Little Einsteins is an American animated children's television series based on the Baby Einstein line of videos. The series follows the adventures of a group of four young children: Leo, June, Quincy, and Annie, who travel around the world in an anthropomorphic rocket ship and undertake various missions, each one themed around a particular painting or classical music composition. The show's concept and characters were developed by Douglas Wood, with further development led by Emmy Award-winning director Olexa Hewryk and Dora the Explorer co-creator Eric Weiner. The first regular episode premiered in the United States on October 9, 2005 on Disney Channel, through the Playhouse Disney block.