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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.

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Television.image
Crashbox logo.jpg
Television.caption
Title card
Television.creator
John WatkinEamon Harrington
Television.director
Dave Thomas
Television.theme_music_composer
Matthew Morse
Television.composer
Matthew Morse
Television.language
English
Television.num_seasons
2
Television.num_episodes
52
Television.executive_producer
Adam ShaheenJohn WatkinEamon HarringtonDolores MorrisSheila Nevins
Television.producer
John WatkinEamon HarringtonMarlene Schmidt
Television.camera
Single-Camera
Television.runtime
24–30 minutes
Television.network
HBO Family

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number of seasons
2
number of episodes
52
start time
1999-02-01
end time
2000-04-01
title
Crashbox
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  • Production
  • Premise
  • Segments
  • Cast
  • Seasons
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Interstitial spinoffs
  • Syndication
  • Removed episodes
  • Reception
  • References
  • External links

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. Although it has never been released on physical media like DVD or VHS, it was consistently rerun on HBO Family until the removal of its children's block in 2025 and is found on various streaming services.

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