# HBO Kids

HBO Kids (formerly Jam) was an American preschool/children's television morning programming block operated by Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. The block ran on HBO Family, HBO's sister station that targets children and families.
The block ran from 6:00 am to roughly 8:00 to 9:00 am (ET) on weekdays; the block's shows were not shown in a standard half-hour timeslot. The block used to have an weekday 4 pm timeslot, which was filled with The Electric Company. The block also aired on weekends until October 2020.

## History

In 2001, HBO Family launched two children's programming blocks: Jam in the morning, and Magnet on weekday afternoons. Programming for both blocks was developed in coordination with CINAR Animation, Nelvana Limited, Sony Entertainment, Sandpaper Films, Scholastic, Devine Entertainment, S4C, HiT Entertainment, Golden Egg Entertainment, Poseidon Pictures, Cuppa Coffee Studios, Curious Pictures, Hyperion Pictures, and Planet Grande. Starting in 2007, with a new set of CGI bumpers for the block, HBO began to slowly remove the block's acquired programming, exclusively focusing on HBO's original children's series. For several years, no new programs were produced or acquired for the block, focusing exclusively on reruns of HBO's own children's programs.
On August 13, 2015, HBO announced a deal with Sesame Workshop to move first-run Sesame Street episodes on HBO. The episodes premiered on the network on January 16, 2016, alongside other Sesame Workshop-produced programming, including The Electric Company and Pinky Dinky Doo. Jam would later rebrand as HBO Kids. On November 12, 2020, first-run Sesame Street episodes moved to HBO Max starting with its 51st season.
On August 18, 2018, an animated series entitled Esme & Roy, also produced by Sesame Workshop, premiered. HBO removed all Sesame Workshop shows from its HBO Family channel by January 2021, reverting the block back to HBO's original children's series. However, most of the acquired shows from Sesame Workshop were still available on the HBO Max streaming service until January 2, 2021, with only Sesame Street, Esme & Roy, and any Sesame Workshop show made exclusive for the streaming service still being available. Currently, the block's schedule shows four of HBO's original programs, followed by a children's TV special, before airing one more program, then starting one of the channel's circulated movies or specials.
HBO Kids closed on February 29, 2024

## Programming
### Final programming

* $^1$ = Airs occasionally.

#### Original programming

| Title | Original run | HBO Kids run |
| A Little Curious | February 1, 1999 – May 1, 2000 | August 26, 2001 – February 27, 2024 |
| Crashbox$^1$ | February 1, 1999 – April 1, 2000 | January 2005 - February 2024 |
| Kindergarten$^1$ | August 26, 2001 – September 7, 2001 | August 26, 2001 – February 27, 2024 |
| HBO Storybook Musicals$^1$ | November 18, 1987 – December 8, 1993 | August 26, 2001 – February 27, 2024 |
| Classical Baby$^1$ | May 14, 2005 – 2017 | May 14, 2005 – 2024 |
* Stuart Little

### Former programming

| Title | Original run | HBO Kids run | Source(s) |
| El Perro y El Gato | 2004 – 2011 | 2008 – February 27, 2024 | |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child$^1$ | March 12, 1995 – July 18, 2000 | August 26, 2001 – February 27, 2024 | |
* Freshman Year (2007 – 2011) (reruns)
* Harold and the Purple Crayon (December 1, 2001 – 2011)
* I Spy (December 2002 – July 2011)
* Stuart Little (2003-2011)

#### Former acquired programming

* The Adventures of Paddington Bear (February 1, 1999 – 2004)
* Animated Tales of the World (2001–08)
* Anthony Ant (1999–2003)
* Babar (2001–04)
* The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (1998–2004)
* Encyclopedia (January 1, 2000 – 2002)
* Esme & Roy
* George and Martha (2001–09)
* Ghost Trackers (2007–10)
* Fraggle Rock (December 2016 – 2019) (now on Apple TV+)
* The Little Lulu Show (1997–2004)
* Magic Cellar (2007–08)
* The Neverending Story (1999–2004)
* Pippi Longstocking (1998–99)
* Postman Pat (September 1, 2005 – September 30, 2007)
* Rainbow Fish (February 18, 2000 – 2006)
* Sesame Street (January 17, 2016 – November 1, 2020, now on PBS Kids and Max)
* The Storyteller (1998–2000)

#### Reruns of ended Sesame Workshop series

| Title | Original network | Original run | HBO Kids run | Now on | Source(s) |
| The Electric Company | PBS Kids Go! PBS Kids | January 23, 2009 – April 4, 2011 | January 17, 2016 – November 1, 2020 | Hulu | |
| Pinky Dinky Doo | Noggin Nick Jr. Channel | April 10, 2006 – June 17, 2010 | January 17, 2016 – January 2, 2021 | Knowledge Kids | |

#### Short-form programming

* 30 by 30: Kid Flicks (1999–2001)
* HBO Family: 411 (1999–2016)
* Who Knew? (1999–2016)
* Smart Mouth (1999–2016)
* Jammin' Animals (2001–2016)
* My Favorite Book (2001–16)
* The Way I See It (2001–16)
* El Perro y El Gato (2004–16)
* Just Wondering (2009–16)
* Sesame Street Shorts (January 17, 2016 – November 1, 2020)
* And Now You Know
* Eat 5
* I Want to Be
* Matters of Fact
* Lisa
* When I'm...