what do It's a Small World and Son of Flubber have in common?
Son of Flubber Son of Flubber is the 1963 sequel to the Walt Disney children's sci-fi comedy movie "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961). Both films star Fred MacMurray as a scientist who has perfected a high-bouncing substance, Flubber ("flying rubber") that can levitate an automobile and cause athletes to bounce into the sky. The film co-stars Nancy Olson and Keenan Wynn, and was directed by Robert Stevenson. Many of the cast members from "The Absent-Minded Professor" also appear in this film, including Elliott Reid and Tommy Kirk. The film was shot in black and white, but a colorized version was released on VHS in 1997.
It's a Small World (Leave It to Beaver) "It's a Small World" is the pilot episode from the iconic American television series "Leave It to Beaver" (1957–1963). The pilot (originally proposed as "Wally and The Beaver") was first televised April 23, 1957, on the syndicated anthology series, "Studio 57", without a laugh track nor the series' well known theme song, "The Toy Parade". It never aired as an episode within the series. It was televised again in October 2007 as part of TV Land's 50th anniversary celebration of "Leave It to Beaver". It was released to DVD in 2005. The series made its CBS debut several months later on October 4, 1957, with the episode, "Beaver Gets 'Spelled".