The June 21 premiere of a new animated short-form series titled Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? will kick off ‘Super Duper Summer Saturdays’ on Playhouse Disney, Disney Channel’s preschool block. Kids can catch the debut installment at 9:55 a.m. (ET/PT) and stay tuned for new outdoor-themed episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Bunnytown and Little Einsteins.
In Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? a boy named Mikey encourages viewers to help him teach his best friend, an alligator named Al, how to behave. In the premiere episode, the pals go to the playground and Al must learn how to have fun with their friend Kerri by taking turns and asking nicely to borrow toys. New episodes will premiere every Saturday throughout the summer, along with new episodes of favorite Playhouse Disney series including My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Handy Manny, Bunnytown and Little Einsteins.
Playhouse Disney is a daily programming block seen on Disney Channel in the U.S. and on ten Playhouse Disney channels around the world. Guided by an established curriculum, the block supports multiple areas of child development including physical, emotional, social and cognitive, as well as moral and ethical development through carefully constructed themes, storylines and endearing characters.