Orrin Scott: Archiving Animation with Home Media - The Disney Channel Physical Home Media Releases

The modern Disney Channel started creating original animation more than ten years after Nickelodeon started. However, the amount of series and duration of said series couldn’t be more different from one another. While a deeper analysis remains at the end of this entire project, it has been fascinating to see the sheer amount of entertainment that has never been released for home media coming from the Mouse’s channel. Disney has always operated on revenue from their theme parks more than their entertainment branch, but it is really interesting to see that there has not been any attempt to outsource the grunt work of making DVD or BluRays of their animated properties. Regardless, let’s get to today's final eight series...

Milo Murphy's Law (2016) ran for two seasons. Though no official cancellation has been announced, creator Dan Povenmire has stated that unless viewership skyrockets with its debut on Disney+, a third season is unlikely. No physical home releases have been released.

Sources

https://whatsondisneyplus.com/third-season-of-milo-murphys-law-only-possible-with-the-help-of-disney-viewers/

https://milomurphyslaw.fandom.com/wiki/Milo_Murphy%27s_Law

Milo Murphy’s Law Logo

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Milo_Murphy%27s_Law

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017) ran for three seasons. Based on the film, Tangled (2010), and premiering with a direct-to-tv movie, Tangled: Before Ever After (2017), only the aforementioned movie and Season 1 Episode 16 special, “Queen For a Day”, has been released on DVD.

Source

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Tangled_episode_list

Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Logo

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Rapunzel%27s_Tangled_Adventure

Star Wars Resistance (2018) ran for two seasons. After Disney bought LucasFilm for $4 billion dollars, Star War’s omnipresence on Disney would be an inevitability. Resistance is Disney’s second series based on the IP and the first to be on the Disney Channel. The first season was released on DVD in August of 2019. The second season has not yet seen a home release, but with the show having wrapped in January it is possible that a future release could change that.

Sources:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/10/30/disney-star-wars-lucasfilm/1669739/

https://www.blu-ray.com/Star-Wars-Resistance/934015/#Releases

Star Wars Resistance Logo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Resistance#/media/File:Star_Wars_Resistance_logo.png

DuckTales (2017) is a reboot of the 80’s cartoon and premiered on Disney XD in 2017, switched over to the Disney Channel for the back half of the first season and entirety of the second season, then back over to Disney XD for the third season. It is currently finishing its third season run this month. Only two DVD episode compilations have been released featuring seven episodes.

Episodes available:
Season 1 Episode 1 Woo-oo!
Season 1 Episode 3 The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!
Season 1 Episode 5 The Beagle Birthday Massacre!
Season 1 Episode 8 The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!
Season 1 Episode 11 The Missing Links of Moorshire!
Season 1 Episode 12 The Spear of Selene!
Season 1 Episode 14 Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DuckTales_(2017_TV_series)_episodes#Season_3_(2020)

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/DuckTales_(2017_series)

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https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckTales_(2017)

Big Hero 6: The Series (2017) is currently running its third season. Based on the theatrical film of the same name only a single episode compilation on DVD has been released.

Episodes available:
Season 1 Episode 1 Baymax Returns
Season 1 Episode 2 Issue 188
Season 1 Episode 3 Big Roomates 2
Season 1 Episode 4 Fred's Bro-Tillian
Season 1 Episode 5 Food Fight
Season 1 Episode 6 Miurahara Woods
Season 1 Episode 7 Failure Mode

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Big-Hero-6-Back-Action/dp/B07CG1R3MX

https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Big-Hero-6-The-Series-Volume-1-Back-in-Action-DVD/158854/

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Big_Hero_6:_The_Series

Big Hero 6: The Series Logo

https://bighero6.fandom.com/wiki/Big_Hero_6:_The_Series

Big City Greens (2018) wrapped its second season this past September, a third season has yet to be announced. No home media for either season has been made available.

Sources:

https://bigcitygreens.fandom.com/wiki/Big_City_Greens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_City_Greens

https://tvcancelrenew.com/tv-status/big-city-greens-season-3-or-cancelled-disney-channel-status-release-date-2020/

Big City Greens Logo

https://bigcitygreens.fandom.com/wiki/Big_City_Greens

Amphibia (2019) is currently airing its second season and has been renewed for a third season. No home media releases have been made public.

Sources

https://deadline.com/2020/06/disney-channel-amphibia-renew-season-3-matt-braly-brenda-song-kermit-the-frog-jenifer-lewis-george-takei-1202966693/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibia_(TV_series)

https://www.blu-ray.com/Amphibia/1140676/#Releases

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https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Amphibia

The Owl House (2020) finished airing its first season in August and is in production for its second season. No home media releases have been made available, but due to its newness, may be released in the future.