List of programs broadcast by Cartoonito

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This is a list of television programs currently or formerly broadcast on Cartoon Network and Max's preschool block, Cartoonito (and its predecessor unbranded block and Tickle U) in the United States.

Contents

Current programming

Original programming

Warner Bros. Animation

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Bugs Bunny Builders July 25, 2022 [a] [1]
Batwheels October 15, 2022 [a] [2] [3] [4]

Programming from PBS Kids

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Sesame Street November 11, 2021 [b] [c] [note 1] [5]

Acquired programming

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Little Baby Bum September 13, 2021 [note 1] [note 2]
Mo Willems Storytime Shorts [note 1] [note 2]
Vlad and Niki March 18, 2022 [note 1] [6]
Bea's Block February 15, 2024 [b] [note 1] [7]
HopApril 4, 2024 [note 1] [8] [9]
Lu & the Bally BunchOctober 1, 2024 [10] [11]
Silly SundaysOctober 2, 2024 [12]
Let's Go BananasOctober 3, 2024
Barney's World October 14, 2024 [d] [13] [14]

Short-form programming

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Batwheels shortsSeptember 5, 2022
Bugs Bunny Builders shortsOctober 31, 2022

Upcoming programming

Original programming

Cartoon Network Studios

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Heyo BMOTBA [15]

Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Foster's Funtime for Imaginary FriendsTBA [15]
Barbara! [15]

Acquired programming

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Dylan's Playtime Adventures2024/2025 [16] [17]
Unlimited Squirrels! [e] [18]

Former programming

Original programming

Cartoon Network Studios

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Jessica's Big Little World September 20, 2023October 11, 2024 [f] [19] [20]

Warner Bros. Animation

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Baby Looney Tunes September 16, 2002December 17, 2023 [note 3] [note 4] [note 5]
Krypto the Superdog March 25, 2005March 19, 2010 [note 6] [note 7]
Firehouse Tales August 22, 2005August 17, 2006 [note 6] [note 8]
Little Ellen September 13, 2021March 3, 2022 [note 1]

Programming from Cartoon Network/Kids' WB!

Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo January 17, 2006March 31, 2006
Tom & Jerry Kids

Programming from PBS Kids

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Caillou September 13, 2021May 4, 2022 [21]
Esme & Roy September 18, 2021March 25, 2022 [b] [note 9] [22]
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo January 28, 2022 [b] [note 10] [22]
Mecha Builders April 30, 2022November 24, 2023 [b]

Acquired programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Small World June 2, 1996May 26, 2002
Big Bag March 11, 2001
Sitting Ducks April 21, 2003February 28, 2004
Pecola October 31, 2003
Hamtaro October 30, 2004
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! August 22, 2005March 23, 2006
Peppa Pig January 21, 2007 [note 8]
Little Robots June 29, 2006 [note 11]
Gordon the Garden Gnome January 13, 2006
Bing September 13, 2021June 27, 2022 [23]
Messy Goes to OKIDO August 19, 2022 [note 1] [note 12] [22]
Mia's Magic Playground [note 1] [note 2]
The Ollie & Moon Show [note 1] [note 2]
Pocoyo September 23, 2022
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go December 15, 2023 [24]
Love Monster September 19, 2021May 6, 2022 [25]
OdoDecember 2, 2021August 19, 2022 [note 1]
Cocomelon January 31, 2022February 16, 2024 [26]

Canadian co-productions

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs August 22, 2005May 3, 2007 [note 8]
Gerald McBoing-Boing August 18, 2006 [note 8]
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic April 16, 2019October 21, 2024 [27] [note 13]
Mush-Mush and the MushablesSeptember 13, 2021June 23, 2022
Lucas the Spider September 18, 2021April 5, 2024

Short-form programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Alpha BodiesSeptember 13, 20212022
The Beepers
Lucas the Spider shorts
Pocoyo shorts
Wide Load Vacay
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go shortsJanuary 31, 2022December 15, 2023
Blippi Wonders June 6, 2022September 21, 2023
Lellobee City FarmApril 11, 2024

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Simultaneously premiered on both Cartoon Network and Max.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Produced under Sesame Workshop.
  3. ↑ As part of Sesame Workshop's deal with HBO which has been in agreement since 2016, newer seasons air on PBS Kids nine months after they premiere on Max.
  4. ↑ Premiere on Max on October 14, 2024, and will premiere on Cartoon Network on October 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ Will simultaneously premiere on both Cartoon Network and Max.
  6. ↑ Also aired on Cartoon Network.
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Exclusive to Max.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Has been on the platform since 2020.
  3. ↑ Originally aired on Cartoon Network and Kids' WB!. Rebranded as a Cartoonito original programming globally since 2006.
  4. ↑ First unbranded run aired from April 21, 2003 to August 21, 2005, Tickle U run aired from August 22, 2005 to March 31, 2006, second unbranded run aired from April 3, 2006 to March 11, 2016, Cartoonito run aired from September 13, 2021 to June 3, 2022, and third unbranded run aired from September 25, 2023 to December 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Available on Max under the Cartoonito hub since September 13, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Rebranded as a Cartoonito original programming globally since 2006.
  7. ↑ First unbranded run aired from March 25 to August 21, 2005, Tickle U run aired from August 22, 2005 to March 31, 2006, and second unbranded run aired from April 3, 2006 to March 19, 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Tickle U run aired from August 22, 2005 to March 31, 2006.
  9. ↑ Formerly available on Max under the Cartoonito hub from September 18, 2021 to August 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ Formerly available on Max under the Cartoonito hub from September 30, 2021 to August 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ Tickle U run aired from August 22, 2005 to March 23, 2006.
  12. ↑ Has been on the platform since 2021.
  13. ↑ Cartoonito run aired from September 19, 2021 to October 21, 2024.

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