that set also when I was 4! Plus, my first name began with a Z. All I needed was the horse!
@peterkilbridge6523
Ай бұрын
I had one of those, too.
@TheBlueScarecrow
Ай бұрын
That was you?
@jamessneed8789
2 ай бұрын
They should've done a third season. Because after the second season, you wanted a little bit more.
@teastrainer3604
Ай бұрын
This video is completely made-up nonsense. Walt canceled Zorro and the Mickey Mouse Club for the same reason -- ABC was too cheap to broadcast them in color. When his contract with ABC expired in 1961, he signed with NBC and changed the name of the show he hosted to Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. His point was not lost on anybody.
@Sherwoody
Ай бұрын
As a kid, I loved Zorro. I had a Zorro lunch box and thermos, Zorro poster, Zorro puzzle, and Halloween costume. I got to watch them again as an adult and actually appreciate the costumes, scripts, sets, and the overall production. It’s too bad they were not shot in colour, or a full length movie made. On a side note, there’s also an episode of Lost in Space where Guy Williams gets to sword fight with electrified swords.
@bp39047
2 ай бұрын
I also like then his "Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" that ran in that same time period. Loved the theme song.
@charlesbennett7484
Ай бұрын
I never heard of that show what was it about?
@bp39047
Ай бұрын
@@charlesbennett7484 England's version of Zorro.
@charlesbennett7484
Ай бұрын
@@bp39047 ah! Neat👍
@WaterShowsProd
Ай бұрын
@@charlesbennett7484 It consisted of 4 one-hour episodes, which were also edited together to make a feature film, most of the trimming was scenes from the first episode. You can find both the full series and the theatrical cut on KZitem. Well worth watching. Patrick McGoohan played Scarecrow. The TV episodes also featured Walt introducing the story and claiming it was based on a true story, which it wasn't-it was based on a series of fictional novels-but it was filmed at the actual locations mentioned in the story.
@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv
Ай бұрын
@@bp39047 Sort of. Zorro is pure fiction, the Scarecrow was based on real smuggling.
@Reziac
2 ай бұрын
When I was a little kid (saw it first-run) I loved it. Have not seen it since, tho in the 60s I had a Zorro costume. But these clips still look fresh, not least because of Guy Williams. Talk about bringing a character to life...
@AlanRogers250
2 ай бұрын
I can remember when my mom made me a Zorro costume for Halloween one year. I must have been six or seven at that time. She loved to sew and made clothes for all of us kids.
@dicksanders8206
Ай бұрын
Cool! Great mom.
@desperateambrose5373
2 ай бұрын
Guy Williams: a/k/a Armando Joseph Catalano
@agranero6
2 ай бұрын
He moved to Argentina bought a farm and lived there until the day he died.
@TheRealDrJoey
2 ай бұрын
Was he Catalonian then? The guy was ridiculously handsome.
@desperateambrose5373
2 ай бұрын
@@TheRealDrJoey "Guy Williams was born of Sicilian parentage on January 14, 1924, as Armando Joseph Catalano in the Washington Heights area of New York City." ~ Wikipedia
@TheRealDrJoey
2 ай бұрын
@@desperateambrose5373 TY.
@johnschuh8616
Ай бұрын
Wasted in the “Lost in Space” show.
@bloqk16
2 ай бұрын
I recall seeing Zorro in the early 1960s in reruns as a child. In the year 2005, I started watching it again on the Disney Channel late night. I was pleased that the elements of the writing, directing, and acting still held up well when viewing it with my adult sensibilities; as there are many examples of 1950s TV shows, when aired as 21st century reruns, that came across being flat and hokey.
@brittakriep2938
Ай бұрын
I am german, Brittas boyfriend, was born 1965. Before 1982 there had been only two nationwide TV stations. I remember that i saw in ZDF TV station in late 1970s for the first time a TV show, in which Zorro appeared, was then clearly visible, rather old, i don' t remember, which one it was, was shown on friday at 18 :30 . The phenomeon you describe, is also wellknown two me. Possible by KZitem, i sometimes watch old TV shows, i liked in 1970s. You remember it with a touch of nostalgia, but when you see it again after decades, you are a bit dissappeared.
@charylliss3741
2 ай бұрын
This old Nana from Montana is the same age as Disneyland, I loved Zorro and still do. I wish Walt had given us warning with 1 last year
@rjwil35
Ай бұрын
I watch Zorro first runs as a child. We did not have a TV so every Wednesday evening I would watch Zorro at my cousin's house. Zorro without a doubt is my favorite Super Hero over Batman, Superman or even Captain America because Zorro has the greatest power of all - He gave the people Hope!
@luiznogueira1579
2 ай бұрын
I watched Zorro as a child in the 60's but couldn't remember much. A couple of years ago I rewatched the entire series on KZitem and enjoyed it very much. Agree with everything you said: Guy Williams was perfect in the role, the supporting cast was great and the writing was excelent, far better than anything we get today. It's a pity there were only 2 seasons, I think it has potential for a lot more.
@hannahsdrawings8664
Ай бұрын
😊I also think it had the potential even though I'm a fan of only 1-13 episodes. I like the conflict between Zorro & Monastario. I would be happy to watch it develop through 82 episodes and more.
@Trainmedic
2 ай бұрын
I watched Zorro in the 60's in reruns and tried for years to rewatch it whenever it came on . over the years. Finally managed to obtain the whole series and always watch it in order from beginning to end.
@higgme1ster
Ай бұрын
I have all of "Have Gun, Will Travel", but with streaming content being profuse and ubiquitous I hardly watch them.
@francisferriggi424
Ай бұрын
we loved watching Zorro films in the early ,'60s.. I loved 'dueling'. with my friends using plastic swords
@LarryKelly
2 ай бұрын
I was in third grade and Zorro my favorite show. The one night in the school week I was allowed to stay up an extra half hour to watch TV. I was crushed when it was canceled.
@BlackAdam1231
2 ай бұрын
I loved Zorro on the Disney Channel during the 90s
@TheRealDrJoey
2 ай бұрын
I was 9 years old when this ran, and I ADORED this show. Guy Williams was absolutely PERFECT for that role, and that's plain to see. Garcia was a standout in an excellently cast show, and, as a kid, what truly grabbed me were the sword duels. I always wondered why it ended so soon. Thanks for posting this. Why doesn't some one buy the rights and remake this? BTW: Is Zorro the reason I ended up living in San DIEGO??? Hmmm?
@questfortruth665
Ай бұрын
Oh, yeah, I was a huge fan of Zorro! My surname starts with a ''Z" so I was personally involved! My mom made me the best Zorro costume for Halloween one of those two years and I was stylin'! This is the first time in 57 years I've seen anything about that series! What a flashback - and the theme song all came back just now!
@joycemanning1254
Ай бұрын
I had his hat still have it I wanted to be him I am 79 a woman
@4catsnow
2 ай бұрын
This got the full-on Golden Age of Hollywood treatment in 1940 with Tyrone Power....that set the bar....
@wayneantoniazzi2706
Ай бұрын
You're not kidding! While I loved the Zorro series (I remember the re-runs from the 1960s) the 1940 film "The Mark Of Zorro" with Tyrone Power is the definative Zorro presentation. AND the climactic duel between Tyrone and Basil Rathbone is superb!
@AmericanActionReport
Ай бұрын
To this day, Zorro was and is my favorite costumed hero. In "The Curse of Capistrano" (later re-titled "The Mark of Zorro"), Zorro's costume was described as "purple." I interpret that to mean dark indigo, which is less visible at night than black is. Of the three Zorro novels I've read, the best by far was "Zorro," written by a native-Spanish-speaking romance writer named Isabel Allende, only in this case, fortunately, it wasn't a romance novel, and it was in English. (She stood on the shoulders of a giant, Johnston McCulley.) Thanks for the memories.
@WilliamBeam-p5k
2 ай бұрын
I was 1 of those kid who watched it in the 60s loved it , and memorized the theme
@hellskitchen10036
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Walt for breaking the heart of a 9 year old kid .
@douglasturner6153
2 ай бұрын
Walt did the same thing probably worse with the Davy Crockett series. Fess Parker wanted to keep the role going
@ulexite-tv
Ай бұрын
I know -- that was a very bad decision on Disney's part.
@DalokiMauvais
Ай бұрын
My family loved the Davy Crockett theme song, which I still remember: "Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the Land of the Free, Raised in the woods so he knew every tree, Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three. Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild Frontier." Or as my parents liked to sing, "Walter, Walter Cronkite, King of the wild back nose." (Front-ear hehe)
@imalt8271
2 ай бұрын
I loved it as a kid and was crushed when it went off the air. I was 10 years old.
@kenr4709
Ай бұрын
I watched the original series in the 50s and I loved it, as a kid. One of my favorite shows to watch 7:00
@jimgreen5788
Ай бұрын
That was such a great show. I was always sorry it left so soon. Now, decades later, I know why.
@dallisb1047
Ай бұрын
I am 57. I remember seeing different Zorro moves. I loved them.
@JoseLopez-ys2oz
2 ай бұрын
This was Walt's best idea. Zorro should have run 2 more years, even if his park would have suffered.
@PeterWhite-q1k
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for thisnwonderful trip into my past. What a show! As a child of 7 when this premiered I thought it was real in the sense the show was reenactments of the past! Suspended disbelief came easy to me then... Thank you again!
@White_Tiger2169
2 ай бұрын
As a kid in Puerto Rico I used to watched the reruns in Spanish. And after the show was over used to go to the backyard and played we were Zorro and his enemies
@cbroz7492
Ай бұрын
..when I was in 3rd grade (1957 - 58), I was obsessed with Zorro..I didn't steal any car antennas but used plenty of sticks ..I put a small..very small 'z' on the cloak room wall and my supposed buddy, Jimmy cheese me to the teacher. Mrs Burke..luckily she never said anything to my mom and dad after Sunday Mass that week...there were many Zorro toys ( swords, masks and hats)...
@roncaruso931
2 ай бұрын
Zorro was before my time, but I did see it in reruns as a kid. Loved it. Have not seen a video from you in a while. Hope all is well.
@rony41165
2 ай бұрын
One should also wonder why disney didnt make more davy crockett. Since it was also popular
@Phillip-on3ce
Ай бұрын
Walt never expected Davy Crockett to be a smash hit. After all, Fess Parker was a total unknown when cast. Disney initially only made three episodes, but after the unexpected success, made a fourth episode, the comical "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." Since Davy had been killed off in the episode about the Alamo, Walt wasn't sure if a lot of new episodes would be financially viable. Davy Crockett was a fad, like hula hoops. Walt was probably unsure of investing millions of dollars in production costs for an expensive color tv show that might prove a short term fad. A few years later, Batman and the Monkees were hugely popular fads in 1966, but the public soon tired of the silly antics, and the 2 shows were cancelled in 1968 because of low ratings. Walt had made a tremendous financial gamble with Disneyland, and couldn't have been sure that it wouldn't bankrupt him. Walt insisted that each tv show and movie pay for itself. ABC was the ugly step-sister of the tv networks. It had by far the fewest stations, and was the lowest rated network. It could charge advertisers less money for ads on ABC. Disney's shows would have been more profitable on CBS or NBC. Zorro was expensive for its time. When ABC refused Walt's demands for more money for Zorro, he cancelled the show. Walt moved his Sunday night tv show to NBC, where it was very successful. Remember that in the late 1950's ABC was mainly low budget black and white westerns staring previously. unknown actors who were paid very little by Hollywood standards. Disney was a tight fisted businessman, who didn't take huge risks financially on long shots.
@davidrivera2165
Ай бұрын
In the late mid and late 60's I all the boys in the neighborhood ran home at 7pm on Fridays to watch reruns of Zorro. Zorro along with Sundays Wonderful World of Disney was must watch TV. As many of our Boomer Generation going to the movies (Drive-in theater) as a whole family to watch Disney movies, and viewing Disney shows on TV was a staple in the American culture. In my 60s now, I've introduce my grandkids to many of the Disney movies and shows through Disney+.
@Karimsatta
Ай бұрын
Growing up in France I couldn’t wait to watch Zorro every Saturday, during the Mickey Mouse Club! I always thought the episodes were too short.
@disco07
Ай бұрын
Ditto! Did all the Zorro stuff and loved the show. Came home one day and it was gone. Thanks for clearing this up. I remember being so glad when Guy Williams came back in "Lost in Space".
@daleanderson1727
Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. It is interesting to peek behind the curtain on this odd decision but it seems to lack so much logic that, to me at least, it seems like we are still missing a key piece in Walt's thinking. Perhaps I am over-thinking it myself? Whatever the reason, I suspect that there are few viewers watching your piece here that don't wish the show had continued on. Keep up the good work.
@joestrike8537
Ай бұрын
Watched another video about Zorro's cancellation with a very different perspective: Walt personally cancelled the series because he was afraid interest in the show was beginning to die out and didn't want to see that happen. Personally that one doesn't pass the smell test; the show was super-popular and surely could've sustained another season or two just based on its popularity before interest in it started dropping - but what I read years ago was the cancellation of the series was based on Walt moving his "Disneyland" TV show from ABC to NBC, and ABC (sorry, I originally said NBC, just corrected my stoopid error) refused to give up its contract to run it - a situation where a lawsuit would've made a lot more sense.
@josephpadula2283
Ай бұрын
Grew up watching Zorro! Then at 47 moved to California in Ojai close to Santa Barbara and got to visit the Presidio , the Spanish Fort the mystical character was always attacking .
@amam904
Ай бұрын
Zorro was my first love! It was one of the only TV shows I watched when I was a little girl. I found an address book and under Z, I listed a phone number for Zorro, under D for Don Diego, and under G for Guy Williams. I was lucky I had three first loves! What a phenomenal show this was. The energy was amazing and it was so incredibly well cast. I know I’ve seen every episode at least six or seven times over, and my boys grew up on it as well! Have never seen a smile like the smile Zorro had!
@h.s.levine2932
2 ай бұрын
I never did get my chance to teach the alcalde about justice at the point of my sword!
@TheseusTitan
Ай бұрын
I remember it when it first aired. I really enjoyed that show. My parents bought me a Zorro mask and hat when I was a kid
@michaelstorm2165
Ай бұрын
Loved this show, and Tyrone Power's "Mark of Zorro". Had the Little Golden Book tv tie-in. Beautifully rendered.
@scotttrammell3913
2 ай бұрын
I watched the Disney Zorro from around 1996-1999 when it aired on the Disney Channel.
@carloscolon3781
2 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved this show. One of my all time favorites
@daniethegirl029
2 ай бұрын
I loved watching zorro on vault Disney, and now disney plus, great show! It’s still hit in our house. Guy Williams 😍❤😍❤😍
@jmartin9785
Ай бұрын
He made the right decision. Took care of a mass of troubles that he understood would get worse, Headed for the nearest exit. You said that the whole matter was exclusively in Disney's hands, and capable hands they were. He knew that a void would be there, but he also knew how he could "fill" the void quickly and move on, and so it was. Simple times, when he played things close to the Bosom, didn't have to get approval of 40 people .Thanks, very interesting and sensible things you put on ! 🌈Kudos !
@mikekennedy4572
Ай бұрын
When I was a little kid, I had a zorro mask, hat and sword. Then, when we visited Disneyland, there was Zorro himself riding a horse in the parade. That really sparked my being a fan, watching the show whenever it was on TV.
@morgansidhe3543
25 күн бұрын
Watched the reruns back in the day, and I very much had big feelings watching this segment, with many faces I remember well but have not seen in 60 years.
@daughterofwolf
Ай бұрын
Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside California, was the setting for some of the Zorro episodes. I feel so lucky to live just a few minutes away. The skull and crossbones that Disney added to the cemetery’s entryway (for the show), is still there today! My daughter was baptized at the mission and was the fiesta princess recently and yes, I had her watch the zorro episodes of course. :)
@EstuardoFuller
2 ай бұрын
Watched it in the 70’s in Guatemala in Spanish, which technically would’ve been the language. 😊 continued to watch when I moved to the States. What a fun show. All actors were perfectly cast, and I still measure all subsequent Zorros to Guy Williams. Thanks for the memories. Gracias Zorro!
@steveb1164
2 ай бұрын
His first show was first called "Walt Disney Presents". It became "Disneyland" after the park opened.
@Makman1994
2 ай бұрын
A brilliant show. The recent show on Amazon is also excellent.
@Pashasmom1
Ай бұрын
I'm 70 and watched the original Zorro shows with my grandparents. I loved it as a little kid. Guy Williams was perfect for the role. A very handsome Italian man who was so under rated. The cancellation of the show is also covered in a biography about him, The Man Behind The Mask. And then he passed away too young.
@BladeStar-uq6xe
2 ай бұрын
I totally missed the Disney Zorro! I was born in late 1957! Also, until 1969 we only had 1 channel, CBS, Black and White. And, unlike most other 1950s and 1960s, the DVDs of Zorro are outrageously expensive! Over $200 on Average for a season or half a season.
@FunkyPhantom-y4l
Ай бұрын
I watched this with my 4 year old son every night at 12 am on Disney's Vault. After it ended we would fall asleep. I miss those times.
@jeromesilverman2106
2 ай бұрын
Should have never cancelled. He was more into the Woodstock generation 😢
@sallycormier1383
Ай бұрын
I loved this show as a kid. Now as a grandmother I have a collection of vintage games including Zorro. My grandson loves the game so much that one year for Christmas I got him a Zorro costume. 😊
@hoovercj53
Ай бұрын
Just recently I was telling my daughter that Guy Williams will always be THE Zorro to me. I thought he was so handsome and I was only in elementary school. Back then we didn’t know the word “sexy” or I would have called him that! Loved that show even in reruns.
@pamcampbell6991
29 күн бұрын
Alfonso Colazano played Zorro/Don Diego. He was Sicilian/American. He owned a large tract of land here at Malibu Ventura County Line. I grew up on Zorro. Little did I know then that my house would be built on his land in the 60's. Life is amazing.
@patriciaaturner289
28 күн бұрын
I was so much in love with Don Diego. I never missed an episode and I remember my dad sitting in his chair watching it with me.
@VoightComp
Ай бұрын
I loved Zorro. For my seventh birthday, I got a Zorro costume consisting of a mask, hat and cape. I was ecstatic. I still enjoy the adventures today on DVD.
@3dartistguy
Ай бұрын
Guy Williams was great as Professor John Robinson on Irwin Allen's Lost in Space and even had the chance to do some sword fighting twice on that series.
@thomashutchinson6901
Ай бұрын
I was born in 1958, and didn't get to the show first run. I started watching the show in reruns. Zorro became one of my childhood heroes from this show. 😊
@rmurphy250
Ай бұрын
I am turning 80, and Zorro was one of my favorite shows. The “Golden Age of Television,” had so many hit westerns, science fiction, etc., shows it was hard to choose what was best, including Zorro. “SWIPE, SWIPE, SWIPE” forming the trademark Z for Zorro.
@ElicLlewellyn
Ай бұрын
Of all the classic action heros of television and movies, Zorro was by far my favorite. Thankyou for your explanation!
@davidh9844
Ай бұрын
Next to "The Adventures of Superman", Zorro was my all time favorite TV show. Mickey Mouse Club or Howdy Doody compete for 3rd place. I still know the Zorro theme song by hear - almost 70 years later!
@stevielease7952
Ай бұрын
Say kids, what time is it ?? If you know the answer, "It's Howdy Doody Time !!!" you're OLD ! In fact ,even today, when somebody asks me, What time it is, I'll answer, Howdy Doody Time is now, (whatever) o'clock. Who 's the funniest clown we know ??
@trainliker100
26 күн бұрын
When I was a little kid, I REALLY liked Zorro. Dressed up as Zorro on Halloween (homemade costume by my mother).
@ronm6585
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Rich. I used to love that show. 👍🏻😊
@GlennJackson-d8e
Ай бұрын
I watched the shows when they came out. I learned that the things you love can be taken away any time. Then I lost Robin Hood a couple years later.
@Peterjs58
Ай бұрын
I’m 74, I watched that show in person as a child and never understood why it was cancelled until now. Probably the most emulated by children with the cape and sword..
@xray86delta
2 ай бұрын
I loved Guy Williams as Zorro! Sadly, I only saw a few of them.
@beforeigaze
Ай бұрын
Totally loved the Zorro series in the 60's. My grandfather and parents did too and it was a staple viewing in our household. Good Times
@philipbuckley759
Ай бұрын
Despite good ratings (#30 in Season 1 with a 26.6 rating), the series ended after two seasons due to a financial dispute between Disney and the network over ownership of Zorro, Mickey Mouse Club, and the Disney anthology television series (at the time titled Disneyland).
@tfewald01
Ай бұрын
Loved it as a kid. Guy Williams' Zorro had a smile that just shone. Surprised you didn't mention Davy Crockett when you talked of the Disneyland show, although that show wasn't the point of your video. Thanks for this.
@russellhart3260
2 ай бұрын
Oh yeah. All the kids in school were making "Z" signs all over everything, including homework papers and assignments.
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