Univision y Los Niños
| Network | Univision |
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| Launched |
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| Closed |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | TelevisaUnivision USA (some content is sourced by DIC Entertainment) |
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| Running time | 4 hours |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
Univision y Los Niños (in English, "Univision and the Kids" and/or "Univision and the Children") is a former American children's programming block that airs on the Spanish-language television network Univision which debuted on June 26, 1989, to September 15, 1990. The two-hour block—which airs Monday to Friday and Saturday morning cartoon from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. ET/PT—features the network was in partnership with DIC Entertainment including 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 by DIC Enterprises consisting four 30-minute episodes. All shows featured on Univision y Los Niños are designed to meet federally mandated educational programming guidelines defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) via the Children's Television Act.
The following week, Univision y Los Niños aired for the final time on September 15, 1990, it was replaced by Platavision premiered on weekday and weekend morning block — including some of the DIC Animation City shows was caring on the air by Univision.
History[]
In 1989, Univision launched on Monday to Friday and Saturday morning block as Univision y Los Niños ("Univision and the Kids" and/or "Univision and the Children"), along agreement and joint venture companies including DIC Entertainment, World Events Productions, TMS Entertainment and France 3 (Univision acquired that channel in 1988, one year after the block launched). The programming consisting four 30-minute episodes with Spanish-dubbed versions of the America, Japan, Canada and France animated shows, across of the DIC Animation City and Saban Entertainment (with the cartoon shows are distributor by Lexington Broadcast Services Company, Hallmark Cards, SFM Entertainment and Atkinson Film-Arts. Nicolas sold his stake in the network to a partnership of Hallmark Cards and Televisa for 25 years, which formed Univision Holdings Inc.) animated-cartoon shows including Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Kidd Video, Rainbow Brite, and The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin.
The program has the other shows are non-block aired schedule on every Saturday morning on Univision including Japanese anime and France animated series such as Treasure Island, Once Upon a Time... Life, Once Upon a Time... Man, Princess Knight and Voltron: Defender of the Universe, and customized animated openings, closings and bumpers. The programs are produced in English by DIC Enterprises and dubbed in Spanish.
On September 17, 1990, after Univision y Los Niños was discontinued on September 15, 1990, Univision will launched a weekday morning block as Platavision, the following of the program block show including the live-action and animated series with the produced by DIC Animation City such as Pepe Plata and Beverly Hills Teens.
The following week, Platavision were discontinued in August 4, 1991, the following week of the new block launched as Chispavision on Monday to Friday and weekend morning block. Univision caring over some of the DIC-produced shows to the block premiered following debut such as COPS, Captain N: The Game Master as well as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and Inspector Gadget. One such notable program was El Show de Xuxa ("The Xuxa Show"), a variety-based series starring the Southern Brazilian entertainer, which became a hit in the U.S. when it debuted on the network in 1992 (Xuxa would subsequently star in an American syndicated version of the program that aired for one season from 1993 to 1994).[1][2][3]
Programming[]
Former programming[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors | June 26, 1989 | September 15, 1990 |
| Kidd Video | ||
| Rainbow Brite | ||
| The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin |
Acquired programming from Univision[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Burbujas | October 6, 1979 | April 20, 1985 |
| Big Blue Marble | ||
| Ruy, the Little Cid | January 19, 1985 | April 11, 1987 |
| Ulysses 31 | June 24, 1989 | |
| Superbook | October 26, 1985 | April 11, 1987 |
| The Adventures of the Little Prince | April 11, 1987 | October 1, 1988 |
| Princess Knight | August 3, 1991 | |
| Nobody's Boy: Remi | March 18, 1989 | |
| Time Bokan | October 1, 1988 | |
| Moonlight Mask | June 24, 1989 | |
| Treasure Island | March 10, 1990 | |
| El Tesoro del Saber | December 4, 1994 | |
| Future Boy Conan | October 1, 1988 | |
| Voltron: Defender of the Universe | October 8, 1988 | August 3, 1991 |
| Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future | June 24, 1989 | |
| Once Upon a Time... Life | March 25, 1989 | September 15, 1990 |
| Once Upon a Time... Man | ||
| Cantinflas y Sus Amigos | November 6, 1993 | February 27, 2000 |
Platavision[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Pepe Plata | September 17, 1990 | August 4, 1991 |
| Beverly Hills Teens |
Chispavision[]
| Title | Premiere date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| COPS | August 5, 1991 | January 22, 1993 |
| Captain N: The Game Master | ||
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | ||
| Inspector Gadget | March 2, 1992 | January 24, 1993 |
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | ||
| The New Archies | ||
| El Show de Xuxa | August 10, 1991 |
See also[]
- Planeta U - The weekend morning block on Univision
- Toonturama - The Saturday and Sunday morning cartoon block on UniMás (formerly known as TeleFutura).
- Galamiguitos - The preschool block on Galavisión.
References[]
- ^ Cerone, Daniel (April 19, 1992). "COVER STORY : A Hit in L.A. Latino Homes, Xuxa Is Working on Her English". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Brazilian star becomes hit on Spanish kiddie TV". Kentucky New Era. Kentucky New Era, Inc. Associated Press. January 6, 1992. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Sexy star a smash on Spanish kid-TV". The Fort Scott Tribune. Associated Press. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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