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6Established in 1983 -- a time when [[Creator/{{Disney}} The Walt Disney Company]][[note]]then known as Walt Disney Productions[[/note]] seemed to be on its last legs, just before the arrival of Michael Eisner and company -- The Disney Channel initially served as an outlet for the company's old theatrical shorts, movies, television shows, and documentaries. Like several early premium services (a la Creator/{{HBO}}), it wasn't a 24/7 service initially, but in 1986 added the "Disney After Dark" [[UsefulNotes/BlockProgramming programming block]], with PG programming for adults (including ''Going Home'', a series of concert specials featuring mostly baby boomer-era acts, and ''Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion'').[[note]]Similar to Nickelodeon's early years, when [[Creator/AAndE A&E]] was carried in primetime. By contrast, Disney Channel ''never'' aired around the clock in the UK--with the midnight to 6 am block relegated to "previews"--though the local version of Disney XD did air 24/7 (it should be noted that said UK counterpart started as Creator/FoxKids UK and time-shared with other channels--first a failed spin-off of Creator/{{Sky}} 1 called Sky 2, then with the National Geographic Channel, before going 24/7 with the shutdown of Sky's analog service and the rise of Sky Digital {at the time, many channels time-shared due to lack of transponders}; after Disney bought Fox Family Worldwide, Fox Kids UK was first rebranded as Creator/{{Jetix|Europe}}, then Disney XD)[[/note]]. Beyond its namesake company, Disney Channel featured a colorful variety of family-oriented movies and series from other companies and countries, all accompanied by colorful, often stop-motion AdBumpers. The ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' films were popular enough that they led to the successful spinoff series called ''Series/RoadToAvonlea''. Other popular shows from this era included ''WesternAnimation/DotAndTheKangaroo'' and its sequels, the ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' [[Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico anime]] [[Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic adaptations]], the Film/TalesForAll films, and the later seasons of ''Series/KidsIncorporated''. In the '90s, ''The New Mickey Mouse Club'', ''Series/FlashForward1996'' (a launching pad for Creator/BenFoster and Creator/JewelStaite), ''In A Heartbeat'' and ''Series/TheFamousJettJackson'' pointed to more of a focus on in-house productions.
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8Thanks in part to being a paid service, Disney Channel eternally lagged behind the wildly popular {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the ratings before the former subsequently moved to basic cable in the summer of 2001.[[note]]Though the transition had been underway before then: cable providers had started moving it to their basic cable tiers as early as 1990, and Disney had been hinting at the move five years prior.[[/note]] The channel then developed a unique format -- instead of commercial 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/RadioDisney, which are often their own promotional mini-shows. [[note]]There was some outside sponsorship in the form of {{Public Service Announcement}}s using footage from whatever ad campaign a given sponsor is running on conventional television, not unlike Creator/{{PBS}}.[[/note]] Also, the adult-oriented lineup was replaced with "Vault Disney", a block that featured vintage Disney shows.
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10Then one day, someone in the company got the idea for ''Series/LizzieMcGuire''. Along with ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'', the two sitcoms would become smash hits for Disney Channel and were instrumental in growing the channel's audience among teenagers through reruns on [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]]. But with their success and fan followings, both shows would also be [[{{Misblamed}} scapegoated]] as the catalysts for the network's programming in the late 2000s.
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12By 2006, Disney Channel was targeting teenage girls as their primary audience. With the ginormous success of the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' film franchise and shows like ''Series/HannahMontana'', the channel would gravitate to what would become [[Franchise/DisneyChannelLiveActionUniverse a whole shared universe]] [[FollowTheLeader of similar tween comedies]]. Except for preschool-oriented programming, Disney Channel would cut back on everything else. It worked spectacularly, with the ratings constantly being neck and neck with Nick's offerings, and both children ''and'' teenagers eating it up. Chances are if you grew up in [[TheNoughties the late 2000s]], these shows practically shaped your entire childhood. General audience animated shows were banished to Creator/ToonDisney, [[NetworkDecay which would undergo a similar transformation]] and become Creator/DisneyXD in 2009. The channel's programming was now segregated between the girl-skewing Disney Channel [[DistaffCounterpart and the boy-targeting Disney XD]].
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14One infamous aspect of the channel during this time was that it gave most of its show's stars a singing career. Whether it be singing covers of Disney classics, or pop hits penned by several writers, most Disney Channel stars are picked specifically because they at least show a lot of promise and much of their shows ends up being built around promoting that talent (e.g. ''Series/AustinAndAlly'', ''Series/ANTFarm'', ''Series/ShakeItUp''). The recordings are usually released through Creator/HollywoodRecords.
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16All of this came at the expense of the audience that were outside of the channel's child/teenage demographic [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks and alienated by its programming and direction]]. These former fans pin the blame on then-president Anne Sweeney, for turning Disney Channel into a kids entertainment outlet that [[InNameOnly barely resembles]] anything associated with the all-inclusive family brand it is named after. Nevertheless, Disney Channel ''was'' able to finally beat Nickelodeon in the ratings in 2012, when the channel broke Nick's 17-year long streak as the highest-rated kids' channel in the U.S, though that was in part because of Nickelodeon's own [[NetworkDecay decay]]. [[note]]And also probably the dispute between [[CableSatelliteMudslinging DirecTV]] and [[Creator/ParamountGlobal Viacom]] that led to Nickelodeon getting dropped from their feeds, which would only cause the ratings to plummet.[[/note]]
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182014 saw the departure of Anne Sweeney, and the launch of the acclaimed ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' SequelSeries, ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld''. However, whereas Disney Channel had been pigeoned-holed as a teen sitcom network, Disney XD and its programming would eclipse the former channel in popularity and reception (but not ratings). Throughout Disney Channel's NetworkDecay, ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' proved to be a massive success and garnered praise from critics and audiences alike. As new episode premieres of the show, along with that of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', moved to Disney XD, the channel would begin to slowly [[PeripheryDemographic attract a more gender-balanced audience]]. Disney XD would eventually produce [[DarkerAndEdgier action-oriented]] comedy-dramas, {{anime}}, and incorporate shows based on Creator/MarvelComics and the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise, the latter three leading to an ([[{{Irony}} ironic]]) increase in animated programming.
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20In part because of the decline of traditional linear cable/satellite subscriptions, it was decided that Disney Channel would pivot its programming back towards a more general audience. Shows like ''Series/AndiMack'' (a family drama and the channel's first original series to feature a gay character) and ''Series/StuckInTheMiddle'' (a single-camera comedy starring a Hispanic family) were well-received for breaking away from the [[FollowTheLeader previous template]] of the channel's programming. Non-preschool animated programming also made a resurgence as owing to Disney Channel being in more households than Disney XD, new premieres were [[ChannelHop moved over]] to the former. On top of premiering new episodes of several Disney XD originals, Disney Channel has also greenlit new series, like ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'', and began airing acquired shows, like ''[[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]'' (which was previously exclusive to international Disney Channels).
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22Outside of the US, the international rollout of Creator/DisneyPlus saw local versions of Disney Channel and its siblings shuttered, with their programming becoming exclusive to Disney+ in that region. [[note]]For instance, the UK Disney networks were all shuttered in September 2020 after failed negotiations with Creator/{{Sky}}.[[/note]] This could be somewhat justified as, by the time Disney+ launched, the international networks were a financial drain due to viewership being paltry in comparison to the US networks (which explains why they were separated from the main Media Networks unit in March 2018) and most of their programming being imported from the US channel[[note]]It also makes more financial sense to keep the US channel in operation alongside Disney+; around November 2020 Disney+ had around 30 million subscribers in the US, but Disney Channel is available in ''88 million'' households with cable, meaning it has a far wider reach there than Disney+ despite the ongoing decline of linear television, and ratings continuing to fall in the wake of said service's popularity.[[/note]].
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24!!Disney Channel's sister networks include:
25* Creator/ToonDisney was a spinoff channel that focused almost exclusively on Disney animation. As a result of its aforementioned NetworkDecay, it became Creator/DisneyXD. In international markets, Disney XD was the second successor to Creator/FoxKids[[note]]Although Disney purchased Fox Family Worldwide (Fox Kids, [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family Channel]], and Creator/SabanEntertainment) in 2001, they retained the Fox Kids brand until 2004, when all international versions were rebranded as "Jetix", including program blocks introduced to ABC Family and Toon Disney. Five years later, after Disney gained majority ownership of Jetix Europe, they would retire the brand and launch Disney XD in its place[[/note]].
26* Playhouse Disney was a preschool-oriented morning block and a staple of the network for many years. After undergoing many shifts, the block was rebranded as Disney Junior on Valentine's Day, 2011, and became a full 24-hour-network in the U.S. in March 2012. Playhouse Disney had already existed as an independent network in many non-U.S. markets; these have since been relaunched under the Disney Junior brand as well.
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28See also Franchise/DisneyChannelLiveActionUniverse. Also see UsefulNotes/DisneyChannelActors, for a list of actors that have appeared on the Disney Channel.
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30!!Shows Originating on The Disney Channel: [[AC:(shows marked with an asterisk appear on the "Disney XD on Disney Channel" block)]]
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32[[index]]
33[[AC: Animated:]]
34* ''WesternAnimation/The7D''*
35* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong''
36* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''
37* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'' [[note]] Originally intended for Creator/DisneyXD, although reruns of the series debuted on September 3rd.[[/note]]
38* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' [[note]] Originally from Creator/DisneyXD. However, it moved back to Disney XD partially for premieres on January 4, 2020 with the rest of season 2 premiering on Disney Channel 8 days after their XD premieres and was fully moved back to Disney XD on September 21, 2020. [[/note]]
39* ''WesternAnimation/BrandyAndMrWhiskers''
40* ''WesternAnimation/TheBuzzOnMaggie''
41* ''Franchise/{{Cars}} Toons''
42* ''WesternAnimation/ChibiTinyTales''
43* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian''
44* ''WesternAnimation/DescendantsWickedWorld'' (shorts)
45* ''DTV''
46* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' [[note]]Originally from Creator/DisneyXD. However, it moved back to Disney XD on April 4, 2020.[[/note]]
47* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool''
48* ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks''
49* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''
50* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee''
51* ''WesternAnimation/GoAwayUnicorn'' [[note]]Co-production with Gravy Boat, Sonar Entertainment, and Nelvana, shorts are currently showing on the channel's official Youtube channel[[/note]]
52* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''*
53* ''WesternAnimation/HaileysOnIt''
54* ''WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel''
55* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTheSeries''[[note]]Co-production with Sony and Nelvana[[/note]]
56* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil''
57* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kiff}}''
58* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''
59* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' [[note]]This show actually debuted on [[Creator/OneSaturdayMorningAndABCKids ABC Kids]] first a few weeks before its Disney Channel premiere; the show aired new episodes between both the Saturday morning block and Disney Channel throughout its run.[[/note]]
60* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' (shorts)
61* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' [[note]]Originally from Creator/DisneyXD[[/note]]
62* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''[[note]]Acquired TV series. Originally aired in EMEA, Latin America, and South Korea; previously aired on Nickelodeon and then Creator/{{Netflix}} in the US and finally ChannelHop to the US feed for the US airings[[/note]]
63* ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023''
64* ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}''
65* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''
66* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''
67* ''WesternAnimation/{{Primos}}''
68* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily''
69* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja''
70* ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements''
71* ''WesternAnimation/SadieSparks'': Acquired TV series
72* ''WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow''
73* ''WesternAnimation/ShortyMcShortsShorts''
74* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' [[note]]Originally from Creator/DisneyXD, formerly on "Disney XD on Disney Channel" block [[/note]]
75* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance''
76* ''WesternAnimation/TakeTwoWithPhineasAndFerb''
77* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries''
78* ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising''
79* ''WesternAnimation/{{Vikingskool}}'': Acquired TV series
80* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''*
81* ''WesternAnimation/TheZhuZhus'': Acquired TV series, but premiered first on the channel.
82* ''Have A Laugh'': Shortened and redubbed WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts.
83** ''Disney's BLAM'': Same thing, but with TotallyRadical {{MST}}.
84** ''Re-Micks'': spiritual successor of sorts to ''DTV''. Medleys songs with scenes from Disney shorts.
85* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'', five-minute Mickey Mouse shorts that have effectively replaced the ''Have a Laugh''/''BLAM''/''Re-Micks'' segments. Notable in that it's a spiritual successor of the Classic Disney Shorts using modern computer-aided 2D animation.
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87[[AC: Animated shows in both the "Playhouse Disney" and "Disney Junior" blocks]]
88* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chuggington}}''
89* ''WesternAnimation/HandyManny''
90* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheHive The Hive]]'' (U.S. premiere only on Disney Junior 24/7 in October 2012, but seen in some non-U.S. markets on Playhouse Disney since 2010)
91* ''WesternAnimation/JungleJunction''
92* ''WesternAnimation/LittleEinsteins''
93* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''
94* ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso''
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96[[AC: Animated shows in the Disney Junior block and 24/7 Disney Junior channel only]]
97* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' (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.)
98* ''WesternAnimation/ThirdAndBird''
99* ''WesternAnimation/AlicesWonderlandBakery''
100* ''WesternAnimation/BabarAndTheAdventuresOfBadou''
101* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}''
102* ''WesternAnimation/TheChickenSquad''
103* ''WesternAnimation/DinoRanch''
104* ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''
105* ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor''
106* ''WesternAnimation/Eureka2022''
107* ''WesternAnimation/FancyNancy''
108* ''WesternAnimation/{{Firebuds}}''
109* ''Literature/GaspardAndLisa''
110* ''WesternAnimation/GoldieAndBear'' (Premiered on Disney Junior's mobile service before airing on television)
111* ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverLandPirates'' (based on the characters of ''Franchise/PeterPan'')
112* ''WesternAnimation/JustinTime2011'' (Canada and possibly other non-U.S. markets, airs on Creator/PBSKidsSprout in the United States)
113* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' (based on the characters of ''Franchise/TheLionKing'')
114* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers''
115* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseFunhouse''
116* ''WesternAnimation/MilesFromTomorrowland''
117* ''WesternAnimation/MinniesBowToons'' (aired in between commercial breaks)
118* ''WesternAnimation/MiraRoyalDetective''
119* ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018''
120* ''WesternAnimation/NinaNeedsToGo'' (aired in between commercial breaks)
121* ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts''
122* ''WesternAnimation/PikwikPack''
123* ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks''
124* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals''
125* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pupstruction}}''
126* ''WesternAnimation/TheRocketeer''
127* ''WesternAnimation/SheriffCalliesWildWest''
128* ''WesternAnimation/SmallPotatoes''
129* ''WesternAnimation/{{Superkitties}}''
130* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''
131* ''WesternAnimation/SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends''
132* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsYoungJediAdventures''
133* ''Animation/TingaTingaTales''
134* ''WesternAnimation/{{TOTS}}''
135* ''WesternAnimation/{{Vampirina}}''
136* ''WesternAnimation/WhiskerHavenTalesWithThePalacePets'' (aired in between commercial breaks)
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138[[AC: Animated shows airing only on the 24/7 Disney Junior channel]]
139* ''Literature/GuessHowMuchILoveYou: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare'' (dropped eventually and moved to Starz)
140* ''WesternAnimation/HenryHugglemonster''
141* ''WesternAnimation/KateAndMimMim''
142* ''WesternAnimation/KiyaAndTheKimojaHeroes''
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144[[AC:Animated shows in the "Playhouse Disney" block only]][[note]]Some are now seen in repeats on the 24/7 Disney Junior network[[/note]]
145* ''Literature/CharlieAndLola''
146* ''WesternAnimation/HappyMonsterBand''
147* ''WesternAnimation/HigglytownHeroes''
148* ''[[WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus JoJo's Circus]]''
149* ''WesternAnimation/TheKoalaBrothers''
150* ''WesternAnimation/MyFriendsTiggerAndPooh''
151* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}} The New Adventures of Madeline]]''
152* ''WesternAnimation/LouAndLouSafetyPatrol''
153* ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' (Disney Junior repeats begin September 4, 2012)
154* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie''
155* ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}''
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157[[AC:Live-action / puppetry shows in the "Playhouse Disney" block]]
158* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''
159* ''Series/TheBookOfPooh''
160* ''Bunnytown''
161* ''Series/TheDoodlebops''
162* ''Series/DumbosCircus''
163* ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' (Of the shows in this section, this is the only one that found a place in repeats on Disney Junior, though shorts of ''Bunnytown'' occasionally air.)
164* ''Series/OutOfTheBox''
165* ''Series/WelcomeToPoohCorner''
166* ''Music/TheWiggles'' (Now airs on Universal Kids)
167* ''Series/YouAndMeKid''
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169[[AC:Live-action / puppetry shows in both the "Playhouse Disney" and "Disney Junior" blocks]]
170* ''Series/ImaginationMovers''
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172[[AC:Also, at least seven WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon series which were made for syndication were "previewed" on The Disney Channel:]]
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174* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries''
175* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}''
176* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers''
177* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''
178* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''
179* ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop''
180* ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''
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182[[AC:Live-Action]]
183* ''Series/ANTFarm''
184* ''Series/AaronStone'' (1st episode only in US, Complete series in South East Asia)
185* ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland''
186* ''Series/AndiMack''
187* ''Series/AustinAndAlly''
188* ''Series/BestFriendsWhenever''
189* ''Series/{{Bizaardvark}}''
190* ''Series/CoopAndCamiAskTheWorld''
191* ''Series/CrashAndBernstein''*
192* ''Series/DogWithABlog''
193* ''Series/EvenStevens''[[note]]the series was never shown on Disney Channel UK for rights reasons. This is why ''The Even Stevens Movie'' is on Creator/DisneyPlus in the UK while the series itself isn't.[[/note]]
194* ''Series/TheFamousJettJackson''
195* ''Series/FastLayne''
196* ''Series/GabbyDuranAndTheUnsittables''
197* ''Series/GamersGuideToPrettyMuchEverything''*
198* ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld''
199* ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie''
200* ''Series/HannahMontana''
201* ''Series/IDidntDoIt''
202* ''Series/ImInTheBand''
203* ''Series/{{Jessie}}''
204** ''Series/{{Bunkd}}''[[note]]Slowly becoming it's own separate show starting in season 4.[[/note]]
205* ''Series/{{Jonas}}''
206* ''Series/JustRollWithIt''
207* ''[[Series/KCUndercover K.C. Undercover]]''
208* ''Series/KickinIt''*
209* ''Series/KirbyBuckets''*
210* ''Series/LabRats''*
211** Its spin-off, ''Series/LabRatsEliteForce''*
212* ''Series/LivAndMaddie''
213* ''Series/LizzieMcGuire''
214* ''Series/MightyMed''*
215** Which also spun-off into ''Lab Rats: Elite Force''
216* ''Mousercise''
217* ''Series/PairOfKings''
218* ''Series/PrettyFreekinScary''
219* ''Series/PhilOfTheFuture''
220* ''Series/{{Saturdays}}''
221* ''Series/SecretsOfSulphurSprings''
222* ''Series/ShakeItUp''
223* ''Series/SoWeird''
224* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance''
225** ''Series/SoRandom''
226* ''Series/StuckInTheMiddle''
227* ''Studio DC: Almost Live''
228* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody''
229** Its spin-off, ''The Suite Life on Deck''
230* ''Series/SydneyToTheMax''
231* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven''
232** ''Series/CoryInTheHouse''
233** ''Series/RavensHome''
234* ''Series/TeenWinLoseOrDraw''
235* ''Series/UltraVioletAndBlackScorpion''
236* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree''
237* ''Series/TheVillainsOfValleyView''
238* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''
239* ''Series/ZekeAndLuther''
240[[/index]]
241
242[[AC:Other Disney shows that were produced outside of the United States:]]
243* ''Series/AlexAndCo'' [[note]] Originally produced in Italy, dubbed into many other languages for export. Has a SpinOff in '' Penny on M.A.R.S.'' [[/note]]
244* ''As The Bell Rings''[[note]]Originally produced in Italy as ''Quelli dell'intervallo'', adapted in many other markets. The US version is notable for having Music/DemiLovato as a regular before her bigger Disney projects.[[/note]]
245* ''Series/{{BIA}}'' [[note]] Originally produced in Argentina. SpiritualSuccessor to Series/{{Violetta}} and Series/SoyLuna. [[/note]]
246* ''Series/O11CE'', better known in English-speaking countries as Disney 11, part of the Disney Channel Latinoamerica universe along with Series/{{Violetta}}, Series/SoyLuna, Series/{{BIA}} and Disney Channel Brazil's ''Juacas''.
247* ''Evermoor'' (Re-titled ''The Evermoor Chronicles'' after the pilot)[[note]]Originally produced in the United Kingdom. The episodes after the pilot movie have not been aired in the United States.[[/note]]
248* ''Series/SoyLuna''[[note]]Originally produced in Argentina. The spiritual successor to ''Series/{{Violetta}}''. An English translation is in the works according to the Disney Store UK website.[[/note]]
249* ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' spin-offs:
250** ''Anime/{{Stitch}}''[[note]]Originally produced in Japan. Creator/DisneyXD aired the English dub ''very'' briefly in the United States.[[/note]]
251** ''Animation/StitchAndAi''[[note]]Originally produced in China with American animators assisting production. It was produced in English, but a Mandarin Chinese dub aired first. The original English version first aired in Southeast Asia in February 2018. Twelve of the thirteen episodes of the series were later released in the United States on December 1, 2018, via the [=DisneyNow=] streaming service, which listed ''Stitch & Ai'' as a Disney Channel series. It was removed from that service in June 2019.[[/note]]
252* ''Series/{{Violetta}}''[[note]]Originally produced in Argentina. It was promoted alongside, and in some cases overshadowed, the American shows at the places it aired in, which was pretty much everywhere except the US, Canada, and ''most'' of Asia. It can currently be seen on {{Creator/Netflix}} in the US.[[/note]]
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254[[AC:Other Disney (or not) shows that originated elsewhere have aired on Disney Channel:]]
255* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet''
256* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears''
257* ''Series/TheBabySittersClub1990''
258* ''Series/{{Backstage}}''
259* ''Animation/BanzisSecretDiary'' (in Asia)
260* ''[[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney and the Backyard Gang]]'' (as part of the Lunch Box block)
261* ''Animation/BhaagamBhaag'' (in India)
262* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''
263* ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}''
264* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''
265* ''Franchise/CareBears''
266* ''Animation/CatchTeenieping'' (in South Korea)
267* ''Danger Bay''
268* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' (in India and Japan)
269* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''
270* ''Animation/{{Dreamkix}}'' (in South East Asia)
271* ''Animation/EenaMeenaDeeka'' (India only)
272* ''Series/EerieIndiana''
273* ''Series/FlashForward1996''
274* ''Series/FraggleRock''
275* ''Animation/GajuBhai'' (in India)
276* ''Series/GrowingPains''
277* ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'' (in Australia until season 2)
278** ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' (in the US and EMEA)
279* ''Animation/HelloJadoo'' (in Asia)
280* ''WesternAnimation/HollyHobbieAndFriends'' (in the US, 2018 live action reboot series only)
281* ''Series/HoneyIShrunkTheKids''
282* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''
283* ''Anime/KamisamaMinaraiHimitsuNoCocotama'' (in Japan)
284* ''Series/KidsIncorporated''
285* ''Manga/KOn'' (in Japan, but ''edited'')
286* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan''
287* ''Series/LifeWithDerek''
288* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992''
289* ''WesternAnimation/LloydInSpace''
290* ''Anime/LoveLive'' (in Japan)
291* ''Series/MadanSenkiRyukendo'' (in South East Asia, First {{Toku}} to air on the channel in Disney Channel history worldwide)
292* ''WesternAnimation/{{Marsupilami}}''
293* ''Series/TheMuppetShow''
294** ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
295* ''WesternAnimation/MattsMonsters''
296* ''Series/MyBabysittersAVampire''
297* ''Series/NaturallySadie''
298* ''[[Series/LeaveItToBeaver The New Leave it to Beaver]]'' (as ''Still the Beaver''; later moved to Creator/{{TBS}} and syndication)
299* ''Manga/NinjaHattori'' (in Asia)
300* ''Series/OceanGirl''
301* ''Animation/OyeGolu'' (in India)
302* ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn''
303* ''Manga/{{Perman}}'' (in South East Asia)
304* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' (outside North America)
305* ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack''
306* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons''
307* ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage''
308* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''
309* ''Series/RoadToAvonlea''
310* ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries''
311* ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep''
312* ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' (in India)
313* ''Literature/TheWorstWitch''[[note]]Set to premiere on October 4th, 2021 as a "Disney Channel Original Series".[[/note]]
314* ''Series/SisterSister''
315* ''{{Series/Spellbinder}}'' (only the first series)
316* ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo''
317* ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa''
318* ''Series/TheTorkelsons''
319* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' (in South East Asia, later moved to Nick Asia)
320* ''Animation/UpinAndIpin'' (in South East Asia)
321* ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders''
322* ''WesternAnimation/TrulliTales'' (in France and Italy)
323* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}''
324* ''{{Series/Wolfblood}}'' (only the first series in the US)
325
326[[AC:Disney Channel Original Movies (including pre-1997 Premiere Films)]]
327[[index]]
328* ''Film/SixteenWishes''
329* ''Film/{{Aladdin|1990}}''
330* ''Film/AlleyCatsStrike''
331* ''Literature/AvalonHigh''
332* ''Bad Hair Day'' [[labelnote:note]]Not to be confused with the trope of the same name.[[/labelnote]]
333* ''Brink!''
334* ''Buffalo Dreams''
335* ''Film/CadetKelly''
336* ''Film/CampRock''
337** ''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam''
338* ''Film/CanOfWorms''
339* ''Film/ChristmasAgain''
340* ''Cloud 9''
341* ''Film/TheCheetahGirls''
342** ''The Cheetah Girls 2''
343** ''The Cheetah Girls: One World''
344* ''Film/TheColorOfFriendship''
345* ''Cow Belles''
346* ''Film/{{Dadnapped}}''
347* ''Den Brother''
348* ''Film/{{Descendants}}''
349** ''Descendants 2''
350** ''Descendants 3''
351* ''Film/DontLookUnderTheBed''
352* ''Double Teamed''
353* ''Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off''
354* ''The Series/EvenStevens Movie''
355* ''Film/{{Freaky Friday|2018}}'' (adaptation of the [[Creator/DisneyTheatricalProductions stage musical]])
356* ''Frenemies''
357* ''Full Court Miracle''
358* ''Film/GeekCharming''
359* ''Genius''
360* ''Film/GetAClue''
361* ''Film/GirlVsMonster''
362* ''Film/GoFigure''
363* ''Going to the Mat''
364* ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie: It's Christmas''
365* ''Gotta Kick It Up!''
366* ''Film/{{Halloweentown}}''
367** ''Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge''
368** ''Halloweentown High''
369** ''Return to Halloweentown''
370* ''Film/HarrietTheSpyBlogWars''
371* ''Hatching Pete''
372* ''Film/HEDoubleHockeySticks''
373* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''
374** ''Film/HighSchoolMusical2''[[note]]''High School Musical 3'' was made for theatrical release, and is therefore not a [=DCOM=].[[/note]]
375* ''Horse Sense''
376* ''Film/{{Hounded}}''
377* ''Film/HowToBuildABetterBoy''
378* ''Film/InvisibleSister''
379* ''The Jennie Project''
380* ''Film/JettJacksonTheMovie''
381* ''Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board''
382* ''Johnny Tsunami''
383* ''Film/JumpIn''
384* ''Jumping Ship''
385* ''Film/KimPossible''
386* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible: A Sitch in Time''
387* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama''
388* ''Film/LetItShine''
389* ''Film/LemonadeMouth''
390* ''Life Is Ruff''
391* ''Film/TheLuckOfTheIrish''
392* ''Film/{{Minutemen}}''
393* ''Film/{{Motocrossed}}''
394* ''Film/MomsGotADateWithAVampire''
395* ''My Date with the President's Daughter''[[labelnote:note]]Premiered simultaneously on Disney Channel and ABC[[/labelnote]]
396* ''Film/TheNaughtyNine''
397* ''Literature/{{Nightjohn}}''
398* ''Northern Lights''
399* ''Film/NotQuiteHuman''
400* ''Film/NowYouSeeIt2005''
401* ''The Other Me''
402* ''Film/PhantomOfTheMegaplex''
403* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension''
404* ''Film/PixelPerfect''
405* ''Film/PrincessProtectionProgram''
406* ''The Poof Point''
407* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamilyMovie''
408* ''Film/{{Quints}}''
409* ''Film/RadioRebel''
410* ''Film/ReadItAndWeep''
411* ''Ready to Run''
412* ''Right on Track''
413* ''A Ring of Endless Light''
414* ''Rip Girls''
415* ''The Scream Team''
416* ''The Slumber Party''
417* ''Film/SmartHouse''
418* ''Film/Spin2021''
419* ''Film/{{Starstruck}}''
420* ''Film/StepsisterFromPlanetWeird''
421* ''Stuck in the Suburbs''
422* ''Film/SusieQ''
423* ''Series/{{The Suite Life|OfZackAndCody}} Movie''
424* ''Film/TheSwap''
425* ''Film/TeenBeachMovie''
426** ''Teen Beach 2''
427* ''Film/TheThirteenthYear''
428* ''Film/TigerCruise''
429* ''Tru Confessions''
430* ''Film/TwasTheNight''
431* ''Literature/TWitches''
432** ''T*Witches Too''
433* ''The Ultimate Christmas Present''
434* ''Film/UnderWraps1997''
435* ''Film/UnderWraps2021''
436* ''Film/UpsideDownMagic''
437* ''Film/UpUpAndAway''
438* ''Film/WendyWuHomecomingWarrior''
439* ''Film/WhereTheToysComeFrom''
440* ''Wish Upon a Star''
441* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace: The Movie''
442* ''You Lucky Dog''
443* ''You Wish!''
444* ''Film/Zapped2014''
445* ''Film/{{Zenon}}''
446** ''Zenon: The Zequel''
447** ''Zenon: Z3''
448* ''Film/ZOMBIES2018''
449** ''ZOMBIES 2''
450[[/index]]
451
452[[AC:Other Disney (or not) movies that originated elsewhere have aired on Disney Channel:]]
453[[index]]
454* ''Film/MotherGooseRockNRhyme''
455* ''Film/OllieHopnoodlesHavenOfBliss''
456* ''WesternAnimation/TangledEverAfter''
457* ''Film/TopKids''
458[[/index]]
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460!!Disney Channel has the following tropes:
461* AdoredByTheNetwork: Disney Channel has become both famous and infamous for this. ''Series/HannahMontana'' was one of the channel's flagship shows throughout its run, and marathons of the show were very common. Ditto ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', which seemed to have had heavy promotion ahead of each telecast. There have been examples where a ''Hannah Montana'' marathon ended with a ''High School Musical'' film being played at the end. Music/MileyCyrus even made a cameo in ''High School Musical 2''. In fact, the ratings were so good, they were both played [[NoHoperRepeat during a major event elsewhere]].
462* {{Bowdlerise}}: The channel edited many of the movies they played. Some of the edits were rewrites or looping less suggestive dialogue, and others had scenes and lines ''completely removed''.
463* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Disney Channel of today is far removed from the Disney Channel of the 80s and 90s, when it was a pay service. Perhaps because of the disconnect between the different eras of the channel, they tend [[CanonDiscontinuity to disregard everything from before 1997]], including all their Premiere Films from before they rebranded them as Original Movies.
464* FourIsDeath: Shows generally end after their fourth season, a trend set since ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' broke the original 65-episode limit. ''[=Doc McStuffins=]'' was the first show overall to break this limit, while ''Bunk'd'' is the first for the main channel. ''Mickey Mouse'', a short series is also part of this.
465* OldTimeyCinemaCountdown: An old [[StationIdent bumper]] starts off like a normal "clock" countdown, but WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse pauses it, removes the circle, and replaces it with three circles that form the part of the DC logo shaped like his head.
466* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon: The early Disney shows had this limit; ''That's So Raven'' was the first to exceed, and the rule was broken since.
467* TitlePlease: All Disney Junior shows since 2018 (starting with ''WesternAnimation/FancyNancy'') have done away with title cards, but the titles are still spoken aloud. The same happened in newer seasons of first-run shows before said year.
468** This only applies to shows made in-house, however. Imported shows such as ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' are exempt from this practice.
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