History Creator / CartoonCartoons

# ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' (2000-2002): A sheep must leave his farm to hide in the titular Big City after learning that the sinister Secret Military Organization seeks to use him in their sheep-powered ray gun. [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum No, the narrator doesn't know why they can't use a different sheep, either]]. Expect a lot of wordplay, non-sequiturs, {{lampshade hanging}}s, and fake commercial breaks before and after the actual commercial breaks. Created by Mo Willems, who also did the series ''The Offbeats'' for Nickelodeon's ''[=KaBlam!=]''

#''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' (1995-1997): Technically not part of the ''Cartoon Cartoon'' lineup, but the animated anthology series serves as the origin for five of the shows listed below[[note]]six, if you count ''I Am Weasel''[[/note]], with its successor series (''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') serving as the origin for an additional six.

** ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' (1997-2000): A {{spinoff}} of the above show, starring a successful, hyper-competent weasel (voiced by Michael Dorn) and an unsuccessful, dimwitted baboon (voiced by Charlie Adler) whose jealously of the former results in many mishaps. The Red Guy also appears on this show and some episodes do feature the ''Cow and Chicken'' cast.

Starting in 2003, Cartoon Network began phasing out the brand, with the last cartoon to be filed under it being ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''. Re-runs of the Cartoon Cartoons aired on ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'', from September 2005 to June 2008. ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' would be the last Cartoon Cartoon to end, completing its ten-year run with a MadeForTVMovie in November 8, 2009, though a ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' movie would be commissioned by Cartoon Network India and produced in 2011. Cartoon Network now refers to its in-house productions simply as "Cartoon Network Originals". The name would later see reuse when Cartoon Network [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-network-debuts-cartoon-cartoons-shorts-program/ revived their internal shorts program]] in 2021.

# ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' (1997-1999): Mama had a chicken. Mama had a cow. Dad was proud. He didn't care how! And you shouldn't either. This show was more of a toned-down ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]]'', but still had its share of surreal humor that felt equal parts ridiculous, gross, risque, and [[BlackComedy dark]] (the Devil, er, [[BigRedDevil Red Guy]] is a main character, after all) and showcased the [[ManOfAThousandVoices impressive vocal range]] [[Creator/CharlieAdler of its lead voice actor]]. Creator David Feiss (who worked on ''Ren and Stimpy'' under Creator/JohnKricfalusi's direction) directed every episode himself.

# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Creator Danny Antonucci[[note]]who normally works on adult-oriented animation, such as MTV's ''The Brothers Grunt'' and MTV's station identification cards featuring Lupo the Butcher and only did a children's cartoon because someone dared him[[/note]] directed every episode himself. Notably for being Cartoon Network's first original show not produced by Creator/HannaBarbera (which, by that point, was halfway through its transition into Cartoon Network Studios, making this also CN's first show not to be produced in-house. It's also their first InternationalCoproduction, being handled by Canadian studio AKA Cartoons), as well as the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run. It wound up being the longest-running Cartoon Cartoon (lasting all the way up to the second-to-last month of the 2000s decade (November 8, 2009)).
# ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' (1999-2001): A young New York girl jokingly asks to be sent to a tropical island as part of a foreign exchange student program; [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor her school acquiesces]], dumping her on an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific. Befriending the island's bratty princess and soft-spoken inventor, she now attempts to recreate elements of modern life, clashing and learning from the local culture along the way. Created by Mikhail Shindel, Mikhail Aldashin, and Charles Swensen.

# ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' (2001-2003): Created by Creator/DaveWasson. An orphan boy from the early 2000s with a love for history is visited one night by two bumbling TimeCops (one, a phaser-crazy, overly-masculine Texan; the other, a snarky, effeminate British robot) and escapes his hellish childhood in an inner-city orphanage by coming to the future and helping the duo on their mission to make sure historical events happen correctly. Since the show is seen more as a parody of history-based edutainment shows (in the same vein as ''Sherman and Mr. Peabody's Improbable Histories''), do not expect ''Time Squad'' to teach you anything outside of Otto's exposition at the beginning of most missions.

# ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'' (2002-2003): Created by Greg Miller. In an affectionate parody of 1970s/80s Americana and the artistic stylings of ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'', a young robot is given the task to attend a human junior high school to understand humanity. Was the runner-up in the first "Big Pick" and went on to be one of the most [[ScrewedByTheNetwork screwed]] of Cartoon Network's originals (first by changing the main character's voice, then by slowly, but surely pushing it off the broadcast schedule and making sure it never gets rerun or released on home media), prompting many a fan to seriously ask, "Whatever happened to ''Whatever Happened To...Robot Jones''?"

# ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' (1997-1999): Mama had a chicken. Mama had a cow. Dad was proud. He didn't care how! And you shouldn't either. This show was more of a toned-down ''Ren and Stimpy'', but still had its share of surreal humor that felt equal parts ridiculous, gross, risque, and [[BlackComedy dark]] (the Devil, er, [[BigRedDevil Red Guy]] is a main character, after all) and showcased the [[ManOfAThousandVoices impressive vocal range]] [[Creator/CharlieAdler of its lead voice actor]]. Creator David Feiss (who worked on ''Ren and Stimpy'' under Creator/JohnKricfalusi's direction) directed every episode himself.

# ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' (1997-1999): Mama had a chicken. Mama had a cow. Dad was proud. He didn't care how! And you shouldn't either. This show was more of a toned-down ''Ren and Stimpy'', but still had its share of surreal humor that felt equal parts ridiculous, gross, risque, and [[BlackComedy dark]] (the Devil, er, [[BigRedDevil Red Guy]] is a main character, after all) and showcased the [[ManOfAThousandVoices impressive vocal range]] [[Creator/CharlieAdler of its lead voice actor]]. Creator David Feiss (who worked on ''Ren and Stimpy'' under John Kricfalusi's direction) directed every episode himself.

# ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}}'' (1998-2005): When a scientist attempts to create "[[ArtificialHuman the perfect little girl]]," an extra ingredient results him creating a trio of [[LittleMissBadass superpowered kindergarten-aged girls]] instead. Lacking in fingers and toes, but having a surplus in crime-fighting prowess, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup dedicate their lives to defending their city from villains. Cartoon Network's first CashCowFranchise. Had [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 a reboot]] in 2016. Created by Craig [=McCracken=].

Starting in 2003, Cartoon Network began phasing out the brand, with the last cartoon to be filed under it being ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''. Re-runs of the Cartoon Cartoons aired on ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'', from September 2005 to June 2008. ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' would be the last Cartoon Cartoon to end, completing its ten-year run with a MadeForTVMovie in 2009, though a ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' movie would be commissioned by Cartoon Network India and produced in 2011. Cartoon Network now refers to its in-house productions simply as "Cartoon Network Originals". The name would later see reuse when Cartoon Network [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-network-debuts-cartoon-cartoons-shorts-program/ revived their internal shorts program]] in 2021.

# ''Grim & Evil'' (2001-2002): Created by Maxwell Atoms. A ThreeShorts show that consisted of the below two series, ''Evil Con Carne'' and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', the latter of which was the winner of the first "Big Pick", a contest in which viewers decided the next Cartoon Cartoon from a group of pilots (there was no ''Evil'' pilot, just a ''Billy & Mandy'' one). The show later split up into:

# ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}}'' (1998-2005): When a scientist attempts to create "[[ArtificialHuman the perfect little girl]]," an extra ingredient results him creating a trio of [[LittleMissBadass superpowered kindergarten-aged girls]] instead. Lacking in fingers and toes, but having a surplus in crime-fighting prowess, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup dedicate their lives to defending their city from villains. Cartoon Network's first CashCowFranchise. Had a reboot in 2016. Created by Craig [=McCracken=].

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# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Creator Danny Antonucci[[note]]who normally works on adult-oriented animation, such as MTV's ''The Brothers Grunt'' and MTV's station identification cards featuring Lupo the Butcher and only did a children's cartoon because someone dared him[[/note]] directed every episode himself. Notably for being Cartoon Network's first original show not produced by Creator/HannaBarbera (which, by that point, was halfway through its transition into Cartoon Network Studios, making this also CN's first show not to be produced in-house. It's also their first InternationalCoproduction, being handled by Canadian studio AKA Cartoons), as well as the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run. It wound up being the longest-running Cartoon Cartoon (lasting all the way up to the last few months of the 2000s decade).

# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Creator Danny Antonucci[[note]]who normally works on adult-oriented animation, such as MTV's ''The Brothers Grunt'' and MTV's station identification cards featuring Lupo the Butcher and only did a children's cartoon because someone dared him[[/note]] directed every episode himself. Notably for being Cartoon Network's first original show not produced by Creator/HannaBarbera (which, by that point, was halfway through its transition into Cartoon Network Studios, making this also CN's first show not to be produced in-house. It's also their first InternationalCoproduction, being handled by Canadian studio AKA Cartoons), as well as the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run. It wound up being the longest-running Cartoon Cartoon (lasting all the way up to the late 2000s).

# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Creator Danny Antonucci[[note]]who normally works on adult-oriented animation, such as MTV's ''The Brothers Grunt'' and MTV's station identification cards featuring Lupo the Butcher and only did a children's cartoon because someone dared him[[/note]] directed every episode himself. Notably for being Cartoon Network's first original show not produced by Creator/HannaBarbera (which, by that point, was halfway through its transition into Cartoon Network Studios, making this also CN's first show not to be produced in-house. It's also their first InternationalCoproduction, being handled by Canadian studio AKA Cartoons), as well as the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run. It wound up being the longest-running Cartoon Cartoon (lasting all the way up to Cartoon Network's DorkAge in the late 2000s, when most of its animated programming gave way to live-action).

# ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}}'' (1998-2005): When a scientist attempts to create "[[ArtificialHuman the perfect little girl]]," an extra ingredient results him creating a trio of [[LittleMissBadass superpowered kindergarten-aged girls]] instead. Lacking in fingers and toes, but having a surplus in crime-fighting prowess, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup dedicate their lives to defending their city from villains. Cartoon Network's first CashCowFranchise. Had a reboot in 2016 that was the subject of a lot of controversy that won't be discussed here. Created by Craig [=McCracken=].

As time passed, the Cartoon Cartoons increased in number and acquired a unique identity, along with a distinctive musical jingle and a logo[[note]][[https://youtu.be/_GlPmzL1p3Q here's a montage]] of the [[LogoJoke many variants]][[/note]]. Premieres would eventually come to air on a programming block called Creator/CartoonCartoonFridays, which was traditionally "hosted" by one of their characters, such as [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Bubbles]] or [[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog Eustace]].

# ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' (1998-2005): When a scientist attempts to create "[[ArtificialHuman the perfect little girl]]," an extra ingredient results him creating a trio of [[LittleMissBadass superpowered kindergarten-aged girls]] instead. Lacking in fingers and toes, but having a surplus in crime-fighting prowess, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup dedicate their lives to defending their city from villains. Cartoon Network's first CashCowFranchise. Had a reboot in 2016 that was the subject of a lot of controversy that won't be discussed here. Created by Craig [=McCracken=].

As time passed, the Cartoon Cartoons increased in number and acquired a unique identity, along with a distinctive musical jingle and a logo[[note]][[https://youtu.be/_GlPmzL1p3Q here's a montage]] of the [[LogoJoke many varients]][[/note]]. Premieres would eventually come to air on a programming block called Creator/CartoonCartoonFridays, which was traditionally "hosted" by one of their characters, such as [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Bubbles]] or [[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog Eustace]].

Starting in 2003, Cartoon Network began phasing out the brand, with the last cartoon to be filed under it being ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''. Re-runs of the Cartoon Cartoons aired on ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'', from September 2005 to June 2008. ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' would be the last Cartoon Cartoon to end, completing its ten-year run with a MadeForTVMovie in 2009, though a ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' movie would be commissioned by Cartoon Network India and produced in 2011. Cartoon Network now refers to its in-house productions simply as "Cartoon Network Originals".

# ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' (2001-2003): Created by Creator/DaveWasson. An orphan boy from the early 2000s with a love for history is visited at night by two bumbling TimeCops (one, a phaser-crazy, overly-masculine Texan; the other, a snarky, effeminate British robot) and escapes his hellish childhood in an inner-city orphanage by coming to the future and helping the duo on their mission to make sure historical events happen correctly. Since the show is seen more as a parody of history-based edutainment shows (in the same vein as ''Sherman and Mr. Peabody's Improbable Histories''), don't expect ''Time Squad'' to teach you anything outside of Otto's exposition at the beginning of most missions.

# ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' (2001-2003): Created by Creator/DaveWasson. An orphan boy from the early 2000s with a love for history gets recruited by bumbling TimeCops to help them ensure that various historical events happen as planned. Seen more as a parody of edutainment kids' shows that focus on history, don't expect Time Squad to teach you anything outside of Otto's exposition at the beginning of each episode.
# ''Grim & Evil'' (2001-2002): Created by Maxwell Atoms. A ThreeShorts show that consisted of the below two series, ''Evil Con Carne'' and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', the latter of which was the winner of the first "Big Pick", a contest in which viewers decided the next Cartoon Cartoon from a group of pilots (there was no ''Evil'' pilot, just a ''Billy & Mandy'' one).

# ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' (2003-2008): Created by Maxwell Atoms. An absurd supernatural horror comedy about a {{ditz}}y boy, an [[CreepyChild evil]] girl, and death. Death as in TheGrimReaper, that is, who the duo gained ownership of [[ChessWithDeath in a game of limbo]] over the life of a hamster. Starting out incredibly cynical, the series would place more emphasis on the comedy part of "horror comedy" as time went on.
** ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'' (2003-2004): Also created by Maxwell Atoms. In an AlternateHistory where the League of Nations was never disbanded and world peace has been established, [[VillainProtagonist a billionaire arms smuggler]] (reduced to being a BrainInAJar attached to a Russian circus bear) reigns over the titular arch-criminal organization and combats the League of Nations' forces in a grandiose attempt to conquer the Earth.

Fondly remembered by the children of TheNineties and (to a lesser extent) [[TheTwoThousands the early-to-mid 2000s]], "Cartoon Cartoons" was the name used by the Creator/CartoonNetwork to distinguish its original comedy programming from older AnimatedSeries imported from other sources, such as Creator/WarnerBros or Creator/HannaBarbera. It's generally agreed upon that the first Cartoon Cartoon was ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', despite it premiering in 1996, a full year before the brand was introduced: that said, like most of the series below, it originated with a short produced for the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow''. Plus, CN itself counted it as one, so who are we to argue?

Fondly remembered by the children of TheNineties and (to a lesser extent) [[TheTwoThousands the early-to-mid 2000s]], "Cartoon Cartoons" was the name used by the Creator/CartoonNetwork to distinguish its original comedy programming from older AnimatedSeries imported from other sources, such as Creator/WarnerBros or Creator/HannaBarbera. It's generally agreed upon that the first Cartoon Cartoon was ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', despite it premiering in 1996, a full year before the brand was introduced: that said, like most of the series below, it originated with a short produced for the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow''. Plus, Cartoon Network itself counted it as one, so who are we to argue?

# ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' (2001-2003): An orphan boy from the early 2000s with a love for history gets recruited by bumbling AmbiguouslyGay TimeCops to help them ensure that various historical events happen as planned. Seen more as a parody of edutainment kids' shows that focus on history (most notably ''Sherman and Mr. Peabody's Improbable History''), so don't expect much educational content outside the exposition during mission briefings though[[note]]we're reasonably sure we would've heard if Eli Whitney invented flesh-eating robots before he made the cotton gin[[/note]]. Though strongly considered SoOkayItsAverage when it premiered, it became something of a CultClassic years later when viewers (mostly those who remember seeing the show as a kid and are now old enough to pick up on the hidden jokes) noticed the show's near-constant HomoeroticSubtext and ability to [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar get crap past the radar]]. Created by Creator/DaveWasson after his ''Tales from the Goose Lady'' series on ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' ended, but before he was hired by Disney to do such shows as ''The Buzz on Maggie'' and the new Mickey Mouse shorts.

# ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' (1997-2004): A CasanovaWannabe constantly finds himself in bizarre scenarios wherein his incessant need to flirt with every attractive woman over the age of 18 and his own careless stupidity inevitably makes things worse. Many of these adventures also have him meeting a lot of celebrities both real and fictional, such as actor/comedian Creator/DonKnotts and the cast of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''. Known as one of the early cartoon writing jobs of Creator/SethMacFarlane.
# ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' (1997-1999): Mama had a chicken. Mama had a cow. Dad was proud. He didn't care how! And you shouldn't either. This show was a surrealistic comedy cut from some of the same cloth as Nickelodeon's ''The Ren and Stimpy Show'', fueled by an occasionally dark sense of humor (the Devil, er, [[BigRedDevil Red Guy]] is a main character, after all) and the [[ManOfAThousandVoices impressive vocal range]] [[Creator/CharlieAdler of its lead voice actor]]. Creator David Feiss (who worked on ''Ren and Stimpy'' under John Kricfalusi's direction) directed every episode himself.

# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Creator Danny Antonucci[[note]]who normally works on adult-oriented animation, such as MTV's ''The Brothers Grunt'' and MTV's station identification cards featuring Lupo the Butcher[[/note]] and only did a children's cartoon because someone dared him[[/note]] directed every episode himself. Notably for being Cartoon Network's first original show not produced by Creator/HannaBarbera (which, by that point, was halfway through its transition into Cartoon Network Studios, making this also CN's first show not to be produced in-house. It's also their first InternationalCoproduction, being handled by Canadian studio AKA Cartoons), as well as the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run. It wound up being the longest-running Cartoon Cartoon (lasting all the way up to Cartoon Network's DorkAge in the late 2000s, when most of its animated programming gave way to live-action).

Fondly remembered by the children of TheNineties and (to a lesser extent) TheTwoThousands, "Cartoon Cartoons" was the name used by the Creator/CartoonNetwork to distinguish its original comedy programming from older AnimatedSeries imported from other sources, such as Creator/WarnerBros or Creator/HannaBarbera. It's generally agreed upon that the first Cartoon Cartoon was ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', despite it premiering in 1996, a full year before the brand was introduced: that said, like most of the series below, it originated with a short produced for the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow''. Plus, Cartoon Network itself counted it as one, so who are we to argue?

* ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' (1995-1997): Technically not part of the ''Cartoon Cartoon'' lineup, but the animated anthology series serves as the origin for five of the shows listed below[[note]]six, if you count ''I Am Weasel''[[/note]], with its successor series (''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') serving as the origin for an additional six.
# ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' (1996-1999; 2001-2003): A child genius with an inexplicable [[HerrDoktor Central European accent]] uses his secret bedroom laboratory to create various problem-solving (and problem-creating) inventions. Sometimes we cut to see what [[ThreeShorts some superheroes are doing]], but either way -- [[{{Catchphrase}} Dee Dee, get out of my la-BOR-a-tory!]]
# ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' (1997-2004): A CasanovaWannabe constantly finds himself in bizarre scenarios wherein his incessant need to flirt with every attractive woman over the age of 18 and his own careless stupidity inevitably makes things worse. Many of these adventures also have him meeting a lot of celebrities both real and fictional, such as actor/comedian Creator/DonKnotts and the cast of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''.
# ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' (1997-1999): Mama had a chicken. Mama had a cow. Dad was proud. He didn't care how! And you shouldn't either. A surrealist comedy series fueled by an occasionally dark sense of humor (the Devil, er, [[BigRedDevil Red Guy]] is a main character, after all) and the [[ManOfAThousandVoices impressive vocal range]] [[Creator/CharlieAdler of its lead voice actor]]. Creator David Feiss directed every episode himself.
# ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' (1997-2000): A {{spinoff}} of the above show, starring a successful, hyper-competent weasel and an unsuccessful, dimwitted baboon whose jealously of the former results in many mishaps.
# ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' (1998-2005): When a scientist attempts to create "[[ArtificialHuman the perfect little girl]]," an extra ingredient results him creating a trio of [[LittleMissBadass superpowered kindergarten-aged girls]] instead. Lacking in fingers and toes, but having a surplus in crime-fighting prowess, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup dedicate their lives to defending their city. Cartoon Network's first CashCowFranchise.
# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Creator Danny Antinucci directed every episode himself. Notably for being Cartoon Network's first original show not produced by Creator/HannaBarbera (which, by that point, was halfway through it's transition into Cartoon Network Studios, making this also CN's first show not to be produced in-house. It's also their first InternationalCoproduction, being handled by Canadian studio AKA Cartoons), as well as the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run. It wound up being the longest-running Cartoon Cartoon and, therefore, the last to end, as today remains Cartoon Network's longest-running series overall.
# ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' (1999-2001): A young New Yorker jokingly asks to be sent to a tropical island as part of a foreign exchange student program; [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor her school acquiesces]], dumping her on an uncharted island somewhere in the South Pacific. Befriending the island's bratty princess and soft-spoken inventor, she now attempts to recreate elements of modern life, clashing and learning from the local culture along the way.
# ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' (1999-2002): A HorrorComedy about a dog who lives in the middle of nowhere with his elderly owners. It's a good life, except creepy things tend to happen in Nowhere, forcing our titular character to fight past his fears to protect his home from a myriad of paranormal and supernatural horrors. [[{{Catchphrase}} The things he does for love.]] Like [=EEnE=] above, the creator directed every episode.
# ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' (2000-2002): A sheep must leave his farm to hide in the titular Big City after learning that the sinister Secret Military Organization seeks to use him in their sheep-powered ray gun. [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum No, the narrator doesn't know why they can't use a different sheep, either]]. Expect a lot of wordplay, non-sequiturs, {{lampshade hanging}}s, and fake commercial breaks before and after the actual commercial breaks. Baa.
# ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' (2001-2003): An orphan boy from the early 2000s with a love for history gets recruited by bumbling AmbiguouslyGay TimeCops to help them ensure that various historical events happen as planned. Don't expect much educational content outside the kid's exposition during mission briefings though -- we're reasonably sure we would've heard if Eli Whitney invented flesh-eating robots before he made the cotton gin.
# ''Grim & Evil'' (2001-2002): A ThreeShorts show that consisted of the below two series, ''Evil Con Carne'' and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', the latter of which was the winner of the first "Big Pick", a contest in which viewers decided the next Cartoon Cartoon from a group of pilots (there was no ''Evil'' pilot, just a ''Billy & Mandy'' one).
# ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'' (2002-2003): In an affectionate parody of 1970s/80s Americana and the artistic stylings of ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'', a young robot is given the task to attend a human junior high school to understand humanity. Was the runner-up in the first "Big Pick" and went on to be one of the most [[ScrewedByTheNetwork screwed]] of Cartoon Network's originals, prompting many a fan to ask the titular question.
# ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' (2002-2008): As part of a globe-spanning operation, a FiveManBand must protect the sanctity of childhood by fighting adult tyranny with a large arsenal of [[HomemadeInventions 2x4 technology]]. Winner of the second "Big Pick" and known best for its CerebusSyndrome, as the show went from small adventures poking fun at the usual gripes of childhood to more serious overarching storylines that had the kids tackling world-altering crises. '''B'''e '''A'''lert '''T'''o '''T'''he '''L'''ies '''E'''very '''S'''ingle '''T'''ricky '''A'''dult '''T'''ells '''I'''n '''O'''btuse & '''N'''utty '''S'''ituations. [[FunWithAcronyms Got it?]]
# ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' (2003-2008): An absurd supernatural horror comedy about a {{ditz}}y boy, an [[CreepyChild evil]] girl, and death. Death as in TheGrimReaper, that is, who the duo gained ownership of [[ChessWithDeath in a game of limbo]] over the life of a hamster. Starting out incredibly cynical, the series would place more emphasis on the comedy part of "horror comedy" as time went on.
# ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'' (2003-2004): In an AlternateHistory where the League of Nations was never disbanded and world peace has been established, [[VillainProtagonist a billionaire arms smuggler]] (reduced to BrainInAJar attached to a Russian circus bear) reigns over the titular arch-criminal organization and combats the League of Nations' forces in a grandiose attempt to conquer the Earth.

# ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' (1997-1999): Mama had a chicken. Mama had a cow. Dad was proud. He didn't care how! And you shouldn't either. A surrealist comedy series fueled by an occasionally dark sense of humor (the Devil, er, [[BigRedDevil Red Guy]] is a main character, after all) and the [[ManOfAThousandVoices impressive vocal range]] [[Creator/CharlieAdler of its lead voice actor]].

# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Every single episode was directed by [[AuteurLicense the creator himself]], and it's notably the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run. The longest-running Cartoon Cartoon, the longest-running Cartoon Network series period, and the last of the Cartoon Cartoons to end.

# ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (1999-2009): A FreudianTrio of friends who all share the same first name use their summer break to concoct a wide variety of scams on the fellow children in their small cul-de-sac in their quest to get jawbreakers. Unfortunately for them, FailureIsTheOnlyOption. Every single episode was directed by [[AuteurLicense the creator himself]], and its notably the last Western animated production to use cel animation, only switching to digital ink-and-paint in the latter half of its run.

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