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'Cartoon Network' (commonly abbreviated as 'CN') is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. The original American channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 with the ''Bugs Bunny'' short Rhapsody Rabbit being its first-ever aired program. Cartoon Network's originally served as an 24-hour outlet for classic animation properties from the Turner Broadcasting libraries. Cartoon Network has launched many other shows including ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''Johnny Bravo'', ''Cow and Chicken'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'', ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' and ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', among others.
Cartoon Network is mainly youth-oriented and shares channel space with a late-night young adult-oriented channel skein called Adult Swim. In recent years, Cartoon Network began airing more live-action programming, including movies and series. ''Out of Jimmy's Head'', Cartoon Network's first original live-action series, debuts in September 2007. R. L. Stine's ''Goosebumps'' debuts on October 1, 2007.

Contents

History

Late 1980s-1993

Enter: Time-Warner

Cartoon Network Today

Programming blocks

''Cartoon Cartoons''

''Fridays''

''Miguzi''

Master Control

''Toonami''

''Prime Time''

''Adult Swim''

''Preschool programming''

''Saturday Video Entertainment System''

Films

''Cartoon Theatre''

Cartoon Network Original Movies

''Saturday Afternoon Blocks''

''June Bugs''

''Last Bell''

''Invaded''

''Summer @ Seven''

''HullabaNew''

Boomerang

Get Animated

Cartoon Network's 10th Anniversary

Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall

See also

References

External links

History

Late 1980s-1993

By the end of the 1980s, Ted Turner's cable-TV conglomerate had acquired the MGM film library (which included the older catalog of pre-1948 color Warner Bros. cartoons), and its cable channel Turner Network Television had gained an audience with its film library. In 1990, it purchased animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions and acquired its large library as well as most of the Ruby-Spears library. Cartoon Network was created as an outlet for Turner's considerable library of animation, and the initial programming on the channel consisted exclusively of reruns of classic Warner Bros. (like ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies''), MGM (like ''Tom and Jerry'' and ''Droopy Dog''), and Hanna-Barbera cartoons (like ''The Jetsons'' and ''The Flintstones''), with many Hanna-Barbera TV cartoons like ''Wally Gator'' used as time fillers. Most of the short cartoons were aired in half-hour or hour-long packages, usually separated by character or studio — ''Down With Droopy D'' aired old Droopy Dog shorts, ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' presented the classic cat-and-mouse team, and ''Bugs and Daffy Tonight'' provided classic Looney Tunes shorts. Classic animation currently doesn't air on Cartoon Network.

Hanna-Barbera started production on ''The What-A-Cartoon! Show'' (also known as ''World-Premiere Toons'' And "What-A-Cartoon"), a series of creator-driven short cartoons that premiered on Cartoon Network in 1995. It was the network's third original series (the second was '' and the first was ''The Moxy Show''). The project was spearheaded by several Cartoon Network executives, plus ''Ren and Stimpy'' creator John Kricfalusi (who was an advisor to the network at the time) and Fred Seibert (who was formerly one of the driving forces behind the Nicktoons, and would go on to produce the similar animation anthology series ''Oh, Yeah! Cartoons'').

Enter: Time-Warner

In 1996, Time Warner, the entertainment conglomerate purchased Turner Broadcasting, and with it, Cartoon Network, who gained access to the complete Warner Bros. cartoon library, which includes WB cartoons from the 1950s to the 1980s as well as recent cartoons like ''Road Rovers'', ''Animaniacs'', ''Freakazoid'', and ''.
Time Warner changed the direction of Hanna-Barbera Productions (the production studio now known as Cartoon Network Studios), and focused the studio exclusively on creating new material for the Network (which were baptized Cartoon Cartoons). These productions include: ''Dexter's Laboratory'' (1996), ''Johnny Bravo'' (1997), ''Cow and Chicken'' (1997), and ''The Powerpuff Girls'' (1998) (all of which were shorts, previously launched on ''What a Cartoon'' with the creative work of Hanna-Barbera art director Jesse Stagg), and more recently '' (2003), ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (2004), and ''Camp Lazlo'' (2005). To free up air time for said new shows, the listed classics were retired.
The older Hanna-Barbera cartoons, as well as the entire Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' library, and all non-Tom and Jerry cartoons made by MGM such as those made by Tex Avery, have been largely moved to the nostalgia-themed Boomerang sister network.
On June 14, 2004, Cartoon Network relaunched itself with a new logo and slogan, “This is Cartoon Network.” The bumps now featured 2D cartoon characters from their shows interacting in a CGI city composed of sets from their shows. Nearly all of Cartoon Network's classic cartoon programming has been replaced by new programming, except for ''Tom and Jerry'', a longtime staple of the Turner networks. Within a few months, the network took off more shows from the 1990s (''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', etc.) and put them on a 30 minute block called ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show''. Some shows like ''Mike, Lu, and Og'' and ''Sheep in the Big City'' were taken off the network completely.

Cartoon Network Today

In the summer of 2006, Cartoon Network's slogan was changed to a simplistic “Cartoon Network - Yes!,” as spoken by Fred Fredburger, a character on ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy''. Before then, the network's original slogan, "the best place for cartoons", had remained the network's slogan for nearly five years. The network also used bumps featuring the cast of ''Camp Lazlo'' as stick puppets and characters in front of a red background.
The new campaign featured three different styles of bumps. The first style is "Lunchbox of Doom", featuring an assortment of show clips inside a CGI goth-looking lunchbox, a reference to an episode of the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. The second is "VS.", comparing two cartoon characters. The last style is a reprise of the CGI City look, using flat, dark colors.
As of 2007, Cartoon Network does not have a slogan, but they retained the image campaign that began in 2006, although a slightly refreshed version of the theme is currently in use.[1] In Fall 2007, the channel will begin broadcasting in High Definition. ^[1]

Programming blocks

''Cartoon Cartoons''

Main articles: Cartoon Cartoons

''Cartoon Cartoons'', a series of comedic animated shorts produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions guided by Fred Seibert, who founded the Nickelodeon-based Frederator Studios years later. Originally known as "World Premiere Toons," the shorts were essentially series pilots — the idea was to measure audience response and turn the most popular shorts into series. Only a small handful of the shorts ever made series, however. The first short to air was "The Powerpuff Girls Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins," but it would be three years before the girls got their own series. This show also aired the cartoon "Larry and Steve", which was the prototype of the hit show ''Family Guy''. The first series to spin off from ''What-a-Cartoon!'' was ''Dexter's Laboratory'' in 1996. A year later, ''Johnny Bravo'' and ''Cow and Chicken'' joined Dexter on the Cartoon Network lineup. ''The Powerpuff Girls'' became a Cartoon Cartoons series in the fall of 1998. ''Ed, Edd, n Eddy'' came later as the first Cartoon Cartoons series not to be introduced in a ''What-A-Cartoon!'' short.

More shows premiered bearing the ''Cartoon Cartoons'' moniker, airing throughout the network's schedule and prominently on ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'', which became the marquee night for premieres of new episodes and new shows. For three years during Summer, Cartoon Network actually let fans pick which of that year's crop of Cartoon Cartoon shorts made series, by staging a vote where fans could choose from among the three most popular entries. The first short to be voted into a series was ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' (originally known as ''Grim & Evil'') in 2000, and a year later '' was voted in 2001. Both have gone on to become two of Cartoon Network's longest-running series. ''Megas XLR'' was voted in the year later and ran its own series as well (Though is not considered a Cartoon Cartoon because it did not air on the Fridays block), along with ''Whatever Happened To Robot Jones'' in 2002, which didn't receive popular vote but became a series sometime later. Both of which, however, were short-lived.

As of September the name is primarily used for ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'', an hour-long program featuring episodes of older ''Cartoon Cartoons'' that are no longer shown regularly on the network.

''Fridays''

Main articles: Fridays (Cartoon Network)

'''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays''', was launched on May 7, 1999 and last aired on May 2, 2003. '''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays''' was the Friday night version of "Cartoon Cartoons". This program block on Cartoon Network that showcased the channel's original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. The block was "hosted" by cartoon characters that were part of Cartoon Cartoons shows. The block aired between 7 p.m.-5 a.m., with the shows and segments repeating at least twice.
''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' was replaced by ''Summer Fridays'' in 2003. When the Summer ended, ''Summer Fridays'' was replaced by ''Fridays'' in late 2003. Fridays was hosted by live-action hosts. Intially, the host were Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake. Nzinga was later replaced by Tara Sands. Fridays, unlike it's predecessor, also featured puppets, celeberities, and kid audience that contributed often by informing the viewers the name of the shows that were playing or coming up next.

On February 23, 2007, Cartoon Network aired the last Fridays. A month-long "Movie Madness" filled out the airtime, and ''Friday Night Premiere Thunder'', then ''Friday Night Premiere'' Lazer took over the programming slot.
A new block, ''Fried Dynamite'', premiered on August 31, 2007.

''Miguzi''

Main articles: Miguzi


''Miguzi'' was a cartoon block that premiered on April 19, 2004. This block was themed around Erin, a girl who finds refuge within the confines of a strange spaceship that is trapped underwater and inhabited by aquatic creatures. Not surprisingly, this lighter-toned action block was from Williams Street, the producers of late-night programming block ''Adult Swim'' and ''Toonami'', a block of programming which ''Miguzi'' replaced in the weekday-afternoon timeslot. ''Miguzi'' changed its shows often.
''Miguzi'' aired action shows from different countries like ''Ben 10'' and ''Teen Titans'' from America, ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh GX'' from Japan, and ''Totally Spies'' and ''Code Lyoko'' from France.
As of June 2007, Miguzi is no longer on the Cartoon Network lineup and will be replaced by Master Control, an interactive block announced by the network during their 2007-08 Upfronts in February [2] [3], premiering in fall 2007.

Master Control

''Master Control'' will be an 2-hour interactive block on Cartoon Network, premiering October 8, 2007 at 4/3c.
Shows for Master Control:

★ Naruto

★ Big Bad Beetleborgs (Premieres October 8, 2007)

★ Storm Hawks

★ Ben 10

★ (Seasons 1-3) (Premieres January 2008)

''Toonami''

Main articles: Toonami


''Toonami'' (a portmanteau of ''cartoon'' and ''tsunami'') was initially a block of action-oriented programming on Cartoon Network in the US and UK, and Spain among other countries. The American version premiered on March 17, 1997 as a weekday afternoon block. The regular afternoon block, including ''Rising Sun'' (a Saturday morning version of the block, revived as a late-night action block of Batman and Superman), ''Super Saturdays'' a Saturday afternoon block with a few premieres), and ''Midnight Run'' which was originally a late-night action block on Saturday nights in 1999 before becoming an hour-long weeknight action block on March 6, 2000 that aired the uncut version of ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' which was replaced by ''Outlaw Star'' in 2001 and repeats of other shows from the afternoon block before being replaced by ''Adult Swim'' in 2003).
Previous blocks with the Toonami branding included ''Toonami Midnight Run'' (which premiered on July 10, 1999 and was initially a five-hour weekend-only block airing at midnight before stripping to weeknights at midnight starting in March 2000 until January 2003), ''Toonami Rising Sun'' (which aired from April 2000 on Saturday mornings until September 2003, when it got rebranded as an overnight block featuring and ), and ''Toonami Super Saturdays'' (which aired from 2002 until March 2003).
Currently, the United States version of ''Toonami'' airs on Saturdays from 7 to 11 p.m. (E/P). Some shows in this program include ''Naruto'', ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', ''One Piece'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''.
The ''Toonami'' brand was subsequently used in the United Kingdom as the title of a Cartoon Network-operated UK spinoff channel in its own right in September 2003, a little under a year after the network launched as CNX. In 2006, the network relaunched as a general entertainment network with little emphasis on action-animation before shutting down in Spring 2007.
For the rest of the territories that have Cartoon Network, ''Toonami'' remains a block with many of the same shows seen in the United States as well as regional exclusives like ''Battle B-Daman'', ''Power Rangers'' (In the Philippines), Todd McFarlane's ''Spawn'', ''Machine Robo Rescue'', ''Granzasers'', '', ''Shadow Raiders'', ''Beyblade'', and others.

''Prime Time''

''Prime Time'' was a programming block that ran from late 1998-2002. ''Prime Time'' would showcase Hanna Barbera Cartoons & Cartoons from the Present, such as ''Scooby-Doo'', ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'', ''The Flintstones'', ''Tom & Jerry'', ''Cow & Chicken'', and occasionally ''Dragon Ball Z'' and ''Looney Tunes'', ''and The Powerpuff Girls''.

''Adult Swim''

Main articles: Adult Swim

Adult Swim is Cartoon Network's Adult Sister Network, which premiered on September 2, 2001 in the USA.
Originally a Sunday-only block that also reran on Thursdays, ''Adult Swim'' airs Saturday nights at 11 p.m. (E/P), Monday through Thursday nights at 11 PM. (E/P) and Sunday nights at 10 PM (E/P) with an encore airing at 2 a.m. and then ending with an hour of older shows on every night but Sunday. The block, programmed by Williams Street, the same group that created ''Toonami'' and ''Miguzi'', plays American animated comedy series and shorts geared towards audiences 14 and older and a wide variety of anime series and OVAs intended for audiences 18 and older.
The name comes from the name for hours designated at public swimming pools where only adults can swim in the pool. On March 28, 2005, the programming block was spun-off as a separate entity from Cartoon Network for Nielsen Ratings purposes. On March 27, 2006, ''Adult Swim'' started airing a half-hour early at 10:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday (E/P)but due to the Friday block added on July 6, 2007 on July 2, 2007 they dropped the extra 30 minutes bringing it back to air at 11pm E/P Mondays-Saturdays.

''Preschool programming''

The first preschool programming block on Cartoon Network in the United States was '''Small World''', afterwords '''Big Bag''' premiered on June 2, 1996. ''Big Bag'' featured animated shorts from around the world and live action Muppet scenes. ''Big Bag'' ended in September 1998.

The second block, '''Tickle U''' premiered on August 22, 2005. Pipoca, Henderson, and Place hosted the block. ''Tickle U'' stopped in September 2006. Its official site is now a redirect to the ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'' page on the channel's official site.
Currently, Cartoon Network broadcasts preschool programs on weekday mornings, although there is no preschool specific block. It is unknown whether a fourth block is coming to Cartoon Network or not.

''Saturday Video Entertainment System''

The ''Saturday Video Entertainment System'' was a ''Toonami''-like block of action animation airing Saturday nights from March 17, 2003 to April 10, 2004. ''SVES'' was packaged like a video game, with a Samus Aran-like character in bumps reminiscent of older arcade/SNES game design. This block was also designed by Williams Street.

Films

''Cartoon Theatre''

'''Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre''' in full (or Movie Madness, as it's now called), is Cartoon Network's film series, featuring animated theatrical films, animated television films, and films made for Cartoon Network. It originally ran once a week on Saturday nights, the feature film of each week would be regularly advertised on the network making it an anticipated special movie event. The block used a classical western style with a theatrical quality of feel in its bumpers, involving a realistic-looking old-time ticket machine and a freely drifting movie ticket on top of a wood desk accompanied by the voice of Don LaFontaine, the footage being used before and after commercial breaks and in commercials advertising the block itself. The amount of time Cartoon Theatre ran varied, and based solely on the amount of time the feature film ran, and would perhaps disagree with Cartoon Network's hour-by-hour schedule. To even out the block's time-frame, a sub-block titled '''Toon Extra''', a block based on newspaper delivery, aired after Cartoon Theatre films showing one or more cartoons helping to add less than an extra hour of content to span out the perhaps uneven time slot, when the block was still called Cartoon Theatre. If Toon Extra didn't completely fill the time slot a few extra commercials may be aired, plus the occasional ''black-out'' for lesser amounts of unadded seconds.
Since 2004, live-action films, regardless if they are cartoon-related (though most are), became part of Cartoon Network's library of movies.

Cartoon Network Original Movies

Thirteen made-for-TV movies have aired on Cartoon Network. These films are, in effect, movie-length special episodes of Cartoon Network series ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Camp Lazlo'', '', ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'', ''Teen Titans'', ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', and ''Ben 10''. Also among the original movies is Cartoon Network's first original live-action movie, ''Re-Animated''. With the second live-action movie, coming November 21, 2007. There are thirteen released and five waiting to be released. There are two movies that are a pilot to a Original Series and two marking an end to a Series. The pilot movies are: ''House of Bloo's'' and ''Home'' and the cancellation movies are: '' and ''.

★ ''Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip'' (Aired December 10, 1999)

★ '' The Powerpuff Girls Movie'' (Aired July 3, 2002)

★ ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: House of Bloo's'' (Aired August 13, 2004)

★ '' (Aired August 11, 2006)

★ '' (Aired September 15, 2006)

★ ''Class of 3000: Home'' (Aired November 3, 2006)

★ ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Good Wilt Hunting'' (Aired November 23, 2006)

★ ''Re-Animated'' (Aired December 8, 2006)

★ ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey: The Big Field Trip'' (Aired January 14, 2007)

★ ''Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?'' (Aired February 18, 2007)

★ ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure'' (Aired March 30, 2007)

★ '' (Aired July 6, 2007)

★ '' (Aired August 10, 2007)

★ ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Codename: Kids Next Door: The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door'' (October 19, 2007)

★ '' (November 7, 2007)

★ '' (November 21, 2007)

★ ''Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show'' (2008)

★ '' (2008)

''Saturday Afternoon Blocks''

Cartoon Network has aired Saturday afternoon mini-marathon blocks throughout it years. One of the first blocks the network aired was ''Super Chunk''. From 1992 until 2001, Super Chunk aired a three-hour marathon of shows from its library of programming, mostly classic shorts and older Hanna-Barbera shows.
After a short-lived revamp, Super Chunk was replaced with ''Cartoon Olio'', which premiered on July 7, 2001 and last aired on June 1, 2002. The block aired marathons of Cartoon Cartoons franchises such as ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy'', ''Johnny Bravo'', ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Time Squad'' and ''Cow and Chicken''. The block also aired marathons of Hanna-Barbera franchises such as ''The Flintstones'', ''Scooby-Doo'', and ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''.
In 2004, the block was revamped yet again with the introduction of ''Cartoon Network Block Party''. Unlike its predecessors, Cartoon Network Block Party aired new episodes of some of the shows they presented. It aired Saturday afternoon from 3pm-6pm (sometimes 3pm-5pm). It lasted from June 19, 2004 - January 22, 2005. This block aired Cartoon Cartoon franchises such as ''The Powerpuff Girls'', '', ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' and non-Cartoon Cartoon franchises such as ''The Cramp Twins'', ''Code Lyoko'', ''Hamtaro'' and ''Totally Spies!'', and shows from other networks such as '','' ''Shaman King''.
''Cartoon Network Block Party'' is also the current title for the network's anthology comic published by DC Comics as well as a Mario Party-style ''.

''June Bugs''

''June Bugs'' was a yearly 48 hour marathon of Bugs Bunny cartoons which started on the first weekend in June of 1997. This marathon would air nearly every Bugs Bunny cartoon ever made in chronological order, with the exception of war-time shorts and those deemed racist and offensive. However, with there being considerably less than 48 hours of shorts, it would repeat several times. June Bugs has occasionally aired on sister network Boomerang.

''Last Bell''

'Last Bell' was a Cartoon Network weekday afternoon block which used to air weekdays from 2pm-5pm in the past. Last Bell lasted from August 2003 to June 11, 2004. The block aired franchises like ''Dexter's Laboratory'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy'', ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'', '', and ''Cramp Twins''.

''Invaded''

Main articles: Cartoon Network Invaded

Invaded was a month long block in May 2007. It aired "Alienated" episodes of ''Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends'', ''Ed, Edd n' Eddy'', ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'', ''Camp Lazlo'', and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy''. All 5 of the shows aired an episode with an alien-invasion theme to the script. Each episode was somehow connected to the others show's episode. The names of the aliens are ''Sklrvss'', the small red crab-like alien, ''Peaches'', the large green squid-like alien that likes ice cream, and ''Glog'', the huge blue cyborg with 3 eyes.

Aliens appeared in a continuing storyline that spanned five Cartoon Network shows. They were:


★ Chapter 1: ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'': "Cheese A Go-Go"

★ Chapter 2: ''Ed, Edd, n Eddy'': "The Eds Are Coming"

★ Chapter 3: ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'': "That Darn Platypus"

★ Chapter 4: ''Camp Lazlo'': "Strange Trout from Outer Space / Cheese Orbs"

★ Chapter 5: ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'': "Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon"
The event concluded with an alien-themed marathon that kicked off the Cartoon Network Summer programming schedule on May 28, 2007. During this marathon, all of the Invaded chapters was shown, along with the ending to the "Invaded" episodes. On June 1, 2007 an alternate ending to the "Invaded" episodes was shown.

''Summer @ Seven''

''Summer @ seven'' is the name of the new summer line up that premiered on June 4, 2007. Cartoon Network changed its theme to a new more colorful one. New episodes are shown every Monday through Friday night at 7 pm along with Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. A new show called Storm Hawks premiered in Summer @ Seven. The block ended August 31st and was replaced the hullabanew on September 3rd.

★ 'Mondays': Storm Hawks

★ 'Tuesdays': Code Lyoko

★ 'Wednesdays': Camp Lazlo

★ 'Thursdays': Squirrel Boy but it was replaced by Ben 10

★ 'Fridays': My Gym Partner's A Monkey

''HullabaNew''

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'''HullabaNew''' will have new episodes of four shows from the first Monday in the month of September to the last Sunday in September. It is unknown if ''Out of Jimmy's Head'' will debut more than its first episode in ''HullabaNew''. This block is official, since there is a commercial in the US Cartoon Network. Most viewers think it will air 7 new episodes, due to a "week". According to most, it's only going to air 4 new episodes per participated cartoons.

★ 'Week 1:' ''Camp Lazlo'' (September 3-6)

★ 'Week 2:' ''Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends'' (September 10-13)

★ 'Week 3:' ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' (September 17-20)

★ 'Week 4:' ''Squirrel Boy'' (September 24-27)

★ During this month, new episodes of '', ''Naruto'', unconfirmed ''Ben 10'', and unknown ''Out of Jimmy's Head'' on different dates will have new episodes randomly.
It is unknown if there will be 4 new episodes each week, or 7 new episodes. But by the term "week" it seems much like 7.

Boomerang

Main articles: Boomerang (TV channel)

Boomerang was originally a programming block on Cartoon Network aimed towards the generation of baby boomers. It originally aired for four hours every weekend. The block's start time jumped frequently, with the Saturday block moving to Saturday afternoons, then back to the early morning, and the Sunday block moving to Sunday evenings. Eventually, Boomerang was shortened by an hour, making the total airing time 2 hours each weekend instead of the original four hours.


Boomerang (both the programming block and the original spinoff channel that launched on April 1, 2000) followed a unique programming format - every week, cartoons produced during a certain year (and cartoons produced during years prior to that year) would be showcased. For example, if Boomerang was showcasing the year 1969, the viewer would more than likely see an episode of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' or ''Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines''.

Once the Boomerang channel was launched in 2000, promos for the channel aired at the end of every broadcasted show during the block in attempt to gain popularity for Boomerang. Also, all of the older programming on Cartoon Network, including ''Looney Tunes'' and shows from Hanna-Barbera migrated to Boomerang.
On October 2 and October 3, 2004 nearly four months after the re-launch of the Cartoon Network, the Boomerang block was replaced by Adult Swim everyday with older reruns of classic anthologies like ''The Popeye Show'', ''The Bob Clampett Show'', ''ToonHeads'', and former Boomerang fare like ''The Gary Coleman Show'' and ''Super Globetrotters''. October 2 and 3rd were the last times ''Looney Tunes'' officially aired on Cartoon Network.

Get Animated

When Cartoon Network still ran its CGI city look (see 2004-2006), a promo aired involving the Mayor of Townsville officially opening the ''Animation Station'', a fictional recreational dome facility. Thus began Cartoon Network's still-running ''Get Animated'' promotion, a campaign encouraging children to get active, more importantly in outdoor areas. Created in part of the American government's goal for a more active, and generally healthier generation, other kids' channels generally aired similar promotions during this time (such as ''Nickelodeon's'' ''Go Healthy Challenge''). Original promos involved many different cartoon characters, and real kids, enjoying physical activities inside the Animation Station. Once Cartoon Network scrapped their CGI city look the Animation Station promos were abandoned, but the Get Animated campaign still continued. Current promos still show cartoon characters playing alongside kids, though occasional sports celebrities (such as Freddie Adu) make appearances. Other promos show real kids who make great physically-related achievements, or cartoon characters explaining ways of getting active.

Cartoon Network's 10th Anniversary

On October 1, 2002, Cartoon Network's 10th birthday, Cartoon Network aired a one-day special bumper acknowledging their 10th anniversary.^[2]

Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall

Main articles: Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall

It was announced in July 2006 that Cartoon Network has teamed with Seoul-based Grigon Entertainment to bring a Cartoon Network based MMOG to the global marketplace. The title will be subscription based, including support for microtransactions but will be free to download. The title will be targeting the preteen marketplace and is expected to be released in the Spring of 2008, it is thought to be a replacement for the now-ended Cartoon Orbit, which shut-down on the network's website in 2000. It has also been announced that the players will have fully customizable features and that it will take place in a world where all Cartoon Network characters interact in one city.^[3]
An official website launched on July 25, 2007, complete with gameplay footage and the ability to subscribe for news and possible beta testing opportunities.

See also

★ List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network

★ List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim

★ Boomerang (TV channel)

★ List of programs broadcast by Boomerang

★ Cartoon Network Video

★ ''Re-Animated''

★ Cartoon Network around the world

★ Cartoon Network (UK)

★ Cartoon Network (Australia)

★ Cartoon Network Philippines

★ Cartoon Network (Portugal)

★ Cartoon Network Japan

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References

1. TVWeek.com
2. [4]
3. Cartoon Network MMOG In The Works - TotalGaming.net news, 19 July, 2006

External links

★ Official website

★ Cartoon Network Europe, with links to the local versions