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Cartoon Cartoons

Cartoon Cartoonsis a collective name used byCartoon Networkfor their originalanimated television seriesfrom July 14, 1997, to June 14, 2004, and produced in majority byHanna-Barberaand/orCartoon Network Studios.The first Cartoon Cartoon,Dexter's Laboratory,premiered in 1996, a year before the moniker's introduction. Further original series followed:Johnny Bravo,Cow and Chicken,I Am Weasel,The Powerpuff Girls,Ed, Edd n Eddy,Mike, Lu & Og,Courage the Cowardly Dog,Sheep in the Big City,Time Squad,Grim & Evil,Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?,Codename: Kids Next Door,The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,andEvil Con Carne.

TheCartoon Cartoonslogo, used for the Latin American version ofCartoon Cartoon Fridays.

Originally, Cartoon Network mainly focused its programming on reruns of older animated series which it had acquired through its parent company's film library, but soon began to introduce more original programming. The Cartoon Cartoons originated withFred Seibert's animation anthology seriesWhat a Cartoon!(1995), an animation showcase series featuring pilots of original cartoon ideas submitted by independent animators.Dexter's Laboratorywas the first such pilot to be greenlit by the network for a full series in 1996. After other pilots were successfully produced into their own series, includingCow and Chicken,Johnny Bravo,andThe Powerpuff Girls,the collective Cartoon Cartoons were featured on the network's Friday night programming block,Cartoon Cartoon Fridaysfrom 1999 to 2003. Not all CN original series created around this time were officially recognized as Cartoon Cartoons;Samurai Jack,for example, did not bear the moniker.

The moniker was retired by the network in 2004, and its last surviving series,Ed, Edd n Eddy,ended in 2009 after a ten-year run. Since their heyday, reruns of the Cartoon Cartoons continued to air onThe Cartoon Cartoon Show(2005–2008) andCartoon Planet(2012–2014). In 2021, the name was resurrected by the network for a new shorts program.

History

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Cartoon Cartoons first appeared as shorts on animation showcase seriesWhat a Cartoon!in 1995, under the name ofWorld Premiere Toons.The series was produced byHanna-BarberaandCartoon Network Studiosunder the direction ofFred Seibert.Seibert had been a guiding force forNickelodeon(having overseen the creation ofNicktoonsshortly prior to his departure) prior to joiningHanna-Barberaand would establishFrederator Studiosyears later.[1]

ThroughWhat a Cartoon!,Cartoon Network was able to assess the potential of certain shorts to serve as pilots for spin-off series and signed contracts with their creators to create ongoing series.[2]Dexter's Laboratorywas the most popular short series according to a vote held in 1995, and became a full series in 1996.Dexterwas retroactively labeled the first Cartoon Cartoon in 1997; however, the network's previous original shows,The Moxy ShowandSpace Ghost Coast to Coast,were not retroactively given the label.

The Cartoon Cartoon brand was first introduced in July 1997 for the network'sCartoon Cartoon Weekendblock. Two more series based on shorts debuted in 1997:Johnny BravoandCow and Chicken.I Am Weasel,which aired as segments onCow and Chicken,was spun off into its own series in 1999. These were followed byThe Powerpuff Girlsin late 1998 andEd, Edd n Eddyin early 1999.[2][1]Mike, Lu & OgandCourage the Cowardly Dogpremiered in November 1999, creating a lineup of critically acclaimed shows.[3][4]From 1999 to 2003, theCartoon Cartoon Fridaysblock was the network's marquee night for premieres of new episodes and series.

In 2001, the network receivedTime SquadandGrim & Evil.In 2002,Codename: Kids Next Doorbecame a full series after being chosen in the previous year'sBig Pick Weekend.In 2003,Grim & Evilwas split intoThe Grim Adventures of Billy & MandyandEvil Con Carne;they were the last original series to officially carry the Cartoon Cartoon branding before it was discontinued.

The Cartoon Cartoons were intended to appeal to a wider audience than the averageSaturday-morning cartoon.Linda Simensky,vice president of original animation, reminded adults and teenage girls that the cartoons could appeal to them as well. Kevin Sandler's article on them claimed that these cartoons were both less "bawdy" than their counterparts atComedy Centraland less "socially responsible" than their counterparts atNickelodeon.Sandler pointed to the whimsical rebelliousness, high rate of exaggeration and self-consciousness of the overall output which each individual series managed.[5]

In October 2003, the live-actionFridayspremiered on the network as a replacement for Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. The Cartoon Cartoons bumpers (that appeared before and after episodes of its original series) were dropped after the network's CN City rebrand on June 14, 2004. In November 2004, the blockCartoon Cartoons: The Top 5was renamed to simplyThe Top 5.Cartoon Network still kept the Cartoon Cartoons name around in various forms applying to their older series (such as forThe Cartoon Cartoon Showfrom 2005 to 2008), but since newer shows such asFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends,Camp Lazlo,andBen 10were stylistically different from previous shows, the moniker was not applied to them.

In Asia and Latin America, the moniker continued to be used until 2007 with series likeFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends,Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi,Camp Lazlo,andMy Gym Partner's a Monkey.

Revival

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On April 15, 2021, Cartoon Network announced a new iteration of the Cartoon Cartoons shorts program.[6][7]On November 24, 2021, the first new Cartoon Cartoons shorts were announced.[8]The first nine shorts includeAccordions Geoffery & Mary Melodicaby Louie Zong (ofThe Ghost and Molly McGeeandWe Bare Bears),Dang! It's Draculaby Levon Jihanian (ofTig n' Seek),Hungy GhostbyJesse Moynihan(ofAdventure Time),Fruit Stand at the End of the Worldby Rachel Liu,Off the Menuby Shavonne Cherry (ofRen & StimpyandThe Looney Tunes Show),Harmony in Despairby Andrew Dickman (ofLooney Tunes Cartoons),Unravelby Alexis Sugden,Mouthwash Madnessby Lisa Vandenberg (ofAnimaniacs), andScaredy Catby JJ Villard (ofKing Star King).[9]

On June 7, 2022, more Cartoon Cartoons were announced.[10]The next seven shorts includeThe All-Nimalby Nick Edwards (ofApple & OnionandThe Fungies!),Buttons' Gamezoneby Fernando Puig (ofThe Cuphead Show!,Middlemost PostandTig n' Seek),Tib Tub, We Need Youby Sean Godsey and Mike Rosenthal,I Love You JocelynbyTracey Laguerre(Art and Animation Director for brands like Google, Dreamworks, Buzzfeed and more),Pig in a Wigby Sam Marin (ofRegular Show),The Good Boy Report(based on the webcomic of the same name) by Kasey Williams (ofNiko and the Sword of LightandHarley Quinn) andMaude Macher and Dom Duckby Kali Fontecchio (ofThe Looney Tunes ShowandJellystone!).

On March 21, 2024, GiAnna Ligammari (ofNiko and the Sword of LightandInside Job) announced a Cartoon Cartoons shortISCREAMcreated by her.[11]Four days after, the short was announced as being completed.[12]The shorts were showcased in a screening on April 25, 2024.[13][14]The shortThe All-Nimalwas shown at theAnnecy International Animation Film Festivalon June 11, 2024.[15]

Promotions

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In June 1999, Cartoon Network began promoting its Cartoon Cartoons lineup with an advertising campaign to draw in viewership for its new Friday-night blockCartoon Cartoon Fridays,which was targeted toward viewers aged 6 to 11.[16]Marketing included brand partnerships withGeneral Mills,Hasbro,andPepperidge Farmas well as an on-air sweepstakes and an 11-market live touring event.[16]Advertisements appeared on television, radio, online, in movie theaters, atSix Flagstheme parks, and billboards among other media with the tagline "You with us?".[16]

In mid-2000, Cartoon Network promoted its original programming by launching the Cartoon Cartoon Friday Tour 2000, a live event that ran for 10 weeks across 13 cities.[17]Active during weekdays in the lead-up to its Friday-night block, the tour cost a reported $25 million and reached a collective audience 16.2 million.[17]It was sponsored byCoca-Cola'sHi-Cand was created in partnership withAdelphia,AT&T,Cablevision,Charter Broadcasting,Comcast,Cox Cable,MediaOne,andTime Warner Cable.[17] Launched as part of a three-part Cartoon Network marketing campaign occurring at different parts of the year, Cartoon Cartoon Friday Tour 2000 ended on September 1, 2000.[18]

In March 2000, Cartoon Network ran an advertisement on other networks, including rival channelNickelodeon,featuring different Cartoon Cartoons characters persuading viewers to switch channels and watchCartoon Cartoon Fridays.[19]The advertisement is set against an orange backdrop, Nickelodeon's signature color.[19]Time Warner City Cable withdrew the commercial from local broadcast stations in New York due to its perceived inappropriateness for children.[19]

Programming blocks

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More shows premiered bearing the Cartoon Cartoons brand, airing throughout the network's schedule and prominently onCartoon Cartoon Fridays,which became the marquee night for premieres of new episodes and shows beginning June 11, 1999. It initially aired from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday nights.[20]The block was expanded from three and a half hours to four hours with the November 1999 premieres ofMike, Lu & OgandCourage the Cowardly Dog.[4]

On June 9, 2000,Cartoon Cartoon Fridayslaunched with a new lineup and quickly garnered increased ratings for the channel.[21]The block's format featured a different character from a Cartoon Cartoon series hosting each week, with the first host being Eustace fromCourage the Cowardly Dog.The June 9 broadcast also began the first week ofThe Big Pick,a showcase of cartoon pilots that could become full series based on the results of an online viewer poll. A similar event,The Big Pick II,aired the following year.

On October 3, 2003, following a months-long switch toSummer FridaysandFridays,the block was rebooted under a hybrid live-action format asFridays,hosted by Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake, the latter of whom was later replaced byTara Sands.It aired shows outside the Cartoon Cartoon moniker, such asFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends,Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi,The Life and Times of Juniper Lee,Camp Lazlo,My Gym Partner's a Monkey,Squirrel Boy,andClass of 3000.The last airing ofFridayswas on February 23, 2007.

Cartoon Cartoons: The Top 5(simply retitledThe Top 5in 2004), an hour-long program featuring a countdown of the week's five "best" Cartoon Cartoon episodes from the network's lineup, ran from 2002 to 2008. From 2005 to 2008, the Cartoon Cartoons label was primarily used forThe Cartoon Cartoon Show,a half-hour program featuring episodes of older Cartoon Cartoons that were no longer shown regularly on the network.

The blockCartoon Planetwas revived on Cartoon Network from 2012 to 2014, airing in a format similar toThe Cartoon Cartoon Show.It featured Cartoon Cartoons such asDexter's Laboratory,Johnny Bravo,Cow and Chicken,I Am Weasel,The Powerpuff Girls,Courage the Cowardly Dog,Ed, Edd n Eddy,Codename: Kids Next Door,The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,and other originalCartoon Network Studiosseries such asFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends,Camp Lazlo,andChowder.

Title Year(s) aired Note(s)
Cartoon Cartoons 1997–2004
Cartoon Cartoon Weekend 1997–2002
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays 1999–2003
Cartoon Cartoon of the Day 1999–2000
The Saturday Morning Block 1999–2000
Cartoon Cartoon Summer 1999–2001
The Cartoon Cartoon Show 2000[22]–03;[23]2005–08[24]
The Big Pick 2000–01
Cartoon Cartoon Weeknights 2000
Cartoon Cartoon Primetime 2001
The Premiere Premiere Show 2001–02
Cartoon Cartoon Weekend Summerfest 2002
Cartoon Cartoons: The Top 5 2002[25]–08
Cartoon Cartoons in the Morning 2002–03
Cartoon Cartoons in the Afternoon 2002

List of series

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See also:List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network

Precursor

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Title Premiere date Finale date(s) Note(s)
What a Cartoon!/The What a Cartoon! Show/The Cartoon Cartoon Show February 20, 1995 November 28, 1997(as main show)
November 29, 2002(as collective series)		 [a][b]

Full series

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Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Dexter's Laboratory April 28, 1996 November 20, 2003 [c][d][b]
Johnny Bravo July 14, 1997 August 27, 2004 [c][d][b]
Cow and Chicken July 15, 1997 July 24, 1999 [c][d][b]
I Am Weasel July 15, 1997[e] 2000[26] [c][d][b]
The Powerpuff Girls(original series) November 18, 1998 March 25, 2005 [c][d][b]
Ed, Edd n Eddy January 4, 1999 November 8, 2009 [c][d][b]
Mike, Lu & Og November 12, 1999 May 27, 2001 [b]
Courage the Cowardly Dog November 12, 1999 November 22, 2002 [c][d][b]
Sheep in the Big City November 17, 2000 April 7, 2002
Time Squad June 8, 2001 November 26, 2003
Grim & Evil August 24, 2001 October 18, 2002
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? July 19, 2002 November 14, 2003 [c]
Codename: Kids Next Door December 6, 2002 January 21, 2008 [c][d][b]
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy+ June 13, 2003 November 9, 2007 [c][d][b]
Evil Con Carne+ July 11, 2003 October 22, 2004 [c][d][b]
  • (+) Indicates that the show originally aired as part ofGrim & Evil,and that the 2003-2004 episodes were not produced for the standalone show.

In other media

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DC Comicsran an anthology comic based on the Cartoon Cartoons; the series ran from March 2001 to October 2004 for a total of 33 issues.

In theOK K.O.! Let's Be Heroesepisode "Crossover Nexus",the Cartoon Cartoon logo is shown in the bottom of a wall inside the Cartoon Network headquarters; the Cartoon Cartoon jingle theme song is played whenBen Tennyson(Ben 10) shape-shifts into different Cartoon Network characters.

Cartoon Cartoons was also reintroduced as a YouTube channel featuring content from older Cartoon Network shows since August 2024, it took place of the former YouTube channel for the now defunctBoomerangstreaming service, that was shut down on September 30.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Renamed toThe What a Cartoon! Showin 1996 and again toThe Cartoon Cartoon Showin 2000.
  2. ^abcdefghijklThis show is, or was, airing onBoomerang.
  3. ^abcdefghijkReran as segments onThe Cartoon Cartoon ShowandTop 5,beginning in 2005.
  4. ^abcdefghijReran as segments onCartoon Planet,beginning in 2012.
  5. ^As a standalone series on June 10, 1999.

References

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  2. ^abMittell (2004), p. 82–83
  3. ^Mittell (2004), p. 80
  4. ^abMoss, Linda (November 8, 1999). "Cartoon Adds Two Shows on Friday".Multichannel News.Vol. 20, no. 46.Future Publishing.p. 26.ISSN0276-8593.
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  6. ^Low, Elaine (April 15, 2021)."Cartoon Network Studios Debuts New Animated Shorts Program".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on January 24, 2022.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
  7. ^de Wit, Alex Dudok (April 15, 2021)."Cartoon Network Studios Launches First Dedicated Shorts Program in over a Decade".Cartoon Brew.Shorts.Archivedfrom the original on April 15, 2021.RetrievedApril 16,2021.
  8. ^@cartoonnetwork (November 24, 2021)."Check out the first group of shorts from #CartoonCartoons, a new #CartoonNetworkStudios program cultivating the next generation of hits and hit makers with a commitment to creativity, diversity & mentorship 🎨✏️ Check back for updates as we get to know these talented artists!"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
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  10. ^@cartoonnetwork (June 7, 2022)."Check out the second group of shorts from #CartoonCartoons, a #CartoonNetworkStudios program cultivating the next generation of hits and hit makers with a commitment to creativity, diversity & mentorship! Check back for updates as we get to know these talented artists! 🎨✏️"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  11. ^@virtualGIA_ (March 21, 2024)."This is the first bit of VisDev I drew for my short, ISCREAM! Made for the Cartoon Cartoons Shorts program. I am dying for everyone to see it already. 🍦"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  12. ^@virtualGIA_ (March 25, 2024)."And as of today, the short is finished!!!"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  13. ^@virtualGIA_ (April 25, 2024)."The time has come... #ISCREAM"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  14. ^@artsyspencerg (April 25, 2024)."Animation at its finest on display here. Insanely proud of my gia, and grateful i was able to see the great work by the other extremely talented artists. A full feast of animation"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
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  19. ^abcCooper, Jim (March 20, 2000). "Cartoon Net Ad Pulled".MediaWeek.Vol. 10, no. 12.Brandweek.p. 5.ISSN1055-176X.
  20. ^Pursell, Chris (October 18, 1999). "Originals Widen Cartoon Net Base".Variety.Vol. 376, no. 9. p. 27.ISSN0042-2738.
  21. ^Moss, Linda (September 11, 2000). "Cable Nets Survive Summer's 1-2 Punch".Multichannel News.Vol. 21, no. 37. p. 3.ISSN0276-8593.Cartoon -- which launched its new "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays" lineup June 9 -- enjoyed phenomenal ratings this summer.
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