An Adventure in Color/Mathmagicland
| "An Adventure in Color/Mathmagicland" | |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 8 Episode 1 |
| Directed by |
Hamilton Luske Wolfgang Reitherman (sequence director) Les Clark (sequence director) Joshua Meador (sequence director) |
| Written by |
Bill Berg Joe Rinaldi Milt Banta Larry Clemmons Otto Englander Dr. Heinz Haber |
| Featured music |
Buddy Baker Songs by the Sherman Brothers |
| Original air date | September 24, 1961 |
"An Adventure in Color/Mathmagicland" was the first color episode of Disney's long-running anthology series to air in color, premiering on September 24, 1961 as Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color following the series' move from ABC to NBC. This show introduced a new character, Ludwig Von Drake, who provides an interesting lowdown on color (at one point performing "The Spectrum Song", all about different colors). By the end of the song, the NBC Peacock makes a brief cameo as a "color show-off". The kaleidoscopic intro to the show featured music composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The second part of the show is the 1959 featurette Donald in Mathmagic Land.
The episode was partially created to help promote color televisions.
Cast
- Walt Disney - Himself
- Paul Frees (voice)- Ludwig Von Drake; the True Spirit of Adventure
- Clarence Nash (voice) - Donald Duck