Cartoon Network Groovies (El Kabong Rides Again)

[@Veracity1]

If it weren't for you, this distant memory would've faded out of existence.

[@sugarplummm9321]

I fr forgot this entire animation on here bro, I’m glad it was in my recommended lol the music was bomb bro

[@blxdyxlux8507]

Fr, as soon as I saw the thumbnail Ik it had something to do with nostalgia

[@Spliffted]

I clicked on this to read all of the nostalgic comments that were surely there but I ended up remembering this from a long long time ago. Thank you

[@stormz9113]

Exactly bro I remember this so vividly

[@enchantedpoop3320]

Yup

[@slenderface1239]

I can't see shit but my memory makes this picture clearer than clean glass.

[@GodittoC]

69 likes, make a wish!

[@daddeolaishere1227]

@@GodittoC stfu redditor

[@GodittoC]

@@daddeolaishere1227 yeah, but since you are something called "a twitter user", your opinion doesn't count.

[@xTHHxAimiForevr]

word

[@andrei2362]

@@GodittoC Durr 69 LiKeS i'm sO FuNnY

[@ohdahngboi_2237]

The old boomerang was such a weird but memorable channel back in 2010,

[@N00dl3G0d]

😂yeah

[@megakdre100]

No man I’m 24 and i remember from back in 2004 when teen titan was off

[@Spongebrain97]

@@megakdre100 true Im about to be 24 and remember seeing this in the early 2000s

[@LilXancheX]

@@Spongebrain97 y’all some boomers. Lmao but I’m the same. 23 is a bitch

[@megakdre100]

@@Lloydgreenswag you in this generation you know what we talking about

[@Cow80y]

I’d seen this about a million times as a kid but completely forgot about it, this is like going back in time

[@emilyslicer2843]

Im like actually loosing my mind lol

[@carldorsey2604]

Dude same here.

[@kharionalexander4276]

Fax

[@tylerthegamer8766]

Same here

[@Sinanzaz]

2009

[@ramennoodles4085]

And then he has a comedically large guitar, *Funniest sh*t I’ve ever seen.*

[@louveniamalone3731]

BONK

[@mf_3483]

Bonkers

[@justindisbrow9921]

The human was literally just like 👁👄👁

[@f-22raptorlandingzone30]

*comically large guitar that he atomizes an entire literal train with

[@johnhoftb]

A comedically large METAL guitar. That's what I always assumed the reason why it was silver.

[@i_notori5839]

*POV:* It’s late at night in 2010 and this comes on for the tenth time:

[@jeremiahbooth423]

I remember seeing these in like 2013ish. Good times.

[@DarkElitePredator]

Even 2006-2009 I remember

[@derick115_1]

@anti furry Soldier cuh I may be a furry but you and I are not all that different

[@bostin1472]

ME AND MY FRIENDS GET NO RESPECT

[@cr0wchild306]

OK!

[@blazinfu]

i wish they bring back the old boomerang.. my childhood is disappearing, i miss the old teen titans :(

[@jasonwestover5654]

They are not going to

[@joshuasolis4192]

Same

[@sura32]

The old teen titans were lit. The reboot is just cringe.

[@edwardo6834]

Creepy Oreo Same

[@zb797]

Ariel Etsitty the new teen titans is not the same :(

[@AunicaAnimations]

i loved this when i was young

[@KeilaZ-yq1in]

Bill Cipher Me too.😀

[@teniahhall6123]

Bill Cipher same

[@AkaimeArts]

Bill Cipher I'm sad they got rid of it

[@Jessica.000]

Aunica animations Sameee❤

[@rei4247]

*young

[@grimmquote6682]

Y’all remember those boomerang mid rolls where the little windup toys would walk around with some weird futuristic sounding music?

[@justdean887]

It’s so sad what happens when you get older. You can’t see the old things anymore.

[@coltonlong2223]

Hell yea I do.

[@redwolftrash]

@@justdean887the bumpers are archived on youtube! most of these cute in between segments boomerang had are iirc

[@unlikelyhydra926]

Son: Dad who's El Kabong? Me: Let me tell you a story of greatness

[@jesusperez-arteaga5437]

J-E-DOUBLE F J-A-DOUBLE R-E-DOUBLE T

[@yaboiryan2171]

The way the "Bad Guy" looked scared me when I was younger

[@SunSheepOfLight]

It was rather funny 😆 when he came out of that piñata 🪅 with a gun.

[@N00dl3G0d]

He looked like my dad💀

[@SunSheepOfLight]

@@N00dl3G0d You are way too pretty to be his daughter.

[@oxytw8830]

@@SunSheepOfLight bruh

[@ninjapotatolorf6237]

There is something very unsettling about his almost photo-realistic face in this cartoonish setting.

[@cynikalfilms]

this one was weird as hell, but I loved this one. I miss old boomerang. new boomerang pisses me off :(

[@jayla0623]

DaHiddenHoward I know right they messed it up trying to make it look like cartoon Network. they need the old one back

[@1hourdisneysong138]

DaHiddenHoward ,no te

[@1hourdisneysong138]

DaHiddenHoward oc f. j 6,

[@succulentbatteries5682]

Same here

[@Msberry321]

DaHiddenHoward kkk

[@MrAlepedroza]

Haha, when I was a little kid, I found this so damn epic that, when Kabong appeared resurrected and destroyed those guys and their train...manly tears rolled down my cheeks...and that damn metallic giant guitar was just as badass and legendary as a weapon as Excalibur. Haha, sweet childhood.

[@cloud-9936]

Facts! I miss watching these during breaks

[@hellobye709]

I forgot about this for years and I saw this thumbnail said this to myself that I seen this before. Man I missed this so much

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

Childhood me watching this short: "**chomp** **clack** **clacky** **clack** *clack*"

[@AndresFlores-xp4so]

Mornin

[@TheInfiniteLandscapes]

Mutuals??

[@alexandersinhell8376]

Same

[@senatorarmstrong1]

I can’t believe after so many years I would see this once again. This brought back a massively distant memory

[@bubblebeam9970]

I'm only 16 and this nostalgia is making me feel 61

[@yeyewest456]

You guys missed out on our era man. Its was so amazing and what I call the perfect cartoon era.

[@yeyewest456]

@Madison 07 Your 2000, I'm 90s

[@yeyewest456]

@Madison 07 yeah, those were the times. 2000 had some good ones too. Recess, dany phantom, Jimmy neutron, justice league unlimited etc. Shame cartoons today are not the same.

[@emberdreadful5604]

I'm almost 20 I remember watching this late as hell on basic cable in a state of half asleep high, I honestly thought I imagined this 😂

[@emberdreadful5604]

@Madison 07 I remember the re runs they had, and Face from Nick jr Then Moose and Zee from Noggin

[@samroth9029]

what’s funny is this kinda style wouldn’t be out of place on adult swim lmao

[@GuitarJamzOfficial]

I'm getting messages about being the villain it this!

[@aliakhtar8622]

Wait, are you the train dude?

[@jrax1713]

Lol you were part of my childhood sir

[@DrOrr]

Thought it was Usyk tbh

[@apollo_gen]

I literally would've gone my entire life forgetting that this even existed if not for you.

[@CrestedSaguaro520]

I couldn't forget of its existence and finding it was like finding the Fountain of Youth!

[@SirBlackReeds]

Such a shame that Cartoon Network doesn't have stuff like this anymore. They are so passé these days.

[@sullivann]

They still do?

[@sullivann]

Boomerang stil exist i think

[@Jb69-f1v]

@@sullivannit’s not good anymore

[@friendlyfriday3445]

Did anyone else get this in there recommendations and thought nothing of it until the nostalgia hit you like a steam train?

[@TyuErt]

KZbins been giving me boomerang bumpers all morning. Guess the algorithm magic is working

[@Evdafawth]

*Like a steel guitar hitting a steam train (^:

[@toigodgohdgjdfjkkj9878]

It hit me like the flying kipper

[@sparkaz7174]

Holy shit yea the skeleton rattling and guitar noises hit me like a freight train.

[@terrance3218]

Yes

[@artud2158]

Does anyone remember how the only way to watch the original Teen Titans was on Boomerang at the afternoon?

[@BeezydaBaseGod]

I miss it

[@N00dl3G0d]

I stilliss iy

[@maddeeps5520]

Bro I remember when the original Teen Titans originally premiered on Kids WB lmao

[@joellema9879]

I remember the only way I could watch it was on Boomerang but at 10 at night.

[@PeterGriffin11]

Boomeraction.

[@pixytori28]

That camera used to scare me 😂

[@gotthejuice7125]

Omg thought I was the only one 😂

[@mariaromanmendoza8147]

Gotthejuice 4life

[@mariaromanmendoza8147]

Gotthejuice 4life

[@mariaromanmendoza8147]

Gotthejuice 4life

[@KeilaZ-yq1in]

Victoria Inahuazo Me not to much.😯

[@xelamasquerade8334]

Crazy how this was uploaded like 9 years and the comments are like 2 days old.

[@GhostPizzaBoy2]

As a kid this stuck with me a lot bc I never really seen anything like this on tv related to my culture so the fact that you uploaded this just blew my mind I can’t believe I forgot about this, so happy that people are really getting into the beautiful art and tradition of my people.

[@NBStudi0s]

Now looking back after all these years I love this so much

[@distortedflame8359]

nostalgia boy Fr

[@arthurmorgan5887]

Holy shit! I can’t believe I’d ever find this again!

[@edwardrodriguez2366]

Same

[@kasaijah123]

I used to watch boomerang everyday

[@KeilaZ-yq1in]

Kasaijah Morman Me too dude.😊

[@colbyc316]

I would always ask my parents if we could get Boomerang and Nicktoons. We got both and we enjoyed it to bits.

[@lilygarza2]

Kasaijah Morman every morning before elementary school

[@edwardo6834]

Saijah Boo Same

[@joytorrey314]

Saijah Boo me too 😔

[@bamboozledagain4165]

Then he pulled out a comically large guitar, funniest shit I ever saw

[@rustedmoss]

Ah yes, an old classic, aged to perfection. Kinda sad that these kind of shorts aren't really around anymore, I used to love them as a kid

[@dominic2009]

I miss these old shorts, was sad when they never continued them. Especially that one with the bear.

[@jeremiahbooth423]

Oh my gosh I miss Nacho Bear. That and Cat 22 and Big Baby. They also aired those Mixels shorts then.

[@T00Bright]

@@jeremiahbooth423 and that Josie and the pussycats one

[@jeremiahbooth423]

@@T00Bright Oh yeah. Also the Jabberjaw song. "ME AND MY FRIENDS GET NO RESPECT"

[@CDGage]

Remember that one that had the song called “Walk around in circles”? “Tell me to walk around in circles, walk around in circles...”

[@jeremiahbooth423]

@@CDGage I'm not sure I've heard it. I'll have to look it up to see if it refreshes my memory.

[@charleealamode9585]

I MISSED THIS I KNOW ALL THE PARTS BY HEART

[@ianagreen3989]

CharleeALaMode SAME

[@bobbertgrobbert4]

still a better love story than twilight

[@Salazar-rw1kd]

Josh Lee so true

[@KeilaZ-yq1in]

Josh Lee True that. Way better than twilight.😀😀😁😁😍😍💑🐎🐎

[@bigoldingus6491]

FUCK ITS 2 IN THE MORNING AND YOUR PROFILE PICTURE GAVE ME A FUCKING HEART ATTACK!

[@JoseDaPrimo]

I was looking for this comment

[@OniLordMiki]

@@JoseDaPrimo why? It's stupid.

[@mg8553]

This unlocked early childhood memories I forgot even existed

[@subline_funtime]

This just unlocked a core memory

[@Argonwolfproject]

"Oh no, an even bigger train is coming behind that one!" *Pulls out one of those massive triangle-shaped Russian guitar things* "El-Kabong!" *Splits earth in half*

[@WilliamDearthwd]

Argonwolfproject It's called a Balalaika.

[@ericdalhoff3507]

1:40-Now THAT'S heavy metal!

[@taviakim5911]

Sing it with me: * " Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out Come and keep your comrade warm.... "

[@destroyerofworlds4663]

@@ericdalhoff3507 *PERISH*

[@ericdalhoff3507]

@@destroyerofworlds4663 Not me!

[@thespanishinquisition2200]

That metal guitar was dope as hell. And I never connected this one to the other Quick draw mini cartoon they also did cause it was in an entirely different style

[@sweetoil2952]

SAME XD I never knew until I found the other one sometime last year!

[@springheartedtiger]

That was pretty awesome

[@souleater814]

My personal favorite one

[@benjamincastro6063]

charjulio18 right there with you

[@AdvancedGB2000]

When I was a kid I thought this was the coolest thing I ever saw as a kid

[@Emo_Zoroark]

As a child, this one literally scared me to death for some reason. I would watch this, but I watched this at a distance at my stairs where I can still see the TV, coming back to this. It's still amazing to see all of these again.

[@bigchiefartimations64x65]

This hits hard just like the sonic mania trailer, I’m just in shock of nostalgia

[@oimenamesrick]

Ikr

[@jaxixteen]

Mirage saloon zone vibes

[@bigchiefartimations64x65]

@@jaxixteen I swear

[@jaxixteen]

@@bigchiefartimations64x65 what?

[@grey5920]

I remember that as a young girl, whenever I saw that camera my heart would drop and I would sit up straight because I was so scared of this short film. And when I saw that poster, I would literally run out of the room and come back in once it was finished. The skulls and that man scared the living heck out of me, and my brothers would force me to watch it just for fun (sad times). I've been trying to find this film, and it brought back so many memories. I'm still low-key uncomfortable around it, but I don't feel like running out of the room anymore, haha!

[@jamesa.meadow4711]

Lmao thought I was the only one! This shit is good but terrified me as a kid. Idk, it made me uncomfortable

[@michaelbolcato192]

@James A. Meadow I remember watching The OG Powerpuff Girls on Boomerang when they showed this during the break and it was trippy as hell to watch this.

[@its_marre7]

FINALLY! Someone who understands. My brothers would play this just to make fun of me for being scared of this. Every time I saw the “red tape”, I would go to my moms room. Now I can watch this without feeling weird. I can vibe to this lol.

[@ChristopherCapersJones]

Pussy! Lol

[@michaelmyers1380]

Same. I was so scared of this, I hid under my parents bed and waited for it to be gone. My brother would even skip it because I always was scared of it. Not so scared now that I am older and watching it again brings a lot of nostalgia.

[@exelakers]

I was trying to remember and find this video for so long. Thank you! I loved this when i was a kid!

[@succulentbatteries5682]

Ikr

[@thebeesknees8420]

Me too

[@apples4705]

Dana Ruiz great when i was younger and i loved this animation

[@krunkle5136]

God the blurriness of the video adds to the fever dream.

[@LlamaPunchXO]

This legit unlocked a memory I haven’t thought of in years

[@gemstoneprincess2890]

my childhood

[@succulentbatteries5682]

Sí

[@KeilaZ-yq1in]

Gem Diamondgirl76 Me too.😀

[@LostLogbookA9]

Gem Diamondgirl76 my too

[@branromoleroux5484]

Gem Diamondgirl76

[@branromoleroux5484]

9

[@marruther6639]

I haven't seen this is years. Thanks KZbin!

[@kevinmills8437]

Thank you KZbin.

[@sanbenito894]

i remember this one in my childhood

[@pooperscooper6413]

Sanbenito 894 same super nostalgic

[@pandryer]

The fact that Boomerang was rebooted (Rest in Peace.) into Cartoon Network 2.0 makes this even more of a precious and wonderful memory.

[@cheesy-hamburger3220]

Bruh I had forgotten about this almost a decade later I'm now 19 and you have awaken a distant memory.

[@chrismac1507]

Same bro but I'm 17 haha

[@2ez434]

Idk you guys but if you remember this I love you guys

[@iplayzfordayzdx7589]

"You're Watching Boomerang! From Cartoon Network."

[@kiwiwasoncehere3623]

... It's alllll coming back to you!

[@kewdewq146]

This was creative as hell

[@pookiedookiedoo]

holy shit nostalgia

[@largegummyhitman5786]

girls: I like catch up with the Kardashians boys: I like attack on titan men:

[@greysonmiller9407]

2010 Boomerang: I will never be a memory

[@counterasad8589]

I was born in 2004... Just turned 13 on dec 2nd and looking back at my childhood it was great because of cartoons like this

[@Ichiyama22]

Don't know how to tell you this, but you're still in your childhood. If my math is right, give it 3-4 more years

[@DrOrr]

@@Ichiyama22 nah kid is like 16 now he’s in his teen years now

[@thecrazykentuckydemocrat]

Ah, I've been attacked by a nostalgia bomb!

[@omarimorgan6214]

Man I’m glad this popped up on my recommendations, I completely forgot this existed. I hate the new Boomerang 😭😭😭

[@matthewcron8842]

This gives me memories of staying up well throughout the night just watching Boomerang. It was usually just Tom and Jerry, but every once in a while I’d get something else. And I loved the movies that would play every once in a while. Miss those days.

[@trashcant9651]

This is such a repressed memory, I could’ve sworn it was a fever dream or something

[@noahboat580]

This was the kind of stuff that made boomerang, BOOMERANG! Why did they do nothing with boomerang- its a useless channel atm, and its really disappointing...

[@jasemayfield6853]

I’m pretty sure boomerang doesn’t exist anymore

[@lanielazer5449]

@@jasemayfield6853 nah it does! It just has older cartoons and reboots on it.

[@jordancromwell]

Boomerang use to be so cool as a kid.

[@evanward5045]

Its been useless for more than a decade, I don't think it was ever ment to be more than a home for failed CN shows, and old cartoon reruns. But idrk.

[@rosestrife1498]

Yeah I miss the smurfs so bad.

[@єѕту]

This brings back memories

[@siamwse]

it does holy shit

[@GalaxyEighty]

This was my favorite grip ie because it was so colorful and creative

[@KeilaZ-yq1in]

TheEmeraldStar My favorite too.

[@LostLogbookA9]

TheEmeraldStar I always love it when this one came on

[@OptimusPrime298]

The nostalgia I remember watching these. We need to bring back the old Boomerang again one day honestly

[@OlPalJoe]

these always felt super trippy as a kid, love seeing them again!

[@2468jandro]

Always thought this was something my mind made up when I was younger Jesus

[@cuauhtemocmiquiztli8503]

i love the music.

[@aviatordanz]

Rest in Peace Boomerang. You were way too awesome for us.

[@KalvinKazu]

I remember waking up to this early every morning being so excited for school and stuff. I really miss this.

[@maxwellweiss9849]

1:38 I like how he looks more in awe then truely scared

[@thewanderer15]

Man this takes me back. Times have changed my friends. Times have changed.

[@EdBoy1215]

This short truly made El Kabong look epic.

[@kingdom-dude]

I remembered watching most of the old boomerang at my mom’s parents house many years ago with my cousins, and we would watch short films like this. Where did those days go.....?

[@Plaguedcourier]

This makes me wish I was sitting in front of my TV eating a bowl of cereal in the morning before school all over again. I miss it.

[@topgun8882]

Gosh this throws me back. I remember watching this so much as a little guy. Now I’m grown

[@shantelmclean4521]

Oh my god I remember the when I was in elementary school so many memories this show man.

[@flashdawnx]

This literally makes me want to cry, the memories are hurting me

[@xxramlethalxx104]

....OMG...memories

[@BabyNeeka17]

Funny thing about this; I was randomly thinking about this VERY particular thing last week. Now I feel so happy to see it again for the first time in forever. This popping up in my recommendations could NOT have been a coincidence.

[@JEDI1390]

I completely forgot about these until I started getting recommendations and now the memories are flooding back

[@teezysrt]

I always will remember this

[@cambriasymone]

i remember watching all of these

[@Goomba_N64]

My childhood all summed up right here!

[@KeilaZ-yq1in]

Joel Najar OMG Same.😀

[@youtubeuser849]

This song has been in the back of my mind for almost 11 years. Thank you.

[@jimbothetimbo6790]

This awakened something long dormant in me I haven’t felt this magic in so long

[@chefstanky2265]

I was so scared of this as a kid I have no apparent reason why

[@liloof_thegoofoof6412]

DAGGER SQUAD I was scared of the up and atom one 😂

[@MarioKirby101]

Same

[@mediamuncher6982]

Love this still this day.

[@evangiampietro5547]

I wanna find out what the music is

[@milllosh]

Calexico - Minas de cobre

[@blueferno2271]

Ahhh old times😊 I also forgot it was still aired back in 2013

[@pyrorock8143]

Damn! I haven’t seen this in AGES! I had completely forgotten all about this until now!

[@unpopularopinionz7196]

Lol I miss watching this OVER 20 TIMES A DAY CUZ THEY KEPT REPEATING IT !! But yeah I miss it

[@emiwarble]

I like this song and the timing with the music was awsome :)

[@objectjon9015]

I was both enamored and horrified by these shorts while watching Boomerang at like age six

[@kiwiwasoncehere3623]

A story of love, bravado, and revenge that we never understood

[@gooseypuckoosey]

Holy hell this memory came rushing back to me thanks for giving me an extra slice of childhood

[@rigo_24]

Memories...nostalgic memories...it's hitting me so hard...has it really been that long? 😪

[@alexkeiser2943]

I've heard tales of El Moncho Macho's Ghost can be see running through the desert at night still trapped in that burning train funnel.

[@rameyjrartstudios2861]

I remember seeing this on boomerang as was a kid.

[@SalmanM190]

I'm really starting to like the youtube algorithm, if this wasn't in my recommendations i would've never remembered this in a million years

[@joegarcia9995]

I remember I would always like seeing this on Boomerang. Good memories