Donald's Cousin Gus

Donald's Cousin Gus
Donald Duck series
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack King
Produced by	Walt Disney
Story by	Jack Hannah Carl Barks
Voices by	Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig Mel Blanc
Animation by	Dick Lundy
Studio	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	May 3, 1939 (USA)
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	15 min (one reel)
Language	English
Preceded by	The Hockey Champ (1939)
Followed by	Beach Picnic (1939)

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 on May 3, 1939.

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.^[1]

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.

Cast

• Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
• Pinto Colvig as Barking Dog
• Mel Blanc as Gus Goose

Video releases

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

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.

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

References

1. ^ Edgerton, Gary R. The Columbia History Of American Television. Columbia University Press. 2007. p. 14-15