Exclusive First Look: Puppy Dog Pals in the Windy City

The Toy Book has the exclusive first look at a special episode of Disney Junior‘s Puppy Dog Pals, “Windy City.” The preschool series highlights Chicago attractions in the new episode premiering Friday, Jan. 25 at 9:30 a.m. on Disney Channel.

Pug puppies Bingo (Issac Ryan Brown) and Rolly (Sam Lavagnino) go on a mission to catch some wind when their owner Bob (series creator Harland Williams) has trouble testing his new kite invention. Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Grace and Frankie) guest stars as the voice of Buddy the dog in a musical tribute to The Blues Brothers.

Puppy Dog Pals was recently renewed for a third season on Disney Junior. The licensing program for the series includes a toy line from Just Play, with additional brand extensions across apparel and publishing.

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.