A much loved show both parents and children, Stanley has grown to be a family favorite since it began showing on Playhouse Disney. Seen daily on Playhouse Disney, Stanley will learn about a new animal or insect.
With the help of his Great Big Book of Everything, Dennis who is his best friend (and a fish), Harry the dog and Elsie the Cat, as well as friends who often help Stanley Griff makes learning fun enough that it doesn't even seem like a lesson contained within each episode.
Created by the award winning Jim Jinkins and David Campbell who are also famous for creating other Disney Channel shows PB&J Otter and Doug. Stanley, like some other shows began as a book series, which is published by Hyperion Books for Children can be seen daily on the Disney Channel.
Each approximate 15 minute episode of Stanley, usually shown in a 30 minute block, yet sometimes splitting time with Charlie and Lola, will teach your child about one new animal or insect. The song Great Big Book of Everything will by sung by Elsie and Harry, much to Dennis' dismay, and Stanley will say the ABC's until he gets to the starting letter for the animal of the day.
Stanley won't just teach you and your child about cats and dogs. Did you ever want to learn about an Aardvark? What about a Dragonfly? Well the nice thing about this series is that if you watch enough episodes you will learn about those two critters and more. Every once in a while the Disney Channel will do a Stanley A to Z marathon, and those are fun to catch because you will definitely learn something during a Stanley marathon.
This, above all other Playhouse Disney shows is probably the most enjoyable for a parent. Stanley is a young boy who absolutely loves animals. With the help of others and his Great Big Book of Everything, Stanley will quietly teach you and your child a new lesson every day.
disney channel old shows (Review 1 of 39)
Reviewed by first noel on 7/27/2010 Rating: (6688)
im 12 and still love the little kid shows such as mickey mouse club house but the i loved the old ones like stanley and rolie polie olie and bear in the big blue house. i think you should bring some of the old shows baack :)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! (Review 2 of 39)
Reviewed by Shelby96 on 5/16/2010 Rating: (4808)
I am 14 years old and I LOVED Stanley and all the old shows ! They were fantastic! I go on youtube to see old clips of them. I wish they were still on the air! My 5 year old little brother refuses to watch Disney channel! I am extremly befuddled! Why would you get rid of all these fantastic shows and then put on all the stuff they have now! It makes me sad! :(
Stanley, Pb&J , and Rollie Pollie Ollie (Review 3 of 39)
Reviewed by ekelani stanley on 5/11/2010 Rating: (4804)
i have been watching these three shows since i was born..i am 12 years old and i wanna watch these shows! you need to bring them back! my brother alwasy asks me what are your favorite tv shows? and i would say 1. stanley 2.pb&j 3.rollie pollie ollie! and since that day 3/4/10 i have gotten the courage to write to disney studios or whatever its called to say put them back on! i would like to hav my 2 brothers watch these shows while they grow up to! i might just be 12 but i can make a diffrance.. and i want to watch these three shows as much as the next person writting about this.. people even my mom wants these shows back on..if you guys have time to put new shows on then you have time to put in old ones to! im getting very madt rite now so ima come back and write tommorrow! and im writting a letter/staement yall have a good day for those that are reading this...
Stanley, Pb&J , and Rollie Pollie Ollie (Review 4 of 39)
Reviewed by ekelani stanley on 5/11/2010 Rating: (4805)
its meh again hope you guys read that umm....story! well im just so madt rite now!!!! i am my own reviewer im ekelani stanley ima be back agaiont
Stanley + (Review 5 of 39)
Reviewed by Maria on 5/5/2010 Rating: (4796)
WE WANT, WE NEED STANLEY, ROLEY POLY, PB&J OUT OF THE BOX... THE GOOD OLD SHOWS ( NOT REALLY THAT OLD). I'M A MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN AND IT IS SAD THAT MY 2 YOUNGER ONES WONT HAVE THIS GREAT SHOWS TO GET ENTRETAINED WITH AND LEARN FROM.
PUT THEN BACK!!! PUT THEM BACK!!!! PUT THEM BACK!!!!!
PLEASE!
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bring em back (Review 6 of 39)
Reviewed by ali on 4/14/2010 Rating: (4783)
im 17 now and i grew up with disney , and let me tell you i miss OLD disney. i miss turning on the tv in the morning and sitting to watch pb&j otter with their amazing house, bear in the big blue house with luna, rolie polie olie with his crazy genius mind, out of the box with the creativeness that they brought, winnie the poo on his daily adventures, and especially stanley and dennis with their great big book of everything, and not to mention the episode where dennis thought that he was being replaced, and he sung and amazing song on the piano. where is that disney? whats happened? when i turn on disney i turn it off again cause i cant stand watching these singing fools and fake laughs. where the education they brought us and the good memories? disney isnt disney anymore, its more of an adult channel. I JUST WANT MY OLD DISNEY BACK WITH MY LOVABLE CHARACTERS.
Rolie polie olie (Review 7 of 39)
Reviewed by linda on 2/26/2010 Rating: (4761)
I feel the same way. We loved your early morning shows. Now I have a parental block on Disney!!! Disney...who would have thought? So sad.
Disney what are you doing? (Review 8 of 39)
Reviewed by Bruce on 2/22/2010 Rating: (4758)
I cant let my kids watch the trash you are putting on tv. I want Stanley, pb&j otter, Rollie pollie ollie...come on.
Sad without old shows! (Review 9 of 39)
Reviewed by Gegs on 12/28/2009 Rating: (4701)
When are you going to bring back Stanley, Rollie Pollie Ollie and PB&J Otter? We REALLY miss these fun and educational shows. Way better than all the new "singing shows". You need to do something to get your viewers back!
I'm sad without Stanley!!! (Review 10 of 39)
Reviewed by Veronica on 12/27/2009 Rating: (4695)
Please bring Stanley back on TV! I watched him since I was 1 year old and now I am 7! I love Stanley and I miss him soooooooooooooo much!!! I am bored of the new baby showes. I miss Rolie Polie, Big Bear in the big blue house, Shannas show... I can not wait to see him again. Thank you very much.
Sorry! (Review 11 of 39)
Reviewed by Mama on 12/27/2009 Rating: (4696)
I just want to tell you that you are LOOSING us with your new shows! Where is Stanley, where are the Wiggles, where are the other great shows?!?! What are you doing there guys? I can not beleive this is Disney!? My kids don't want to watch Disney channel. ...sorry! Do something - get them back!
I love that show!!!!!!!!!!! (Review 12 of 39)
Reviewed by A.C.E on 12/27/2009 Rating: (4697)
I used watch Stanley for years, and we got 2 movies of it for X-Mas. Momently, my brothers and I are watching Stanley's Dinosaur Round-up. I wish it were still on TV.
We miss Stanley (Review 13 of 39)
Reviewed by sdre on 11/7/2009 Rating: (4649)
My 10-year-old said today that he wishes Stanley was still on. He thinks his younger brothers are missing out on a good TV show. We also vote to bring Stanley and his Great Big Book of Everything back to the lineup, or at least put them on Disney on Demand.
loveeee (Review 14 of 39)
Reviewed by kellyx3disney on 10/23/2009 Rating: (4606)
love this show!!!!! hes a grweat kid and very funny dont like the older brother or the dog. but the great big book of everything is genious. i love the grandma is sooo sweet nothing better than stanleyyyyyyy
Stanley was good cartoon! (Review 15 of 39)
Reviewed by Thomas Dickensheets on 10/20/2009 Rating: (4597)
He talked about animals. I wonder He talked about bears? Like Grizzly bear, sun bear, etc. I draw bears. I also collect teddy bears.
Disney in the Morning (Review 16 of 39)
Reviewed by VCS on 10/18/2009 Rating: (4590)
My 9 nine year old loved Stanley and all the morning Disney shows like Bear in the Big Blue House and Koala Brothers. Since these shows are not on anymore, my 3 year old is missing all the fun! The "live" shows just don't hold the attention as the other shows for either one of my children. Please bring back our friends, Stanley, Bear in the Big Blue House, Koala Brothers and the Higglytown Heroes.
Bring Back the old shows!!!! (Review 17 of 39)
Reviewed by wheezie on 9/18/2009 Rating: (4571)
I agree with a pp-we never watch Playhouse disney anymore, and it's a shame. There are so many good shows that Disney *used* to show, only to be replaced with some not so good shows. Please bring back Stanley, Bear in the Big Blue house, PB&J Otter just to name a few. Those were awesome shows that my daughter loved.
Bring back Stanley (Review 18 of 39)
Reviewed by Dee on 9/6/2009 Rating: (4561)
PLEASE BRING BACK STANLEY TO THE MORNING LINE UP!!!!!!!
Stanley (Review 19 of 39)
Reviewed by johnson720@qwest.net on 9/2/2009 Rating: (4555)
Please bring back Stanley to the line up. Many of the old shows (1999-2005) were much more educational & entertaining than the stuff that is on now. We hardly ever watch Disney anymore because the programming just isn't as good. We also enjoyed Rolie Polie Olie, and Bear in the Big Blue House. Please consider running these programs again. - THANK YOU!!!
Bring back the old shows!!!! (Review 20 of 39)
Reviewed by amy on 7/13/2009 Rating: (4509)
My gosh! How I even loved towatch these shows with my daughter as well as the day care children I watched. Stanley, Bear In THe Big Blue House, Rollie Pollie Ollie, and PBJ Otter! THey were fabulous. Very educational and all the songs were inspiring and clever. We all got so much from them. My daughter at the time wad 2,3,4,5,@ 6; the shows were all cancelled. I am sad to see that this has happened. I still do day care and my daughter still misses the shows. Now she gets to watch Handy Mandy, Mickey Mouse Club House, Imagination Movers, I mean really.....Bring back the old stuff... Out of the box was more educational than PBS's BARNEY.....And Barney, that big heffalump of an elephant is still on!!!!! My daughter was petrified of Barney....Bear in the big blue house was one for all of us to wake up to.....,maybe even the Wiggles......Please bring back great childhood memories!!!!!
Saddly missed all Disney's oldies!!!!:) Missing them all, Amy, mother to Deni bug..............................
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