International Kids Channels Thread

[RegularMan]

I still can’t believe Disney XD existed without Disney Channel for over a month.

 

[JulianRO]

Minimax / Anime+ HU handover from May 2006

That opening bumper A+ had back then is one of my favorites.

 

[RandomMe]

I still can’t believe Disney XD existed without Disney Channel for over a month.

I think it was more than a month, yeah? The pay-TV version closed in November.

 

[AllDayEveryDay]

I think it was more than a month, yeah? The pay-TV version closed in November.

Yep. IIRC, November 17/18, 2013 (right before the pay-TV version closed) was also the last time Atomic Betty aired on German television (during the 12-6am Long Nights block)
Atomic Betty: Sendetermine bei Disney Channel (Pay-TV) 16.08.2012⁠–⁠18.11.2013

Speaking of Atomic Betty, anyone know why that show only aired on pay-TV in Germany and never on free-TV in Germany? To this day as I wrote a few times b, I still find the omission to be very strange since not only it was a popular show from Canada, but some of the acquired shows from the pay-TV version of Disney Channel Germany did get shown on free-TV there, even the likes of the Girlstuff/Boystuff (on Super RTL).

Ironically, Girlstuff/Boystuff did have a lost German dub, but I think Atomic Betty's German dub is the one of the more notable cases of lost German dubs since Atomic Betty only aired on pay-TV in Germany. Girlstuff/Boystuff, on the other hand, was at least shown on free-TV in Germany.

 

[RandomMe]

@Checkerboard If I have time, I'll assemble a partial list of shows that aired on the defunct Middle Eastern Fun Channel. If I used The Dubbing Database, that would count as cheating

 

[shoohorn]

@Checkerboard If I have time, I'll assemble a partial list of shows that aired on the defunct Middle Eastern Fun Channel. If I used The Dubbing Database, that would count as cheating

A lot of their shows aired in English without subs

 

[RandomMe]

A lot of their shows aired in English without subs

I'm relying on Orbit websites

Until at least the Jetix Play takeover

 

[E-Scope]

CITV's promo for the third season of Atomic Betty (under the title "Mission: Earth") from 2010. We kinda lucky that not only CITV got season 2, but we're also one of the few countries outside of Canada and France to air Mission: Earth as well.

 

[Checkerboard]

@Checkerboard If I have time, I'll assemble a partial list of shows that aired on the defunct Middle Eastern Fun Channel. If I used The Dubbing Database, that would count as cheating

I presume most shows were eng/arab dual language. At least in the first years I remember.

 

[RandomMe]

I presume most shows were eng/arab dual language. At least in the first years I remember.

Exhaustive list

1997
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Atom Ant
Shirt Tales
Imagineland
Going Bananas
Pandamonium
Rimba's Island
Pac-Man (HB)
Top Cat
Casper and the Angels
Wildfire (HB show featuring a horse named Wildfire. Was popular in Brazil on SBT even lasting one season)
Happily Ever After (Fairy Tales for Every Child, I guess)
Pirates of Dark Water
Space Ace
Hammerman
The Flintstones
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Gilligan's Island (the 60s series?)
Power Rangers
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The New Shmoo
Clue Club
Tintin (90s show)
Dexter's Laboratory
Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Muppets Tonight
Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Space Ghost (60s show)
The Addams Family (1992 probably, they aired a lot of HB content)
A.J.'s Time Travelers (obscure US-made show financed by Indonesia's Bakrie Group)

2000
Marine Boy
Gobots
The Biskitts Show
Puppy's Adventures
Heathcliff and Dingbat
Captain Caveman
Droopy: Master Detective (and Screwball Squirrel)
Comic Strip (there were four series, but they were shown separately)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Further Adventures of SuperTed
Heyyy, It's the King (originally from CB Bears but shown separately)
Butch Cassidy
Road Runner
Camp Candy
What a Cartoon!
Animaniacs
Cow and Chicken
Taz-Mania
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Road Rovers
C.O.P.S.
Toyota World of Wildlife
Captain Planet (listings on the Orbit website list New Adventures or seasons 4-6)
Young Robin Hood
Superfriends
Cybernet
Captain N: The Game Master

2001
Mostly the same mix as above but with:
Pokémon
ReBoot
Transformers: Beast Wars
Tiny Toon Adventures
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
ALF: The Animated Series

2002-2003 (just before it became Fun Toons and Fun Teens):

fun channel

2004-2005:
Roswell Conspiracy
Capertown Cops
Flipper and Lopaka
The Saddle Club
Timeblazers
Black Hole High
My Best Friend is an Alien
The Magician's House
Tabaluga
Flipper: The New Adventures
Justice League
Skate (Josh Raden)

I think they switched to Jetix Play after that

 

[shoohorn]

i've seen promos confirming they aired Mike Lu and Og, Johnny Bravo, and Ed, Edd n' Eddy as well

 

[RandomMe]

i've seen promos confirming they aired Mike Lu and Og, Johnny Bravo, and Ed, Edd n' Eddy as well

There aren't enough schedules and those shows barely aired there, but still, nice catch

 

[Checkerboard]

Yeah, the site lists a few more like Ace Ventura, Fish Police, Freakazoid or Batman Beyond. Also heard it aired The Centurions. Otherwise good list. Some shows I don't know.

 

[Moleoman]

Discovery Kids UK lol, they picked up a bunch of stock programming from studios like Moonscoop & Granada to fill their schedule with, it ended at 6PM which on Sky is pathetically laughable.

In first years, they also sourced programs from CINAR (in particular "Sci Squad", "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" and... "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo"): Guardian Unlimited | TV listings

 

[Gabri2007]

Dr. Dog moved to CITV where it was burnt off at 2PM until 2010

Here it aired on Rai 3 until 2010, where it last aired as part of E' domenica papà (or possibly as part of the Aspettando EDP strand that ran before it)

 

[Two Two's]

Exhaustive list

1997
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Atom Ant
Shirt Tales
Imagineland
Going Bananas
Pandamonium
Rimba's Island
Pac-Man (HB)
Top Cat
Casper and the Angels
Wildfire (HB show featuring a horse named Wildfire. Was popular in Brazil on SBT even lasting one season)
Happily Ever After (Fairy Tales for Every Child, I guess)
Pirates of Dark Water
Space Ace
Hammerman
The Flintstones
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Gilligan's Island (the 60s series?)
Power Rangers
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The New Shmoo
Clue Club
Tintin (90s show)
Dexter's Laboratory
Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Muppets Tonight
Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Space Ghost (60s show)
The Addams Family (1992 probably, they aired a lot of HB content)
A.J.'s Time Travelers (obscure US-made show financed by Indonesia's Bakrie Group)

2000
Marine Boy
Gobots
The Biskitts Show
Puppy's Adventures
Heathcliff and Dingbat
Captain Caveman
Droopy: Master Detective (and Screwball Squirrel)
Comic Strip (there were four series, but they were shown separately)
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Further Adventures of SuperTed
Heyyy, It's the King (originally from CB Bears but shown separately)
Butch Cassidy
Road Runner
Camp Candy
What a Cartoon!
Animaniacs
Cow and Chicken
Taz-Mania
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Road Rovers
C.O.P.S.
Toyota World of Wildlife
Captain Planet (listings on the Orbit website list New Adventures or seasons 4-6)
Young Robin Hood
Superfriends
Cybernet
Captain N: The Game Master

2001
Mostly the same mix as above but with:
Pokémon
ReBoot
Transformers: Beast Wars
Tiny Toon Adventures
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
ALF: The Animated Series

2002-2003 (just before it became Fun Toons and Fun Teens):

fun channel

2004-2005:
Roswell Conspiracy
Capertown Cops
Flipper and Lopaka
The Saddle Club
Timeblazers
Black Hole High
My Best Friend is an Alien
The Magician's House
Tabaluga
Flipper: The New Adventures
Justice League
Skate (Josh Raden)

I think they switched to Jetix Play after that

Yeah, they switched to a Jetix Play feed, that oddily enough became a 24/7 version of the network.

 

[RandomMe]

I don't know when exactly did they make the switch, think it was during 2005. The relay continued until the near end of Jetix Play in 2009, when Orbit and Showtime merged

 

[Two Two's]

I don't know when exactly did they make the switch, think it was during 2005. The relay continued until the near end of Jetix Play in 2009, when Orbit and Showtime merged

It continued until 2010

 

[RandomMe]

That's when they phased out the last leftovers of the separate Orbit and Showtime brands

 

[AllDayEveryDay]

Which "big 3" kids channel (Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network) didn't air Atomic Betty on any feeds worldwide?

I think Nickelodeon was the only big 3 kids network that didn't air the show on any of its feeds worldwide. Cartoon Network had it in most countries (including the Philippines), while Disney Channel had it in some countries, including Germany, even airing the show during the Bounce era in 2005!