Cartoon Network Bumpers - Nostalgia Critic

[@carbodude5414]

The main reason these bumpers were so fun to watch was because it portrayed a shared universe and, as demonstrated by the MCU years later, the audience _love_ seeing the characters of their favourite shows being familiar with each other

[@t84t748748t6]

its basically roger rabbit and chip and dale rescue rangers movie that cartoon have a life outside there shows ho doesn't love scrappy doo being a little shit ore Johnny bravo and velma having chemistry

[@shinigamiphantom1391]

It sucks how they never made a tv show about it. What Cartoon characters do when they are off the clock. I can imagine Jack and Aku eating pizza together.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@shinigamiphantom1391 Why they hate each other????

[@shinigamiphantom1391]

@@orangeslash1667 That's just the plot of the show. They would be actors in Universe.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@shinigamiphantom1391 But that might thing difficult when coming up with jokes. I think a better boss over idea is Cyborg from Teen Titians talking with Jack.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

It's sad that this hilarious material with so much effort put into it was so under appreciated and in some cases, became lost media. I'm glad Doug is giving them the credit they deserve.

[@kobra6660]

Jbvo is also lost media that nobody remembers

[@woaddragon]

​@@kobra6660 So you heard the good news😊

[@kobra6660]

@@woaddragon what good news ?

[@woaddragon]

@@kobra6660 I assuming that you are talking about mini show where Johnny Bravo play the host and take request. If you are, not only did some upload the Dragonball recap that Johnny did, but the entire season" of it.

[@woaddragon]

@@kobra6660 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqullqeqbZ13sK8

[@AbraCadaveric]

Fred isn't sitting at the girls' table, it's the blondes' table! Yes, Judy is a platinum blonde. The greatest Cartoon Network bumper of all time: Raven and Mandy on the bus.

[@sidarlokesh2449]

Do u tyhuuuoofyqlol

[@Mattcai2004]

Buttercup is sitting at that table too, though

[@swaglevi4315]

@@Mattcai2004 I could see a joke about how she isn't a natural brunette or black haired kid

[@mrquake7789]

Similar voices

[@coledakers6127]

8:16

[@NamelessGamer29]

The Bumperville era of Cartoon Network was the last peak of kids animation for me. There are so many shows from the late 90’s to mid 2000’s that defined my childhood.

[@paulclark4071]

They just kept churning them out. Not every one was a hit with me, but it was still new.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

I think it was called "CN City"

[@zoa1-99.......]

It reminded me of this video I made a few months ago, just as Velma, the series came out, including an old Cartoon Network bumper. Velma Is The Cartoon Network Sun! Mindy Kailing Thought This Was Talking About Her?

[@malbrojay4740]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy No, Powerhouse.

[@sonikku956]

@@malbrojay4740 No, CN City. Powerhouse didn't last into the mid 2000s like they mentioned.

[@ShadyDoorags]

Nick and Disney Channel had some good ones, but CN will always hold the crown for bumpers. The amount of nostalgia rewatching CN bumpers gives me hits hard, especially the city ones.

[@kukunase1686]

dotn forget boomerang as well.

[@angelaparente4470]

​@kukunase1686 but nothing lasts forever

[@Too_Tall_64]

I absolutely love the 'fantastical world actually has a lot of bureaucracy and mundanity" trope. Seeing cartoon characters clocking into work as Toons, or sitting around the lunch room with all the other toons. I love the contrasting worlds.

[@overcharge6835]

This is exactly the kind of scenario with cartoons like Harvey Birdman: Attorney at law, and that's why it works so well.

[@Too_Tall_64]

@@overcharge6835 Harvey Birdman was out when I was a senior In high school. I don't know if I was old enough to appreciate it at the time. I should give it a watch sometime

[@screamingphoenix8113]

This is basically the selling point to Smiling Friends. Lol.

[@angelaparente4470]

The only problem was not all shows from all the cartoon channels got a conclusion on time

[@bats159]

A super simple bumper that ALWAYS impacted me was watching Ed Edd n Eddy walk into the sunset with that cool chill music. It just felt like they were walking home together after a wild day of scams and craziness, it struck me and always stayed with me.

[@campbellblk7484]

I still watch that from time to time.

[@sonicsnake44]

It's wild how these 30 second Cartoon Network bumpers have better writing than the entire season of Valma.

[@allendepacheco3419]

Because the people that made the bumpers are fans of their own shows and it's brimming will love and passion. Velma on the other hand had writers that aren't fans of Scooby Doo beyond the very superficial level, and just relied on tropes from other better adult animated shows without any passion. At least they allowed the characters designers and animators more freedom to make something visibly pleasing to look at instead of copying the family Guy art style

[@leskobrandon7516]

like zoinks man, also where the fuck is scooby?

[@TyrekeCorrea]

No, it's not.

[@TyrekeCorrea]

​@@leskobrandon7516They would pick the bland one, too, though, right?

[@TyrekeCorrea]

​@@allendepacheco3419Writing's dropped way off, anyway!

[@harvesterofstorms4932]

One of Doug’s best videos in awhile. I fondly remember these bumpers very well. It made each channel feel like it’s own little world. Good to see it’s more than just a few people who loved all the effort put into them.

[@michellecrocker2485]

Bumpers were some of the best stuff in 90s. They not only gave their networks a creative identity that you know a lot had to have taken time to develop but it was a kind of pr for the networks because they were so creative, you wanted to tell your friends about them. The nick at nite bumpers are so iconic because they reflected their iconic material. When good quality stuff went away, so did these great bumpers

[@HonorJanas]

Because we can’t wait for November’s commercials.

[@jaygooese4242]

Really?

[@angelaparente4470]

But cartoons aren't the way we want them to be ​@jaygooese4242

[@emademad3435]

These bumpers made cartoon network unique and it really felt like the character we love all live in the same world

[@shinigamiphantom1391]

They were even seen to experience racism and downright discrimination.

[@accidentalmadness1708]

The random channel wide events they did in the 2000’s only reinforced that feeling.

[@CascadianRanger]

Please make this a regular series, these works deserves to be noted and remembered

[@lordybelance3410]

@@CascadianRanger Agreed

[@WolfX1120]

I would 100% love to see this go on as a series :3

[@theminuteman3460]

Me too

[@nathanspradlin8570]

And grading TV show intros too

[@CatKun1234]

Me three heck that was even an episode of Ben 10 OK KO and garnet from Steven universe and the cartoon net work town stop being this villain Who turned all the new and old Cartoon Network characters to stone even black hat for some reason even though he’s a villain lol

[@fancychuproductions3916]

It's almost like the predecessor to The Amazing World of Gumball

[@1WolfFan]

Not sure I'm good for a whole series of this (partly because it's hard to find clips) ... But I certainly wouldn't mind this popping up every once in a while.

[@angusbeaumont7318]

What I loved about these bumpers was the combination of cartoon styles. If you look at the bumper with Eddy and Captain Plant at 9:08, you can see Eddy's shaky black line which was part of his shows style while Captain Plant's black line is solid. At is an attention to detail which back then was amazing.

[@ProfCoolio]

These bumpers have stuck with me for decades. They’re probably why this was my favorite channel as a kid.

[@nicktinson2950]

I don’t remember a year where I DIDN’T play a cartoon groovie, especially Gorilla for Sale or Yogi Bear.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

The bumpers were one of the many things I loved about the old Cartoon Network! Such simpler times that was back when the network had shows people actually liked and watched. I miss the good old days!

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

The CN City was peak Cartoon Network

[@kobra6660]

I miss old cartoon network and the old boomerang chanell

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

I used to watch them every single time they played😭

[@kdusel1991]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 I miss late 90s and early 2000s cartoon network!

[@mattphillips3537]

⁠@@kobra6660 yeah, when they start showing things you watched as a kid on Boomerang, that’s when a part of you dies.

[@spacesheep85]

The bumper (although officially the musical bumpers were known as “Groovies”) Circles become even better when you realize the whole thing is inspired by a key point of animation: the walk cycle. To summarize, a walk cycle is not only a good way to practice animation, but a walk cycle is a great way to establish a character’s attitude/personality: for example, you notice how Courage walks? He almost hops in a way, he’s very jumpy, and that’s illustrated by the way he walks! It’s incredibly well thought out. ….or maybe I’m just looking for an excuse to talk about little animation tidbits, I dunno.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

I am so glad I was a kid during that time. The CN shared universe was so charming.

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

It makes the whole network feel like a great show that ended🥲

[@ddjsoyenby]

same.......before i became a bitter old man.

[@Thespeedrap]

I'm so lucky I was in the 90s millennial generation had the best of our childhood days.

[@RockySamson]

I feel like Cartoon Network bumpers defined so much of my childhood. These bumpers gave the shows we watched that much more life, and more than that, they made these animated characters feel real. Like, we all knew the characters were animated cartoons, but the bumpers gave the network a feeling like these beloved childhood icons really existed in their own shared space, and every once in a while, we got to catch a glimpse into their world behind the scenes. There was a magic to seeing our favorite cartoons just existing and dealing with grounded down-to-earth problems. Despite usually being outlandishly different from one another, you really felt a natural chemistry between certain characters that gave the world a timeless feeling. Imagine seeing Bojack Horseman in a bumper; it wouldn’t feel out of place because everything just naturally fit in the Cartoon Network universe, and it made you wish you could go there. It was the godfather of what adult swim would eventually become with their own bumper style: uncannily relatable.

[@mahaliajean-charles9544]

Thank you Doug! You totally unlocked such awesome nostalgic memories for me!! I can't believe I forgot about Soul Coughing's " Walk around in circles!" I was totally obsessed with it! The Scooby bumpers were also everything! So, in case I didn't make it clear, YESSS!, please do more of these nuggets of awesomeness!!

[@lupinrangerjoker]

Fun fact: The actor in the no shirts, no shoes, no service promo is Sab Shimono which people might remember him as Lord Norinnaga from the 1993 teenage mutant ninja turtles 3 or you'll remember his voices as Uncle from Jackie chan adventures.

[@nicklundy9965]

I knew his voice sounded familiar.

[@motherplayer]

He also plays Jack's Father in Samurai Jack, the older one, while the younger was Keone Young.

[@louisduarte8763]

YES! More of these bumper episodes, please! The REALLY weird ones were on MTV! They weren't afraid to experiment with those. I'm sure adult swim still has bumpers.

[@kdusel1991]

Adult swim had some great bumpers back in the day!!

[@Goleon]

@@kdusel1991 - I remember seeing one where they explained why they won’t air the ecchi comedy anime Ranma 1/2 which turns out to be because of the character Hopposai. Seriously. Just cause of one character and as a fan of the series (anime and manga) I can confirm that it’s a pretty understandable reason. Like a lot of people complain about Sanji and Mineta as perverts but they’re tame (even more with Sanji who mostly respects women and does act like a gentleman towards them after he gets over his fawning/simping) especially when compared to Hopposai who is so horrible he would be on multiple watch lists and have a way too long rap sheet with jail record. It’s a bit disturbing when you think on it.

[@kdusel1991]

​@@Goleon that's pretty interesting!

[@Goleon]

@@kdusel1991 - And here’s the big thing to take in. Adult Swim is ok over the stuff in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Superjail and Rick & Morty yet Hopposai is considered to be too much for them to have on the network. That there says everything about this character. When even Adult Swim is like “Nah bro.” you know it’s a big deal.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

​@@Goleon so is this person worse than miruko? (I probably spelt his name wrong)

[@twist58]

Doug has nothing but my utmost respect and admiration over showing how Cartoon Network bumpers of the 90s and early 2000s featuring classic cartoons from the 40s and 70s coming together with the CN-produced 90s shows. Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, AND CN Studios characters coexisting makes these bumpers the highlight of the channel. Some long since lost. Respect.

[@Wildboy5699]

The Cartoon Network city will always be my favorite since I grew up with that era. I’ll always be blown away when I see cartoon characters from one show interact with another character from a different show.

[@KnuxShadow99]

Same here bruh. Born in 96 but mainly had memories from the cartoon network city era as those bumpers hit right at the park growing up in elementary school as a 9 to 11 year old kid and coming home just to watch the wacky amusing interactions between the characters outside their shoes especially the grim adventures ones will always share a glue gold piece of my heart. It just doesnt impact the same in todays network adverisement all that magic that was present then gone and where left with bland title cards. Just one of the reasons i stop watching the network the last few years since Regular Show ended

[@angelaparente4470]

​i wish i had more time being a kid

[@angelaparente4470]

​i just want all good for kids to have a series finale on time

[@GuninGames]

I love how Critic gives recognition to the smallest things in media that no one would really talk about with a very interesting art style

[@primevaltimes]

I always found the Cartoon Network City Bumpers very nostalgic. All of my favorite characters interacting with each other.

[@kobra6660]

I also miss the jbvo that was they had that was short lived

[@Pirategod23]

I gotta be that guy I’ve seen at least 3 videos on here about cn bumpers

[@mandalorianhunter1]

@@primevaltimes agreed I liked these up back in 2020 and I miss these times

[@antigrav6004]

**except for rebel taxi doing this exact thing years before him lol. I enjoy them both, but for late 90s/early 00s nostalgia? That's all Pan

[@GSballreborn]

These bumpers made the characters feel alive, that's what made them so freaking awesome to watch

[@chunkya6490]

My favorite CN Groovie was the one where they did Jabber Jaw as a 90’s grunge/Ska band. At the time I really appreciated the parody and watching it now it’s amazing just how 90s that thing really is.

[@nicklundy9965]

Yea I never understood why Warners never capitalized on the Scooby Doo clones and redo them I'd totally be up for a jabberjaw show set in the 90s (tho the og takes place in the future underwater).

[@kar1sj4m]

ME AND MY FRIENDS GET NO RESPECT

[@sonikku956]

@@kar1sj4m WHAT DOES SCOOBY DO(O) THAT WE NEGLECT?

[@Clean.Eastwood]

I remember looking up the original show, and feeling so disappointed that it didn't look at all like the music video

[@melindamercier6811]

I loved these, though there was a number of them I didn’t care fore (mainly bc I didn’t get them). Man, I was obsessed with the Josie and the Pussycats one and the Magilla Gorilla one. 😂 I still sing the JatP themesong in a country accent bc of it. lol.

[@connorthompson8376]

I think in the years following what you described here, Cartoon Network and other channels would have sets of bumpers that would change year to year. Disney Channel actually had one summer of bumpers that were actually pretty creative. They portrayed all the characters, both animated and live action, sharing space at a sleepover. I always liked the idea of all the Disney Channel characters sharing the same space. I’d love to see an episode about the Disney Channel bumpers, as well as others for a full-blown series here.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

Those bumpers made me appreciate the Paramount Plus ads even more! Seeing characters from random franchises interact and using the mountain as the setting is genius!

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

I never even put the 2 together🤯

[@Goldstar_]

I agree. The Paramount Mountain spots are great.

[@SmashBros1235]

Nostalgia hits hard with this one. WB Discovery needs to bring this type of bumpers back. The Cartoon Network theatre bumpers always got me excited to watch a movie on tv.

[@boardcertifiable]

Fat chance of that happening. It's reruns of honey boo boo for us all. 😢

[@darthgoku90]

Just can't say it enough how awesome CN was in its first 10-plus years, and what a privilege it was to grow up during that era. With all the classic cartoons, modern cartoons and Toonami anime, these bumpers were just the icing on the cake! Don't forget Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. I have rewatched quite a few of the bumpers on KZbin over the years, but I can't really say what my favorite bumper was cuz there's just too many to pick. One of my favorites that was not shown here was when Speed Racer knocks the Mystery Machine off the road because Scooby was driving instead of Fred for some reason ("Dogs should not drive").

[@Mask0fFate]

CN City was always my favorite of the CN bumpers. I just thought it was cool to see all these cartoon characters just coexisting in this world together; working off each other, hanging out, or clashing (like when Dexter made fun of Professor Utonium for being locked out of his car). It was fun, and as a kid, I always liked to pretend I lived there.

[@treyowen9213]

That shit was always funny. 😂😅

[@IAmInfinitus208]

My favorite era of CN!

[@cybertramon0012]

I enjoyed how Fred tried to race the Mystery Machine against Megas. For context, Megas is a giant robot with a car for a head. Edit: Didn't realise that he was going to show that one. I thought it was going to be one of the ones he missed.

[@TomFawkes]

22:59 After that was the god awful "CN Real" era where the new head of the network tried to veer away from animated shows in favor of live action. Once that flopped, we had a small revolution of shows like "Adventure Time," "Regular Show," and "Steven Universe," which swiftly came to an end when "Teen Titans Go!" took over the entire channel.

[@DSBOY33]

Yeah after this this is when everything start going downhill

[@Jeremy_theGent]

Cartoon Network was awesome back then, they advertised and promoted shows, some new, some old, in so many unique ways. I remember always looking forward to Cartoon Cartoon Fridays.

[@lcnevius]

I absolutely enjoyed cartoon network Friday's! It was such an entertaining block of programs. They actually have a dvd, but it's kinda hard to find now a days.

[@motor4X4kombat]

but everything changed when the teen titans go nation attacked...

[@woaddragon]

​@@lcnevius kinda hard?

[@grabble7605]

@@motor4X4kombat No it didn't, you unoriginal twit.

[@grabble7605]

Cartoon Cartoon Fridays is coming back. Different name, same concept.

[@rezz084]

I remember how mind blown I was to see all those characters interacting with each other. I think an idea like that would have made a great show.

[@alec8451]

I actually saw Scooby Doo project recently. It earned a whole bunch of awards and deserved all of them. All the bumps after the ones in this video stopped being so creative so you really didn't miss anything. The Fridays opening they used from 2003-2007 where it's a faux one shot through Cartoon Network's studio was one you didn't mention, and the song they used was so catchy. I think after Turner and Betty Cohen left the network they started to decline.

[@WreckInSilenceRecords]

Please make this into a regular segment, this feels like something we would have seen years ago during classic nostalgia critic seasons. Please alot more of these!

[@thabigben1]

Yes. Please, Doug, do the Toon Disney bumpers. The No Pants Dance will rise again.

[@GPischke]

Bumpers like these actually give people a good reason to keep watching during commercial breaks. They made me really wish I could actually visit Cartoon Network and meet all these characters in person. And yes, I would love to see you make more videos like this.

[@Cloperella]

I remember loving these bumpers as a child, and I still think they hold up extraordinarily well. Looking back on them now, they kind of have the same energy you'd find in parody comics drawn by fans on Twitter, Tumblr, etc. Like basically just funny scenarios that aren't meant to be thought of in their respective series, they're just funny isolated instances people probably thought up in the office and wanted to give it a visual form others enjoyed. Funny how that kind of energy hasn't really changed, it's just conveyed through different mediums now.

[@AubreyTheKing]

OMG!!! I'm literally about to burst into tears!!! I remember these SO MUCH as a child! No joke, EVERY. SINGLE. ONE! Cartoon Network had the BEST Bumpers to date! Nothing beats them for me! Seeing all the cartoon network characters, new and old ones communicating with each other was SO MUCH FUN!!! I never liked commercials, but when it came to Cartoon Network, I was always looking forward to the bumpers, no matter how many times I've seen them! The original music scores for the cartoons are also classic! The song "Circles," C'mon! How can you not bump your head to it!?! It's a shame kids these days have no idea how good cartoons really were back during the early and mid 2000s. I feel so old and nostalgic after watching this! Thank you, Doug! THANK YOU SO MUCH! These Cartoon Network Bumpers will ALWAYS remain in my childhood and will NEVER die!

[@thabigben1]

I agree with you there, King. Although, Doug, why did you leave the "Without Shermy" promo? That was the one I have spent countless years searching for on the web.

[@tmntaddict]

These felt like an after-hours, behind-the-scenes thing and watching all the characters "break character." Loved them.

[@camschmitt1826]

This is the best video you’ve put out in years. Classic Nostalgia Critic greatness. Please make more like this!

[@Thespeedrap]

That channel in the 90s was the shit I hope he makes a part 2.

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

Man, this really hits me right in the Nostalgia. This brings back so many good memories as a kid. They don't make them like they used to anymore.

[@ddjsoyenby]

fact.

[@saeedboynes7129]

Facts and its making me feel old.

[@kdusel1991]

​@@saeedboynes7129 it's making me feel old. I'm 31 now

[@saeedboynes7129]

@@kdusel1991 ima be 31 this year lol.

[@Goleon]

@@saeedboynes7129 - I got you both beat. I turn 38 in October.

[@pandag2825]

Putting all these characters in modern suburbia is genius. It basically gave the writers freedom to portray our zany characters as normal people being actors in their own shows. Cleverly done CN. BRING THIS WRITING BACK!!!

[@Kendall231]

They also did that with the Looney Tunes back in the day, when you watch some of the old Looney Tunes cartoons/shorts sometimes they act like actors, especially Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.

[@grabble7605]

They have something in the pipeline akin to the old Cartoon Cartoons.

[@mizzboybee]

Hey Critic! I just wanted to drop a comment and say thanks for making this awesome video about Cartoon Network TV bumpers! As someone who had grown up in a rural area with not many friends or outlets, I spent a lot of time watching TV, especially Cartoon Network. Those bumpers were such a big part of my childhood, and it's amazing to see how much the powers that be cared about the creative presentation of the network. Knowing that they paid artists and actors more to make the bumpers really shows how much they wanted to establish the network in a concrete way. Sometimes I miss the old days of Cartoon Network when everything felt so special and unique. Watching your video brought back all those memories and made me feel nostalgic (lol). I really hope we can see more "Bumper to Bumper" segments in the future. It would be cool to learn more about the bumpers from different channels that had similar presentations. Thank you so much for creating this video and for all the work you do, Critic! Keep up the awesome content!

[@DiddyKongVsLuigi]

Mr. Walker…. THANK YOU. I love your channel, truly. Watching all of you guys do your skits, reviews, re-writes, month marathons, etc. really is a pleasure. I will admit though, this was the first time that the Nostalgia Critic really made me feel, well, Nostalgic lol. This video brought a tear of joy to my eye, and gave me goosebumps. I’m 27, but today I felt over 20 years younger. I owe you and your team a huge thank you for that! 😎🎉❤ As for what I’d like to see next, well what if the Nostalgia critic took a look back at himself? Your ups, your downs, and all arounds. Reminiscing on the AVGN feud, The Joker’s brother Melvin, The forgotten Demo Reel, and even good Ol’ Rachel. Let’s get Nostalgic for the Nostalgia Critic. 😎

[@kdusel1991]

I love that idea! I'm 31 and it makes me feel like 15 years younger.

[@mqgTWO96]

I'm also 27 as well. The Powerhouse & City eras of CN with these cartoons interacting with each other, including the Groovies, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and half of 2006. Are the years of Cartoon Network I look back on during my childhood. Mount Rushmore level for me.

[@atre5763]

Cartoon Network had some of the most creative bumpers ever back when I was a kid. My favorite though being “Cartoon Network City” from the mid 2000s. As a kid, I loved them. Seeing the many characters from Cartoon Network interacting with each other was a joy. And as Doug said, it was more cozy and welcoming.

[@thexipherino667]

8:52 ... oh ... oh no ... not the bagel ... it already did enough ...

[@motor4X4kombat]

It turn velma into the worst of humanity.... Velma: Fred was always a rich white guy with a tiny dong... MUWAWAWAWA

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

These Bumpers will always live in my heart for how brilliant and amazing they were and being so different from what we saw at the time

[@slanetroyard92]

Don't forget about the CN Groovies

[@napalmwolf1728]

I’m 26 I’m so happy to have witnessed this golden era of cartoonnetwork instead of being exposed to TTG as a young kid, I feel bad for the generation that missed out on such a incredible era

[@grabble7605]

"I feel bad for the generation that missed out on such a incredible era" They didn't miss out. They have more access than ever to all the past.

[@aidanoneill3730]

Sadly, as someone who grew up watching Cartoon Network, I’m part of that generation 😞

[@kdusel1991]

I'm 31 and I agree! Kids today missed out on some incredible stuff!

[@superdupersubby]

Turning 29 this year and I'm right there with you. The Golden age of CN was awesome

[@napalmwolf1728]

@@grabble7605 Nah, it’s not the same as witnessing on a TV, on the actual channel, different vibes than on a phone or Labtop

[@viacheslavviatchenko-karpi9556]

Also pay attention at 13:00. This is re-enacting of Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" painting.

[@TheNzFox]

Holy crap, this is the definition of Nostalgia, my memories of these where so deeply buried that I had forgotten they ever existed until I recognized every bumper

[@silveryote1]

I didn't get Cartoon Network until 2004. I was born in '91 so I'd see some of it at friends houses. But MAN, summer 2005 on CN was the BEST summer on TV! Those bumpers were AMAZING. The "Now Youre Getting Warmer" song still lives rent free in my head.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

I was born 10 Years Later

[@georgeharvey4226]

They should definitely do more of these for other networks. Like Doug said, they’re a dying art-form.

[@robinkholmes7127]

The bumpers were like a behind-the-scenes look at the characters on Cartoons Network when on their downtime. It reinforced the idea of Toons working and taking multiple takes to make the cartoon episodes and shorts in "Who Framed Rodger Rabbit?". Now that I think about it more they were Hamming up Vilma in the early 2000s a fair amount not just in these Bumpers. I remember an add or bumper mini-series where Cartoon Network identified Vilma as it's sun, not just a star. The bit was they'd string together a bunch of connections either cosmetic or otherwise with a bunch of not-so-related characters to any member if Mystery Inc "WHO SOLVES MYSTERIES WITH VILMA!"

[@jaggerguth4391]

SHUT UP! THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT!

[@ashguy1370]

I think this is a fantastic new segment. Bumpers are definitely the unsung heroes of channel programming during the 80's, 90's, and 2000's.

[@zoa1-99.......]

It reminded me of this video I made a few months ago, just as Velma, the series came out, including an old Cartoon Network bumper. Velma Is The Cartoon Network Sun! Mindy Kailing Thought This Was Talking About Her?

[@angelaparente4470]

The golden age of saturday morning cartoons ​@@zoa1-99.......

[@LordPichuPal]

I loved the TMBG song for Courage, really glad to see it get a shoutout here as a huge fan of TMBG. I do remember a lot of these bumpers as a kid and seeing them again brings out some pleasant nostalgia for how good some of them really were. It's really impressive the effort they put into these short little crossover ideas that were just meant to fill time between commercials and how easily missable they'd be, but if you did see them, it stuck with you. Definitely feel this treatment should be given to the other channels as well. I know Nickelodeon had some memorable ones for sure but fascinated to see who else.

[@Spectra651]

Seeing all these characters from different shows and different eras interacting together always had this fantastic 'Roger Rabbit' vibe where the characters you know and love are just kind of these bit actors trying to make ends meet in the real world, dealing with all the mundane problems most people have to deal with on a daily basis. It seems like such a simple idea, but it was a genius move on the part of whoever came up with it. As for ones you forgot to mention, I always loved the 'Groovies' with Jabberjaw where 'The Neptunes' are like this ska band from the late 90's. That song they play has lived rent-free in my head for decades. I'd definitely love to see you do a whole series about bumpers from other networks.

[@bryanstein7859]

I love these old bumpers. It really brought the Network alive. Please keep doing more bumper videos like these!

[@George-kz5hb]

Hope this keeps up! My favorite thing was the when the CN city would update with the seasons. The Halloween and Christmas ones were all good!

[@MrYappo]

I remember the Jabberjaws song bumper as well as the Johnny Quest bumper where they are playing a board game. So creative and inventive. The music ones were always my favorite.

[@matthewjohnson9199]

I loved these commercials growing up, and they were so many great ones. It really created the idea that all my favorite cartoon characters actually knew one another. And there were so many classic groovies, too. My favorites were, Jabberjaws, The Courage the Cowardly Dog, Incredible Shrinking Day, and Josie and the Pussycats.

[@MrSammyD91]

This was a fun episode to check out. I love how you went in depth with all this stuff that Cartoon Network put out. All the memories came flooding back. I would love to see what you can find with the other networks like Nickelodeon and Disney, those would be fun to check out as well!

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

I LOVED THESE AS A KID omg This is already one of my favorite NC's by title alone! I always felt that these bumpers were vastly underrated & overlooked.

[@austinbaldi5788]

I can definitely see this working as a spinoff. I too have a fascination with bumpers on children's networks. I can't really explain why; I think that bumpers give channels their identity and that some effort was put into these bumpers to make them memorable almost as the shows the channels are on whether it be catchy music or characters from different shows interacting with each other. For instance, I remember the CN City bumpers growing up and I'm glad that they were acknowledged here. I would like to see coverage of the history of bumpers on Nickelodeon and Boomerang.

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

Soo much nostalgia. I thought it was pretty neat seeing how they made it seem like all the cartoon characters were just coworkers at one big studio and then later like it was just a big city. Made you think about what the characters would really get up to outside of their respected shows or if they ran into characters from other shows. As for the music bumpers, I absolutely loved Circles. The band also did a Betty Boop themed bumper to the song I'm Rolling (If I remember correctly). One of my favorites though was the Josie and the Pussy Cats one still to this day.

[@TJMcDonough]

Wow never thought you'd start a new series now. Congratulations on more creativity and expanding the mind to new ideas.

[@yaminogame]

I see this video as an extension of the commercial videos you do every year so I definitely wanna see more! These bumpers deserve more attention and recognition

[@galacticglamourgirl]

19:28 And here I thought the existence of the Animaniacs Hip Hop Christmas album was weird.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

There was something so great about watching these bumpers and knowing that someone actually put craft and detail into them and tried to make them the best they could be

[@thecunninlynguist]

I loved the bumpers. They even released a CD with the bumper songs, and CN show theme songs.

[@Leyna.exe.]

My favorite ones were the "CN Staylongers" that parodied Survivor. It was seriously funny having those characters trapped on an island together.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I always love when the NC tries to do something new cause it shows that you can still change no matter how long you've been doing the same thing

[@JustAnOldStone]

There are no amount of words to convey how long I have waited for this moment. Cartoon Network bumpers were a gem!

[@engineer6325]

I recently had an ex-Cartoon Network production artist give a presentation in my University class. He worked for CN at this time period. He told the story of how the main writing/production office had a 24/7 open bar available to all staff. I'm pretty sure alot of these bumpers were created from that lol.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

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[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I love that you are always coming with new stuff to make Channel Awesome as different and fresh as it can be and never stop being awesome

[@RKramer105]

The CN, Toonami, Adult Swim bumps have been unmatched - they deserve all the props. Have a bunch of them saved to my hard drive in the best quality I could find.

[@GenericProtagonist118]

That's good. These need to be remembered so in case something does happen then there's a backup that can be kept safe.

[@SixtailShadow]

It's nice to hear you talk about this. I have a distinct memory of one of the groovies called "Jabberjaw" where one of the band members is kidnapped in the middle their concert by robots and they defeat the villain by putting him in a sticky sandwich. There was also one called El Kabong Rides Again.

[@Kris_sy]

PLEASE CONTINUE THIS SEGMENT! I would look for this along with Nostalgic Commercials when I go on this channel!

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Nickelodeon

[@AceChampElite]

16:35 yes! The Blair Witch ones were so good. I was so impressed with how “real” the footage looked in quality even thou they were just bumpers and not actual tv show or movie.

[@ashleypenn7845]

That one bumper with the Legion of Doom arguing about needing more equipment and demanding them from Lex is one that hubby and I will always remember, as we routinely quote the phrase: "I JUST WANT SOME PANTS! A DECENT PAIR OF PANTS!"

[@samfimple4325]

I loved the City Bumpers the most. When I was a kid, I grew up with the 2000s era of Cartoon Network. Watching great shows like Dexter, Foster's, the Eds, Kids Next Door, Grim Adventures, etc. I loved seeing the characters having their own lives, outside their shows, getting to interact with each other and get into funny situations. Even the coming up next bumpers has me feeling so nostalgic, as it was cool to see them go from day to night, depending what time of the day it was. Also, I would love for this to be its own series! Looking at more bumpers, like the Disney ones. The Disney Channel bumpers from the 2000s were always my favorite growing up back then.

[@know-nothingmillennial3043]

You already did a Toonami episode but I'll still point out that Toonami was a whole nother CN series of bumpers that they went above and beyond with. They really put in a lot of effort.

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

Who else remembers the good ol' days of Boomerang where they ran nothing but vintage cartoons and all the ads were entertaining vignettes, animations, and the guys in charge literally just losing their minds filming vintage toys? Which, upon realizing, a lot of the animations were from the Cartoon Network bumpers. It's kinda cool they chose to preserve them like that. At least for a while definitely loved the Josey and Pussy Cats short.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

This is the single most brilliant idea for a Nostalgia Critic review! I never thought he would actually dive into this subject! MASSIVE nostalgia for me! 👏👏👏😭

[@enrkm85]

This was a walk down memory lane. Thanks Critic!

[@TheEvilOmega]

"Wise Papa Smurf, corrupted by his own power! Can no leader go untainted?!" is forever burned into my brain. Also, "Solomon Grundy want pants, too!" The song and the short that spawned it. "A pair of pants! A decent pair of pants!"

[@DeepestDankest]

The 2003 Era of Cartoon City was my FAVORITE thing growing up. Just watching shows cross-over between shows in a shared setting so naturally was mind-boggling, especially when operating under the mind that every show belongs in its own universe. Arguably, CN City was the peak of the brand before live action shows and less than stellar animated projects succeeded it. Oh and those damn [adultswim] bumps with so much good music. Soooo much good J-Dilla tunes before shows came on with some other, coincidentally urban-city scenery, accompanying said tunes. Someone at Williams Street, Georgia had an ear for some fantastic music I wouldn't have discovered otherwise.

[@HelghastMerc]

Yes, I would like to see more bumpers from different channels, being discussed. You should keep doing this, Doug.

[@gojirafan0577]

If I could describe these bumpers they were basically like seeing toontown and every cartoon character onscreen in who framed roger rabbit just seeing every Cartoon Network character from different shows onscreen together while doing mundane things like going to work, going grocery shopping or just hanging out in the same neighbourhood was just so cool to see as a kid!

[@makotoplush9776]

I really love it when characters from different worlds interact with eachother. I remember Sony did this a lot with the PS3 commercials and the old CN bumpers give that similar vibe

[@TGOPoma]

It’s a pity the PS3 stuff didn’t last as long, cuz they had a lot of potential that just wasn’t touched on.

[@makotoplush9776]

@@TGOPoma You could probably say the same for Xbox speaking as someone who is completely unbiased

[@angelofmusic1992]

I can't believe how many of these I had forgotten, and I was a Cartoon Network kid growing up. This hit my nostalgia in the best way.

[@kdusel1991]

I was both a CN kid and Nickelodeon kid back in the day and I agree! Hopefully he does an episode on adult swim and toonami bumpers!

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

I was mostly a Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network kid I was a Kids WB kid in the 90's and early 00's well I kinda remember these bumpers lol.

[@somebodykares1]

Velma is actually 15 the Scooby Gang are meant to be in their high school years, the Pup Named Scooby Doo is when they were in Elementary School. Dexter is said to be between 6-8 yrs of age though, and Johnny Bravo is in his 20s

[@Peter-Luior]

Cartoon Network City’s bumpers were great even the music was catchy and unique with each character being presented.

[@masterblaster2053]

There's actually over 2 hours of CN City bumpers/interstitials. Literally a movie's runtime. The level of quality of the CGI for 2004-2006 was also pretty freakin' incredible.

[@SueBuzzard]

TO THIS DAY, when looking for a parking space in a lot, I randomly say “now I remember! I FLEW into work today! Silly me-“ from the Cartoon Network parking bumper.

[@Depth217]

I LOVED these. As a kid I always wanted a show of just the CN characters interacting in either the city or the Friday’s set. Like a Cartoon Network House of Mouse. It was always so fun.

[@oldspice051]

Man this takes me back. I absolutely loved the CN City bumpers. As a kid, it was just awesome to see my favorite characters all interacting and doing their thing outside of the shows. Some of the highlights for me were one where Frankie from Fosters’ Home is trying to find a parking spot in the city, only to be driven away by the Mayor, Creeper, and the Kids Next Door. There was another where Bloo and Dexter get rained on, only for Dexter to make it worse by turning the rain into gumballs. And the best of all of course, was Professor Utonium locking himself out of his car. Definitely do more of these Critic!

[@MostMorose]

22:44 there’s much more than 10 mins worth of these lmao

[@lisettegarcia7013]

Yes more Cartoon Network bumpers! I want to see Nostalgia Critic's reaction on the Cartoon Network version of _A Hard Day's Night_ .