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Line 5: [[Disney]]'s cable/satellite channel. {{quote\| ''"[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya\|We're All The Tropes]], [[Ad Bumper\|and you're viewing '''Disney Channel'''{{'}}s All The Tropes page]]."''<br />}} Established in ~~1983 -- a~~1983—a time when the Walt Disney Company seemed to be on its last legs, just before the arrival of Michael Eisner and ~~company -- it~~company—it initially served as an outlet for the company's old theatrical shorts, movies, and television shows, a source of documentary shows about [[Disney Theme Parks]] and films, and a dumping ground for productions Disney had little faith in. Similar to Nickelodeon's early years, it [[wikipedia:Disney channel#Disney Channel: The Beginning .281983-1997.29\|didn't air around the clock]] until the "Disney After Dark" block, with PG programming for adults (including ''Going Home'', a series of concert specials featuring mostly baby boomer-era acts, and ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]''), was added. The channel also featured a colorful variety of family-oriented movies and series from other companies and countries, especially Canada (the ''Anne of Green Gables'' films were popular enough that they led to the successful spinoff series ''Avonlea'' in [[The Nineties]]). Many [[The Eighties\|Eighties kids]] feel very nostalgic for these early days, which included ''[[Dot and The Kangaroo]]'' and its sequels, the ''Unico'' anime films, and the later seasons of ''[[Kids Incorporated]]'', all accompanied by colorful, often stop-motion [[Ad Bumpers]] (but without the ads). In the early '90's, when the company and the channel started getting treated with more respect, shows such as ''The New Mickey Mouse Club'', the aforementioned ''Avonlea'', ''Flash Forward'' (a launching pad for [[Ben Foster]] and [[Jewel Staite]]), ''In A Heartbeat'' and ''[[The Famous Jett Jackson]]'' helped the channel improve. However, it eternally lagged behind the wildly popular [[Nickelodeon]], in part because it was a pay cable service like HBO. It subsequently moved to basic cable and developed a unique ~~format -- instead~~format—instead of commecial breaks, pauses in programming are filled with promotions for other shows, Disney films and other Disney products like CDs and their sister radio network, Radio Disney, which are often their own promotional mini-shows. In addition, the adult-oriented lineup was replaced with "Vault Disney", a programming block that featured the vintage Disney shows that had been the channel's lifeblood for so long. Then someone in the company had the idea for ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''. Its success led Disney [[Network Decay\|to]] [[Follow the Leader\|create more]] [[DCLAU\|and more preteen sitcoms]] where the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism\|idealism is cranked]] [[Up to Eleven]] and the [[Laugh Track]] never stops. The channel has become more popular than it's ever been thanks to ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', the ''[[High School Musical]]'' franchise, and other, similar live-action series. Line 15: [[Toon Disney]] was a spinoff channel that focused on Disney animation, but as a result of [[Network Decay]] became [[Disney XD]] ([[Xtreme Kool Letterz\|eXtreme]] Disney). The Playhouse Disney preschool-oriented morning block was a staple of the network for many years and underwent a number of shifts. On Valentine's Day, 2011 it was rebranded as Disney Junior (a website and a [[YouTube]] channel have been created) and in March 2012 it became a full 24-hour-network in the U.S., replacing ~~SOAPNet -- a~~SOAPNet—a very controversial move among [[Soap Opera]] fans. Some carriers are continued to provide an automated version of SOAPNet alongside Disney Junior until carriage agreements have been workedout. Playhouse Disney already existed as an independent network in many non-U.S. markets and have been rebranded as Disney Junior as well. See also [[DCLAU]]. ---- === Shows Originating on The Disney Channel: === === Animated: ===▼ * ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]''▼ ▲== Animated: == ▲* ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'' * ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]'' * ''[[The Buzz on Maggie]]'' Line 31 ⟶ 29: * ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' * ''[[Kim Possible]]'' * ''[[Lilo ~~and~~& Stitch: The Series\|Lilo and Stitch The Series]]'' * ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' * ''[[The Proud Family]]'' Line 39 ⟶ 37: ** Re-Micks: [[Spiritual Successor]] of sorts to DTV. Medleys songs with scenes from Disney shorts. === Animated shows in both the "Playhouse Disney" and "Disney Junior" blocks === * ''[[Chuggington]]'' * ''[[Handy Manny]]'' Line 47 ⟶ 45: * ''[[Special Agent Oso]]'' === Animated shows in the Disney Junior block and 24/7 Disney Junior channel only === * ''[[Babar]] and the Adventures of Badou'' * ''[[Doc McStuffins]]'' Line 57 ⟶ 55: * ''[[101 Dalmatians\|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]: The Series'' (once weekly repeats, originally seen as part of the Disney Afternoon, only lasted a couple of months before being removed. The show wasn't a preschool show, anyway. The program later began airing in weekday repeats on the 24/7 Disney Junior network, though unfortunately they seem to have only a very limited library of episodes.) === Animated shows airing only on the 24/7 Disney Junior channel === * ''[[Guess How Much I Love You]]: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare'' Line 70 ⟶ 68: * ''[[Stanley]]'' === Live-action / puppetry shows in the "Playhouse Disney" block === * ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' * ''[[Winnie the Pooh\|The Book of Pooh]]'' Line 79 ⟶ 77: * ''[[The Wiggles]]'' (Now airs on PBSKids Sprout) === Live-action / puppetry shows in both the "Playhouse Disney" and "Disney Junior" blocks === * ''[[Imagination Movers]]'' === Also, at least six [[The Disney Afternoon]] series which were made for syndication were "previewed" on The [[Disney Channel~~]]:~~ === * ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)\|Aladdin]]'' Line 88 ⟶ 86: * ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)\|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' * ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)\|Darkwing Duck]]'' * ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' * ''[[Tale Spin]]'' === Live-Action: === * ''[[~~ANT~~A.N.T. Farm]]'' * ''[[Aaron Stone]]'' (1st episode only in US, Complete series in South East Asia) * ''[[Adventures in Wonderland]]'' Line 122 ⟶ 120: * ''[[Zeke and Luther]]'' == Other Disney (or not) shows that originated elsewhere have aired on Disney Channel: == * ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'' * ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' Line 129 ⟶ 127: * ''Danger Bay'' * ''[[Doug]]'' * ''[[Eerie, Indiana]]'' * ''[[Flash Forward (TV series)\|Flash Forward]]'' * ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' Line 142 ⟶ 140: * ''[[Lloyd in Space]]'' * ''[[My Babysitter's a Vampire]]'' * ''[[Naturally, Sadie]]'' * ''[[Ocean Girl]]'' * ''[[Pepper Ann]]'' Line 150 ⟶ 148: * ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' * ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'' * ''[[Sister, Sister]]'' * ''[[Teamo Supremo]]'' * ''[[Timon and Pumbaa]]'' * ''[[The Torkelsons]]'' * ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' (in South East Asia) * ''[[The Weekenders]]'' == Well known Disney Channel Original Movies: == * ''[[Camp Rock]]'' and ''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' * ''[[The Cheetah Girls]]'' and ''The Cheetah Girls: One World'' Line 189 ⟶ 187: * ''Gotta Kick It Up!'' * ''[[Halloweentown (film)\|Halloweentown]]'', ''Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge'', ''Halloweentown High'', and ''Return to Halloweentown'' * ''[[Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars]]'' * ''Hatching Pete'' * ''Horse Sense'' Line 240 ⟶ 238: * ''You Wish!'' == Among the popular celebrities who gained fame through this channel: == * Adam Irigoyen * Allie DeBerry Line 313 ⟶ 311: {{reflist}} ~~[[Category:Turn of the Millennium/Live Action TV]]~~ [[Category:Disney]] [[Category:Networks]] [[Category:~~index~~Index]] [[Category:Disney Channel]] [[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]]