S10E07 · The Truth About Mother Goose
Nov 17, 1963
Walt Disney hosts as Ludvig Von Drake tells the stories behind Mother Goose rhymes, such as "Little Jack Horner", "Mary, Mary quite Contrary" and "London Bridge is Falling Down". Little Jack Horner is based on Henry VIII supposing to get a deed of land as a present December 25th, but instead it falls into the hands of Jack Horner who gets the land himself. Mary, Mary, quite Contrary is based on Mary, Queen of Scots who indeed was quite contrary! She married Henry, Lord Darnley and proceeded to do all that brought ill to Scotland, such as executing Darnley, fighting ...