Cartoon Network in General

Should've said gimmick or cliche then.

Doesn't she make a Frankenstein's monster out of the monkey dolls?

Anyways, to answer the actual question, my ranking would be Big Picture Show -> Big Boogey Adventure -> Operation Zero. Haven't seen Ego Trip and barely remember anything from the PPG movie.

Edited by Crossover-Enthusiast on May 30th 2022 at 11:15:42 AM

I think it's just lazy programming. Just block in a few hours of this recently popular show, a few hours of that, and call it a day.

It's a far cry from how I remembered it in the 90s, when there was real variety to their programming. Now they just seem satisfied with reruns (and they're not the only such channel either).

I mean I've seen some argue that TV scheduling variety shouldn't matter anymore in the age of streaming where every show is on a streaming service (HBO Max or the Cartoon Network app).

A lot of people still cable tv do so I don't think that's true.

I was thinking today about this forum and remembered something. With the Discovery Warner Media Merger, I think that Discovery Family could disappear since Warner Bros has Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and HBO Max and Discovery has Discovery Family formerly known as The Hub. I basically thought that with the way things are, Discovery Family is the weakest link and could be dissolved. Also someone tell me if I have the wrong thread.

Here's how I would schedule Cartoon Network:

• 6:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Cartoonito.
• 11:00 AM - 3:00 AM: Vintage CN programming. Reruns of classic shows like Dexter's Laboratory or the original The Powerpuff Girls (1998), as well as vintage shorts or early HB shows. Also could be a good spot for newer shows that were not given a good chance, like OK KO or Superhero Girls.
• 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM: The big hit shows would go here, only instead of hours-long blocks like they have now, each show is limited to half-hour blocks, one full hour at most, to give each show room to breathe.
• 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: This space is reserved for shows that skew older, like Regular Show or Samurai Jack. Also a good place to revive Toonami or DC Nation.
• 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM: Adult Swim.

Where would you put Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry?

Going by the time table, it's implied to be apart of the 11 AM to 3 PM slot. The description specifically called for vintage shorts in the lineup.

That's actually how I remember CN's scheduling for Looney Tunes and T&J being for the mid-2000s and early 2010s.

Just goes to show that just about anyone can be Rigby at Punchies. ANYONE.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Jun 7th 2022 at 9:21:07 AM

Amy Friedman Talks Cartoonito Success, Live-Action Expansion

1. Fail to create animated content featuring female leads, focusing mainly on boys 6-11.
2. Discover that the amount of girls above the age of seven watching animated content decreases.
3. Assume girls just don't like cartoons and only want Disney Channel sitcoms, instead of trying to make or import toons for older girls.

Edited by RacattackForce on Jun 8th 2022 at 6:24:41 AM

What's worse is there was an era where they actively cancelled shows that incidentally **appealed** to that demographic.

It's worth reminding that, unlike CN Real where active in-house development at CN was downsized to just "Flapjack" for a year, Cartoon Network is producing or aquiring upcoming animated content aimed at girls.

• Jade Armor (which also boasted an all women staff)
• My Adventures with Superman (partly a rom-com as much as a superhero action series. Tom Ascheim even praised the preview shown to girls as a notable grab the network hasn't seen for that demo in long while).
• Jessica's Little Big World (the Craig of the Creek Cartoonito spin-off starring Craig's magical girl-fashioned little sister).
• Gross Girls (A Coming of Age Gross-Out Show that's seldomly applied to that audience)
• Invincible Fight Girl (which is the newest 22 minute show to be announced)

The statement is still myopic in throwing a whole gender under the bus, just to justify a few cross-platform live-action shows from HBO Max appearing on CN. Granted, this statement isn't even new either: Tom Ashiesm said the same thing last year talking about the same LA shows in production.

That being said, it's no better ignoring the animated ones in active development.

Edited by XMenMutant22 on Jun 9th 2022 at 9:57:37 AM

Am I terminally online, or is there something kinda sus about Gross Girls? I really hope it isn't a fetish show in disguise (see: George of the Jungle (2007)).

Gross girls does sound..weird.

Terminally online. Fetish shows are not a thing and never were. Its just that Internet perversion has warped everyone's mind on even the slightest weird thing happening in a kids' cartoon. If Pigs Is Pigs (1937) came out today, you'd all call it Friz Freleng's stuffing fetish cartoon.

Edited by MagnusForce on Jun 9th 2022 at 6:47:54 AM

It must have been a long time since I've last seen the show, but I don't remember George of the Jungle being a fetish show. Totally Spies! on the other hand...

C'mon, dude, we've all been to DeviantArt. We know what some people are into and we can spot it when it pops up in an unexpected context. Totally Spies is a great example. George of the Jungle (especially season two) is an even better one.

It's entirely possible that Gross Girls is just kids being gross in a fun, harmless and goofy ways but "women doing disgusting things" is absolutely a fetish.

I think it's more likely that classic cartoon tropes coincidentally became fetish things, and people just get weird about it when teenage girls are involved.

Maybe there are lots of people whose brains have been so broken by the most disgusting shit on the Internet that they can't help but see fetishes everywhere?

Anyway, women deserve the chance to be as gross as men. What sort of equality can there be if women can't reach the same disgusting, off-putting lows? So, quality aside, I'm for it in principle.

Edited by Aldo930 on Jun 9th 2022 at 8:12:12 AM

; Exactamundo. No kids' cartoon is intentionally fetish-y, but they are responsible for causing people's fetishes, and then people who have been exposed to all that fetish crap can't help but read too deeply into Balloon Belly gags or whatever and make bad-faith assumptions about what the guys who just want to make children laugh are trying to do.

I said it just a few posts earlier and I will reiterate it again. If Pigs Is Pigs came out today, you'd all call it Friz Freleng's stuffing fetish cartoon.

Also, ew, MarsReviews. Get that shit the fuck away from me. Actually, you know what? *equips flamethrower*

Anyways, on the subject of Gross Girls, eh. I don't really care for it. While I have enjoyed a decent number of Grossout Shows and my share of grossout comedy, it doesn't sound personally appealing enough for me to take any personal interest. Still, I'm not entirely certainly if the girl-oriented angle will work. But if it does, I'll tip my hat off to the creators.

Edited by MagnusForce on Jun 9th 2022 at 8:31:59 AM

I envy some of you guys' virgin eyeballs. I really do.

This is getting really uncomfortable.

Ditto.

I definitely got tie up fetish vibes from things like Inspector Gadget, and that was before I went on the internet, or knew what a fetish was, or went through puberty, for that matter.

Adults may be loath to admit it, but fetishes can have their start well before puberty.