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->''"Oh, hi, [adult swim]. I got the results of the test back. We ''definitely'' have April Fools."''

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->''"Oh, hi, [adult swim]. I got the results of the test back. We I ''definitely'' have April Fools."''
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** The stunt consisted of five portions, all appearing to mock the practice of rebranding. The night began with a white text on black bump explaining that in response to the new AI craze, the rest of the block will be produced by AI, starting with part of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' done in really crappy quality AI. After about one minute, the bumpers returned with an apology about how it looked, stating that the AI block is cancelled and the schedule would return to normal. The schedule then resumed with the debut of the first 15 minutes of the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/RoyalCrackers'' and sneak previews for new seasons of ''Series/TheEricAndreShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenageEuthanasia'', with VCR fast-forward effects at the starts and ends of each segment and the bumpers; and the uncut version of ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'''s "Fire Ant" episode, with VCR rewind effects for the bumpers only. These were stated to be the result of [as] losing the remote. After finding it, at 1 AM, they announced a new block that cut out shows entirely and showed only commercials, airing two shorts from ''Infomercials'', ''Film/UneditedFootageOfABear'' and ''Film/{{Broomshakalaka}}'', in line with that. In between these shorts was a commercial for the Royal Crackers company, which repeated twice as its announcer tried to correct a misconception. The prank concluded with an episode of ''Ambient Swim'', showing first-person train footage from the [=YouTube=] channel [[https://www.youtube.com/@RailCowGirl RailCowGirl]] set to music from artists signed to Ghostly International. The stunt was then re-aired right after it ended. The "rebrands" for each portion, respectively: [as/ai], [as (fast-forward symbol)], [as (rewind symbol)], [as-], and [as (train graphic)].

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** The stunt consisted of five portions, all appearing to mock the practice of rebranding. The night began with a white text on black bump explaining that in response to the new AI craze, the rest of the block will be produced by AI, starting with part of an episode of 3D Squelton's scene in the ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' episode "Frowning Friends" done in really crappy quality AI. After about one minute, this, the bumpers returned with an apology about how it looked, stating that the AI block is cancelled and the schedule would return to normal. The schedule then resumed with the debut of the first 15 minutes of the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/RoyalCrackers'' and sneak previews for new seasons of ''Series/TheEricAndreShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenageEuthanasia'', with VCR fast-forward effects at the starts and ends of each segment and the bumpers; and the uncut version of ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'''s "Fire Ant" episode, with VCR rewind effects for the bumpers only. These were stated to be the result of [as] losing the remote. After finding it, at 1 AM, they announced a new block that cut out shows entirely and showed only commercials, airing two shorts from ''Infomercials'', ''Film/UneditedFootageOfABear'' and ''Film/{{Broomshakalaka}}'', in line with that. In between these shorts was a commercial for the Royal Crackers company, which repeated twice as its announcer tried to correct a misconception.misconception about a sick kid featured in the commercial, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial claiming she definitely wasn't sent to the hospital because of the crackers]]. The prank concluded with an episode of ''Ambient Swim'', showing first-person train footage from the [=YouTube=] channel [[https://www.youtube.com/@RailCowGirl RailCowGirl]] set to music from artists signed to Ghostly International. The stunt was then re-aired right after it ended. The "rebrands" for each portion, respectively: [as/ai], [as (fast-forward symbol)], [as (rewind symbol)], [as-], and [as (train graphic)].
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** The stunt was a marathon of ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' in the style of ''Series/DontHugMeImScared''. Three episodes from the first season were remade using a different style of puppets for each episode. After this, the first episode of season 2 premiered with the news that more episodes would be airing on May 12th. At 1 AM, they reran the stunt again in reverse order.

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** The stunt was a marathon of ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' in the style of ''Series/DontHugMeImScared''. various kinds of puppet shows. Three episodes from the first season were remade using a different style of puppets for each episode.episode[[note]]"Mr. Frog" was redone in the style of ''Franchise/TheMuppets'', "Shrimp's Odyssey" was redone with sock puppets for "critters" and live-action actors for human characters, "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back" was redone with marionettes[[/note]]. After this, the first episode of season 2 premiered with the news that more episodes would be airing on May 12th. At 1 AM, they reran the stunt again in reverse order.
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* 2016: After a series of advertisements were shown, hyping up that year's broadcast by recapping previous years of pranks and claiming this one will be just as grand... [[BaitAndSwitch there was no prank]].

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* 2016: After a series of advertisements were shown, hyping up that year's broadcast by recapping previous years of pranks and claiming this one will be just as grand... [[BaitAndSwitch there was no prank]]. (Unless you count the fact the broadcasting was being subtle by airing the first episode of each of the shows they were running that night.)

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