Welcome back fellow Cartoon lovers as we look at more of the history for of Cartoon Network, your home for cartoons.
In 1995 a short shown on World Premiere Toons called Dexter's Laboratory was nominated for an Emmy. This short proved so popular that in August of that same year Cartoon Network announced that it would be the first World Premiere Toon to receive a whole series of it's own. Shows that would follow would include Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls, Cow and Chicken, Courage the Cowardly Dog (one of my favorite TV shows of all time), I am Weasel and Mike, Lu & Og. The show of course become a huge hit, and a quite good show in it's own right. Dexter's Laboratory was a joint project between Cartoon Network studios and Hanna-Barbera.
1995 however didn't just bring brand new shows to Cartoon Network, but also brought some that had been around for a while to the channel. 1995 brought G-Force: Guardians of Space to Cartoon Network. This was a 1986 American version of a 1972 anime series called Science Ninja Team Gatchman. This is the second adaption of this anime. Preceding it was 1978's Battle of the Planets TV show. This adaption included both dubbed footage and new animation from the Hanna-Barbera studio. This show had a very brief run on TBS. I can't find any reason why it disappeared, but it did. Cartoon Network however introduced many American audiences to the 1972 anime, despite the many changes. Also introduced to Cartoon Network in 1995 was the 1973 animated Hanna-Barbera animated version of The Addams Family.
Of course none of this means they got rid of the cartoons that help make the channel so popular (that would come later). You could still catch plenty of classic theatrical cartoon shorts including Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Betty Boop, Droopy, Popeye and Pink Panther, various Famous Studios cartoons (aired as Casper and Friends). There was also still the 1960's Hanna-Barbera shows including The Flintstones, The Yogi Bear Show, The Jetsons, Atom Ant, Scooby Doo Where Are You?, and Touché Turtle and Dum Dum. This is what I wish the channel still did. Just because you get new shows, doesn't mean you have to get rid of the old. While I really like shows like Steven Universe, this does not mean I want to see any less of all that I listed.
So thank you for joining me, and until next time peace love and cartoons.
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