Old Yeller (6:30am, Turner Classic Movies) - Disney has a full day of live-action classics, starting with this brutally sad story about a stray dog living with a frontier family in the 1860s. It stars Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, and Tommy Kirk. Also on tap today, "Pollyanna" with Haley Mills and Jane Wyman (8am), "The Apple Dumpling Gang" with Don Knotts and Tim Conway (10:15am), "Swiss Family Robinson" with John Mills and Dorothy McGuire (noon), "The Love Bug" with Dean Jones and Michelle Lee (2:15pm), "The Parent Trap" with Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith (4:15pm), "Escape to Witch Mountain" with Kim Richards and Ray Milland (8pm), and its sequel, "Return from Witch Mountain" with Bette Davis  (10pm). Sad note: Kim Richards currently stars in "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."

The Sound of Music (7pm, ABC) - Restored to its original length (that's why it's running for four hours), the Oscar-winning adaptation of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.

Running Wilde (9:30pm, Fox) - Fox airs a random episode of this struggling (and not very funny) sitcom on a Sunday night in the middle of a bunch of other reruns. It's doomed. Tonight, Steve (Will Arnett) gets a visit from his stepmother (Drea de Matteo), who wants to rein in his spending.

Top Gear (10pm, History) - An English sports car made out of wood is tested, and there's a race between a car, a boat, and a plane.

In a new episode of "Sonny With A Chance," NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal hosts a ghoulish "So Random!" Halloween special, with musical guests Allstar Weekend and a brand new song performed by the show's star, Sonny Munroe.

The special Halloween episode airs Sunday, October 17 at 8pm on Disney Channel.

"Sonny With A Chance" is a sitcom about Allison "Sonny" Munroe, a talented Midwestern girl who, after posting her homemade comedy videos online, is discovered by a television producer and gets the chance to star in "So Random!," the most popular sketch comedy series for kids and tween. She relocates to California with her mother but her bubbly personality clashes with the resident queen of the cast, Tawni Hart.

Rounding out the "So Random!" cast is the quirky and original Zora, the confident and cool Nico and his sidekick, the gregarious, fearless Grady.

Have your youngsters start their engines. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto are about to embark on their first Clubhouse road rally.

In the "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally," debuting next week on the Disney Channel, Mickey and the gang select their favorite mode of transportation to race through sandy deserts, snow-covered mountains, and lush tropical jungles searching for clues that will lead them to the finish line.

The good news is that because of the agreement reached yesterday between Time Warner Cable and Disney, Time Warner Cable customers will now have free access to live streaming games on the ESPN3.com website. 

The bad news is the service may not be ready in time for tomorrow's N.C. State and Duke football games. Read more over at the biz blog. 

Time Warner Cable and Walt Disney Co. have signed a long-term contract that will keep the Disney Channel, ABC Family and ESPN channels on the air for Time Warner's 2.1 million customers in the Carolinas.

The two media giants announced their contract this afternoon, following a weeklong public display of finger-pointing as negotiations pushed up against deadlines and flirted with blackouts for millions of customers across the country.

The deal means that Time Warner will carry several new channels, including Disney Junior, ESPN3.com, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer Beater and expanded services in California and New York.

Here's a nice family outing for Earth Day: Disneynature's new film "Oceans" opens in theaters tomorrow.

Congratulations to Jamye, Dan C. of Raleigh and Rodney of Clayton!

They were the weekend winners of our DVD giveaway.

Today we continue with something for the young'uns or the young at heart.

Cue the screaming, it's "Jonas: Rockin' the House Volume 1."

From the Disney Channel comes the show featuring Kevin, Nick and Joe facing the same challenges as the average teen while they also handle being internationally known famous rock stars. (I TOTALLY understand their struggle.)

You get five episodes, plue two full bonus episodes and the exclusive "You've Just Been Jo Bro'd" DVD feature that takes you along with the Jonas Brothers as they try to surprise their co-star. And there's a collectible card inside that MAY be autographed by Nick.

Even better, we'll throw in a copy of "17 Again" starring Zac Efron, all the better to get your Disney on!

Just email me (adrienne.johnson@newsobserver.com) with the name of breakout Disney Channel star who famously dated Nick Jonas in the subject line. In the body, give your name and contact information. Entries with the correct answer will be put in a random drawing to choose a winner.

We'll take emails until midnight. (Monday, Dec.14) Check back tomorrow for the winner and a new chance to win.

With little kids in the White House now for the first time in years, this one seems like a no-brainer: The Disney Channel will air a special concert, The Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future, tonight at 8pm.

The concert, which is a tribute to military families, is hosted by Michelle Obama and Joe Biden (kids love him!) and will feature big favorites of Malia and Sasha -- The Jonas Brothers. The brothers know that the girls like their song "Burnin' Up," so they said will probably be singing that one for sure.

Also performing are Miley Cyrus, Demi Lavato, and Bow Wow. Expect special appearances by Billy Ray Cyrus (I think it's in Miley's contract that he gets to be on any show she's on), Keke Palmer, and Usher.