I Miss the Classic Disney Channel/Nickelodeon

Wtf happened to Disney? Ever since Lizzie McGuire, there have been an incoming of corny tween shows: Phil of the Future, Naturally Sadie, Suite Life, Life With Derek...and now wtf is Hannah Montana??? It's now a breeding ground for tween girls starting music careers, and they all sound the same. Lizzie McGuire was okay, and so is Raven, but most things after that were...ugh. I miss the classic Disney series, like Under the Umbrella Tree, Secret Life of Toys, even the Friday "Lunchbox" where they showed Spot and Curious George. I miss it.

EDIT: Nickelodeon too...the cartoons suck now.

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Updated On: 3/9/06 at 02:08 AM

I miss classic Disney AND Nickelodeon. I mean we had shows liked "David the Knome," "Salute Your Shorts," "Gummi Bears," "Kids Incorporated," "The New Mickey Mouse Club," "Pete and Pete," etc. Those were great shows, now we have gone teen serious or teen stupid (no offense to the teens on this board).

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Updated On: 3/9/06 at 06:57 AM

I miss MMC and Tony Lucca who was on it.

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David the Knome! I completely forgot about that show. I loved it so much as a kid.

Ah the memories, I loved classic Nick and Disney, I remember when I first got the disney channel, I had begged my grandma (whom we lived with at the time) to get it and she did and this was back when they had the free previews and gave out like incentive gifts...mine was a watch, I think it was Donald Duck. I loved that watch lol

Ah and David the Gnome what a great show that was, I remember waking up early in the morning and watching that. Also the Koala Bears and Pinwheel.

And I remember Disney's LunchBox, I always loved Spot! They need to have a classic Nick and Disney channel channel, I don't think I'd ever turn it off!.

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Oh my gosh! I had forgotten about Dumbo's Circus and Pooh's Corner!! How hilarious! All those big costumes...hehe.

On Nickolodeon remember the shows Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, and Bananaman? Or the show Out of Control with a young Dave Coulier?

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I think there needs to be a seperate Disney channel, maybe "Classic Disney," or something, where they can show nothing but old cartoons, movies, Disneyland and Wonderful World of Color/Disney episodes, True-Life Adventures, etc. I mean, isn't there an audience out there for that? There's nothing "Disney" about the current Disney channel. It's mostly original programming aimed at young teenagers, with no obvious Disney connection at all.

God, I loved this original channel! Under The Umbrella Tree, Welcome to Pooh Corner, Dumbo's Circus, The Gummi Bears, The Wuzzles, My Little Pony Tales, Care Bears...

Do you guys remember there used to be like a train that would introduce each show? I don't know the camera would follow the train and there'd be music playing and then a voice would come on saying something like "Under The Umbella Tree is next." Something like that.

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I miss the movies! "Justin Morgan Had A Horse" and "Diamonds On Wheels" (Which I believe starred a young Peter Firth!)

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Well, I just got dvds of Salute Your Shorts and I still enjoyed them even years later.

Ah, yes, that's the show.

And that's probably the only time you'll ever hear me use the phrase "the freaky blond twins in the hotel" in a negative context.

The one Disney show I REALLY miss is So Weird... I'd love it to be on DVD.

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THAT'S not classic Disney channel. CLASSIC Disney Channel is when they showed animated Disnet shorts for commercial breaks. CLASSIC Disney Channel is when they show The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh. When Rescue Rangers and Goof Troop are merely in the planning stages. CLASSIC Disney Channel is when they showed a Disney Film Of The Week. When they had exclusive Disney Channel specials. THAT'S classic Disney channel.

Today, it's all tween crap.

Honestly, I don't have a clue what children under 8 watch on TV anymore. Do they still air Sesame Street? The newest children's program I can think of is Teletubies.

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