Classic Television - Saturday Mornings

The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show

Original Network

ABC

Original Run

September 1970 - September 1971

"The Reluctant Dragon" is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame (originally published as a chapter in his book Dream Days), which served as the key element to the 1941 feature film with the same name from Walt Disney Productions. The story has also been set to music as a children's operetta by John Rutter, with words by David Grant. In 1960, it was presented as a live-action episode starring John Raitt as St. George, on the television anthology The Shirley Temple Show. In 1970–1971, it formed part of the anthology television program The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad Show.