Hi there people today I'm going to pay tribute to the old forgotten Disney now turned into a snobby teen Disney channel just like TLCs snobby teen lifestyle channel. People that have ruined Disney Channel are Michael Einser, Anne Sweeney and Richard Ross. They are responsible for turning Disney Channel from a family channel, kids channel into a rude annoying teen channel and also killed off Toon Disney and made it into punk Teen Disney XD and even turned Family Disney movie studio from a family movie studio into a teen disney movie studio. The only good Kids Disney channel left is Playhouse Disney which will now become Disney Junior which will still be a kids channel. My other Disney channel articles will be Toon Disney 1998-2009 R.I.P. and Playhouse disney 1997-2011 memorial and old Disney movie studios 1922-2004 before it became a teen disney movie studio. Now let's look back at the older Disney channel.
Family Disney Channel golden age (1983-1996)
When the disney channel aired in 1983 it was a success, Back then there was no such thing as the Internet, no cell phones, no Emails, or DVDs, you had VHS tapes you bought, this channel used to run like PBS and BBC did and you always had to hurry and turn on your TV or record Disney shows or you miss out, they used to have alot of Disney cartoons on like Mickey Mouse Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto the dog, Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck, Silly Symphonies, the bumpers were a mickey mouse satellite, even the logo was a window shutter with a mouse shadow in the center, There was no commercial interruptions no pop-up ads on TV and no shrinking credits or talking though them until later. In these old school cartoon and real people TV shorts and movies they were mostly rated G no swearing except for a very few swear words referring to a donkey or a place considered Hades, and you saw fighting usually good vs evil, there were characters smoking or drinking alcohol and some spanking scenes like in some silly symphonies cartoons. There used to be silly Donald Duck cartoons like in Modern Inventions, and getting his behind stung by a bee, or his shirt coming off or not getting along with his nephews, you also got to see Mickey Mouse cartoons being nicer to others, Goofy cartoons who has problems with working with stuff but is still nice and many more. You got to see Disney cartoon movies like Snow White and the 7 dwarfs, Fantasia, Dumbo and many other good old school cartoon movies. You also got to see real people movies like Zorro, The Parent Trap, Mary Poppins, Freaky Friday, Anne of Green Gale movies, Davy Crocket and many more disney movies (which I'll talk about in the Disney Movie Studio memorial section) and old school non-disney movies from the old school Hollywood which used to make good movies before it became teen-adult hollywood. There was one Disney movie that did get banned called Song of the South due to being considered racial and some world war cartoons (But I have nothing against it) You could also watch Disney Channel movies like Heidi, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Whipping Boy and many more. You could watch documentary shows about DisneyLand, nature show with animals, History of Walt Disney and his cartoon movies and interviews with people that worked in Disney Studios. There were shows like Dumbo Circus, Welcome to Pooh Corner, Mousercise, Disney Halloween and Disney Christmas (not the teen rock version but the good Disney version) and many more shows. There was Mickey Mouse Club both the 1950s and 1990s, Kids Inc, Under the Umbrella Tree. There were later 1980s-1990s Disney cartoon movies like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, A Goofy Movie and many more and later Disney cartoon TV shows like Ducktales, Chip and Dale, Tale Spin, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop which was also on Disney Afternoon (sorry but the list is too long) The commercial breaks came after the Disney movie or TV show is over, during the commercials they had stuff like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck Eye catchers with first person view with the beautiful jingle music, Disney DTV, Music Break with old school rock music, Dateline Disney the first and second with beautiful music, The retro Disney Channel openings the first and second with relaxing peaceful music and also the exciting music "When you wish upon a star" theme song with Tinker Bell in it, and the nice man announcer telling you what's coming up next, Disney Discover Magazine with happy music. The Disney Channel used to Honor Walt Disneys legacy, and had America Teacher award and nice Broadway and music concerts. Of course there was also shows for kids and teenagers and rock concerts. It was a good channel in its humble days focusing on the Family which would've made Walt Disney and Roy Disney proud. It seemed like the nice peaceful commercial shows and Disney movies and TV shows would last for a long time but then in 1997 Family Disney Channel was off the air for good and the wonderful memories with it.
Kids Disney Channel silver age (1997-2002)
After the Family Disney got dropped even the Window Shutter Mouse shadow logo. The Disney Channel company reformatted their logo into a TV with mouse ears even for toon and playhouse disney, people can now surf the Internet, and DVDs was a new invention but Disney company remembered to still show old school cartoons with Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Goofy, Silly Symphonies, and had a Vault Disney to show old real people Disney Movies, but now the Disney Channel became more modern to satisfy kids and teens. It was also known as Zoog Disney. The first Generation Disney channel that never had commercial interruptions now had them for Disney channel upcoming shows whether you were trying to watch a Disney movie or TV show and at the credits the announcers now talk during the credits and later shrink credits (that I get annoyed about) There were Disney Channel original movies made like HalloweenTown, Brink, Zenon, Horse Sense, Jett Jackson, Luck of the Irish and many more, the kids and teens in the movies and TV shows were nice to others and had bad luck at times, and usually showing respect, of course you ran into a few swear words or taking the lords name in vain a few times or a few rude words but the shows were usually good and funny. Disney Channel also had shows like Movie Surfers talking movies like Mulan, Toy Story, Tarzan and a show called Bug Juice showing kids having fun at camp. You still got to watch Disney DTV. The rock concerts were for kids and teens to watch. The Disney Channel bumpers had fun modern party rock music and you could still see Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy in the Disney mouse TV logo. The Disney opening still had Tinker Bell in it. Also the Disney Channel company Decided to have 2 more Disney Channels like Playhouse Disney for little kids, and Toon Disney for kids to watch to see old school Disney movie and TV cartoons but that's another story. It seemed like Disney Channel would still show fun kids shows until 2003 when it started to go downhill and then vault Disney and Zoog Disney got left behind and the fun memories of kids Disney Channel.
Teen Disney Channel bronze age (2003-present)
After the kids Disney channel got dropped the Disney channel changed into a teen channel and dropped the mouse ears TV logo and made a new logo with crooked uneven mouse ears even for Playhouse and Toon Disney. By this time teen shows were dominating Disney Channel and the people that ruined good Disney Channel into a bratty teen Disney Channel are Michael Eniser (Roy Disney fired him), Anne Sweeney, Richard Ross. Not only is there commercial breaks, but pop-up ads while you're trying to enjoy your show and announcers still talk through the credits and shrink them for other ads. (Which I'm very mad about) When Some teen musical movies got made it forever changed Disney Channel into a teen Disney channel and Disney sitcom TV shows that focus on teens lifestyle ways. The latest Disney TV shows and movies now have kids and teens acting like total punks, being jerks to other people, annoying people, bullying other people, talking negative about life and showing disrespect, showing crude humor and telling dirty jokes, dressing immodest, having issues with saying some swear words or taking the lords name in vain alot, and saying rude words, showing their rich lifestyles and being all about themselves and vain and getting into fights more often. Also in Teen Disney channel the music they have is screaming hard rock, rapping songs, annoying pop rock songs, Disney camp for teens mostly most of the stuff Disney channel shows is stuff for teenagers. All that's good left in Disney channel is a few Disney cartoons called Laugh-O-Gram and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and some tolerate cartoon shows like Phineas and Ferb and Pixar movies and computer animated Disney movies. Also Toon Disney got ruined by teen Disney XD in 2009 which is another teen Disney channel showing punk teen shows including fighting, bullying others and talking rudely and playing hard rock and rap music. Now 2 Disney channels are not nice or fun anymore instead brainwashing kids and teens minds and teaching them to be rude and annoying and have their own teen idol. The only Disney channel that's good is Playhouse Disney now to be Junior Disney.
Legacy of Good Disney Channel 1983-2003
Now that the good Disney Channel is long forgotten all that's left of Disney Channel and Disney Studios is the Disney DVD collection of old school Disney cartoon TV shows and movies and old school real people Disney movies and TV shows left behind on DVD and online videos like video.aol.com or teens youtube.com (But I'm still against copyright infringement from amateur teenagers and grownups.) Rest in Peace Family Disney channel May the old Disney channel never be forgotten and I hope that one day Teen Disney will be gotten rid of and restore the old glory of Walt Disney and Roy Disney. Until then I wait for the day when I and others can see the wonderful peaceful Disney Channel brought to life until then stay strong.
My next article will be about Toon Disney before it dropped for good and after that the old Family Disney Studios before it changed into Teen Disney Studios.
