"Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of nuclear power and hosted by Heinz Haber.
[2] In 1956, Golden Press published a children's book, The Walt Disney Story of Our Friend the Atom, using artwork from the show.
[2] In 1980, an updated version called The Atom: A Closer Look was released by Disney's educational media division.
This episode was aired on TV in Japan as a standalone show on January 1, 1958 between 1pm and 2pm on Nippon Television.
[4] The episode was released on May 18, 2004 on Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrow Land.