Disney Channel movies, Dumbo’s Circus and an unidentified kids show

Craig’s notes

I put this tape on hoping for soccer and commercials. The handwritten list started with The Wackiest Ship in the Army, but the recording started with two women making peanut-butter snakes and a blue gelatin fishbowl. I still don't know what show that was.

I fast-forwarded through The Wackiest Ship in the Army, The Big Green and Cinderella looking for breaks. The Disney Channel kept giving me promos instead. There was an American Teacher Awards spot and a Torkelsons promo I had no memory of, then Care Bears and Spot. So much for the soccer plan.

Then Dumbo's Circus came on, and I stayed. I didn't remember much of it, but I liked Lionel the lion's name and got invested in a town so small the circus couldn't find it. For a minute I thought we had found a missing episode. Someone in chat identified Tiny Town as one that was already out there. The copy on this tape looks better than the version already online, though, so I was glad we watched it. The tape ended after a cut-off Adventures in Wonderland bumper, with the cooking show still unidentified.

Content inventory

Shows and segments (playback order)

1. Unidentified children’s cooking and craft program: Two women make peanut-butter snakes, a cupcake caterpillar, a snake sandwich and blue gelatin fishbowl with fruit and candy fish. The title remains unidentified.
2. The Wackiest Ship in the Army: Film identified on screen; Craig fast-forwarded, looking for breaks.
3. The Big Green: Film seen while Craig fast-forwarded for breaks.
4. Cinderella: Film briefly identified before Craig fast-forwarded.
5. Care Bears: Briefly sampled; exact episode title in catalog analysis is uncertain and not asserted.
6. The Adventures of Spot: Spot Wants to Fly His Kite: Spot starts to fly his kite; Craig moved on through the short.
7. Dumbo’s Circus: Tiny Town: Craig stayed for Tiny Town through its ending: the circus searches for a town so small it is hard to find, with a flagpole and circus acts.

Station and show promos

Between cooking show and Wackiest Ship

1. Planet of the Apes Theater: Disney Channel movie-series promo says every Saturday in January.

Between Wackiest Ship and Big Green

1. American Teacher Awards: Disney Channel awards-show promo mentions Disney and McDonald’s as presenters.

Between Big Green and Cinderella

1. Cinderella coming up: Disney Channel continuity announces the film.

Before Cinderella

1. The Torkelsons: Disney Channel show promo after the Cinderella announcement.

Cinderella to Care Bears transition

1. Mickey ride bumper: Brief Mickey-themed channel insert.

Care Bears to Spot transition

1. Spot coming up: Disney Channel announces The Adventures of Spot.

Spot block

1. Mickey drawing bumper: Mickey-themed drawing-contraption insert noted during Spot block.

Spot to Dumbo transition

1. Dumbo’s Circus coming up: Disney Channel continuity announces Dumbo’s Circus.

Before Dumbo’s Circus

1. We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story: Film promo in Disney Channel evening lineup.
2. Batteries Not Included: Separate film announcement in the same evening lineup.
3. Yogi’s Great Escape: Film promo promises a Sunday-afternoon showing.

Dumbo’s Circus block; precise position unknown

1. Disney Channel locket bumper: Channel bumper documented in the playback log; exact position within the Dumbo material is uncertain.

After Dumbo’s Circus

1. Adventures in Wonderland cut bumper: Brief, interrupted bumper after Dumbo’s Circus; it does not establish a viewed Wonderland episode.

Tape details

Archive ID

VHS-2026-056

Recording type

TV recording

Format

VHS

Recording date

Tape label says January 26, 2005; dates of individual recorded blocks unverified

Viewed

June 24, 2026; reached the recorded end

Viewing extent

The movies and some shorts were fast-forwarded; Dumbo’s Circus was watched through its ending

Recording speed

EP (catalog metadata)

On the label

• Handwritten sleeve list: The sleeve note lists “Whackiest Ship in the Army,” “Big Green,” “Cinderella,” “Care Bears short films,” “Spot” and “Dumbo’s Circus.” Spelling is preserved from the written list.
• Handwritten tape date: The tape label says 1-26-2005. Its date is a label claim, not a verified airdate for every recorded block.