 In 1991, the film was the sole nominee for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour).After its original airing, the film (which serves as the pilot episode of the "TaleSpin" series) was split up into four parts which were treated as episodes of the series itself, but with severe edits.This four-part version first aired from Monday, November 19 through Thursday, November 22, 1990 (airing one part per day for four days).