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[[File:KidsWB.svg|thumb|The best place for cartoons with pants and [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal|with no pants]].]] |
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{{quote|''"So hang with us, and then you'll see |
{{quote|''"So hang with us, and then you'll see |
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Dubba-dubba's all in the family |
''Dubba-dubba's all in the family |
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Jammin' this place for kids to be |
''Jammin' this place for kids to be |
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Dubba-dubba Kids Dubba-dubba WB!"''|From a music video promoting the block (aired circa 1998)}} |
''Dubba-dubba Kids Dubba-dubba WB!"''|From a music video promoting the block (aired circa 1998)}} |
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{{quote|'''[[Animaniacs|Yakko Warner]]:''' What is a dubba anyway? |
{{quote|'''[[Animaniacs|Yakko Warner]]:''' What is a dubba anyway? |
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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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=== 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]]'' |
* ''[[Animaniacs]]'' |
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* ''[[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]]'' |
* ''[[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]]'' |
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* ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' |
* ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' |
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* ''[[Freakazoid]]'' |
* ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' |
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* ''[[Earthworm Jim (animation)|Earthworm Jim]]'' |
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (animation)|Earthworm Jim]]'' |
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* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts |
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts |
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* ''[[Static Shock]]'' |
* ''[[Static Shock]]'' |
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* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' |
* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' |
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* ''[[Generation O]]'' |
* ''[[Generation O!]]'' |
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2001: |
2001: |
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* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' |
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' |
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* ''[[Ozzy and Drix]]'' |
* ''[[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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2005: |
2005: |
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* ''[[Johnny Test]]'' |
* ''[[Johnny Test]]'' |
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* ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' |
* ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' |
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* ''[[Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island|Coconut Freds Fruit Salad Island]]'' |
* ''[[Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island|Coconut Freds Fruit Salad Island]]'' |
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* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' |
* ''[[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]]'' |
* ''[[Monster Allergy]]'' |
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* ''[[Astro Boy (anime)|Astro Boy]]'' |
* ''[[Astro Boy (anime)|Astro Boy]]'' |
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2007: |
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* ''[[Will and Dewitt]]'' |
* ''[[Will and Dewitt]]'' |
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* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' |
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' |
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* ''[[Eon Kid]]'' |
* ''[[Eon Kid]]'' |
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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|'''[[Men in Black The Series|Agent Kay]]:''' Meet [my new partner,] Bulbasaur. |
{{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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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. |