Toonturama

Toonturama is an American children's programming block that airs on the Spanish-language television network UniMás which debuted on January 15, 2002. The three-hour block—which airs Saturday and Sunday mornings from 8 to 11a.m. ET/PT—features live action and animated series aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 14.

Programs featured on the block consist of a mix 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
On January 15, 2002, one day after the network launched, UniMás (then known as TeleFutura) debuted three children's program blocks aimed at different youth audiences. Two of these, Toonturama and Toonturama Junior, aired on weekend mornings. Toonturama featured a three-hour lineup that consisted mainly of dubbed versions of American and European animated series natively produced in English (including Bob the Builder, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, The Dumb Bunnies, Flight Squad, Toad Patrol, and Problem Child), as well as anime series (Lost Universe, Tenchi Universe, and Red Baron). Toad Patrol was an exception to the dubbing as an English dub had to be used to fix translation issues. Toonturama Junior was a two-hour companion block that preceded Tooturama on Saturday and Sunday mornings, featuring programs aimed at preschoolers that fulfilled educational programming requirements defined by the Children's Television Act. The third block, Mi Tele ("My TV"), was 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).

Among the programs featured on Toonturama Junior was Plaza Sésamo ("City Square Sesame"), Televisa and Sesame Workshop's Spanish-language adaptation of Sesame Street. It features a mix of original segments featuring characters based on its U.S.-based parent series and interstitials from Televisa. The program moved to TeleFutura after a seven-year run on Univision.

Programming

Current programming
 El Mundo es Tuyo (May 7, 2018-present)
 Super Genios (May 14, 2016–present)

Former programming

Toonturama
 Anatole (January 15, 2002 – October 6, 2002)
 Animal Atlas (September 10, 2005 – June 9, 2018) (now aired on Estrella TV)
 Betty Toons (July 8, 2006 – December 28, 2008)
 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (March 23, 2002 – July 27, 2003)
 The Dumb Bunnies (November 2, 2002 – January 8, 2005)
 Fairy Tale Police Department
 Flight Squad
 Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers
 Lost Universe
 Marcelino Pan y Vino (August 2, 2003 – January 1, 2006)
 Masha and the Bear (September 9, 2018 – December 29, 2019)
 Mythic Warriors (January 15, 2002 – December 29, 2002)
 Ned's Newt (March 23, 2002 – January 8, 2005)
 The New World of the Gnomes (January 15, 2002 – October 6, 2002)
 Plaza Sésamo (February 19, 2002 – May 7, 2016)
 Problem Child
 Red Baron
 Tales from the Cryptkeeper (March 23, 2002 – January 8, 2005)
 Tenchi Universe
 Toad Patrol (September 6, 2003 – March 11, 2012)
 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
 La Vida Animal (November 4, 2007 – September 30, 2012)
 Widget (November 2, 2002 – July 27, 2003)
 Zoo Clues (October 7, 2012 – April 29, 2018)

Toonturama Jr.
 Bob the Builder (August 2, 2003 – September 4, 2005)
 El Club de los Tigritos (2002–2005)
 El Cubo de Donalú (2002–2005)
 El Espacio de Tatiana (2002–2005)

References

External links
 

Category:UniMás original programming
Category:Television programming blocks in the United States
Category:2002 American television series debuts