Bohbot Kids Network (more commonly referred to and on-screen as BKN, originally known as Amazin' Adventures until 1997) was a children's programming block operated by Bohbot Entertainment (later BKN, Inc.) that aired on syndicated television stations from 1992 to 2000.
History Amazin' Adventures (1992–1997) On September 13, 1992, Bohbot Entertainment launched Amazin' Adventures, a syndicated programming block that aired for two hours on Sundays. Byrne Enterprises sold barter for the block.
In August 1996, Bohbot announced that in addition to the standard Sunday block, an additional block tentatively titled Amazin' Adventures Anthology would also be broadcast. This block aired on weekdays for an hour a day.
Bohbot Kids Network (1997–1999) Amazin' Adventures was re-launched as Bohbot Kids Network (BKN) in September 1997. By 1997, the network had signed up 104 stations reaching 75% of the US, with 65 stations airing BKN in pattern and 35 stations signing on for three years. Stations that aired the BKN block included BHC Communications stations, WCIU-TV, WPGH-TV, and The WB 100+ Station Group. During BKN's first season, its programs were split into three blocks: the "Extreme Block" (Extreme Dinosaurs and Extreme Ghostbusters) and the "Comedy Block" (The Mask: Animated Series and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog) on weekdays, and "Amazin' Adventures" (Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys) on weekends.
Bulldog TV and BKN Kids II (1999–2000) With multiple offers in top 50 markets for the Bohbot Kids Network, Bohbot Entertainment scheduled the launch of a second syndication network, BKN Kids II, for September 1998 to meet the demand. BE also looked for shows from other syndicators to include in BKN Kids II. With financial setbacks that had happened in the past, a consortium of banks gave Bohbot $100 million in new financing in September 1998. Two new blocks were announced at the same time as well as the new chairman/CEO of Bohbot Kids Network, Rick Ungar. BKN also indicated that long-term network affiliation agreements were under close to being finalized with Chris-Craft/United Television, Tribune Broadcasting, Paramount Stations Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group and the WB network's WeB fill-in cable network. Station groups affiliating with BKN 2 at launch included Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tribune Broadcasting, Clear Channel Communications and ACME Communications.
On July 16, 1999, BKN announced that their main syndicated service would be relaunched as an action-oriented block on August 29. The service was internally named "Bulldog TV" because the block's bumpers featured an animated bulldog. Bulldog TV focused on action cartoons taken from Bohbot's existing catalog and acquired shows mainly from DIC, broken up into two-hour-long blocks that aired on weekdays and Sundays. Existing BKN shows such as Mummies Alive!, Double Dragon and Street Sharks made it to the rebranded service while two new original series, Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends and Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles were also added. The secondary syndicated service, BKN Kids II (branded as BKN on-screen) launched on the same day and broadcast a different lineup of shows in order to grant Syndex protection,Issue 3.2. BKN Kids II functioned as a more mainstream block focusing on a broader audience encompassing both boys and girls 2-11. Much of the programming formerly seen on the main service was moved to Kids II, with shows such as Mighty Max, Highlander: The Animated Series, The Mask: Animated Series, and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog filling out the schedule. Two acquisitions, Sonic Underground and Beakman's World, also aired on Kids II. During this time, BKN had their shows aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on weekday mornings.
Bulldog TV and BKN Kids II ceased to broadcast on October 20, 2000. The WB 100+ Station Group continued to air reruns of BKN shows during the 2000–2001 season.
Revival of Amazin' Adventures brand as a YouTube Channel (2023–present) In February 2023, 41 Entertainment, the current distributor for BKN's former content, filed a trademark for "Amazin' Adventures". Later on in the month, the brand was revived as a YouTube channel that offers up programs from 41 and BKN's catalogue.
Programming Amazin' Adventures TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)Saban's Around the World in Eighty DreamsSeptember 13, 19921993 Saban's Gulliver's Travels The Wizard of Oz King Arthur and the Knights of Justice 1996 HurricanesSeptember 12, 19931994 Mighty Max Double Dragon 1996 Street Sharks September 7, 1994 1997 Turbocharged Thunderbirds December 1994 1995 A.J.'s Time Travelers 1996 Gadget Boy & Heather September 10, 1995 Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders 1997 Skysurfer Strike Force Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys September 8, 1996 The Mask: Animated Series September 10, 1996 The Real Ghostbusters August 1997 September 1997
BKN TitlePremiere dateEnd dateBlockSource(s) Extreme Dinosaurs September 1, 1997 1999 Extreme Block Extreme Ghostbusters The Mask: Animated Series 1997 Comedy Block Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys Amazin' Adventures Jumanji 1998 Extreme BlockIssue 2.11. Pocket Dragon Adventures Comedy Block Mummies Alive! Extreme Block Mighty Max Action Man Street Sharks Highlander: The Animated Series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Amazin' Adventures Double Dragon Ultraforce Skysurfer Strike Force
Bulldog TV TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s) Extreme Ghostbusters 1999 2000 Monster Rancher 1999 2000 Mummies Alive! 1999 2000 Rambo: The Force of Freedom 1999 2000 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles August 29, 1999 2000 Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends August 29, 1999 2000 Double Dragon 1999 2000 Street Sharks 1999 2000
BKN Kids II TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s) Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog August 30, 1999 October 20, 2000 Beakman's World Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys Extreme Dinosaurs Highlander: The Animated Series Jumanji King Arthur and the Knights of Justice Mighty Max Pocket Dragon Adventures Skysurfer Strike Force Sonic Underground
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