Zorro, a half-hour Walt Disney Productions TV series based on the well-known Zorro character, premiered October 10, 1957 on ABC. The final network broadcast was June 2, 1959. Seventy-eight episodes were produced, and 4 hour-long specials were aired on the Walt Disney anthology series between October 30, 1960 and April 2, 1961.

The only son of Don Alejandro returns to 1820s California to fight the corrupt local military. He plays the foppish dandy by day and the masked swordsman Zorro who slashes "Z"s everywhere by night. His horses (black and white) are Tornado and Phantom. Written by Ed Stephan

Set in Spanish California, this often-refilmed story chronicles the adventures of Don Diego de la Vega, a young nobleman who lives a double live as El Zorro ('the Fox'), protector of the people of the Pueblo de Los Angeles during the early 1800s. Hiding behind the mannerisms of a bookish fop, Diego keeps his second identity hidden from everyone but his servant, Felipe. Zorro's greatest enemy is always the Alcalde, who personifies the distant Spanish government in Los Angeles. Cantina-owner (and independent woman far ahead of her time) Victoria Escalante provides the love interest. Written by Marg Baskin

When the commandant of Los Angeles, Alcalde Luis Ramone, corrupts the good people of the pueblo and oppresses them, Don Alejandro de la Vega summons home his son Diego to fight the alcalde and his men. When Diego arrives, he finds his town in a sorry state, and while pretending to have little interest in anything but books and his experiments, he secretly creates the secret identity of El Zorro: The Fox. He and his mute servant, Felipe, then battle the alcalde's tyranny, until the final showdown at the Devil's Fortress. Starting with the third season, however, another evil alalde is introduced, Ignacio de Soto, and the fight for justice begins once again. Written by David Nesbitt

A new version of the legend with Zorro battling Capitan Montecero, the head of the Los Angeles garrison. Zorro is aided by Isabella, the son of neighboring Don Nacho, and, as always, his faithful mute servant Bernardo. Also introduced in the series is an Indian sorceress, an assortment of ghosts and ghouls, and a large number of futuristic mechanical devices. Written by David Nesbitt