The Animation Station was a block of animation or puppetry-related television shows on the Sci Fi Channel (now Syfy). Some of the shows shown were Star Wars: Droids, Star Wars: Ewoks, Transformers, Bionic Six, and The New Adventures of Gigantor.
Broadcast in 1995 after being renamed from Cartoon Quest, the programming was eventually dropped on August 29, 1997, due to low ratings.[1] Thomas Vitale, Senior Vice President of the Sci Fi Channel (Syfy), also stated that The Animation Station's cancellation was the result of competition from other networks.[2]
As Animation Station was merely the continuation of Cartoon Quest, a good portion of the shows were retained, such as Gerry Anderson's shows.
As of January 25, 2011, Syfy plans to have a new kids block named "Syfy Kids" that is similar to Cartoon Quest and Animation Station.
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