Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV logo
Launched	October 17, 1997
Owned by	Corus Entertainment
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Sister channel(s)	YTV Nickelodeon
Website	www.treehousetv.com
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV	Channel 553
Shaw Direct	Channel 546
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems	Check local listings, channels may vary
IPTV
Bell Aliant TV	Channel 253
Bell Fibe TV	Channel 553
MTS	Channel 155
Optik TV	Channel 70
SaskTel	Channel 91

Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards children ages 7 and under, that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's former children's programming block, The Treehouse. The channel is owned by Corus Entertainment.

Programming[link]

Each half-hour program typically consists of a fifteen to twenty-two minute TV show, followed by a few minutes of commercials advertising other programs on Treehouse TV, followed by a five minute segment such as 4 Square, the Mole Sisters, or Toopy and Binoo. Treehouse TV broadcasts children's shows geared towards 7 years old and younger. Also, every new year Treehouse TV airs the movie Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, along with other new TV shows. Treehouse TV's original programming is primarily produced by Nelvana, another Corus Entertainment company, and includes the following:

• This is Daniel Cook
• This is Emily Yeung
• Toopy and Binoo
• Mighty Machines

Treehouse TV also features preschool shows from various channels of Canada and other countries, and includes:

• The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
• Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
• Are We There Yet?: World Adventure
• Babar and the Adventures of Badou
• The Backyardigans
• Barney & Friends
• The Big Comfy Couch
• Caillou
• The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
• Bubble Guppies
• Chuggington
• Dora the Explorer
• Dragon
• Fifi and the Flowertots
• Franklin and Friends
• The Fresh Beat Band
• Go, Diego, Go!
• Guess with Jess
• Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
• In the Night Garden
• Max and Ruby
• Mike the Knight
• Mister Maker
• My Big Big Friend
• My Friend Rabbit
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
• Olivia
• Play with Me Sesame
• Pocoyo
• Roary the Racing Car
• Rolie Polie Olie
• Roll Play
• Sesame Street
• Thomas and Friends
• Timmy Time
• The Wiggles
• Wonder Pets
• Yo Gabba Gabba!

Treehouse On-Demand[link]

In 2005, Corus Entertainment began offering a video on demand service called Treehouse On-Demand to cable providers such as Rogers Cable and Cogeco, delivering content from Treehouse TV. It is offered as a free service to customers who subscribe to each providers digital cable service. Some providers such as Sasktel offer it as a stand-alone premium subscription service.

Treehouse (program block)[link]

Treehouse was previously a programming block on YTV. It aired weekday mornings until 1998, after which it was replaced with an unhosted block, simply called "YTV Jr." While most hosted blocks had one or two hosts, Treehouse had three PJs (Program Jockeys) and was also co-hosted by The Fuzzpaws, which were stuffed animal puppets. As the name suggests, it was set in a tree house. PJ Katie had her own show, called PJ Katie's Farm, where she acted out stories with clay animals.

After Treehouse[link]

After Treehouse was cancelled, The Fuzzpaws got their own show on YTV Jr. and PJ Katie went on to become Jenny on The Zone (Katie was her middle name, there already was a Jenny with YTV at the time she was a PJ^{[citation needed]}) The name YTV Jr. was later dropped; however, there was still children's programming shown at the time, but there was not a special name given to it.

International distribution[link]

• Jamaica - distributed on Flow Cable systems.^[1]
• Bahamas - distributed on Cable Bahamas systems.^[2]

See also[link]

• Disney Junior (English)
• Disney Junior (French)
• Disney XD (Canada)
• Family
• Nickelodeon (Canada)
• Teletoon
• YTV
• Yoopa

References[link]

External links[link]

• Treehouse TV
• Treehouse TV media

Judy & David are a Canadian children's music group formed in 1993 in Toronto. They are recipients of a 1998 Juno Award in the category of Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year^[1]

Biography[link]

The band also appears as a television personality, and promotes a live concerts in the Toronto area. They launched their career in 1993 with the release of Jumpin' Up & Down and the multi-million selling My Little Yellow Bus collection. They are best known for their tv series, Judy & David's Boom Box on Treehouse TV in Canada.

The band has also won the Parent's Choice Gold Award. They are now among the most prolific children's recording artists in North America.

The duo's members are David Gershon (born in Chicago, Illinois in 1964) and his wife Judy Adelman Gershon (born in Toronto, Ontario in 1965).^[2]

Judy Adelman Gershon is also the Artistic Director of the Toronto Jewish Chorus.^[3] David Gershon is also the chair of Education Arts Canada.

Recordings[link]

• Jumpin' Up & Down (1992)
• Animal Wonders (My Little Yellow Bus Box Set) (1993)
• Rhymes, Chimes & Quiet Times (My Little Yellow Bus Box Set) (1993)
• Magical Musical Journey (My Little Yellow Bus Box Set) (1993)
• Shake It All About (My Little Yellow Bus Box Set) (1993)
• My Little Red Firetruck Box Set (1993)
• My Little Red Firetruck Box Set Foreign Language Editions (1993)
• Livin' In a Shoe (1997)
• PigMania (2000)
• GoldiRocks (2000)
• Rock N' Roll Matzah Ball (2001)
• BeanStock (2001)
• Red's In the Hood (2001)
• Songs From the Boom Box (2001)
• Livin' In a Shoe Multimedia Edition (2002)
• MathJam 1 (2003)
• MathJam K (2004)
• MathJam 2 (2004)
• JiggaJump (2007)
• JiggaJump: Healthy Earth, Healthy Me (2011)

Videography[link]

• Judy & David's Music Shop - Live concert VHS (1996)
• Playground Jam - DVD (2004)
• Treasure Park - DVD (2004)
• Cars, Planes & Choo Choo Trains - DVD (2004)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Judy & David Official Site
• Judy & David's JiggaJump site
• Toronto Jewish Chorus Directed by Judy Adelman Gershon
• Judy & David discography at allmusic
• Judy & David at Library and Archives Canada