Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Race for Survival
TV Flash files “Race for Survival” as hour 556 of 941 in the TV Flash guide — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 24, episode 12, aired 1978-03-05, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S24E12: listed hour 556 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, hour 12 of 18 in season 24. It aired 1978-03-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance” (S24E11). Next is “Trail of Danger (1)” (S24E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Race for Survival sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?
S24E12 is listed hour 556 of 941 — hour 12 of 18 in season 24, season 24 episode 12.
When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S24E12 air?
Race for Survival aired 1978-03-05 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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- 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…