Out of the Box (partially lost Playhouse Disney children's series; 1998-2004)
Out Of The Box is a children's television series that aired on Disney Channel from 1998 through 2004. The show was based on the works of Douglas Love and took place in "The Box," where the show's two hosts, Tony and Vivian, would have kids from the neighborhood video and do various activities, including craft-making, singing and performing plays.
Episodes Removed From Reruns
In addition to not being included on Disney+, the episodes "Let's Eat Out," "The Gift," and "Treasures" were very rarely aired to begin with. Schedule research on Newspapers.com seems to indicate that initially, the episodes were only shown once or twice (if at all), as most schedule information is available as far back as December 1998 (when the season finished airing), and only the standard 21 episodes of the season appear to have been in regular rotation. However, in the autumn of 1999, the episodes were shown for a brief time. “The Gift” was broadcast on October 6, 10, and 19, November 24, and December 4. “Treasures” was broadcast on October 11, 16, and 20, and November 26. Currently, it is unknown on when “Let’s Eat Out” was broadcast.
No one knows for sure what these episodes feature, but it’s speculated that they were removed from reruns due to being too similar to some of season 2 episodes (the similar sounding “Let’s Eat Out” and “Treasures” premiered around the time of the aforementioned airdates).
Availability
The show had 82 episodes spread across 3 seasons, but only two of them, "Happy Holidays"[1] and "Halloween," [2] were released to home video. There were two VHS releases: the first was of the episode "Happy Holidays," and the second release had the episode "Halloween" on it. In addition, "Halloween" was released on the DVD Rolie Polie Olie: A Spookie Ookie Halloween and The Book Of Pooh: Just Say Boo![3] as a bonus feature. Besides this, 11 other episodes have been found in full, alongside clips of "Revealing Feelings."
On October 14th, 2019, it was confirmed that the show would be among the TV shows featured on Disney's new streaming service Disney+ which launches on November 12th, 2019.[4]
Episode List
See "episodes removed from reruns" for further information on episodes 6, 21 and 22.
On November 12th, 2019, Disney+ made the whole show available (aside from episodes 6, 21, and 22) on its streaming service on its launch day.[5]
# | Episode Title | Status |
---|---|---|
1 | Playhouse Mouse | Found |
2 | Doctor Octor | Found |
3 | Feet First | Found |
4 | The Fuzzy Worm | Found |
5 | Hats Off | Found |
? | Let's Eat Out | Lost; rarely aired |
7 | Sticky Icky | Found |
8 | Really Wheely | Found |
9 | Yes and Nose | Found |
10 | Pick-A-Pet | Found |
11 | Ships Ahoy | Found |
12 | Animal Antics | Found |
13 | Tube Town | Found |
14 | High Flyers | Found |
15 | Campout Kids (1 | 2 | 3) | Found |
16 | Tall and Small | Found |
17 | Day at the Beach | Found |
18 | A Place Called Space | Found |
19 | Box Full of Boxes | Found |
20 | Hands On | Found |
?? | The Gift | Lost; rarely aired |
?? | Treasures | Lost; rarely aired |
23 | Circle Circus | Found |
24 | Seeds of Imagination (1 | 2 | 3) | Found |
25 | Rules Rule! | Found |
26 | We're Cooking! | Found |
27 | Zip, Button, Snap | Found |
28 | Scrub-A-Dub | Found |
29 | Disguise Surprise | Found |
30 | Good Clean-Up Fun | Found |
31 | Mirror, Mirror (1 | 2) | Found |
32 | Blowin' In The Wind | Found |
33 | Rock A Bye Baby | Found |
34 | Feathered Friends | Found |
35 | Eye Spy | Found |
36 | We Got The Beat | Found |
37 | Shadow Play | Found |
38 | Goin' Buggy | Found |
39 | Make 'Em Laugh | Found |
40 | Mon-stir It Up! | Found |
41 | Whose Home? | Found |
42 | Unicornucopia | Found |
43 | Tooth or Consequences | Found |
44 | Happy Holidays! | Found |
45 | Down On The Farm (1 | 2) | Found |
46 | Pajama Party | Found |
47 | Treasure Hunt | Found |
48 | Out To Lunch | Found |
49 | Whodunit? | Found |
50 | Goin' To The Grocery | Found |
51 | Sing A Song | Found |
52 | Rainbow Colors | Found |
53 | Halloween | Found |
54 | Family Fare | Found |
55 | Happy Birthday To Us! | Found |
56 | Revealing Feelings (1 | 2) | Found |
57 | Pattern Pattern | Found |
58 | Leap Frog Leap! (1 | 2 | 3) | Found |
59 | Join The Parade | Found |
60 | Winning The Gold | Found |
61 | Brick By Brick | Found |
62 | Dinosaur Romp | Found |
63 | Topsy Tempo | Found |
64 | Weather or Not | Found |
65 | It's Mother's Day! (1 | 2) | Found |
66 | Loud and Soft (1 | 2 | 3) | Found |
67 | Thinkin' Lincoln | Found |
68 | Horsing Around | Found |
69 | Making Mistakes (1 | 2 | 3) | Found |
70 | Games! (1 | 2 | 3) | Found |
71 | Pop To It! | Found |
72 | Read The Signs | Found |
73 | First Things First | Found |
74 | A One And A Two | Found |
75 | Bendy Stretchy | Found |
76 | Alike and Different | Found |
77 | Happy New Year! | Found |
78 | It's Father's Day | Found |
79 | Surprise, Surprise | Found |
80 | Wonderful Words! | Found |
81 | Kids Are Kids | Found |
82 | Nutcracker Sweet | Found |
Gallery
See Also
Disney Channel
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series (partially found unaired pilot episode of Disney animated TV series; 1996)
- Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel animated educational series; 1996-1999)
- Arwin! (partially found pilot of cancelled spin-off of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" Disney Channel sitcom; 2007)
- Bonkers "Fall Apart Bomb Squad" (found episode of Disney Channel animated series; 1993)
- Country Club (partially found test pilot of "Big City Greens" Disney Channel adventure-comedy animated series; 2015)
- Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)
- Disney Channel "Disney's One Too" (partially lost "Recess" gags of TV channel block; 1999-2003)
- Disney's Coyote Tales (found Disney Channel extended version of "The Coyote's Lament" animated short; 1991)
- Disney's Doug (found episodes of animated TV series; 1996-1999)
- Dreamfinders (unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Journey Into Imagination" Epcot ride; 1983)
- Dumbo's Circus (partially found Disney Channel live action puppet series; 1985-1986)
- Fish Hooks (partially found unreleased pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2009)
- Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (partially found Disney Channel documentary series; 1997-1999)
- Gravity Falls (found Comic Con 2012 promo of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2012)
- Gravity Falls (found pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated mystery comedy series; 2010)
- Hannah Montana (lost production material of cancelled anime adaptation of Disney Channel teen sitcom; 2009-2010)
- Herbie the Lovebug (lost Disney Channel animated pilot; late 1990s-2000s)
- J.O.N.A.S. (lost unaired pilot of "Jonas" Disney Channel comedy series; 2007)
- Katbot (partially found unreleased Disney Channel animated series; 2005)
- Keke & Jamal (partially found pilot of cancelled Disney Channel sitcom; 2005)
- Lizzie McGuire "Season 3" (lost production material of unfinished season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)
- Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found original English audio of Mickey Mouse Works animated short; 2000)
- Mousercise (partially found Disney Channel exercise series; 1983-1996)
- Mouseterpiece Theater (partially found Disney Channel cartoon compilation series; 1983-1990)
- Pepper Ann (partially found unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney animated series; 1996)
- Phineas and Ferb (lost script of cancelled theatrical film based on animated series; 2010s)
- Phineas and Ferb: Shooting Star Milkshake Bar (partially found full version of song; late 2000s)
- Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)
- Recess "The Break In" (partially found pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)
- Star and the Forces of Evil (partially found unaired pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2011)
- Talespin (lost Phil Harris audio recordings from Disney Channel animated series; 1990)
- Teen Angel (partially found Disney Channel serial drama; 1989)
- The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found revival of Disney variety TV series; 1989-1994)
- The Cheetah Girls (unproduced ABC sitcom series; 2003-2004)
- The Jersey (partially lost Disney Channel sports themed comedy series; 1999-2004)
- The Owl House (partially found unaired pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)
- The Proud Family (partially lost unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)
- Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)
- What's Stevie Thinking? (lost unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of "Lizzie McGuire" Disney Channel comedy series; 2005)
Playhouse Disney
- Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (partially found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)
- Bear in the Big Blue House "Water, Water Everywhere" (lost unaired pilot of Disney Channel puppet series; 1997)
- Bear in the Big Blue House (found original English audio of Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)
- Breakfast with Bear (partially found episodes of Playhouse Disney spin-off series; 2005-2006)
- Handy Manny (partially found unaired pilot of Playhouse Disney CGI animated series; 2005)
- Little Einsteins (lost second pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2004)
- PB&J Otter (partially found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)
- Playhouse Disney UK (partially lost interstitial material of children's TV channel; 1999-2006)
- Stanley (found unaired pilot episode of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)
- The Book of Pooh (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2001-2004)
Disney Junior
- Beverly Hills Chihuahuas (found pilot of cancelled Disney Junior animated adaptation of film series; 2012)
- Jungle Junction (lost pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003; 2005; 2008)
Toon Disney
- Teamo Supremo (partially lost Toon Disney animated series; 2002-2004)
- Toon News (partially found CGI Interstitial Toon Disney series; 2004/2005)
Disney XD
- Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost unaired pilot episode of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy TV series; 2010)
- DXP (partially found Disney XD video game block; 2017)
- Power Rangers Animated Series (lost Disney XD pilot of animated adaptation of live-action superhero series; existence unconfirmed; 2007-2009)
Other
- Green Monkeys (lost Disney pilot; 1999)
- La Chambre Folle (lost French Disney children's TV block; 1998)
- Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)
- Robodz (lost Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)
- The Mouse Factory (partially found Disney live-action/animated TV series; 1972-1973)
- The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (found episodes of Disney animated TV series; 1995)
- X-Heart (partially found unreleased English dub of "X-Coração" Brazilian animated TV series; 2014)
References
- ↑ Amazon listing for "Out Of The Box: Happy Holidays." Retrieved 15 Oct '18
- ↑ Amazon listing for "Out Of The Box: Trick Or Treat." Retrieved 15 Oct '18
- ↑ WorldCat listing for the Rolie Polie Olie and Book of Pooh DVD that contains "Halloween." Retrieved 15 Oct '18
- ↑ Disney Plus' tweet confirming that Out of the Box will be a part of the initial line-up when Disney+ launches. Retrieved 15 Oct '19
- ↑ Disney+'s page on Out of the Box (requires a subscription to view the series). Retrieved 10 Nov '20