The Animation Station
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The Animation Station was a block of animation or puppetry-related television shows on the Sci Fi Channel
Syfy
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(now Syfy). Some of the shows shown were Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Droids, also known as Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO, was an animated television series that featured the exploits of R2-D2 and C-3PO, the droids who have appeared in all six Star Wars films...
, Star Wars: Ewoks
Star Wars: Ewoks
Star Wars: Ewoks is an American/Canadian animated television series featuring the Ewok characters introduced in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....
, Transformers
The Transformers (TV series)
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, Bionic Six
Bionic Six
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, and The New Adventures of Gigantor.
Broadcast in 1995 after being renamed from Cartoon Quest
Cartoon Quest
Cartoon Quest was the name of a block of animated television shows that aired on the Sci Fi Channel starting in 1992. Similar to USA's Cartoon Express, it featured newly picked-up shows and dropped off alternatively with each season...
, the programming was eventually dropped on August 29, 1997, due to low ratings. Thomas Vitale
Thomas Vitale
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, Senior Vice President of the Sci Fi Channel (Syfy), also stated that The Animation Stations cancellation was the result of competition from other networks.
As Animation Station was merely the continuation of Cartoon Quest, a good portion of the shows were retained, such as Gerry Anderson
Gerry Anderson
Gerry Anderson MBE is a British publisher, producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "Supermarionation"....
's shows.