Freeform Disney Block Ideas
So for the past few months, I've been thinking about the concept of the channel Freeform having programming blocks for the animated programming from Disney’s expansive library, similar to what TeenNick and Adult Swim did with The Splat and Checkered Past.
I feel like it would help garner more interest in the channel, and would serve as a throwback to those programming blocks like Disney’s One Saturday Morning and ABC Kids.
So far, I’ve taught of about two programming blocks, both of which would air on the weekends.
Funky Fridays:
This would be a Friday night block, drawing heavy inspiration from Cartoon Network’s Cartoon Cartoon Fridays.
The block's format would be set in the iconic House of Mouse, where Mickey, his famous pals, and various Disney Channel characters serve as the hosts.
As for the programming.
The block would feature new episodes of Big City Greens, Hamster & Gretel, Kiff, Zombies: The Re-Animated Series and Primos.
In fact, that would be the biggest draw of the block.
You would be able to see new episodes of these shows before they would properly premiere on their home network.
The block would also feature reruns of Phineas & Ferb, Hailey's On It!, Recess, The Proud Family, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Pepper Ann, and yes, even House of Mouse.
And staying true to it's name, Funky Fridays would feature music videos that would air during commercial breaks, structured in a countdown format ala TeenNick's Top 10.
Finally for the schedule....
-6:00: Recess
-6:30: Pepper Ann
-7:00: Big City Greens (New)
-7:30: The Proud Family
-8:00: Zombies: The Re-Animated Series (New)
-8:30: Lilo & Stitch: The Series
-9:00: Hamster & Gretel (New)
-9:30: Phineas & Ferb
-10:00: Primos (New)
-10:30: Hailey's On It!
-11:00: Kiff (New)
-11:30: House of Mouse
Jetix:
Now this is a name that I'm sure will take you all back!
This will serve as a Saturday night block, focusing on the more action-oriented/mature programming of the library, ala Toonami.
Similar to Funky Fridays, it would feature various characters serving as the hosts of the block.
However, the setting would be in a high-tech hero base.
As for the programming, it would primarily feature reruns.
Those being of Hercules: The Series, Aladdin: The Series, Gargoyles, The Legend of Tarzan, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, Gravity Falls, Amphibia, The Owl House, The Spectacular Spider-Man, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
There would be new episodes of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, X-Men: The Next Mutation, Maximum Marvel, and Time Patrol Bon.
In the case of the middle two, they would be Freeform original series since....
They're a little too mature for Disney Channel
They're not gonna thrive at all over at Disney XD! Also, same issue as Disney Channel
I actually want the seasons for these shows to be longer than 10 episodes. So no to Disney Plus
As for Time Patrol Bon, I know it seems strange it's an original series on Netflix.
But #1, this wouldn't be the first time a Netflix original series would go on to air on television.
And #2, this would sort of a nod to the fact that Disney famously aired the official English dub of Doraemon, another work done by the Fujiko Fujio.
As for the schedule.
-6:00: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
-6:30: Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
-7:00: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (New)
-7:30: Hercules: The Series
-8:00: Time Patrol Bon (New)
-8:30: Aladdin: The Series
-9:00: X-Men: The Next Mutation (New)
-9:30: Gargoyles
-10:00: Maximum Marvel (New)
-10:30: The Legend of Tarzan
-11:00: Gravity Falls
-11:30: The Spectacular Spider-Man
-12:00: Amphibia
-12:30: Kim Possible
-1:00: The Owl House
-1:30: American Dragon: Jake Long
Well that's all I have for now.
A short post I know, but a fun one.
Let me know what you guys think about this block ideas and the schedules for them.
