Toonturama
| Network | UniMás |
|---|---|
| Launched | |
| Closed |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | TelevisaUnivision USA (formerly known as Univision Communications) |
| Format | Saturday and Sunday morning children's cartoon/E/I block |
| Running time | 4 hours |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| Official website | Official website |
Toonturama is an American children's programming block that airs on the Spanish-language television network UniMás (formerly known as Telefutura Network) which debuted on January 15, 2002 ("Mi Tele") and January 19, 2002 ("Toonturama" and "Toonturama Junior").[3] The four-hour block—which airs Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and Pacific Time—features live action and animated series aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 14. It was the network's attempt to have a Saturday morning block.
Programs featured on the block consist of a mixture of series originally produced in Spanish and dubbed versions of series that were originally produced and broadcast in English. All shows featured on Toonturama are designed to meet federally mandated educational programming guidelines defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) via the Children's Television Act.
History[]
Mi Tele[]
On January 15, 2002, one day after the network launched, UniMás (then known as Telefutura) announced that it would debuted three children's program blocks with the new weekday morning and Saturday and Sunday morning block featuring live-action and animated series aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 14. It aimed at marking the first time that exclusively animated cartoons for different youth audiences.[4]
"Mi Tele" ("My TV"), a two-hour animation block on weekday mornings featuring a mix of imported Spanish-language cartoons such as Fantaghiro and El Nuevo Mundo de los Gnomos ("The New World of the Gnomes"), as well as the originally produced in English as El Señor Bogus ("Mr. Bogus") and Anatole.[1] Later on March 15, 2002, the Mi Tele originally cartoon block were ended. The following week on Monday, the featuring with the youth-targeted children's telenovelas (Carrusel, Luz Clarita, Gotita de Amor and Rayito de Luz) airs on the block beginning on March 18, 2002.
Though the block was intended to air on weekday morning on the holidays some of the years. However, some of the youth-targeted novelas aired on Mi Tele block weekday morning or Toonturama weekend morning cartoon block will delayed in order next week and full schedule on Sunday due to the network will picking line-up with all of the holidays and family movies marathon with the attempt of animated movies by Warner Bros..[5][6]
On August 7, 2007, Mi Tele ended its run, its last program being Mujeres Engañadas were discontinued.[2] Telefutura kept some of the programming on the second children's cartoon block Toonturama until September 30th, 2012.
Toonturama[]
On January 19, 2002, two separate children's programming blocks known as "Toonturama" and "Toonturama Junior" – which features some programs compliant with Federal Communications Commission and educational programming requirements – debuted on the airs for five hours each Saturday and Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time. All other time periods are filled with Informercials.
The introduced a new logo with font text (Rat Fink Heavy) with different colors (red and black with the extruded font, and white text for "Toonturama") alongside bumpers and promos CGI computer animated and controlled by TelevisaUnivision USA (formerly Univision Communications; same as the block was launched as "Planeta U" on April 5, 2008, which is designer along with the 3D computer with bumpers and promos on Univision).
The block included a four-hour lineup that consisted mainly of dubbed versions of American, Canadian, and European animated series came the network opted to fully program the block with shows acquired from various programming production companies and distributors (the network was carry pick-up the cartoon shows entered into a programming agreement with the Canada-based animation studio Nelvana, the European-based animation studio BRB Internacional in Spain, Junior and EM.TV & Merchandising AG in Germany, as well as the two United States-based animation studios including Zodiac Entertainment (via Carlton; which is previously cartoons are executive production in England), Universal Cartoons Studios (based on the 1990 film, was adapted into an animated television series) and Film Roman).[7][8]
The block has originally produced in English, as well as Japanese anime series such as Lost Universe, Tenchi Universe, and Red Baron as part of its inaugural lineup. Toad Patrol was an exception to the dubbing as it needed to use an English dub to fix translation issues.[1]
On February 19, 2002, Telefutura will be including the changing time zone on scheduled from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern/Pacific Time Zone including the three former Mi Tele cartoon shows were moved to the children's block on weekend mornings including The New World of the Gnomes, Mr. Bogus and Anatole (after week of the first block, Mi Tele with cartoon were ended in March 15) will be offer date premiered on March 23, 2002, until December 29, 2002.[9]
On September 9, 2018, in an agreement with Animaccord, the network launched the popular Russian cartoon Masha and the Bear, airing it every Sunday morning.[10]
Toonturama Junior[]
The two-hour companion block that preceded it on Saturday and Sunday mornings, Toonturama Junior, featuring programs aimed at preschoolers that fulfilled educational programming requirements defined by the Federal Communications Commission's Children's Television Act (the block aired with including originally distributors by Venevisión in Venezuela and Televisa in Mexico such as El Club de Los Tigritos, El Espacio de Tatiana and El Cubo de Donalú).
Among the programs featured on "Toonturama Junior" was Plaza Sésamo ("City Square Sesame"), Televisa and Sesame Workshop's Spanish-language adaptation of Sesame Street featuring a mix of original segments featuring characters based on its U.S.-based parent series and dubbed interstitials from the aforementioned originating program, which had aired on Univision since 1995 after a seven-year run and passed on the U.S. television rights to Telefutura at its launch.[1][11]
Programming[]
Though the block was intended to air on weekday mornings and Saturday and Sunday mornings, some UniMás affiliates deferred certain programs aired within the block to Saturday and Sunday afternoons, or (in the case of affiliates in the Western United States; including Albuquerque, New Mexico timeslot at 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Monday to Friday afternoons due to select national sports broadcasts (especially in the case of 2002 FIFA World Cup and/or 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer tournaments) or the network airing with the consisted of feature films including all of the Hollywood movies earlier attempt daytime or all of the animated holiday movies produced by Warner Bros. (via Warner Bros. Animation, DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera) and MGM scheduled in earlier timeslots to comply with the E/I regulations. Alleviating stations carrying UniMás network programming via that feed from the responsibility of purchasing the local rights to such programs.
Current programming[]
| Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|
| El Mundo es TuyoE/I | May 7, 2018 | |
| Animal FanpediaE/I | August 2, 2020 | [12] |
| The Wonder GangE/I | December 26, 2021 |
Former programming[]
Mi Tele[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantaghirò | January 15, 2002 | March 15, 2002 | [1][7] |
Toonturama[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Bogus | January 15, 2002 | April 27, 2003 | [1][9][8] |
| The New World of the Gnomes | October 6, 2002 | [1][9][7] | |
| AnatoleE/I | [1][9] | ||
| Lights... Camera... Action! (Supermodels) | January 19, 2002 | [1][7] | |
| Yolanda, Daughter of the Black Corsair | March 17, 2002 | [1][7] | |
| Ned's NewtE/I | January 8, 2005 | [1] | |
| Stickin' Around | March 17, 2002 | [1] | |
| Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | July 27, 2003 | [1] | |
| Mythic Warriors | December 29, 2002 | [1] | |
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | January 8, 2005 | [1] | |
| Lost Universe | March 17, 2002 | [1] | |
| Football Stories | April 20, 2002 | June 30, 2002 | [7] |
| Tenchi Universe | |||
| The Dumb BunniesE/I | November 2, 2002 | January 8, 2005 | |
| Widget, the World WatcherE/I | July 27, 2003 | [8] | |
| The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | January 4, 2003 | April 27, 2003 | |
| Bruno the Kid | July 27, 2003 | ||
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | April 27, 2003 | ||
| Red Baron | July 27, 2003 | ||
| Plaza SésamoE/I | May 3, 2003 | May 7, 2016 | |
| Marcelino Pan y Vino | August 2, 2003 | January 1, 2006 | |
| Fairy Tale Police Department | July 1, 2006 | ||
| Mummy Nanny | |||
| Li'l Elvis and the TruckstoppersE/I | October 28, 2007 | ||
| Gladiator Academy | September 4, 2005 | ||
| Toad PatrolE/I | September 6, 2003 | March 11, 2012 | |
| Animal AtlasE/I | September 10, 2005 | June 9, 2018 | |
| Flight Squad | August 28, 2010 | ||
| Problem Child | September 11, 2005 | March 30, 2008 | |
| Zipi y Zape | January 28, 2007 | ||
| Betty Toons | July 8, 2006 | December 28, 2008 | |
| Toonturama Presenta: La Vida AnimalE/I | November 4, 2007 | September 30, 2012 | |
| Zoo CluesE/I | October 7, 2012 | April 29, 2018 | |
| Super GeniosE/I | May 14, 2016 | July 25, 2021 | [13] |
| Masha and the BearE/I | September 9, 2018 | December 29, 2019 | [10] |
Toonturama Junior[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Club de Los Tigritos | January 19, 2002 | April 27, 2003 | [1] |
| El Espacio de Tatiana | May 3, 2003 | August 1, 2004 | [1] |
| Bob the BuilderE/I | August 2, 2003 | September 4, 2005 | |
| El Cubo de Donalú | August 7, 2004 | January 9, 2005 | [1] |
Acquired programming[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugemanía | March 23, 2002 | October 6, 2002 | [9] |
| Mega Match | October 11, 2003 | [9] | |
| Carrusel | March 18, 2002 | December 6, 2002 | [9] |
| Luz Clarita | July 5, 2002 | [9] | |
| Gotita de Amor | July 8, 2002 | October 25, 2002 | |
| Rayito de Luz | December 9, 2002 | January 10, 2003 | |
| El Abuelo y Yo | May 3, 2003 | January 29, 2005 | |
| Pokémon: Black & White | November 15, 2017 | February 16, 2018 | [14] |
Movies[]
| Title | Initial broadcast date | End time | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost | May 27, 2002 | ||
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | May 27, 2002 | December 22, 2003 | |
| Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island | June 17, 2002 | May 26, 2003 | |
| Twice Upon a Time | June 24, 2002 | December 31, 2003 | |
| Rover Dangerfield | June 24, 2002 | ||
| Katy La Oruga | July 4, 2002 | [5] | |
| Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish | December 24, 2002 | September 5, 2005 | [6] |
| Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | December 24, 2003 | ||
| Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | December 25, 2002 | May 31, 2004 | |
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | July 4, 2004 | ||
| The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie | December 25, 2002 | ||
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | January 1, 2003 | December 27, 2004 | |
| Jetsons: The Movie | May 26, 2003 | December 23, 2004 | |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | June 28, 2003 | ||
| Cats Don't Dance | July 4, 2003 | December 31, 2003 | |
| Gay Purr-ee | |||
| Tom and Jerry: The Movie | September 1, 2003 | ||
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | September 1, 2003 | May 31, 2004 | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | December 22, 2003 | ||
| Muppets from Space | December 31, 2003 | September 6, 2004 | |
| Pokémon 3: The Movie | July 4, 2004 | December 19, 2002 | |
| Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | December 19, 2004 | ||
| The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | December 20, 2004 | ||
See also[]
- Planeta U - The weekend morning children's block on Univision.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Cartoons For Children On TeleFutura". Hispanic Ad Weekly. Hispanic Media Sales, Inc. December 15, 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "TeleFutura Schedules on August 7, 2007/Mi Tele Final Aired in 2007". univision.com. Univision Communications. August 6, 2007.
- ^ "TeleFutura's Counter Play". Mediaweek. BPI Publications. January 14, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "TeleFutura Sets It's Mark With Younger Audiences". Hispanic Ad Weekly. Hispanic Media Sales, Inc. January 11, 2002.
- ^ a b "TeleFutura Summer & 4th Of July Line-up". Hispanic Ad Weekly. Hispanic Media Sales, Inc. June 1, 2002.
- ^ a b "Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish En Español aired on TeleFutura on New Years Day". Save Animaniacs News. Retrieved 2004-01-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Leigh Godfrey (March 5, 2002). "BRB Internacional Providing Slate Of Animated Programs To Latin American Markets". AWN.com. Animation World Network.
- ^ a b c Ed Waller (February 25, 2002). "US Hispanic deal for Carlton toons". c21media.net. C21 Media.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "TeleFutura Expands Programming". Hispanic Ad Weekly. Hispanic Media Sales, Inc. February 19, 2002.
- ^ a b Animaccord, International licensing Company and Studio (September 7, 2018). "Animaccord Extends the Masha and the Bear Media Presence in the USA".
- ^ Sam Thielman (December 10, 2012). "Hispanic Networks Rebrand en Masse". AdWeek. Guggenheim Partners.
- ^ "Mobius.LAB Kids' 'AnimalFanPedia' To Air On UniMás In U.S." videoageinternational.net. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "UniMás Announces Educational Series 'Súper Genios' Premiere Date". Latin Times. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ "Mega-Hit "Pokémon: The Series" is Coming to UniMás Network On Nov. 15". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
External links[]
- UniMás original programming
- Television programming blocks in the United States
- 2002 American television series debuts