The Hunting Instinct

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"The Hunting Instinct"
Season 8
Number 187
Episode information
Written by	Bill Berg Ted Berman Otto Englander Joe Rinaldi
Directed by	Wolfgang Reitherman
Original airdate	October 22, 1961
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Episodes
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"The Hunting Instinct" is an episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. It aired on October 22, 1961.

Synopsis

Ludwig Von Drake hosts this episode, since Walt feels this noted expert on everything can shed some light on the subject of why man hunts. Von Drake has brought his assistant Herman the Bootle Beetle to help demonstrate the finer points of hunting.

Featured cartoons

• Bootle Beetle
• The Pointer
• Clown of the Jungle
• The Lone Chipmunks
• R'Coon Dawg
• Tiger Trouble
• The Plastics Inventor
• Contrary Condor
• The Fox Hunt
• Rugged Bear

Trivia

• This episode has been released theatrically overseas in Europe.
  • France: December 11, 1962
  • Finland: December 6, 1963
  • Japan: June 19, 1965

Gallery

Japanese laserdisc release

Ad campaign book

Mexican lobby card

VHS release