• Source: Our Friend the Atom

      • "Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of nuclear power and hosted by Heinz Haber. It was part of the publicity campaign for peaceful uses of atomic energy, following Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech at the UN General Assembly in December 1953. The episode was broadcast on January 23, 1957, and repeated on April 24 of the same year.
      In 1956, Golden Press published a children's book, The Walt Disney Story of Our Friend the Atom, using artwork from the show.


      Educational film


      In 1980, an updated version called The Atom: A Closer Look was released by Disney's educational media division.


      Production team




      = Animation

      =
      Jack Boyd
      Cliff Nordberg
      John Lounsbery
      Jack Campbell
      Jack Buckley
      Ed Parks


      = Animation Art Styling

      =
      Claude Coats
      John Hench


      = Layout

      =
      Al Zinnen
      Thor Putnam


      = Backgrounds

      =
      Jimi Trout
      Irv Wyner


      = Special Processes

      =
      Ub Iwerks
      Eustace Lycett


      Worldwide releases


      This episode was aired on TV in Japan as a standalone show on January 1, 1958 between 1pm and 2pm on Nippon Television.
      When the series Disneyland aired on the same channel between August 1958 and April 1972, this episode wasn't aired.


      Home media


      The episode was released on May 18, 2004 on Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrow Land.


      References




      External links


      "Our Friend the Atom" at IMDb

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