Cookie Jar Toons
Cookie Jar Toons (also known as This Is for Kids) was a daily children's programming block on the This TV digital broadcast network when that network was partially owned by the former Weigel Broadcasting (7 years later, the network was acquired by Allen Media Group). The block was programmed by Canada-based DHX Media (formerly Cookie Jar Entertainment and today as WildBrain).[1][2]
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Type | Daily children's programming block |
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Country | United States |
Availability | Nationwide, though not in every market |
Owner | Cookie Jar Group (2008–2012) DHX Media (2012–2013) |
Launch date | November 1, 2008 |
Dissolved | October 31, 2013 |
Affiliation(s) | This TV |
Replaced by | Unbranded E/I programming |
The block used the name Cookie Jar Toons for E/I programs, and the name This Is for Kids for non-E/I programs. Many of animated and live action shows where broadcast on the block were Cookie Jar archive programs from predecessors DIC and Cinar, though some (i.e.: Mona the Vampire) had never been seen in the United States before; other programs (i.e.: Sonic Underground) were previously seen on other American networks.
On November 1, 2013, Tribune Broadcasting took over Weigel's half-ownership of This TV, causing the weekday lineup to be replaced with more airings of films, while the weekend block was reduced to Sunday mornings and, due to the basic three-hour minimum required to meet E/I guidelines without any non-E/I content, it was replaced with double airings of three live-action series from Bellum Entertainment; Animal Atlas, Zoo Clues, and On the Spot, which have no specific branding or continuity.
Programming
E/I Indicates program features content in line with FCC E/I programming guidelines.
Launch programming
Title | Premiere date | End date | Original American Broadcast Network | Source/Notes |
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The Adventures of Paddington Bear | November 3, 2008 | August 28, 2009 | HBO | E/I |
Animal Crackers | November 2, 2008 | September 2009 | Fox Family Channel (now Freeform) | |
The Busy World of Richard Scarry | November 1, 2008 October 2, 2010 |
August 29, 2009 October 26, 2013 |
Showtime and Nickelodeon (part of the Nick Jr. Channel) | [3]E/I |
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures[4] | November 1, 2008 October 6, 2012 |
September 2010 October 26, 2013 |
HBO | E/I |
Flight Squad | November 3, 2008 October 2, 2012 |
August 28, 2009 October 31, 2013 |
Telefutura (now UniMás) (part of Toonturama) (Spanish language only) | [5] |
A Miss Mallard Mystery | November 2, 2008 | October 1, 2010 | N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | [6] |
Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Animated Series | November 3, 2008 | August 28, 2009 | Fox Family Channel (now Freeform) | |
Robinson Sucroe | November 2, 2008 | August 28, 2009 | N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | |
Spider Riders | September 2011 | The CW (part of the former Kids' WB) | ||
Wimzie's House | November 1, 2008 October 6, 2012 |
September 2010 October 26, 2013 |
PBS (part of the former PTV) | E/I |
2009 additions
Title | Premiere date | End date | Original American Broadcast Network | Source/Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
C.L.Y.D.E. | September 1, 2009 | September 30, 2010 | N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | [7] |
Emily of New Moon | August 31, 2009 September 26, 2011 |
October 1, 2010 October 27, 2013 |
N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | [8] |
Green Screen Adventures | September 6, 2009 | October 26, 2013 | WCIU-TV | E/I[lower-alpha 1] |
Horseland | September 5, 2009 October 1, 2012 |
September 27, 2010 October 31, 2013 |
CBS (part of the former KOL Secret Slumber Party) | [9] E/I |
Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King | August 31, 2009 | October 1, 2010 | N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | [10] |
Liberty's Kids | September 5, 2009 September 26, 2011 |
September 27, 2010 September 2012 |
PBS (part of PBS Kids) | E/I |
Mummies Alive! | September 6, 2009 | September 26, 2010 | Syndication | |
Potatoes and Dragons | September 26, 2010 | N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | ||
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | August 31, 2009 September 26, 2011 |
October 1, 2010 September 2012 |
HBO | |
2010 additions
Title | Premiere date | End date | Original American Broadcast Network | Source/Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | October 3, 2010 | September 25, 2011 | Syndication | [lower-alpha 2] |
Alienators: Evolution Continues | Fox (part of the former Fox Kids) | |||
Busytown Mysteries | October 2, 2010 | September 2012 | CBS (part of the former Cookie Jar TV) | [11] E/I |
Cake | September 24, 2011 | CBS (part of the former KOL Secret Slumber Party) | [12] E/I | |
Dance Revolution | [13] E/I | |||
Gadget Boy's Adventures in History | September 27, 2010 | September 23, 2011 | The History Channel (now as "History") | |
Heathcliff | Syndication | |||
Inspector Gadget | September 27, 2010 October 1, 2012 |
September 23, 2011 October 31, 2013 |
Syndication and CBS (part of the former Saturday morning block) | [14] |
Magi-Nation | September 27, 2010 | September 25, 2011 | The CW (part of the former The CW4Kids) | [15] E/I |
The Pink Panther Show | September 22, 2011 | NBC and ABC (part of their former Saturday morning blocks) | [lower-alpha 3] | |
Sonic Underground | October 3, 2010 | September 25, 2011 | Syndication (part of the former BKN Kids II) | |
Stargate Infinity | October 3, 2010 October 2, 2012 |
September 25, 2011 October 31, 2013 |
Fox (part of the former FoxBox) | [16]E/I |
The Wacky World of Tex Avery | September 27, 2010 | September 23, 2011 | Syndication |
2011 additions
Title | Premiere date | End date | Original American Broadcast Network | Source/Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dark Oracle | October 2, 2011 | September 30, 2012 | N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | |
DinoSquad | October 1, 2011 | September 29, 2012 | CBS (part of the former KEWLopolis) | E/I |
The Doodlebops | October 2, 2011 | October 27, 2013 | Disney Channel (part of the former Playhouse Disney) | |
Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show | CBS (part of the former Cookie Jar TV) | |||
Mona the Vampire | September 26, 2011 | N/A (First broadcast in the United States) | [17][18] | |
Super Duper Sumos | October 2, 2011 | September 30, 2012 | Nickelodeon | |
Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills | September 26, 2011 | USA Network |
2012 additions
Title | Premiere date | End date | Original American Broadcast Network | Source/Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Action Man | October 1, 2012 | October 30, 2013 | Syndication (part of the former Amazin' Adventures) | [19] |
Danger Rangers | October 6, 2012 | October 26, 2013 | PBS (part of PBS Kids) | [20] E/I |
Hurricanes | October 1, 2012 | October 30, 2013 | Syndication (part of the former Amazin' Adventures) | [21] |
Madeline | October 7, 2012 | October 27, 2013 | The Family Channel (now Freeform), ABC (part of the former Saturday morning block) and Disney Channel (part of the former Playhouse Disney) | [22] |
MetaJets | October 1, 2012 | October 30, 2013 | Cartoon Network | [23] |
ProStars | October 2, 2012 | October 31, 2013 | NBC (part of the former Saturday morning block) | [24] |
Sabrina: The Animated Series | October 1, 2012 | UPN (part of the former Disney's One Too) and ABC (part of the former Disney's One Saturday Morning) | [25] | |
See also
- Cookie Jar Kids Network (Cookie Jar's former syndicated children's block)
- Cookie Jar TV (Cookie Jar's former Saturday morning children's block on CBS)
- KidsClick (A children's block from Sinclair Broadcast Group that also aired on This TV)
References
- "About Cookie Jar Entertainment". Cookie Jar Group. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- "MGM LAUNCHES THIS TV NETWORK". MGM. July 28, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- "This TV's official movie page for Busy World of Richard Scarry (E/I) - Released Jul 3, 1994". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Country Mouse & City Mouse Adventures (E/I) - Released Nov 30, -0001". thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Flight Squad - Released Jan 1, 1998". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for A Miss Mallard Mystery - Released Sep 1, 2000". thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for C.L.Y.D.E. - Released Nov 30, -0001". thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Emily of New Moon - Released Jan 4, 1998". thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Horseland (E/I) - Released Sep 16, 2006". thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Journey to the West - Released Nov 30, -0001". thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Busytown Mysteries (E/I) - Released Oct 29, 2007". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Cake (E/I) - Released Sep 16, 2006". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22.
- "This TV's official movie page for Dance Revolution (E/I) - Released Jan 1, 2007". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22.
- "This TV's official movie page for Inspector Gadget - Released Sep 12, 1983". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19.
- "Mon 25 Oct 2010-Sun 31 Oct 2010". This TV. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- "Stargate Infinity". This TV. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- "September 26, 2011". This TV. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- "October 27, 2013". This TV. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- "This TV's official movie page for Action Man - Released Jan 1, 1995". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Danger Rangers (E/I) - Released Jan 1, 2003". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Hurricanes - Released Jan 1, 1993". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Madeline - Released Jan 1, 1993". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Metajets - Released Jan 1, 2008". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Prostars - Released Jan 1, 1991". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- "This TV's official movie page for Sabrina - Released Jan 1, 1999". www.thistv.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- A local program from former This TV flagship WCIU-TV
- Only the first 13 episodes were broadcast.
- Non-Cookie Jar-owned series.