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As the Bell Rings is a fun series of short TV shows made by Disney Channel. It's based on an original Italian show called Quelli dell'intervallo. The cool thing is that this idea was so popular, Disney made versions of it in many different countries around the world!

About the As the Bell Rings Shows

The As the Bell Rings shows are a collection of short TV series. They all share a similar idea: they show what happens during school breaks. The original show started in Italy, and then Disney Channel created similar versions for different countries. This means kids all over the world could watch a show like it, but with actors and stories from their own country!

The Original Italian Show

The very first show in this series was from Italy. It was called Quelli dell'intervallo. This show set the stage for all the other versions that came later.

Region/Country Local name Language Network Seasons Date premiered Date ended
 Italy Quelli dell'intervallo Italian Disney Channel Italy 7 4 September 2005 26 December 2008

Other Versions Around the World

After the Italian show became popular, Disney Channel decided to make versions for many other countries. Each country created its own cast and sometimes slightly different stories, but they all kept the main idea of showing funny moments during school breaks. This made the show feel special to kids in different parts of the world.

Region/Country Local name Language Network Seasons Date premiered Date ended
 Argentina Cuando toca la campana Spanish Disney Channel Latin America 2 28 February 2011 15 December 2012
 Australia As the Bell Rings English Disney Channel Australia 4 24 September 2007 7 June 2011
 Belgium
 Netherlands
Als De Bel Gaat Dutch Disney Channel (Dutch TV channel) 1 7 June 2009 30 November 2009
 Brazil Quando Toca o Sino Brazilian Portuguese Disney Channel Brazil 3 23 March 2009 21 December 2012
 China Kè jiān hǎo shíguāng Mandarin Dragon Club 4 24 March 2007 25 July 2011
 Denmark
 Sweden
Når klokken ringer Danish / Swedish
(recorded in two languages)
Disney Channel Denmark 2 26 February 2010 10 June 2011
 France Trop la Classe French Disney Channel France 5 10 April 2006 19 November 2010
 Germany Kurze Pause German Disney Channel Germany 4 18 September 2006 8 September 2009
 India Break Time Masti Time Hindi Disney Channel India 2 6 October 2008 30 January 2009
 Israel As the Bell Rings Hebrew Disney Channel Israel 1 1 March 2010 9 November 2010
 Japan The Yasumi Jikan Japanese Disney Channel Japan 2 2 February 2010 5 July 2011
 Malaysia Waktu Rehat Malay Disney Channel Asia 3 31 August 2010 21 July 2012
 Poland Do dzwonka Polish Disney Channel Poland 2 7 November 2010 30 June 2012
 Russia Prikoly na peremenke Russian Disney Channel Russia 3 1 January 2010 25 May 2012
 Singapore As the Bell Rings English Disney Channel Asia 1 20 February 2007 12 August 2007
 Spain Cambio de Clase Spanish Disney Channel Spain 4 11 September 2006 21 February 2009
 Taiwan Kè jiān hǎo shíguāng Yī nián Èr bān Mandarin Disney Channel Asia 2 6 February 2012 6 January 2013
 Turkey Zil Çalınca Turkish Disney Channel Turkey 2 23 April 2012 22 June 2013
 United Kingdom As the Bell Rings English Disney Channel UK 2 2 April 2007 4 July 2008
 United States As the Bell Rings English Disney Channel 2 26 August 2007 19 April 2009

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