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'''[[Jeff Bennett]]:''' We don't know, but it's awfully fun to say!|The Saturday morning block's intro sequence from the fall of 1996}} |
'''[[Jeff Bennett]]:''' We don't know, but it's awfully fun to say!|The Saturday morning block's intro sequence from the fall of 1996}} |
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'''Kids' WB!''' was the Saturday morning and weekday afternoon childrens' programming block on [[The WB]] (and [[The CW]] for its first-and-a-half year), and it deserves special mention as being not only the longest running Saturday morning block in television history, but also the only block of its kind to outlive the channel it was created for. |
'''Kids' WB!''' was the Saturday morning and weekday afternoon childrens' programming block on [[The WB]] (and [[The CW]] for its first-and-a-half year), and it deserves special mention as being not only the longest running Saturday morning block in television history, but also the only block of its kind to outlive the channel it was created for. |
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The name now lives on a website featuring the ''[[ |
The name now lives on a website featuring the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts, the [[Hanna-Barbera]] library, and the [[DC Comics]]-based cartoons. For those of you who prefer the original television block, click [http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidswbyourself/ here] to view a blast of the block's past. |
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=== Shows featured on Kids' WB!, in the order they appeared: === |
=== Shows featured on Kids' WB!, in the order they appeared: === |
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1995: |
1995: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Animaniacs]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' |
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* ''[[Freakazoid |
* ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' |
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* ''[[Earthworm Jim ( |
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (animation)|Earthworm Jim]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts |
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1996: |
1996: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Road Rovers]]'' |
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* ''[[Superman: The Animated Series |
* ''[[Superman: The Animated Series|Superman the Animated Series]]'' |
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* ''[[Waynehead]]'' |
* ''[[Waynehead]]'' |
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1997: |
1997: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' reruns |
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* ''[[Captain Planet]]'' |
* ''[[Captain Planet]]'' |
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* ''[[Batman |
* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|The New Batman Adventures]]'' (with reruns of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'') |
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* ''[[Men in Black ( |
* ''[[Men in Black (animation)|Men in Black: The Series]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Legend of Calamity Jane]]'' |
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* ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'' |
* ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'' |
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1998: |
1998: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Invasion America]]'' |
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* ''[[Brats of the Lost Nebula]]'' |
* ''[[Brats of the Lost Nebula]]'' |
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* ''[[Histeria |
* ''[[Histeria!]]'' |
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* ''[[Pinky, Elmyra |
* ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain|Pinky Elmyra and The Brain]]'' |
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1999: |
1999: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Detention]]'' |
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* ''[[Pokémon ( |
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' |
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* ''The Big Cartoonie Show'' ([[Overly Long Name|Short for The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show and later The Cat&Bunny Warneroonie SuperLooney Big Cartoonie Show ]]) |
* ''The Big Cartoonie Show'' ([[Overly Long Name|Short for The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show and later The Cat&Bunny Warneroonie SuperLooney Big Cartoonie Show ]]) |
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2000: |
2000: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Max Steel]]'' |
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* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura |
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura|Cardcaptors]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Static Shock]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' |
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* ''[[Generation O |
* ''[[Generation O!]]'' |
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2001: |
2001: |
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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh ( |
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' |
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* ''[[The Zeta Project]]'' |
* ''[[The Zeta Project]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Cubix Robots for Everyone]]'' |
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* ''[[The Mummy Trilogy |
* ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy]]: [[Animated Adaptation|The Animated Series]]'' |
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* ''[[Phantom Investigators]]'' |
* ''[[Phantom Investigators]]'' |
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* ''[[The Nightmare Room]]'' |
* ''[[The Nightmare Room]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Rescue Heroes]]: Global Response Team'' |
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2002: |
2002: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Mucha Lucha]]'' |
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* ''[[X-Men Evolution]]'' |
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Ozzy and Drix]]'' |
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* ''[[What's New Scooby |
* ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' |
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2003: |
2003: |
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* ''[[Teen Titans ( |
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' |
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2004: |
2004: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Da Boom Crew]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Batman]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Mega Man NT Warrior]]'' |
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2005: |
2005: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Johnny Test]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' |
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* ''[[Coconut |
* ''[[Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island|Coconut Freds Fruit Salad Island]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' |
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* ''[[Spider Riders]]'' |
* ''[[Spider Riders]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' |
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* ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'' |
* ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'' |
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2006: |
2006: |
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* ''[[Legion of Super |
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' |
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* ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]'' |
* ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]'' |
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* ''[[Shaggy |
* ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Monster Allergy]]'' |
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* ''[[Astro Boy ( |
* ''[[Astro Boy (anime)|Astro Boy]]'' |
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* ''[[Krypto the Superdog ( |
* ''[[Krypto the Superdog (animation)|Krypto the Superdog]]'' |
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2007: |
2007: |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Will and Dewitt]]'' |
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* ''[[The Spectacular Spider |
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' |
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* ''[[Eon Kid]]'' |
* ''[[Eon Kid]]'' |
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* ''[[Skunk Fu |
* ''[[Skunk Fu!|Skunk Fu]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Magi Nation]]'' |
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2008 |
2008 |
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=== The block itself is associated with the following tropes: === |
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* [[Cross Through]]: Happened very often in the promos, especially in the ones advertising ''Pokemon''. |
* [[Cross Through]]: Happened very often in the promos, especially in the ones advertising ''Pokemon''. |
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{{quote| |
{{quote|'''[[Men in Black The Series|Agent Kay]]:''' Meet [my new partner,] Bulbasaur. |
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'''Bulbasaur:''' Bulbasaur. |
'''Bulbasaur:''' Bulbasaur. |
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'''Agent Jay:''' You're trading me in for a lizard?! What's so special about ''him!?'' |
'''Agent Jay:''' You're trading me in for a lizard?! What's so special about ''him!?'' |
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'''Bulbasaur:''' Bulbasaur!! ''[performs Vine Whip on Jay]'' |
'''Bulbasaur:''' Bulbasaur!! ''[performs Vine Whip on Jay]'' |
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'''Agent Kay:''' Built-in weaponry. }} |
'''Agent Kay:''' Built-in weaponry. }} |
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Jeff Bennett]] as the original announcer. |
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Jeff Bennett]] as the original announcer. |
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* [[Roger Rabbit Effect]]: The shows' animated stars would sometimes interact with characters from [[The WB]]'s live-action sitcoms in the bumpers. |
* [[Roger Rabbit Effect]]: The shows' animated stars would sometimes interact with characters from [[The WB]]'s live-action sitcoms in the bumpers. |
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{{quote|'''Curtis Williams:''' Dot has something to say. |
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'''Dot:''' Thank you, Curtis. And now, back to our program. }} |
'''Dot:''' Thank you, Curtis. And now, back to our program. }} |
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 13 May 2020
"So hang with us, and then you'll see —From a music video promoting the block (aired circa 1998)
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Yakko Warner: What is a dubba anyway? —The Saturday morning block's intro sequence from the fall of 1996
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Kids' WB! was the Saturday morning and weekday afternoon childrens' programming block on The WB (and The CW for its first-and-a-half year), and it deserves special mention as being not only the longest running Saturday morning block in television history, but also the only block of its kind to outlive the channel it was created for.
The name now lives on a website featuring the Looney Tunes shorts, the Hanna-Barbera library, and the DC Comics-based cartoons. For those of you who prefer the original television block, click here to view a blast of the block's past.
Shows featured on Kids' WB!, in the order they appeared:
1995:
- Animaniacs
- The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
- Pinky and The Brain
- Freakazoid!
- Earthworm Jim
- Looney Tunes shorts
1996:
1997:
- Tiny Toon Adventures reruns
- Captain Planet
- The New Batman Adventures (with reruns of Batman: The Animated Series)
- Men in Black: The Series
- The Legend of Calamity Jane
- Channel Umptee-3
1998:
1999:
- Batman Beyond
- Detention
- Pokémon
- The Big Cartoonie Show (Short for The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show and later The Cat&Bunny Warneroonie SuperLooney Big Cartoonie Show )
2000:
2001:
- Yu-Gi-Oh
- The Zeta Project
- Cubix Robots for Everyone
- The Mummy: The Animated Series
- Phantom Investigators
- The Nightmare Room
- Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team
2002:
2003:
2004:
2005:
- Johnny Test
- Loonatics Unleashed
- Coconut Freds Fruit Salad Island
- Viewtiful Joe
- Spider Riders
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- Transformers Cybertron
2006:
- Legion of Super Heroes
- Tom and Jerry Tales
- Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
- Monster Allergy
- Astro Boy
- Krypto the Superdog
2007:
2008
- Cross Through: Happened very often in the promos, especially in the ones advertising Pokemon.
Agent Kay: Meet [my new partner,] Bulbasaur. |
- Hey, It's That Voice!: Jeff Bennett as the original announcer.
- Roger Rabbit Effect: The shows' animated stars would sometimes interact with characters from The WB's live-action sitcoms in the bumpers.
Curtis Williams: Dot has something to say. |