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A Monstrously Good Show

April 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Junior and Brown Bag Films introduce preschool audiences to a close-nit creature family in a new toon called Henry Hugglemonster. Watch out, Dora the Explorer, Curious George and Dinosaur Train. There’s a charming little monster in town which will give you some stiff preschool competition this month. The CG-animated [...]

Disney Junior HD launches in the U.K.

April 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney’s preschool channel Disney Junior has officially launched in the U.K. in high definition. The Mouse cabler already transmits HD versions of its core Disney Channel and Disney XD in high def in the country. The new service will be carried exclusively on DTH platform BSkyB. Disney and Sky recently [...]

‘Henry Hugglemonster’ Pops Up on Disney Jr. in April

February 28, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

A charming new monster family will be playing in the Mouse House this spring. Produced by Dublin’s star toon shop Brown Bag, the new preschool show Henry Hugglemonster is slated to premiere on Disney Junior in the U.S. on Monday, April 15 at 5 p.m. Based on the book series [...]

‘Henry Hugglemonster’ Arrives on Disney Jr. in Feb.

January 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Junior U.K. will premiere the much-anticipated preschool series Henry Hugglemonster on February 8, reports Digital Spy. The 52 x 11-minute CG-animated toon, which was formerly called The Happy Hugglemonsters is produced by Disney’s London-based outfit, in partnership with Irish animation powerhouse Brown Bag Films. Based on Irish children’s author [...]

Disney Junior Greenlights ‘Hugglemonsters’

December 20, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Disney EMEA has announced it has greenlit a new animated preschool series, The Happy Hugglemonsters. Set to premiere on Disney Junior in fall of 2012 and air in over 150 countries, the series follows the adventures of fun-loving five-year-old Henry Hugglemonster, the middle child in a wacky close-knit monster family. [...]