August 27

Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1948 - Inferior Decorator

Films

• 1964 - Mary Poppins is widely released to critical acclaim.
• 1999 - The 13th Warrior (Touchstone Pictures)
• 2004 - Jet Li's Hero (Miramax Films)

Television

• 1988 - The Disney Channel premiere film A Friendship in Vienna premieres on Disney Channel.
• 1992 - Disneyklubben premieres on SVT.
• 2000 - PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episodes "Big Beaver Day/The Thing That Almost Ate Hoohaw".
• 2004 - The Phil of the Future episode "Doggie Daycare" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2005 - The Phil of the Future episode "Time Release Capsule" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2006
  • The W.I.T.C.H. episode "L is for Loser" premieres.
  • Playhouse Disney ditches its 'Playhouse' format of presentation (UK).
• 2010
  • The Phineas and Ferb half-hour special "Nerds of a Feather" premieres on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on August 16).
  • The Wizards of Waverly Place episode "Uncle Ernesto" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Suite Life on Deck episode "Computer Date" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2011 - ABC Kids airs its final broadcast.
• 2016 - The Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Return to the Spider-Verse (Part 1)" premieres on Disney XD.
• 2018
  • The Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episodes "Super-Charged: Pop Star Helpers/The Chip 'N Dale 500" premiere on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney Jr. on August 24).
  • The PJ Masks episodes "May the Best Power Win/Moonbreaker" premiere on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney Jr. on June 15).
  • The Vampirina episodes "Countess Vee/Frights, Camera, Action!" premiere on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney Jr. on August 24).
• 2019 - The Amphibia episodes "Cursed!/Fiddle Me This" premiere on Disney XD (originally premiered on Disney Channel on July 15).
• 2021
  • The Mickey Mouse Funhouse episodes "Is There a Plumber in the House?!/A Fish Tale" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Spidey and his Amazing Friends episodes "Pecking Prankster Pigeons/Green Thumb" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The PJ Masks episodes "Newton The Destructor/Luna Kazoomer" premiere on Disney Jr.
  • The Muppet Babies episodes "Phantom of the Dollhouse/Tarzanimal" premiere on Disney Jr.
• 2023
  • The Raven's Home episode "Gown to the Wire" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Bunk'd episode "What About Barb?" premieres on Disney Channel.

VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray releases

• 2002
  • The Rookie
  • Schoolhouse Rock! 30th Anniversary Edition
  • The Best of Schoolhouse Rock!
  • The Book of Pooh: Just Say BOO!
  • Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh and Spookable Pooh
• 2013
  • Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Ninth Season (ABC Studios)
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Original Classic
  • Super Buddies
• 2019 - Cinderella: Signature Collection

People

Births

• 1937 - Tommy Sands (singer and actor)
• 1944 - G.W. Bailey (actor and voice actor)
• 1950 - Charles Fleischer (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, and musician)
• 1952 - Paul Reubens † (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, entertainer, and game show host)
• 1953 - Peter Stormare (actor, voice actor, theatre director, playwright, and musician)
• 1976 - Sarah Chalke (actress and voice actress)
• 1987 - Tiffany Boone (actress and voice actress)
• 2007 - Ariana Greenblatt (actress)

Deaths

• 1989 - Bill Shirley (actor and singer)