These cartoons with a purpose in the "Tickle U" block and commercials on occasion have all the hallmarks of Alice Cahn, Cartoon Network's vice president of programming and development.

Still, according to Cartoon Network, there are all these somber toddlers out there not getting the joke, and they need help. So I quit kidding around and called Alice Cahn, creator of Tickle U, to ...

When Tickle U launched last August, it did so with seven original series for kids ages 3 to 5, along with a Web site, tickleu.com, tied directly to TV programming.

It’s just not a good medium for them.” Cartoon Network executives insist that the “Tickle U” block will be paced especially for young brains and that they’re trying a new approach.