December 2017 Programming Highlights
— All programming subject to change —
Friday, Dec. 1
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
Mickey and the Roadster Racers “Happy Hot Diggity Dog Holiday! / Happy Holiday Helpers” (10:00 – 10:30 A.M. EST) “Happy Hot Dog Holiday!” – It’s the Hot Dog Hills Ornament Palooza and for the first time, Chip and Dale are racing separately to try to win the Golden Star Tree Topper. *Comedian Jay Leno recurs as announcer Billy Beagle. “Happy Holiday Helpers” – The Happy Helpers rely on their friends to help prepare for the office Christmas party.
TV-Y
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
Puppy Dog Pals “A Very Pug Christmas / The Latke Kerfuffle” (10:30 – 11:00 A.M. EST) “A Very Pug Christmas” – Bingo and Rolly help Santa search for Bob’s Christmas present when it goes missing from his sleigh. *Musician Huey Lewis performs a song as junkyard dog Bulworth and Henry Winkler (“Happy Days”) guest stars as Santa. “The Latke Kerfuffle” – Bingo and Rolly help Bob make latkes for his neighbor’s Hanukkah party.
TV-Y
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
Vampirina “Nanpire the Great / Two Heads Are Better Than One” (11:00 – 11:30 A.M. EST) “Nanpire the Great” – Vee’s grandmother, Nanpire the Great, visits from Transylvania and helps her cook a traditional vampire dish for the class potluck. *Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress Patti LuPone (“Evita”) guest stars as Nanpire. “Two Heads Are Better Than One” –When a two-headed guest checks in to the Scare B&B, Vee and her friends must help settle a disagreement between the two of them.
TV-Y
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
Sofia the First “The Mystic Isles: A Very Mystic Wassailia” (11:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. EST) Sofia discovers that Chrysta is filling her day with Protector tasks to keep from admitting she has no family to celebrate the Wassailia holiday with. *Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“Underground”), Andrew Rannells (“Girls”), Ming-Na Wen (“Mulan”) and Colin Salmon (James Bond movie franchise) recur as Chrysta, Skye, Vega and Orion, respectively.
TV-Y
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
Andi Mack “I Wanna Hold Your Wristband” (8:00 – 8:30 P.M. EST) Andi takes a stand when students are divided into two groups, and one group receives preferential treatment at her school. Andi also learns AndiShack is in jeopardy.
TV-G
- Original Special – Premiere
Disney Parks Presents a Disney Channel Holiday Celebration (8:30 – 9:30 P.M. EST) Disney rings in the holidays by sharing the joy of music and the magic of Walt Disney World Resort in “Disney Parks Presents a Disney Channel Holiday Celebration.” Hosted by Raven-Symoné and Issac Ryan Brown, the special will also feature performances and appearances by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Asher Angel, Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly and In Real Life.
TV-G
Saturday, Dec. 2
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
MECH-X4 “Versus The Mountain” (11:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST) Ryan finally gets a lead on his biological father, Randall, only to find him in mortal danger and must race against time (and a collapsing mountain) to save him.
TV-Y7 FV
Monday, Dec. 4
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
Goldie & Bear “Wolf on Drums / Goldie’s Do-Over Day” (11:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. EST) When Beanstalk Jack can’t play drums in Goldie and Bear’s band, Big Bad Wolf steps in. Then, Goldie uses Rosita’s Do Over spell to make everything perfect for her Gramma May’s visit.
TV-Y
Friday, Dec. 8
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
The Lion Guard “Timon and Pumbaa’s Christmas” (11:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. EST) The Lion Guard enlist the help of animals throughout the Pride Lands to surprise Timon and Pumbaa with a Christmas celebration.
TV-Y
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
Stuck in The Middle “Stuck at Christmas” (8:00 – 8:55 P.M. EST) A hectic holiday greets the Diaz family after a series of misfortunes gets in the way of reuniting with their abuela in Florida for Christmas.
TV-G
Saturday, Dec. 9
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
MECH-X4 “Versus The Dark Night” (11:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST) A new monster creates a city-wide blackout and disables the robot. The team must figure out how to get the robot working before the beast can complete its mysterious mission.
TV-Y7 FV
Saturday, Dec. 16
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
MECH-X4 “Versus The Tech Army” (11:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST) Ryan and Mark’s fun day with their dad is interrupted when a drone created by Harris is mysteriously reprogramed to eliminate Ryan.
TV-Y7 FV
Saturday, Dec. 23
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
MECH-X4 “Versus Traeger” (11:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST) The team battles a new mysterious enemy, Traeger, who has an unexpected power that catches them off guard.
TV-Y7 FV
Saturday, Dec. 30
- Original Series – Episode Premiere
MECH-X4 “Versus Velocity and Veracity” (11:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST) Veracity attempts to give MECH-X4 a flight mode for their next mission, but something goes terribly wrong.
TV-Y7 FV
A Disney blooded, crafty, fun-lovin’ wife/mom/organizer/planner, etc who is obsessed with all things Disney 🙂 Maria grew up with the Magic Kingdom and has loved watching WDW evolve into what it is today. A firm believer in the Power of Pixie Dust, she is the owner of The Disney Driven Life – A Community for Neurotic Disney People & a d.i.y. crafty blog, Carousel of Projects – create~inspire~share.
