Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
The Legend of El Blanco
TV Flash files “The Legend of El Blanco” as a desk essential hour — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 13, episode 3, aired 1966-09-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E03: listed hour 314 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, hour 3 of 25 in season 13. It aired 1966-09-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Emil and the Detective (2)” (S13E02). Next is “Savage Sam (1)” (S13E04). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Essential hour: “The Legend of El Blanco”. The Legend of El Blanco sits in the Wonderful World of Color years: NBC's peacock as the point, anthology packaging still the method.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Legend of El Blanco sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?
S13E03 is listed hour 314 of 941 — hour 3 of 25 in season 13, season 13 episode 3.
When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S13E03 air?
The Legend of El Blanco aired 1966-09-25 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…