Kids’ WB! on The CW 2006-2007 Saturday AM Schedule Launches Sept. 23

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The Kids’ WB! 2006-2007 programming slate kicks off on Sept. 23, 2006, on The CW Network, the new broadcast network launching this month. It features four new, original shows and the return of four established hit series on the Saturday morning schedule.

The five-hour block of programming, targeted at kids 6-11, will introduce a new generation of young viewers to some of the most iconic characters in animation history, via three new series from Warner Bros. Animation: LEGION OF SUPER HEROES, based on the DC Comics characters, featuring Superman in an all-new adventure; SHAGGY & SCOOBY-DOO GET A CLUE! and TOM AND JERRY TALES, according to Betsy McGowen, svp/gm, Kids’ WB!

Kids’ WB! also presents the U.S. television premiere of MONSTER ALLERGY, a new half-hour show based upon the international bestselling comicbook series of the same name, produced for by Rainbow S.p.A. in Italy.

The Saturday morning programming block starts off with two back-to-back episodes of WBA’s KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG, airing on Kids’WB! It was selected in close consultation with educational media advisor Miki Baumgarten Ph.D., to ensure it fully meets federally mandated educational and informational (E/I) programming requirements.

Kids’ WB! series returning to the fall schedule include THE BATMAN with Robin — the Boy Wonder — joining the Caped Crusader in his crimefighting exploits; LOONATICS UNLEASHED and XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN, all produced by WBA, as well as JOHNNY TEST, produced by Cookie Jar Ent.

The 2006-2007 Kids’ WB! programming schedule, along with information about the respective series, follows. In some markets, the schedule may vary. Check local listings for dates and times.

7:00-7:30 am, KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG (E/I Compliant)
7:30-8:00 am, KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG (E/I Compliant)
8:00-8:30 am, MONSTER ALLERGY
8:30-9:00 am, TOM AND JERRY TALES
9:00-9:30 am, SHAGGY & SCOOBY-DOO GET A CLUE!
9:30-10:00 am, JOHNNY TEST
10:00-10:30 am, LEGION OF SUPER HEROES
10:30-11:00 am, THE BATMAN
11:00-11:30 am, XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN
11:30 am-12:00 pm, LOONATICS UNLEASHED

KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG chronicles the comedic canine adventures of a Metropolis day-saving super dog from the planet Krypton. Krypto jettisons to Earth after orbiting countless years in space as a test-pilot puppy aboard a malfunctioning rocket ship built by Superman's father. The fully-grown Krypto swiftly seeks out companionship on Earth and finds it with Kevin Whitney, a young boy who also longs for friendship. Endowed with an amazing array of superhero powers, ranging from heat vision to super strength to flying, Krypto partners with Kevin to fight threats to the safety and well being of the people and animals of Metropolis. The series is exec produced by Sander Schwartz and produced by Linda Steiner and Paul Dini.

MONSTER ALLERGY features 12-year-old Zick, who, due to his allergies, discovers he has the exceptional ability to see what no other kids his age can: the invisible supernatural monsters that live among us. Teamed up with his next-door neighbor, Elena, and mentored by his talking cat, Timothy, Zick learns to harness his powers to follow in his father's footsteps to become a Monster Tamer. MONSTER ALLERGY is exec produced by Iginio Straffi for Rainbow S.p.A.

The iconic superstars Tom and Jerry star in their first new U.S. television series in more than 13 years, TOM AND JERRY TALES. In this half-hour program from WBA and exec producers Schwartz and toon pioneer Joseph Barbera, Tom and Jerry return to basics, chasing each other in all-new series of hilarious cartoon shorts. With endless rivalry and slapstick gags, this cat-and-mouse comedy team scrambles, slides and creates over-the-top mayhem. Frank Molieri and Tom Minton serve as producers.






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