The Flash Back : Disney Channel is 30 Now

    

 The Flashback   

     On this day in  1983 in television history , Disney's  network came on the air  Disney Channel or at the time called The Disney Channel , the "the" was removed in 1997.  
  as seen in the first logo  :
image : wikipedia 

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  video : youtube
When Disney Channel launched  it was  premium channel like  HBO, it ran  about 18 hours day  From 7AM-1AMET.    Meaning they would say good night at 1AMET  as seen in the video  below:
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 video: youtube

  Early programming  included programs like : "Welcome to Pooh Center". They also aired classic Disney shorts, movies including premire movies, as well as nature ,and other learning programs. The channel had a foucs on kids and their parents.
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 video: youtube

  Later on the 80's  Disney Channel expanded to a full 24 hour  programming line up.  They launched  a program called  "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" in 1988 which wasn't popular but  became the launching pad for "Saved by The Bell" which has high cult fame.
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 video: youtube

   It later added  a revival of "The Micky Mouse Club" later started growing in viewers and subscribers by  the 1990's . In 1997 ,changes  started coming as mentioned before the name was changed from "The Disney Channel"to "Disney Channel" , and it made  a move to basic cable.
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   video:youtube
    They also started adding in breaks between shows , we say breaks since in essence they weren't advisement  they were mostly promotions for other Disney Channel shows or other Disney properties this still continues to this day.   They also started an increased amount of original programming , while still airing syndicated shows.
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    New shows  Like:
"Flash Forward" (1996-1997)  , also ran  on new Disney owned ABC.


"The Famous Jet Jackson" (1998-2001)
 image :Wikipedia,
"So Weird" (1999-2001)

 video : Youtube

  Disney Channel in the 1997-2000 period launched   a  preschool block to compete with Nickeloden's Nick Jr.   "Playhouse Disney" was a block that ran   usually in the mornings on Disney Channel from 1997-2011 , when it was renamed  the less creative "Disney Junior" .
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 video:youtube
    They also launched a  new sister channel on it's Birthday in 1998 called Toon Disney which aired toons from Disney's library including  "Disney's One Saturday Morning" "Disney's One too on UPN" .

Later on  Disney Channel also added shows like :
"The Jersey (1999-2001)

"Even Stevens" (2000-2003)
  video: youtube ( and thisd is a full episode from Disney shows)

"Lizzie McGuire" (2001-2004)

 video: youtube (full episode from Disney Shows)

   Even though Disney was and is known for animated series , Disney Channel , in fact aired many of them including the newer animation  episodes from the "One Saturday Morning" block , never really had any animated series of it's own.
    2001 they started their first "The Proud Family"
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  They also had  a block at this time called "Zoog Disney"  which had "animated robot hosts. I remember this very vividly.
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 In 2002, Disney Channel modified it's look with a new look and schedule , with the classic "Vault Disney" block removed, the "zoogs" were also down played.  Dramas and game shows were no longer made , focusing mostly on scripted comedies and movies.  No more outside shows were acquired, by 2007 the line up was mostly original programming.  
2002 disney channel logo image: wikipedia
    Disney Channel's programming  also caused a change it's sister network  ABC  added "Lizzie McCguire" and "Even Stevens"  to it's "Disney's  One Saturday Morning" block it was renamed ABC  kids  by 2005 it was filled with Disney Channel Original series.
     Kim Possible  (2002-2007)
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 from youtube/disneyshows

      Since we didn't write the story of Disney Channel  it wrote it's self many viewers have said the said the channel has changed from it's start  which is true.  Some say for the worst , especially how the programs have changed in style.  But here on the Flashback we end here.