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The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel was rebranded as the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel on February 14, 2011. The remaining channels and blocks using the Playhouse Disney brand outside the US relaunched under the Disney Junior brand over the next three years, concluding with the rebranding of the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel Russia on September 1, 2013.

History

Early years (1999–2002)

Prior to Playhouse Disney's launch, Disney Channel had aired a lineup of preschool-targeted programs to compete with Nick Jr. (which were mixed alongside animated series aimed at older children) during the morning since its debut in April 1983.

On April 6, 1997, Disney Channel underwent a relaunch that signified the beginning of its full conversion into a commercial-free basic cable channel, and its preschool block now utilized a similar graphics package for its promotions as that used for the channel's afternoon children's programs. After Disney Channel's preschool block premiered three new original series in 1998 (PB&J Otter, Rolie Polie Olie, and Out of the Box), the block officially launched as Playhouse Disney on February 1, 1999.

One of Playhouse Disney's most popular series was Bear in the Big Blue House, which debuted on October 20, 1997; the series was named by TV Guide as one of the "top 10 new shows for kids" that year.[2]

For the first three years of its run, the Playhouse Disney block originally aired each weekday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and weekends from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Following each program, which usually ran 23 minutes (most of which, except for films, aired without promotional interruption), the remainder of the time period was filled by either short segments and music videos (the latter of which were originally aired under the banner "Feet Beat") or an episode of an acquired short series.

On April 16, 2001, Playhouse Disney received a new rebrand produced by motion graphics company Beehive;[3] actress Allyce Beasley began serving as the U.S. block's promo announcer at this time, a capacity she would hold until March 30, 2007, being replaced by Margit Furseth. Playhouse Disney also premiered two new original series, Stanley and The Book of Pooh, in 2001. Radio Disney cross-promoted the block by rebranding its "Mickey and Minnie's Tune Time" block as "Playhouse Disney", and in 2002, the TV block's "Feet Beat" interstitials were renamed "BB's Music Time" to promote the Radio Disney block. On June 25, 2001, Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group (now Disney-ABC Television Group) announced plans to launch Playhouse Disney Channel, a companion digital cable and satellite channel that would have served the same target audience as the Disney Channel block;[4][5] plans for the network were later scrapped, although Disney-ABC International Television would launch dedicated Playhouse Disney channels and blocks in international markets (including Canada, Afro-Eurasia and Latin America) between 2002 and 2007. The Walt Disney Company acquired the broadcast rights to The Wiggles as part of their purchase of the Fox Family Channel in 2001; The Wiggles moved to Playhouse Disney in June 2002 and became one of the block's most watched shows during its run.

Marketing expansion (2002–2011)

Like Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney was a commercial-free service, but it did show short "promotional spots" (structured as short-form segments for Disney products targeted at the block's demographics) alongside underwriter sponsorships beginning in 2002, (with companies such as McDonald's[6]) within breaks between programs[7] (preschool-targeted programs that aired between 3:00 and 7:00 a.m. Central Time outside of the Playhouse Disney banner, included the promotional shorts for Disney entertainment products that were seen during Disney Channel's afternoon and nighttime schedule). On September 30, 2002, Playhouse Disney changed its logo to reflect Disney Channel's on-air rebranding. The block also replaced some of its older interstitial material and introduced a mascot that month named Clay (voiced by Debi Derryberry), an anthropomorphic clay figure who often used the catchphrases "It's true!" and "Are you with me?"

On March 31, 2007, Ooh and Aah, two puppet monkeys (who served as the main characters for one of the short series featured on the Playhouse Disney lineup, Ooh, Aah & You) became the official hosts of the block, replacing Clay. Every summer since 2007, Playhouse Disney's end time was truncated to four hours on weekdays (from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time). Episodes from Disney Channel's original series were aired during the late morning and early afternoon. However, the weekend schedule continued to air for seven hours. By 2010, the Playhouse Disney block had expanded to air from 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on weekdays, and 4:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on weekends, each running a different schedule.

Rebranding as Disney Junior

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". On May 26, 2010, Disney-ABC Television Group announced the relaunch of Playhouse Disney as Disney Junior, which would serve as the brand for the Disney Channel block and a new standalone digital cable and satellite channel in the United States, as well as the new brand for the existing Playhouse Disney-branded cable channels and program blocks outside the US.[8][9] The Playhouse Disney block ended its 14-year run on February 13, 2011, with the last program to air being an episode of the short series Handy Manny's School for Tools at 8:55 a.m. Eastern Time.

The Disney Junior block debuted on February 14, 2011,[10] with the Little Einsteins episode "Fire Truck Rocket" as its first program.[11][12][13]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Several former Playhouse Disney series were carried over to the relaunched block including Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Special Agent Oso, Imagination Movers, Handy Manny, and Little Einsteins. With the relaunch of the block, the block's mascots Ooh and Aah were retired and several of its older programs were entirely discontinued (however, Ooh and Aah & You was later briefly available on the Disney Junior website as a part of the Fan Favorites week of July 18, 2011 and was also later carried in reruns on the Disney Junior cable channel). Additionally, its episodes are available on Disney Junior's YouTube channel as of January 6, 2011.

The 24-hour Disney Junior cable channel debuted on March 23, 2012, with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Mickey's Big Surprise" as its first program, mainly featuring a mix of original series and programs held over from the Playhouse Disney library (which largely aired as part of the channel's overnight schedule until mid-2014 when over time, more Playhouse Disney shows were taken off the air completely after premiering their series finales and ceased to air in reruns).[9][14] Disney Junior took over the channel space held by the Disney-owned soap opera-focused channel Soapnet, largely due to that channel's declining subscriber reach (being carried in 75 million households with pay television at the time of Disney Junior's launch). An automated Soapnet feed remained in operation for providers that did not yet reach agreements to carry the Disney Junior channel or providers that were required to continue carrying Soapnet in addition to Disney Junior[15][16] until Soapnet fully ceased operations by quietly shutting down on December 31, 2013, at 11:59 pm, following an episode of General Hospital as the last program to air on the network.[17]

Programming

Final programming

Original programming

Title First air date Last air date Source(s) Note(s)
Little Einsteins October 9, 2005 February 13, 2011 The show ended on December 22, 2009, but continued to air reruns on Playhouse Disney until February 13, 2011.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse May 5, 2006
Handy Manny September 16, 2006
My Friends Tigger & Pooh May 12, 2007 [18] The show ended on October 9, 2010, but continued to air reruns on Playhouse Disney until February 13, 2011.
Imagination Movers September 6, 2008
Special Agent Oso April 4, 2009
Jungle Junction October 5, 2009

Acquired programming

Title First air date Last air date Source(s) Note(s)
Charlie and Lola March 21, 2005 February 13, 2011
Chuggington January 18, 2010
Timmy Time September 13, 2010 February 11, 2011 [19][20]

Interstitial programming

Title First air date Last air date Source(s)
Shanna's Show 2003 2011
Choo Choo Soul May 1, 2006 2011
Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol June 16, 2006 2011
Happy Monster Band October 1, 2007 2011
Ooh, Aah & You July 15, 2005 2011
Shane's Kindergarten Countdown June 20, 2005 2011
Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? June 21, 2008 2011
Tasty Time with ZeFronk November 8, 2008 2011
Whiffle and Fuzz 2008 2011
Where Is Warehouse Mouse? August 24, 2009 2011
Dance-A-Lot Robot February 27, 2010 2011
Handy Manny's School for Tools January 25, 2010 2011

Former programming

Original programming

Title First air date Last air date Source(s)
Bear in the Big Blue HouseTemplate:Refn October 25, 1997 May 6, 2007 [21]
PB&J Otter March 21, 1998 June 24, 2006
Rolie Polie Olie[lower-alpha 1] October 3, 1998 December 30, 2006
Out of the Box October 10, 1998 June 24, 2006
The Book of Pooh January 27, 2001 June 24, 2006
Stanley September 15, 2001 May 16, 2008 [22]
JoJo's Circus September 20, 2003 January 2, 2009 [23]
Higglytown Heroes September 11, 2004 March 29, 2009 [24]
Johnny and the Sprites October 15, 2005 January 2, 2009 [23]
Bunnytown November 10, 2007 November 8, 2008

Acquired programming

Title First air date Last air date Source(s)
TaleSpin April 6, 1997 October 2, 1998
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers August 29, 1999
Amazing Animals[lower-alpha 1] January 2, 2000
The Little Mermaid April 7, 1997 September 29, 2002
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh August 1, 2006
Adventures in Wonderland June 5, 1998
Katie and Orbie June 2, 1997 December 31, 1999
Madeline September 4, 2005
Jungle Cubs September 15, 1997 September 3, 2000
101 Dalmatians: The Series October 5, 1998 July 16, 1999
Sing Me a Story with Belle September 3, 2000
Rupert September 4, 2000 January 2001
The Wiggles June 17, 2002 May 24, 2009 [25][26]
Anatole September 17, 2002 September 13, 2004
The Koala Brothers January 26, 2004 May 16, 2008 [22]
The Doodlebops April 11, 2005 January 2, 2009 [23]

Interstitial programming

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  • Circle Time (April 6, 1997 – September 29, 2002)
  • Curious George (April 6, 1997 – 1999)
  • Will Quack Quack (April 6, 1997 – 1999)
  • The Adventures of Spot (April 6, 1997 – September 29, 2002)
  • Joke Time (April 6, 1997 – September 29, 2002)
  • Behind the Ears (1997–2000, 2007–2009)
  • Microscopic Milton (1997 – September 29, 2002)
  • Frankenguy and the Professor (November 1997 – September 29, 2002)
  • Magic Drawings (1998 – April 15, 2001)
  • Feet Beat (1998 – September 29, 2002)
  • Pablo the Little Red Fox (1999 – September 29, 2002)
  • Animal Stories (1999 – September 29, 2002)
  • Poky and Friends (1999 – April 15, 2001)
  • Mini Movies (April 16, 2001 – September 29, 2002)
  • Stanley's Animal Facts (2001–2006)
  • Wiggles Time (January 28, 2002 – March 29, 2007)[27]
  • Mike's Super Short Show (January 1, 2002 – 2007)
  • BB's Music Time (September 30, 2002 – 2007)
  • Good Manners with Max Time (September 30, 2002 – 2007)
  • Mickey's Letter Time (September 30, 2002 – 2006)
  • Page's Word of the Day (September 30, 2002 – 2007)
  • Sharing Time (September 30, 2002 – 2005)
  • Use Your Noodle Time (September 30, 2002 – 2005)
  • Who, What & Where with Bear Time (September 30, 2002 – 2004)
  • Mini Show-and-Tell Time (2003–2007)
  • Project Playtime (2003–2007)
  • Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (2004–2007)
  • Felix and the Flying Machine (2004–2007)
  • Here Come the ABCs (January 1, 2005 – 2006)
  • Go, Baby! (January 3, 2005 – 2007)
  • Breakfast with Bear (June 20, 2005 – September 15, 2006)
  • This is Daniel Cook (July 11, 2005 – January 2, 2009)
  • Johnny and the Sprites (October 9, 2005 – January 13, 2007)
  • Feeling Good with JoJo (February 20, 2006 – 2008)
  • Dan Zanes House Party (June 5, 2006 – December 19, 2008)
  • Here Come the 123s (2007)
  • This is Emily Yeung (February 20, 2007 – January 4, 2009)

Programming blocks

Final

Former

  • Super Duper Playhouse Disney Special Event (2002–2005)

International

On September 1, 1999, the Playhouse Disney brand was extended internationally with the launch of a self-branded block on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. On September 29, 2000, Disney Television International expanded the block with the launch of a channel in the country alongside the launch of Toon Disney and Disney Channel +1 on the Sky Digital platform.[28] On April 4, 2009, Egmont Group launched a companion Playhouse Disney magazine in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland that focused on the channel's four most popular shows: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Handy Manny and Little Einsteins. Each issue included "to do" pages and suggested activities for parents and children based on an educational theme. The Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel UK & Republic of Ireland was eventually disposed of in July 2004 after reducing hours of programming.[29] The Playhouse Disney channel available there, however, continued to air until it was replaced by Disney Junior on May 7, 2011.[30]

On November 30, 2007, Astral Media launched a Canadian version of Playhouse Disney Channel under a brand licensing agreement with Disney-ABC Television Group; the channel operated as a multiplex channel of Family Channel, which had long maintained a programming distribution agreement with Disney Channel for the domestic rights to the U.S. channel's series until January 2016. A Canadian-French version of Playhouse Disney was launched on July 5, 2010, also by Astral Media. The English & Canadian-French channels were both replaced by Disney Junior on May 6, 2011.[31]

List of international channels and blocks

Market Type Formerly Launch date Replaced by Replaced date
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom[32] Channel Block on Disney Channel Template:Dts Disney Junior Template:Dts[30]
+1 timeshift channel — Template:Dts[33] Disney Junior +1
Block on ABC1 — Summer Template:Dts[34] — Template:Dts[35]
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Block on Disney Channel — Template:Dts[5] Disney Junior Template:Dts[36]
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Channel — November 16, 2001[37] Template:Dts[32]
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Block on Disney Channel[38] — 2009 Template:Dts
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Block on ERT2 — 2004 — 2009
Channel Jetix Play September 1, 2010 Disney Junior June 1, 2011
Middle East & North Africa
Block — 2004
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Channel — 2010
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Block on Disney Channel — August 10, 2010 Template:Dts
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Block — September 19, 2009 Template:Dts
Southeast Asia — 2000[39] Template:Dts[40]
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Block on Seven Network — Template:Dts[41] — 2008
Block on Disney Channel[42] — — Disney Junior May 29, 2011
Channel — Template:Dts[42] Template:Dts[43]
File:Flag of France.svg France[32] — November 2, 2002 May 28, 2011[44]
HD simulcast channel — 2009
Block[45] — 2002
File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Block — 2004 Template:Dts
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan — — Template:Dts
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Channel — Template:Dts[46][47] Template:Dts[48]
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia — July 3, Template:Dts[49]
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore — May 15, 2004[50]
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia — April 2, 2004[47]
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany — Template:Dts[51] July 14, 2011[32]
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand — Template:Dts[52] Template:Dts[40]
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia — Template:Dts[53]
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam — May Template:Dts[54][55]
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines — Template:Dts[56][57]
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea — Template:Dts[58]
File:Flag of India.svg India Block on Disney Channel — Template:Dts[59] 2011
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Block on an El Trece channel — 2007[60] — —
Scandinavia Block — 2004 Disney Junior September 10, 2011
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Channel — 2007
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway — 2006
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark —
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland —
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland —
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
(operated by Astral Media)[61]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 — Template:Dts[31] Template:Dts[62]
French language channel
(Playhouse Disney Télé)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 — Template:Dts[63] Disney Junior —
Latin America Channel (two feeds) — Template:Dts[64] Template:Dts[65]
Channel (Brazil) — September 5, 2008[66]
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Block on Disney Channel — November 28, 2001 June 1, 2011
Central & Eastern Europe Channel Jetix Play 2010Script error: No such module "Unsubst". June 2011
Block September 19, 2009
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Channel September 1, 2010[67] 2011[32]
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia		 Block[68] 2010 June 1, 2011
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy[32][69] Channel — May 1, 2005 May 14, 2011
+1 timeshift channel — July 31, 2009 Disney Junior +1 2011
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Channel Jetix Play September 1, 2010 Disney Junior 2011
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium		 — Template:Dts[70] Disney Junior Template:Dts[71]
Block on Disney Channel —

See also

  • Nick Jr. Channel – a preschool-targeted digital cable and satellite network that originated as a program block on Nickelodeon from 1988 to 2009 and a channel since 2009.
  • Sprout (TV channel) – a defunct preschool-targeted digital cable and satellite network. It has since rebranded as a youth audience channel, Universal Kids, as of 2017.
  • Disney Junior – the successor, a channel that is based on Playhouse Disney and has been airing since 2011 as a television block on Disney Channel and a channel since 2012.

Notes

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