Crashbox

Crashbox
Genre
Created by
  • Eamon Harrington
  • John Watkin
Directed byDave Thomas
Voices of
ComposerMatthew Morse
Country of origin
  • Canada[1]
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Eamon Harrington
  • John Watkin
Production locations
Camera setupSingle-Camera
Running time24-30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO Family
ReleaseFebruary 1, 1999 (1999-02-01) –
April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)
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Crashbox is a stop-motion animated "Edutainment" children's television series co-created by Eamon Harrington and John Watkin for HBO Family that ran from 1999 to 2000 in the United States. It was HBO's second series (their first being Braingames 15 years earlier) focusing on educational skits.

Crashbox was one of the original programs for the relaunch of the HBO Family channel in February 1999.[2][3][4] Although it has never been released on physical media like DVD or VHS, it has consistently been rerun on HBO Family and is found on various streaming services.

  1. ^ "Crashbox - Apple TV+". Apple TV+. 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "HBO nabs kid eyeballs with sked-centric Web content". Kidscreen. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Richard Katz, "HBO in Family way with heavy push of new fare", Variety, September 9, 1998.
  4. ^ Lynne Heffley, "HBO Launches Spinoff With Pair of Excellent Kids' Shows", Los Angeles Times, February 1, 1999.