Cartoonito (also known as Cartoonito on Cartoon Network) was an American weekday morning programming block on Cartoon Network and a content hub within the Max streaming service that launched on September 13, 2021.[1] It aired series aimed at children aged 2 through 6 and was the first dedicated preschool block to air on Cartoon Network in over fifteen years. The programming block ceased operations on May 23, 2025.
History
Background
In 1996, Cartoon Network created a Sunday morning block of preschool programs, consisting of Big Bag, a live-action/puppet television program by the Children's Television Workshop, and Small World, an anthology of foreign children's shows. Big Bag and Small World moved to the 11:00 a.m. ET hour on weekday mornings in 1998 before moving back to Sunday mornings later that year. After Big Bag and Small World left Cartoon Network's lineup in 2001 and 2002 respectively, an unbranded preschool block on weekday mornings consisting of Baby Looney Tunes, Pecola, Sitting Ducks, and