Out of the Box is an American children's television series. It premiered on Playhouse Disney on October 7, 1998, and ended its run on September 27, 2004. The series takes place in "The Box", a playhouse made entirely of cardboard boxes, where two hosts, Tony James and Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin, make crafts, sing songs, and act out plays. Two special episodes were released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video.