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name= | name=Kids' WB! | | ||
logo=[[Image: | logo=[[Image:KidsWBBeta.PNG|143px]] | | ||
caption= | caption=The logo of Kids' WB! since it became an online network. | | ||
headquarters=[[Image:FlagUSA.PNG]] USA | | headquarters =[[Image:FlagUSA.PNG]] USA | | ||
launched= | launched=1995 | | ||
channel={{wp|The WB}}, {{wp|The CW}}. | | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Kids' WB!''' is an online network that broadcasts WB animated TV shows. From 1995-2008 it was a programming block that was broadcast on {{wp|The WB}} and then {{wp|The CW}}, due to WB and {{wp|UPN}} merging. It aired the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]] in the USA until 2006. The logo of Kid's WB varied between {{wp|Michigan J. Frog}} and the WB Water Tower. | ||
The network first obtained the rights to air Pokémon late in the first season, beginning with ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]''. They then went on to air the rest of that season, as well as all seasons through season eight. Warner Bros. also used the Kids' WB! name in their promotions of the first three [[Pokémon movies]]. | |||
[[Image:KidsWB.PNG|thumb|left|130px|The Kids' WB! logo used from 1997-2001.]] | |||
In 2006, the network announced that they would be dropping all non-{{wp|Warner Brothers|WB}} shows. Because Pokémon is not produced by the WB, it was dropped from the network, along with ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}'' and several other shows. | |||
[[Image:Kids'_WB!'s_Last_Television_Logo.jpg|thumb|right|Kids' WB logo from 2001-2008. It can be seen on the website under become a Kids' WB! Member.]] | |||
On October 2nd, 2007 it was announced that the block would end in September 2008. The reason stated is because of effects of children's advertising limits and cable competition. The block was be sold to [[4Kids Entertainment]], meaning that they will run two different programming blocks: {{wp|4Kids TV}} on FOX, and the new {{wp|The CW4Kids}} on {{wp|The CW}}. It was revealed the last Kids' WB airing would be May 17th, 2008, following the next weekend the block would become The CW 4Kids. Kids' WB!, along with The WB are now online networks and the Kids' WB! website is now cw4kids.com.As ofFebruary 17, 2009 Kids' WB is accesible as a {{wp|video on demand service}} to {{wp|Comcast}} viewers.As of December 2008 4KidsTV is now an online website and TheCW4Kids is the only block owned by 4Kids Entertainment. | |||
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==External Links== | |||
The | *{{wp|Kids' WB}} on Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.kidswb.com/ Official Site] | |||
*[http://www.cw4kids.com/ Kids' WB!'s replaced website] | |||
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{{Project TV notice}} | {{Project TV notice}} | ||
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[[Category:Anime]] | [[Category:Anime]] | ||
[[Category:Pokémon meta]] | [[Category:Pokémon meta]] | ||
[[Category:TV]] | [[Category:TV]] | ||