Cartoonito (American programming block)
programming block on the Cartoon Network television channel
Cartoonito (also known as Cartoonito on Cartoon Network) was an American weekday morning programming block on Cartoon Network and a content hub within the HBO Max streaming service that launched on September 13, 2021. It aired series aimed at children aged 2 through 6 and was the first dedicated preschool block to air on Cartoon Network in over fifteen years. The programming block ceased operations on May 23, 2025.
History
Background
In 1996, Cartoon Network created a Sunday morning block of preschool programs, consisting of Big Bag, a live-action/puppet television program by the Children's Television Workshop, and Small World, an anthology of foreign children's shows. Big Bag and Small World moved to the 11:00 a.m. ET hour on weekday mornings in 1998 before moving back to Sunday mornings later that year. After Big Bag and Small World left Cartoon Network's lineup in 2001 and 2002 respectively, an unbranded preschool block on weekday mornings consisting of Baby Looney Tunes, Pecola, Sitting Ducks, and Hamtaro was created during the 2002-03 television season.
On August 22, 2005, Cartoon Network debuted Tickle-U, the network's first official attempt at weekday-morning preschool programming block. The block aired from 9 to 11 a.m. and featured a mix of domestic and foreign-imported series, with interstitial segments hosted by two 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).
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