Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Gus Tomlin is Dead
TV Flash files “Gus Tomlin is Dead” as hour 151 of 941 in the TV Flash guide — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 6, episode 25, aired 1960-03-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E25: listed hour 151 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, hour 25 of 26 in season 6. It aired 1960-03-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Friendly Enemies at Law” (S06E24). Next is “The Mad Hermit of Chimney Brute” (S06E26). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Gus Tomlin is Dead sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?
S06E25 is listed hour 151 of 941 — hour 25 of 26 in season 6, season 6 episode 25.
When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S06E25 air?
Gus Tomlin is Dead aired 1960-03-25 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.
In the series
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…