Cartoon Network - March 27-April 14, 1995 Commercials, ID's & Interstitials

[@uptowndanram6753]

"The Powerpuff Girls in Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins" was the first What A Cartoon short to air (February 20, 1995), while Dexter's Laboratory was the first Cartoon Cartoon series to premiere (April 28, 1996).

[@trapadoored]

that old cartoon network harmonica music in the background makes me SO nostalgic-i think I'm gonna cry.

[@erickiam25]

They did a great job at getting kids excited for Older cartoons. Something todays Cartoon network can not do! Pure Genius !

[@thehernandezmediacorporation]

It amazes me to see that Gulliver's Travels was shown on Cartoon Network (it was easy to broadcast the film because by then, it was in public domain) back when Cartoon Network WAS Cartoon Network. I was extremely amazed when Turner Classic Movies showed both Fleischer features(Gulliver's Travels and Mr. Bug Goes To Town) on October 21, 2012, both with original Paramount logos.

[@ManMonkey600]

Loved Cartoon Network when it first came on the air as a kid. It was so much more original then what it has become now. They really presented all the old cartoons in interesting new ways to get you to want to watch.

[@MDthornton83]

1995 was such a great year. It's hard to believe its been 20 years now since then.

[@Grabacr-pl3wy]

Just finish watching Venture Bros. and seeing a Johnny Quest commercial really puts it into perspective

[@amcint01]

Funny how this is all stuff I wish I could've fast forwarded through when I was little, but now all I want to do it watch it all night.

4:16 WARNER BROS TROMBONE GOBBLE

[@oXAshleighIsDopeXo]

I miss this stuff !!! Funny AF

[@mesicek7]

omg i remember this

[@HulkieD]

Yeah, I understand they have to move forward. I liked CN best during the 98-02 timeframe, when they were focusing on newer stuff (Toonami, Cartoon Cartoons). It's just that the network was programmed and presented in such a creative, interesting fashion that appealed to everyone. You still see that a bit in Adult Swim but that's long gone from the "kids side" as the execs put it out. I liked it better when Cartoon Network WASN'T the "kids side".

[@CPT85]

With all of George and Junior's acclaim from fans, it was certainly short lived.

[@TheOldMPClub]

+C PT Interestingly enough, they were one of the two WAC(damn funny what the acronym is most used for now ha) based on a legacy property in which both got two shorts each. Yet neither got greenlighted..given what was to come kind of makes one wonder how much of a chance they really had in the first place.

[@uptowndanram6753]

"Power Zone" aired on Saturday (technically Sunday) late-nights. "Toonapalooza" aired on Friday (technically Saturday) late-nights. And yeah, I remember "Hootnanny". Its logo is briefly flashed on the 10th Anniversary video I uploaded. I remember it yet don't remember what that block/show was about.

[@HulkieD]

And you just articulated the reason, I think, for Cartoon Network's decline. In 1995, it wasn't a kids network. Now, it is. While the shows themselves were aimed towards kids, a lot of the scheduling and promotion was also done with adults in mind. Kids aren't going to stay up til midnight to see Space Ghost. Nor are they going to understand blocks like Toonapalooza. Yeah, they have Adult Swim now but it's just as tightly focused as CN is...

[@oXAshleighIsDopeXo]

I loved space ghost !!

[@HyperSonicSquall]

for a network geared toward kids so many of these new shows and big programs were aired at ridiculously late times

[@Itsgonnabemothballs]

It wasn't a "network geared toward kids" back then. It was a network geared towards animation. That mindset didn't enter the channel until Jaime Kellner became head of Turner and brought his "shows are for one specific demographic" logic with him over from the WB network and was a major factor in why the president of this CN no longer wanted to work there anymore. And even then, plenty of kids circa 1995 were up that late anyway.

[@SpamNapkin]

Kinda weird how they used to call it THE Cartoon Network back then...

[@haruluver4life]

Set your VCR? Oh, those were the days...

[@MrRussellgro]

01:09 - Now here's a high-pitched sound only YOU can hear!

[@michie123]

Junior?! BEND OVAH!

[@cnlaw]

I could not agree more.

[@uptowndanram6753]

@CartoonNothing The weekday afternoon incarnation of SA lingered until summer '95, when it was replaced by "Afternoon Adventures". I believe that the Saturday afternoon block of shows was still called "Super Adventures" even after that. The Saturday overnight block was known as "Power Zone", which would later replace "Afternoon Adventures" on weekday afternoons sometime in Spring '96. Regardless, all of these blocks aired mostly the same shows. Just different identities.

[@bradyanderson1142]

UptownDanRam Afternoon Adventures became Toonami which Cartoon Network lost hopelessly, and missed out on stuff like Jim Henson's Brats of the Lost Nebula, The Zeta Project, and at least video releases.

[@trapadoored]

it was the micheal stype and lassie episode-the one with RaYmond zoraks nephew-the name of the episode was "Hungry" and space ghost is making the noise becuase he thinks it's a noise so high pitched only dogs can hear it. After which Zorak says : "You idiot, we all heard that."

[@trapadoored]

@SuperAdventures didn't Seventies Super Explosion air late night on wednesday nights? that's an odd time slot. Also do u remember a block that was called I think "late night comedy club" or something -it was probably from 96 or so and it was a late saturday night grouping of space ghost, George of the Jungle, and Ed Grimley.. During breaks the characters would be shown standing in front of a brick wall like as if they were doing stand up comedy. it was an odd grouping.

[@abelmantor2449]

Ah yes when the world primirere toons came along

[@uptowndanram6753]

One must also realize that the people behind the helm of Cartoon Network have changed hands several times, sometimes for the worst. They also couldn't keep running their classic library of Hanna-Barbera/Warner Bros. and now-classic '90's/early '00's shows forever, which is what many people just don't seem to understand. Going back to the past is a unrealistic, money-wasting decision. Most cable networks are always moving forward. Its ultimately about the money, for better or worse.

[@InkB]

was sledgehammer opossum the first WPT?

[@TimBurVlogs]

Toonapalooza was way better than Adult Swim

[@taitankamaru5733]

hey can you still find toonapalooza?

[@uptowndanram6753]

@trapadoored Back then, CN basically threw anything at the wall to see if it would stick. These blocks were proof of that. Though I do recall "'70's Super Explosion" lasting for awhile, into 1997 I believe. Dunno if it remained at that Wed. night slot though. And yes, there's a promo (or at least there was) for that "Late Night Comedy Club" block here on YT.

[@uptowndanram6753]

Well, "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley" was/is owned by Hanna-Barbera and airing infrequently on CN at the time (late nights). But I think that the producers of that "Toonapalooza" spot just shoved in whatever images of characters playing musical instruments (in this case, Grimley and his triangle thingy) to fill out time, even though some of the shows where those characters came from were never aired on "Toonapalooza" (like Ed Grimley, or "Jet Screamer" from "The Jetsons".)

[@bradyanderson1142]

UptownDanRam That animated SNL and SCTV character loved melody.

[@Itsgonnabemothballs]

He does sing in several episodes and one episode can be considered an actual musical I must say.

[@slothbp]

Back when cartoons were totally wierd.

[@wolfyin]

BRING JOHNNY BRAVO BACK!

[@Magic891]

memories like a mothafucka

[@trapadoored]

the power zone came on at midnight? Was it shown after space ghost coast to coast? I guess power zone must have been the saturday nght block and toonapalooza must have been the friday one. I remember wanting to watch Toonapalooza but it was on too late for me to stay up all night. anyone remember hootnanny?

[@aronfl]

Does anyone remember a weird show from this time where there were some guys in costumes running around and there was a lot of funny sound effects (cartoonish...). Think there was like a dog or a bear costume. Really can't remember what is was about, I just remember thinking it was weird, and I was only like 6 or 7 years old.

[@sergiocardenas8465]

The Banana Splits?

[@Itsgonnabemothballs]

Probably Banana Splits or possibly Skate Birds.

[@aronfl]

@@sergiocardenas8465 That's it! Thanks :)

[@aronfl]

@@Itsgonnabemothballs the banana splits it was, thanks!

[@javianwilliams7463]

1:10 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[@afrovader4267]

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[@mzxrules]

man, 1995 Cartoon Network kinda blows...

[@peachesj4748]

No, it was better back then. You just like trash. They shouldn't have trashed up the cartoon network. Immoral dummies, including you.

[@peachesj4748]

No. It was much better. You just like trash. They shouldn't have trashed up the cartoon network. Carnal minded dummy.