In 1979, at the request of then-NBC programming chief Fred Silverman, Disney's Sunday package was rechristened, Disney's Wonderful World. Unfortunately, this cosmetic change, coupled with a more contemporary theme song, didn't help the flagging ratings, as this iteration lasted two seasons.
As we are in baseball's preseason, it's fitting, then, to present "Baseball Fever", a compilation of shorts, including "Casey at The Bat", narrated by Jerry Colonna, and its sequel, "Casey Bats Again", which we've previously featured, and a copius amount of Goofy and Donald Duck.
Gary Owens was brought on board as the announcer. Casey Kasem, then a studio announcer at NBC on top of everything else on his schedule, is heard at the end of the show for network plugs.
Some segments were edited for copyright reasons.
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