''Galamiguitos'' (

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: ''"Gala's Little Friends"'') is an American

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that airs on the

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, which debuted on June 6, 1999, and aired until December 15, 2002. The one-hour block – which airs Monday to Friday mornings and Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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and

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– features

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aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 8. Programs featured on the block consist almost entirely of

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-dubbed versions of series that were originally produced and broadcast in

. All shows featured on ''Galamiguitos'' are designed to meet federally mandated educational programming guidelines defined by the

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(FCC) via the

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History

On June 6, 1999, Galavisión announced that it would debuted children's program block, called ''Galamiguitos'' within aimed at preschools the fulfilled educational programming requirements defined by the Federal Communications Commission's Children's Television Act and children between the ages of 2 and 8. The preschool block's initial lineup consisted within three/four live-action shows of the 90-minute weekday block of children's programming, the entering the agreement with production company by

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in Australia (''

Here's Humphrey ''Here's Humphrey'' was an Australian children's television series produced by Banksia Productions for the Nine Network, which first aired on 24 May 1965 and last went to air in 2009. It features an anthropomorphic brown bear character (a per ...

'') and

Radical Sheep Productions Radical Sheep Productions was a Canadian television production company known for producing series including '' The Next Step'', '' Stella and Sam'', and '' The Big Comfy Couch'', the latter a Gemini Award-winning series for preschoolers which pro ...

(''

The Big Comfy Couch ''The Big Comfy Couch'' (''Le Monde de Loonette'' nglish: ''The World of Loonette'' or ''Loonette's World''when broadcast in Quebec, France and Belgium and ''El sofa da la imaginación'' nglish: ''The Couch of Imagination''when broadcast in La ...

''), Spanish-language and dubbed American, Canadian and European children's programs. ''Galamiguitos'' was the final time on the channel. However, the block was discontinued on December 15, 2002.

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History

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