History Heartwarming / CartoonNetwork

** Not to mention, they were able to bring Creator/ChristineCavanaugh out of retirement to voice [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter]] one last time before her death two years later.

* Cartoon Network supporting progressive causes like racial justice and the LGBTQ+ community. Although CN has gotten into controversy for canceling ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' for Ruby and Sapphire's wedding, they have shown that they do care for LGBTQ+ people. They teamed up with National Black Justice Coalition to produce ''WebAnimation/TheCrystalGemsSayBeAntiRacist'' and [[https://www.pride.com/geek/2020/12/15/cartoon-network-breaks-down-gender-pronouns-cute-new-psa a comic]] about gender pronouns. They've also been playing up ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' as of late, and the show is a huge hit with the black community.

** This is obviously Boomerang's answer to Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{TeenNick}}'s [[Series/The90sAreAllThat retro block]]. The channel is airing classic shows at the same time as those blocks to target older viewers. Back when Boomerang relaunched, they only did this after dark and the only classic Cartoon Network show they aired was ''Foster's''.[[note]]There were other older shows they aired during the dead hours of the morning when they relaunched, but those were shows that either already aired [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes throughout]] [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the day]], or they [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones weren't from]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Cartoon Network]] at all.[[/note]]The fact they're actually building on this is something to appreciate.

* The 20th Birthday Celebration. Cartoon Network devoting the entire month of October 2012 to celebrate their heritage past and present. All the fans on forums like Toonzone and Website/FourChan admit that while the network has made some mistakes ([[NetworkDecay the live-action shows]], [[WesternAnimation/SecretMountainFortAwesome some]] [[WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz animated]] [[Series/OutOfJimmysHead duds]], all of which have been canceled and barred from rerunning, and never mentioned in the celebration), they praise the network and thank it for 20 wonderful years of memories.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga-xz3XtrPM This video.]]

** Not to mention, they were able to bring Christine Cavanaugh out of retirement to voice [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter]] one last time before her death two years later.

** This is obviously Boomerang's answer to Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{TeenNick}}'s [[Series/The90sAreAllThat retro block]]. The channel is airing classic shows at the same time as those blocks to target older viewers. Back when Boomerang relaunched, they only did this after dark and the only classic Cartoon Network show they aired was ''Foster's''.[[note]]There were other older shows they aired during the dead hours of the morning when they relaunched, but those were shows that either already aired [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes throughout]] [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the day]], or they [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones weren't from]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Cartoon Network]] at all.[[/note]]The fact they're actually building on this is something to appreciate.

** This is obviously Boomerang's answer to Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{TeenNick}}'s [[Series/The90sAreAllThat retro block]]. The channel is airing classic shows at the same time as those blocks to target older viewers. Back when Boomerang relaunched, they only did this after dark and the only classic Cartoon Network show they aired was ''Foster's''.[[note]]There were other older shows they aired during the dead hours of the morning when they relaunched, but those were shows that either already aired [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes throughout]] [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the day]], or they [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones weren't from]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Cartoon Network]] at all.[[/note]] The fact they're actually building on this is something to appreciate.

** This is obviously Boomerang's answer to Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{TeenNick}}'s [[Series/The90sAreAllThat retro block]]. The channel is airing classic shows at the same time as those blocks to target older viewers. Back when Boomerang relaunched, they only did this after dark and the only classic Cartoon Network show they aired was ''Foster's''. The fact they're actually building on this is something to appreciate.

* Heck, [[https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/1067574249299288064 they even paid tribute to Stephen Hillenburg after his death]], and he was the creator of [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants a cartoon]] airing on '''[[{{Creator/Nickelodeon}} their rival network!]]'''

* It might seem kind of small, but Creator/{{Boomerang}} has been airing some of Cartoon Network's classic shows again, like ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', and ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''. Keep in mind the word "again" there, because Boomerang hasn't done something like that for a while. Even if most of these shows air pretty late, it's still pretty sweet (and kind of [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome]]) to see Boomerang at least ''try'' to do something nice for the fans who miss those shows.

* Heck, [[https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/1067574249299288064 they even paid tribute to Stephen Hillenburg after his death]], and he was working on [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants a cartoon]] airing on '''[[{{Creator/Nickelodeon}} their rival network!]]'''

* The 20th Birthday Celebration. Cartoon Network devoting the entire month of October 2012 to celebrate their heritage past and present. All the fans on forums like Toonzone and Website/FourChan admit that while the network has made some mistakes ([[NetworkDecay the live-action shows]], [[WesternAnimation/SecretMountainFortAwesome some]] [[WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz animated]] [[WesternAnimation/OutOfJimmysHead duds]], all of which have been canceled and barred from rerunning, and never mentioned in the celebration), they praise the network and thank it for 20 wonderful years of memories.

* Heck, [[https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/1067574249299288064 they even paid tribute to Stephen Hillenburg after his death]], and he was working on [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants a cartoon]] airing on '''[[Creator/Nickelodeon their rival network!]]'''

* Say what you will about the CN Sayin' promotion, but if you ask me, I think it's kinda sweet to see so many kids saying how much they love the network and its shows.

* Say what you will about the CN Sayin promotion, but if you ask me, I think it's kinda sweet to see so many kids saying how much they love the network and its shows.

** This is obviously Boomerang's answer to Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{TeenNick}}'s [[{{Creator/Toonami}} throwback]] [[Series/The90sAreAllThat blocks]]. The channel is airing classic shows at the same time as those blocks to target older viewers. Back when Boomerang relaunched, they only did this after dark and the only classic Cartoon Network show they aired was ''Foster's''. The fact they're actually building on this is something to appreciate.

** This is obviously Boomerang's answer to Creator/AdultSwim and Creator/{{TeenNick}}'s [[Series/The90sAreAllThat throwback block]]. The channel is airing classic shows at the same time as those blocks to target older viewers. Back when Boomerang relaunched, they only did this after dark and the only classic Cartoon Network show they aired was ''Foster's''. The fact they're actually building on this is something to appreciate.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[MilestoneCelebration After 20 years]] of ups and downs, Creator/CartoonNetwork is still [[{{Slogans}} the best place for cartoons.]] [[note]][[TheScrappy Not for me man,]] [[ContinuityNod not for me!!]][[/note]]]]