And on another site there was talk about this channel. It would air all the Disney Cartoons from the 80's and 90's . I was just curious if anyone here on UD knew anything about this channel is it really going to launch or is it just a rumor? I would be so glad if this is true and they do launch this channel!
Also this coming monday Toon Disney is taking off TaleSpin, Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers, and the other early moring shows and putting Jetix in their slots. Jetix will now be airing from 8pm - 6am weekdays and 4pm - 6am on weekends. I think the change may be permanent, but I am not sure. This makes me quite sad
Anyone know anything about this Toon Disney Classic Channel?
This news has floated around previously, but they have no creditable source at toonzone.net. It is just probably wish-ful thinking. I don't know why Disney keeps Jetix on. No body really likes it and half of the night is just repeats of the episode just shown. Toon Disney Classic would be a great channel to have. They could even include shows they have the rights to like Muppet Babies. Let's hope this happens, but don't count on it.
Classic Toons would be cool, but 80s and 90s are not classic toons. They would have to go all the way back to the days of Mickey Mouse Club and Walt Disney Presents to satisfy me that they deserved the name classic. Just replaying stuff from the past 10 for 15 years doesn't make it Classic. Classic would be bringing back all the old 'toons in their original form and presented commercial-free, then I would be a big fan. There is nothing on any of the Disney Channels right now that warrants any of my time because of their incessant commercial breaks every six to eight minutes.
If they would just go back to the days of the 'original' Disney Channel when they programmed blocks during the day for all age groups it would be a lot more watchable. Their so-called list of watchable stars aren't watchable. And the cartoons they use aren't Disney cartoons, they are imitation 'toons that mostly don't deserve the light of day, much less television time.
I remember Dance TV, when they put old and current songs to clips from Disney 'toons and used them as filler between the good shows they had on. I remember all the good rock concerts with groups like Tom Petty, Heart, LeAnn Rimes, Ringo Starr, The Who, and so many more, that they played every night after nine pm. And who could forget "Vault Disney" when they would roll out some of the classic Disney movies, commercial free and unedited.
If they could bring that back, then I would be all for it. Anything less would be a total waste of time.
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jamminjake245 wrote:This news has floated around previously, but they have no creditable source at toonzone.net. It is just probably wish-ful thinking. I don't know why Disney keeps Jetix on. No body really likes it and half of the night is just repeats of the episode just shown. Toon Disney Classic would be a great channel to have. They could even include shows they have the rights to like Muppet Babies. Let's hope this happens, but don't count on it.
Thanks for the info, Jake! I guess Jetix is doing well on the channel with ratings, if they keep expanding it like this. There are alot of people who are very upset by the Jetix block though, including you and I. Well lets hope for this classics channel!
dvdjunkie wrote:Classic Toons would be cool, but 80s and 90s are not classic toons. They would have to go all the way back to the days of Mickey Mouse Club and Walt Disney Presents to satisfy me that they deserved the name classic. Just replaying stuff from the past 10 for 15 years doesn't make it Classic. Classic would be bringing back all the old 'toons in their original form and presented commercial-free, then I would be a big fan. There is nothing on any of the Disney Channels right now that warrants any of my time because of their incessant commercial breaks every six to eight minutes.
If they would just go back to the days of the 'original' Disney Channel when they programmed blocks during the day for all age groups it would be a lot more watchable. Their so-called list of watchable stars aren't watchable. And the cartoons they use aren't Disney cartoons, they are imitation 'toons that mostly don't deserve the light of day, much less television time.
I totally agree with you! We really need a Vault Disney channel! Thanks for the comment.
If they do make a new channel, in another five years it would be like Toon Disney again, with newer shows & anime (I know some people like it, but I hate it), or LIVE-ACTION shows! If it's called "TOON" Disney, why are there live-action movies & shows on it? & where else will you find some of the great late 80's-early 90's shows like Ducktales, Gummi Bears, TaleSpin, Goof Troop, Chip & Dale & Garfield & Friends (Yes folks, there is Garfield & Friends on Toon Disney).
I miss the old Disney Channel, with more classic Disney shows & films & less teen-oriented ones. I miss DTV, Vault Disney, Mousetrack, Quack Attack & Mouseterpiece Theater. I remember watching the old Disneyland shows with my family on Sunday nights & remenicing (spelled right?) about Disney. You can't remenice over Lizzie Maguire, or That's So Raven, or Jetix. It's a shame folks, a real shame.
FantasiaMan wrote:You can't remenice over Lizzie Maguire, or That's So Raven, or Jetix. It's a shame folks, a real shame.
"Remember that episode of That's So Raven when she did something stupid? Because of a misunderstanding?... Over one of her visions? And then she put on a disguise as she tried to stop it from happening? And sang.... Man, and she was like all laughing and everything when everything turned out OK, with this huge smile on her cheeky little face? Do you remember that? Man, they don't make shows as good as that anymore."
This would be a terrific idea for a classic Toon Disney channel. I hope everybody would be happy to see it. It's going to be on the air soon. I missed the old Disney Channel and Vault Disney since they got rid of those old Disney TV shows from its heyday. Thank goodness. It's time for classic Disney fix.
musicradio77 wrote:This would be a terrific idea for a classic Toon Disney channel. I hope everybody would be happy to see it. It's going to be on the air soon. I missed the old Disney Channel and Vault Disney since they got rid of those old Disney TV shows from its heyday. Thank goodness. It's time for classic Disney fix.
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"This would be a terrific idea for a classic Toon Disney channel....It's going to be on the air soon.
musicradio77 wrote:This would be a terrific idea for a classic Toon Disney channel. I hope everybody would be happy to see it. It's going to be on the air soon. I missed the old Disney Channel and Vault Disney since they got rid of those old Disney TV shows from its heyday. Thank goodness. It's time for classic Disney fix.
There SHOULD be SIX main Disney Channels in a package like HBO or Starz or something -
Disney Channel - Shows current live-action programs and some animated shows, along with DCOMs, geared mainly towards six to fourteen-year-olds. Sometimes air Animated Classics ranging from 1996 to present.
Preschool Disney Channel - Shows aimed towards infants to six-year-olds.
Jetix - Show more "Anime-styled" cartoons, such as Digimon, Beyblades, etc. Include more action oriented shows from Disney's television catalogue. Shows geared towards seven to twelve-year-olds.
Classic Toon Disney - Show more "situation" comedies from the ninties that we've all grown to love, such as Gummi Bears, Tale Spin, Goof Troop, Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers, etc., along with classic live-action show like So Weird?, In A Heartbeat, The Famous Life of Jett Jackson, etc. Sometimes air Animated Classics ranging from 1980s to 1995. Shows geared towards young adults who grew up on this stuff.
Vault "Animated" Disney - Show the TRUE classics. Airs the shorts that are now infamous, featuring our favorite characters like Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Chip 'N Dale, Pluto, etc. Occasionally air Animated Classics ranging from 1939 to the 1970s. Geared towards Disney afficienados and appreciators of true art.
Vault "Live-Action" Disney - The classic live-action Disney films such as Old Yeller, The Apple Dumpling Gang, 20,000 Leagues, Shaggy Dog, etc. Geared towards Disney afficienados and appreciators of true art.
So, here's the rundown:
Preschool Disney - 2 mos. to 5-year-olds.
Jetix Disney - 7 to 12-year-olds.
Disney Channel - 6 to 13-year-olds.
Classic Disney - 10 to 20-year-olds.
Vault Animation Disney - Whoever Loves TRUE Disney, target audience: 18-34 range.
Vault Live-Action Disney - Whoever Loves TRUE Disney, target audience: 18-34 range.
I think that instead of adding even more Disney Channels, it might be better to improve upon the existing ones. The idea of having six different Disney Channels (as proposed by The Electric Panda) is part of the reason why I watch so little television. Having a particular channel devoted to just one type of program (preschool, anime, classic, etc.)allows one to overdose on that style of program much quicker. I can only take so much Cartoon Network or Toon Disney, for example, before I OD on it and have to change the channel.
The other problem with more Disney Channels is space on the cable dial. If you have satellite, this probably isn't much of a problem, but if you're stuck with cable, there's no guarantee that your cable provider will have room for more Disney channels. Thus it would be better to improve upon the two existing Disney channels (DC and ToonDisney), and perhaps work on ABC Family as well, which are all carried by most cable companies.
What I would probably do is take the current Disney Channel and focus on their current, modern programs, much as they do now. Preschool programming in the morning, some midday specials or movies, afternoon cartoons (a la Disney Afternoon), evening sitcoms and DComs and late night movies. Weekends could be filled with movies and specials.
Toon Disney could be changed into a Disney Channel 2, with more of a focus on the classic Disney programs. Classic cartoons in the morning thruough midday. Movies or specials in the afternoon (to contrast with Disney Channel), and classic series and movies in the evening and late night. Weekends would offer more specials and movies, perhaps with themed weekends (a '50s movie weekend, a True Life Special weekend, animated classic weekend or a Disney series marathon (like Five Mile Creek or Avonlea), etc.).
These two channels would offer a variety of programming. Yes, there might be programs that you would have no interest in (for me, the preschool and anime stuff), but you could always change to the other Disney Channel for something different.
As far as ABC Family is concerned, it needs a makeover bad. There isn't enough original programming, and it relies too much on reruns of old network programming. Nothing wrong with reruns, but ABC Family needs to be doing more. Some of their original movies are very appealing, and these could be repeated more often, IMO. A few original series wouldn't hurt either. An infusion of some Disney-branded product couldn't hurt either.
dvdjunkie wrote:
If they would just go back to the days of the 'original' Disney Channel when they programmed blocks during the day for all age groups it would be a lot more watchable. Their so-called list of watchable stars aren't watchable. And the cartoons they use aren't Disney cartoons, they are imitation 'toons that mostly don't deserve the light of day, much less television time.
I remember Dance TV, when they put old and current songs to clips from Disney 'toons and used them as filler between the good shows they had on. I remember all the good rock concerts with groups like Tom Petty, Heart, LeAnn Rimes, Ringo Starr, The Who, and so many more, that they played every night after nine pm. And who could forget "Vault Disney" when they would roll out some of the classic Disney movies, commercial free and unedited.
If they could bring that back, then I would be all for it. Anything less would be a total waste of time.
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I agree 100%. I loved the time slots from the Disney Channel that you are speaking of. The DTV shorts were great. My 2 favorite ones were the swinging kids clip to Stray Cats "Rock This Town" and the jazzy tour through the country to "Heart of Rock and Roll" by Huey Lewis and the News. I always thought it was so neat that they could put these kinds of songs to the cartoons. It made them so much cooler! I also enjoyed the Ink and Paint Club. Why can't they release some of these cool cartoons and dvd's entitled "DTV Hits" and "The Best of Ink and Paint Club"? I wish they would release the DTV Valentine Specials. Every year at about this time, I think maybe, just maybe they will release the two specials on one dvd. I have one of the specials on vhs, but the one I really want, with songs "Lady" by Kenny Rogers and "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder I don't have.
The Vault Disney slot was great as well. During this time, I got to see Disney movies that I had not seen since I was a child, such as "Snowball Express", "Blackbeard's Ghost", "North Avenue Irregulars", etc. I hate to see this go, and when I asked a Disney person, they said they needed these time slots to attract younger kids. Hmmm- at 1:00-4 in the morning?
I know we are probably dreaming, because every time I e-mail them about another channel, they just tell me their regular talking points: "There has been no discussion of adding a new channel at this time".
I think they should revamp Toon Disney and remove all **non disney* related cartoons and shows. Yes, even Garfield and Friends if necessary. Or for gosh sakes, put it on when people are **awake**!
I'd love to see Disney Channel go back the way it used to be. Cancel the new Emperor's new school show, cancel all live action shows (except Phil of the Future and Raven's show) and show actual disney movies at night. Movies like Pete's Dragon, Peter Pan (the original), The Little Mermaid......
Have a classic Movie on one specific night a week. Remember the old "Disney Sunday Night Movie"? It aired on ABC for years.....
I think Sunday night should be classic disney movie night. On toon Disney, an animated film. And on regular disney channel, a classic live action movie, such as Pete's Dragon.
I want old disney shows to return.
Disney Channel died when they stopped airing movies with Haley mills (Parent Trap and Pollyanna) and fun adventure movies like Swiss Family Robinson. R.I.P. the REAL Disney Channel. Date of Death: When the shows became teenie bopperish.
jediliz wrote:I think they should revamp Toon Disney and remove all **non disney* related cartoons and shows. Yes, even Garfield and Friends if necessary. Or for gosh sakes, put it on when people are **awake**!
I'd love to see Disney Channel go back the way it used to be. Cancel the new Emperor's new school show, cancel all live action shows (except Phil of the Future and Raven's show) and show actual disney movies at night. Movies like Pete's Dragon, Peter Pan (the original), The Little Mermaid......
Have a classic Movie on one specific night a week. Remember the old "Disney Sunday Night Movie"? It aired on ABC for years.....
I think Sunday night should be classic disney movie night. On toon Disney, an animated film. And on regular disney channel, a classic live action movie, such as Pete's Dragon.
I want old disney shows to return.
Don't you think you are being a little too opionitive?
"cancel all live action shows (except Phil of the Future and Raven's show)"
No offense, but that is not too strong of an argument. Anyway, Phil of the Future is already canceled.
well, disney should stop making new shows all the time, then. The only true disney related show on is Winnie the Pooh and that's on at like 4:00 in the morning. What's up with that?
And the like 3 episodes a day of the same show every day M-Th?
Toon Disney has already been ruined. I don't want Disney Channel to go down the same road.
Since when is 'Phil of the Future' cancelled?
Disney Channel died when they stopped airing movies with Haley mills (Parent Trap and Pollyanna) and fun adventure movies like Swiss Family Robinson. R.I.P. the REAL Disney Channel. Date of Death: When the shows became teenie bopperish.
