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The second season of Little Einsteins will premiere January 13th at 8:00am on the Disney Channel with 2 new episodes.

The first episode, Quincy & the Magic Instruments finds Quincy practicing his instruments in his room, when he discovers a mysterious box containing four magical instruments. When he goes to show them to his friends, he discovers that the other Little Einsteins are marooned on the Arabian Sea with Rocket, whose anchor is hopelessly stuck at the bottom. The episode features the music of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and art work by Gustave Courbet.

In the second episode,Brothers & Sisters to the Rescue, Annie and Leo suddenly get drawn into the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. The Little Einsteins must find the gingerbread house by following Hansel and Gretel’s music note trail through the Black Forest in Germany. The episode features Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5″ and German folk art.

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Johnny and the Sprites, which has been airing as an interstitial for a little over a year will have it’s first full episode air. The series will premiere on Saturday, January 13th at 10:00am on the Disney Channel. It will be a full block of premieres on Playhouse Disney that day with 2 new episodes of Little Einsteins, 2 new episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and a new episode of Handy Manny. The full block will air between 8:00am and 11:00am.

In series premiere - Turbo Car Johnny – Johnny gets carried away playing a video game but ultimately figures out that it is a lot more fun playing outside with your friends. The second part of the episode is Antenna Dilema. A painting of Ginger makes her feel uncomfortable about her curly antennae until Johnny helps her realize that it is okay to be different.

More new episodes will premeiere on January 14th, 20th, and 27th - all at 10:00am.

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A new show called Handy Manny is set to premiere on Playhouse Disney on September 16th.  The main character is voiced by Wilmer Valderrama (Fes from That 70’s Show). 

The show is reportedly a mix between Bob the Builder and Dora the Explorer.

ModernMom - “Handy Manny” to Premiere on Playhouse Disney

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The premiere of MIckey Mouse Clubhouse set a Playhouse Disney record.

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Disney Channel’s premiere of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Friday, May 5 (7:30 p.m.), delivered the highest ratings ever for a Playhouse Disney series premiere among Kids 2-5 (6.2/767,000), Girls 2-5 (6.0/375,000), Households (2.2/1,960,000), and Total Viewers (1.2/2,777,000).

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Reader Brooke left a comment in the Little Einsteins Episode Guide post, that episodes are available on iTunes. There are 13 episodes available.
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Apparently Disney debuted a new preschool show, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse at their theme parks. The show will air during the Playhouse Disney block and feature Mickey and friends in 3-D CGI animation.

The educational goals of the show are mathematics and problem solving.

The show’s format is described below:

Each episode starts with Mickey inviting viewers to join him in calling out the “magic” phrase, “Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse!” With that, the fantastic, mouse-shaped structure that serves as the series’ shape-shifting home base begins to magically appear. Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Pluto and Daisy all join Mickey as he invites young viewers to help solve challenges, overcome obstacles and go on fun adventures. Interactivity is key from start to finish as Mickey speaks directly to preschoolers, asking questions and encouraging them to play games, participate in special phrases or cheers, and solve puzzles to reach a goal. After successfully completing the day’s adventure, Mickey recaps the day’s fun activities and lessons learned through the celebratory “Hot Dog!” song. Mickey turns to the audience and, with a wave and a wink, he promises to “See Ya Real Soon.”

Incidentally the Hot Dog song is a They Might Be Giants creation.

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March 20th will be a special Spring Themed block of programming featuring new epsidoes of several Playhouse Disney shows..

The block starts off with a new Higglytown Heroes where teh Mountain Rescue Squad helps them down a steep trail. The episode airs at 7:30am.

The Higglytown Heroes will be followed by a new episode of Little Einsteins. Set against the musical and artistic backdrops of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and Utagawa Hiroshige’s “Mountains and River of Kiso,” the Little Einsteins help a baby tulip find its way back to spring so it can bloom after the pesky Big Jet uses a season-changing gadget that whisks them into other seasons.
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Disney has ordered a second season of Little Einsteins. The show is top rated amongst 2-5 year olds in its time slot, and the top rated show in the Playhouse Disney progamming block. Little Einsteins is produced by Curious Pictures.

Other than the Einsteins renewal, things sound quiet for Playhouse Disney going into 2006-2007 with no new shows being added to the lineup.

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January 26th is Australia Day and Playhouse Disney is airing a special Australia programming block. There will be new episodes of The Wiggles and The Koala Brothers. There will also be a new episode of Little Einsteins where the kids go down under.

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Disney is updating Winnie the Pooh and will debut a new show My Friends Tigger and Pooh. The show will feature new CG animation and a new character as well. Pooh and Tigger will be joined by a six year old girl.

Each episode will revolve around a mystery and the education will focus on social issues such as responsiblity, patience, and working with others.

The show is expected to premier in 2007.

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