Elephant Parts of the Third Kind". Two related TV series were "PopClips" for Nickelodeon (released in 1980), and "Television Parts" for NBC in 1985. Nickelodeon's parent company, Warner Cable, wanted to buy outright the "PopClips" copyright to be expanded into an all-music video channel, but after Nesmith declined the offer, Warner Cable started work on what would become MTV. The title "Elephant Parts" refers to the parable of the blind men and an elephant where each man comes to a different conclusion about what an elephant is due to them touching only one part. When "Elephant Parts" was first released on LaserDisc
Dumbo the Flying Elephant Dumbo the Flying Elephant Dumbo the Flying Elephant is an aerial carousel-style ride located in Fantasyland at six Disney parks around the world. It is based on the 1941 film, "Dumbo". The original attraction opened at Disneyland in October 1955, three months after the park opened. The four other versions of the attraction were opening-day attractions at their respective parks. One elephant from the ride is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., donated in 2005, on the occasion of Disneyland's 50th anniversary. Based on the character from the 1941 animated feature, the