WB Kids

WB Kids, short for Warner Bros. Kids, is both an American Saturday morning children's television block and basic cable and satellite channel, with the block version airing on The CW, having premiered on July 29th, 2017, replacing , and the channel version four months after the block premiered. The block and channel serve as a revival of , airing mainly programming from Warner Bros. Animation, , and Cartoon Network, also airing select content from other companies.
==History==
===Confirmation===
===Launch of the block===
===Launch of the channel===
==Mascots==
Much like WB Kids Magazine, the channel has two mascots: a skater boy named Ollie (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) and a beautiful genie named Wendy (voiced by Liliana Mumy), both being created by Madison McDougal-Hamilton. They primarily announce the upcoming cartoons, host the blocks and host special events as well.
When asked if there's something going on between them, Madison replied that they are indeed dating.
==Programs==
See List of programs aired on WB Kids (block) and List of programs aired on WB Kids (TV channel).
==Programming blocks==
See /Blocks.
==Idents/Promos==
See WB Kids/Idents and promos transcripts.
==Content agreements==
*Warner Bros. Entertainment
**Warner Bros. Pictures (family films only)
**New Line Cinema (family films only)
**Warner Animation Group (select films only)
**Warner Bros. Animation
**Turner Entertainment
**Hanna-Barbera
**Cartoon Network
**DC Comics (animated films and series only)
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==International versions==
===United Kingdom and Ireland===
===France and Francophone Africa===
===Spain===
===Portugal and Lusophone Africa===
===Europe, Middle East and Africa===
===Canada===
===Australia===
===Latin America===
===Asia===
====Korea====
====Japan====
====China====
==Schedule==
For the block schedule, click here: WB Kids/Schedule.
And for the channel version of the schedule, click here: WB Kids/Channel Schedule.
==TV rating==
Note that most of the shows are rated TV-Y7 (and TV-Y7-FV), but there are a few shows that are rated TV-PG (select Cartoon Network shows and films only).
*TV-Y (preschool shows)
*TV-Y7 (and TV-Y7-FV, most shows)
*TV-PG (some Cartoon Network shows and theatrical films)
==Slogan==
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==Reception==
===Critical response===
The block version received favorable reviews from critics. It was praised for its lineup, look and design, while the channel version received critical acclaim.
==Gallery==
===Logos===
WBKids.png|July-December 2019.
WB Kids on The CW logo (July-December 2019).png|The CW variant (July-December 2019).
WB_Kids_on_The_CW_2019.svg|The CW variant (December 2019-present).
===Blocks===
Cartoon_Cartoons_(WB_Kids).svg|Cartoon Cartoons.
WarnerAction logo.png|WarnerAction.
WB Kids Jr.svg|WB Kids Jr.
==Tropes==
See WB Kids/Tropes.
==See also==
*Cartoon Network
*Boomerang
==Trivia==
*Both the block and the channel have a characteristic 6-note tune as its jingle, strongly resembling the final notes of Merrily We Roll Along, better known as the Merrie Melodies theme song.
*The lineup promo had the Walther PPK song, These Are the Days, being previously used for the CW4Kids 2008 promo.
**This song had been recycled in some of the other promos (like the new channel promo and the New Year on WB Kids promo).
*Interestingly, in the lineup promo, the Looney Tunes shorts, the Tom and Jerry shorts and the Droopy shorts are not shown, despite being in the block.
*It is the first children's Saturday morning cartoon block since the now-defunct NBC Kids.
*After the success of the block, this has started a renaissance of Saturday Morning kids blocks.
*Interestingly, on the on-screen bug as a block, the on-screen says "WB Kids on The CW".
**However, on the channel, the on-screen bug from only November (when the channel premieres) will have just the WB Kids logo.
**In the awakening of the new logo, while the "WB Kids on The CW" remained, the channel on-screen now simply just has the shield.
*The website link was www.wbkidstv.com to avoid confusion to the link to the original non-TV WB Kids website. There are games, videos, activities (including papercraft-like figures called WB Kids Paper Buddies, coloring pages, crafts, etc.).
*Currently, it is the only block in the Saturday Morning Renaissance group to have a channel version.
*Unlike the original Kids' WB block, both the block and the channel (since December 2019) use CN City-like bumpers with CGI backgrounds, being made by Rainmaker Entertainment.
*The Warner Bros. Animation closing logo has been modified after the launch of the channel. While it retains the 2015 logo, "Animation" is now written by a cartoon hand.
**For Looney Tunes and general productions, "Animation" is written by Bugs Bunny, for non-DC Comics action productions, it is written by Collin the Speedy Boy, for Hanna-Barbera productions, it is written by Fred Flintstone and for DC Comics productions, it is written by Superman.
***A version for Cartoon Network was conceived just in case of WarnerMedia decided to absorb Cartoon Network Studios into the studio, with "Animation" being written by Finn "the Human" Mertens.
***A version for Adult Swim and other adult-like productions also exists, with "Animation" being written by Scorpion.
***All logos were conceived by Pendleton Ward.
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