Donalds Cousin Gus

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.

Contents

• VHS
• Laserdisc and DVD
• Television airings
• References

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.

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.

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