www.4kidstv.com
4Kids TV (often shown as “4K!DS TV”) was a Saturday morning television programming block on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The block was part of the Fox Network schedule. 4Kids TV was the result of a four-year agreement reached in January 2002 between 4Kids Entertainment and Fox to lease the network’s Saturday morning programming block[citation needed]. The block launched under the name “FoxBox” on September 14, 2002, replacing Fox Kids which was cancelled following the purchase of Fox Family Worldwide by The Walt Disney Company[citation needed]. It was re-branded 4Kids TV on January 22, 2005[citation needed]. 4Kids Entertainment is wholly responsible for the content of the block and collects all advertising revenues from it[citation needed].
The programming block aired on Saturday mornings in most areas of the United States, though some stations carried it on Sundays[citation needed]. 4Kids actually ran two competing Saturday morning lineups; on May 24, 2008, 4Kids Entertaimnent replaced the Kids’ WB programming block aired on The CW Television Network on Saturday mornings with a new block, The CW4Kids.
It was announced in November 2008 that the 4Kids TV block would conclude at the end of the year due to a payment (Fox was being paid no money for airing the block)/distribution (Fox did not keep its promise of coverage in at least 90% of Fox affiliates) dispute between 4Kids and Fox. The block ended on December 27, 2008. Fox announced that the time would no longer be used for kids programming, owing that it was no longer viable due to the burden of E/I programming and the insurmountable competition from Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Discovery Kids since the time was used for kids programming since 1990. On January 3, 2009, the network gave two hours back to affiliates (likely began to encourage them to begin Saturday morning newscasts or began to make fulfilling their E/I requirements easier), while the other two hours became an informercial block titled Weekend Marketplace.
The CW4Kids logo
The 4KidsTV logo now only exists as the closing logo for 4Kids Entertainment for 4Kids shows run outside of The CW4Kids block outside of the United States.
4Kids launched an online video player on their website on September 8, 2007, and has been adding full episodes and more videos and content since then. However, it was revamped on September 25, 2008, though in beta testing[citation needed]. Promotions stated that 4Kids TV would be “moving online” starting in January 2009, implying that the video player would take full effect then, but it was still in beta testing[citation needed]. However, 4Kids seemed to increase the rate that shows were added to the player at that point[citation needed]. On September 9, 2009, the beta symbol was removed, and the player was revamped again[citation needed].
Contents
1 Programming
1.1 4KidsTV.com Streaming Video
2 Former shows
2.1 Ended in 2003
2.2 Ended in 2004
2.3 Ended in 2005
2.4 Ended in 2006
2.5 Ended in 2007
2.6 Ended in 2008
3 Other site features
3.1 Papercrafts
3.2 Stamp Collection
3.2.1 Covers
4 Relationship with Fox and broadcast ambiguities
4.1 Markets where 4Kids TV did not run at all
4.2 Markets where 4Kids TV ran on a MyNetworkTV affiliate
4.3 Markets where 4Kids TV ran on an affiliate of The CW
4.3.1 New World stations and 4Kids TV
4.3.2 KTVK and KASW
4.4 Markets where 4Kids TV ran on a current independent station
5 References
6 External links
// Programming 4KidsTV.com Streaming Video
Currently released
Show
Currently released episodes
Notes
Biker Mice from Mars
Episodes 1-4, 6-16, 18
More episodes randomly being added.
Chaotic
Episodes 1-40
Complete first season.
Chaotic: M’arillian Invasion
Episodes 41-61 (1-21)
Up to date.
Cubix: Robots for Everyone
Episodes 1-26
Complete series.
Dinosaur King
Episodes 1-44, 46-47
Up to date. Episode 45 was skipped for now.
Di-Gata Defenders
Episodes 1-13, 15, 21-22, 26
More episodes randomly being added.
GoGoRiki
Episodes 1-2, 4-11, 14-18, 19B-C
4Kids seems to be switching between adding them to “clips” and “Season 1″. Unknown if or when the skipped episodes will be added. It seems that every Thursday, “GoTunes” are added.
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
Episodes 1-26
Complete first season.
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Episodes 1-40
Complete series, including the final 2 episodes which never aired on US television.
Magical DoReMi
Episodes 1-51 (50)
Complete series, including Season 2 which never aired on television. Episode 30 was never dubbed. No plans for any further episodes. All Witching Singalongs are online too, including two which never aired on television, and one whose song is new to its respective singalong.
Pat and Stan (Pat et Stanley)
Unknown
Series of shorts featuring an animated hippo and dog
Skunk Fu!
Episodes 1-3, 5-7, 9
Status unknown.
Sonic X
Episodes 1-104
This series is going to continue in June 1, 2010
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Episodes 1-117 (116)
This includes “Insane in the Membrane” which never aired on television in the US. Production was never completed on episode 110. Flash-animated shorts are added as well.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer
Episodes 144-156 (1-13)
Complete season, including “Mayhem from Mutant Island” shorts.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
Episodes 118-143 (1-26)
Complete season. TMNT, Fast Forward, and Back to the Sewer are treated as different shows on the video player, even though the storyline is intact and TMNT and Fast Forward are the same site.
Viva Piata
Episodes 6, 21-34
Status unknown.
Winx Club
Episodes 1-78
Complete series, including several music videos.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Episodes 1-224 (and Capsule Monsters episodes 1-12)
Complete series, including the Capsule Monsters OVA. The Capsule Monsters episodes are listed as part of Season 5, between the Grand Championship and Dawn of the Duel episodes, which is their spot in the show’s continuity.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
Episodes 1-61
Up to date, including several unaired episodes.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Episodes 1-57
Complete First Season. Second season episodes are being added on a weekly basis. Former shows
Fox Box logo used from September 14, 2002 – January 15, 2005.
4Kids TV logo used from September 2007 – December 27, 2008. Ended in 2003
Pirate Islands (2003) (TV-Y7)
Ultraman Tiga (September 14, 20022003) (TV-Y7-FV)
Stargate Infinity (September 2002 – June 2003) (TV-Y7-FV) (E/I)
Fighting Foodons (September 14, 2002 – August 30, 2003) (TV-Y7-FV)
WMAC Masters (2003) (Reruns from syndication) (TV-Y7)
Back to the Future: The Animated Series (March 2003 – September 2003) (Reruns from CBS Kids) (TV-Y) (E/I) Ended in 2004
Cubix: Robots for Everyone (September 6, 2003 – June 12, 2004) (Reruns from Kids’ WB) (TV-Y) (E/I)
Cabbage Patch Kids (TV Series) (One episode aired as part of a promotion.) (TV-Y) Ended in 2005
Alien Racers (2005) (TV-Y7)
Incredible Crash Dummies (shorts) (20042005) (TV-Y)
F-Zero GP Legend (September 4, 2004 – March 5, 2005) (TV-Y7-FV)
The Menu (Summer 2004 – Summer 2005) (TV-Y7)
Shaman King (August 30, 2003 – September 3, 2005) (TV-Y7-FV)
One Piece (20032005) Ended in 2006
Mew Mew Power (February 19, 2005 – July 22, 2006) (TV-Y7-FV) The Cramp Twins (February 8, 2003 – August 19, 2006) (TV-Y7)
Ultimate Muscle (September 14, 2002 – August 19, 2006) (TV-Y7-FV)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters (September 9, 2006 – November 25, 2006) (TV-Y7-FV)
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (August 27, 2005 – December 30, 2006) (TV-Y7-FV) Ended in 2007
Bratz (August 20, 2005 – April 7, 2007) (TV-Y7)
Yu-Gi-Oh! (September 2, 2006 – August 25, 2007) (TV-Y7-FV) Ended in 2008
Funky Cops (August 23, 2003 – January 23, 2008) (Ended in 2004 on TV) (TV-Y7)
The Adrenaline Project (September 29, 2007 – April 5, 2008) (TV-G) (E/I)
Magical DoReMi (August 13, 2005 – May 2, 2008) (Ended in 2006 on TV) (TV-Y) (E/I)
Chaotic (October 7, 2006 – June 14, 2008) (Now on Disney XD) (TV-Y7-FV)
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (September 1, 2007 – June 14, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV)
Viva Piata (August 26, 2006 – August 2, 2008) (TV-Y)
Dinosaur King (September 8, 2007 – September 6, 2008) (Now on The CW4Kids) (TV-Y7-FV)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (February 8, 2003 – September 6, 2008) (Now on The CW4Kids) (TV-Y7-FV)
Di-Gata Defenders (July 28, 2007 – December 27, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV)
Biker Mice from Mars (August 9, 2008 – December 27, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV)
Sonic X (August 23, 2003 – December 27, 2008) (Now on The CW4Kids) (TV-Y7-FV)
Chaotic: M’arrillian Invasion (September 13, 2008 – December 27, 2008) (Now on Cartoon Network) (TV-Y7-FV)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward (July 29, 2006 – December 27, 2008) (TV-Y7-FV)
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (September 14, 2002 – December 27, 2008) (Now on The CW4Kids) (TV-Y7-FV)
Winx Club (May 22, 2004 – December 27, 2008) (Now on The CW4Kids) (TV-Y7-FV) (E/I) Other site features Papercrafts
4Kids had Papercrafts, where you can make paper characters from 4Kids shows.
Show
Character(s)
Chaotic
Chaor, Maxxor, H’earring, Intress
Dinosaur King
Chomp, Max
GoGoRiki
Ottoriki, Pogoriki, Rosariki, Docoriki
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
Dante Vale
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Kamen Rider Wing Knight, Kamen Rider Torque, Kamen Rider Strike
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Kirby, Meta-Knight, Waddle Dee
Sonic X
Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Dr. Eggman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, Splinter, Casey Jones, Shredder, Foot Ninja
Viva Piata
Fergy Stamp Collection
New stamps appear on the site each day. There are also covers to select as one’s stampbook. Bonus stamps are awarded for collected the number of required stamps in a given set. Below are a few examples.
Show
Stamps
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Kit Taylor, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Len, Kamen Rider Wing Knight, Kase, Kamen Rider Siren, Xaviax (bonus)
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Escargoon, Falala, Fololo, Kirby, King Dedede, Lady Like, Meta-Knight, Sir Ebrum, Tiff, Tuff, Waddle Dee, Kirby Bonus! (bonus)
Sonic X
Amy, Big the Cat, Cheese, Chris, Cream, Eggman, Knuckles, Rouge, Shadow, Sonic, Tails, Sonic X logo (bonus)
Super Mario Bros.
Bowser, Daisy, Donkey Kong, Luigi, Mario, Peach, Toad, Waluigi, Wario, Yoshi, Star (bonus)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
Bishop, Cody, Donatello, Hovershell, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael, Serling, Splinter, Starlee, Tank, The TMNT (bonus)
Winx Club
Amore, Bloom, Chatta, Flora, Layla, Lockette, Musa, Piff, Stella, Tecna, Tune, Digit (bonus) Covers
Biker Mice from Mars
Chaotic
Chaotic: M’arillian Invasion
Cubix
Di-Gata Defenders
Dinosaur King
Fighting Foodons
Funky Cops
GoGoRiki
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Magical DoReMi
Monster Jam
Pat and Stan (Pat et Stanley)
Skunk Fu!
Sonic X
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
The Adrenaline Project
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Viva Piata
Winx Club
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Relationship with Fox and broadcast ambiguities
The block had a somewhat unusual relationship to the Fox Network. The programming was produced for Fox and offered to Fox affiliates first, so the Fox affiliate in any given area has right of first refusal. In the event a Fox affiliate or in some cases an O & O, Owned and Operated, Fox affiliate opts not to carry 4Kids TV the block then is available in the market for another television station to pick up. In fact, it was due in part to this relationship that 4Kids dissolved the block in 2008, as they had been promised clearance on at least 90% of Fox affiliates.
Most 4Kids TV programming did not meet the criteria to be considered educational and did not count toward the 3 hour per week mandatory educational children’s programming quotas. The only exceptions were Winx Club, The Adrenaline Project, Magical DoReMi, Stargate Infinity, reruns of Back to the Future: the Animated Series, and Cubix. Markets where 4Kids TV did not run at all
Austin, TX – KTBC Fox O&O
Birmingham, AL – WBRC Fox Affiliate
Greensboro, NC – WGHP Fox Affiliate
Greenwood, MS – WABG-DT2 Fox Affiliate (station does not sign on until 4PM on Saturdays, or earlier if there are sports scheduled) Markets where 4Kids TV ran on a MyNetworkTV affiliate
Chicago, IL – WFLD Fox O&O, WPWR-TV MyNetworkTV O&O (FTSG duopoly) (former UPN)
Miami, FL – WSVN Fox Affiliate, WBFS MyNetworkTV Affiliate (former UPN)
Portland, OR – KPTV Fox Affiliate, KPDX MyNetworkTV Affiliate (Meredith duopoly) (former UPN)
Tucson, AZ – KMSB-TV Fox Affiliate, KTTU MyNetworkTV Affiliate (Belo duopoly) (former UPN)
Detroit, MI – WJBK Fox O&O, WMYD MyNetworkTV affiliate (aired 4Kids TV on Sundays) (former WB)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX – KDFW Fox O&O, KDFI MyNetworkTV O&O (FTSG duopoly) (former independent)
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, KMSP-TV Fox O&O, WFTC MyNetworkTV O&O (FTSG duopoly) (former UPN)
San Antonio, Texas – KABB Fox Affiliate, KMYS MyNetworkTV Affiliate (Sinclair duopoly) (former WB) Markets where 4Kids TV ran on an affiliate of The CW
Note: These CW affiliates ran 4Kids TV on Sundays, due to their obligation to carry the The CW4Kids Saturday block. All are former WB affiliates.
Atlanta, GA – WUPA
Cleveland, OH – WJW-TV Fox affiliate, WBNX-TV The CW affiliate
Fresno, CA – KMPH Fox affiliate, KFRE-TV The CW affiliate (Pappas duopoly)
Phoenix, AZ – KSAZ Fox O&O, KASW The CW affiliate
Omaha, NE – KPTM Fox Affiliate, KXVO The CW affiliate (Pappas duopoly) New World stations and 4Kids TV
Dating back to the Fox Kids days, the stations that Fox acquired from New World Communications in 1996 generally did not air 4Kids TV. In some of the New World markets, 4Kids was not aired on any station. In a majority of these markets, an independent station carried this block: in others, the MyNetworkTV affiliate carried it: in still others, the CW affiliate carried it. The exception was St. Louis, Missouri, where KTVI carried 4Kids TV (2 hours early, beginning at 5:00). KTVK and KASW
KASW signed on in September 1995 on channel 61. It was originally owned by the Brooks family and immediately secured a local marketing agreement with MAC America Communications, then owner of KTVK. KTVK bought the entire broadcast day on the station to run shows that did not fit into KTVK’s schedule. The WB affiliation also went from KTVK to KASW. The station ran syndicated cartoons, Kids’ WB! cartoons, first-run shows from The WB Television Network, classic sitcoms, recent sitcoms, old movies, and eventually Fox Kids by the end of 1996.
KNXV officially became Phoenix’s ABC affiliate in January 1995, and KTVK nominally became the market’s WB affiliate. However, it only showed WB programming on Saturday nights, so it was essentially an independent station. It also ran Fox Kids in the early afternoons and weekend mornings for about a year. The station aired Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and several off-network sitcoms during prime time.
KTVK owned a huge programming inventory, but lacked enough time in its broadcast day to air it all even after dropping ABC. As such, when the Brooks family launched a new station, KASW, in September, KTVK immediately entered into a local marketing agreement with the new station. KASW became a WB affiliate, and KTVK bought the new station’s entire broadcast day. KTVK then reinstated Saturday morning newscasts.
Ironically, since 2001 Fox owned both KSAZ Fox 10 and KUTP My 45 (then UPN 45). It was thought that 4Kids TV would move to Channel 45 but Fox still passed on it even for their second station in that market. It therefore remained on KASW. Markets where 4Kids TV ran on a current independent station
Kansas City, MO – WDAF-TV Fox Affiliate, KMCI Independent (38 The Spot) (Saturdays at 8am)
Milwaukee, WI – WITI Fox Affiliate, WMLW-CA Independent (Sundays at 8am)
Tampa, FL – WTVT Fox O&O, WMOR-TV Independent (Sundays at 8am) References
^ “4Kids TV takes over Kids WB advertisement”. 4Kids TV. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/10/cw_turns_over_saturday_morning.php. Retrieved 2008-04-12.Â
^ “4Kids TV takes over Kids WB advertisement”. 4Kids TV. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973235.html?categoryid=14&cs=1. Retrieved 2008-04-12.Â
^ “4Kids Entertainment Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results and Settlement of Fox Litigation”. QuoteMedia.com. November 10, 2008. http://app.quotemedia.com/data/newsItem.htm?webmasterId=92403&storyId=14004012&topic=KDE. Retrieved 2009-01-11.Â
^ “Fox Ends Saturday-Morning Cartoons”. New York Times. November 24, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/business/media/25kidstv.html. Retrieved 2009-01-11.Â
^ “Longform Ads Replace Kid Fare on Fox”. Variety.com. November 23, 2008. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996360.html. Retrieved 2009-01-11. External links
Official website
4Kids Entertainment
Fox
IMDb page for “The Fight for the Fox Box”, a half-hour TV special with multiple show crossovers.
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Children’s Television Blocks in the United States
Current
@DK (Discovery Kids) ABC Kids  (ABC) Cookie Jar Network (syndicated) Cookie Jar Toons (This TV) Cookie Jar TV (CBS) The CW4Kids (CW) PBS Kids/PBS Kids GO!/Miss Lori and Hooper (PBS) Planeta U (UNI) qubo (NBC/ION/TMD) Smile of a Child (TBN) Toonturama (TFU) Playhouse Disney (Disney Channel) Discovery Kids (Latin America) (Discovery Familia)
Past
Animation Station (Sci Fi) BKN (syndicated) Cartoon Quest (Sci Fi) CBS Kidshow (CBS) Discovery Kids on NBC (NBC) The Disney Afternoon (syndicated) Disney’s One Too (UPN) DiC Kids Network (syndicated) Fox Box/4Kids TV (FOX) Fox Kids (FOX) Jetix (ABC Family/Toon Disney) KOL Secret Slumber Party/KEWLopolis (CBS) Kids’ WB (WB, CW) Miguzi (Cartoon Network) Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon) Nick on CBS/Nick Jr. on CBS (CBS) One Saturday Morning  (ABC) PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch (PBS) PAX Kids (PAX) Pillow Head Hour (WB) SNICK (Nickelodeon) TNBC (NBC) TEENick (Nickelodeon) Toonami (Cartoon Network) UPN Kids (UPN) USA Action Extreme Team (USA) USA Cartoon Express (USA) Nickelodeon en Telemunndo (Telemundo)
See also
Children’s Television Act E/I Saturday morning cartoon Categories: Television programming blocks | Fox Kids | 4Kids EntertainmentHidden categories: All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements from February 2010
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