1 Space Ghost Coast to Coast – Cartoon Network Show
In 1994, Cartoon Network produced its first series, “Space Ghost Coast to Coast.” This Cartoon Network show played a crucial role in establishing the network’s appeal to older audiences. It launched the late-night television block we now know as Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.
2. Cartoon Network briefly banned Speedy Gonzales cartoons due to perceived racial insensitivity. However, fan campaigns and support from the Hispanic-American rights organization, the League of United Latin American Citizens, which called Speedy a cultural icon, brought them back to the airwaves.
3. The Flintstones was the most profitable network cartoon franchise for 30 years until “The Simpsons” surpassed it.
4. The 1995 Academy Awards nominated the pilot episode of the Cartoon Network show “Courage the Cowardly Dog” for “Best Animated Short Film.”
5. The original name of “The Powerpuff Girls” was “Whoopass Stew!” Instead of adding Chemical X to his formula, Professor Utonium accidentally added a can of whoop ass, resulting in the creation of The Whoopass Girls.
6 Aging in Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Show
In the Cartoon Network show “Adventure Time,” there is no floating timeline. This means the characters age as the show progresses. For example, Finn the Human was 12 during the first season and aged each year as the show progressed with each season.
7. Danny Antonucci, known for creating adult-themed cartoons, made the Cartoon Network show “Ed, Edd n Eddy” after a friend dared him to create a kids’ show. This series became his most successful work.
8. Steven Universe was the first Cartoon Network show created by a woman, Rebecca Sugar. She based the main character on her younger brother, Steven Sugar.
9. The Cartoon Network show “Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy” won two Emmy awards in 2006 and 2007.
10. Dexter’s Laboratory and “The Powerpuff Girls” take place in the same universe. “The Justice Friends” appears in both shows, connecting these popular Cartoon Network shows.
11 Billy and Mandy Ending Message – Cartoon Network Show
The Cartoon Network show “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy” ends with some strange, somewhat creepy gibberish. When played backward, this gibberish reveals Maxwell Atoms, the show’s creator, saying, “No, no. This is the end of the show. You’re watching it backwards!”
12. After China created a ripoff of the Cartoon Network show “The Amazing World of Gumball,” the “Gumball” creators added the ripoff characters to the show as a group of money-grubbing copycats.
13. There is an episode of the Cartoon Network show “Dexter’s Laboratory” called “Rude Removal,” in which Dexter and DeeDee’s niceness and rudeness turn into two separate people. The rude clones’ frequent use of profanity prevented this episode from airing, but you can still stream it online.
14. In 2015, Billy Mitchell filed a lawsuit against Cartoon Network, claiming that a character in the “Regular Show” who cheats at video games infringed on his likeness. Years later, questions about the legitimacy of several of his records led to their removal.
15. The creator of the Cartoon Network show “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” came up with the premise after having his own failed adventures, such as when he got sunburned and began to starve on an underdeveloped island. He also “went to Mexico, lived in the jungles, and found himself eating out of dumpsters.”
16 Johnny Bravo Creator Roommates
Van Partible (creator of “Johnny Bravo”), Craig McCracken (creator of “The Powerpuff Girls”), and Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of “Dexter’s Laboratory”) were all roommates in college.
17. Ben Stiller did some of the voices on the 1993 animated Cartoon Network show “2 Stupid Dogs.”
18. Despite being the #1 syndicated animated show in 1994, “Swat Kats” was canceled that year due to being deemed “too violent.”
19. At one point in the production of the Cartoon Network show “The Powerpuff Girls,” some people were late on their storyboards because they were playing the newest Zelda game at the time. The studio actually shut down for about a month so they could get through the game before resuming production.
20. In 2008, Adult Swim originally conceived the TV show “The Amazing World of Gumball” as a more adult program. However, Adult Swim rejected it due to its “way too extremely mind-blowingly cute” appearance, leading to its eventual retooling as a children’s show for Cartoon Network in 2011.
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21 Iron Giant Marathon Airings – – Cartoon Network
During the early 2000s, Cartoon Network aired “The Iron Giant” continuously for 24 hours on both the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.
22. Al Sharpton demanded an apology from Cartoon Network for depicting Martin Luther King Jr. using the term “ni**a” in the Cartoon Network show “The Boondocks.” Cartoon Network responded by mocking Al Sharpton in a later episode’s radio broadcast.
23. Nielsen considered Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to be entirely separate networks for rating purposes.
24. Cartoon Network banned an episode of “Cow and Chicken” called “Buffalo Gals,” which allegedly implied lesbian stereotypes. The Gals were mistaken for men, and the episode included the line, “Oh! the Buffalo Gals, a motorcycle-riding gang that randomly breaks into people’s homes and chews on their carpets.”
25. Will.I.Am composed and sang the theme song for the Cartoon Network show “Samurai Jack.”
RE: Fact #13 (Dexter’s Laboratory Rude Removal Episode) – The story’s way better than that, and it totally connects to this place. Wikipedia talks about some of it. This episode was rumored for ages, it became like a legend. People were chatting on forums about seeing it at conventions, but they said they’d get sued if they filmed it. Lots of folks thought it was just forum stuff. Then Tartakovsky did an AMA on reddit, and someone asked if the episode existed. To everyone’s shock, he said it did. It was so cool when he admitted it was real, and then when he said he’d try to release a copy, people were super excited. And guess what? He did it, the episode was released online, and everyone was stoked. Personally, though, I’d love to see the last Angry Beavers episodes that were never released, except for a few audio clips. The Angry Beavers finale is interesting because it breaks the fourth wall by saying the beavers don’t exist. Apparently, Nickelodeon cartoons weren’t allowed to do that back then. If I remember right, it also had some funny jokes about the show’s creators not getting paid for reruns.
Tartakovsky said he wanted to release it, but he wasn’t sure if it was still around. Then, an old animator from Dexter’s Lab said he found it in his basement, and sold it to Adult Swim to air it.
RE: Fact #21 (Iron Giant Marathon Airings – – Cartoon Network) – Back in the day, TV stations would do this on holidays so most of the staff could have the day off. It only took a few people to keep the same show running all day. The Wizard of Oz was the usual Thanksgiving night movie.
RE: Fact #34 (Grim Adventures Crossover Episode) – Those Fairly Odd Parents/Jimmy Neutron crossovers were awesome!
The Jimmy Timmy power hour, huh?
Seeing Timmy Turner in CGI always bugged me.
RE: Fact #14 (Regular Show Lawsuit by Mitchell) – This guy was totally crushed in court. He’s one of those guys who thinks he’s amazing, even when he’s completely wrong.
That guy’s really generous, even if he’s a bit of a jerk. The King of Kong was a great movie, and it’s probably why Billy Mitchell got busted.
RE: Fact #2 (Speedy Gonzales Cartoon Ban Lifted) – Just a thought, maybe we should chill out on being offended for others, you know?
RE: Fact #47 (Thundercats’ Eight Voice Actors) – Thanks for dividing 66 by 8 for us!
RE: Fact #10 (Shared Universe: Dexter and Powerpuff) – I think Samurai Jack takes place in the same universe, but it’s a post-apocalyptic one. I’m not totally sure about that though.
RE: Fact #2 (Speedy Gonzales Cartoon Ban Lifted) – What about Slowpoke?
The guy at the drive-thru at my McDonald’s, he’s older, Mexican, and has this super distinct way of talking. The first time I heard it, I thought someone was messing with me. But then I got to the window and saw him, he’s super cool. His voice always makes me smile.
Slowpoke’s awesome, right?
He always seemed like he smoked a lot of weed.
Slowpoke was serious about his weaponry. He made up for being slow by packing some serious heat.
I was like, “No way, you’re making this up!” Then I checked it out and remembered seeing them when I was a kid, but I’d totally forgotten. When Slowpoke pulled a gun… holy crap! That’s the funniest thing a cartoon has made me laugh in ages.
RE: Fact #49 (Teen Titans Go! Acknowledgement) – It’s crazy to even try to compare them. They’re totally different shows, you know? It’s like comparing the old Batman show to the new movies with Batman. My six-year-old daughter gets it.
RE: Fact #18 (Swat Kats Canceled for Violence) – Swat Kats was the best!
Man, I was really into this show, but then it just vanished! I was bummed.
RE: Fact #14 (Regular Show Lawsuit by Mitchell) – Holy crap, Peter Dinklage’s character in “Pixels” totally ripped off this guy!
That’s the first thing that popped into my head when I saw Mitchell.
Turns out I’m not the only one who sees pixels.
RE: Fact #12 (Gumball’s Ripoff Characters Included) – “The Amazing World of Gumball” – The Chinese knockoffs were pretty much the same, but with weird horns on the characters, and Mom’s…well, you know. The creators did the right thing. Wonder what the folks behind that Chinese copy thought?
The knockoff didn’t even flinch – in China, that kind of thing is super common, like, they think it’s totally cool to copy stuff. Actually, the whole fake thing was just a way to get people talking about a milk brand.
RE: Fact #48 (Psychological Consultant for Scripts) – Silverhawks was pretty awesome. The villain used to freak me out.
RE: Fact #5 (Original Name of Powerpuff Girls) – So Chemical X is just a nice way of saying they’re gonna get beat up? That’s awesome.
RE: Fact #24 (Cow and Chicken Episode Ban) – That made me think… Is “buffalo gal” a way of saying “bull dyke”?
RE: Fact #6 (Aging in Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Show) – Finn’s voice changes a lot between the first season and the later ones. It gets deeper and rougher over time, which is a cool detail.
He was probably just going through a phase. Boys get like that sometimes.
It’s because Finn’s voice is done by a guy who was just a kid when the show started.
RE: Fact #34 (Grim Adventures Crossover Episode) – Speaking of which, there was also a kind of miniseries called “Cartoon Network Invaded”, where aliens took over five shows in five episodes.
RE: Fact #26 (Seth McFarlane’s Writing Contributions – Cartoon Network Shows) – Good thing McFarlane didn’t kill off Dexter and swap him out for some cheesy Italian American character.
RE: Fact #9 (Billy and Mandy Emmy Wins) – Courage, Ed Edd n Eddy, and This were my go-to cartoons when I was little.
RE: Fact #47 (Thundercats’ Eight Voice Actors) – It’s so funny because half the time it’s just some dude talking to himself.
RE: Fact #11 (Billy and Mandy Ending Message – Cartoon Network Show) – That show was awesome.
RE: Fact #21 (Iron Giant Marathon Airings – – Cartoon Network) – Yeah, I totally remember that. It’s a great movie, but seeing it on repeat during the holidays when all I wanted was Dexter’s Lab or Power Puff Girls was pretty annoying.
RE: Fact #13 (Dexter’s Laboratory Rude Removal Episode) – They made this for themselves. They knew it wouldn’t be aired, right? Deedee’s even flipping people off in the title card!
RE: Fact #22 (Boondocks Controversy with Sharpton) – The show also won a Peabody for the MLK, Jr. episode because it nailed the social commentary.
I thought it won a Peabody for being a really bold episode, you know, super daring. That’s what I always hear people say.
Turns out, they don’t have categories for the awards. The Peabody website says they got it for being a really funny and sharp episode that reminds us how far we’ve come from Dr. King’s movement. It’s called ‘The Return of the King’, and it’s from ‘The Boondocks’.
That’s awesome! We both win!
That’s the only episode I’ve seen, and it was dead-on. This whole thing makes me think Sharpton’s never seen Boondocks. If he had, he’d know they were on the right track.
And you know what? This is the most reasonable thing I’ve heard him say in years. Still wrong though.
RE: Fact #19 (Powerpuff Girls Production Delay) – A whole month?
RE: Fact #14 (Regular Show Lawsuit by Mitchell) – That whole King of Kong documentary about this guy’s crazy cheating came out way back in 2007.
Oh no, here comes the kill screen!
He’s so jealous, it’s hilarious.
RE: Fact #7 (Ed, Edd n Eddy Creation) – Turns out the guy who made Ed Edd n Eddy looks exactly like I pictured him.
RE: Fact #37 (Voice Actor Blacklist Threat) – That’s seriously messed up. Eddy is a legend! It’s so frustrating that we lost him because of some dumb corporate drama.
So he ends up working in the oil industry. Talk about ironic, right?
It’s a bummer the show ended, not because the voice actor wanted more money. It was CN’s biggest show after the Powerpuff Girls and lasted a whole decade! You’d think he’d get a raise after all that, it’s a shame.
RE: Fact #7 (Ed, Edd n Eddy Creation) – That’s a pretty strange dare.
Remember Speed Racer, the cartoon from way back when? It actually got a second life on MTV in the 90s. Apparently some MTV boss was like, “I bet I can make any show popular if it airs at midnight,” and someone actually took him up on the challenge. Forty years later, they made a movie with a huge $120 million budget.
RE: Fact #25 (Will.I.Am’s Samurai Jack Theme) – Ugh, I can’t stand Will I Am.
RE: Fact #1 (Space Ghost Coast to Coast – Cartoon Network Show) – That show was awesome!
Braks’ music was awesome. I had this Spaceghost CD I’d listen to when I was high. Some killer tracks on there. These songs are perfect for today’s vibe.
Don’t touch me.
What day is it?
RE: Fact #3 (Flintstones Franchise Record Broken) – Poor Jackie Gleason never got a penny from it, though. He almost sued them for copying the Honeymooners, but he didn’t want to be the one to kill off the Flintstones. One of the creators even admitted in the early 90s that they ripped off the Honeymooners.
RE: Fact #7 (Ed, Edd n Eddy Creation) – He kept sneaking in so many adult jokes, it was crazy. That episode with the swimsuit was really confusing when I was a kid.
RE: Fact #48 (Psychological Consultant for Scripts) – Back then, cartoons had to be all about teaching kids stuff. People were really against toy companies making shows like He-Man, which were basically just long commercials. Thundercats got a lot of that criticism too, so this guy’s job was to argue that it wasn’t bad for kids.
Back in the day, there were tons of rules about TV showing kid-friendly stuff. A lot of those rules have faded away though.
RE: Fact #24 (Cow and Chicken Episode Ban) – I used to watch this show all the time in kindergarten. In the first episode, Cow holds up an ashtray and threatens to tell their parents that she found it in Chicken’s underwear drawer. Chicken, who never wore pants and always showed his butt, is totally freaked out.
There’s one joke from the show I didn’t get until years later. Chicken goes into the girls’ bathroom and says something like, “I think they can get cigars in here.” He acts like he’s bragging on the radio, but later I realized he meant the tampon dispenser.
It was like a pre-teen version of Ren and Stimpy. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was an episode with biker chicks eating carpets.
RE: Fact #18 (Swat Kats Canceled for Violence) – My college buddy used to go totally nuts about Swat Kats when he was drunk. He’d get super hyped and play the theme song from his computer. We’d mess with him by asking dumb questions like “Were they janitors or something?” and he’d lose his mind. The best part? I never once heard him talk about Swat Kats sober. He must have hidden that love deep down.
RE: Fact #49 (Teen Titans Go! Acknowledgement) – Remember playing that Teen Titans flash game? I’d always boot it up right when I got home.
And that Gorillaz driving game too.
You mean the one where you pick a character and then play out their story? Like Raven battling that electric monster by throwing barrels of water at it. Or Beast Boy stuck in a maze run by that crazy school teacher bad guy, kind of like Clockwork Orange.
Honestly, the only Flash game I remember is that fighting one.
That game was awesome!
RE: Fact #2 (Speedy Gonzales Cartoon Ban Lifted) – Meanwhile, Groundskeeper Willie’s a bit of a rough character, but everyone back in Scotland loves him.
Willie’s just your average Scottish guy.
You’ve really ticked someone off!