All episodes Season 23 S23E20 1977-05-15 60 min 1960s NBC

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Disney's Greatest Villains

TV Flash files “Disney's Greatest Villains” as hour 543 of 941 in the TV Flash guide — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 23, episode 20, aired 1977-05-15, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S23E20: listed hour 543 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, hour 20 of 21 in season 23. It aired 1977-05-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Castaway Cowboy” (S23E19). Next is “Bluegrass Special” (S23E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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No original recap on file. TV Flash does not invent plots for missing hours. Title, airdate, and the hour filing above are the magazine record for this leaf.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Disney's Greatest Villains sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?

S23E20 is listed hour 543 of 941 — hour 20 of 21 in season 23, season 23 episode 20.

When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S23E20 air?

Disney's Greatest Villains aired 1977-05-15 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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