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| 4 | ->''"All kids out of the pool for Adult Swim!"'' |
| 5 | -->-- [[http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/129 One of Adult Swim's first]] AdBumpers / {{Slogans}} |
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| 7 | [[https://www.adultswim.com Adult Swim]] (stylized as [[AllLowercaseLetters [adult swim] ]] or [as]) is a [[UsefulNotes/BlockProgramming programming block]] on Creator/CartoonNetwork shown during the {{watershed}} hours.[[note]]Currently, 5:00 pm - 6:00 am Eastern/Pacific time. If your provider offers both East and West Coast feeds of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim can start as early as 2 pm Pacific and end as late as 9 am Eastern, depending on where you live.[[/note]] |
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| 9 | The block is notable for its idiosyncratic [[AdBumpers commercial bumpers]] ([[http://www.bumpworthy.com bumps]]), [[QuirkyWork its strange and cynical yet hilarious original programming]], [[TrollingCreator its habit of openly teasing]] and/or [[DearNegativeReader bashing those fans who complain about its near-weekly-]] and [[InvisibleAdvertising never advertised]]- schedule changes (especially when AprilFoolsDay is concerned), and being nearly the only place on American basic cable TV to run {{anime}} [[AnimationAgeGhetto not aimed at children]]. The name comes from the public pool period in which child occupants must leave the pool, as the lifeguards go on break and the lack of supervision means only the adults can swim, analogous to the network switching to adult-oriented programming. This reference was explicitly invoked in its early years, when its AdBumpers and intro segment showed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDToHQeouq8 video clips from an adult swim pool]]. |
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| 11 | Founded in 2001 by Cartoon Network's Williams Street division (the same studio that organizes Creator/{{Toonami}}), the block was born from two things: the realization that [[PeripheryDemographic a third of Cartoon Network's audience was teenagers and adults]] and the fact that the channel was constantly receiving cartoon pitches that would be perfect for that demographic. Just as Cartoon Network primarily featured cartoons for kids, Adult Swim focused on adult-oriented animation: namely [[BlackComedy black comedies]] and [[DarkerAndEdgier edgy]], [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids largely unedited]] {{anime}}.[[note]]Other channels that have aired anime from the same pool as Adult Swim include Creator/TechTV, Creator/G4TV, and Encore Action.[[/note]] After the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare 2007 Boston Bomb Scare]] that involved an attempt at advertising the release of ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'', Adult Swim began producing live-action programming; [[NetworkDecay opinions vary on this]].[[note]]See UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom in the trope list below for details or Adult Swim's [[NetworkDecay/{{Slipped}} entry on Network Decay]] for that matter.[[/note]] Upon Toonami's return in May 2012, Adult Swim would be relegated purely to comedy programming, with the action block once again taking the responsibility of all anime-related programming. |
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| 13 | Adult Swim doesn't show any advertising for Cartoon Network because of its adult orientation, despite the fact that the block controls all nighttime programing on the network. In addition, the block has had its own separately-branded ventures, events, and merchandise. For these reasons, and for Nielsen UsefulNotes/{{ratings}} purposes, Adult Swim is considered to be its own "separate network".[[note]]Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}’s Creator/NickAtNite was also given this same designation, while a handful of more "traditional" blocks (such as Creator/NickJr's [=NickMom=]) have been given their own Nielsen ratings due to targeting a different audience. Toonami falls under the latter case, due to it not having enough programming hours to count as its own "network".[[/note]] |
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| 15 | As with its daytime counterpart, [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros many of]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}} its original]] [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken programs]] [[WesternAnimation/MoralOrel have]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks seen]] [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty critical praise]]. This attention extends to Adult Swim bringing more exposure to [[{{Seinen}} mature]] {{anime}} [[Anime/CowboyBebop series]], as well as [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy rescuing]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} other]] [[WesternAnimation/HomeMovies shows]] [[UnCanceled from death]] [[WesternAnimation/MissionHill or complete]] [[WesternAnimation/TheOblongs obscurity]]. |
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| 17 | Typically, Sundays are anchored by premieres of original programs from Williams Street; while Saturdays mix comedies with English-dubbed anime, the latter of which taking up a majority of the network's airtime. Adult Swim is known for the unique timing of commercial breaks. [[note]]Most American networks have 8 minutes of commercial breaks per half-hour block -- one 1 or 2-minute break at the top of the half-hour, two 2 or 3-minute breaks during the show, and a final 1 or 2-minute break at the end of the half-hour.[[/note]] Adult Swim has only 2 breaks per half-hour; one break in the middle of the half-hour, and one at the end. Viewers appreciate this for obvious reasons, plus they can sometimes have up to 5 uninterrupted minutes of commercial time to leave the TV and do other things before the next show comes on. Considering AS's key demographic is the television gold-mine of people from age 18-36, advertisers still pony up the dollars. The only downside to the viewer would be a CommercialBreakCliffhanger in non-original programming is less effective because [[ToBeContinuedRightNow the show continues immediately after]] (unless, of course, that happens to be where the break actually hits). [[note]]Incidentally, this is how all ad breaks work on UK and Japanese channels.[[/note]] |
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| 19 | Beyond television, Adult Swim hosts an eclectic collection of free-to-play games (''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack'' included) and WebOriginal programs on its website. They began publishing more substantial indie titles as "[adult swim] Games" in 2013. At one point, Adult Swim also had their own record company: Williams Street Records. Adult Swim continues to promote indie and underground music through music videos, special bumps, and their on-going "Singles Program" of free music that began in 2015. |
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| 21 | On March 4, 2019, oversight of Cartoon Network, along with Creator/TurnerClassicMovies, were transferred from Turner Broadcasting to Creator/WarnerBros as part of a larger restructuring at corporate parent [[Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery WarnerMedia]]. While changes were minimal at first, 2023 saw Adult Swim expand beyond its original schedule to prime time slots formerly occupied by mainline Cartoon Network. Adult Swim has been slated to premiere shows originally meant to air on Cartoon Network, like ''WesternAnimation/UnicornWarriorsEternal'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'', as well as "Checkered Past", a two-hour block of classic Cartoon Network shows like ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' in early evening hours. |
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| 23 | !!Adult Swim has produced - or acquired - the following series: |
| 24 | [[index]] |
| 25 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 26 | |
| 27 | [[folder:Original programming]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'' (1994-2004; 2006-2008) [[note]]Predates Adult Swim, having premiered on Cartoon Network in 1994. The entire run of the series has been retroactively labeled as Adult Swim programming.[[/note]] |
| 30 | * ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' (2001-2015) [[note]] ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'' for Season 8, ''Aqua Something You Know Whatever'' for Season 9, ''Aqua TV Show Show'' for Season 10, ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever'' for Season 11. [[/note]] |
| 31 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (2007) |
| 32 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SoulQuestOverdrive'' (2011) |
| 33 | ** ''Aquadonk Side Pieces'' (2022) [[note]] Internet-exclusive spin-off, available on [as]' [=YouTube=] channel. [[/note]] |
| 34 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenForeverPlantasm'' (2022) |
| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'' (2001-2003; 2007) |
| 36 | * ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' (2001-2007; 2018) |
| 37 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdgirl}}'' (2021-present) |
| 38 | * ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'' (2001-2004) [[note]]Picked up by Adult Swim after being cancelled by Creator/{{UPN}} after airing a third of its first season. While it is retroactively labeled as Adult Swim programming, home-media rights to the show are owned by Creator/ShoutFactory. [[/note]] |
| 39 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'' (2001-2005) |
| 40 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' (2003-2018) |
| 41 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrosRadiantIsTheBloodOfTheBaboonHeart'' (2023) |
| 42 | * ''WesternAnimation/StrokerAndHoop'' (2004-2005) |
| 43 | * ''WesternAnimation/PerfectHairForever'' (2004-2007; 2014) |
| 44 | * ''WesternAnimation/TomGoesToTheMayor'' (2004-2006) |
| 45 | * ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' (2005-present) [[note]] Currently the longest running series on the network with ''Squidbillies''. [[/note]] |
| 46 | ** ''Alabama Jackson'' (2022) [[note]] Internet-exclusive spin-off, available on [as]' [=YouTube=] channel. [[/note]] |
| 47 | * ''WesternAnimation/TwelveOunceMouse'' (2005-2007; 2018-2020) [[note]] Originally ran from 2005 to 2007 then again from 2018 to 2020. [[/note]] |
| 48 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Squidbillies}}'' (2005-2021) |
| 49 | * ''WesternAnimation/LucyTheDaughterOfTheDevil'' (2005-2007) |
| 50 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2005-2014) [[note]]The rights to the series are owned by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision. [[/note]] |
| 51 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Minoriteam}}'' (2005-2006) |
| 52 | * ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'' (2005-2008; 2012) |
| 53 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' (2006-2013) |
| 54 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MetalocalypseTheDoomstarRequiem'' (2013) |
| 55 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MetalocalypseArmyOfTheDoomstar'' (2023) |
| 56 | * ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo'' (2006-2008) |
| 57 | * ''WesternAnimation/AssyMcgee'' (2006-2008) |
| 58 | * ''Series/SaulOfTheMoleMen'' (2007) |
| 59 | * ''Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob'' (2007-2010; 2017) |
| 60 | ** ''Series/CheckItOutWithDrSteveBrule'' (2010-present) |
| 61 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheDrinkyCrowShow'' (2007-2009) |
| 62 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' (2007-2014) |
| 63 | * ''Series/FatGuyStuckInInternet'' (2007-2008) |
| 64 | * ''WesternAnimation/XavierRenegadeAngel'' (2007-2009) |
| 65 | * ''Series/{{Delocated}}'' (2008-2013) |
| 66 | * ''Series/ChildrensHospital'' (2008-2016) |
| 67 | ** ''Newsreaders'' (2013-2015) |
| 68 | * ''WesternAnimation/TitanMaximum'' (2009) |
| 69 | * ''{{Series/Infomercials}}'' (2009-present)[[note]] An umbrella term for fake commercials, TV shows, and infomercials made by different creators that air on the network.[[/note]] |
| 70 | ** ''Film/{{Broomshakalaka}}'' (2013) |
| 71 | ** ''Film/LiveForeverAsYouAreNowWithAlanResnick'' (2013) |
| 72 | ** ''Film/TooManyCooks'' (2014) |
| 73 | ** ''Film/UneditedFootageOfABear'' (2014) |
| 74 | ** ''Film/ThisHouseHasPeopleInIt'' (2016) |
| 75 | ** ''Film/FinalDeployment4QueenBattleWalkthrough'' (2018) |
| 76 | * ''WesternAnimation/MaryShelleysFrankenhole'' (2010-2012) |
| 77 | * ''WesternAnimation/OffTheAir'' (2011-present) [[note]] Combinations of surreal animated and live action shorts that airs infrequently. [[/note]] |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/MongoWrestlingAlliance'' (2011) |
| 79 | * ''Series/{{Eagleheart}}'' (2011-2014) |
| 80 | * ''Series/{{NTSFSDSUV}}'' (2011-2013) |
| 81 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChinaIL'' (2011-2015) |
| 82 | * ''Series/TheHeartSheHoller'' (2011-2014) |
| 83 | * ''[[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Loiter Squad]]'' (2012-2014) |
| 84 | * ''Series/TheEricAndreShow'' (2012-present) |
| 85 | * ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' (2012-2015) |
| 86 | * ''You're Whole'' (2012-2013) |
| 87 | * ''Series/YourPrettyFaceIsGoingToHell'' (2013-present) [[note]] Confirmed to end with a fifth season composed of Internet-exclusive, animated shorts. [[/note]] |
| 88 | * ''WesternAnimation/MrPickles'' (2013-2019; 2019-present) [[note]] Season 4 onward is shown under the title ''Momma Named Me Sheriff''. [[/note]] |
| 89 | * ''Hot Package'' (2013-2015) |
| 90 | * ''Series/TimAndEricsBedtimeStories'' (2013-2017) |
| 91 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (2013-present) |
| 92 | ** ''WesternAnimation/Vindicators2'' (2022) [[note]] Internet-exclusive spin-off, available on [as]' [=YouTube=] channel. [[/note]] |
| 93 | * ''WesternAnimation/KingStarKing'' (2014) |
| 94 | * ''Series/BlackJesus'' (2014-2019) |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries'' (2014-2020) |
| 96 | * ''The Jack and Triumph Show'' (2015) [[note]] Rights are owned by [=NBCUniversal=], which is likely why [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes the show hasn’t reran since it premiered]].[[/note]] |
| 97 | * ''Series/NeonJoeWerewolfHunter'' (2015-2017) |
| 98 | * ''Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio'' (2016) |
| 99 | * ''[[Series/WorldPeace Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace]]'' (2016) |
| 100 | * ''Series/DreamCorpLLC'' (2016-present) |
| 101 | * ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' ([[SamuraiJack/TropesSeason5 Season 5]], 2017) [[note]]The entire run of the series has been retroactively labeled as Adult Swim programming.[[/note]] |
| 102 | * ''WesternAnimation/ApolloGauntlet'' (2017) |
| 103 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheJellies'' (2017-2019) |
| 104 | * ''WesternAnimation/TenderTouches'' (2017-present) [[note]] A completely improvisational series that originated from a segment on the [as] livestream Bloodfeast.[[/note]] |
| 105 | * ''WesternAnimation/HotStreets'' (2018-2019) |
| 106 | * ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' (2018; 2019-2021) [[note]] [[ChannelHop Channel hopped]] from Creator/{{TBS}} to [as] starting with Season 2. [[/note]] |
| 107 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ballmastrz9009'' (2018-present) |
| 108 | ** ''WesternAnimation/BallmastrzRubicon'' (2023) |
| 109 | * ''Series/JoePeraTalksWithYou'' (2018-2022) |
| 110 | * ''Mostly 4 Millennials'' (2018) |
| 111 | * ''Series/TropicalCopTales'' (2018-2019) |
| 112 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheShiveringTruth'' (2018-2020) |
| 113 | * ''Adult Swim Smalls'' (2018-present) [[note]] A banner who qualifies various series realized by multiple animators. The majority of them have been released on [as]' website and Website/YouTube channel and some of them have been aired on TV as specials. [[/note]] |
| 114 | ** ''Film/MayIPleaseEnter'' |
| 115 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{OPAL}}'' |
| 116 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ShopAPopOpera'' |
| 117 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Tigtone}}'' (2019-2020) |
| 118 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Gemusetto}}'' (2019-present) [[note]] Originally a six-episode miniseries that premiered unannounced on April 1, 2019, lasting for almost 6 hours. Became a regular series with the second season ''Gemusetto: Death Beats'' in 2020. [[/note]] |
| 119 | * ''WesternAnimation/LazorWulf'' (2019-2020) |
| 120 | * ''WesternAnimation/TucaAndBertie'' (2019; 2021-2022) [[note]]Season 2 onward. [[{{Uncanceled}} Revived]] by [as] after Creator/{{Netflix}} canceled it. Rights are owned by The Tornante Company.[[/note]] |
| 121 | * ''WesternAnimation/Primal2019'' (2019-present) |
| 122 | * ''Series/BeefHouse'' (2020) |
| 123 | * ''Series/ThreeBusyDebras'' (2020-2022) |
| 124 | * ''WesternAnimation/JJVillardsFairyTales'' (2020-present) |
| 125 | * ''WesternAnimation/YOLOCrystalFantasy'' (2020-present) |
| 126 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenageEuthanasia'' (2021-present) |
| 127 | * ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' (2022-present) |
| 128 | * ''Film/AdultSwimYuleLog'' (2022) |
| 129 | * ''WesternAnimation/RoyalCrackers'' (2023-present) |
| 130 | * ''WesternAnimation/UnicornWarriorsEternal'' (2023-present) |
| 131 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'' (2023-present) |
| 132 | [[/folder]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[folder:Specials & notable pilots]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLewisLectures'' (pilot, 2000) |
| 137 | * ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToEltingville'' (pilot, 2002) |
| 138 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFinkelFiles'' (pilot, 2002) |
| 139 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGroovenians'' (pilot, 2002) |
| 140 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/CaptainSturdy Captain Sturdy: The Originals]]'' (pilot, 2003) |
| 141 | * ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsBehindBars'' (pilot, 2003) |
| 142 | * ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' (pilot, 2006) |
| 143 | * ''Young Persons Guide To History'' (TV special, 2008) |
| 144 | * ''WesternAnimation/CheyenneCinnamonAndTheFabulousUnicornOfSugarTownCandyFudge'' (pilot, 2010) |
| 145 | * ''WesternAnimation/FreaknikTheMusical'' (TV special, 2010) |
| 146 | * ''Series/TheGreatestEventInTelevisionHistory'' (2012-2014) [[note]]Adam Scott and his friends [[ShotForShotRemake remake]] [[Series/SimonAndSimon 80's]] [[Series/HartToHart detective]] series and [[Series/TooCloseForComfort sitcom]] openings. Series of 4 specials.[[/note]] |
| 147 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfTheWonderTwins'' |
| 148 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Flintstones on the Rocks]]'' |
| 149 | * ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute'' |
| 150 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Pibby}}'' [[note]]Short/trailer released online in 2021; [[https://instagram.com/p/CVqb_n1PLoV according to its creator]], it may become a full series depending on viewer reactions.[[/note]] |
| 151 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Rejected}}'' (Scheduled and promoted, but pulled at the last minute due to censorship issues) |
| 152 | * ''Film/TheRoom2003'' [[note]]Run as an April Fools' Day prank in 2009-2011. In 2012, they teased viewers with a ''fourth'' showing of the movie... only to kick off a special Toonami block instead.[[/note]] |
| 153 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith: Boo Boo Runs Wild]]'' [[note]]Played on a regular basis for a few months, mostly as a potshot to their viewers.[[/note]] |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Syndicated programming]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[AC: Animated imports/syndicated:]] |
| 159 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' [[note]]Certain episodes of the first three seasons of the Cartoon Network original series briefly aired as 8 PM filler in early 2019.[[/note]] |
| 160 | * ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' [[note]]Rights shared with sister-network Creator/{{TBS}}, the current home of the show after its ChannelHop from Creator/{{Fox}}.[[/note]] |
| 161 | * ''WesternAnimation/BabyBlues'' [[note]]Burned-off the remaining episodes after being cancelled by Creator/TheWB. Rights expired around 2011.[[/note]] |
| 162 | * ''[[Creator/BobClampett The Bob Clampett Show]]'' [[note]]Compilation of Bob Clampett's ''WesternAnimation/BeanyAndCecil'' and ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts, the latter of which aired uncut. Briefly ran as 5 a.m. filler in 2005.[[/note]] |
| 163 | * ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' [[note]]Seasons 1-8 only, Season 9+ air on [[Creator/FXNetworks FXX]]; Rights are set to expire in September 2023.[[/note]] |
| 164 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChuckNorrisKarateKommandos'' [[note]]AprilFoolsDay prank and 5 a.m. filler. Rights expired after one run in 2006.[[/note]] |
| 165 | * ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2010.[[/note]] |
| 166 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' [[note]]Rights expired in September 2018 when it [[ChannelHop moved]] to Creator/ComedyCentral and later [[Creator/FXNetworks FXX]].[[/note]] |
| 167 | * ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' [[note]]Starting in 2023 as part of "Checkered Past", a block dedicated to reruns of classic Creator/CartoonNetwork Shows.[[/note]] |
| 168 | * ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' [[note]]Starting in 2023 as part of "Checkered Past", a block dedicated to reruns of classic Creator/CartoonNetwork Shows.[[/note]] |
| 169 | * ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' [[note]]Starting in 2023 as part of "Checkered Past", a block dedicated to reruns of classic Creator/CartoonNetwork Shows.[[/note]] |
| 170 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' [[note]]Seasons 1-15 only, Seasons 16+ have aired exclusively on [[Creator/FXNetworks FXX]] and Creator/{{Freeform}}; rights expired and were picked up by those two networks in September 2021, though not without a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEhQdRN6_j0 sendoff from AS]].[[/note]] |
| 171 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' [[note]]Rights originally expired at the end of 2007 when it eventually made its [[ChannelHop channel hop]] to Comedy Central. After almost a decade-and-a-half, the series made its return in December 2021, ironically taking the show from CC in the process; the series later returned to Comedy Central again in May 2022, but continues to air on not only Adult Swim, but also [[Creator/FXNetworks FXX]].[[/note]] |
| 172 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGaryColemanShow'' [[note]]Aired as 5 a.m. filler in 2006. Rights expired in the same year.[[/note]] |
| 173 | * ''WesternAnimation/GodTheDevilAndBob'' [[note]]Aired the banned episodes that were first shown on the 2005 DVD release after being cancelled by Creator/{{NBC}} after four episodes in 2000 due to low ratings and complaints from religious viewers. Rights expired after a few runs throughout 2011.[[/note]] |
| 174 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' [[note]]Starting in 2023 as part of "Checkered Past", a block dedicated to reruns of classic Creator/CartoonNetwork Shows.[[/note]] |
| 175 | * ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' [[note]]Seasons 1 and 2 stopped airing by the end of 2014, then the rights expired at the end of June 2018, where it moved to Comedy Central (seeing a pattern here?) before they dropped the show on their network at the end of 2019. The entire series now airs on [[Creator/FXNetworks FXX]], but the show returned to the AS lineup in November 2021 -- while still airing on FXX.[[/note]] |
| 176 | * ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'' [[note]]Burned-off the remaining episodes after being cancelled by The WB. Rights expired at the start of 2009.[[/note]] |
| 177 | * ''WesternAnimation/MisterT'' [[note]]AprilFoolsDay prank and 5 a.m. filler. Rights expired after one run in 2006.[[/note]] |
| 178 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs'' [[note]]Burned-off the remaining episodes after being cancelled by The WB. Rights expired in 2015.[[/note]] |
| 179 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'' [[note]]Rights expired in the middle of 2010.[[/note]] |
| 180 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}} The Popeye Show]]'' [[note]]Compilation of ''Popeye'' shorts, which also aired certain [=WWII=] propaganda shorts, that was aired between 2002 and 2005 as 5 a.m. filler.[[/note]] |
| 181 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2004, with any attempts to rerun the show being unlikely due to creator Creator/JohnKricfalusi's sexual misconduct and abuse accusations in 2018.[[/note]] |
| 182 | * ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' [[note]]Briefly aired as filler in 2002.[[/note]] |
| 183 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperGlobetrotters'' [[note]]Aired as 5 a.m. filler. Rights expired after one run in 2006.[[/note]] |
| 184 | * ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'' [[note]]Rights expired after one run in 2015.[[/note]] |
| 185 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/SuperMansion SuperMansion]]'' [[note]]Rights seemingly expired in 2019, as the series has yet to resurface.[[/note]] |
| 186 | * ''Series/ToonHeads'' [[note]]Anthology series that broadcast Creator/CartoonNetwork's classic cartoon collection, with each episode built around a certain theme, and provided facts about the shorts. Ran for a week as 5 a.m. filler in 2005.[[/note]] |
| 187 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Unsupervised}}'' [[note]]Rights expired after two runs in 2015.[[/note]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | '''Note:''' ''Except for WesternAnimation/AmericanDad, WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers and WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy, all of these series were cancelled and discarded by their original host networks before syndication rights were picked up by Adult Swim (this was also the case for Family Guy, but it has since been {{Uncanceled}} due partially to ratings for the reruns on Adult Swim). Adult Swim's expired rights to WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} were picked up by Creator/ComedyCentral, which led to the show's revival on that network. WesternAnimation/HomeMovies was renewed as an Adult Swim original series for an additional three seasons following its original cancellation.'' |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[AC: Live-action imports/syndicated:]] |
| 192 | * ''Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace'' [[note]]Rights expired in early 2011.[[/note]] |
| 193 | * ''Series/LookAroundYou'' [[note]]Rights expired in early 2011.[[/note]] |
| 194 | * ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' [[note]]Yes, it's British; no, it has nothing to do with ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo''. Rights expired in early 2013.[[/note]] |
| 195 | * ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' [[note]]Rights expired in early 2011.[[/note]] |
| 196 | * ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'' [[note]]Notably the first all live-action show on the block to air regularly. Rights expired in 2008.[[/note]] |
| 197 | * ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' [[note]]Aired for two weeks in 2006 as a publicity stunt. During the stunt, the network was renamed to [crappy 1980s live action tv show network].[[/note]] |
| 198 | [[/folder]] |
| 199 | |
| 200 | [[folder:Pre-Toonami Anime a.k.a. [adult swim] [=AcTN=] [[note]] [=AcTN=] is pronounced as "action" [[/note]]]] |
| 201 | [[AC:Anime Shown as Part of the [adult swim] [=AcTN=] Block:]] |
| 202 | * ''Anime/AstroBoy'' [[note]]Only the first 52 episodes aired as early morning filler. Rights expired in 2008 before returning for one episode on April Fool's Day in 2012.[[/note]] |
| 203 | * ''Anime/TheBigO'' [[note]]Its second season is the network's first "original anime". They directly financed Season 2's production, meaning they hold the airing rights. Rights to season 1 have been expired since 2008, with the exception of the first episode airing on April Fool's in 2012.[[/note]] |
| 204 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' [[note]]Headliner of the anime block for years, finished its run on Toonami.[[/note]] |
| 205 | * ''Anime/BloodPlus'' [[note]]Rights expired at the beginning of 2010.[[/note]] |
| 206 | * ''Anime/BlueGender'' [[note]]Horribly {{bowdlerise}}d, due to being originally meant for Toonami. This means instances of extreme violence, sexual content, and language (mostly words like "shit" and any time someone says "Jesus!" or "Jesus Christ!" as an expletive, as it aired before Adult Swim allowed harsher doses of profanity on the block) have been toned down or removed entirely.[[/note]] |
| 207 | * ''Manga/CaseClosed'' [[note]]50 episodes only, as it was later dropped in 2005 due to low ratings. Episode 48 wasn't shown for unknown reasons.[[/note]] |
| 208 | * ''Anime/CodeGeass'' [[note]]Rights expired after one-and-a-half runs, possibly because Adult Swim [[ScrewedByTheNetwork kept changing the time slot later and later]].[[/note]] |
| 209 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' [[note]]Paved the way for the rest as Adult Swim's first anime series, and remained a perennial fixture on its schedule a decade after the network's debut. After the rights to the show expired, the Toonami staff got them back. Still occasionally reran.[[/note]] |
| 210 | * ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' [[note]]The Creator/{{Funimation}} GagDub, directly created by a team of former Adult Swim writers who wanted to bring a comedy anime specifically for Adult Swim. Only the first two seasons aired. Rights expired in 2009 and the third season was only released on DVD.[[/note]] |
| 211 | * ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[note]]Rights expired at the beginning of 2010. One of the few anime to be AdoredByTheNetwork during this time, as they had aired as much as four episodes a night before the rights expired.[[/note]] |
| 212 | * ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' [[note]]The last new anime aired on Adult Swim before the Toonami relaunch. Rights expired in 2012.[[/note]] |
| 213 | * ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' [[note]]Originally ran on Adult Swim from 2006 to 2008. Joined the then newly-revived Toonami on August 18, 2012, making it the first anime to be brought back by Adult Swim after its license had expired.[[/note]] |
| 214 | * ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' [[note]]Reruns were still shown as late as 2018, [[AdoredByTheNetwork as it has actually been labeled as the Adult Swim crew's favorite anime]].[[/note]] |
| 215 | * ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' [[note]]Hasn't aired since the premiere of ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Brotherhood]]'', and confirmed as expired by the Creator/{{Toonami}} staff on their Tumblr.[[/note]] |
| 216 | * ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' [[note]]Aired on Adult Swim for its first couple of runs and continued to air on Toonami until the rights expired in December 2014.[[/note]] |
| 217 | * ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' [[note]]Both seasons of the series; later aired on Toonami.[[/note]] |
| 218 | * ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'' [[note]]Mostly filler played at 5:30 AM EST. Rights expired in 2007, with the exception of one episode aired on April's Fools 2012.[[/note]] |
| 219 | * ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' [[note]]The second-longest running regularly-aired anime series on Adult Swim, behind only ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' - over 5 years after the dub ended, they continued to play reruns well into 2012, albeit as 5:30 AM filler for their Saturday anime block. It was finally pulled from the schedule when the new Toonami premiered on May 26, 2012 but returned to the lineup until the rights finally expired in March 2014.[[/note]] |
| 220 | * ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2012.[[/note]] |
| 221 | * ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2003.[[/note]] |
| 222 | * ''Anime/LupinIIIPartII'' [[note]]Adult Swim aired only the first 27 episodes, minus the episode "To Be or Nazi Be" due to Nazi themes under request from then-licensor Creator/{{Geneon}}. Rights expired in March 2007.[[/note]] |
| 223 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' [[note]]Aired the edited Creator/{{Toonami}} version in 2002. Rights expired after one run.[[/note]] |
| 224 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket'' [[note]]Aired the edited Creator/{{Toonami}} version in November-December 2002.[[/note]] |
| 225 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'' [[note]]Edited down to pre-revival Creator/{{Toonami}} standards when it was aired, despite never airing on that block and the promos showing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR2I7lmBXFc footage from the uncut version]]. Rights expired after one run in 2002.[[/note]] |
| 226 | * ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'' [[note]]It was placed on hiatus for a good portion of 2009 due to [[Creator/{{Geneon}} Geneon's]] bankruptcy, but eventually returned to the lineup in late summer, and finally finished in the winter of 2009.[[/note]] |
| 227 | * ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[note]]Was shown edited to Toonami standards back when Toonami was a daytime line-up. When ''NGE'' aired on Adult Swim, the series was edited more in tune with what Adult Swim would do. Rights expired in 2006.[[/note]] |
| 228 | * ''Manga/OutlawStar'' [[note]]Aired the edited Creator/{{Toonami}} version, which means no "Hot Springs Planet Tenrei" episode. Later ran on Toonami uncut in 2017-2018.[[/note]] |
| 229 | * ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2007. Given an HD rerun on Creator/{{Toonami}} when Creator/{{Funimation}} rescued the show from licensing hell in 2020.[[/note]] |
| 230 | * ''Manga/PilotCandidate'' [[note]]Originally meant to air on Creator/{{Toonami}}, as the edited version aired on that line-up, much to the disgust of the viewers, and the series is considered an OldShame by the network. Rights expired after one run in 2002.[[/note]] |
| 231 | * ''Anime/ReignTheConqueror'' [[note]]Considered another OldShame to the line-up alongside the aforementioned ''Pilot Candidate''. Rights expired in 2004.[[/note]] |
| 232 | * ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2008 during Creator/{{Geneon}}'s bankruptcy. Toonami brought it back for one more run in 2016.[[/note]] |
| 233 | * ''Anime/{{Scryed}}'' [[note]]Debuted on the network VOD channel before premiering in 2005. Rights expired in 2006.[[/note]] |
| 234 | * ''Anime/SuperMilkChan'' [[note]]ADV's "straight" dub. Rights expired in 2006.[[/note]] |
| 235 | * ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' [[note]]Aired the edited Creator/{{Toonami}} versions of the original ''Tenchi Muyo'' [=OVAs=]. Only aired the first episode of ''Tenchi Universe'' before Cartoon Network lost the television rights to the ''Tenchi'' franchise.[[/note]] |
| 236 | * ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2006. One episode aired as part of April Fool's Day 2012.[[/note]] |
| 237 | * ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2007.[[/note]] |
| 238 | * ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' [[note]]Same as ''Gigantor''. Rights expired in 2007.[[/note]] |
| 239 | * ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin'' [[note]]Rights expired in 2005.[[/note]] |
| 240 | * ''Anime/WolfsRain'' [[note]]Aired all the episodes and OVA's except for Episodes 15-18 as they were all recaps to prior episodes. Rights expired in 2005.[[/note]] |
| 241 | * ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' [[note]]Aired on Adult Swim uncut before moving to the Creator/CartoonNetwork version of Creator/{{Toonami}} a year later in a edited format.[[/note]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[AC: Anime Films Shown on the [adult swim] [=AcTN=] Block:]] |
| 244 | * ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' |
| 245 | * ''Anime/BleachMemoriesOfNobody'' |
| 246 | * ''Anime/BleachTheDiamondDustRebellion'' |
| 247 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebopKnockinOnHeavensDoor'' |
| 248 | * ''Anime/InuyashaTheMovieAffectionsTouchingAcrossTime'' |
| 249 | * ''Anime/InuyashaTheMovieTheCastleBeyondTheLookingGlass'' |
| 250 | * ''Anime/InuyashaTheMovieFireOnTheMysticIsland'' |
| 251 | * ''Anime/InuyashaTheMovieSwordsOfAnHonorableRuler'' |
| 252 | * ''Anime/{{Kakurenbo}}'' [[note]]Halloween special in 2005.[[/note]] |
| 253 | * ''Anime/Metropolis2001'' |
| 254 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' |
| 255 | * ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' [[note]]Original OVA.[[/note]] |
| 256 | * ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[AC: Anime Shown Only on [adult swim] Australia and New Zealand:]] |
| 259 | * ''Manga/AirGear'' |
| 260 | * ''Manga/BlackCat'' |
| 261 | * ''Anime/{{Gasaraki}}'' |
| 262 | * ''Manga/InitialD'' [[note]]Creator/{{Tokyopop}} dub.[[/note]] |
| 263 | * ''[[Literature/SorcererStabberOrphen Orphen]]'' |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[AC: Anime Shown Only on [adult swim] UK and Ireland:]] |
| 266 | * ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' |
| 267 | |
| 268 | [[AC: Anime Shown Only on [adult swim] Latin America (through Cartoon Network and i-Sat):]] |
| 269 | * ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis Tokyo 2040'' [[note]]Originally aired on Locomotion.[[/note]] |
| 270 | * ''Anime/CinderellaBoy'' |
| 271 | * ''Anime/CyberTeamInAkihabara'' [[note]]Series and movie, originally aired on Locomotion and Creator/FoxKids Latin America respectively.[[/note]] |
| 272 | * ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' |
| 273 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'' |
| 274 | * ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' [[note]]Season 1 only[[/note]] |
| 275 | * ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' [[note]]''Prince of Darkness'' only, originally aired on Locomotion, the TV series aired on Creator/{{Animax}}).[[/note]] |
| 276 | * ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' |
| 277 | * ''Anime/MrStainOnJunkAlley'' |
| 278 | * ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'' |
| 279 | * ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' |
| 280 | * ''Anime/TicoOfTheSevenSeas'' |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[AC: Anime Shown Only on [adult swim] Germany (through TNT Comedy):]] |
| 283 | * ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' |
| 284 | * ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'' |
| 285 | |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Toonami]] |
| 289 | ''†denotes shows produced by or co-funded by Adult Swim.'' |
| 290 | [[AC:Current Shows:]] |
| 291 | * ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' |
| 292 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ballmastrz9009[[superscript:†]]'' [[note]]Reruns. This, despite not being an action show, fits Toonami due to the copious amounts of references and homages to anime.[[/note]] |
| 293 | * ''Manga/BlackClover'' [[note]]Season 1 expired in 2020.[[/note]] |
| 294 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' [[note]]Holdover from [adult swim] [=AcTN=], the rights expired in 2013 before being picked up again in July 2014.[[/note]] |
| 295 | * ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' |
| 296 | ** ''Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative[[superscript:†]]'' |
| 297 | * ''Manga/FoodWars'' |
| 298 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Gemusetto}}[[superscript:†]]'' |
| 299 | * ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex[[superscript:†]]'' [[note]]Holdover from [adult swim] [=AcTN=]. As [adult swim] co-funded the series alongside Creator/MangaEntertainment, they hold permanent airing rights to it.[[/note]] |
| 300 | * ''Anime/HousingComplexC'' |
| 301 | * ''Anime/LupinIIIPart6'' |
| 302 | * ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'' [[note]]Seasons 1 and 2.[[/note]] |
| 303 | * ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' [[note]]Also aired on weekday nights from April to July 2020.[[/note]] |
| 304 | * ''[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto: Shippuden]]'' [[note]]Also aired reruns on [as]'s weeknight schedule from May to October 2021.[[/note]] |
| 305 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'' [[note]]Also aired at 8:30 outside of Toonami... for about a month. Started airing at Episode 207. Removed on March 18, 2017, ending at Episode 384, before coming back in January 2022, starting after the timeskip.[[/note]] |
| 306 | * ''WesternAnimation/Primal2019'' |
| 307 | * ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'' |
| 308 | * ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack[[superscript:†]]'' [[note]]First four seasons originally aired on Cartoon Network.[[/note]] |
| 309 | * ''Anime/SpaceDandy[[superscript:†]]'' [[note]]Notably premiered on the block ''before'' it premiered in Japan. Just like Stand Alone Complex, they hold permanent rights to this one since they co-funded it.[[/note]] |
| 310 | * ''Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon'' |
| 311 | * ''WesternAnimation/UnicornWarriorsEternal'' (2023-present) |
| 312 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'' (2023-present) |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [[AC:Upcoming Shows]] |
| 315 | * ''Manga/{{Uzumaki}}'' (October 2023) |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[AC:Expired License/Former Shows:]] |
| 318 | * ''Anime/AkameGaKill'' |
| 319 | * ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' |
| 320 | * ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' [[note]]Originally aired on Cartoon Network; the rights were written-off by Cartoon Network in 2014.[[/note]] |
| 321 | * ''Anime/TheBigO[[superscript:†]]'' |
| 322 | * ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' |
| 323 | * ''Anime/BladeRunnerBlackLotus[[superscript:†]]'' [[note]]Vaulted in 2022. Rights now belong to Crunchyroll.[[/note]] |
| 324 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' [[note]]Holdover from [adult swim] [=AcTN=]; Finished its long, eight year run in November 2014, then the rights expired at the end of January 2015.[[/note]] |
| 325 | * ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' |
| 326 | * ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' [[note]]Only the first 52 episodes.[[/note]] |
| 327 | * ''Anime/CasshernSins'' |
| 328 | * ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' |
| 329 | * ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' |
| 330 | * ''Manga/DimensionW'' |
| 331 | * ''[[Anime/DragonBallZKai Dragon Ball Z Kai]]'' [[note]]Also aired at 8:00 P.M. outside of Toonami. Rights expired in August 2020.[[/note]] |
| 332 | * ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' [[note]]Also formerly aired during the regular block at 8 P.M. on Saturday and weekday nights. Rights expired in 2021.[[/note]] |
| 333 | * ''Manga/DrStone'' [[note]]Seasons 1 and 2 only.[[/note]] |
| 334 | * ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' [[note]]Originally aired on [adult swim] [=AcTN=] in 2006-2007).[[/note]] |
| 335 | * ''[[Anime/FenaPiratePrincess Fena: Pirate Princess]]'' [[note]]Vaulted in 2022. Rights belong to Crunchyroll.[[/note]] |
| 336 | * ''Manga/FireForce'' [[note]]Seasons 1 and 2 only.[[/note]] |
| 337 | * ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' [[note]]Holdover from [adult swim] [=AcTN=].[[/note]] |
| 338 | * ''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]]'' |
| 339 | * ''[[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Hellsing Ultimate]]'' |
| 340 | * ''[[Manga/HunterXHunter Hunter × Hunter (2011)]]'' |
| 341 | * ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix[[superscript:†]]'' [[note]]Rights were formerly written off by Cartoon Network, but its complex production deal allowed the Toonami crew to get them back for a few runs.[[/note]] |
| 342 | * ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' [[note]]Holdover from [adult swim] [=AcTN=]; rights expired at the start of March 2014.[[/note]] |
| 343 | ** ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}: The Final Act'' |
| 344 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' [[note]]Parts 1-5 only.[[/note]] |
| 345 | * ''Anime/KillLaKill'' |
| 346 | * ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Lupin III Part 4]]'' |
| 347 | * ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' |
| 348 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' |
| 349 | * ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'' [[note]]TV re-cut.[[/note]] |
| 350 | * ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096]]'' [[note]]TV re-cut.[[/note]] |
| 351 | * ''Anime/MegaloBox'' [[note]]Season 1 only.[[/note]] |
| 352 | * ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'' |
| 353 | * ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' [[note]]Season 1 only.[[/note]] |
| 354 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' [[note]]Only the first 52 episodes.[[/note]] |
| 355 | * ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' |
| 356 | * ''Manga/OutlawStar'' [[note]]The third anime to be been brought back by [adult swim] after its license had expired. During its 2017 run, it was aired uncut.[[/note]] |
| 357 | * ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'' [[note]]Previously aired on [adult swim] [=AcTN=] in 2005. The fourth anime to be brought back after license expiration.[[/note]] |
| 358 | * ''[[Manga/{{Parasyte}} Parasyte -the maxim-]]'' |
| 359 | * ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' [[note]]Something unusual, as this is not an action show, unlike the rest of Toonami's programming.[[/note]] |
| 360 | * ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' [[note]]Originally aired on [adult swim] [=AcTN=]. It's the second anime to be brought back by [adult swim] after its license had expired.[[/note]] |
| 361 | * ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' |
| 362 | * ''Anime/{{Shenmue}}[[superscript:†]]'' [[note]]Vaulted in 2022. Rights currently owned by Crunchyroll and Sega.[[/note]] |
| 363 | * ''Manga/SoulEater'' |
| 364 | * ''Anime/SSSSGridman'' |
| 365 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' [[note]]Originally aired on Cartoon Network; lost the license to Creator/{{Disney}} after their buyout of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}.[[/note]] |
| 366 | * ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'' [[note]]Originally aired on Cartoon Network; the rights were written-off by Cartoon Network in 2014.[[/note]] |
| 367 | * ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' [[note]]Seasons 1-3 only.[[/note]] |
| 368 | * ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'' |
| 369 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' [[note]]Originally aired on Cartoon Network. Written off in 2014.[[/note]] |
| 370 | * ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' |
| 371 | |
| 372 | [[AC:Movies:]] |
| 373 | * ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' |
| 374 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanYearOne'' |
| 375 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' |
| 376 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' |
| 377 | * ''Anime/ChildrenWhoChaseLostVoices'' |
| 378 | * ''Anime/DragonBallZCoolersRevenge'' |
| 379 | * ''Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan'' |
| 380 | * ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa'' |
| 381 | * ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheSacredStarOfMilos'' |
| 382 | * ''Anime/MindGame'' |
| 383 | * ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion - Evangelion 1.11 and 2.22'' |
| 384 | ** ''Kick-Heart'' [[note]]Aired the same night as ''Evangelion 2.22'', airing afterwards as a "special treat". Aired again as Fall Daylight Savings Time filler.[[/note]] |
| 385 | * ''Anime/SummerWars'' |
| 386 | * ''[[Manga/{{Trigun}} Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]'' |
| 387 | |
| 388 | [[AC: Toonami Immersion Events:]] |
| 389 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIntruderII'' [[note]]November 7 to December 12, 2015[[/note]] |
| 390 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIntruderIII'' [[note]]November 5 to 26, 2016[[/note]] |
| 391 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Countdown}}'' [[note]]November 4 to 25, 2017[[/note]] |
| 392 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheForge'' [[note]]November 9 to December 14, 2019[[/note]] |
| 393 | [[/folder]] |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 396 | [[AC: Series Shown Only on [adult swim] UK and Ireland:]] |
| 397 | * ''WesternAnimation/ModernToss'' |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[AC:Series Shown Only on [adult swim] Canada:]] |
| 400 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' |
| 401 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAwesomes'' |
| 402 | * ''WesternAnimation/AxeCop'' |
| 403 | * ''WesternAnimation/FuggetAboutIt'' [[note]]Originally from Creator/{{Teletoon}} and airs to comply Canadian content laws.[[/note]] |
| 404 | * ''WesternAnimation/GolanTheInsatiable'' |
| 405 | * ''WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite'' |
| 406 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Pelswick}}'' [[note]]Surprising children's acquisition, originally airing on Creator/{{CBC}} and in USA Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}.[[/note]] |
| 407 | * ''WesternAnimation/StoneQuackers'' |
| 408 | |
| 409 | [[AC: Series Shown Only on [adult swim] Latin America:]] |
| 410 | * ''WesternAnimation/BobAndMargaret'' |
| 411 | * ''WesternAnimation/BromwellHigh'' |
| 412 | * ''WesternAnimation/BroTown'' |
| 413 | * ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' |
| 414 | * ''WesternAnimation/JohnCallahansQuads'' |
| 415 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonkeyDust'' |
| 416 | * ''WesternAnimation/OddJobJack'' |
| 417 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndSteveTheHappiestGayCoupleInAllTheWorld'' |
| 418 | * ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' |
| 419 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Undergrads}}'' |
| 420 | |
| 421 | [[AC: adult swim Website Games:]] |
| 422 | * ''VideoGame/FiveMinutesToKillYourself'' |
| 423 | * ''VideoGame/AmateurNinja'' |
| 424 | * ''VideoGame/AmateurSurgeon'' |
| 425 | * ''VideoGame/LesbianSpiderQueensOfMars'' |
| 426 | * ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack'' |
| 427 | |
| 428 | [[AC: Console and PC games published by [adult swim]:]] |
| 429 | * ''VideoGame/BattleChefBrigade'' |
| 430 | * ''VideoGame/DeathsGambit'' |
| 431 | * ''DESYNC'' |
| 432 | * ''VideoGame/DuckGame'' |
| 433 | * ''Fist Puncher'' |
| 434 | * ''[[VideoGame/FrogFractions Glittermitten Grove]]'' |
| 435 | * ''VideoGame/{{Headlander}}'' |
| 436 | * ''VideoGame/{{Jazzpunk}}'' |
| 437 | * ''VideoGame/{{Kingsway}}'' |
| 438 | * ''Mega Coin Squad'' |
| 439 | * ''VideoGame/{{Oblitus}}'' |
| 440 | * ''VideoGame/PoolPanic'' |
| 441 | * ''VideoGame/RainWorld'' |
| 442 | * ''Ray's the Dead'' |
| 443 | * ''Rise and Shine'' |
| 444 | * ''Small Radios Big Televisions'' |
| 445 | * ''VideoGame/{{Soundodger}}+'' |
| 446 | * ''Super House of Dead Ninjas'' |
| 447 | * ''Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe'' |
| 448 | * ''Traverser'' |
| 449 | * ''VideoGame/VolgarrTheViking'' |
| 450 | * ''Wasted'' |
| 451 | * ''VideoGame/{{Westerado}}: Double Barreled'' |
| 452 | * ''Zenzizenzic'' |
| 453 | |
| 454 | [[AC: [adult swim] Web Originals]] |
| 455 | * ''WebVideo/OnCinema'' [[note]]The first two seasons aired on ThingX but moved to Adult Swim starting with Season 3.[[/note]] |
| 456 | ** ''WebVideo/{{Decker}}'' [[note]]Spin-off to ''On Cinema''. Moved to TV for Unclassified (Season 4) and Unsealed (Season 5) with episodes sent to the Adult Swim website shortly after airing.[[/note]] |
| 457 | ** ''WebVideo/TheTrialOfTimHeidecker'' [[note]]An inter-season special for ''On Cinema'' set between Seasons 9 and 10[[/note]] |
| 458 | * ''[=FishCenter=] Live'' [[note]]Daily livestream show from Adult Swim's offices, involving employees of Adult Swim taking calls from viewers, playing games and goofing around, with two fish tanks at the center of the action; edited versions consisting of highlights from that day's livestream have been aired as early-morning filler and weekly recaps go up on Adult Swim's Website/YouTube channel.[[/note]] |
| 459 | * ''Williams Street Swap Shop'' [[note]]Another livestreaming call-in talk show, supposedly set in a remote Georgia cabin, where viewers can call in to potentially swap unwanted/unneeded items with each other.[[/note]] |
| 460 | * ''Bloodfeast'' [[note]]Yet another livestreaming call-in talk show where Adult Swim employees work on that day's crossword puzzle from the New York Times, with viewers calling in to help solve it.[[/note]] |
| 461 | * ''Series/TheCryOfMann'' [[note]]Special live call-in ''Series/TwinPeaks''-esque soap opera from Creator/WhamCity Comedy about a family looking into the disappearance of Tank Mann, the head of their patriarch.[[/note]] |
| 462 | * ''Series/TheWeather'' [[note]]Live call-in show by Creator/WhamCity, featuring several comedic or surreal sketches.[[/note]] |
| 463 | * ''WebVideo/ElectronicGameInformation'' [[note]]Video-game centric live-show hosted by Creator/WhamCity member Robby Rackleff, streamed online.[[/note]] |
| 464 | [[/folder]] |
| 465 | [[/index]] |
| 466 | ---- |
| 467 | !!International |
| 468 | Furthering the divide between Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, international versions of the later have become seldom carried as a block on the former. |
| 469 | |
| 470 | For example, due to the local version of Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom being [[AnimationAgeGhetto classified as a kids' channel]] under British broadcasting regulations, the network is forbidden from showing any adult content, even after the UK's 9PM watershed. As a result, Adult Swim blocks would end up on networks such as the U.K Bravo, [=TCM2=][[note]]Occupying a much shorter 2 and a half hour slot only on Friday nights/Saturday mornings to go along with small selection of episodes that went on the website each week (although [=DVDs=] of the shows finally started being released in the UK in late 2008)[[/note]], Creator/{{Fox}} UK[[note]]aired a 90 minute Adult Swim block on Thursday, with the shows repeated Saturday[[/note]], and truTV UK[[note]]on Monday and Friday nights in late 2016, marking the first time the block has been seen on a free-to-air channel in the UK[[/note]]. Some of the original shows are currently available on Creator/{{Netflix}}, while the block itself would end up on Creator/Channel4 sibling E4 (as well as E4's ''own'' sibling, E4 Extra, once the channel launched in 2022), with select programming available on-demand via Channel 4's online streaming service. |
| 471 | |
| 472 | In UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} and UsefulNotes/NewZealand, the local branch of Adult Swim aired on Cartoon Network until the end of 2007. Comedy programming moved to The Comedy Channel, while many Adult Swim titles are available on DVD in the two countries through a licensing deal with Creator/MadmanEntertainment. |
| 473 | |
| 474 | In Latin America, Adult Swim was eventually [[ChannelHop moved from]] Cartoon Network to I.Sat due to [[MoralGuardians negative reviews from the parents]]. Adult Swim has used Spanish SAP audio since 2007. The block was also launched in Brazil on TBS on November 3, 2014. On October 31, 2023, Adult Swim finally returned as a 24 hour channel similar to the Canadian version. |
| 475 | |
| 476 | In UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}, Adult Swim programming has historically aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}}'s own late-night block, Creator/TeletoonAtNight (originally called The Detour). A domestic version was launched in 2012 as the late-night block of the Canadian version of Cartoon Network; a sibling to Teletoon. The block was composed of older originals, as well as other acquired shows (even ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack!''), but seldom aired newer original programming. Some of Adult Swim's current shows have been acquired by other networks[[note]]Namely [[Creator/{{G4TV}} G4 Canada]], Creator/TheComedyNetwork, Creator/MuchMusic, and Creator/{{Netflix}}[[/note]]. To compensate, Adult Swim Games launched an SVOD app, allowing Canadians to watch new episodes and past seasons of original shows. After the discontinuation of the app in November of 2018, and restructuring at parent company Creator/CorusEntertainment, both Teletoon at Night and the Canadian Adult Swim block were discontinued in March 2019. This was followed by the launch of the first-ever, 24/7 Adult Swim channel in April 2019. |
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| 479 | !!Tropes exhibited by [adult swim] include: |
| 480 | |
| 481 | * AdBumpers: Adult Swim is quite famous for these. You can see an entire archive of these bumps [[http://www.bumpworthy.com/ here]]. |
| 482 | * AnimatedShockComedy: Adult Swim airs several of these, such as ''WesternAnimation/KingStarKing'' and ''WesternAnimation/MrPickles''. |
| 483 | * AllLowercaseLetters: Adult Swim's branding of course, stylized as [adult swim]. |
| 484 | * AlternateRealityGame: In August 2017, short and cryptic bumps aired on Adult Swim. Progressively, it told a story about artificial intelligences, shady corporations and time displacements, among other things... The ARG is inactive since April 2020. An exhaustive look at the ARG can be seen [[https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Adult_Swim_ARG here.]] |
| 485 | * AnimationBump: Series such as ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', and '''especially''' ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' and [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack the]] [[WesternAnimation/Primal2019 shows]] created by Creator/GenndyTartakovsky have higher-quality animation that many of the network's shows tend to avoid. |
| 486 | * AnimationAgeGhetto: [[invoked]]The Nielsen ratings are often considered to be an example of this. While this is subverted for their comedy titles, it's played straight for most of their anime titles. This is also played straight with many of their home videos, especially the earlier releases, as they are still edited just like their TV versions. |
| 487 | * AprilFoolsDay: Adult Swim has a running tradition of messing with their programs on April 1st, both the night of and the following day. Examples being mustaches drawn on characters, putting fart noises in the shows, running a marathon of ''WesternAnimation/PerfectHairForever'' as dated VHS with badly done subbing, playing ''Film/TheRoom2003'' (which is what arguably granted the movie more infamy as it now had a wider audience) or even bringing back past Williams Street blocks such as Creator/{{Toonami}} for the night. One year, they dug up reruns of ''WesternAnimation/ChuckNorrisKarateKommandos''. |
| 488 | * ArtifactTitle: |
| 489 | ** Adult Swim is named as such as it came from the analogy of the network switching to adult-oriented programming by showing AdBumpers consisting of a public pool period where the children have to get out and let the adults swim. This analogy hasn't been used since January 2003, when these bumpers were replaced with new ones in the style of safety manuals featuring characters from the block's lineup, only for those to be replaced with the famous "white text on black" style bumpers just four months later. Also, the "swim" part isn't really recognized much anymore. |
| 490 | ** Contributing to Cartoon Network's controversial decision of adding live action shows to the channel, Adult Swim has also controversially added a number of live action shows to their lineup. While the live-action Adult Swim shows have better critical reception than their regular Cartoon Network counterparts, these works have unsurprisingly not been well-received by a good portion of the fanbase, especially if you ask fans of the anime or the classic animated comedies. |
| 491 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Adult Swim wished for the third season of ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'' to be darker than either of the previous two - [[GoneHorriblyRight and instantly regretted it]]. The series was then cancelled. |
| 492 | * BitingTheHandHumor: |
| 493 | ** Adult Swim has often made fun of their own strange programming decisions at times. They also have had plenty of things to say about Cartoon Network's [[ExecutiveMeddling executive]] [[NetworkDecay decisions]], to say the least. |
| 494 | ** From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7k-BbwVqxo a segment on]] ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': |
| 495 | ---> ''"Stupid Adult Swim only plays it [''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}''] on Saturdays now."'' |
| 496 | ** In ''[[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 01]]'' the episode "Jumpy George" has a woman hiring Meatwad to babysit her children. Her instructions: |
| 497 | ---> ''"And they can watch TV but only a half an hour, and only cartoons, so that means [[NetworkDecay no Cartoon Network]]."'' |
| 498 | * CassetteFuturism: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqaJf5oBfVw This]] Gold Commercial. |
| 499 | * ChannelHop: An unusual temporary example: fellow Turner network Creator/{{TNT}} aired a special block of programming from AS after the 2003 NBA All-Star Game hosted by Carl and Brak, dubbed as ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emLX7OHdMjo Cartoon Network's Adult Swim All-Star Extravaganza]]''. |
| 500 | * ColonCancer: A parody PoliceProcedural series titled "NTSF:SD:SUV::" which stands for "National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle::", uses multiple colons in its title. |
| 501 | * CommercialPopUp: |
| 502 | ** During the "world premiere" of the ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' [[TheMovie film]], the movie was aired normally for the first 7 minutes, and then displayed without sound in a barely visible tiny box in the corner of the screen, and episodes of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and even ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' '''itself''' aired while the movie ran (in its entirety) in the corner. During this, humongous pop-up ads for the movie with loud sound effects also appeared from time to time. |
| 503 | ** One episode of ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo'' had a message on the screen for 15 seconds at the start that said "This is where the network puts that mammoth bug." Then, "Enjoy the show." BitingTheHandHumor doesn't even begin to cover it. |
| 504 | * ContentWarnings: |
| 505 | ** "Just in case that last disclaimer wasn't enough, this episode contains extreme violence. We would rather run this than cut the violence from the episode because we are American Cowboys." --Adult Swim before really bloody anime episodes; as stated, it follows a more traditional content warning advising that Adult Swim is not for viewers under 18...err 14. |
| 506 | ** Because "viewer discretion" warnings are a staple of Canadian TV, they are aired by Adult Swim Canada. The program block on Cartoon Network Canada only featured white text on a black background, like AS's famous bumpers, but the 24-hour Adult Swim Canada channel features content warnings with various nature backgrounds. |
| 507 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Creator/CartoonNetwork's [[Creator/{{Boomerang}} other]] [[Creator/{{Miguzi}} brands]], given that it's aimed at adults. |
| 508 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Adult Swim once aired a "Where Are They Now" style bump, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWsNaDl0ztg the last one]] featuring [[WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast Brak, Zorak, and Moltar]] planning a revival of ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet''. ''Cartoon Planet'' would return on March 31, 2012. |
| 509 | * IgnorantAboutFire: A notable bumper (adapted from ''Webcomic/{{Gunshow}}'') features a dog in a burning house being completely chill over the fire surrounding him. [[TooDumbToLive He pays no mind to it]] even when [[BodyHorror it melts his skin off]]. |
| 510 | -->'''Dog:''' This is fine. I'm okay with the events unfolding before me. |
| 511 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Since 2014, almost all of Adult Swim's sign-off bumpers have a remix of the Star-Spangled Banner playing in the background. |
| 512 | * LighterAndSofter: The "Checkered Past" block, compared to the rest of the network. It is a two-hour block of classic kid-friendly Creator/CartoonNetwork shows aimed at nostalgic adults. |
| 513 | * {{Minimalism}}: In contrast to the more kinetic, bombastic Cartoon Network bumpers, the [adult swim] bumps are much more subdued, ranging from white text on a black background to a still image with soft electronic music playing in the background. This serves a dual purpose of keeping costs down while better suiting the late-night ambience (for stoners, viewers on the verge of falling asleep; etc.). |
| 514 | * NetworkDecay: Listed in NetworkDecay/{{Slipped}}. Adult Swim has, however, [[BitingTheHandHumor called Cartoon Network's decay out]] and even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d their own strange programming choices at times. Not to mention due to the same constant schedule switching that has [[ScrewedByTheNetwork screwed over many of its titles]], what's decaying one week can be on the upswing the next. |
| 515 | ** Contributing their part to Creator/CartoonNetwork's decay (other than the Boston Bomb Scare), Adult Swim continues to produce original live-action shows long after the network abandoned such efforts. At the very least, these shows also have their fans and they are generally considered to be ''much'' superior in quality to what Cartoon Network was producing during the [=CNReal-era=]. |
| 516 | ** Some have questioned Adult Swim's reliance on Creator/{{Fox}} acquisitions for both viewership and filler in-spite of the numerous shows they've produced and the other shows they've acquired. These issues had died out when the Disney-Fox merger resulted in Disney and their cable channels [[note]] alongside the Creator/ParamountGlobal-owned Creator/ComedyCentral, one of Adult Swim's biggest rivals [[/note]] snatching the reruns rights to ''all'' of 20th Century Fox's cartoons. The exception of this is ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', which has been produced for Creator/{{TBS}} since season 10. Said merger also resulted in AS being able to broadcast ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' again in 2022. |
| 517 | ** Anime became exclusive to Saturday Nights since 2007, but it has been a longtime ButtMonkey of sorts for both the network (as evidenced by [[TakeThatAudience some of its bumps]]) [[PublicMediumIgnorance and some of its fans]]. The return of Toonami, which in-turn has helped to grow the industry and caused a resurgence of popularity for the medium in the North America, has gone a long way to at least reverse this aspect of Adult Swim's decay. |
| 518 | ** AT&T's layoffs at [=WarnerMedia=] in November 2020 resulted in all of the producers of the livestream material, including AS veteran Matt Harrigan, being laid off and the shows ceasing production. |
| 519 | * NetworkSignOff: Adult Swim (and by extension Cartoon Network) is one of the few American TV channels that still signs off every day, in order to provide a clean break between Cartoon Network's child-friendly programming and Adult Swim's ''not''-child-friendly programming. The design of these has changed over the years, ranging from the traditional "national anthem over random footage" to downright startling ones that ensure that any viewers who fell asleep while watching TV won't be for much longer. |
| 520 | * NewYearHasCome: Adult Swim hosted two New Year's Eve specials in 2002 and 2003. The 2002 one was a parody of the Times Square Ball drop (With Meatwad of ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' as the ball) hosted by Brak and Carl of ATHF. The 2003 special, "The Bashington's", starts with Brak's family inviting the other Williams Street produced show characters for a party (InUniverse, the only anime character Brak's family invited was Manga/{{Inuyasha}}, and he couldn't stand any of the guests besides Space Ghost and Birdman so he didn't show) and ends with Brak and his family being told ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'' was canceled, which understandably upsets Brak. |
| 521 | * NoBudget: Almost every one of Adult Swim's originals are produced as such. ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', any of the shows with traditional and[=/=]or stop-motion animation, as well as shows produced for Toonami, avert this. |
| 522 | ** Eric Andre claimed in one interview that the original budget for [[Series/TheEricAndreShow his show]] was [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Domino's Pizza coupons given to him by Adult Swim]]. |
| 523 | * ObviouslyNotFine: They commissioned station idents based on ten ''Webcomic/{{Gunshow}}'' comics. One of them, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oBx7Jg4m-o "This Is Fine"]], features a cartoon dog calmly insisting everything is okay, while his house burns down around him, and he melts from the heat. |
| 524 | * ObviousStuntDouble: ''NTSF:SD:SUV'' makes it very obvious, although it's really the editing that gives it away, not bad continuity. Such as cutting to a sudden, awkward, far angle shot just for Trent to perform an entire spin kick (with his hair covering his face, no less). |
| 525 | * OurProductSucks: Quite a few of the Adult Swim bumpers are self-deprecating, often featuring flames and trolls from their now-defunct message boards and on Twitter. When the network played ''Series/SavedByTheBell'', the network changed its logo to "[crappy 1980's live action tv show network]", after a message board user suggested it. |
| 526 | * OverlyLongGag: A staple of Adult Swim's earlier shows. In the commentary of a ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' episode, Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer point out the fact that their show, unlike the rest of Adult Swim, rarely used the device. |
| 527 | * PackagedAsOtherMedium: The Western Animation folder on this trope's page could just be renamed the [adult swim] folder as ''all'' the examples are [as] programs. It's even lampshaded in the examples themselves. |
| 528 | * {{Pun}}: [all times and music eastern] |
| 529 | * QuarterHourShort: With some exceptions, [as] original programming typically runs 11 minutes per episode; the format would even be applied to Cartoon Network's own programming beginning in TheNewTens. |
| 530 | * RunningGag: |
| 531 | ** There are a series of bumps calling attention to some shortcoming or ridiculous doing of the United States, followed by '''USA''' showing up with a synthesized voice reciting the letters. |
| 532 | ** [[OnlyInFlorida Flordia: Where Bad Things Go To Happen.]] |
| 533 | ** They point out an EpicFail with a synthesized "Fail". |
| 534 | * SadistShow: Most of their shows revolve around characters suffering some sort of indignities, for the sake of an audiences laugh |
| 535 | * ScheduleSlip: The network and its programming are ''infamous'' for this. |
| 536 | ** Almost every season of ''The Venture Bros.'' has been aired several years apart from each other, in-part due to it being traditionally animated. |
| 537 | ** Ditto ''The Boondocks'', which is outsourced to Korean-based studios specializing in {{Animesque}} productions. |
| 538 | ** ''Rick And Morty'' became this after its second season; the third season premiered after more than a year the second season ended, and the fourth season premired after a two year hiatus. This is the result of [[Creator/DanHarmon its]] [[Creator/JustinRoiland creators]] being perfectionists and simultaneously working on other projects in-between the production of the show. When the show became Adult Swim's first breakout hit in years, they order '''70'''-additional episodes just to prevent this trope from happening. |
| 539 | ** The third season of ''Black Jesus'' aired in 2019, ''four'' years after the second season aired. |
| 540 | ** ''Off The Air'' only avoids this because it never had a schedule in the first place. |
| 541 | * SpeechCentricWork: The vast majority of their series tend to emphasize dialogue given their low-budgets. |
| 542 | * SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Most of their shows are on the cynical side. |
| 543 | * SpiritualSuccessor: The Turner networks have a history of doing ''weird'' things late at night. Creator/{{TBS}}' ''17 Update Early in the Morning''[[note]]basically ''Series/TheDailyShow'', but with less emphasis on the news and more on the anchors' antics -- Bill Tush {a frequent personality in the early days of WTCG/WTBS}, Tina Seldin, the "[[Series/TheGongShow Unknown Newsman]]", the off-camera staff -- as Ted Turner didn't wan't to do news, but the FCC forced him to... [[LoopholeAbuse but they didn't say when it had to air or if it had to be serious]]; it ended in 1979 so it wouldn't present credibility issues when he launched CNN[[/note]] and ''Tush''[[note]]a sketch show hosted by the aforementioned Bill Tush, featuring a young [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Jan Hooks]] and [[Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun Bonnie and]] [[Series/That70sShow Terry Turner]][[/note]]; and Creator/{{TNT}}'s ''[=MonsterVision=]'' and ''100% Weird''. Adult Swim proudly carries on the weird, homegrown feel of those shows and the chaotic, low-budget, free-for-all production that WTBS had during its' formative years. |
| 544 | * StylisticSuck: Some animated shows are known for having intentionally crude designs [[RuleOfFunny for the sake of comedy]]. The better-looking shows will still be this in the form of an AffectionateParody towards cheesy '80s and '90s programs. |
| 545 | * SubvertedKidsShow: Adult Swim itself is this for Creator/CartoonNetwork as a whole. From their inagural lineup of Creator/HannaBarbera parodies (featuring shows like ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'') to shows like ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'', ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute''. |
| 546 | * SurrealHorror: Most of the live-action shows post-''[[Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob Tim & Eric]]'', ranging from [[CringeComedy uncomfortable]], confusing and, more recently, legitimate horrifying. |
| 547 | * TakeThat: Adult Swim just loves to do this at times with their AdBumpers. On occasions, [[http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/3862 Adult Swim tends to]] [[LampshadeHanging lampshade this]]. |
| 548 | * ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: ''"Attention Toonami Faithful: We heard you. On 05.26.12 #[[Website/{{Twitter}} ToonamisBackBitches]]"'' |
| 549 | * TimeshiftChannel: With the exception of Saturdays, the "DVR Theater" and the occasional nights of programming decided by contest winners, Adult Swim's second half is usually a repeat of its first half. A thing to note is that considering that Creator/CartoonNetwork has separate East and West Coast feeds, it's sometimes possible to watch something four times in a night if one so wishes to, if one has [=DirecTV=], AT&T U-Verse or Dish Network, or a cable company with access to the live feeds of the channel on the website. |
| 550 | * TranslationTrainWreck: The 2007 Adult Swim April Fool's Day gag involved 'bootleg' versions of several Adult Swim shows. |
| 551 | * UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: One fan suggested that they pit [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros Brock Samson]] vs. WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite and see who wins. Adult Swim ran with it, telling fans to vote on Twitter, and the results would be posted the following week. There was no decisive winner. The final tally was 50/50, and a massive flame-war erupted from both fandoms. Adult Swim followed up with the next match-up: [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Stewie Griffin]] vs. [[WesternAnimation/{{Squidbillies}} Early Cuyler]]. They also said that what they really want to see is the Brock Samson and Black Dynamite fandoms to fight each other. |
| 552 | -->"Because some y'all crazy bitches!" |
| 553 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[invoked]] In 2007, Adult Swim launched a guerrilla marketing campaign for the ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' [[TheMovie movie]] featuring battery-powered LED placards resembling the Mooninite characters being placed in numerous places around the U.S. However, in Boston, police officials mistakenly thought that the [=LEDs=] were bombs, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare and treated the whole event as such]]. This event would lead to legal implications being placed on Turner Broadcasting and their contractors, the internet to make mock [[MemeticMutation "Never Forget" memes]], and forcing then-current Creator/CartoonNetwork head Jim Samples to step down. Cartoon Network as fans knew it would never be the same again, not because of any legal incidents, but because of Samples' replacement, Stuart Snyder, who would become the instigator of the channel's infamous AudienceAlienatingEra. To this very day, Cartoon Network remains a tug of war between Snyder's successors and the network's older fans. Adult Swim was spared further NetworkDecay due to Williams Street being a separate operation from the rest of the network. |
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