Professor Ludwig Von Drake is one of Walt Disney’s cartoon and comic book characters….who was first introduced on September 24, 1961….as the presenter and singer of “The Spectrum Song” in the cartoon An Adventure in Color….which was part of the first episode of Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color on NBC. Said to be an uncle of Donald Duck….Ludwig was described as a scientist, lecturer, psychologist, and world traveler. The character displayed his “expert” knowledge on a variety of subjects in eighteen episodes of the classic anthology series….as well as on a number of Disneyland Records. Paul Frees was the original voice of Ludwig Von Drake…..and after Frees retired from the role…. the character was briefly voiced by Walker Edmiston….who since 1987 has been voiced by Corey Burton.
In the Disney’s Sing-Along Songs series of videos….Ludwig Von Drake has hosted or co-hosted these six volumes including….You Can Fly in 1988….Fun With Music along with Professor Owl in 1989….as seen in this video herewith….Under the Sea in 1990 ….I Love To Laugh aka Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in 1990…..101 Notes of Fun in 1994….and Colors of the Wind in 1996.
