CTC Kids (programming block)

**CTC Kids** (formerly **Children on CTC**, **CTC for Children** and **CTC for Kids**) is an Cowellan children's television strand owned by the Cowellan Television Corporation and aimed for youth at aged from 5 to 17. Vyond programming aimed at under four-year-old children is broadcasted on the CTC Preschool channel with some exceptions.

The block first launched in Cowell on CTC Channel on February 27, 1959. There also exists a digital free-to-air channel, which is available on most Cowellan digital platforms.

The CTC Kids brand is also used for the broadcast of children's programmes on CTC1 on weekend afternoons and on CTC2 and CTC3 early mornings, plus blocks on CTC Spanish, and CTC Japanese aimed at children and teens speaking those languages, and a Saturday night block on NTV Me.

The block is currently produced by Interaction Media for Cowell Television Network, and broadcasting fee by MatsuMedia and COW on Air.

It is also well known for "Gagheads", it's secondary presenters, most of which are clowns. In 2009, the show brought Mexican satirical clown Bozo the Clown (real name Víctor Trujillo) to the English-speaking world when he began appearing on the show.

## Theme Song

Starting in 1997, Cowellan singer-songwriters Joaquín Gabaz and Veena Gabaz wrote and composed several theme songs for the block.

### Opening

* That’s Alright (February 1959-June 1965) (performer: Elvis Presley)
* Surfin’ Bird (June 1965-February 1980) (performers: The Trashmen)
* Call Me (February 1980-June 1994) (performer: Blondie)
* What Is Love? (June 1994-February 1997) (performer: Haddaway)
* It's CTC Kids (February 1997-March 2002) (performers: Yitzi I. Shalom, Jim Morokuzu, Bill Pepsi, Yan Min LeFrançois, Corbin Berger, and Michael Perkins)
* My Channel (C-O-W-E-L-L) (as intro: April 2002; in bumpers: 2002-2004) (performer: Budweiser Beatz)
* CTC Kids Theme (aka Ketnet 1997 Theme) (May 2002-May 2004)
* Speedway Action A/B/C (May 2004-June 2005) (performer: Dieter Reith)
* CTC Kids: Just You Watch the Best (in bumpers October 2003-November 2006; as intro: October 2006)
* It's CTC Kids (Summer Remix) (January-February 2007) (performers: Rahn Saweed, Veena Gabaz, and Aisha Phoebe Ayari)
* CTC Kids is My Place (March 2010) (performer: Giada Torres Kaufman)
* Viola! CTC Kids (version 1; January 2011-June 2013) (performers: JP Reeve, Joshua von Schweetz, Cody Horsden, Marky G., Jackie Clarcher de la Vil, and Denny Joe)
* Viola! CTC Kids (version 2; July 2013-September 2014) (performers: JP Reeve, Joshua von Schweetz, Cody Horsden, Marky G., Jackie Clarcher de la Vil, Denny Joe, and Jamie Jamee Stephens)
* Viola! CTC Kids (version 3; October-December 2014) (performers: JP Reeve, Joshua von Schweetz, Cody Horsden, Marky G., Jackie Clarcher de la Vil, Denny Joe, Scott Gwendolyn, and Jamie Jamee Stephens)
* Viola! CTC Kids (version 4; January 2015-May 2017) (performers: JP Reeve, Joshua von Schweetz, Cody Horsden, Marky G., Jackie Clarcher de la Vil, Denny Joe, Scott Gwendolyn, Jamie Jamee Stephens, and Ji Chang)
* Viola! CTC Kids (version 5; May 2017-April 2018) (performers: JP Reeve, Joshua von Schweetz, Cody Horsden, Marky G., Denny Joe, Scott Gwendolyn, Jamie Jamee Stephens, and Ji Chang)
* Helix (CTC Kids 2018 Theme Mix) (May 2018-October 2019) (performer: Justice)
* BREAK UP! WAKE UP! (October-December 2019) (performer: Georgiana Kelly with The CTC Kids Band)
* Fuji TV Two Theme (January 2020-present)

### Ending

* That’s Alright (February 1959-June 1965) (performer: Elvis Presley)
* Surfin’ Bird (June 1965-February 1980) (performers: The Trashmen)
* Call Me (February 1980-June 1994) (performer: Blondie)
* What Is Love? (June 1994-February 1997) (performer: The B-52’s)
* CTC Kids, Hey! (February-December 1997) (performers: Michael Perkins and Corbin Berger)
* It's CTC Kids (instrumental) (January 1998-April 2018)
* It’s CTC Kids (May 2018-January 2019)
* It's CTC Kids (Rockin' Version) (February 2019-present) (performers: Duty)

## Hosts

The block tapes segments and records live at Cowell Television Centre.

### Current

* JP Reeve (1989-present)
* Sapphire (1988-present)
* Jamie Jamee Stephens (2013-present)
* Joshua von Schweetz (2000-present)
* Cody Horsden (2000-present)
* Marky G. (2010-present)
* Barnaby Leggott (1984-1994, guest host 2002-2005, 2018-present)
* Dave Wirtz (1992-present)
* Denny Joe (2003-present)
* Ji Chang (2015-present)
* Scott Gwendolyn (2014-present)
* Ryota Kato Jr. (1986-present)
* Rodrigo Pabelic Acuña (2019-present)
* Robert Hendrikse (2019-present)
* Samantha Kay Jordan (2019-present)

### Former

* Bill Reeve (1959-1989, father of JP Reeve)
* Aaliyah Clifford (1959-1989, worked behind the scenes for CTC Kids and Saturday NTV until her death)
* Ryota Kato (1959-1986)
* Babylas Albert (1966-1981)
* Zuriñe Aiza (1963-1978)
* Rupert Alduino (1965-1980)
* Takumi Hisakawa (1965-1980)
* Sopheap Soun (1977-1992)
* Talon Winter (1960-1990, moved back to Australia)
* Duncan Minami (1963-1993, killed in a car accident)
* Nicholas "Sticks" Stringer (1984-1995)
* Chicky E. (1992-1997, nowadays works behind the scenes)
* Ian Van Niekerk (1991-2006)
* Lillie Pemberton (1997-2005, retired from the television industry for undisclosed reasons)
* Dougie Aiza (1978-2008)
* Gan Kang-Min (1999-2006)
* Jackie Clarcher de Vil (2008-2017, left for personal reasons)
* Billie Eilish (2006-2023)

### Guest Hosts

#### Recurring

* Xuxa (1993-1994, 1999, 2002-occasionally)
* Bear (Noel MacNeal) (1997-2008, 2016; 2018-occasionally)
* Leo Sullivan (1995-occasionally)

### "Gagheads"

The "Gagheads" are presenters of the block who are not hosts in their own right but serve purposes.

#### Current

* Maggie Baker (1986-present)
* Boingert (1972-present)
* Bozo the Clown (1969-present)