Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
It's Tough to be a Bird
TV Flash files “It's Tough to be a Bird” as hour 417 of 941 in the TV Flash guide — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 17, episode 11, aired 1970-12-13, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S17E11: listed hour 417 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, hour 11 of 21 in season 17. It aired 1970-12-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hang Your Hat on the Wind” (S17E10). Next is “From All of Us to All of You #4” (S17E12). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does It's Tough to be a Bird sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?
S17E11 is listed hour 417 of 941 — hour 11 of 21 in season 17, season 17 episode 11.
When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S17E11 air?
It's Tough to be a Bird aired 1970-12-13 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…