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{{short description|Upcoming programming block on the Cartoon Network television channel}}
{{short description|Programming block on the Cartoon Network television channel}}
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{{About|the American programming block|international feeds and the brand as a whole|Cartoonito}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Cartoonito
| name = Cartoonito
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| logo_caption = Logo used since September 13, 2021
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| network = [[Cartoon Network]]
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| area = Nationwide
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| owner = [[Warner Bros. Television Studios]]
| parent = [[The Cartoon Network, Inc.]]
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| headquarters = [[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S.
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| parent = The Cartoon Network, Inc. ([[Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics]])
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'''Cartoonito''' is an upcoming American programming block that will premiere on September 13, 2021 on [[Cartoon Network]], and will also be used as a dedicated section on streaming service [[HBO Max]]. Cartoonito targets a preschool audience of an age-range of 2–6.<ref>https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoonito-pre-k-block-debuts-sept-13-no-hbo-max-cartoon-network/</ref>
'''Cartoonito''' (also known as '''Cartoonito on Cartoon Network''') is a programming block that airs on weekday mornings. It premiered on September 13, 2021, on [[Cartoon Network]], and a dedicated section on the [[Streaming television|streaming service]] [[Max (streaming service)|Max]]. Cartoonito targets a preschool audience around 2 to 6 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoonito-pre-k-block-debuts-sept-13-on-hbo-max-cartoon-network/|title=Cartoonito Pre-K Block Debuts Sept. 13 on HBO Max & Cartoon Network|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> Cartoonito marks the first dedicated preschool block on Cartoon Network in over fifteen years.


== Background ==
==History==
===Background===
{{See also|Cartoonito}}
{{Main|Cartoonito}}
Cartoonito is a brand name used by [[AT&T]]'s [[WarnerMedia]] for a collection of [[television network]]s and [[Block programming|programming blocks]] internationally including a [[Cartoonito (British and Irish TV channel)|United Kingdom and Ireland channel]].
In 1996, [[Cartoon Network]] created a Sunday morning block of preschool programs. It featured series such as ''[[Big Bag]]'', a live-action/puppet television program by the [[Sesame Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]], [[Small World (American TV series)|''Small World'']], and ''[[Cave Kids]]''. However, ''Big Bag'' ran until 1998, while ''Small World'' ran until 2002. Once ''Big Bag'' left Cartoon Network's lineup in 2001, ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'', along with ''[[Pecola]], [[Sitting Ducks (TV series)|Sitting Ducks]]'', and ''[[Hamtaro]]'', filled that space in 2003. The block moved to weekday mornings afterward.


On August 22, 2005, Cartoon Network USA debuted [[Tickle-U]], the network's first official attempt at weekday-morning preschool [[Block programming|programming block]]. The block aired 2 hours from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 August 2005 |title=Cartoon Network Unveils 'Tickle U.' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/cartoon-network-unveils-tickle-u |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=[[Fox News]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Linn, Susan |date=15 August 2005 |title=Cartoon Network's "Tickle U" Is No Laughing Matter; CCFC Urges Families to Stay Away From New Preschool Programming |url=http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/cartoon-network%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ctickle-u%E2%80%9D-no-laughing-matter-ccfc-urges-families-stay-away-new-preschool |access-date=8 April 2018 |publisher=Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708022901/http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/cartoon-network%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ctickle-u%E2%80%9D-no-laughing-matter-ccfc-urges-families-stay-away-new-preschool |url-status=dead }}</ref> It featured domestic and foreign-imported series targeted at preschool-age children like its competitors [[Nick Jr.]] (on [[Nickelodeon]]) and [[Playhouse Disney]] (now [[Disney Junior]] on [[Disney Channel]]). The hosts were two animated [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] characters: a red [[butterfly]]-like creature named Pipoca (voiced by [[Ariel Winter]]) and a yellow [[rabbit]]-like creature named Henderson (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]).
=== Previous programming attempts (1996–2006) ===


Programs on the lineup included ''[[Firehouse Tales]]'' (the only original series), [[Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)|''Gerald McBoing-Boing'']], ''[[Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs]]'' (both from [[Teletoon]]/[[Treehouse TV]] and both co-productions), and British series such as ''[[Gordon the Garden Gnome]]'', ''[[Little Robots]]'', ''[[Peppa Pig]]'' and ''[[Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!]]'', some of which were re-dubbed for American audiences. The block came under criticized by the [[Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood|CCFC]], for its marketing strategies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-08 |title=Cartoon Network's "Tickle U" Is No Laughing Matter; CCFC Urges Families to Stay Away From New Preschool Programming {{!}} Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood |url=https://commercialfreechildhood.org/cartoon-network%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ctickle-u%E2%80%9D-no-laughing-matter-ccfc-urges-families-stay-away-new-preschool |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708022901/https://commercialfreechildhood.org/cartoon-network%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ctickle-u%E2%80%9D-no-laughing-matter-ccfc-urges-families-stay-away-new-preschool |archive-date=8 July 2017 |access-date=2021-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |title=Network hopes to help develop preschoolers' sense of humor |url=https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/network-hopes-to-help-develop-preschoolers-sense-of-humor/article_5ca943f4-6171-50b7-a954-bb8a4abc6508.html |access-date=2020-12-17 |website=East Valley Tribune |date=October 25, 2005 |language=en}}</ref> Tickle-U closed on January 13, 2006; some of its programmings still aired on Cartoon Network until 2007 and as part of the schedule of the [[Cartoonito (British and Irish TV channel)|British variation of Cartoonito]].
====Educational block (1996–2005)====
In 1996, [[Cartoon Network]] decided to create a Sunday morning block of preschool programs. The series featured ''[[Big Bag]]'', a live-action/puppet television program by the [[Sesame Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]], [[Small World (American TV series)|''Small World'']], and ''[[Cave Kids]]''. However, ''Big Bag'' ran until 1998, while ''Small World'' ran until c. 2002.


===Launch===
By the time ''Big Bag'' left Cartoon Network's line-up in 2001, it would eventually be replaced with ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''. It introduced ''[[Pecola]], [[Sitting Ducks (TV series)|Sitting Ducks]]'', and ''[[Hamtaro]]'' in 2003. The block moved to weekday mornings.
On June 14, 2021, new idents of the block appeared on videos (which includes ''[[Esme & Roy]]'', ''Mush-Mush & the Mushables'', ''[[Care Bears: Unlock the Magic]]'', and ''[[Love Monster (British TV series)|Love Monster]]'') on Cartoonito's [[YouTube]] channel, and a newsletter was announced, with a new banner and avatar on the Cartoonito YouTube Channel in July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFslqncMIdjD2WfB6pAcEg|title=Cartoonito - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> A trailer for the block was released on July 29, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.youtube.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name="awn">{{cite news | url=https://www.awn.com/news/cartoonito-debuts-program-trailer-and-sneak-peek-clips | title=Cartoonito Debuts Program Trailer and 'Sneak Peek' Clips | work=Animation World Network | date=July 29, 2021 | accessdate=August 21, 2021}}</ref>


On August 16, 2021, the launch date was announced for September 13, 2021; ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'' would be the first show to air on the block. The television block initially ran for 8 hours (6:00&nbsp;a.m. to 2:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]/[[Pacific Time Zone|PT]]) on weekdays and 2 hours (6:00&nbsp;a.m. to 8:00&nbsp;a.m. ET/PT) on weekends.<ref>{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoonito-pre-k-block-debuts-sept-13-no-hbo-max-cartoon-network/|title=Cartoonito Pre-K Block Debuts Sept. 13 on HBO Max & Cartoon Network|publisher=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=August 16, 2021|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
==== Tickle-U (2005–2007) ====
{{Main|Tickle-U}}
Tickle-U was Cartoon Network's first attempt at an official weekday-morning preschool programming block, premiering August 22, 2005, and aired from 9 to 11 a.m. ET/PT programs on the line-up included two [[Teletoon]] series ''[[Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs]]'' and [[Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)|''Gerald McBoing-Boing'']], one original series, ''[[Firehouse Tales]]'', and British acquired shows ''[[Gordon the Garden Gnome]]'', ''[[Peppa Pig]]'',
''[[Little Robots]]'', and ''[[Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!]]''. The block also featured two CGI characters as hosts: named Pipoca and Henderson.


On November 16, 2021, the weekday schedule decreased to 7 hours (ending at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT). It later lost another hour (ending at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT) on December 20, 2021. The block no longer aired on weekends since January 29, 2022, while the weekday schedule lost yet another hour (ending at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT), reducing Cartoonito to a total of 5 hours as of January 31, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Cocomelon" Joins Cartoon Network's Cartoonito Block – Nickandmore! News|url=https://www.nickandmore.com/news/cocomelon-joins-cartoon-networks-cartoonito-block/|access-date=2022-02-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
It lasted until January 6, 2007. After the block ended though, some of the programming from the block still aired until 2007. ''Baby Looney Tunes'' was the only preschool show that still aired on Cartoon Network after the removal of preschool programming in 2007. It was eventually removed in 2010.


On June 6, 2022, the schedule lost another hour (ending at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT) but reverted on September 5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedules |first=CN News/ |title=CN News Schedules |url=https://twitter.com/cnschedules/status/1528532751900676096?lang=en |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> However, October 3 marked the first time the start-up changed. Instead of the usual 6 a.m. time slot, Cartoonito would begin at 7 a.m. after a regular Cartoon Network program, retaining its 4 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedules |first=CN News/ |title=CN News Schedules |url=https://twitter.com/cnschedules/status/1577123104475578368 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
===Launch (2021)===
On February 5, 2021, [[Tom Ascheim]] stated in an interview with ''Kidscreen'' that Cartoon Network would expand its offerings to include series aimed at family audiences, girls, and preschoolers, in order to compete with some other preschool blocks like [[Disney Junior]], [[PBS Kids]] and [[Nick Jr.]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Whyte|first=Alexandra|date=February 5, 2021|title=WarnerMedia's roadmap for world domination|url=https://kidscreen.com/2021/02/05/warnermedias-roadmap-for-world-domination/|url-status=live|website=Kidscreen}}</ref> The interview ended with the acquisition of the broadcast rights to ''[[Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go]]'', a reboot of the original ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' series.


On March 13, 2023, the schedule was reduced from a 4-hour block to a 90-minute block (starting at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 9:00 a.m. ET/PT).
These plans culminated on February 17, when it was announced that WarnerMedia's international preschool brand [[Cartoonito]] would come to Cartoon Network in the [[United States]] (in addition to a streaming component on [[HBO Max]]).<ref>{{Cite press release|date=February 17, 2021|title=WarnerMedia Kids & Family to Debut Cartoonito, New Preschool Programming Block Based on Humancentric Learning to Launch this Fall on Cartoon Network and HBO Max|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/cartoon-network-9/warnermedia-kids-family-debut-cartoonito-new-preschool-programming-block-based|url-status=live|access-date=February 25, 2021|website=|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|language=en}}</ref> Over 20 series are expected to be featured at its 2021 launch.<ref name="fare">{{cite news | access-date=February 18, 2021 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cartoon-network-hbo-max-double-down-on-preschool-fare-4133982/ | title=Cartoon Network, HBO Max Double Down on Preschool Fare | date=February 17, 2021 | author=Goldberg, Lesley | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>


On February 19, 2024, the schedule was once again reduced from a 90-minute block to a 60-minute block (starting at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT).
In March 2021, the website for the block was made.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cartoonito {{!}} Cartoon Network's New Preschool Block {{!}} Coming Soon|url=https://www.cartoonnetwork.com/cartoonito/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.cartoonnetwork.com}}</ref>

On June 14, 2021, new idents of the block appeared on videos (which includes ''[[Esme & Roy|Esme and Roy]]'', ''Mush-Mush and the Mushables'', ''[[Care Bears: Unlock the Magic]]'', and ''[[Love Monster (British TV series)|Love Monster]]'') on Cartoonito's [[YouTube]] channel, and a newsletter was announced, with a new banner and avatar on the Cartoonito YouTube Channel in July.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFslqncMIdjD2WfB6pAcEg</ref> A trailer for the block was released on July 29, 2021. <ref>{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/|access-date=2021-07-30|website=www.youtube.com|language=en}}</ref> It was revealed that the mascots for the block use they/them pronouns.<ref name="awn">{{cite news | url=https://www.awn.com/news/cartoonito-debuts-program-trailer-and-sneak-peek-clips | title=Cartoonito Debuts Program Trailer and ‘Sneak Peek’ Clips | work=Animation World Network | date=July 29, 2021 | accessdate=August 21, 2021}}</ref> Sneak previews of Cartoonito’s programming appeared on Cartoon Network in August.

On August 16, 2021, it was announced the block will launch on September 13, 2021. On Cartoon Network, the block will run for 8 hours (6 a.m. to 2 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]/[[Pacific Time Zone|PT]]) on weekdays and 2 hours (6 a.m. to 8 a.m. ET/PT) on weekends.<ref>{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoonito-pre-k-block-debuts-sept-13-no-hbo-max-cartoon-network/|title=Cartoonito Pre-K Block Debuts Sept. 13 on HBO Max & Cartoon Network|publisher=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=August 16, 2021|accessdate=August 19, 2021}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by Cartoonito}}
'''Note:''' [[Cartoon Network Studios]] and [[Warner Bros. Animation]] both belong to the parent company [[WarnerMedia]].
Cartoonito features co-productions and acquired programming, in addition to original series exclusive to the program block on Cartoon Network. Currently, Cartoonito's lineup includes ''[[Bugs Bunny Builders]]'', ''[[Batwheels]]'', and ''[[Jessica's Big Little World]]''; with ''[[Sesame Street]]'' exclusive to Max.


==Related services==
This category only includes shows that will originally air on the block.
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===Launch programming===
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| style="text-align: center; width:200pt;" |'''Cartoonito on Demand'''
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Title !! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | Premiere date !! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Production company(s) !! class="unsortable" style="width:5%;" | Source(s)
|A [[Video on demand|video-on-demand]] service, which launched concurrently in 2021, and is available to most subscription-based providers. The service offers select episodes of Cartoonito programming seen on Cartoon Network.
|-
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''
| style="text-align: center; width:200pt;" |'''Cartoonito App'''
|An online mobile app based on the Cartoonito website.
| rowspan="6" | {{dts|September 13, 2021}}
| [[Warner Bros. Animation]]
|
|-
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Bing (TV series)|Bing]]''
| style="text-align:center; width:200pt;" |'''[[Max_(streaming_service)#Programming|Max]]'''
|A [[Video on demand|subscription video-on-demand]] hub that launched on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]].<ref>{{Cite press release |date=February 17, 2021 |title=WarnerMedia Kids & Family to Debut Cartoonito, New Preschool Programming Block Based on Humancentric Learning to Launch this Fall on Cartoon Network and HBO Max |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/cartoon-network-9/warnermedia-kids-family-debut-cartoonito-new-preschool-programming-block-based |access-date=February 25, 2021 |website= |publisher=[[WarnerMedia]] |language=en}}</ref> In addition to as well as some.<ref>{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Peter |title='Ellen's Next Great Designer', 'The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo' & 'My Mom, Your Dad' Among Unscripted & Animated Titles Pulled From HBO Max |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/hbo-max-titles-pulled-ellens-next-great-designer-the-not-too-late-show-with-elmo-1235094987 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817234742/https://deadline.com/2022/08/hbo-max-titles-pulled-ellens-next-great-designer-the-not-too-late-show-with-elmo-1235094987/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |access-date=August 18, 2022 |work=Deadline |date=August 17, 2022}}</ref>
| Acamar Films<br>[[Brown Bag Films]]
| <ref name="am2">{{cite news | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoonito-greenlights-dylan-adds-bing-odo-pocoyo-to-lineup/ | title=Cartoonito Greenlights ‘Dylan,’ Adds ‘Bing,’ ‘Odo’ & ‘Pocoyo’ to Lineup | work=Animation Magazine | date=July 27, 2021 | accessdate=August 21, 2021 | author=Milligan, Mercedes}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Caillou]]''
| [[Cookie Jar Entertainment|CINAR/Cookie Jar Entertainment]]<br>([[WildBrain]])
|<ref name="ws1">{{cite news | url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/warnermedia-sets-cartoonito-launch-date-slate/ | title=WarnerMedia Sets Cartoonito Launch Date & Slate | work=WorldScreen | date=August 17, 2021 | accessdate=August 21, 2021 | author=Stalcup, Jamie}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Mush-Mush and the Mushables''
| La Cabane Productions<br>Thuristar<br>Cake Entertainment
|<ref>https://mushmushfun.com/</ref>{{efn|name="hbomax:cn"|Simultaneously premieres on both [[Cartoon Network]] and HBO Max}}
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Pocoyo]]''
| [[Zinkia Entertainment]]
|<ref name="ws1" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go]]''
| [[Mattel, Inc.|Mattel Television]]
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Lucas the Spider#TV Series|Lucas the Spider]]''
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|September 18, 2021}}
| [[Fresh TV]]<br>[[Cake Entertainment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=2021-07-29|title=Cartoonito Pre-K Block Debuts Trailer, First-Looks at 'Little Ellen' & 'Lucas the Spider'|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoonito-pre-k-block-debuts-trailer-first-looks-at-little-ellen-lucas-the-spider/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Animation Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Care Bears: Unlock the Magic]]''
| [[Cloudco Entertainment]]
| {{efn|Previously aired on [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] and its streaming service.}}
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Love Monster (British TV series)|Love Monster]]''
| BBC Children's Productions<br>[[Boat Rocker Media|Boat Rocker Studios]]<br>Karrot Animation <br>A Productions
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-05|title=Cartoonito on Instagram: “There are millions of stars in the sky but …|url=http://archive.ph/vp5qg|access-date=2021-08-10|website=archive.ph}}</ref>
|}
|}


==International==
===Upcoming programming===
{{Main|List of international Cartoon Network channels#Cartoonito}}
====Original programming====
Since its inception, Cartoonito has rolled out across European territories through various nations and regional feeds. Following its global reintroduction in 2021, the brand has expanded to regions such as Latin America, Africa, and several Asia-Pacific countries.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=February 17, 2021 |title=WarnerMedia Kids & Family to Debut Cartoonito, New Preschool Programming Block Based on Humancentric Learning to Launch this Fall on Cartoon Network and HBO Max |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/cartoon-network-9/warnermedia-kids-family-debut-cartoonito-new-preschool-programming-block-based |access-date=February 25, 2021 |website= |publisher=[[WarnerMedia]] |language=en}}</ref>
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|-
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Title !! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | Premiere date !! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Production company(s) !! class="unsortable" style="width:5%;" | Source(s)
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Bugs Bunny Builders''
| rowspan="7" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | [[Warner Bros. Animation]]
| {{efn|name="hbomax:cn"|Simultaneously premieres on both [[Cartoon Network]] and HBO Max}}
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Batwheels''
|
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''[[Craig of the Creek#Spin-off series|Jessica's Big Little World]]''
| [[Cartoon Network Studios]]
| {{efn|name="hbomax:cn"|Simultaneously premieres on both [[Cartoon Network]] and HBO Max}}
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Tom and Jerry Junior''
| rowspan="2" | [[Warner Bros. Animation]]
| {{efn|name="hbomax:cn"|Simultaneously premieres on both [[Cartoon Network]] and HBO Max}}
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Unlimited Squirrels!''
| {{efn|name="hbomax:cn"|Simultaneously premieres on both [[Cartoon Network]] and HBO Max}}
|-
|}


==See also==
====Acquired programming====
* [[Cartoon Network]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
* [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]]
|-
* [[Discovery Family]]
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Title !! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | Premiere date !! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Production company(s) !! class="unsortable" style="width:5%;" | Source(s)
* [[Tiny TV]]
|-
* [[Max (streaming service)|Max]]
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Dylan''
* [[BabyFirst]]
| Fall 2021
* [[Disney Junior]]
| [[9 Story Media Group]]<br>[[Brown Bag Films]]
* [[Nick Jr. Channel]]
|<ref name="am2" />
* [[Noggin (brand)]]
|-
* [[Universal Kids]]
|scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Happos Family]]''
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| [[Ferrero SpA|Ferrero]]<br>[[Spider Eye Productions]]<br>[[Cyber Group Studios]]
| <ref>{{Citation|title=The Happos Family {{!}} Who Wins This Competition? {{!}} Cartoonito|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9oPnj4AMAw|language=en|access-date=2021-08-10}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Ladybird Lu''
| [[Brown Bag Films]]<br>[[9 Story Media Group]]<br>[[ITV Studios]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=9 Story Media Group’s ‘Ladybird Lu’ Gets the Green Light|url=https://www.awn.com/news/9-story-media-groups-ladybird-lu-gets-green-light|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Animation World Network|language=en}}</ref>
|}

===HBO Max exclusive programming===
The following Cartoonito programs will stream exclusively on [[HBO Max]].
====Original programming====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Title
! Genre
! Premiere
! Seasons
! Runtime
! Status
|-
| ''[[Little Ellen]]''
| [[Animated comedy|Comedy]]
| {{dts|September 13, 2021}}
| {{sort|140|1 season, 40 episodes}}
| {{sort|015|15 min.}}
| Pending
|-
| ''[[The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo]]'' (season 2)
| Talk show
| {{dts|September 30, 2021}}
| TBA
| TBA
| Pending
|}

====Acquired programming====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Title
! Genre
! Premiere
! Seasons
! Runtime
! Status
|-
| ''[[Esme & Roy]]''{{efn|Season 1 previously premiered on HBO, and Season 2 has been on the platform since 2020.}}
| Musical series/Fantasy
| {{dts|September 13, 2021}}
| {{sort|240|2 seasons, 52 episodes}}
| {{sort|012|23 min.}}
| Pending
|-
| ''Mo Willems Storytime Shorts''{{efn|Has been on the platform since 2020.}}
| Musical series/Fantasy
| {{dts|September 13, 2021}}
| {{sort|240|1 season, 14 episodes}}
| {{sort|012|6–9 min.}}
| Pending
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''{{efn|Season 52 will premiere in Fall 2021. As part of Sesame Workshop's deal with HBO which has been in agreement since 2015, newer seasons air on [[PBS Kids]] nine months after they premiere on Cartoonito and HBO Max.}}
| Education
| {{dts|September 13, 2021}}
| {{sort|240|1 season, 35 episodes}}
| {{sort|012|23 min.}}
| Ongoing
|}

====Upcoming original programming====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Title
! Genre
! Premiere
! Seasons
! Runtime
! Status
|-
| ''Bea's Block''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|last2=Hayes|first2=Dade|date=2021-02-17|title=WarnerMedia Unveils Ambitious Preschool And Kids Blocks On HBO Max, Cartoon Network; Preschool Slate To Reach 50 Originals By 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/warnermedia-preschool-kids-programming-hbo-max-cartoon-network-1234695330/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| Series order
|-
| ''Mecha Builders''
| Series order
|}

== See also ==
* [[Cartoonito|Cartoonito (Brand)]]
* [[Cartoonito (British and Irish TV channel)|Cartoonito UK & Ireland]]

==Notes==
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{{reflist|group=note}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Cartoonito}}
* {{Official website|https://www.cartoonnetwork.com/cartoonito/}}
* {{Official website|https://www.max.com/channel/cartoon-network}}


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Latest revision as of 01:08, 3 January 2025

This article is about the American programming block. For international feeds and the brand as a whole, see Cartoonito.

Cartoonito
Logo used since September 13, 2021
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkCartoon Network
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish (with SAP)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Television Studios
ParentThe Cartoon Network, Inc.
Key people
Sister channels
List
History
LaunchedSeptember 13, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-09-13)
Links
Websitewww.max.com/channel/cartoon-network

Cartoonito (also known as Cartoonito on Cartoon Network) is a programming block that airs on weekday mornings. It premiered on September 13, 2021, on Cartoon Network, and a dedicated section on the streaming service Max. Cartoonito targets a preschool audience around 2 to 6 years old.[1] Cartoonito marks the first dedicated preschool block on Cartoon Network in over fifteen years.

History

Background

Main article: Cartoonito

In 1996, Cartoon Network created a Sunday morning block of preschool programs. It featured series such as Big Bag, a live-action/puppet television program by the Children's Television Workshop, Small World, and Cave Kids. However, Big Bag ran until 1998, while Small World ran until 2002. Once Big Bag left Cartoon Network's lineup in 2001, Baby Looney Tunes, along with Pecola, Sitting Ducks, and Hamtaro, filled that space in 2003. The block moved to weekday mornings afterward.

On August 22, 2005, Cartoon Network USA debuted Tickle-U, the network's first official attempt at weekday-morning preschool programming block. The block aired 2 hours from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.[2][3] It featured domestic and foreign-imported series targeted at preschool-age children like its competitors Nick Jr. (on Nickelodeon) and Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior on Disney Channel). The hosts were two animated CGI characters: a red butterfly-like creature named Pipoca (voiced by Ariel Winter) and a yellow rabbit-like creature named Henderson (voiced by Tom Kenny).

Programs on the lineup included Firehouse Tales (the only original series), Gerald McBoing-Boing, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (both from Teletoon/Treehouse TV and both co-productions), and British series such as Gordon the Garden Gnome, Little Robots, Peppa Pig and Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, some of which were re-dubbed for American audiences. The block came under criticized by the CCFC, for its marketing strategies.[4][5] Tickle-U closed on January 13, 2006; some of its programmings still aired on Cartoon Network until 2007 and as part of the schedule of the British variation of Cartoonito.

Launch

On June 14, 2021, new idents of the block appeared on videos (which includes Esme & Roy, Mush-Mush & the Mushables, Care Bears: Unlock the Magic, and Love Monster) on Cartoonito's YouTube channel, and a newsletter was announced, with a new banner and avatar on the Cartoonito YouTube Channel in July.[6] A trailer for the block was released on July 29, 2021.[7][8]

On August 16, 2021, the launch date was announced for September 13, 2021; Baby Looney Tunes would be the first show to air on the block. The television block initially ran for 8 hours (6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET/PT) on weekdays and 2 hours (6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. ET/PT) on weekends.[9]

On November 16, 2021, the weekday schedule decreased to 7 hours (ending at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT). It later lost another hour (ending at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT) on December 20, 2021. The block no longer aired on weekends since January 29, 2022, while the weekday schedule lost yet another hour (ending at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT), reducing Cartoonito to a total of 5 hours as of January 31, 2022.[10]

On June 6, 2022, the schedule lost another hour (ending at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT) but reverted on September 5.[11] However, October 3 marked the first time the start-up changed. Instead of the usual 6 a.m. time slot, Cartoonito would begin at 7 a.m. after a regular Cartoon Network program, retaining its 4 hours.[12]

On March 13, 2023, the schedule was reduced from a 4-hour block to a 90-minute block (starting at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 9:00 a.m. ET/PT).

On February 19, 2024, the schedule was once again reduced from a 90-minute block to a 60-minute block (starting at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT).

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Cartoonito

Cartoonito features co-productions and acquired programming, in addition to original series exclusive to the program block on Cartoon Network. Currently, Cartoonito's lineup includes Bugs Bunny Builders, Batwheels, and Jessica's Big Little World; with Sesame Street exclusive to Max.

Service Description
Cartoonito on Demand A video-on-demand service, which launched concurrently in 2021, and is available to most subscription-based providers. The service offers select episodes of Cartoonito programming seen on Cartoon Network.
Cartoonito App An online mobile app based on the Cartoonito website.
Max A subscription video-on-demand hub that launched on Max.[13] In addition to as well as some.[14]

International

Main article: List of international Cartoon Network channels § Cartoonito

Since its inception, Cartoonito has rolled out across European territories through various nations and regional feeds. Following its global reintroduction in 2021, the brand has expanded to regions such as Latin America, Africa, and several Asia-Pacific countries.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (August 16, 2021). "Cartoonito Pre-K Block Debuts Sept. 13 on HBO Max & Cartoon Network".
  2. ^ "Cartoon Network Unveils 'Tickle U.'". Fox News. Associated Press. August 22, 2005. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Linn, Susan (August 15, 2005). "Cartoon Network's "Tickle U" Is No Laughing Matter; CCFC Urges Families to Stay Away From New Preschool Programming". Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Cartoon Network's "Tickle U" Is No Laughing Matter; CCFC Urges Families to Stay Away From New Preschool Programming | Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood". July 8, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Tribune (October 25, 2005). "Network hopes to help develop preschoolers' sense of humor". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cartoonito - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cartoonito Debuts Program Trailer and 'Sneak Peek' Clips". Animation World Network. July 29, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (August 16, 2021). "Cartoonito Pre-K Block Debuts Sept. 13 on HBO Max & Cartoon Network". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  10. ^ ""Cocomelon" Joins Cartoon Network's Cartoonito Block – Nickandmore! News". Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Schedules, CN News/. "CN News Schedules". Twitter. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  12. ^ Schedules, CN News/. "CN News Schedules". Twitter. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "WarnerMedia Kids & Family to Debut Cartoonito, New Preschool Programming Block Based on Humancentric Learning to Launch this Fall on Cartoon Network and HBO Max" (Press release). WarnerMedia. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  14. ^ White, Peter (August 17, 2022). "'Ellen's Next Great Designer', 'The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo' & 'My Mom, Your Dad' Among Unscripted & Animated Titles Pulled From HBO Max". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "WarnerMedia Kids & Family to Debut Cartoonito, New Preschool Programming Block Based on Humancentric Learning to Launch this Fall on Cartoon Network and HBO Max" (Press release). WarnerMedia. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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