Cartoon Network's 20th birthday!

Kyanbu The Legend · 10-01-2012, 03:35 PM

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/birthday/

That's right folks, today marks 20 years of cartoon network!

To celebrate this great day, CN has been airing episodes of some of it's old hit shows! All leading up to a brand new season premeir of "Regular Show" one of their current big hits.

So I think this is as good a time as any for us to take a trip down memory lane and share all of our childhood favs on this network and the times when CN use to be pretty good.

Personally would be nice to see Megas XLR, Samurai Jack, and Simbionic Titan get some love. But it doesn't look like those shows were even mentioned at all this past month. Oh well at least they're showing some of their other gems.

mauve · 10-01-2012, 04:48 PM

Things I'd like to see:
-The old CN bumpers; the ones with all the Cartoon Cartoon stars and classic characters interacting with each other. I miss those.
-The original Dexter's Lab. The later seasons had a different voice actor and different art style, and I remember not liking it as much.
-Johnny Bravo.
-There was a show about theree time travellers I used to like... called Time Squad or something?
-Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
-Two Stupid Dogs
-Cartoon Planet and Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast
-Some of the old classics: Wacky Races, Thundercats, Pirates of Dark Water, etc.

Flarecobra · 10-01-2012, 05:11 PM

What Mauve said, basically.

Bum Bill Bee · 10-01-2012, 05:16 PM

What Double M said, minus Foster's and Time Squad, and more emphasis on Pirates of Dark Water.

Mind you, I've been able to like some of their new/newer shows enough. Cut out the inane morning anime and there could be room to give everyone some love.

Magus · 10-01-2012, 07:42 PM

They should just run like 4 hour blocks of MGM and Schlesinger/Warner Bros. cartoons like they did back when they first started.

Bells · 10-01-2012, 10:11 PM

And that's that!

Aerozord · 10-01-2012, 10:37 PM

WHAT?

I missed all this? but, I even had the day off and, was looking for stuff to watch and relax and.... *headdesk*

walkertexasdruid · 10-01-2012, 11:22 PM

Cartoon Network introduced me to Dragon Ball Z, I will always be happy about that.

mauve · 10-02-2012, 12:22 AM

I know CN still (or used to, anyway) plays Ed, Edd and Eddy on occasion, and I remember once they had a Johnny Test / Johnny Bravo double marathon (I'll bet you can guess which one I WASN'T watching!) and I've even seen them play a few episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog. I would love it if they'd just toss in a few more of the old ones occasionally, even if it was just like one Saturday a month they'd show a few episodes of an old show for like an hour. They could rotate shows: Dexter one day, then a day for Cow and Chicken or Sheep in the Big City or Powerpuff Girls. ("But Mauve, if we did that, we'd have nothing to play on Boomerang, the channel that only those with the super fancy cable/satellite packages get!") That'd be rad. It'd certainly get ME to watch more Cartoon Network.

Oh! Also! Does anyone else remember the April Fools Day when CN played the SAME cartoon over and over again the entire day? The one about the singing owl?

Aerozord · 10-02-2012, 12:32 AM

and I thought I was the onlyo ne that remembered Sheep in the Big City. Most memorable for having a literal plot device

10-01-2012, 03:35 PM	#1
Kyanbu The Legend Local Rookie Indie Dev Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,497	Cartoon Network's 20th birthday! http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/birthday/ That's right folks, today marks 20 years of cartoon network! To celebrate this great day, CN has been airing episodes of some of it's old hit shows! All leading up to a brand new season premeir of "Regular Show" one of their current big hits. So I think this is as good a time as any for us to take a trip down memory lane and share all of our childhood favs on this network and the times when CN use to be pretty good. Personally would be nice to see Megas XLR, Samurai Jack, and Simbionic Titan get some love. But it doesn't look like those shows were even mentioned at all this past month. Oh well at least they're showing some of their other gems. __________________ Last edited by Kyanbu The Legend; 10-01-2012 at 03:47 PM.

10-01-2012, 04:48 PM	#2
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	Things I'd like to see: -The old CN bumpers; the ones with all the Cartoon Cartoon stars and classic characters interacting with each other. I miss those. -The original Dexter's Lab. The later seasons had a different voice actor and different art style, and I remember not liking it as much. -Johnny Bravo. -There was a show about theree time travellers I used to like... called Time Squad or something? -Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends -Two Stupid Dogs -Cartoon Planet and Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast -Some of the old classics: Wacky Races, Thundercats, Pirates of Dark Water, etc. __________________ Yoo Hoo!

10-01-2012, 05:11 PM	#3
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	What Mauve said, basically. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

10-01-2012, 10:11 PM	#6
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	And that's that! __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

10-01-2012, 10:37 PM	#7
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	WHAT? I missed all this? but, I even had the day off and, was looking for stuff to watch and relax and.... headdesk __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

10-01-2012, 05:16 PM	#4
Bum Bill Bee Boo Buddy Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 454	What Double M said, minus Foster's and Time Squad, and more emphasis on Pirates of Dark Water. Mind you, I've been able to like some of their new/newer shows enough. Cut out the inane morning anime and there could be room to give everyone some love.

10-01-2012, 07:42 PM	#5
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	They should just run like 4 hour blocks of MGM and Schlesinger/Warner Bros. cartoons like they did back when they first started.

10-01-2012, 11:22 PM	#8
walkertexasdruid I am the One Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Infinate Layers of the Abyss Posts: 533	Cartoon Network introduced me to Dragon Ball Z, I will always be happy about that. __________________ Naive Optimist

10-02-2012, 12:22 AM	#9
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	I know CN still (or used to, anyway) plays Ed, Edd and Eddy on occasion, and I remember once they had a Johnny Test / Johnny Bravo double marathon (I'll bet you can guess which one I WASN'T watching!) and I've even seen them play a few episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog. I would love it if they'd just toss in a few more of the old ones occasionally, even if it was just like one Saturday a month they'd show a few episodes of an old show for like an hour. They could rotate shows: Dexter one day, then a day for Cow and Chicken or Sheep in the Big City or Powerpuff Girls. ("But Mauve, if we did that, we'd have nothing to play on Boomerang, the channel that only those with the super fancy cable/satellite packages get!") That'd be rad. It'd certainly get ME to watch more Cartoon Network. Oh! Also! Does anyone else remember the April Fools Day when CN played the SAME cartoon over and over again the entire day? The one about the singing owl? __________________ Yoo Hoo!

10-02-2012, 12:32 AM	#10
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	and I thought I was the onlyo ne that remembered Sheep in the Big City. Most memorable for having a literal plot device __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."