Was only broadcast twice on the Disney Channel, which commissioned it, after 10 PM EST on October 29, and 31, 1983, as it had different listings throughout the Disney Channel Magazine's October 1983 issue.
Burton's Hansel and Gretel has never aired on TV since its October 29 and 31, 1983 airings, allegedly because Burton was embarrassed by the short, and that Disney executives found its themes dark, uncomfortable, and somewhat out of place on their cable network.
The short is a Japanese style take on the Brothers Grimm story of the same name, due to Tim Burton being obsessed with Japanese culture at the time this film was made.
The song Dan-Dan sings is a parody of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart.
At the end of Tim Burton's Hansel and Gretel (1983), the characters use a giant swan toy as a vehicle. The same thing happens at the end of Tim Burton's Batman Returns (1992) with a giant duck toy.