Donald's Cousin Gus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack King
Story byJack Hannah
Carl Barks
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringClarence Nash
Pinto Colvig
Music byOliver Wallace
Animation byDick Lundy
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • May 19, 1939 (1939-05-19) (U.S.)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Donald's Cousin Gus is a 1939 Walt Disney cartoon in which It was 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]

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, exactly one week after 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

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

Home media

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

Japanese laserdiscs: Hello Donald, Donald: Limited Gold Edition, and Disney Cartoon Festival 3.

DVD

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.[5]

Streaming

The short was released to Disney+ on August 11, 2023.[6]

Television

It was later reaired on television on:

References

  1. ↑ "Gus Goose introduced". Hartford Courant. April 11, 1939.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Al Taliaferro. Posted on Lambiek:Comiclopedia.
  4. ↑ Edgerton, Gary R. The Columbia History Of American Television. Columbia University Press. 2007. p. 14-15
  5. ↑ "The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ↑ The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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