Donald's Cousin Gus

1939 Donald Duck cartoon

May 19, 1939 (1939-05-19) (U.S.)

Running time

7 minutesLanguageEnglish

Donald's Cousin Gus is a Walt Disney cartoon released on May 19, 1939.^[1]^[2] Gus Goose debuted as a recurring character in Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic since 9 May 1938.^[3]

This cartoon was also the first-ever pre-recorded program (in this case, film) to be televised in the United States, airing as part of NBC's "first night" of sponsored programming on May 3, 1939, sixteen days before the film was released in theaters.^[4]

The short was directed by Jack King, and animated by Lee Morehouse, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Don Towsley. The story was created by Jack Hannah and Carl Barks.

Plot

Donald Duck is visited by his gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, who is greedy and proceeds to eat Donald out of house and home.

Voice cast

Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
Barking Hot Dog: Pinto Colvig
Gus Goose: Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects)

Home media

VHS

Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions: Donald (United States)
Donald Duck Geht in die Luft, Drei Caballeros im Sambafieber, Goofy und Pluto Total Verrückt, and Mit Mir Nicht (Germany)
Disney Parade 3 (France)
Paperino, Sono Io ... Paperino, Cartoons Disney 6 (Italy)

Laserdisc

Hello Donald, Donald: Limited Gold Edition, and Disney Cartoon Festival 3 (Japan)

DVD

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.^[5]

Streaming

The short was released to Disney+ on August 11, 2023.^[6]

Television

The Ink and Paint Club, episode 21: "Goin' to the Birds"
Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode 77
Disneyland, episode: The Plausible Impossible

References

^ "Gus Goose introduced". Hartford Courant. April 11, 1939.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Al Taliaferro. Posted on Lambiek:Comiclopedia.
^ Edgerton, Gary R. The Columbia History Of American Television. Columbia University Press. 2007. p. 14-15
^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Donald's Cousin Gus at IMDb

Donald Duck in animation

Filmography

Silly Symphony
short films

The Wise Little Hen (1934)
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938; cameo)

Mickey Mouse
short films

Orphan's Benefit (1934)
The Dognapper (1934)
The Band Concert (1935)
Mickey's Service Station (1935)
Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
On Ice (1935)
Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
Orphans' Picnic (1936)
Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
Moving Day (1936)
Alpine Climbers (1936)
Mickey's Circus (1936)
Donald and Pluto (1936)
Magician Mickey (1937)
Moose Hunters (1937)
Mickey's Amateurs (1937)
Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
Clock Cleaners (1937)
Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
Boat Builders (1938)
Mickey's Trailer (1938)
The Whalers (1938)
Tugboat Mickey (1940)
The Nifty Nineties (1941; cameo)
Orphan's Benefit (1941; remake)
Mickey's Birthday Party (1942)
Symphony Hour (1942)
Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952; cameo)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
The Prince and the Pauper (1990)

Donald Duck and
Donald & Goofy
short films

1930s	Don Donald (1937) Modern Inventions (1937) Donald's Ostrich (1937) Self Control (1938) Donald's Better Self (1938) Donald's Nephews (1938) Polar Trappers (1938) Good Scouts (1938) The Fox Hunt (1938) Donald's Golf Game (1938) Donald's Lucky Day (1939) The Hockey Champ (1939) Donald's Cousin Gus (1939) Beach Picnic (1939) Sea Scouts (1939) Donald's Penguin (1939) The Autograph Hound (1939) Officer Duck (1939)
1940s	The Riveter (1940) Donald's Dog Laundry (1940) Billposters (1940) Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940) Put-Put Troubles (1940) Donald's Vacation (1940) Window Cleaners (1940) Fire Chief (1940) Timber (1941) Golden Eggs (1941) A Good Time for a Dime (1941) Early to Bed (1941) Truant Officer Donald (1941) Old MacDonald Duck (1941) Donald's Camera (1941) Chef Donald (1941) The Village Smithy (1942) The New Spirit (1942) Donald's Snow Fight (1942) Donald Gets Drafted (1942) Donald's Garden (1942) Donald's Gold Mine (1942) The Vanishing Private (1942) Sky Trooper (1942) Bellboy Donald (1942) Der Fuehrer's Face (1943) The Spirit of '43 (1943) Donald's Tire Trouble (1943) The Flying Jalopy (1943) Fall Out Fall In (1943) The Old Army Game (1943) Home Defense (1943) Trombone Trouble (1944) Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944) Contrary Condor (1944) Commando Duck (1944) The Plastics Inventor (1944) Donald's Off Day (1944) The Clock Watcher (1945) The Eyes Have It (1945) Donald's Crime (1945) Duck Pimples (1945) No Sail (1945) Cured Duck (1945) Old Sequoia (1945) Donald's Double Trouble (1946) Wet Paint (1946) Dumb Bell of the Yukon (1946) Lighthouse Keeping (1946) Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive (1946) Straight Shooters (1947) Sleepy Time Donald (1947) Clown of the Jungle (1947) Donald's Dilemma (1947) Crazy with the Heat (1947) Bootle Beetle (1947) Wide Open Spaces (1947) Chip an' Dale (1947) Drip Dippy Donald (1948) Daddy Duck (1948) Donald's Dream Voice (1948) The Trial of Donald Duck (1948) Inferior Decorator (1948) Soup's On (1948) Three for Breakfast (1948) Tea for Two Hundred (1948) Donald's Happy Birthday (1949) Sea Salts (1949) Winter Storage (1949) Honey Harvester (1949) All in a Nutshell (1949) The Greener Yard (1949) Slide, Donald, Slide (1949) Toy Tinkers (1949)
1950s	Lion Around (1950) Crazy Over Daisy (1950) Trailer Horn (1950) Hook, Lion and Sinker (1950) Bee at the Beach (1950) Out on a Limb (1950) Dude Duck (1951) Corn Chips (1951) Test Pilot Donald (1951) Lucky Number (1951) Out of Scale (1951) Bee on Guard (1951) Donald Applecore (1952) Let's Stick Together (1952) Uncle Donald's Ants (1952) Trick or Treat (1952) Don's Fountain of Youth (1953) The New Neighbor (1953) Rugged Bear (1953) Working for Peanuts (1953) Canvas Back Duck (1953) Spare the Rod (1954) Donald's Diary (1954) Grin and Bear It (1954) The Flying Squirrel (1954) Dragon Around (1954) Grand Canyonscope (1954) No Hunting (1955) Bearly Asleep (1955) Beezy Bear (1955) Up a Tree (1955) Chips Ahoy (1956)
1960s	The Litterbug (1961)

Other short films

The Volunteer Worker (1940)
All Together (1942; cameo)
Donald's Decision (1942)
How to Have an Accident in the Home (1956)
How to Have an Accident at Work (1959)
Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
Donald and the Wheel (1961)
Steel & America (1965)
Donald's Fire Survival Plan (1966)
Family Planning (1967)
Plusaversary (2021; cameo)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films

Theatrical	The Reluctant Dragon (1941) Saludos Amigos (1942) The Three Caballeros (1944) Fun and Fancy Free (1947) Melody Time (1948) Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Direct-to-video	Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) Mickey's House of Villains (2002) Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) Once Upon a Halloween (2005; archive footage)

TV series

The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1959)
DuckTales (1987)
Quack Pack (1996)
Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000)
House of Mouse (2001–2003)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016)
Minnie's Bow-Toons (2011–present)
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021)
DuckTales (2017–2021)
Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–2023)
Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021–present)
Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (2021)

TV specials

Totally Minnie (1988)
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats (2023)

Film cameos

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)

Category

v t e Films directed by Jack King
Viva Buddy (1934) Buddy's Circus (1934) Buddy the Woodsman (1934) Buddy the Detective (1934) Buddy's Bearcats (1934) Hollywood Capers (1935) A Cartoonist's Nightmare (1935) Buddy the Gee Man (1935) Buddy Steps Out (1935) Buddy's Bug Hunt (1935) Buddy's Lost World (1935) The Phantom Ship (1936) Boom Boom (1936) The Fire Alarm (1936) Alpine Antics (1936) Westward Whoa (1936) Fish Tales (1936) Shanghaied Shipmates (1936) Porky's Pet (1936) Porky's Moving Day (1936) Modern Inventions (1937) Donald's Ostrich (1937) Self Control (1938) Donald's Better Self (1938) Donald's Golf Game (1938) Good Scouts (1938) Donald's Nephews (1938) The Autograph Hound (1939) Donald's Penguin (1939) Donald's Cousin Gus (1939) The Hockey Champ (1939) Donald's Lucky Day (1939) Fire Chief (1940) Window Cleaners (1940) Donald's Vacation (1940) Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940) Donald's Dog Laundry (1940) Chef Donald (1941) Old MacDonald Duck (1941) Truant Officer Donald (1941) Early to Bed (1941) Timber (1941) Bellboy Donald (1942) Sky Trooper (1942) The Vanishing Private (1942) Out of the Frying Pan into the Firing Line (1942) Donald Gets Drafted (1942) Donald's Snow Fight (1942) Home Defense (1943) The Old Army Game (1943) Fall Out Fall In (1943) The Spirit of '43 (1943) The Plastics Inventor (1944) Commando Duck (1944) Contrary Condor (1944) Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944) Trombone Trouble (1944) Old Sequoia (1945) Cured Duck (1945) Donald's Crime (1945) The Clock Watcher (1945) Defense Against Invasion (1946) Dumb Bell of the Yukon (1946) Wet Paint (1946) Donald's Double Trouble (1946) Wide Open Spaces (1947) Donald's Dilemma (1947) Sleepy Time Donald (1947) The Trial of Donald Duck (1948) Donald's Dream Voice (1948) Drip Dippy Donald (1948)

Films directed by Jack King