Nostalgic 2000s TV Blocks - Hats Off

[@HatsOffMedias]

What was your favorite block growing up?

[@Kittenfox_55]

Jetix and Miguzi

[@lizardlord4k]

Toonami will forever be the peak, CCF is in solid 2nd place though.

[@tavvyprods1275]

Kids WB, CCF/Fridays, Cartoon Network’s Cartoon Theatre (98-04), HBO Family Jam and U Pick Live.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

One Saturday Morning,The Rising Sun 🌞, Twilight of the Vampire Robots, Toonami Movies, Super Saturdays, Morning Crew, New Year's Evil( it was the only time they showed the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam dubbed!) And Toon in Tuesday with Disney( actually showed The Return of the King and Charlie Brown on the same night!)

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

The Disney Afternoon

[@BugsyFoga]

Jetix was how originally caught reruns of 90s spider-Man X-Men, so I definitely gotta give it credit for that.

[@godhimself1128]

It was the only way my zoomer ass was exposed to the 90s Marvel shows, Disney afternoon cartoons, and digimon

[@Santoryu90]

I miss how bumpers used to be, especially the ones that had characters from different shows interacting, even the ones I didn’t grow up watching at all I still get a nostalgic feeling from them.

[@HatsOffMedias]

It was such a cool touch

[@johnwhitney5840]

​@HatsOffMedias I miss the 2000s tv block my favorite tv block is cartoon network you are here that's my childhood right here I remember counting down to star wars the clone wars season one and star wars the clone wars season 2 and I remember the n and I remember watching the fresh prince of bel air and I remember watching noggin and I remember seeing the n

[@eggmoe23]

Moose and Zee. You mentioning noggin totally unlocked that memory

[@Parzivle]

Spot the block has stayed rent feee in my head since I was a kid. Right next to that unicef trick or treating game they had on the Cartoon Network website

[@HatsOffMedias]

Same dude

[@SneakyGreninja]

free*

[@shadowseeker97]

No lie that trick or treating UNICEF ad was how i found out about UNICEF in general. For years i thought all they did was gather donation around halloween lol.

[@toon4thought]

Leave it to DeAngelo to always remind us what we as a TV-consuming society have lost.

[@calebglasscock7392]

I was born in the 90s and raised in the 2000s so I got see all the great cartoon channels at their best including all these amazing blocks, now I just wish they would bring them all back just for the sake of the nostalgic fanbases around the world.

[@michaelgonzales1538]

@Calebglasscock7392 me too I especially remember watching DiscoveryKids, 4KidsTv, and PBS Kids

[@calebglasscock7392]

@@michaelgonzales1538 4kids was the best Saturday morning block I ever had the pleasure of watching it may have gone overboard with the censorship, but it still helped give anime a stronghold in the west right along with Toonami and the block deserves more respect.

[@michaelgonzales1538]

@Calebeglasscock7392 I absolutely agree 4KidsTv was the block I always looked forward to on Saturday morning catching TMNT and SonicX. What’s is your favorite from show from the block?

[@calebglasscock7392]

@@michaelgonzales1538 I have to say my favorite show from the block was Chaotic the world they created was so amazing and let me tell you now that Pokémon has changed the anime version by getting rid of Ash Ketchum and making new protagonists it's the perfect time for a brand-new kids anime franchise and a 4Kids 2.0 to be made for the next generation of anime fans.

[@michaelgonzales1538]

@@calebglasscock7392 That would be awesome I remember Chaotic though I mostly remember watching the show on JetEx actually. And to be honest I still prefer watching the original Pokémon shows that I grew up with. I haven’t seen the newer shows yet. But I’m glad that there are new protagonists in the shows. The franchise needs to move on from the Ash Ketchum era.

[@imrustyokay]

I miss when TV channels did blocks of stuff, man. Of course, I remember when Nickelodeon did a block called ME:TV, in 2006-07, and I swear, it was filmed in my hometown. Like, they had a dolphin mascot that was the same as my school's

[@fyrewatermelons]

I remember ME:TV! I can barely find anything about it nowadays. It felt like Nick was trying to recapture that midday presenter block that they used to have back in the 2000s.

[@xaderahanderson5097]

firstly, that spot the block in the beginning immediately made all the other spot the block commercials get in my head. Secondly, it's so hard to choose because they were all important to me but I think Boomerang just edges out, it was something me and my mom really enjoyed and liked watching with me and I'll always remember those music videos, shout out to Jabber Jaw!!!

[@Deoxys911]

Who's gonna save the world? Who's gonna save the day?

[@elementaliguana5880]

Those TV blocks were really fun Back in the day especially with both Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, and I especially love those Toon Disney bumpers as well.

[@BastardWolf28]

Man, I loved Cartoon's Network Late Night Black and White. One of my fondest memories was waaaay back on Christmas 94. I was assembling a G.I. Joe base playlet while watching LNB&N.

[@OGamerGirl92]

Dude your channel gives me ALL OF THE NOSTALGIA VIBES!!!!!! I lowkey wanna cry because of how much I miss it now as an adult😢❤

[@HatsOffMedias]

Don't be sad that it's over, be happy that it happened. And then get ANGRY that's it over

[@Elbombdeloscasa]

Yeah dude, I'm glad I came across your channel, this, Toonrific, and RebelTaxi!!

[@Blotling360]

I remember watching Boomerang with my dad a lot. He loved Hanna Barbera and introduced me to those shows.

[@HatsOffMedias]

I watched with my mom

[@cherrybloodflavor]

I love old television blocks, I wish they weren’t so dead nowadays. I put on 90s and 2000s commercial / old CN and Adult Swim bumper compilations when I go to sleep for massive comfy vibes. Miss it… good video bro, a nice walk down memory lane

[@princessaur]

I loved Jetix as a kid. But I remember it being a Saturday night block, not morning. This was around 2007-2008. I remember when it got killed off when Disney XD took over Toon Disney.

[@HatsOffMedias]

Its was both, nights on Toon Disney and mornings on ABC family

[@ryancarless7921]

This was super nostalgic. I grew up on Toonami and Meguzi. I remember watching TMNT 2003, Code Lyoko and Static Shock after afternoon

[@DM_GLAUCON]

This takes me back. Nickelodeon on CBS was mind blowing as a kid! First time I saw Chalk Zone. Growing up my family didn’t get cable till like 2009. So these animation blocks were always a treat when I was lucky enough to tune in Part of the reason why I’m so fascinated with bumpers. Watching cartoons outside PBS Kids was a special occasion

[@Deoxys911]

Toonami will forever be one of the coolest things I've ever known.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

11:53 Is that the Family Channel logo?! You ain't Canadian! As someone from Canada, I always liked watching stuff from American blocks - ABC Kids and Nick on CBS were my only gateways to American stuff. We got WB and FoxBox too, but everything else here is totally alien to me. No nostalgia for Toonami, but it's nevertheless fascinating to hear about.

[@HatsOffMedias]

Ahhh, so that's what that was. I was trying to use mostly tv rips for the vibes, but I didn't recognize the logo

[@ProudFilthyCasual]

That's crazy because as an American I absolutely love the Canadian tv shows on The N lol.

[@Wavedashnoir]

" I didnt always have cable growing up so it was cool that there was a way to see these kind of shows outside of trips to my grandma's house" My bad bro i didnt know we were related😂

[@Pigpen_YT]

I really wish I grew up with toonami. I would've gotten into anime waaaay earlier. As a kid I was self concious about the shows I watched, which is why I pretty much just watched Nickelodeon because for some reason I was worried my family and friends would think I'm a loser for watching cartoon network or disney lmao. So I spent most of my life just hating anime because the internet told me it was cringe and bad. Finally gave it a shot in 2018 and now I've got 166.4 days watched of anime on myanimelist lmao. My only memory of toonami was waking up at like 4 am when I was like 10 and watching an episode of Chaotic. I only remembered vague images from it and so spent like 12 years trying to figure out what the show was called only for a commenter to tell me. tldr; wish I watched toonami Fantastic video! I really do miss 2000s era of TV

[@Dad......]

Your comedic timing is on point, and your delivery is dry but natural lol. I'm into it.

[@LtJackStone]

While I certainly knew that other people remembered stuff like this, I've always felt like I was the only one who cared. But now I see nostalgic videos like this, and read the comments, and realize that I'm not alone. There are others who remembered and care. Not to get too deep in a KZbin comment section, but lately I've been feeling like I should let go of entertainment. Maybe go outside more often. Maybe pick up an outdoor hobby. But then other times I see videos like this and think that maybe it's not so bad to hold on to a little bit of my past. I don't know. I'm in a weird place in life right now. Sorry for getting too deep. Thank you for the video. I will definitely stay tuned for videos about the awesome blocks we used to have. Especially Toonami.

[@fyrewatermelons]

According to Cartoon Brew, Primal Screen is shutting down this year. They were responsible for producing many of the animated bumpers and indents for CN, PBS Kids, and more. If you haven't already, I highly recommend seeking out their KZbin channel and saving whatever content you can. My favorite Primal Screen works were their bumpers for Cartoon Cartoon Fridays and HarHarTharsdays.

[@thestrangah9690]

That no cable at home and watching it at grandparents house really hits home. That’s one of the main reasons I really fell in love with animation as a whole.

[@thatguywiththeheadphones6734]

6:50 Holy shit, I remember that bumper, I only saw it one time at my grandmas house but I still remember it years later

[@mesousagaby740]

16:30 I know you couldn't reveal the kid who made Yoke's design, but he would go on to actually be an animator and storyboarder in some recent cartoons, including being co-director of a notable animated movie lately.

[@HatsOffMedias]

It was just a joke, but that's cool to hear

[@devinweathers7520]

Ahh man those were fucking sweet blocks all channels had their own style My main PICK BOY LEGENDARY

[@mr_h831]

Ah man, those boomerang buffers gave me some serious flashbacks. Im about 12 years old sitting on my couch at 3am waiting for my parents to arrive home. I had a bit of seperation anxiety and they had a night shift job. Im sitting there waiting for the next episode of dragon ball z to come on, watching all the cool buffers and ads along the way. You know, as a kid you take it for granted. Because you don't really understand how bad things can get, or even are. I haven't been happy in years, and the last time i remember being happy, was when these shows still aired. It was one heck of a time. And i miss it.

[@EvaFull]

Gonna come at you old school from this ‘80’s kid & talk about the era before “the block era” took off. We had more of a “Power Hour (two or more similar shows by the same production company sold as a package together)” type block until “The Disney Afternoon” completely changed the game for “After School Cartoon Blocks”. Once that happened it was game on and you got the explosion into your era…

[@DigiRangerScott]

I didn’t have Boomerang the channel until the early 2010s when it finally hit Optimum, so a lot of its classic format was gone, but there was still Boomeraction on it!

[@jakebrowning4846]

Watching Yu-Gi-Oh! GX on Miguzi was just about the only thing that got me through the day in fourth grade, what an experience ❤ I’d definitely watch a Part 2, especially with Har Har Tharsdays and You Are Here Fridays!

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Kids WB and the Disney Afternoon were absolutely rad and fun, mostly the commercials, shows and bumpers. "Kids WB will be right back and we hope that you'll back too!"

[@mauriceisaac3646]

So much nostalgia! I agree, what made it more enjoyable to watch a show was the presentation surrounding it provided by the channel and its unique bumpers. An art that has gradually gone away as TV channels have gotten lazier with their bumpers, blocks being phased out, and with the rise of streaming. At least the bumpers can still be enjoyed online.

[@alonesometravler9343]

I think I still have the “fight for the Fox Box” dvd from when I was a little kid somewhere around here. It was surreal and amazing to see all these characters interacting way back when. Egg man and the shreader teaming up with other villains was wild.

[@SmrtPhonRtistCF]

Oh, these take me back. Where to start, well, my first blocks were early Fox Kids and later The Disney afternoon, ironically enough, both debuting in 1990 the year of my birth, those were main stays until more options were expanded later on. Heck in my local NY CW (former The WB) affiliate, WPIX 11 had a block of after school toons starting at 3 during the 80s and had a promo in the most 80s way possible, a shame all of that went away in the start of 06 where the network thought that kids moved on to cable.....I was one of the unlucky ones who didn't have cable. But even though I didn't have cable, I still got to enjoy cable related content as I can growing up. Just like you I grew up knowing few of those blocks and some that existed beforehand especially the Saturday morning stuff, and even though blocks began to wind down in the next decade in utter obscurity with attempts to revitalize the idea of a block (Vortexx CW, ADHD and AS Toonami though that remains) I'll never forget how they shaped me creatively.

[@JelenTheArtist]

The N was SUCH a vibe! I couldn't wait to get home from middle school and watch Degrassi and Radio Free Roscoe.

[@JayLatne]

i love this concept for videos! the best part of watching tv sometimes really was just the unmatchable vibe, i miss it a lot

[@bullmonty764]

0:19 A MAJOR DT17 FAN LET’S GO

[@HatsOffMedias]

Till I die! (Which is never)

[@Luffydaman91]

HEYYY HEYYYY HEEYY!!! DID THAT DOG TURN INTO A FRICKIN' LION IN YOUNG SAMPSON!?!! That's sick!!

[@HatsOffMedias]

YOUNG SAMSON RULES

[@lizardlord4k]

TV blocks used to be magical and its soul crushing to me they're gone and that the newer generation can never truly know how they felt like. The feelings after school watching Kids WB and then Toonami are some of my fondest memories

[@UltraPaperGamer]

Jetix was actually an entire channel in LatinAmerica, I'm Pretty sure it replace Fox Kids and then Jetix got replaced by Disney XD

[@Geek306]

Please dawg, you gotta make another video like this, IT'S SO GOOD

[@mk-aka-morgan8386]

A lot of kids likely won’t ever seen a cartoon block and that’s a thought I fixate on a lot when going to sleep 😔

[@1MyPaige0]

Cool video as always. Also if you do make another video like this how about TV Block from other non-children channel. Channels like G4, Discovery or even better the SyFy Channel which were legends for both their blocks and bumpers. I think my favorite block from that channel was their anime block and the evolution of it too. I believe during the earliest-ish era of that block they even had Ralph Bakshi to host it for a airing of either project A-KO or I think Akira.

[@Dunsparce99]

It’s crazy to look back on the 90s and 2000s and see how creative bumpers were back then and then see how boring they are now.

[@motomiya3310]

babe wake up, new HatsOffMedia!

[@HatsOffMedias]

Hot and fresh

[@ProudFilthyCasual]

So few people I talk to remember The N, sadly. I wish deeply that more people had grown up watching Radio Free Roscoe. A teen show had zero business being that good. It deserves its own episode. Also G4TV used to actually be good back then haha. UPN45 had possibly my favorite morning block to watch before school, with that dope Sherlock Holmes cartoon.

[@tcwentertainment]

And yes more tv blocks would be cool.

[@Tempest-613]

I forgot all about blocks, so this video was a great way to remember them! Really wish there was more cool programming like this nowadays

[@coffeebeans5460]

I only have a select group of KZbinrs I click the notification bell for, and you're one of them. Because every video you put out is guaranteed to be heat 🔥❤

[@HatsOffMedias]

Thanks a ton!

[@toonaurz2620]

16:22 Congratulations Not Yokian from Jimmy Neutron.

[@kremdelacrem]

So true bestie

[@TheKayasto]

Miguzi was my JAM in 4th grade! i was always stoked to get home and turn it on right after school ❤ next day me and my friends would talk about what we watched rhe previous day. not to mention the bionicle sweepstakes they did! (or was that toonami? either way CN did bionicle sweepstakes at least 3 times)

[@marbardan]

The whole, “Hangin’ with the heroes” theme was uploaded to SoundCloud by the guy that wrote it.

[@entitledindustries9135]

i didn't know the phrase for this kind of branding stuff before i saw this vid, but omg! i've been missing it for years lol. glad somebody else agrees. major nostalgia. i think the core of what these blocks bring that modern, efficient streaming lacks is...spectacle! i've never seen my feelings on such a niche little piece of media nostalgia encapsulated so well by another lol.

[@misterabbadon977]

"Oughts Blocks" was right there dude

[@shoyuramenoff]

Growing up in Canada, we didn't have a lot of the same blocks in spite of having a lot of the same shows (not all) as the US because the channels were not owned by the Cartoon Network, Disney, Nickelodeon, etc. until 2011, but more so 2014-2016ish. So if I were to tell people "Hey I loved the Zone on YTV", a lot of people would be really confused unless you're Canadian. If I told you they used to air Spongbob, Fairly Oddparents, and Danny Phantom you'd be like "nice!"

[@232Skull]

loved miguzi. watched yugioh gx, code lyoko, and totally spies on it all the time. I remember sending a submission for the new character. Should definitely do another block video, perhaps with a focus on 2006/2007-2014 to mirror the time span of this video.

[@PapaLaw426]

This is a really interesting video, man. I remember most of this growing up...

[@Notester82]

Awesome video! The brief bit on defining what makes TV blocks good was nice to have for reference before diving into some of them, and the ones you picked out were cool! Blocks like Miguzi feeling like they're their own shows seems like quite the treat, and The N really did have a fun early 2000s aesthetic~ Speaking of aesthetics, I like yours that you've been using in your videos as of late! :D Your logo especially looks cool, as well as the end of intro shot at 2:26!

[@summercrews5620]

Boomeraction was my SHIT as a kid, i vividly remember watching an episode of that old batman animated series with the joker with the big hair

[@Taydar]

The Disney afternoon is the greatest block of all time.

[@Zackistoptier]

Nice I have Steve blums autograph for Spike from cowboy bebop he is an absolute legend!

[@yusifudo46]

Toonami is how I got introduced to Yu Yu Hakusho, one of my favorite anime of all time.

[@mattainsworth5116]

I'm glad you brought up SVES but it didn't replace Toonami. Toonami replaced it on Saturday nights. It ran on Saturdays from 3/03-4/04

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Call me your bigger older brother because before Toonami...before Miguzi and even WB blocks...we had Cartoon Networks Super Saturdays! It featured alot of Hanna Barberra action shows like Mightorr, Herculoids, Birdman, Fantastic 4 and even Pirates of Dark Water later... And more! . Lets not forget my fave Super Chunk ( 3 hour blocks of fave shows like 2 Stupid Dogs/ Swat Kats!) And the Goat Toon Heads! It featured themed cartoons on directors, war era and so much more! Please do another video talking about these blocks! Hell, you didn't even talk about my boy Stick Stickly( way b4 Pick boy!)!❤😂 Btw I challenge your Dik Dik van Dyke with my Eskara, the mad man who perfects special moves!! Yes I still own my GC and PS2 Copy! Its on!!!!

[@slim_streams]

I owe a huge thanks to boomerang for introducing me to classics like tom & jerry and popeye, I remember watching so much of those as a kid

[@rushmaverick1923]

One cartoon block that I vaguely remember from Nickelodeon was "Slam!". I remember watching shows like Super Duper Sumos, Butt-Ugly Martians, re-runs of Men in Black: The Series, and the English dub of that highly forgotten Speed Racer X anime.

[@Dad......]

I love your videos man. Real loveletters to my favorite eras and shows. I hate that it took me this long to find you.

[@darkninjafirefox]

My favorite block was discovery kids' Saturday night sleepover where they played the spookier shows like truth or scare and mystery hunters. Cartoon Cartoon Fridays holds a close second, it's just classic

[@lyokian]

First off...Hats Off to Code Lyoko when? Serious second off...as you said, you only scratched the surface as I recall Fox Kids & Disney's One Saturday Morning as my blocks of choice - partially cause my cable didn't allow Cartoon Network or the channel Kids WB was on - and before U-Pick Live...well, heck, U-Pick was a segment on Nick in the Afternoon, and preceding U-Pick Live was Slimetime Live, another interactive block. I truly do miss the content that networks use to surround their programming with as it was as much that network's identification; even as I was beginning to phase out of watching CN, I loved CN City, and the season Cartoon Network Summer.

[@onihaiena6152]

good ol' Jetix,,, my first exposure to tokusatsu with the best era of Power Rangers :)

[@spencerdokes6056]

This is going to show my age, but my best remembered block was one Saturday morning. I'd sing along every time, still know the lyrics

[@HatsOffMedias]

Right there with ya

[@monkeystuff661]

Old Boomerang was childhood

[@speedrunner182]

I was there for the great “toon Disney “ reset of 09

[@dreamaexe5006]

Another banger by hats off

[@starro54]

another certified HatsOffMedia classic ‼️‼️

[@icecreamhero2375]

There was this period when I was like 10 where I was banned from the big kid shows for like a year. My mom thought I was getting a bit too disrespectful after watching Disney Channel. So I watched the heck out of Noggin and PBS Kids Sprout. The best show on Noggin was Wow Wow Wubbzy. I always looked forward to that. At Night PBS Kids Sprout had The Good Night Show. It had Nina and Star host. The often did arts and crafts and I would sometimes do them too.

[@masondarden2423]

Nice snowfall reference

[@kootunesscrewy]

18:46 Let me guess. The animation was from the same people behind Stickin' Around.

[@bethetroubleyouwant]

I remember switching between all the Saturdays morning blocks! The 2000s TMNT, the Canadian Yamroll and Mr Meaty. Then the ABC Disney block with the Weekenders and Recess!!! Then the cartoon network block on Saturday night with Teen Titans and Justice League!

[@Kittenfox_55]

Who here remembers Cartoon Network's Grim and courage hour, with puppet Dracula?

[@kitterbug]

18:52 alright, here's where i have to "uhhm acthually" you... "Frutiger Metro" (which i should note "doesn't exist", none of these aesthetic names do so basically what you're about to read is a needless nerd rant about made up retrospective terms) doesn't make sense to use here. "Frutiger" is a font, and "Metro" is in reference to the precursor to the modern flat aesthetic, the ui design used in Windows 8 and popularized by Microsoft in the 2010s. I've lots of people use that label for stuff from the mid-00s with flat and loud designs which just does not make sense. Then again, I'm just some tech/advertising nerd ranting about a pet peeve of theirs in a youtube comment section, lol (truth is, the whole "Frutiger Aero" name is another pet peeve for me, it's all labeling that's not necessary and not accurate to the time period.)

[@kenyaholloway-reliford8213]

Yeah people tend to forget that Jetix basically took over Toon Disney, which was irritating to me 1. They weren't really airing Digimon (my favorite Jetix show besides Ying Yang Yo) as much despite this 2. I preferred comedy shows over action as a kid, and really missed the Disney cartoons 3. It was part of the reason why they rebranded to Disney XD, aside from the whole catering to boys thing On a more positive note, I'm glad you brought up U-Pick. I feel like no one ever talks about that block despite it being a staple of my childhood. I'll never forget Pickboy.

[@dariushorton6626]

Definitely drop another TV block video!!!

[@emiliaserra1333]

Love your videos so sooo much tysm

[@tiffany2527]

I didn't know that Pick Boy kept appearing.🤯

[@happaxgamma]

3:22 Only for that to be ruined by the arrival of Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

I have recently been trying to find cartoons that originally aired on either Fox Kids or Fox Box my wife found me TMNT and I got the box set of Digimon 01-04 plus the VHS tapes of 01 Digimon 1&2

[@Truekingr6]

Meguzi!!! Ahhh I can't believe I forgot it

[@LooseAsADEUCE]

Wait I had no idea 13:00 was why the kids blocks died! I just figured they stopped being profitable or something. That's such a stupid rule. That said, aside from Toonami my favorites were definitely One Saturday Morning and whichever blocks showed Power Rangers and Kids WB.

[@SwizzleMix]

I also watched Noggin with my little sister. Are we all the same person?!

[@Solaris_Paradox]

Miguzi is the poor man's Toonami lol

[@Launchpad05]

Also, Jetix.

[@kenyaholloway-reliford8213]

Cartoon Network- Kids Toonami- Teenagers Miguzi- Preteens Tickle U- Preschoolers

[@mqgTWO96]

@@Launchpad05 I'd still take Jetix over Miguzi, because Jetix at least had exclusive content while Miguzi hardly had anything exclusive outside of Code Lyoko. Jetix started 2 months before Miguzi and outlived Miguzi by 2 years. I think Saturday Video Entertainment System was better than all in spite only lasting for one year, even better than Toonami. I'd take a 7 hour block with a diverse mix of American action, DCAU, and anime all in one.

[@Launchpad05]

@@mqgTWO96 Toonami, and SVES were definitely better than Miguzi, and Jetix.

[@mqgTWO96]

@@Launchpad05 I agree, but I still think Jetix was superior to Miguzi for reasons I brought up before... and I didn't even include the Kids WB and Fox Kids reruns Jetix had. I only mentioned the exclusives. Miguzi is dead last because outside of Code Lyoko it was just an action block for shows that could already be seen elsewhere. I think based on cultural impact.. Toonami was the best of all.. since it put anime on the map on the western side of the world, heck, Toonami made a comeback and still exists today even if it's not what it was before... but when it comes to the variety and the selection of shows to choose from... SVES blows all out of the water... SVES was the longest hours plus it gave you the most variety, it mixed up Japanese anime, American action, and DC comic book shows all into one. Sadly... SVES only lasted one year.

[@wwe682]

Before Jetix,ABC family had it on lock for me with all of the action cartoons especially feeding my Power Rangers habit mainly because I didn't watch all of it growing up only got the toys back then

[@AnimationisKey]

I miss when TV Blocks were fun.

[@Esitaro3670]

So, not sure if this count but whatever also sorry for grammar mistakes since english is not my first language and this might be a BIIIT long to read so get ready: There was this block in Disney Channel called Zapping Zone that used to air in the evenings, usually when my sister and i came back from school and usually made me skip the channel because i onlly watch Disney Channel for the cartoons and movies but my sister love watching, it was a 2 hours block that air Disney Channel Sitcoms from the time like Suit Life, Hannah Montana, Cory In the House, Wizards of Waverly Place and maybe if i was lucky Phineas and Ferb and during the commercial breaks they used to do like skits or even game shows, now you may be asking "how i never heard of that before?", easy, it inly used to air in Latin America and something i notice the hosts had a different accent than mine (my sister and i are from mexico) and turns out they we're from Argentina, so yeah, that's the story of this block thst i never liked as a kid but i got a little nostalgic thinking about it

[@MichaelNnamdi1994]

Childhood memories.

[@icecreamhero2375]

I remember when they had Fried Dynamite when I was little. It's lame looking back. I also liked Toonami when I was little. That's where I got to watch Naruto.

[@jacobsunday6561]

I have a very controversial take, I actually enjoyed CN Real as a block. Older people treated it like it was Armageddon, meanwhile all of the kids at school were hype when talking about Destroy Build Destroy

[@wwe682]

Yeah there was like two to three shows that I did like from that one of them was tower prep

[@nikig2382]

@@wwe682I thought I was the only person on _Planet Earth_ who remembers Tower Prep! Also watched Level Up for a little bit.