The Animated Series

It was not until 2001 that the channel debuted its first animated series (outside Playhouse Disney) with The Proud Family. Kim Possible debuted a year later and was (and still is, even after it ended in 2007) the channel's most successful animated series and the only Disney Channel animated series to air more than 65 episodes. Other Disney Channel original animated series include: Dave the Barbarian, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, The Buzz on Maggie, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Emperor's New School and The Replacements. Phineas and Ferb, which debuted in 2008, is the only animated series on the channel to have matched the success of Kim Possible, and was the #1 animated series for kids ages 6–11 and tweens ages 9–14 in 2008. As of April 2009, The only animated series that is still in production is Phineas and Ferb.