Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp
TV Flash files “The Ghost of Cypress Swamp” as hour 539 of 941 in the TV Flash guide — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 23, episode 16, aired 1977-03-13, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S23E16: listed hour 539 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, hour 16 of 21 in season 23. It aired 1977-03-13 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Strongest Man in the World” (S23E15). Next is “The Track of the African Bongo (1)” (S23E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Disney's first movie for television is the tale of a strange friendship that develops between a 15-year-old boy and a murder suspect when the boy is lost in the Great Cyprus Swamp.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Ghost of Cypress Swamp sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?
S23E16 is listed hour 539 of 941 — hour 16 of 21 in season 23, season 23 episode 16.
When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S23E16 air?
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp aired 1977-03-13 and is listed at 120 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…