Donald's Cousin Gus is a Walt Disney cartoon released on May 19, 1939.[1][2] Gus Goose debuted as a recurring character in Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic since 9 May 1938.[3]
Donald's Cousin Gus | |
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Directed by | Jack King |
Story by | Jack Hannah Carl Barks |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig |
Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Animation by | Dick Lundy |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Language | English |
This cartoon was also the first-ever pre-recorded program (in this case, film) to be televised in the United States, airing as part of NBC's "first night" of sponsored programming on May 3, 1939, sixteen days before the film was released in theaters.[4]
The short was directed by Jack King, and animated by Lee Morehouse, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Don Towsley. The story was created by Jack Hannah and Carl Barks.
Plot edit
Donald Duck is visited by his gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, who is greedy and proceeds to eat Donald out of house and home.
Voice cast edit
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Barking Hot Dog: Pinto Colvig
- Gus Goose: Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects)
Home media edit
VHS edit
- Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions: Donald (United States)
- Donald Duck Geht in die Luft, Drei Caballeros im Sambafieber, Goofy und Pluto Total Verrückt, and Mit Mir Nicht (Germany)
- Disney Parade 3 (France)
- Paperino, Sono Io ... Paperino, Cartoons Disney 6 (Italy)
Laserdisc edit
Hello Donald, Donald: Limited Gold Edition, and Disney Cartoon Festival 3 (Japan)
DVD edit
The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.[5]
Streaming edit
Television edit
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode 21: "Goin' to the Birds"
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode 77
- Disneyland, episode: The Plausible Impossible
References edit
- ^ "Gus Goose introduced". Hartford Courant. April 11, 1939.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Al Taliaferro. Posted on Lambiek:Comiclopedia.
- ^ Edgerton, Gary R. The Columbia History Of American Television. Columbia University Press. 2007. p. 14-15
- ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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