Donald's Cousin Gus is a 1939 Walt Disney cartoon in which It was released on May 19, 1939. Gus Goose debuted as a recurring character in Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic since 9 May 1938.
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, exactly one week after the film was released in theaters.
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
In the United States on Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions: Donald
In Germany on Donald Duck Geht in die Luft, Drei Caballeros im Sambafieber, Goofy und Pluto Total Verrückt, and Mit Mir Nicht In France on Disney Parade 3 In Italy on Paperino, Sono Io ... Paperino, Cartoons Disney 6
Laserdisc
Japanese laserdiscs: Hello Donald, Donald: Limited Gold Edition, and Disney Cartoon Festival 3.
DVD
The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.
Streaming
The short was released to Disney+ on August 11, 2023.
Television
It was later reaired on television on: The Ink and Paint Club, episode 21, Goin' to the Birds Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode 77 Disneyland, episode The Plausible Impossible