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via Disney Channel press release:

Disney Junior Treats Viewers to Halloween-Themed Episodes of Cable TV’s #1 and #2 Series Among Kids 2-5 “Doc McStuffins” and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”

— Emmy Award-Winning Actress Carol Kane and “Beverly Hills 90210”
Alums Tiffani Thiessen and Tori Spelling Guest Star
on “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” —

— DisneyJunior.com Invites Kids to Share Halloween Costume Ideas for the Chance to be Featured On Air —

Disney Junior celebrates Halloween with spooktacular episodes of “Doc McStuffins” and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” cable TV’s #1 and #2 series among kids 2-5 respectively, premiering this October on Disney Channel. Emmy Award-winning actress Carol Kane (“Taxi”) and Tiffani Thiessen (“White Collar”) guest star as witches, alongside recurring guest star Tori Spelling (“Craft Wars”) as the Pirate Princess, in the special episode of “Jake and the Never Land Pirates.”

Beginning WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, DisneyJunior.com invites families to visit DisneyJunior.com/Halloween where parents can upload videos of their child explaining and acting out what he or she wants to be for Halloween for a chance to be shown on air. The videos will be selected at random and will be shown every Friday on Disney Channel and Disney Junior throughout the month of October. The site will also feature Halloween-themed music videos, games and coloring pages based on favorite Disney Junior series.

Disney Junior’s Halloween kicks off with “Jake and the Never Land Pirates on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 (8:30 – 9:00 a.m., ET/PT). In the new episode titled “Tricks, Treats and Treasures/Season of the Sea Witch,” Jake and crew invite Captain Hook to join them as they “Trick and Treasure” throughout Never Land. Then, in the second story, Izzy dresses up as the Pirate Princess to fool the Sea Witch (voiced by Carol Kane), who has returned to Never Land to turn the real Pirate Princess (voiced by Tori Spelling) into gold. The group succeeds in transforming the wicked Sea Witch into Misty the Wonderful Witch (voiced by Tiffani Thiessen).

The themed “Doc McStuffins” episode titled “Boo-Hoo to You/It’s Glow Time” debuts FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 (10:00 – 10:30 a.m., ET/PT). In the episode, Doc and the toys help a pop-up toy ghost overcome his fear of Halloween and then, Doc diagnoses Donny’s toy glow-in-the-dark monster with “No-glow-atosis” and prescribes more time outside in the sun.

Also on Friday, October 12, iTunes will launch two new Disney Junior Halloween compilations, each containing five themed episodes of favorite Disney Junior series including “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” “Doc McStuffins,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Little Einsteins,” among others. In addition, WATCH Disney Junior will feature Halloween-themed episodes throughout the month of October.

Disney Junior reflects the emotional connection generations of consumers have to Disney storytelling and Disney characters, both classic and contemporary. It invites mom and dad to join their child in the Disney experience of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters, while incorporating specific learning and development themes designed for kids age 2-7. Disney Junior’s series blend Disney’s unparalleled storytelling and characters kids love deeply with learning, including early math, language skills, healthy eating and lifestyles, and social skills. Disney Junior launched in February 2011 with a daily programming block on Disney Channel. In its first year, Disney Junior posted the network’s biggest yearly audience in the daypart in Total Viewers, Kids 2-5, Boys 2-5 and Women 18-49, increasing by double-digit margins among preschooler demographics over year-ago levels.  On March 23, 2012 Disney Junior added a cable and satellite channel in the U.S. bringing the total number of channels to 30 worldwide.