Qubo was an American multi-platform children's entertainment service headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida that was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company (through its Ion Media Networks subsidiary) and formerly NBC. It was launched on September 9, 2006 as a pair of programming blocks on both NBC and Telemundo, on September 15 of that year as a third block on Ion Television, and on January 8, 2007 as a separate 24-hour network (alternatively referred to as "Qubo Channel").
Following NBC's acquisition by Comcast, the Qubo block on NBC was discontinued on June 30, 2012, followed by the block on Telemundo July 1 of that year. Then, following Ion Media's acquisition by the E. W. Scripps Company, Qubo ceased operations entirely on February 26, 2021 on most stations and two days later on February 28, 2021 on Vizio TVs.
It formerly aired VeggieTales, 3-2-1 Penguins!, and LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures.
Episodes that Were Aired on Qubo[]
VeggieTales[]
- The Story of Flibber-o-Loo/The Gourds Must Be Crazy
- Rack, Shack and Benny
- Dave and the Giant Pickle
- The Toy That Saved Christmas
- Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space!
- Madame Blueberry
- Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed
- King George and the Ducky
- Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen
- Lyle the Kindly Viking
- The Ballad of Little Joe
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly/A Snoodle's Tale
- Going Up!/Sumo of the Opera
- Babysitter in DeNile/Duke and the Great Pie War
- Bully Trouble/Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush
- The Asparagus of LaMancha/Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler
- LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (aired with 3-2-1 Penguins and LarryBoy Stories)
- Gideon: Tuba Warrior
3-2-1 Penguins![]
- Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn
- The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka
- The Amazing Carnival of Complaining
- Runaway Pride at Lightstation Kilowatt
- The Doom Funnel Rescue!
- Moon Menace on Planet Tell-a-Lie!
- Songs from Cosmic Café
- I Scream, You Scream!
- The Green-Eyed Monster
- Lazy Daze
- More is More
- Give and Let Give
- Practical Hoax
- Comedy of Errors
- Compassion Crashin'
- Wiki Tiki
- Invasion of the Body Swappers!
- Git Along Little Doggies!
- Wise Guys
- Hogs and Kisses
- 12 Angry Hens
- Kennel Club Blues
- Oh, Mercy!
- Promises, Promises
- Do Unto Brothers
- Between an Asteroid and a Hard Place
- In the Big House
LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures[]
Fun Facts[]
Trivia[]
- When Qubo aired VeggieTales on TV, NBC ordered Big Idea to remove all mentions of God and religion, at the request of NBC's Standards and Practices department to not advocate any one religious view.
- However, King George and the Ducky is the only episode aired on TV with no edits besides the commercial breaks.
- Gideon: Tuba Warrior is also the only episode aired on Qubo where the religious references couldn't be removed because the episode would have no plot whatsoever.
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