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.

[2][3][4] 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 2024 and is found on various streaming services.

Crashbox was created by Planet Grande Pictures (consisting of Eamon Harrington and John Watkin) and is animated by Cuppa Coffee Studios, headed by Adam Shaheen.

Planet Grande Pictures engaged Cuppa Coffee Studios for 8 months to complete 13 hours of programming.

Each half-hour episode consists of seven or eight 1-to-5-minute educational games, each covering topics like history, math, spelling, and science.

"Smart Mouth", featuring Dora Smarmy from "Distraction News", has her explaining unusual vocabulary words with personal experiences.

The show premiered on the new block a day after the rebrand, on January 18, 2016, and was moved to the afternoon along with The Electric Company for weekdays.

[17] Crashbox 14 served as the series' premiere on HBO Kids, with the rest of Season 1 airing on weekdays up until February 22, 2016.

[23] Following the removal of various Sesame Workshop shows, Crashbox was moved to an early morning timeslot a few years later, and aired routinely on the channel until 2024.

The series received generally positive reviews from audiences and parents on Common Sense Media, with a 4 out of 5 star rating.