citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message walt disney television industry television production founded 1983 defunct 2003 headquarters burbank california usa products tv shows parent walt disney productions 1983 1986 walt disney television and telecommunications 1986 1996 the walt disney studios 1996 1999 disney abc tv group disney media networks the walt disney company website www.disneyabctv.com walt disney television was the name of the television production division of the walt disney company . walt disney television s television productions are broadcast mostly on disney channel playhouse disney toon disney abc disney cinemagic and other platforms . today the majority of walt disney television s productions are animated series which are produced through walt disney television group simply known as walt disney television the last known live action series produced by wdtv was smart guy which ran for three seasons from 1997 to 1999 on the now defunct wb television network . contents 1 background 2 history 3 names 4 television series 5 see also 6 references 7 external links background edit the program disneyland debuted on october 27 1954 and quickly became abc s first series to hit the top ten in ratings according to museum.tv . history edit it was formed in 1983 as the walt disney pictures television division the name was later shortened to walt disney pictures television in 1986 and later shortened to walt disney television in 1988 . until 1983 disney shows were aired under the banner of the parent company then named walt disney productions . in august 1994 with the departure of disney studios chair jeffrey katzenberg its filmed entertainment business disney studios was split into two with walt disney motion pictures continuing on with motion pictures and the newly created walt disney television and telecommunications for television under joe roth and richard frank respectively . 1 at the time of walt disney productions merged with capital cities abc disney television was a part of walt disney television and telecommunications group wdtt . 2 with the retirement of the wdtt group president dennis hightower in april 1996 and ongoing post merger reorganization disney tv along with its animation unit was transferred back to the walt disney studios . 3 disney television group upon the departure of its president dean valentine in september 1997 was split into two units walt disney television wdt and walt disney network television wdnt reporting to the disney studios chair joe roth . wdt would be headed by charles hirschhorn as president and consist of wonderful world of disney telefilms for abc direct to video unit and disney tv animation group . while wdnt would handle prime time programming headed by david neuman as president . 4 in march 1998 walt disney network tv was placed under buena vista tv productions a newly formed group under chairman lloyd braun along with touchstone television . 5 in late 1999 walt disney television studio also called buena vista television group or buena vista television productions were transferred out of the disney studios to abc television network to merge with abc s prime time division abc entertainment to form abc entertainment television group . also walt disney television studio changed its name to touchstone television . 6 7 8 names edit walt disney productions television division 1983 walt disney pictures television division 1983 1985 walt disney pictures television 1985 1988 walt disney television 1985 2003 walt disney pictures and television 1988 2007 television series edit good morning mickey 1983 1992 donald duck presents 1983 1992 welcome to pooh corner 1983 1986 you and me kid 1983 1984 symbol 1984 1991 dumbo s circus 1985 1986 teen win lose or draw 1989 1992 mmc 1990 1996 adventures in wonderland 1991 1995 stat 1990 donald s quack attack 1992 2000 mickey s mouse tracks 1992 1994 mickey mouse and friends 1994 1996 zapping zone 1997 2004 pb & j otter 1998 2000 the book of pooh 2001 2002 zapping zone ii 2001 stanley 2001 2004 title year network notes adventures of the gummi bears 1985 1991 nbc abc produced by disney television animation the wuzzles 1985 cbs produced by disney television animation ducktales 1987 1990 syndication produced by disney television animation the new adventures of winnie the pooh 1988 1991 abc produced by disney television animation chip n dale rescue rangers 1989 1990 syndication produced by disney television animation talespin 1990 1992 syndication produced by disney television animation the 100 lives of black jack savage 1991 nbc co production with stephen j. cannell productions dinosaurs 1991 1994 abc co production with michael jacobs and jim henson productions darkwing duck 1991 1993 syndication abc produced by disney television animation the torkelsons 1991 1992 nbc co production with michael jacobs productions season 1 produced by walt disney television season 2 by touchstone television goof troop 1992 1993 syndication abc produced by disney television animation the little mermaid 1992 1994 cbs produced by disney television animation raw toonage 1992 cbs produced by disney television animation bonkers 1993 1995 syndication produced by disney television animation bill nye the science guy 1993 1998 pbs co production with kcts seattle and rabbit ears productions marsupilami 1993 1994 cbs produced by disney television animation aladdin 1994 1995 syndicated cbs produced by disney television animation gargoyles 1994 1997 syndication abc produced by disney television animation the shnookums and meat funny cartoon show 1995 syndication produced by disney television animation the lion king s timon & pumbaa 1995 1998 syndicated cbs produced by disney television animation brotherly love 1995 1997 nbc the wb co production with witt thomas productions season 1 & 2 produced by walt disney television quack pack 1996 syndication produced by disney television animation mighty ducks 1996 1997 syndication abc produced by disney television animation doug 1996 1999 abc produced by jumbo pictures jungle cubs 1996 1998 abc produced by disney television animation smart guy 1997 1999 the wb co production with de passe entertainment and danny kallis productions 101 dalmatians the series 1997 1998 syndication abc produced by disney television animation honey i shrunk the kids the tv show 1997 2000 syndication co production with st. clare entertainment recess 1997 2001 abc produced by disney television animation pepper ann 1997 2000 abc produced by disney television animation hercules 1998 1999 abc produced by disney television animation mickey mouse works 1999 2000 abc produced by disney television animation the weekenders 2000 2004 abc produced by disney television animation buzz lightyear of star command 2000 2001 abc produced by disney television animation teacher s pet 2000 2002 abc produced by disney television animation house of mouse 2001 2003 abc produced by disney television animation lloyd in space 2001 2004 abc produced by disney television animation the legend of tarzan 2001 2003 abc produced by disney television animation teamo supremo 2002 2004 abc produced by disney television animation kim possible 2002 2007 disney channel produced by disney television animation fillmore 2002 2004 abc produced by disney television animation lilo & stitch the series 2003 2006 disney channel produced by disney television animation see also edit disney television animation jetix animation concepts list of disney television series references edit weinraub bernard august 25 1994 . chairman of disney studios resigns . los angeles times . retrieved april 28 2014 . fact sheet the walt disney company . press release . the walt disney company . retrieved 7 march 2013 . roth iger assume expanded responsibilities at the walt disney company . prnewswire . april 16 1996 . retrieved 11 march 2013 . hofmeister sallie september 17 1997 . disney splits television group into 2 units . los angeles times . retrieved april 28 2014 . hofmeister sallie march 3 1998 . disney taps lloyd braun to head up network tv . los angeles times . retrieved october 5 2016 . hofmeister sallie july 8 1999 . disney plans to consolidate two of its television groups . los angeles times . retrieved 5 july 2013 . hofmeister sallie july 9 1999 . disney combining network tv operations into one abc unit . los angeles times . retrieved 5 july 2013 . schlosser joe november 29 1999 . a mouse in house . broadcasting & cable . retrieved 8 july 2013 . external links edit walt disney television at the internet movie database walt disney television at museum.tv v t e disney abc television group abc entertainment group abc network abc entertainment abc studios times square studios other broadcasting disney tv disney abc domestic tv abc radio abc stations live well network abc news disney channels worldwide disney channel cinemagic movies cinema disney junior disney xd hungama radio disney production disney tv animation it s a laugh productions vod & other cable abc family worldwide freeform a e networksjv lifetime entertainment services hulujv international tv germany super rtljv rtl iijv disney media distribution tv blocks predecessor companies nbc american broadcasting paramount theatres american broadcasting companies capital cities abc parent disney media networks other disney media networks unit espn 80 % jv joint ventures retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title walt disney television & oldid 742796273 categories television production companies of the united statesdisney media networksdisney production studiostelevision syndication distributorshidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2016all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged 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