Bumper's Block

Bumper ' s Block was a children's programming strand that aired on Vision Network on Saturday nights from 7:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. It was the Saturday equivalent to Kiddie Time!, a Sunday night strand that aired during the same period.

The strand debuted in September 1991 and ended its final run on 14th June, 1997. However, when KT launched as a programming block on 7th September, 1998, it used near identical idents to Bumper ' s Block until they were replaced with new ones on 16th February, 2004. Also, many of the strand's programming was carried over to KT, which itself closed on 16th November, 2008.

Mascot
Bumper was the channel's mascot - a lime green spiked ball creature with red eyes. Throughout the 1990s, and even in the 2000s, a lot of Bumper-related merchandise was sold in shops throughout Kuboia. It made an appearance in the celebrity version of Secret Cash Orbs in 2010, where it won €25,000 for an undisclosed charity.

Sponsorship
The strand was sponsored by King P Delivery from 1995 to 1997.

Criticism
During its initial run, Bumper ' s Block was criticised for running too late for a children's programming block on a flagship terrestrial television channel, with many viewers suggesting that it should be moved to an earlier time slot. However, TVVC defended the late time slot, stating that it encouraged children and families to watch entertaining programming together.

Shows that aired on Bumper's Block

 * Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Brum
 * Button Moon
 * Charlie Karma and Friends
 * Chorlton and the Wheelies
 * Cockleshell Bay
 * Come Outside
 * Dennis the Menace (1986 DiC series)
 * Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
 * Fireman Sam (1987 to 1994 episodes only)
 * Garfield and Friends
 * Gran
 * Greenwood Forest
 * Hullaballoo
 * Hyper Amy
 * Madeline
 * Noddy's Toyland Adventures
 * Playdays
 * Rainbow
 * Rosie and Jim
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (1993 DiC series)
 * Super Ted
 * The Adventures of Charlie and Tutu
 * The Adventures of Spot
 * The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * The Incredible World of Riddles
 * The Littles
 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
 * The Singing Kettle
 * The Wizard of Oz (1990 DiC series)
 * Tots TV