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Established in 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 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 [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/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).

Established in 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 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 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.

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* ''3rd & Bird''

* ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales (Animation)|Tinga Tinga Tales]]''

* ''[[~~One Hundred and One~~ Dalmatians (Disney)|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.)

* ''[[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|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 ==

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* ''The Ultimate Christmas Present''

* ''Under Wraps''

* ''[[Up Up and Away]]''

* ''[[Up, Up, and Away]]''

* ''[[Wendy Wu Homecoming Warrior]]''

* ''Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie''

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