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A product of Ted Turner's vast empire, '''Cartoon Network''' was a showcase channel for Hanna-Barbera's | A product of Ted Turner's vast empire, '''Cartoon Network''' was a showcase channel for Hanna-Barbera's extensive archive of classic animation. It became an instant powerhouse for cable in the 1990s, airing both older and new cartoons. The newer projects led to pioneering shows in their own right, amongst them ''Dexters Lab'', ''Cow and Chicken'', ''Johnny Bravo'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'' and ''Samurai Jack'' | ||
Cartoon Network eventually expanded itself, creating blocks such as '''Toonami''' and helping to bring in a new lease on life for the anime movement. In 1998, the Toonami block broadcast the final five episodes of season two of [[Beast Wars]], a welcome development since otherwise American fans would not have seen them for many months and would have been vulnerable to spoilers from Canadians. In 2002, Cartoon Network revived ''He-Man'' for all of ten minutes, and also turned their heads towards Transformers, airing all three seasons of the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. They will serve as the distributors of [[Transformers Animated]] | |||
Revision as of 18:55, 25 September 2007
A product of Ted Turner's vast empire, Cartoon Network was a showcase channel for Hanna-Barbera's extensive archive of classic animation. It became an instant powerhouse for cable in the 1990s, airing both older and new cartoons. The newer projects led to pioneering shows in their own right, amongst them Dexters Lab, Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack
Cartoon Network eventually expanded itself, creating blocks such as Toonami and helping to bring in a new lease on life for the anime movement. In 1998, the Toonami block broadcast the final five episodes of season two of Beast Wars, a welcome development since otherwise American fans would not have seen them for many months and would have been vulnerable to spoilers from Canadians. In 2002, Cartoon Network revived He-Man for all of ten minutes, and also turned their heads towards Transformers, airing all three seasons of the Unicron Trilogy. They will serve as the distributors of Transformers Animated
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