Pillow Head Hour
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The Pillow Head Hour was a one-hour block of E/I
-compliant programming on the now-defunct Kids WB, featuring two half-hour series and framed by interstitial segments hosted by Pillow Head reporter Gisselle.
. Airing at 8:00 AM (Eastern time), 7:00 AM (Central/Pacific time), it consisted of two new episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures, along with certain promotions of characters from Kids' WB! shows talking about and showing off their "Pillow Head Hair" (what their hair would look like if they had just woken up from bed). Activities included "1001 Uses for Pillow Head Hair," in which the character shows what their Pillow Head Hair can be used for, as well as "Guess the Pillow Head," where a silhouette of a Kids' WB! character with Pillow Head Hair was shown at the beginning of a commercial break, and when the show returned it was revealed who the Pillow Head was. There was no host at this time, only an unseen announcer. Actor Field Cate was one of the featured children waking up in a bed with Pillow Head Hair, surrounded by cartoon characters. Although it was scheduled to last longer, this interstitial was discontinued as of July 2, 2005, when Kids' WB! did a last-minute schedule change, replacing Jackie Chan Adventures with Teen Titans and The Batman
. On KidsWB.com, however, Gisselle, the "Pillow Head Reporter," could be seen doing a "Pillow Head Report," where viewers asked her questions about various elements of pop culture, including Kids' WB!
episodes to reformat the lineup to the "Sizzlin' Summer Lineup."
as a result of the merger of The WB and UPN
, but it apparently has been fully discontinued as instead an animated program with Shaggy and Scooby as hosts has taken its place. More recently, Gisselle's Pillow Head reports have been removed from KidsWB.com as of November 4, 2006 when KidsWB.com reformatted their website. No news exists of anything Pillow Head related returning to Kids' WB! as of yet, but one game known as "Attack of the Pillow Head Monster" remains on the web site.
's block 4KidsTV and became The CW4Kids
. 4KidsTV is no more, but is still a online website, but as for Pillow head Hour it is gone for good. Kids WB is not a block either, it is a online website. They deleted all of their games and even the game "Attack of the Pillow Head Monster" is deleted off that, but it is on the Internet somewhere. But, they still have E/I
programming for the 1st hour of The CW4Kids as did Kids WB. They still have that.
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
-compliant programming on the now-defunct Kids WB, featuring two half-hour series and framed by interstitial segments hosted by Pillow Head reporter Gisselle.
2005
The Pillow Head Hour originated on June 4, 2005, to promote the final episodes of Jackie Chan AdventuresJackie Chan Adventures
Jackie Chan Adventures is an animated television series chronicling the adventures of a fictionalized version of action film star Jackie Chan. Many of the episodes contain references to Chan's actual works. This series ran on Kids' WB! from September 9, 2000 to July 7, 2005 for a total of 95...
. Airing at 8:00 AM (Eastern time), 7:00 AM (Central/Pacific time), it consisted of two new episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures, along with certain promotions of characters from Kids' WB! shows talking about and showing off their "Pillow Head Hair" (what their hair would look like if they had just woken up from bed). Activities included "1001 Uses for Pillow Head Hair," in which the character shows what their Pillow Head Hair can be used for, as well as "Guess the Pillow Head," where a silhouette of a Kids' WB! character with Pillow Head Hair was shown at the beginning of a commercial break, and when the show returned it was revealed who the Pillow Head was. There was no host at this time, only an unseen announcer. Actor Field Cate was one of the featured children waking up in a bed with Pillow Head Hair, surrounded by cartoon characters. Although it was scheduled to last longer, this interstitial was discontinued as of July 2, 2005, when Kids' WB! did a last-minute schedule change, replacing Jackie Chan Adventures with Teen Titans and The Batman
The Batman (TV series)
The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It ran from 2004 to 2008, on the Saturday morning television block Kids' WB...
. On KidsWB.com, however, Gisselle, the "Pillow Head Reporter," could be seen doing a "Pillow Head Report," where viewers asked her questions about various elements of pop culture, including Kids' WB!
2006
Earlier in the year, Kids' WB! had announced that they would be discontinuing their weekday afternoon block and extending the Saturday block by one hour and thus it would not be affected by timezone. Therefore, the Pillow Head Hour was reborn in the new hour at 7 AM on January 7, 2006, but this time, it consisted of two episodes of a randomly selected Kids' WB! show, and was hosted by Gisselle, who was interviewing special guests talking about and showing off their "Pillow Head Hair." Gisselle also spoke during the promos that tell you what show is coming up next, as well as acting during the commercial bumpers with guests saying things like, "Wake up, Pillow Heads!" However, starting July 8, 2006, the Pillow Head Hour was discontinued yet again, replaced by two Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)
Yu-Gi-Oh!, known in Japan and the rest of East Asia as is an anime based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It is produced by Studio Gallop and Nihon Ad Systems, and the English-language adaptation was distributed by 4Kids Entertainment until March 29, 2011 when TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems sued 4Kids...
episodes to reformat the lineup to the "Sizzlin' Summer Lineup."
Fall 2006
This was supposed to be seen again beginning September 23, 2006, when it would've moved to The CW Television NetworkThe CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
as a result of the merger of The WB and UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
, but it apparently has been fully discontinued as instead an animated program with Shaggy and Scooby as hosts has taken its place. More recently, Gisselle's Pillow Head reports have been removed from KidsWB.com as of November 4, 2006 when KidsWB.com reformatted their website. No news exists of anything Pillow Head related returning to Kids' WB! as of yet, but one game known as "Attack of the Pillow Head Monster" remains on the web site.
Currently
The block is not existent and so is Kids WB after got bought out by News CorporationNews Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
's block 4KidsTV and became The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids
The CW4Kids is a Saturday morning cartoon block on The CW Television Network that premiered on May 24, 2008 in the place of Kids' WB...
. 4KidsTV is no more, but is still a online website, but as for Pillow head Hour it is gone for good. Kids WB is not a block either, it is a online website. They deleted all of their games and even the game "Attack of the Pillow Head Monster" is deleted off that, but it is on the Internet somewhere. But, they still have E/I
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
programming for the 1st hour of The CW4Kids as did Kids WB. They still have that.