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Out of the Box - Now That's What I Call Scary

I seem to have grown an abiding love (NOT obsession) with Out of the Box. If you aren't aware, it was a show that ran on Playhouse Disney (later Disney Junior) on Disney Channel from 1998 to 2002 with three seasons, hosted by Tony James and Vivian Baybay (McLaughlin) from the latter's backyard clubhouse as they would sing, tell stories, and do arts and crafts projects with three kids. (like Barney, there was a cast of specific kids and they chose who would be in what episode) It is currently on Disney Plus.

I grew up with Bear in the Big Blue House, Rolie Polie Olie, and a Doc McStuffins episode named Out of the Box, but not this show. I left summer camp after swimming lessons, but when I stuck around for the whole day, they sang a goodbye song. It was the one from this show. It was that time I discovered the show via Playhouse Disney commercial breaks on YouTube. A few years later, I had a dream I visited Vivian's clubhouse and she, Tony, and other kids were there. I've tried over and over to have that dream again to no avail. I've watched the first episode, "Seeds of Imagination" on Archive before it was taken down, added the VHS tapes of the Halloween and Christmas episodes to my cart on eBay, (if I'm not mistaken there was another one) I have pictures of the cast on my photos app, and I've drawn Tony and Vivian several times, including today. I drew this picture where Nick (one of the kids on the show) wanted to be in the scary family album, so at music time, Tony played scary music that made Nick roar that made Tony end up in Vivian's arms. If you know older kids' shows, you'll know this was the plot of the Jack's Big Music Show episode, "The Music Monster". Do you like it?