History Series / ToonHeads

The program as we remember it no longer exists, ending in November 2003 (the last episode was called "The Boys from Kansas City", about the works from the Kansas City animators who went on to become household names for Warner Bros. and MGM), with a Christmas Special aired in 2005. "The Lost Cartoons" is, at the least, on DVD; it was included on ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Golden Collection'' Vol. 1 and disc 3 of the Blu-Ray version of ''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection''.

The cartoons were mostly shown uncut and uncensored (though not as much as, say, what you'd find on ''The Bob Clampett Show'' or even ''The Popeye Show''), which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', supplemented by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, with two hour-long specials (''The Lost Cartoons'' and ''[[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII The Wartime Cartoons]]''). There were two extra specials that never aired -- ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihTFjBD8_KQ The Best Of The Worst Cartoons Ever]]'', and one half-hour special that would have had all -- or at least, three of -- the Bugs Bunny cartoons that were banned from the 2001 ''June Bugs'' marathon due to having ethnic and racial stereotyping.

From then on, it was always aired during primetime (and, in the last years of the show, going even later at night after Adult Swim finished), this program showed a large variety of common and rare [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the Creator/WarnerBros. and Creator/{{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like Creator/FleischerStudios. In the beginning, it featured a wider range of subjects compared to the later seasons, where it was rare to see something not from WB or MGM.

In it's original format Toonheads aired Monday through Friday at 11pm and only ran for fifteen minutes, usually allotting one or two cartoons with narration by Don Kennedy. In 1995 the show was given it's promotion to the full half hour format with three segments and was aired at midnight. Several of these were repackages of the original week long segments. Toonheads went briefly off the air in 1996 until it returned with Leslie Fram now narrating and the format most people recognize in place.

From then on it was always aired during primetime (and, in the last years of the show, going even later at night after Adult Swim finished), this program showed a large variety of common and rare [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the Creator/WarnerBros. and Creator/{{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like Creator/FleischerStudios. In the beginning it featured a wider range of subjects compared to how it existed in the last seasons where it was rare to see something not from WB or MGM.

The cartoons were mostly shown uncut and uncensored (though not as much as, say, what you'd find on ''The Bob Clampett Show'' or even ''The Popeye Show''), which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, with two hour-long specials (''The Lost Cartoons'' and ''World War II'' cartoons. There was also going to be another special episode called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihTFjBD8_KQ The Best Of The Worst Cartoons Ever]]'', but this was never aired) and one half-hour special which was never aired (the one that would have had all -- or at least, three of -- the Bugs Bunny cartoons that were banned from the 2001 June Bugs marathon due to having ethnic and racial stereotyping).

The program as we remember it no longer exists, ending in November 2003 (the last episode was called "The Boys from Kansas City", about the works from the Kansas City animators who went on to become household names for Warner Bros. and MGM), with a Christmas Special aired in 2005. Two additional specials called "Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons" and "Toonheads: The Wartime Cartoons" were made but so far, only the former is on DVD; included on ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Golden Collection'' Vol. 1 and disc 3 of the Blu-Ray version of ''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection''.

''Toon Heads'' was a classic anthology series that aired from October 1992 to November 2003 on Creator/CartoonNetwork, though the episodes that most viewers would be familiar with are the Leslie Fram-narrated episodes that aired from 1996 to 2003.

In it's original format Toonheads aired Monday through Friday at 11pm and only ran for fifteen minutes, usually allotting one or two cartoons with narration by Don Kennedy. In 1995 the show was given it's promotion to the full half hour format with three segments and was aired at midnight. Several of these were repackages of the original week long segments. Toonheads went briefly off the air in 1996 until it returned with Leslie Fram now narrating and the format most recognize in place.

The cartoons were mostly shown uncut and uncensored (though not as much as, say, what you'd find on ''The Bob Clampett Show'' or even ''The Popeye Show''), which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, with two hour-long specials (''The Lost Cartoons'' and ''World War II'' cartoons. There was also going to be another special episode called ''The Worst Cartoons Ever'', but this was never aired and it's not known if this was even made) and one half-hour special which was never aired (the one that would have had all -- or at least, three of -- the Bugs Bunny cartoons that were banned from the 2001 June Bugs marathon due to having ethnic and racial stereotyping).

Always aired during primetime (and, in the last years of the show, late at night after Adult Swim finished), this program showed a large variety of common and rare [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the Creator/WarnerBros. and Creator/{{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like Creator/FleischerStudios.

The cartoons were mostly shown uncut and uncensored (though not as much as, say, what you'd find on ''The Bob Clampett Show'' or even ''The Popeye Show''), which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram (though the earlier episodes had Don Kennedy as the narrator). The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, with two hour-long specials (''The Lost Cartoons'' and ''World War II'' cartoons. There was also going to be another special episode called ''The Worst Cartoons Ever'', but this was never aired and it's not known if this was even made) and one half-hour special which was never aired (the one that would have had all -- or at least, three of -- the Bugs Bunny cartoons that were banned from the 2001 June Bugs marathon due to having ethnic and racial stereotyping).

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In its original seasons Toonheads had a bit wider scope in what it showed including works from Fleischer, Hanna Barbera and Jay Ward being included as well as more obscure stunts like Nudnik and the Night of Independent Animation. Once the Kellner-Cohen feud began and the network had itself segmented more Toonheads pretty much only showed WB and MGM shorts with an occasional Fleischer (which is the version most viewers remember).

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In its original seasons Toonheads had a bit wider scope in what it showed including works from Fleischer, Hanna Barbera and Jay Ward being included as well as more obscure stunts like Nudnik and the Night of Independent Animation. Once the Kellner-Cohen feud began and the network had itself segmented more Toonheads pretty much only showed WB, Fleischer, and MGM shorts (which is the version most viewers remember).

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In its original seasons Toonheads had a bit wider scope in what it showed including works from Fleischer, Hanna Barbera and Jay Ward being included as well as more obscure stunts like Nudnik and the Night of Independent Animation. Once the Kellner-Cohen feud began and the network had itself segmented more Toonheads pretty much only showed WB and MGM shorts.

''Toon Heads'' was a classic anthology series that aired from October 1992 to November 2003 on Creator/CartoonNetwork. Always aired during primetime (and, in the last years of the show, late at night after Adult Swim finished), this program would show a large variety of rare [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the Creator/WarnerBros. and Creator/{{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like Creator/FleischerStudios.

Each episode had a theme: some episodes focused on the creation and evolution of a certain character, some were highlights of a director's work, and some were about different running themes, like cartoons that lampooned Hollywood movies and actors or cartoons that centered on sports or [[HilarityEnsues the hilarity that ensues]] when a character is trying to go to sleep. One episode even focused on the plagiarism allegations between Warner Bros. "Rhapsody Rabbit" and MGM's "The Cat Concerto".

Each episode had a theme: some episodes focused on the creation and evolution of a cartoon character, some focused on the work of certain directors, while others focused on different subjects and genres that were prevalent in cartoons, from cartoons that lampooned Hollywood to cartoons where [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensued]] as a character is trying to get some sleep. One episode even focused on the plagiarism allegations between Warner Bros. "Rhapsody Rabbit" and MGM's "The Cat Concerto".

The cartoons were almost always aired uncut and uncensored (though not as much as, say, what you'd find on ''The Bob Clampett Show'' or even ''The Popeye Show''), which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram (though the earlier episodes had Don Kennedy as the narrator). The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, with two hour-long specials (''The Lost Cartoons'' and ''World War II'' cartoons. There was also going to be another special episode called ''The Worst Cartoons Ever'', but this was never aired and it's not known if this was even made) and one half-hour special which was never aired (the one that would have had all -- or at least, three of -- the Bugs Bunny cartoons that were banned from the 2001 June Bugs marathon due to having ethnic and racial stereotyping).

The cartoons were almost always aired uncut and uncensored, which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram (though the earlier episodes had Don Kennedy as the narrator). The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, with two hour-long specials (''The Lost Cartoons'' and ''World War II'' cartoons. There was also going to be another special episode called ''The Worst Cartoons Ever'', but this was never aired and it's not known if this was even made) and one half-hour special which was never aired (the one that would have had all -- or at least, three of -- the Bugs Bunny cartoons that were banned from the 2001 June Bugs marathon due to having ethnic and racial stereotyping).

''Toon Heads'' was a classic anthology series that aired from October 1992 to November 2003 on Creator/CartoonNetwork. Always aired late at night, this program would show a large variety of rare [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the Creator/WarnerBros. and Creator/{{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like Creator/FleischerStudios. The cartoons were almost always aired uncut and uncensored, which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, and had two hourlong specials and one half-hour special which was never aired.

The program as we remember it no longer exists, ending in November 2003, with a Christmas Special aired in 2005. Two additonal specials called "Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons" and "Toonheads: The Wartime Cartoons" were made but so far, only the former is on DVD; included on ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Golden Collection'' Vol. 1 and disc 3 of the blu-ray version of ''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection''.

* AnimatedAnthology: It's a show full with cartoon shorts.

* PunBasedTitle: On the term "Eggheads", hence the recurring egg motif in the bridging segments and focus on obscure cartoon trivia.

* NostalgiaFilter: This program was a feast for fans of classic animated cartoons.

''Toon Heads'' was a classic anthology series that aired from October 1992 to November 2003 on Creator/CartoonNetwork. Always aired late at night, this program would show a large variety of rare [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the WarnerBros. and {{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like FleischerStudios. The cartoons were almost always aired uncut and uncensored, which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, and had two hourlong specials and one half-hour special which was never aired.

* TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation: Only cartoons from this era were featured.

''Toon Heads'' was a classic anthology series that aired from October 1992 to November 2003 on Creator/CartoonNetwork. Always aired late at night, this program would show a large variety of rare [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the WarnerBros. and {{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like FleischerStudios. The cartoons were almost always aired uncut and uncensored, which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, and had two hourlong specials and one half-hour special which was never aired.

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'''''Toon Heads''''' was a classic anthology series that aired from October 1992 to November 2003 on Creator/CartoonNetwork. Always aired late at night, this program would show a large variety of rare [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the WarnerBros. and {{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like FleischerStudios. The cartoons were almost always aired uncut and uncensored, which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and ''WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf'', and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, and had two hourlong specials and one half-hour special which was never aired.

'''''Toon Heads''''' was a classic anthology series that aired from October 1992 to November 2003 on Creator/CartoonNetwork. Always aired late at night, this program would show a large variety of rare [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation classic cartoons]] from many studios, from the WarnerBros. and {{MGM}} cartoon catalogs to more obscure studios like FleischerStudios. The cartoons were almost always aired uncut and uncensored, which allowed this program to show many cartoons that were taboo for daytime television, like such wholesome fare as ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'' and "WesternAnimation/BlitzWolf", and was supplanted by classic cartoon trivia and rare interviews with Golden Age veterans, all of which were narrated by Leslie Fram. The program was a hit, running for 82 episodes, and had two hourlong specials and one half-hour special which was never aired.

* AnimatedAnthology: It's a show full with cartoon shorts.
* {{Bowdlerize}}: Avoided. One of the reasons the show was so popular was because it aired all the cartoons uncensored. This gave fans of classic animation a chance to see these shorts in their originally intended forms.