Shirley Temple's Storybook [SEP] original network
Shirley Temple's Storybook
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
and a computer-colorized version of the original. Some versions included theatrical trailers and other special features.
Merchandise.
The polka-dot dress worn by Shirley Temple in her song and dance number with Dunn served as the model of the dress used on the first Shirley Temple dolls made by toy manufacturer Ideal in 1934. In 1958, Temple's television show, "Shirley Temple's Storybook" went into production. At the time, she persuaded various manufacturers to release ancillary merchandise including the "Baby Take a Bow