History Creator / KidsWB

* ''WesternAnimation/PhantomInvestigators'' (first stop-motion show to air on the lineup; was removed after six episodes of the thirteen had aired due to not having enough male viewers. [[note]]Yes really, see the page Trivia tab for more on that[[/note]])

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: [[Creator/CookieJarTV KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS]] from 2006, which was partially sponsored by then-WB owned AOL (both companies also jointly owned Creator/{{The CW}}), and featured a blatantly girl-centric lineup as opposed to Kids' WB's equally blatant boy-centric agenda. As such, neither block ever bothered promoting the other's series (except possibly during local ad time on CBS/CW duopolies). Downplayed in that AOL's involvement was mostly limited to running the tie-in website (the actual shows were produced by Creator/{{DiC Entertainment}}) and dropped out after just one year.

* DuelingWorks: With Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning and Creator/FoxKids (thanks to WB taking their shows back from them). Fox Kids' successor, the [=FoxBox=], later renamed [=4Kids=] TV, served as this for a while until [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment [=4Kids=]]] got into a shoving match with Fox and took over this block instead.

1999 ended up being a turning point for the block. While Fox Kids was starting to struggle due to problems with the ill-fated [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] network, the aftermath of the Fox/New World debacle, the conclusion of network darlings ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', the growing presence of cable networks such as Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/CartoonNetwork and a newly-relaunched Creator/DisneyChannel and the beginning of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''' SeasonalRot, Kids' WB! picked up a little syndicated show called ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', the move of which caused the franchise's popularity in the West to reach ''monolithic'' levels. Ratings started overtaking Fox Kids that year, and its popularity combined with the strength of its DC cartoons (in particular ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' and ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'') as well as additional anime additions like ''Anime/YuGiOh'', firmly established it as the premier children's destination for broadcast TV. Kids' WB would expand its weekday afternoon block by another hour, with the Saturday block expanded to five hours (which they kept for the remainder of its run), and Fox Kids would fold two years later and be replaced by [=FoxBox=], programmed by Creator/FourKidsEntertainment (which dubbed ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh'').

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon|The Series}}'' (Originally premiered in 1998 through syndication in select regions. Needless to say, it became the block's biggest money maker and eventually its longest-running program after it was fully picked up by the network, contributing to the rise of both the Pokémon craze and the anime boom. Starting from the original ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries Indigo League]]'' season, It would stay with the network until the end of the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced Battle]]'' season in 2006 when Creator/FourKidsEntertainment lost the license and ultimately hop over to Cartoon Network.)

* TheArtifact: As the block began to shift more towards action cartoons and anime, which were fueled by the successes of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and especially ''Anime/{{Pokemon|The Series}}'', the WB studio and its water tower became this after the ''The Big Cartoonie Show'', which featured the block's final runs of ''Animaniacs'', was discontinued in late 2000.

[[BrokenBase Not everyone was pleased about it]], though. Fans of ''Animaniacs'', as well other Creator/StevenSpielberg[=-=]produced WB cartoons such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', felt ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''[='=]s popularity was cannibalizing WB's in-house productions due to the fact that it was cheaper to just license the shows and give them multiple time slots than produce their own shows if it didn't bring in similar ratings. In addition, Kids' WB! also began losing interest in DC cartoons (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' ended up airing on Cartoon Network instead) after ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'' failed to impress; ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' ended up being the last original DC cartoon for the network, premiering two years after ''Zeta Project''[='=]s end and staying until the block itself closed.

* TheComicallySerious: Given their show's mature atmosphere, expect any [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]] character not named ComicBook/TheJoker to come across this way.

* PottyEmergency: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-zB6tQjf8U In this promo]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Wakko Warner]] has one (reusing animations from the [[TropeNamer trope-naming]] [[Recap/AnimaniacsEpisode26 episode]]), but [[CatsAreMean Sylvester and Meowth]] inform him that the toilet lid is stuck. The handle still works however, and the two cats sing that they'll flush it anyway.

* ''Series/TheNightmareRoom'' (The first live-action show ever to air on the Kids' WB line-up and SpiritualSuccessor to Series/{{Goosebumps}}, though it didn't last long.)

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' (Repeats of Creator/CartoonNetwork series, though a few episodes from the fourth season did premiere on the network before their Cartoon Network airing. It was only aired to promote WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie at the time.

* ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' (First series only. The second series, which covers the 2nd game, was never dubbed.)

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' (Repeats of Creator/CartoonNetwork series, though a few episodes from the fourth season did premiere on the network before their Cartoon Network airing.)

* ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' (First series only. The second series, which covers the 2nd game, was never dubbed)

* ''[[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Cardcaptors]]'' ([[CDubInducedPlotlineChange Many episodes were omitted in order to make the show more appealing to boys.]])

* ''[[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Cardcaptors]]'' ([[CutAndPasteTranslation Many episodes were omitted in order to make the show more appealing to boys.]])

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts (The other initial weekday show, often packaged in compilation shows as ''That's Warner Bros.!'' [[note]]Which recycled the second opening from Fox Kids' ''Merrie Melodies''.[[/note]], ''Bugs N Daffy'' [[note]]not to be confused with the similarly titled anthology series on Creator/CartoonNetwork. Incidentally, this incarnation of the show was made after Time Warner's 1996 merger with [[UsefulNotes/TedTurner Turner Entertainment]] and was among the first to feature both Warner owned post-1948 cartoons and Turner-owned pre-1948 cartoons.[[/note]], or ''The Daffy Duck Show'' [[note]]A temporary tie-in made for Film/SpaceJam that [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin featured two]] [[WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck Daffy Duck shorts]] out of the usual three Looney Tunes shown[[/note]].)

1999 ended up being a turning point for the block. While Fox Kids was starting to struggle due to problems with the ill-fated [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] network, the aftermath of the Fox/New World debacle, the conclusion of network darlings ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', the growing presence of cable networks such as Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/CartoonNetwork and a newly-relaunched Creator/DisneyChannel and the beginning of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''' SeasonalRot, Kids' WB! picked up a little syndicated show called ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', the move of which caused the franchise's popularity in the West to reach ''monolithic'' levels. Ratings started overtaking Fox Kids that year, and its popularity combined with the strength of its DC cartoons (in particular ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' and ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'') as well as additional anime additions like ''Anime/YuGiOh'', firmly established it as the premier children's destination for broadcast TV. Kids' WB would expand its weekday afternoon block by another hour, with the Saturday block expanded to five hours (which they kept for the remainder of its run), and Fox Kids would fold two years later and be replaced by [=FoxBox=], programmed by Creator/FourKidsEntertainment (which dubbed ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh'').

* ''Anime/MegamanNTWarrior'' (First two seasons)

Speaking of Cartoon Network (which was owned by WB sister outlet Turner Broadcasting, who had actually taken over The WB's operations in 2001, continuing to do so until two years later), a majority of the shows featured on the block, particularly ones that were out of their first-run, would slowly find their way to that channel as early as 1997, either airing in their entirety or though weekly spotlight blocks and experimentations. There was also an even bigger attempt at synergy by attempting to brand the late-afternoon weekday block under the Creator/{{Toonami}} name, temporarily airing two of the original block's most iconic shows, ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Anime/SailorMoon'', while some of Kids' WB's own shows, like ''Superman: The Animated Series'', ''[[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Cardcaptors]]'', and ''Batman Beyond'' would begin airing on the actual Toonami block. Viewers and critics panned it, and the rebranding was dropped after just one year. It produced one original program, ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'', which got solid reviews but lasted for only 13 episodes, and was the only live-action show ever aired on the block.

The name was repurposed as a website featuring the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts, the Creator/HannaBarbera library, and the Creator/DCComics-based cartoons. In 2013, the website's shows were scaled back heavily, and after The WB website shut down in 2013 as well, it was euthanized in May 2015.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon|The Series}}'' (Needless to say, the biggest money maker of the block after it was picked up from syndication. The continuation of the series contributed to the rise of both the Pokémon craze and the anime boom. Starting from the original ''[[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries Indigo League]]'' season, It would stay with the network until the end of the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced Battle]]'' season in 2006 when Creator/FourKidsEntertainment lost the license and ultimately hop over to Cartoon Network.)

* PottyEmergency: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-zB6tQjf8U In this promo]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Wakko Warner]] has one, but he's informed that the toilet lid is stuck, however, the handle still works.

* DuelingShows: With Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning and Creator/FoxKids (thanks to WB taking their shows back from them). Fox Kids' successor, the [=FoxBox=], later renamed [=4Kids=] TV, served as this for a while until [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment [=4Kids=]]] got into a shoving match with Fox and took over this block instead.

!!Shows featured on Kids' WB!, in the order they appeared:

[[AC:1995]]

[[AC:1996]]

[[AC:1997]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|and the Planeteers}}'' (Mostly the episodes from seasons two to four. Season one was never shown and seasons five and six were only shown on international channels.)

[[AC:1998]]

[[AC:1999]]

[[AC:2000]]

[[AC:2001 [[note]]The later half of the summer saw the introduction of Kids' WB's version of Toonami.[[/note]]]]

[[AC:2002 [[note]]Toonami was dropped from the block's branding sometime between the late spring and early summer.[[/note]]]]
* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' reruns (Consisting of reruns [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou of]] [[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies almost]] [[WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooShow all]] [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndScrappyDoo of]] [[WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooAndScrappyDooShow the]] [[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMysteries franchise's]] [[WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo previous]] [[WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo shows]].)

[[AC:2003]]

[[AC:2004]]

[[AC:2005]]

[[AC:2006 [[note]]The WB is discontinued at the end of the 2005-06 broadcast season; the block moves over to Creator/TheCW the following season and the remainder of its lifespan.[[/note]]]]

[[AC:2007]]

[[AC:2008]]

!!The block itself is associated with the following tropes:

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' (Served as the block's original mascot series when it moved from Creator/FoxKids. Was one of the first shows on the block to air on weekdays.)

* ''The Big Cartoonie Show'' [[note]](Formerly, ''[[OverlyLongName The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show]]'' and later ''[[OverlyLongName The Cat&Bunny Warneroonie SuperLooney Big Cartoonie Show]]''.)[[/note]] (Basically a compilation of toons from ''Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries'', ''Animaniacs'', ''Pinky and the Brain'', ''Looney Tunes'', and later, ''Tiny Toon Adventures''.)

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: [[Creator/CookieJarTV KOLSecretSlumberPartyonCBS]] from 2006, which was partially sponsored by then-WB owned AOL (both companies also jointly owned Creator/{{The CW}}), and featured a blatantly girl-centric lineup as opposed to Kids' WB's equally blatant boy-centric agenda. As such, neither block ever bothered promoting the other's series (except possibly during local ad time on CBS/CW duopolies). Downplayed in that AOL's involvement was mostly limited to running the tie-in website (the actual shows were produced by Creator/{{DiC Entertainment}}) and dropped out after just one year.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: {{Creator/CookieJarTV KOLSecretSlumberPartyonCBS}} from 2006, which was partially sponsored by then-WB owned AOL (both companies also jointly owned Creator/{{The CW}}), and featured a blatantly girl-centric lineup as opposed to Kids' WB's equally blatant boy-centric agenda. As such, neither block ever bothered promoting the other's series (except possibly during local ad time on CBS/CW duopolies). Downplayed in that AOL's involvement was mostly limited to running the tie-in website (the actual shows were produced by Creator/{{DiC Entertainment}}) and dropped out after just one year.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: {{Creator/CookieJarTV|KOLSecretSlumberPartyonCBS}} from 2006, which was partially sponsored by then-WB owned AOL (both companies also jointly owned Creator/{{The CW}}), and featured a blatantly girl-centric lineup as opposed to Kids' WB's equally blatant boy-centric agenda. As such, neither block ever bothered promoting the other's series (except possibly during local ad time on CBS/CW duopolies). Downplayed in that AOL's involvement was mostly limited to running the tie-in website (the actual shows were produced by Creator/{{DiC Entertainment}})and dropped out after just one year.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes''

By the 2007-2008 season, signs were starting to point towards the end of the block: ''The Batman'', ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', ''WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue'' and ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTales'' were all announced canceled, and only one show, ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', was slated to premiere mid-season. In October 2007, The CW announced a four-year deal with [=4Kids=] Entertainment to take over the five-hour slot beginning in the summer of 2008. Kids' WB! aired its last broadcast on May 17, 2008, with its successor, [=The CW4Kids=] (later re-branded as Creator/{{Toonzai}}) launching the following week; shows that weren't canceled, including ''Spider-Man'' (which premiered two months before the block closed) and ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' finished their seasons in the new block's inaugural season before moving to other networks that fall; ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' found a new home at Creator/DisneyXD, while ''Johnny Test'' jumped ship to Cartoon Network.

Speaking of Cartoon Network (which was owned by WB sister outlet Turner Broadcasting, who had actually taken over The WB's operations in 2001, continuing to do so until two years later), a majority of the shows featured on the block, particularly ones that were out of their first-run, would slowly find their way to that channel as early as 1997, either airing in their entirety or though weekly spotlight blocks and experimentations. There was also an even bigger attempt at synergy by attempting to brand the late-afternoon weekday block under the Creator/{{Toonami}} name, temporarily airing two of the original block's most iconic shows, ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Anime/SailorMoon'', while some of Kids' WB's own shows, like ''Superman The Animated Series'', ''[[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Cardcaptors]]'', and ''Batman Beyond'' would begin airing on the actual Toonami block. Viewers and critics panned it, and the rebranding was dropped after just one year. It produced one original program, ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'', which got solid reviews but lasted for only 13 episodes, and was the only live-action show ever aired on the block.

Kids' WB! launched on September 9, 1995, nearly eight months after The WB's launch, and was meant primarily to compete against Creator/FoxKids, who had utterly dominated the children's television space throughout much of the decade. Unlike Fox Kids, Kids' WB! only programmed a full hour of programming during the weekday afternoons and three hours during Saturday mornings. It wasn't until the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' in 1996 where the Saturday block was extended to four hours. In Chicago, WB affiliate WGN-TV chose not to carry the block due to commitments to its newscasts, meaning it aired on then-independent station WCIU instead[[note]]However, WGN's superstation feed Kids' WB programming alongside the entire WB network schedule for markets that didn't have a standalone WB affilate until October 1999, following the launch of The WB 100+ Stations Group[[/note]]; it wasn't until 2004 that WGN-TV started carrying the block.

1999 ended up being a turning point for the block. While Fox Kids was starting to struggle due to problems with the ill-fated [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] network, the aftermath of the Fox/New World debacle, the conclusion of network darlings ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', the growing prescence of cable networks such as Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/CartoonNetwork and a newly-relaunched Creator/DisneyChannel and the beginning of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''' SeasonalRot, Kids' WB! picked up a little syndicated show called ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', the move of which caused the franchise's popularity in the West to reach ''monolithic'' levels. Ratings started overtaking Fox Kids that year, and its popularity combined with the strength of its DC cartoons (in particular ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' and ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'') as well as additional anime additions like ''Anime/YuGiOh'', firmly established it as the premier children's destination for broadcast TV. Kids' WB would expand its weekday afternoon block by another hour, with the Saturday block expanded to five hours (which they kept for the remainder of its run), and Fox Kids would fold two years later and be replaced by [=FoxBox=], programmed by Creator/FourKidsEntertainment (which dubbed ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh'').

Speaking of Cartoon Network (which was owned by WB sister outlet Turner Broadcasting, who had actually taken over The WB's operations in 2001, continuing to do so until two years later), there was an attempt at synergy by attempting to brand the late-afternoon weekday block under the Creator/{{Toonami}} name, even though no programming from the Toonami block on Cartoon Network were ever aired on Kids' WB! Viewers and critics panned it, and the block was dropped after just one year. It produced one original program, ''Literature/TheNightmareRoom'', which got solid reviews but lasted for only 13 episodes, and was the only live-action show ever aired on the block.