This was the first episode broadcast on NBC. As a tribute, Ludwig encounters an animated NBC peacock logo.
This was the first episode to be broadcast in color. Appropriately, this is done on NBC (whose hallmark is "in living color") and is a program discussing color.
The narrator is Paul Frees, who, along with creating countless voice in the Entertainment Industry, was the 'Ghost Host' in 'The Haunted Mansion' attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
Debut of the Disney duck Ludwig Von Drake. Von Drake is also the first Disney character to be created exclusively for television.