Donald's Cousin Gus
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| Donald's Cousin Gus
Donald Duck series |
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| Directed by | Jack King |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Jack Hannah Carl Barks |
| Voices by | Clarence Nash |
| Animation by | Dick Lundy |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 19, 1939 (USA) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 min (one reel) |
| Preceded by | The Hockey Champ (1939) |
| Followed by | Beach Picnic (1939) |
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Donald's Cousin Gus is a 1939 Walt Disney cartoon in which Donald Duck is visited by his gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, who proceeds to eat Donald out of house and home. It was released May 19, 1939.
This cartoon was also the first film cartoon ever to be televised in the United States, as it was on W2XBS (now WNBC) on May 19, 1939.
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.
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[edit] Video Releases
[edit] VHS
- In the United States on Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions: Donald
- In Germany on Donald Duck Geht in die Luft, Drei Caballeros im Sambafieber, Goofy und Pluto Total Verrückt, and Mit Mir Nicht
- In France on Disney Parade 3
- In Italy on Paperino, Sono Io ... Paperino, Cartoons Disney 6
[edit] Laserdisc and DVD
The short can be found on the Japanese laserdiscs Hello Donald, Donald: Limited Gold Edition, and Disney Cartoon Festival 3. It can also be found on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald DVD, which was released on May 18, 2004.
[edit] Television airings
It was later reaired on television on:
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode 21, Goin' to the Birds
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode 77
- Disneyland, episode The Plausible Impossible
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