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| Family Channel announces its fall programming highlights |
| Posted
on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 10:50 PM |
There’s never a dull moment on Family for “middle-aged kids” and their families. From morning to night, it’s full-on fun with no commercial interruptions. Dedicated to celebrating family life and providing an entertaining experience for all, Family airs a unique mix of original and acquired series, movies and specials, with a large portion of programming supplied by Disney.
LIVE ACTION SERIES
Hannah Montana (New Series)
Premieres August 2006 (26 x 30 min; comedy)
Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) lives a double life as a normal school girl by day and an international pop star – Hannah Montana – by night. No one knows her secret except her widowed father, and manager, Robby Ray Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus).
Cory in the House (New Series)
Premieres Winter 2007 (13 x 30 min; comedy)
This That’s So Raven spinoff features Cory (Kyle Massey) and his dad, Victor (Rondell Sheridan), as they adjust to life in Washington after Victor is chosen to be the personal chef of the newly elected president. Living in the staff quarters of the White House with his father, teenaged Cory has to contend with the antics of the president’s eight-year-old daughter and adjust to life at an exclusive Washington school.
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Season 2)
Premieres July 2006 (39 X 30 min; comedy)
The antics continue as 12-year-old twin boys, Zack and Cody (Cole and Dylan Sprouse), live out every kid’s fantasy in their top floor suite of an upscale Boston hotel.
Life With Derek (Season 2)
Premieres September 2006 (13 X 30 min; comedy)
Still not quite accustomed to being related, the 14-year-old step-siblings of the recently merged MacDonald-Venturi household, Casey (Ashley Leggat) and Derek (Michael Seater), still can’t see eye-to-eye and continue to battle it out in a take-no-prisoners fight for control of their house, their school and their world.
Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide (Season 3)
Premieres September 2006 (13 X 30 min; comedy)
A little older and a little wiser, Ned Bigby (Devon Werkheiser) – with the help of his trusty school survival guide – continues to help his best pals Moze (Lindsey Shaw) and Cookie (Daniel Curtis Lee) navigate the hurdles of life at James K. Polk middle school.
Naturally, Sadie (Season 2)
Part One Premieres November 2006 (13 x 30 min, comedy)
Part Two Premieres Winter/Spring 2007 (13 x 30 min, comedy)
With a year of high school under her belt, Sadie Hawthorne (Charlotte Arnold) has finally come out of her shell. As a budding naturalist she still believes that the world can be understood in scientific terms, but she’s also starting to take more of an interest in boys and in what it means to be a girl. So with a magnifying glass in one hand and lip gloss in the other, Sadie’s out to prove that being smart is the new cool with the help of her best friends Margaret (Jasmine Richards) and Rain (Michael D’Ascenzo).
Zoey 101 (Season 3)
Premieres Winter/Spring 2007 (26 X 30 min; comedy)
Zoey (Jamie Lynn Spears) and her equally charming and stylish friends continue exploring and overcoming everyday coming-of-age experiences – including fitting in, school bullies, friendships and unrequited crushes – at Pacific Coast Academy, the cool coed beachside boarding school.
ANIMATED SERIES
The Replacements (New Series)
Premieres Fall 2006 (21 x 30 min; comedy)
Orphans Riley and Todd order themselves two cool parents – a British super-spy for a mom and a stuntman for a dad – from the Fleemco Replacement Parents company. But when Fleemco develops a new Replacement Person program, the company lets the kids test it out, giving them the power to replace any adult they know!
Disney’s Kim Possible (Season 4)
Premieres Winter/Spring 2007 (22 x 30 min; comedy)
Kim Possible (Christy Carlson Romano) is a typical high school girl who, in her spare time, is still saving the world from evil villains. Along with her best friend Ron Stoppable (Will Friedle); Ron's pet, a naked mole-rat named Rufus; and their webmaster buddy Wade (Tahj Mowry), who feeds them vital information via a special Kimmunicator device, this girl-next-door turned superhero foils archenemies around the globe.
Disney’s American Dragon: Jake Long (Season 3)
Premieres Winter/Spring 2007 (22 x 30 min; comedy)
The life of Chinese-American teenager Jake Long (Dante Basco) continues to take madcap twists and turns as he juggles the social hurdles of adolescence with his secret training to become the American Dragon, a regimen guided by his grandfather, Lao Shi, and Grandpa’s unique “associate,” a gruff 600-year-old magical Shar-Pei named Fu Dog.
Disney’s The Emperor’s New School (Season 2)
Premieres Winter/Spring 2007 (18 x 30 min; comedy)
Because of the stipulation in his trust fund that says he must graduate before being crowned emperor, spoiled and self-centred Kuzco (JP Manoux) continues his studies at Kuzco Academy, though there are plenty of other ways – sleeping, for example – he’d rather be spending his time.
PRESCHOOL SERIES
Handy Manny (New Series)
Premieres Fall 2006 (26 x 30 min; animation)
Manny Garcia (Wilmer Valderrama) is a helpful, determined young man who, with the assistance of his eclectic set of talking tools, is the town’s expert when it comes to repair. Manny is the young man for every job – he’s the eternal optimist in a world that certainly needs repair and he’s always quick to offer a “please” or “gracias.” Although his tools are always gung-ho to help, they are also a noisy, fussy, bickering bunch. Through it all, Manny and the viewers gain a greater understanding of how to navigate through life’s minor turmoils and reach one’s goals.
Johnny and the Sprites (New Series)
Premieres Winter/Spring 2007 (13 x 30 min; live-action/puppetry)
Johnny (John Tartaglia) is a musician who moves to a house in the woods in order to work on his music. However, once he arrives he discovers that this is not just any house. His solitude is disturbed by Ginger and Basil, two magical creatures called Sprites. Through music, Johnny teaches important life lessons to the Sprites, occasionally getting chastised by his cranky neighbour, Mrs. Moldystew, for being too noisy.
Disney’s Little Einsteins (Season 2)
Premieres Winter/Spring 2007 (26 x 30 min; animation)
This season, viewers will be transported on even more global problem-solving adventures that blend live-action images of nature, art and landmarks with 2D character animation. Kids are invited to join in activities that include humming and singing, clapping and moving to a steady beat, familiarizing them with the sounds, images, words and emotions connected with listening to a symphony or a concerto, or gazing at a landscape painting or other work of art.
Higglytown Heroes (Season 3)
Premieres Fall 2006 (13 x 30 min; animation)
Preschoolers will be introduced to a whole new group of ordinary “heroes” in the average people who provide the framework for a community, whether it’s the mail carrier, the grocer, the librarian or the veterinarian. Through the comical adventures of the Higglytown kids – Kip, Wayne, Eubie and Twinkle, and their wise and worldly friend Fran the Squirrel – preschoolers discover what various role models do every day to make the world go round and round.
The Secret World of Benjamin Bear (Season 2)
Premieres September 2006 (13 x 30 min; animation)
Fun-loving and adventurous Ben and his teddy-in-training, Howie, are still offering their help whenever it’s needed – no matter how hopeless, hairy or high-risk the trouble may be.
Bear in the Big Blue House (Seasons 1-4)
Network Premiere: November 2006 (117 x 30 min; puppetry)
Set in and around the Big Blue House, Bear and his friends – Tutter the mouse; Pip and Pop, the mischievous otters; Treelo, the excitable lemur and the wise moon, Luna – speak directly to young viewers, encouraging discovery and problem solving in an environment that fosters fun and imaginative play.
DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIES
Cheetah Girls 2: When in Spain
Premieres September 2006 (feature length; live-action)
Galleria (Raven), Chanel (Adrienne Bailon), Aquanette (Kiely Williams) and Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan) reprise their roles as The Cheetah Girls in this sequel to the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie based on the bestselling book series of the same name. Still trying to make the group a household name, Galleria enters The Cheetahs in a Barcelona music festival. The spirited foursome head off to Europe, with no idea of the troubles that lay ahead.
Halloweentown 4: Witch U
Premieres October 2006 (feature length; live-action)
Against her mother’s wishes, Marnie (Kimberly J. Brown) chooses to attend Halloweentown’s Witch U, where she hopes to embrace her identity as a witch. But the college is not what she expected – magic is forbidden on campus, her brother Dylan is also attending the school, and a trio of wicked sisters are making her life miserable. And to make matters worse, an ancient prophecy makes Marnie the target of an evil conspiracy that could change her life, and the world, forever.
Read It and Weep
Premiere TBD (feature length; live-action)
Fourteen-year-old Jamie (Kay Panabaker) is constantly harassed by catty classmates. Venting her frustrations in her diary, she chronicles the adventures of invented superhero Isabella, whose “positivity rays” destroy her nemesis, Myrna, and Myrna’s “evil clique of Populars.” When her journal accidentally falls into her teacher’s hands, then a publisher’s, Jamie’s career as a bestselling author begins and she’s soon caught in a swirl of book signings, power lunches and photo-ops. But this world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and, as she ultimately decides, not nearly as satisfying as just being herself with her BFFs (best friends forever).
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Premiere TBD (feature length; live-action)
Popular Chinese-American teen Wendy Wu (Brenda Song) is horrified when a young monk informs her that she’s actually a reincarnated Chinese warrior who must train to fight an ancient evil spirit that threatens to destroy their world.
Jump
Premiere TBD (feature length; live-action)
A Brooklyn youth (Corbin Bleu), who’s training to be a boxer, finds himself drawn to competitive Double Dutch skipping instead and must struggle against disappointing his father who was once a Golden Glove champ.
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