Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Dr. Dolittle
TV Flash files “Dr. Dolittle” as a desk essential hour — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969) on NBC, season 47, episode 1, aired 2002-10-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S47E01: listed hour 941 of 941 in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide, the only listed hour of season 47. It aired 2002-10-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “MOVIE: Peter Pan (1953)” (S46E19). No later hour is listed in this guide. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Essential hour: “Dr. Dolittle”. Dr. Dolittle (2002) is the catalog's far tail — decades of Sunday packaging after Walt's host years, still a Disney night.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dr. Dolittle sit in the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color guide?
S47E01 is listed hour 941 of 941 — the only listed hour of season 47, season 47 episode 1.
When did Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color S47E01 air?
Dr. Dolittle aired 2002-10-06 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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Filed against
- 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…