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October Overview:
Saturday, October 3,
7PM ET/PT
Disney animated classic, The Jungle Book, returns to Disney Channel.
Sunday, October 4,
8:30AM ET/PT
Original preschool computer-generated animated series, Rolie Polie Olie, world premieres.
Monday, October 5,
8:30AM ET/PT
Disney Channel launch of animated series,101 Dalmatians: The Series.
Monday, October 5,
9:00AM ET/PT
Disney Channel launch of live-action series, Disney's Sing Me A Story With Belle.
Monday, October 5,
10:30AM ET/PT
World premiere of Out Of The Box, original live-action series for preschoolers.
Saturday, October 10,
7PM ET/PT
World television premiere of Disney theatrical movie, RocketMan.
Saturday, October 17,
7PM ET/PT
World premiere of Halloweentown, Disney Channel original movie starring Debbie Reynolds.
Sunday, October 25,
3PM ET/PT
New Disney Channel original adventure series, The Famous Jett Jackson, world premieres.
Halloween, October 31
This holiday is celebrated throughout the month. See below for specific shows and times.
October Specifics:
Disney's Animated Classic THE
JUNGLE BOOK
Airs Saturday, October 3, 7PM ET/PT.
Voices: Phil Harris, Louis Prima, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway
Runtime: 1:18
Produced by Walt Disney Productions
Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, The Jungle Book tells the adventures of
Mowgli, a young Indian boy, who was raised by wolves. When the wolf elders decide that
Mowgli must return to the human world, he and a panther guardian set out on a journey that
will bring them many adventures.
ROLIE POLIE OLIE
WORLD PREMIERE Sunday, October 4, 8:30AM ET/PT
Runtime: 0:30
Produced by: Nelvana Limited
Disney Channel makes its first foray into completely computer-generatedanimation with its
new original series for preschoolers, Rolie Polie Olie,debuting October 4. This
weekly series is created by renowned children's book author and illustrator William Joyce.
Each half-hour episode consists of three seven-minute "Olie" adventures. Rolie
Polie Olie marks the first time in U.S. television history that 3-D technology has been
used to create an animated series specifically for preschoolers.
Rolie Polie Olie follows the touching, tumultuous and sometimes hilarious world of Olie, a simple robotic everyboy who lives in a magical mechanical world where everyone and everything is round and robotic. Even common household items on this happy planet spring to life, eager to help the "people robots" they serve.
101 DALMATIANS: THE SERIES
DISNEY CHANNEL PREMIERE Monday, October 5, 8:30AM ET/PT
Runtime: 0:30
Produced by: Walt Disney Television Animation
101 Dalmatians: The Series continues where Disney's hit animated classic and live
action-movies left off, bringing back Pongo, Perdy and the ninety-nine puppies, as well as
one of Disney's most dastardly villains, Cruella de Vil. The animated series, brought to
us by the creators of Disney Channel's PB&J Otter, follows the further exploits of the
adorable, spotted canines in more heartwarming adventures. The series airs Monday-Friday,
8:30AM and 2:00PM ET/ PT.
DISNEY'S SING ME A STORY WITH
BELLE
DISNEY CHANNEL PREMIERE Monday, October 5, 9:00AM ET/PT
Runtime: 0:30
Produced by: Patrick Davidson Productions, Inc.
Disney's Sing Me A Story With Belle is set in Belle's (from Disney's Beauty And The Beast)
bookstore, which is filled with books, puppets, a bookworm and visiting children who come
for the songs and the stories. The live-action series airs Monday-Friday, 9AM ET/PT
OUT OF THE BOX
WORLD PREMIERE Monday, October 5, 10:30AM ET/PT
Runtime: 0:30
Produced by: Out Of The Box Productions, Inc.
Imagination, creativity and fun are the key ingredients in Disney Channel's Out of the
Box, an entertaining, new, original live-action series for preschoolers premiering on
Monday, October 5. The daily, half-hour program, which focuses on the adventures of a
group of little kids and their caregivers, celebrates self- expression through song,
dance, play, imagery, movement, storytelling and other hands-on artistic activities using
everyday household objects.
ROCKETMAN
WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE Saturday, October 10, 7PM ET/PT
Cast: Fred Z. Randall: Harland Williams, Julie Ford: Jessica Lundy, "Wild Bill
Overbeck": William Sadler, Paul Wick: Jeffrey DeMunn, Ben Stevens: James
Pickens Jr., Bud Nesbitt: Beau Bridges
Runtime: 1:33
Produced by: Walt Disney Pictures
Computer engineer Fred Z. Randall has wanted to be an astronaut since childhood and
through a series of mishaps at his job, he becomes part of the Mission to Mars space crew.
The crew includes Wild Bill Overbeck, the lovely Julie and a chimp named Ulysses. Fred's
bungling behavior leads them into a series of disasters but his childlike wonder and
openness enable him to come up with unconventional solutions that work.
Debbie Reynolds stars in
HALLOWEENTOWN
WORLD PREMIERE Saturday, October 17, 7PM ET/PT
Cast: Aggie: Debbie Reynolds, Gwen: Judith Hoag, Marnie: Kimberly J. Brown, Dylan: Joey
Zimmerman, Sophie: Emily Roeske, Calabar: Robin Thomas, Luke: Phillip Van Dyke
Runtime: 1:30
Produced by: Ventura Valley Films, Inc.
World-renowned actress Debbie Reynolds dons a witch's hat in Disney Channel's new original
movie, Halloweentown. This comedy-adventure follows Marnie and her younger siblings as
they return with their estranged grandmother, a good witch (Debbie Reynolds), to her home
in Halloweentown, where witches, goblins, vampires and the like lead very normal lives. On
her 13th birthday, Marnie learns that she comes from a witch family and that she too is a
witch. She also discovers that an evil force is plotting to take over Halloweentown, and
she must help her mother and grandmother to save the day.
THE FAMOUS JETT JACKSON
WORLD PREMIERE Saturday, October 25, 3PM ET/PT
Cast: Jett Jackson: Lee Young, Sheriff Jackson: Gordon Greene,
Kayla: Kerry Duff, JB: Ryan Sommers Baum, Miz Coretta: Montrose Hagins
Runtime: 0:30
Produced by: Alliance Communications in association with JP Kids
Disney Channel's new original series,The Famous Jett Jackson, is a coming of age,
character-driven adventure series about Jett Jackson, a 13-year-old television star, who
longs to have a normal life. Jett moves his show from Hollywood to rural North Carolina so
he can live with his father, who is the local sheriff, and his great-grandmother. However,
the simple life is out of reach for Jett, whose friends and fans expect him to live up to
the image of Silverstone, M.S.P.I. (Middle School Private Investigator), the heroic
detective he plays on television.
HALLOWEEN
October 30 and 31
Disney Channel celebrates Halloween by treating viewers to Halloween-themed specials and
movies throughout the month. On Halloween eve, Friday, October 30, three Halloween movies
will be featured, including Disney's popular Hocus Pocus, 7PM ET/PT and two Disney Channel
original movies, Under Wraps, 8:45PM ET/PT and Halloweentown, 10:20PM ET/PT. On Saturday,
October 31, Halloween episodes from four Disney Channel series will air beginning at 7PM
ET/PT followed by an encore of the Channel's new original movie Halloweentown starring
Debbie Reynolds. (See enclosed Halloween release for shows and times.)
November Overview:
Saturday, November 7, 7PM ET/PT
Disney Channel debut of The Garbage Picking, Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon.
Saturday, November 7, 8:30PM ET/PT
World premiere of behind-the-scenes special Movie Surfers Go Inside Disney's "A Bug's
Life."
Saturday, November 14, 7PM ET/PT
The animated feature Babes In Toyland has world television premiere.
Sunday, November 15, 10AM ET/PT
World premiere of animated special, The First Snow Of Winter.
Wednesday, November 18, 7-11PM ET/PT
"Mickey & Minnie's Birthday Party" simulcast on Disney Channel and Toon
Disney.
Saturday, November 21, 7PM ET/PT
The Muppett Christmas Carol returns to Disney Channel.
Friday, November 27, 7PM ET/PT
World television premiere of the animated Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night.
Saturday, November 28, 7PM ET/PT
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island has world television premiere.
November Specifics:
The Garbage Picking, Field Goal Kicking, Philadelphia
Phenomenon
Disney Channel debut Saturday, November 7, 7PM ET/PT.
Cast: Barney Gorman: Tony Danza, Marie Gorman: Jessica Tuck, Coach Gus Rogenheimer: Art
LaFleur, Bubba: Jaime Cardriche, Wendy Fox: Julie Stewart, Danny Gorman: Gil Filar
Runtime: 1:18
Produced by Brillstein/Grey Entertainment in association with Walt Disney Television
Hard-working garbage man Barney Gorman gets the chance of a lifetime when his kicking
abilities are "discovered" one day on his garbage route by a representative of
the Philadelphia Eagles football team. Desperate for a new place-kicker, the team signs
Gorman and puts the rookie through a grueling training regimen. When his first
professional kick wins the game for the Eagles, Barney emerges as Philadelphia's newest
sports hero yet continues to work his garbage route in order to secure his family's
future.
Movie Surfers Go Inside Disney's "A Bug's Life"
World Premiere Saturday, November 7, 8:30PM ET/PT
Run Time: 0:30
Produced by Evolution Film & Tape, Inc.
Repeats: November 11 (10:35PM ET/PT), 17 (7PM ET/PT), 19 (10:15PM ET/PT), 24 (10:05PM
ET/PT)
Disney Channel's Movie Surfers, a group of kids who meet via computer to surf for the
inside scoop on movies, return for an adventurous sneak peek into Walt Disney Pictures
theatrical release of the Pixar Animation film, A Bug's Life, opening in theaters November
25. Tina, the web site monitor, prompts the surfers to click into several areas and
investigate facts and tidbits about Disney's new computer animated movie.
Created by the same team that produced Toy Story, A Bug's Life tells the story of an ant colony with one misfit member, "Flik," who wants to save his colony from a greedy gang of grasshoppers. His heroism seems headed for disaster when the troop of bugs he enlists turn out to be a motley bunch of performers from a flea circus. The kids' web travels include a chatbox meeting with composer Randy Newman, a visit to the Pixar Studio and interviews with the movie's voice talent including David Foley and Kevin Spacey and director John Lasseter. In a Movie Surfer first, Tina gets to do a voice-over in the actual movie, playing the voice of a Blueberry, the girl scouts of the bug world.
Babes In Toyland
WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE Saturday, November 14, 7PM ET/PT
Voices: James Belushi, Bronson Pinchot, Christopher Plummer, Charles Nelson Reilly
Runtime: 1:20
Produced by MGM Animation Inc.
Repeats: November 27, 8PM ET/PT
Nursery rhyme characters come musically to life in this animated adventure based on the
classic holiday tale. Two days before Christmas, the Toyland Toy Factory has just received
its biggest order ever. But there's one problem, evil Barnaby has plans to shut down the
factory and spoil everyone's holiday. It is up to Toyland's most recent arrivals, young
Jack and his sister Jill, to help their new friends Tom Tailor, Mary Lamb, Humpty Dumpty
and the rest of Toyland stop Barnaby's plans and save Christmas.
The First Snow Of Winter
Animated Special
World Premiere, Sunday, November 15, 10AM ET/PT
Voices: Tim Curry, Ashley Johnson, Carol Kane
Runtime: 0:30
Produced by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment with Link Entertainment
Repeats: November 30, 7PM ET/PT
Sean is a young duck with a big problem. He missed the annual migration south and must
fend for himself in a hostile climate. With no experience to help him cope, Sean relies on
his wits and his optimism. He makes friends with a wise old water vole, who is not as
all-knowing as he would like to think, and learns the lessons of survival as well as the
value of friendship.
"Mickey & Minnie's Birthday Party"
Disney Channel/Toon Disney Simulcast
Wednesday, November 18, 7-11PM ET/PT
Disney Channel and Toon Disney host "Mickey & Minnie's Birthday Party," a
four-hour simulcast celebrating this special day. The festivities include a variety of
popular animated cartoons and featurettes starring Mickey and Minnie.
7:00PM ET/PT Mickey's Birthday Party
7:05PM ET/PT The Little Whirlwind
7:15PM ET/PT Mickey's Delayed Date
7:25PM ET/PT The Nifty Nineties
7:30PM ET/PT The Prince And The Pauper
8:00PM ET/PT First Aiders
8:10PM ET/PT Mickey And The Seal
8:20PM ET/PT Figaro And Frankie
8:25PM ET/PT Simple Things
8:35PM ET/PT Bath Day
8:45PM ET/PT Mickey Down Under
8:50PM ET/PT Pluto's Sweater
9:00PM ET/PT Mickey's Greatest Adventures: Alpine Climbers,
Mickey's Trailer, Squatter's Rights, Mickey And The Beanstalk
9:50PM ET/PT A Gentleman's Gentleman
10:00PM ET/PT Thru The Mirror
10:10PM ET/PT Pluto And The Gopher
10:20PM ET/PT Whalers
10:30PM ET/PT Boat Builders
10:35PM ET/PT The Little Whirlwind
10:45PM ET/PT The Brave Little Tailor
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Airs Saturday, November 21, 7PM ET/PT
Cast: Scrooge: Michael Caine, Bob Cratchit: Kermit, Emily Cratchit: Miss Piggy, Charles
Dickens: The Great Gonzo
Runtime: 1:29
Produced by Jim Henson Productions
Repeats: November 30, 7:30PM ET/PT
When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, it is doubtful that he thought of his main
characters as a frog, a pig, and a rat. Academy Award-winner Michael Caine plays the
ill-tempered miser Ebenezer Scrooge who learns the true meaning of Christmas through
visits from three spirits -- the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Kermit The
Frog plays Scrooge's kind and humble assistant Bob Cratchit, and Miss Piggy is Cratchit's
devoted wife Emily. The Great Gonzo portrays Charles Dickens and narrates the story with
the help of his sidekick, Rizzo the Rat.
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
World Television Premiere Friday, November 27, 7PM ET/PT
Voices: Chauncey: Phil Hartman, Jay: Tom Arnold, Buster: Jim Cummings, Mayor Huffenmeier:
Harry Goz, Christina: Lea Michele, "Duke" Rausch: Paul Kandel, "Lady"
Gretchen: Judy Blazer, Father Joseph: Townsend Coleman; Marie Osmond sings "Silent
Night"
Runtime: 0:48
Produced by Columbia Tristar
This animated Christmas musical tells the real story behind the creation of the beloved
song "Silent Night." Two 19th century Austrian mouse-icians, Buster and
Chauncey, are pursued by a voracious cat during their mountain town's Christmas holiday.
Pessimistic Buster makes fun of holiday good will while Chauncey's enthusiasm drives
Buster crazy. The pair's adventures include befriending a little orphan girl, foiling a
money-hungry pair who are planning to steal the town's treasure and accidentally creating
a holiday miracle.
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
World Television Premiere, Saturday, November 28, 7PM ET/PT
Voices: Scott McAfee, Candace Hudson, Julianna Hansen, Jeff Bennett
Runtime: 1:14
Produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, Akom Productions
The young dinosaurs, Littlefoot, Cera, Petrie, Ducky and Spike, live in the Great Valley
where all species of dinosaurs coexist in peace and cooperation. The Valley becomes
unliveable, however, when a swarm of locusts strips the vegetation and the dinosaurs are
forced to find a new home. As they travel through barren lands, the hungry dinosaurs begin
to quarrel. The five young friends sneak away to look for food, they discover an island
off the coast where Chomper, the baby Tyrannosaurus they once nursed, is living with his
parents. Another dinosaur sees the Great Valley herds looking for the youngsters and takes
them back to their families who have found a place with enough food to last them until the
Great Valley is regrown.
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Thanks,
Lampwick
Augie Ray
lampwick@prodigy.com
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