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The block was two hours long, consisting of four half-hour shows. The lineup changed after every season, adding a new show to the end of the line up while the first show would be bumped off. Eventually, the block was shortened to ninety minutes in 1997. While the block was a hit, it eventually became unpractical when Disney began producing more shows than could be featured in a two-hour block. It ended in 1999, after a successful ten year run.
The block was two hours long, consisting of four half-hour shows. The lineup changed after every season, adding a new show to the end of the line up while the first show would be bumped off. Eventually, the block was shortened to ninety minutes in 1997. While the block was a hit, it eventually became unpractical when Disney began producing more shows than could be featured in a two-hour block. It ended in 1999, after a successful ten year run.


During its run it spawned an attraction at [[Disney Theme Parks|Disneyland]], a soundtrack (still available on iTunes), and a comic book published by [[Marvel]]. It also had a major comic event in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' magazine called ''[[The Legend of the Chaos God]]''. Currently a couple of shows have been revived in comics: ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' had an [[Screwed By the Network|all-too-short]] (and yet [[Schedule Slip|too long]]) comic by Slave Labor Graphics, while Boom! Studios has begun featuring ''[[Duck Tales (Animation)|Duck Tales]]'' elements in the long-running ''[[Disney Ducks Comic Universe|Uncle Scrooge]]'' comics, then launched new series for ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' and ''[[Duck Tales (Animation)|Duck Tales]]''.
During its run it spawned an attraction at [[Disney Theme Parks|Disneyland]], a soundtrack (still available on iTunes), and a comic book published by [[Marvel]]. It also had a major comic event in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' magazine called ''[[The Legend of the Chaos God]]''. Currently a couple of shows have been revived in comics: ''[[Gargoyles]]'' had an [[Screwed by the Network|all-too-short]] (and yet [[Schedule Slip|too long]]) comic by Slave Labor Graphics, while Boom! Studios has begun featuring ''[[DuckTales]]'' elements in the long-running ''[[Disney Ducks Comic Universe|Uncle Scrooge]]'' comics, then launched new series for ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' and ''[[DuckTales]]''.


See also [[One Saturday Morning]], [[Saturday Disney]], [[Disney Channel]], [[Toon Disney]], and [[Disney XD]] for other Disney television properties.
See also [[One Saturday Morning]], [[Saturday Disney]], [[Disney Channel]], [[Toon Disney]], and [[Disney XD]] for other Disney television properties.
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* ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Animation)|Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''
* ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''
* ''[[Duck Tales (Animation)|Duck Tales]]''
* ''[[DuckTales]]''
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''
* ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]''
* ''[[Tale Spin]]''
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]]''
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]''
* ''[[Goof Troop (Animation)|Goof Troop]]''
* ''[[Goof Troop]]''
* ''[[Bonkers (Animation)|Bonkers]]''
* ''[[Bonkers]]''
* ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]''
* ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''
* ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]''
* ''[[Gargoyles]]''
* ''[[The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (Animation)|The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]''
* ''[[The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]''
* ''[[Timon and Pumbaa (Animation)|Timon and Pumbaa]]''
* ''[[Timon and Pumbaa]]''
* ''[[Quack Pack (Animation)|Quack Pack]]''
* ''[[Quack Pack]]''
* ''[[The Mighty Ducks (Animation)|The Mighty Ducks]]''
* ''[[The Mighty Ducks (animation)|The Mighty Ducks]]''
* ''[[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]: The Series''
* ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]: The Series''
* ''[[Doug|Brand Spanking New Doug]]'' (aka ''Disney's Doug'')
* ''[[Doug|Brand Spanking New Doug]]'' (aka ''Disney's Doug'')
* ''[[Hercules (Disney)|Hercules: The Series]]''
* ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules: The Series]]''


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The block is associated with the following tropes:
The block is associated with the following tropes:
* [[Channel Hop]]: Several of the series starting with ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' also aired on [[Saturday Morning Cartoon|Saturday mornings]] (often on [[ABC]]). ''[[Doug]]'' also started as a [[Nickelodeon]] show before Disney bought it.
* [[Channel Hop]]: Several of the series starting with ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' also aired on [[Saturday Morning Cartoon|Saturday mornings]] (often on [[ABC]]). ''[[Doug]]'' also started as a [[Nickelodeon]] show before Disney bought it.
* [[Crisis Crossover]]/[[Cross Through]]: ''[[The Legend of the Chaos God]]'', a five part story which ran in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' magazine.
* [[Crisis Crossover]]/[[Cross Through]]: ''[[The Legend of the Chaos God]]'', a five part story which ran in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' magazine.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: [[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]] appeared in the opening a year before his show debuted.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: [[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]] appeared in the opening a year before his show debuted.
* [[Ear Worm]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIHLu9Zckk The theme song], not to mention most of the individual show's themes.
* [[Ear Worm]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIHLu9Zckk The theme song], not to mention most of the individual show's themes.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Of the shows listed above, only half of them have DVD releases - and none of them are complete.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Of the shows listed above, only half of them have DVD releases - and none of them are complete.
* [[Network Red Headed Stepchild]]: ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' due to its dark nature, ''[[Schnookums and Meat]]'' because of its [[Gross-Out Show]] nature.
* [[Network Red Headed Stepchild]]: ''[[Gargoyles]]'' due to its dark nature, ''[[Schnookums and Meat]]'' because of its [[Gross-Out Show]] nature.
** ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]'' might count as [[Old Shame]] due to the legal issues surrounding the originally unauthorized use of King Louie.
** ''[[Tale Spin]]'' might count as [[Old Shame]] due to the legal issues surrounding the originally unauthorized use of King Louie.
* [[No Problem With Licensed Games]]: The games released for these shows are generally considered good, though the ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]'' NES game isn't remembered as fondly.
* [[No Problem With Licensed Games]]: The games released for these shows are generally considered good, though the ''[[Tale Spin]]'' NES game isn't remembered as fondly.
* [[Recycled Script]]: "Allowance Day" in ''[[Duck Tales (Animation)|Duck Tales]]'' and "The Time Bandit" in ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]''.
* [[Recycled Script]]: "Allowance Day" in ''[[DuckTales]]'' and "The Time Bandit" in ''[[Tale Spin]]''.
* [[Revival]]: ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', and ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' eventually got comic books that picked up where their shows left off (after a [[Time Skip]] in Darkwing's case).
* [[Revival]]: ''[[Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', and ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' eventually got comic books that picked up where their shows left off (after a [[Time Skip]] in Darkwing's case).
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: As per usual for a Disney Afternoon cartoon.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: As per usual for a Disney Afternoon cartoon.
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' pretty much took over the [[Marvel]] comic.
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' pretty much took over the [[Marvel]] comic.
* [[Vanilla Edition]]: Pretty much all the shows lucky enough to get a DVD release.
* [[Vanilla Edition]]: Pretty much all the shows lucky enough to get a DVD release.
** And of those, most of them used the episode cuts aired on Toon Disney, which utterly ruins some of the shows.
** And of those, most of them used the episode cuts aired on Toon Disney, which utterly ruins some of the shows.
* [[Villain Team-Up]]: The ''Disney Afternoon Live!'' show contained one between [[Tale Spin (Animation)|Don Karnage]] and [[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animation)|Fat Cat]].
* [[Villain Team-Up]]: The ''Disney Afternoon Live!'' show contained one between [[Tale Spin|Don Karnage]] and [[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Fat Cat]].


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