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YTV Jr. (formerly known as The Treehouse) was a block on YTV for preschoolers that was launched in 1994 and aired weekdays until 2002.


History

When YTV launched, it had a block of programs for preschoolers with a focus on Canadian content. In 1991, YTV began airing host segments during the block featuring their PJs (Program Jockeys) and the Grogs (replaced by
The Fuzzpaws The Fuzzpaws are a group of seven puppets which co-hosted the Treehouse programming block on YTV in the 1990s. When the block was cancelled in 1998 in favor of an unhosted block called YTV Jr., the Fuzzpaws got their own TV series and a markete ...
in 1994). In 1994, YTV's preschool block received the name The Treehouse. While most of YTV's hosted blocks had one or two hosts, The Treehouse was hosted by one or two of three PJs, Katie, Krista, and/or Todd, and one of The Fuzzpaws. As the name suggests, it was set in a tree house. On Fridays, PJ Katie would act out stories with clay animals; these segments were eventually spun off into the series ''
PJ Katie's Farm ''PJ Katie's Farm'' was a Canadian children's television series featuring the live action manipulation of Crayola Model Magic figures and was hosted/narrated/acted/voiced/improvised by actress Jennifer Racicot as PJ Katie. The series was originall ...
''. Following the launch of
Treehouse TV Treehouse TV is a Canadian English-language specialty channel for preschoolers aged 2 to 5 that was launched in 1997. Its name comes from YTV's former preschool block, " The Treehouse". The channel is owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of ...
in 1997, The Treehouse received new bumpers and a new set. YTV relaunched The Treehouse on September 7, 1998 as YTV Jr. The Treehouse host segments were replaced with short series (some produced by YTV in-house) and promos. The Fuzzpaws got their own short series on YTV Jr., and PJ Katie became Jenny on ''The Zone''. YTV dropped the YTV Jr. branding from its morning lineup in mid-2002. From 2010 to 2012, YTV aired YTV PlayTime, a three-hour commercial-free block of animated series for older preschoolers.


Programs


The Treehouse

* '' The Adventures of Peter Pan'' (1997–98) * ''Ballooner Landing'' (1994–98) * '' Barney & Friends'' (1997) * '' Bertha'' (1994–95) * ''Brownstone Kids'' (1994–95) * ''
Camp Cariboo ''Camp Cariboo'' is a Canadian children's television program that aired on several CTV stations from 1986 to 1989. The show is best known for its rerun stint on YTV from September 2, 1989 to August 15, 1997. Premise ''Camp Cariboo'' grew out ...
'' (1994–97) * '' Casper and Friends'' (1995–97) * ''
Charlie Chalk ''Charlie Chalk'' is a British stop motion animation series produced in 1987 in the United Kingdom by Woodland Animations, who also produced the children's television programmes ''Postman Pat'', '' Gran'', and ''Bertha''. Reception to the show ...
'' (1994–95) * '' Dino Babies'' (1995–97) * '' Dragon Flyz'' (1996–98) * '' The Friendly Giant'' (1994–95) * ''Hands Up Hands On'' (1994–96) * ''
Hello Kitty and Friends There are several different Hello Kitty animated series, featuring the character Hello Kitty, from the Japanese company Sanrio. ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' (1987) ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' is an American animated series ...
'' (1995–97) * '' Keroppi and Friends'' (1995–97) * ''
Lamb Chop's Play-Along ''Lamb Chop's Play-Along!'' is a half-hour preschool children's television series that was shown on PBS in the United States from January 13, 1992 until September 22, 1995, with reruns airing on PBS until January 4, 1998, and on KTV FAVE - KIDZ ...
'' (1994–97) * ''
Madeline ''Madeline'' is a media franchise that originated as a series of children's books written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian-American author. The books have been adapted into numerous formats, spawning telefilms, television series a ...
'' (1995–97) * '' Maya the Bee'' (1994–95; 1997–98) * ''
Marie-Soleil ''Marie-Soleil'' was a Canadian children's television show in the 1980s and early 1990s, which aired on many stations associated with the CTV Television Network.Janice Kennedy, "Suzanne Pinel wants Quebecers to catch the spirit of Marie- Soleil". ...
'' (1995–98) * ''
The Poddington Peas ''The Poddington Peas'' is a British animated television series that was created by Paul Needs and Colin Wyatt of Cairnvale Productions for Poddington PLC; it has thirteen five-minute episodes, and was aired on BBC One as part of the Children's ...
'' (1994–95) * ''Poetree and Friends'' (1994–97) * '' Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' (1996–98) * ''
Puttnam's Prairie Emporium ''Puttnam's Prairie Emporium'' is a half-hour Canadian children's television series which aired for two seasons, from 1988 to 1990, on CTV before being syndicated on YTV. The series was created and produced by Bruce Edwards, and a total of 51 epi ...
'' (1994–95) * '' Romper Room'' (1994–95) * ''
Rupert Rupert may refer to: People * Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert" Places Canada *Rupert, Quebec, a village *Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay *Rupert River, Quebec *Rupert' ...
'' (1994–95) * ''
Size Small ''Size Small'' is a Canadian children's music album series, turned television series, first produced in 1980. Written by and starring the Lumby family, characters included Miss Helen (played by Helen Lumby), Oliver ( John Lumby Jr.), Grandma Gus ...
'' (1994–95) * ''
Sky Dancers Sky Dancers is the name of a line of toys and an animated show spin-off that were popular in the mid-1990s. The toys were constructed of a pull-string base and a doll with foam wings. When the doll was inserted into the base and the string pulle ...
'' (1996–98) * ''Take Off'' (1994–95) * ''Take Part'' (1994–95; 1997–98) * ''Tell-a-Tale Town'' (1996–98) * ''
Under the Umbrella Tree ''Under the Umbrella Tree'' is a Canadian children's television series created by Noreen Young that originally aired on CBC from 1987 to 1993. It was produced by CBC and Noreen Young Productions, and later by The Disney Channel, which began airi ...
'' (1994–98) * ''
Waterville Gang ''The Waterville Gang'' is a Canadian children's television series, which aired on CTV Television Network from 1972 to 1974. Using puppetry, the series centred on a group of marine animals living at or under the sea, including Dodger Dolphin, Ang ...
'' (1994–95) * ''
What-a-Mess ''What-a-Mess'' is a series of children's books written by British comedy writer Frank Muir and illustrated by Joseph Wright. The title character is a dishevelled, accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name is Prince Amir of Kinjan. Th ...
'' (1995–98)


YTV Jr.

* '' The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon'' (1995–2002) * '' The Adventures of Spot'' (1999–2001) * '' Anatole'' (1999–2002) * '' Angelina Ballerina'' (2001–02) * ''
Animal Stories ''Animal Stories'' is a British pre-school animated television series. It also aired on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block in the United States from 1998 to 2001 and on Disney Channel (Asian TV channel), Disney Channel in the rest of Asia. The ...
'' (1999–2000) * '' Anthony Ant'' (1999–2002) * ''
Archibald the Koala ''Archibald the Koala'' is a 1998 British animated children's television series produced by Millimages in association with HiT Entertainment. The show began in September 1998 and starting airing on ITV on its children's block CITV. The show its ...
'' (1999–2001) * ''Artifacts'' (2000) * ''
Babar Babar ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian language, Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian language, Persian ...
'' (2001–02) * '' Bananas in Pyjamas'' (1995–99) * ''Bedtime Stories'' (1998–2001) * ''Beezoo's Attic'' (1998–2001) * '' The Big Comfy Couch'' (1994–99) * ''Big Sister, Little Brother'' (1999–2000) * ''The Bittles'' (2002) * '' Blue's Clues'' (1998–99) * '' Bob the Builder'' (2001) * '' Bump'' (2000) * ''Chip'n Orbit'' (2001–02) * '' The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures'' (1999–2002) * ''
The Crayon Box ''The Crayon Box'' is an American children's TV series that was aired in syndication from 1997 to 1998, based on a poem by Shane DeRolf. The show followed '' Bananas in Pajamas'' as part of a 30-minute double-show, with each show being 15 minutes ...
'' (1998–2001) * ''Dawdle the Donkey'' (1998–2002) * '' Dumb Bunnies'' (2000–01) * ''
Elliot Moose ''Elliot Moose'' is a series of children's picture books, written and illustrated by Andrea Beck and published by Kids Can Press. In 1998, they were adapted into a television series of the same name. Characters *Elliot - A moose plushy. He is v ...
'' (2000–02) * ''Enchanted Lands: Magic of the Faraway Tree'' (1998–2001) * ''
The Forgotten Toys ''The Forgotten Toys'' is a 1997-1999 British animated comedy television series based on the children's book ''The Night After Christmas''. It was made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, featuring the voices of Joanna Lumley and Bob Hoskins. It is a ...
'' (2000–01) * ''
The Fuzzpaws The Fuzzpaws are a group of seven puppets which co-hosted the Treehouse programming block on YTV in the 1990s. When the block was cancelled in 1998 in favor of an unhosted block called YTV Jr., the Fuzzpaws got their own TV series and a markete ...
'' (1998–2002) * ''
George and Martha ''George and Martha'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by James Marshall between 1972 and 1988. Each book in the series contains five short stories describing interactions between two hippos, George and Martha. The books i ...
'' (1999–2002) * ''
Groundling Marsh ''Groundling Marsh'' is a Canadian children's television series, produced by Portfolio Film & Television Inc., and J.A. Delmage Productions. It included songs and animated segments, and enjoyed a certain amount of success and popularity during ...
'' (1994–2000) * ''Happy Birthday'' (1998–2001) * '' Jellabies'' (2000–01) * '' Judy & David's Boombox'' (1999–2001) * '' Kipper'' (1998–2000) * ''
Kitty Cats ''Kitty Cats'' is a Canadian children’s television series created by Kristine Rosen. The show consists of a range of puppet animal characters that live in a backyard. The series was produced originally in Quebecois French for Télévision de ...
'' (1995–2001) * ''
Kleo the Misfit Unicorn ''Kleo the Misfit Unicorn'' is Canadian children's animated series. A television pilot episode for the series aired in 1997, and ''Kleo the Misfit Unicorn'' became a regular series in 1998. Plot The series takes place in the fictional world of ...
'' (2000–02) * ''Lisa'' * '' Little Bear'' (2001–02) * ''Little Big Kid'' (1998–2000) * ''
The Magic Key ''The Magic Key'' is a British educational animated television series based on the "Biff, Chip and Kipper" stories from the Oxford Reading Tree published by Oxford University Press, originally written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex ...
'' (2002) * ''
Maisy ''Maisy'' is a British animated children's television series produced by King Rollo Films, PolyGram Visual Programming, and Universal Pictures Visual Programming. The show is based on the book series of the same name by Lucy Cousins. The seri ...
'' (1999–2001) * ''Mamemo'' (2000–01) * ''
Mopatop's Shop ''Mopatop's Shop'' is a children's television series that which premiered on CITV in the UK on 4 January 1999. 260 ten-minute episodes were made and aired daily. It was a co-production between Jim Henson Television and Carlton Television. After ...
'' (1999–2001) * ''My Special Book'' (1998–2000) * ''
Nanalan' ''Nanalan is a Canadian children's television series created by Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley. It began in 1999 as a series of three-minute shorts and later ran for a season of full-length episodes spanning 21 minutes each. It chronicles the sma ...
'' (1998–2002) * '' Once Upon a Hamster'' (1995–2001) * '' Oswald'' (2002) * ''
Pablo the Little Red Fox ''Pablo the Little Red Fox'' is a British-French pre-school children's animated series which originally ran from 28 September 1999 to 2000 on BBC One and BBC Two (part of CBBC). The hero is a little red fox called Pablo and his siblings called ...
'' (2000–01) * ''Painting Pictures'' (2000) * ''Panda Bear Daycare'' (1998–2001) * ''
Percy the Park Keeper ''Percy the Park Keeper'' is a British animated 1996-1999 children's television series based on the popular books by British author Nick Butterworth. It features Percy, and many wild animals, including the Badger, the Fox, the Owl, the Mice, the ...
'' (1999–2000) * ''Pet Squad'' (1998–2000) * ''Philipp, the Mouse'' * ''
PJ Katie's Farm ''PJ Katie's Farm'' was a Canadian children's television series featuring the live action manipulation of Crayola Model Magic figures and was hosted/narrated/acted/voiced/improvised by actress Jennifer Racicot as PJ Katie. The series was originall ...
'' (August 14, 1995–99) * '' Plonsters'' (1999–2000) * '' Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (1998–99) * '' Postman Pat'' (1994–95, 1999–2000) * ''Pumper Pups'' (2000) * ''
Ruffus the Dog ''Ruffus the Dog'' (stylized as RuFFuS T H E D O G) is a Canadian children's television series which aired on YTV from 1998 to 1999; it was created by Robert Mills and developed with Cheryl Wagner. The show was produced through Radical Sheep Pr ...
'' (1998–2002) * ''
Rupert Rupert may refer to: People * Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert" Places Canada *Rupert, Quebec, a village *Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay *Rupert River, Quebec *Rupert' ...
'' (1997–2002) * ''
Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...
'' (1995–99) * ''
Seven Little Monsters ''Seven Little Monsters'' is a children's picture book by American author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper & Row in 1977, it was originally created as an animated short for Sesame Street in 1971 and served as the basis for th ...
'' (2002) * ''
Sheeep ''Sheeep'' is a British children's animated television series that aired on CBBC in the United Kingdom and was produced by Grand Slamm Children's Films and HIT Entertainment. It is based on the book ''Sheep in Wolves' Clothing'' by Japanese au ...
'' (2000–02) * '' Shining Time Station'' (1994–99) * ''
Spider! ''Spider'' is a British musical children's television mini-series made by ''Hibbert Ralph Entertainment'' for the BBC, that was originally aired on BBC One from 26 September to 30 December 1991. It followed the adventures of a spider, the prota ...
'' (1998–2000) * ''St. Bear's Dolls Hospital'' (2000–01) * ''
The Toothbrush Family ''The Toothbrush Family'' is an Australian children's animated television series featuring a group of anthropomorphic personal-care supplies. The series was first aired in 1977 until the final episode's airing in 1999. Concept and productio ...
'' (1998–2000) * ''Turtle Island'' (2001) * ''The Twins'' (2000–01) * ''Ted Sieger's Wildlife'' (2000–01) * '' The Wind in the Willows'' (2000) * ''Works''


YTV PlayTime

* '' Babar and the Adventures of Badou'' (2010–11) * ''
The Berenstain Bears ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (2009–12) * ''
Big & Small ''Big & Small'' is a children's television series aimed at preschoolers following the lives of puppets, including the eponymous Big and Small. ''Big & Small'' is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in asso ...
'' (2011–12) * '' Caillou'' (2010-12) * '' Dora the Explorer'' (2009-12) * ''
Erky Perky ''Erky Perky'' is an animated television program on YTV developed by CCI Entertainment and Ambience Entertainment, with CGI animation by Australian Visual Effects company The LaB Sydney. It follows two bickering, dim-witted insects, Erky and Pe ...
'' (2009–12) * ''
Flying Rhino Junior High ''Flying Rhino Junior High'' is an animated television series produced by Neurones Animation, Nelvana Limited, and Scottish Television Enterprises. The show was originally aired from October 3, 1998 until January 22, 2000 on Teletoon in Canada ...
'' (2010–12) * ''
George Shrinks ''George Shrinks'' is a children's animated television series. It is based on the children's book by the well-known author William Joyce, produced in China by Jade Animation and Canadian studio Nelvana, in association with PBS. The show premie ...
'' (2010–12) * '' Little Bear'' (2010–12) * ''
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' is a Canadian animated children's television series created by Michael and Betty Paraskevas. The program was based on the 1996 book ''The Ferocious Beast with the Polka-Dot Hide'' and its sequels, which were als ...
'' (2010) * ''
Rescue Heroes Rescue Heroes are a line of action figures targeted towards Preschool age children, released by Fisher-Price. The line was first introduced in 1997, depicting various rescue personnel, such as firefighters, police officers, and construction worke ...
'' (2011–12) * '' Rolie Polie Olie'' (2009-2010) * '' Timothy Goes to School'' (2009–12) * '' Toot & Puddle'' (2011–12) * ''
Willa's Wild Life ''Willa's Wild Life'' is an animated television series based on Dan Yaccarino's book '' An Octopus Followed Me Home.'' The series originally aired on Qubo in the United States (and has been put back on Qubo's schedule from 2019 to 2020), YTV i ...
'' (2009–11) * ''
Will and Dewitt ''Will and Dewitt'' is a Canadian flash-animated adventure television series featuring a frog named Dewitt, and a human boy named Will as the main characters. It is produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment and Two Presidents Productions. It first ai ...
'' (2010) * ''
Zigby Zigby the zebra is an anthropomorphic children's fictional character created by Scottish-born English author Brian Paterson. Zigby appears in a series of picture books and board books as well as in a 3D-animated television adaptation. It aired on ...
'' (2011–12)


References

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