Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Antarctica- Operation Deep Freeze
TV Flash files “Antarctica- Operation Deep Freeze” as the last listed hour of season 3 — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 3, episode 26, aired 1957-06-05, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E26: listed hour 74 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 1957-06-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Liberty Story” (S03E25). Next is “The Fourth Anniversary Show” (S04E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Antarctica- Operation Deep Freeze sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?
S03E26 is listed hour 74 of 941 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 26.
When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S03E26 air?
Antarctica- Operation Deep Freeze aired 1957-06-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
An early-1960s hour with Walt hosting — or a color-forward park-and-vault mix — shows the peacock assignment. It is an anthology, so you sample nights rather than a plot.
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Why this series still plays
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color was Sunday night as a sales pitch for NBC's peacock: anthology packaging, park mythology, and Walt himself hosting in the early years. It pushed color-set adoption while recycling Disney vaults as weekly event. Brand television at industrial scale — a studio teaching America to want palettes, princesses, and Tomorrowland from the sofa.
Sunday night as a sales window for NBC's peacock. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color ran **1961–1969** under that title, evolving from earlier ABC Disneyland branding, and helped promote color-set adoption in partnership with RCA/NBC while recycling Disney vaults as weekly event. Anthology packaging, park mythology, Walt himself hosting in the early years. Cartoons, nature films, adventure serials, and Tomorrowland promotion share the umbrella. Rex will toast the cardigan cathedral. The metric is color as the…
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- Walt Disney as Host
Walt Disney hosted Disneyland as Tuesday-night synergy — Frontierland blocks, Davy Crockett fever, prime time as the world’s longest commercial and a gift — then sold NBC’s peacock on Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, anthology…