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Children's programming has played a part in '''[[NBC]]''''s programming since its initial roots in television.

==1947-1956==

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===See also===

*[[1960–1961 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1961–1962 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1962–1963 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1963–1964 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1964–1965 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1965–1966 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1966–1967 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1967–1968 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1968–1969 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1969–1970 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1970–1971 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1971–1972 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1972–1973 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1973–1974 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1974–1975 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1975–1976 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1976–1977 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1977–1978 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1978–1979 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1979–1980 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1980–1981 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1981–1982 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1982–1983 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

===1983-1989: The "One to Grow On" era===

From 1983 to 1989, ''[[One to Grow On]]'' PSAs were shown after the end credits of every show or every other children's show. ''One to Grow On'' focuses on [[ethical]] and [[personal safety]] dilemmas and attempts to teach viewers how to solve them. The segments are hosted by the stars of NBC primetime series, including [[Michael J. Fox]] and [[Justine Bateman]] from ''[[Family Ties]]'', [[Mr. T]] and [[Dwight Schultz]] from ''[[The A-Team]]'', [[Soleil Moon Frye]] from ''[[Punky Brewster]]'', [[David Hasselhoff]] from ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'', [[Kim Fields]], [[Nancy McKeon]], [[Lisa Whelchel]], and [[Charlotte Rae]] from ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'', [[Richard Moll]] from ''[[Night Court]]'', [[Malcolm Jamal-Warner]] and [[Tempestt Bledsoe]] from ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', [[Perry King]] from ''[[Riptide (TV series)|Riptide]]'', [[Joel Higgins]] and [[Rick Schroder]] from ''[[Silver Spoons]]'', [[Kadeem Hardison]] from ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]'', and [[Betty White]] from ''[[The Golden Girls]]''). In an unusual move, [[ReneRené EnriquezEnríquez]] from the adult oriented prime time show ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' also hosted a segment.

The PSAs begin with an animated sequence that leads into an animated TV on which an actor appears. After the actor introduces himself or herself, a live-action sequence appears, in which a child faces an ethical dilemma. ''One to Grow On'' cuts back to the actor, who explains to the viewer how to solve the problem. The child then rectifies the situation. The actor ends the segment by saying, "And that's One to Grow On."

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====See also====

*[[1983–1984 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1984–1985 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1985–1986 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1986–1987 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1987–1988 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1988–1989 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

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====See also====

*[[1989–1990 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1990–1991 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

*[[1991–1992 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]]

===List of notable programs===

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*''[[Kid 'n Play]]'' (1990–1991)

*''[[Kidd Video]]'' (1984–1987)

*''[[Kissyfur]]'' (1986-19871986–1987)

*''[[Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|Land of the Lost]]'' (1974–1977)

*''[[The New Adventures of Flash Gordon]]'' (1979–1980)

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*''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' (1973–1975)

*''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'' (1991–1992)

*''[[Yo Yogi!]]'' (1991-19921991–1992)

====Saturday morning preview specials====

{{main|Saturday morning preview specials}}

*1973 - Starship Rescue (hosted by [[Kevin Tighe]] and [[Randolph Mantooth]] from ''[[Emergency!]]'')

*1974 - Preview Revue (hosted by [[Jimmy Osmond]]; featuring [[Johnny Whitaker]])

*1975 - Preview Revue (hosted by [[The Lockers]]; featuring [[Michael Landon]], and [[Billy Barty]] and [[Johnny Whitaker]] from ''[[Sigmund and the Sea Monsters]]'')

*1976 - Smilin' Saturday Morning Parade (hosted by [[Freddie Prinze]])

*1977 - C'Mon Saturday (hosted by [[Andrea McArdle]] from ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''; featuring [[Arte Johnson]], [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[Ruth Buzzi]])

*1978 - Saturday Superstars (hosted by [[Bay City Rollers]]; featuring [[Erik Estrada]], [[Joe Namath]] and [[Scott Baio]])

*1983 - Yummy Awards (hosted by [[Ricky Schroder]]; special appearance by a live-action [[Spider-Man]] to promote his animated show)

*1984 - Laugh Busters (featuring [[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]], [[Kidd Video]], [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]], [[The Snorks]], [[Pink Panther and Sons]], [[Mister T (TV series)|Mr. T]] and [[The Smurfs (Hanna-Barbera series)|The Smurfs]])

*1985 - Back to Next Saturday (hosted by [[Keshia Knight Pulliam]] and [[Lisa Whelchel]])

*1986 - Alvin Goes Back to School

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! Season!!10:00 AM!!10:30 AM!!11:00 AM!!11:30 AM!!12:00 PM

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| One (1993-19941993–1994)||''[[Name Your Adventure]]''||''[[Running the Halls]]''||''[[California Dreams]]''||''[[NBA Inside Stuff]]''||''[[none]]''

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| Two (1994-19951994–1995)||''[[Name Your Adventure]]''||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[California Dreams]]''||''[[NBA Inside Stuff]]''

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| Three (1995-19961995–1996)||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[California Dreams]]''||''[[NBA Inside Stuff]]''

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| Four (1996-19971996–1997)||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[California Dreams]]''||''[[NBA Inside Stuff]]''

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| Five (1997-19981997–1998)||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[City Guys]]''||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''

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| Six (1998-19991998–1999)||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''||''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]''||''[[City Guys]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''

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| Seven (1999-20001999–2000)||''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''||''[[City Guys]]''||''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]''||''[[City Guys]]''

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| Eight (2000-20012000–2001)||''[[City Guys]]''||''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]''||''[[Just Deal]]''||''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]''||''[[City Guys]]''

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| Nine (2001-20022001–2002)||''[[City Guys]]''||''[[All About Us (TV series)|All About Us]]''||''[[Just Deal]]''||''[[City Guys]]''||''[[Sk8 (TV series)|Sk8]]''

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In May 2006, in order to replace the Discovery Kids Saturday Morning block, NBC announced plans to launch a new children's block on Saturday mornings starting in September 2006 as part of the ''[[qubo]]'' endeavor teaming parent company NBC Universal with [[Ion Media Networks]], [[Scholastic Press]], [[Classic Media]] and [[Corus Entertainment]]'s [[Nelvana]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198189 |title=Discovery, NBC to End Sat. Kids Block |first=Anthony |last=Crupi |work=Mediaweek |date=2006-03-16 |accessdate=2008-03-25 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080207021249/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198189 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-02-07}}</ref> Qubo will include blocks to air on NBC, [[Telemundo]] (the Spanish-language network owned by NBC Universal), and Ion Media Networks's [[Ion Television]], as well as a 24/7 digital broadcast kids channel, video on demand services and a branded website.

The "Discovery Kids on NBC" block aired for the final time on September 2, 2006.

===Notable programming===

On Saturday, September 9, 2006, NBC started airing the following qubo programs: ''[[VeggieTales]]'', ''[[Dragon (TV series)|Dragon]]'', ''VeggieTales Presents: [[3-2-1 Penguins!]]'', ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'', ''[[Jane and the Dragon (TV series)|Jane and the Dragon]]'', and ''[[Jacob Two-Two (TV series)|Jacob Two-Two]]'', and ''[[Postman Pat]]''. Initially, the ''VeggieTales'' broadcasts did not feature the religious content that appears on the videos before and after the main feature, since the block is designed to educate all viewers. This has drawn criticism for the block and NBC in particular from the conservative watchdog group [[Parents Television Council]], as well as ''VeggieTales'' co-creator [[Phil Vischer]], who claims that he was unaware of the intent to edit out religious content when the program was acquired for qubo.<ref>{{Cite news

| last = Associated Press | date = 22 September 2006 | year = 2006 | title = God references quashed; 'VeggieTales creator steamed

| periodical = CNN.com | series = Entertainment News | place = Los Angeles, California, United States | publisher = CNN

| url = http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/22/veggietales.controversy.ap/index.html

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===E/I requirements===

All programming on qubo meets [[Federal Communications Commission|the FCC's]] "[[E/I]]" requirements using the same E/I [[digital on-screen graphic|bug]] used for [[PBS]]'s programming (although they are not affiliated with PBS in any way). None of the partners has publicly explained why the name "qubo" was chosen, or why its logo is a cube, although in an interview with general manager Rick Rodriguez, he stated that the name was supposed to be something which sounded fun, and could easily be used in both English and Spanish.<ref name="buildingblock">{{cite web |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6388422.html |title=Qubo’sQubo's Rodriguez: Offering a 'Building Block’ to Kids |accessdate=2008-02-16 |work= }}</ref>

===Scheduling issues===