Walt Disney himself was the first Disney character to appear on TV... if you don't count him as a character, then your answer is Mickey Mouse.
The first Disney TV show was titled The Disneyland Story (later changed to Disneyland, then Walt Disney Presents, and later The Wonderful World of Color and the Wonderful World of Disney) which premiered in October 1954. The show was hosted by Disney, so he was the first to be featured on the first Disney TV show. Later in the episode, he introduces the first fictional Disney character to appear on TV, saying "Our only hope is we never lose sight of one thing: that it was all started by a mouse. Now, that is why I want this part of the show to belong to Mickey, because the story of Mickey is truly the real beginning of Disneyland."
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The first Disney character introduced ever was Little Red Riding Hood, in July 1922, but this was in theaters, not TV.
Mickey Mouse, in Steamboat Willie, was the first character to feature synchronized sound, in November 18 of 1928 (recognized as Mickey's birthday). Again, this was in theaters, not television. Mickey was first introduced in March 1928, with Minnie Mouse, in Plane Crazy.
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In the Disney TV show, Duck Tales, there is a character with long black hair and a pig face. Her name is Circe.
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of color was the first Disney show in color.On September 24, 1961 the show called Walt Disney Presents moved from ABC to NBC to take advantage of NBC's ability to broadcast in color. The show's name was also changed to Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. The first NBC episode even dealt with the principles of color, as explained by a new character named Ludwig Von Drake. Von Drake was the first Disney character created specifically for television.
Walt Disney created him for a TV show character and has evolved to be on multiple TV shows today
You can view television episodes that have appeared on Disney channel at disneychannel.com, but that will only give you a few choices.
Disney won his first Emmy Award in 1956 for Best Producer - Film Series for the Disneyland TV series.