Today we say good bye to another great actress in the world of voice acting and that is Christine Cavanaugh. She was 51 years old. Ms. Cavanaugh is best known for voicing such characters like Bunnie Rabbot from Sonic SatAm, Gosalyn from Darkwing Duck and Raw Toonage, Chuckie from Rugrats, Babe the talking pig and of course, one of the original Cartoon Cartoons, Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory. She retired from voice acting in 2001. No word on how she died, but some say it was either natural causes (which is impossible, even for being around 50) or cancer (which is the one disease, to this day, that has no cure, ever.) For more information on Ms. Cavanaugh's career, look up the link down below. Here's to you, Ms. Cavanaugh. From voicing a half roboticized rabbit with a southern accent to voicing a boy genius with a thick European accent telling Dee Dee to get out of his laboratory. Dexter's lab will never be the same without you, ma'am. Godspeed. :(
(TAPS plays)
Christine Josephine Cavanaugh
(August 16, 1963 - December 22, 2014)
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Disney Destiny League Character Bio - Stitch
"Ohana. Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind."
Aloha, Toonsters!! Rekka Dragon here, back from his vacation for the holidays and I am rearing to go! And judging from this quote in the beginning of this blog, this is my first blog in the new year and another Destiny League profile. In this profile, I will talk about everyone's favorite mischievous little alien and that alien's name is Stitch.
Background: Originally labeled Experiment 626, Stitch was created by Dr. Jumba Jookiba. When created, Stitch's only function was to destroy everything he sees fit. For that Stitch and Jumba were given life sentences by the United Galactic Federation for their crimes. During their escort to a desert asteroid prison, the out of control Stitch made his escape, only to crash-land on Earth, into the island state of Hawaii, where he was adopted by a young Hawaiian girl named Lilo, who thought of Stitch as a dog. Rather than calling him by his experiment number "626," Lilo gave him the name Stitch, a name to this day, he became more comfortable with. Through Lilo's guidance and through the tunes of Elvis Presley, Stitch became more civilized. But as long there is other experiments and bounty hunters out there hunting him, Stitch won't hesitate to use his destructive, but mischievous nature to protect his Ohana, or family in Hawaii terms. Now, he uses his same nature to fight for a better tomorrow in the Disney worlds...that is if he doesn't destroy it first, sort of.
Appearance, Gear & Personality: In first glimpse of Stitch, he is a little, blue Koala-like alien. When he's neutral or nice, he mostly got two arms. But when he is aroused or enraged, he grows 4 more arms, antennas and spines on his back, which makes him similar to the legendary goat eating monster of Mexican folklore, El Chubacabra. Don't let Stitch's fluffy and cute nature fool you. Whether he is calm or out of control, Stitch is a force of nature. He is super-strong, nigh-invulnerable, can crawl on walls and ceilings and so on and so forth. He doesn't need a weapon, although he uses his small blasters sometimes, Stitch is a living, breathing weapon of mass destruction, know what I mean. While he can be hard to handle most of the time due to his mischievousness, Stitch is very loyal and kind to anyone who can be friendly to him, like a puppy dog. And thanks to Lilo, he has a thing for Elvis, even trying to sing like the King himself. As for his speech pattern, in the beginning, he usually talks between alien gibberish, Hawaiian tongue and broken English, and sometimes all at once. Thanks to Rayjin, he now speaks in perfect English, even in full sentences, although he will speak the Hawaiian tongue from time to time. Not even giving Stitch a good speaking pattern will calm his crazy, mischievous and destructive nature. We're doomed.
Sidestory: While on an investigation in Hawaii, now all frozen solid in part of Igor's evil, Rayjin discovered the wrecked ship of Dr. Hämsterviel, who long ago, seized all the other experiments Lilo and Stitch collected, which has sinced ended up frozen in suspended animation. He searches hard to look for something that could defeat Igor and then, he went inside a very large room, which contains the worst experiments they created. From there, he has discovered another frozen experiment and that was Stitch. Thinking that he would be some help to his mission, Rayjin took Stitch back with him. Later that day, Rayjin and Tron thawed out Stitch without a problem. He was still in stasis but alive, only for a fraction of a second. But when he woke up, his destructive nature kicked in and he went on a rampage while avoiding Rayjin, Tron, and all the other Destiny Leaguers. Stitch gleefully caused a lot of damage while speaking in a combination of alien gibberish and Hawaiian talk. And he would've caused more damage, if not for Ariel, for she clunked Stitch on the head with a large pipe, knocking him out (Think of it as payback for Stitch for interrupting her reprise of Part of Your World in one of the Lilo & Stitch trailers. Watch it sometime, along with the other trailers, they are good for a laugh). Later in the infirmary, Rayjin and the others were checking in on Stitch. Physically he is fine, but his mental state was damaged when he was frozen, that and the bump to the head, thanks to Ariel. Through the magic he learned from the wisest wizards in the Disney universe, including Yen-Sid, Rayjin healed Stitch of all the damage to his psyche. And when he came to, he was calm as a kitten and for the first time, he starts speaking in perfect English, wondering why he was here. Rayjin explained to Stitch that he brought him back, wondering if he would help him in fighting Igor and to bring peace back to the Disney worlds. Stitch, as crazy as he is, doesn't know what is going on. All Stitch knows that before being frozen, he was fighting against Dr. Hämsterviel, who has aligned himself with Igor, who promised him all the experiments he and Lilo collected for his personal army. Through Igor's dark magic and learning everything from the notes of Ansem the Wise, he summons an army of Heartless to fight the little, blue alien. Stitch battled valiantly, but not even his strength and invulnerability was no match for Igor's dark magic. With nothing left, Stitch gave himself up and was brought back to Dr. Hämsterviel. It is like Igor succeeded already. Little that he and Hämsterviel didn't realize that Stitch pretended to surrender, so he could stop Hämsterviel from the inside out. When Hämsterviel and Captain Gantu prepared to grab the experiments, Stitch went to berserker mode and ravaged most of the ship. Hämsterviel and Gantu tried to stop him, but it was too late. They crashlanded in the jungles of Hawaii, and they were unconscious for the longest, even after Igor's evil has spread across the world, even turning Hawaii in the frozen wasteland. Rayjin asked about Lilo, but Stitch told him that he left Hawaii to return the experiments to United Galactic Federation for containment, so they will never be used for evil again. And he's been gone for a long time and Lilo, and her sister Nani moved on. Lilo was all grown up and got a job at the big city, but always thinking of one day seeing Stitch again. But because of what has happened, it has become much harder to for Stitch to see his old friend again. For the next several days, other than Rayjin and Tron, Stitch was trying to get to know all the other Destiny Leaguers, but often ended in disastrous results, but by accident. Later, in the dark lair of Chernabog, Igor, in his crazed attempt to destroy Rayjin and the Destiny League, and tired of his minions failing him so, used his dark magic and the with the knowledge from the notes of Ansem the Wise, to summon an army of Heartless. Big Heartless, Small Heartless, Heartless everywhere. But, unlike the Heartless of the past, they won't be destroyed with one hit, even with the Keyblade. Igor sends the Heartless to go after the Destiny League and Rayjin. Later, everything was peaceful, mostly, especially with Stitch's behavior, until Igor shows up and challenges the Destiny League. But Igor didn't show up to fight them himself, especially Rayjin. With his spell book in hand, he summons legions of Heartless to destroy them. Although powerful like the Heartless of old, no matter how they destroy them, Igor will keep summoning them. It was endless and it was no hope for them at all. Rayjin learned that the only way to stop the endless onslaught of Heartless is to get the spell book that summons them. Rayjin volunteers himself to try to get the spell book. But Stitch, who starts to worry about his new friend, decides to do the task himself. With his small size and uncontrollable strength and rage, Stitch easily slips by and bashes the Heartless with ease until he got to Igor and messed him up at bit. Igor became enraged at Stitch because of berserker rage, he ended up dropping the spell book and landed on Rayjin's hands, thus destroying it, preventing more Heartless from showing up. Tired of his rage, Igor grabs Stitch and throws him away, only for Rayjin to catch him, breaking his fall. Without the spell book, Igor can't summon unlimited Heartless. Which means easy pickings for the Destiny Leaguers, as they strike down the remaining Heartless until there was nothing left. Igor retreated in haste when his plans failed miserably. Later, Rayjin and the others thanked Stitch for saving them and Rayjin ensured that he will help Stitch be reunited with Lilo someday. Until then, saving the Disney universe is priority numero-uno. Rayjin welcomed Stitch to the team and in return, Stitch jumps on him and licks on him like crazy. That is how Stitch shows affection. As for Igor, although he has lost the spell book, he doesn't need it no more. He can summon Heartless on his own without it and vowing to get back at Rayjin, the Destiny League and especially Stitch, who he calls him "A Blue-furred monstrosity."
And that is Stitch in nutshell. See you next time with another Destiny League character bio. Stay frosty and Godspeed, my friends and...
Happy Birthday to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley!!
(Hound Dog by Elvis Presley plays)
*Fade Out
Aloha, Toonsters!! Rekka Dragon here, back from his vacation for the holidays and I am rearing to go! And judging from this quote in the beginning of this blog, this is my first blog in the new year and another Destiny League profile. In this profile, I will talk about everyone's favorite mischievous little alien and that alien's name is Stitch.
Background: Originally labeled Experiment 626, Stitch was created by Dr. Jumba Jookiba. When created, Stitch's only function was to destroy everything he sees fit. For that Stitch and Jumba were given life sentences by the United Galactic Federation for their crimes. During their escort to a desert asteroid prison, the out of control Stitch made his escape, only to crash-land on Earth, into the island state of Hawaii, where he was adopted by a young Hawaiian girl named Lilo, who thought of Stitch as a dog. Rather than calling him by his experiment number "626," Lilo gave him the name Stitch, a name to this day, he became more comfortable with. Through Lilo's guidance and through the tunes of Elvis Presley, Stitch became more civilized. But as long there is other experiments and bounty hunters out there hunting him, Stitch won't hesitate to use his destructive, but mischievous nature to protect his Ohana, or family in Hawaii terms. Now, he uses his same nature to fight for a better tomorrow in the Disney worlds...that is if he doesn't destroy it first, sort of.
Appearance, Gear & Personality: In first glimpse of Stitch, he is a little, blue Koala-like alien. When he's neutral or nice, he mostly got two arms. But when he is aroused or enraged, he grows 4 more arms, antennas and spines on his back, which makes him similar to the legendary goat eating monster of Mexican folklore, El Chubacabra. Don't let Stitch's fluffy and cute nature fool you. Whether he is calm or out of control, Stitch is a force of nature. He is super-strong, nigh-invulnerable, can crawl on walls and ceilings and so on and so forth. He doesn't need a weapon, although he uses his small blasters sometimes, Stitch is a living, breathing weapon of mass destruction, know what I mean. While he can be hard to handle most of the time due to his mischievousness, Stitch is very loyal and kind to anyone who can be friendly to him, like a puppy dog. And thanks to Lilo, he has a thing for Elvis, even trying to sing like the King himself. As for his speech pattern, in the beginning, he usually talks between alien gibberish, Hawaiian tongue and broken English, and sometimes all at once. Thanks to Rayjin, he now speaks in perfect English, even in full sentences, although he will speak the Hawaiian tongue from time to time. Not even giving Stitch a good speaking pattern will calm his crazy, mischievous and destructive nature. We're doomed.
Sidestory: While on an investigation in Hawaii, now all frozen solid in part of Igor's evil, Rayjin discovered the wrecked ship of Dr. Hämsterviel, who long ago, seized all the other experiments Lilo and Stitch collected, which has sinced ended up frozen in suspended animation. He searches hard to look for something that could defeat Igor and then, he went inside a very large room, which contains the worst experiments they created. From there, he has discovered another frozen experiment and that was Stitch. Thinking that he would be some help to his mission, Rayjin took Stitch back with him. Later that day, Rayjin and Tron thawed out Stitch without a problem. He was still in stasis but alive, only for a fraction of a second. But when he woke up, his destructive nature kicked in and he went on a rampage while avoiding Rayjin, Tron, and all the other Destiny Leaguers. Stitch gleefully caused a lot of damage while speaking in a combination of alien gibberish and Hawaiian talk. And he would've caused more damage, if not for Ariel, for she clunked Stitch on the head with a large pipe, knocking him out (Think of it as payback for Stitch for interrupting her reprise of Part of Your World in one of the Lilo & Stitch trailers. Watch it sometime, along with the other trailers, they are good for a laugh). Later in the infirmary, Rayjin and the others were checking in on Stitch. Physically he is fine, but his mental state was damaged when he was frozen, that and the bump to the head, thanks to Ariel. Through the magic he learned from the wisest wizards in the Disney universe, including Yen-Sid, Rayjin healed Stitch of all the damage to his psyche. And when he came to, he was calm as a kitten and for the first time, he starts speaking in perfect English, wondering why he was here. Rayjin explained to Stitch that he brought him back, wondering if he would help him in fighting Igor and to bring peace back to the Disney worlds. Stitch, as crazy as he is, doesn't know what is going on. All Stitch knows that before being frozen, he was fighting against Dr. Hämsterviel, who has aligned himself with Igor, who promised him all the experiments he and Lilo collected for his personal army. Through Igor's dark magic and learning everything from the notes of Ansem the Wise, he summons an army of Heartless to fight the little, blue alien. Stitch battled valiantly, but not even his strength and invulnerability was no match for Igor's dark magic. With nothing left, Stitch gave himself up and was brought back to Dr. Hämsterviel. It is like Igor succeeded already. Little that he and Hämsterviel didn't realize that Stitch pretended to surrender, so he could stop Hämsterviel from the inside out. When Hämsterviel and Captain Gantu prepared to grab the experiments, Stitch went to berserker mode and ravaged most of the ship. Hämsterviel and Gantu tried to stop him, but it was too late. They crashlanded in the jungles of Hawaii, and they were unconscious for the longest, even after Igor's evil has spread across the world, even turning Hawaii in the frozen wasteland. Rayjin asked about Lilo, but Stitch told him that he left Hawaii to return the experiments to United Galactic Federation for containment, so they will never be used for evil again. And he's been gone for a long time and Lilo, and her sister Nani moved on. Lilo was all grown up and got a job at the big city, but always thinking of one day seeing Stitch again. But because of what has happened, it has become much harder to for Stitch to see his old friend again. For the next several days, other than Rayjin and Tron, Stitch was trying to get to know all the other Destiny Leaguers, but often ended in disastrous results, but by accident. Later, in the dark lair of Chernabog, Igor, in his crazed attempt to destroy Rayjin and the Destiny League, and tired of his minions failing him so, used his dark magic and the with the knowledge from the notes of Ansem the Wise, to summon an army of Heartless. Big Heartless, Small Heartless, Heartless everywhere. But, unlike the Heartless of the past, they won't be destroyed with one hit, even with the Keyblade. Igor sends the Heartless to go after the Destiny League and Rayjin. Later, everything was peaceful, mostly, especially with Stitch's behavior, until Igor shows up and challenges the Destiny League. But Igor didn't show up to fight them himself, especially Rayjin. With his spell book in hand, he summons legions of Heartless to destroy them. Although powerful like the Heartless of old, no matter how they destroy them, Igor will keep summoning them. It was endless and it was no hope for them at all. Rayjin learned that the only way to stop the endless onslaught of Heartless is to get the spell book that summons them. Rayjin volunteers himself to try to get the spell book. But Stitch, who starts to worry about his new friend, decides to do the task himself. With his small size and uncontrollable strength and rage, Stitch easily slips by and bashes the Heartless with ease until he got to Igor and messed him up at bit. Igor became enraged at Stitch because of berserker rage, he ended up dropping the spell book and landed on Rayjin's hands, thus destroying it, preventing more Heartless from showing up. Tired of his rage, Igor grabs Stitch and throws him away, only for Rayjin to catch him, breaking his fall. Without the spell book, Igor can't summon unlimited Heartless. Which means easy pickings for the Destiny Leaguers, as they strike down the remaining Heartless until there was nothing left. Igor retreated in haste when his plans failed miserably. Later, Rayjin and the others thanked Stitch for saving them and Rayjin ensured that he will help Stitch be reunited with Lilo someday. Until then, saving the Disney universe is priority numero-uno. Rayjin welcomed Stitch to the team and in return, Stitch jumps on him and licks on him like crazy. That is how Stitch shows affection. As for Igor, although he has lost the spell book, he doesn't need it no more. He can summon Heartless on his own without it and vowing to get back at Rayjin, the Destiny League and especially Stitch, who he calls him "A Blue-furred monstrosity."
And that is Stitch in nutshell. See you next time with another Destiny League character bio. Stay frosty and Godspeed, my friends and...
Happy Birthday to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley!!
(Hound Dog by Elvis Presley plays)
*Fade Out
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Rayjin!
My bud,Jason wanted to know what Destiny League's Rayjin looked like,well here he is. Keep in mind this is Not The Rayjin of the Shego series. This Rayjin is in-line with the Disney Animated Canon.
Merry X-Mas,Jase.
Merry Christmas, Stefan! A Frozen-themed Christmas Present!!
I know I said that I won't be blogging again until next year. But I drop by a give you this wonderful fan art I made. I know this version of Rayjin is different from the one you imagine, but ever since I've seen Frozen and being enchanted by Elsa, especially through Idina Menzel singing Let It Go, I have this in my head for story I will work on one day and this fan art was the result. I hear (Everything I Do) I Do it for You by Bryan Adams when I was drawing it. Anyway, I hope you'll this. Merry Christmas, Brother from Another Planet! See you next year for my Destiny League profile on Stitch and every other blog I could think of. Rekka Dragon out.
((Everything I Do) I Do it for You by Bryan Adams plays)
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Disney Ideas: Toon Town War: Roger Rabbit 2
Lets say that Disney decided to create a true sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit. What should it be about? Well,I'm gonna tell you some of my ideas for said movie.
The story goes like this. In the year 2016,Toons in Toontown live peacefully. However there are still racial tensions between the Traditional Animated Toons and the CGI Toons. A newly resurrected [by
weasels]Judge Doom[know known as baron doom],plans to take over Toontown by becoming its leader. He plans on starting a full-scale war between the CGI Toons and the Traditional Animated Ones. By his logic the war will be chaotic and after the war,Toon Town will be a wasteland and the Toons will beg for a leader...and Doom himself, would be the leader.
Since Dip won't effect most Toons of the modern era,Doom creates a new device to destroy all toons who don't obey him..The Ultimate Executive Meddling Ray[the uemr],a weapon based on hardcore executive meddling,where a show is canned and never returns to TV again. He even makes some hand weapon versions of his new weapon to distribute to the Toons.
Now,It's up to Roger Rabbit and Teddy Valiant,Grandson of Eddie Valiant to stop Baron Doom's Plans and keep peace in Toon Town.
This Movie will have Kelsey Grammer as the Voice of the now CGI'd Judge Doom if Christopher Lloyd isn't available. The Weasels will be traditionally Animated. Roger Rabbit will still be Traditionally Animated...as will be Jessica and most of the "Retired" Toons. The Retired Toons will be Toons that haven't acted for decades..like George Jetson,King Koopa,and The Original Optimus Prime. Speaking of Toons.
Here is a list of Cameos[and/or expies] that I would like in this film:
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Disney:
Wreck-It Ralph
Fix-It Felix Jr.
Venelope VonShweetz
Tron
Quorra
Peter Pan
The Disney Princesses
Tinkerbell
Stitch
The Disney Villians
Kim Possible
Rufus
Ron Stoppable
Shego
Dr.Drakken
Goliath
Aladdin
Hercules
Simba
Timon
Pumbaa
Rafiki
The Hyenas
Genie
Scrooge McDuck
Darkwing Duck
Tarzan
Huey,Duey,and Luey
Wonder and Sylvia
Robin Hood
Kaa
Baymax
Hiro Hamada
Phineas and Ferb
Dr.Doofensmirtz
Lord Hater
The Cast of Gravity Falls
Kick Buttowski
Randy Cunningham
W.I.T.C.H
Jake Long
Micky Mouse and Friends (this includes Oswald)
----------------------------------
Pixar:
Woody
Buzz Lightyear
Jessie
Lightning McQueen
Mater
The Incredibles
Syndrome
Frozone
Nemo
Dory
Wall-E
Eve
------------------------------
Marvel Animated Universe:
Spider-Man
Wolverine
The Hulk
Iron Man
Thor
The Fantastic 4
Black Widow
Hawkeye
Captain America
Deadpool
Ms.Marvel
Nick Fury
Falcon
Stan Lee
Magneto
The Green Goblin
Red Skull
M.O.D.O.K.
Thanos
Silver Surfer
------------------------------
Warner Bros.:
The Looney Toons.
Yakko,Wakko,and Dot
The Tiny Toons
Freakazoid
-------------------------
Cartoon Network:
The Flinstones
The Smurfs and Gargamel
The Jetsons
Droopy
Captain Planet
The Swat Kats
Tom and Jerry
Yogi and Booboo
Huckleberry Hound
Quickdraw McGraw
Snagglepuss
Dexter
DeeDee
Mandark
Cow and Chicken
The Red Guy
Johnny Bravo
Mystery Inc
Dick Dasterdly and Muttly
Dyno-Mutt
Space Ghost
Bird Man
The Herculoids
The Powerpuff Girls
---------------------------
DC Animated Nation:
Batman
Superman
Wonder Woman
The Flash
Lex Luthor
Slade
Darkseid
Braniac
The Joker
The Teen Titans
The Green Lantern
--------------------------------
Nickelodeon:
XJ9 aka Jenny
Spongebob Squarepants
Danny Phantom
Aang
Katara
Sokka
Zuko
Toph
Korra
Mako
Bolin
Asami
The Ninja Turtles
Invader Zim
Gir
Dib
Gaz
Jimmy Neutron
Timmy Turner
Cosmo and Wanda
Jorgen VonStrangle
Plankton
Mr.Crabs
-------------------------
Other:
Sailor Moon
Goku
He-Man
She-Ra
The Real Ghostbusters
Filmations Ghostbusters
Garfield
Popeye
G1 Optimus Prime
G1 Bumblebee
G1 Megatron
G1 Starscream
Duke
Scarlett
Snakeyes
Cobra Commander
Baroness
Destro
Characters from Various 80's and 90's Cartoons,
=======================================================
Well what do you guys think? Should Roger Rabbit 2 happen? If so Who Should be In it? What Cartoon Characters Should Cameo?
Well that's my 2 cents on how Roger Rabbit 2 should be.
The story goes like this. In the year 2016,Toons in Toontown live peacefully. However there are still racial tensions between the Traditional Animated Toons and the CGI Toons. A newly resurrected [by
weasels]Judge Doom[know known as baron doom],plans to take over Toontown by becoming its leader. He plans on starting a full-scale war between the CGI Toons and the Traditional Animated Ones. By his logic the war will be chaotic and after the war,Toon Town will be a wasteland and the Toons will beg for a leader...and Doom himself, would be the leader.
Since Dip won't effect most Toons of the modern era,Doom creates a new device to destroy all toons who don't obey him..The Ultimate Executive Meddling Ray[the uemr],a weapon based on hardcore executive meddling,where a show is canned and never returns to TV again. He even makes some hand weapon versions of his new weapon to distribute to the Toons.
Now,It's up to Roger Rabbit and Teddy Valiant,Grandson of Eddie Valiant to stop Baron Doom's Plans and keep peace in Toon Town.
This Movie will have Kelsey Grammer as the Voice of the now CGI'd Judge Doom if Christopher Lloyd isn't available. The Weasels will be traditionally Animated. Roger Rabbit will still be Traditionally Animated...as will be Jessica and most of the "Retired" Toons. The Retired Toons will be Toons that haven't acted for decades..like George Jetson,King Koopa,and The Original Optimus Prime. Speaking of Toons.
Here is a list of Cameos[and/or expies] that I would like in this film:
==============================================================
Disney:
Wreck-It Ralph
Fix-It Felix Jr.
Venelope VonShweetz
Tron
Quorra
Peter Pan
The Disney Princesses
Tinkerbell
Stitch
The Disney Villians
Kim Possible
Rufus
Ron Stoppable
Shego
Dr.Drakken
Goliath
Aladdin
Hercules
Simba
Timon
Pumbaa
Rafiki
The Hyenas
Genie
Scrooge McDuck
Darkwing Duck
Tarzan
Huey,Duey,and Luey
Wonder and Sylvia
Robin Hood
Kaa
Baymax
Hiro Hamada
Phineas and Ferb
Dr.Doofensmirtz
Lord Hater
The Cast of Gravity Falls
Kick Buttowski
Randy Cunningham
W.I.T.C.H
Jake Long
Micky Mouse and Friends (this includes Oswald)
----------------------------------
Pixar:
Woody
Buzz Lightyear
Jessie
Lightning McQueen
Mater
The Incredibles
Syndrome
Frozone
Nemo
Dory
Wall-E
Eve
------------------------------
Marvel Animated Universe:
Spider-Man
Wolverine
The Hulk
Iron Man
Thor
The Fantastic 4
Black Widow
Hawkeye
Captain America
Deadpool
Ms.Marvel
Nick Fury
Falcon
Stan Lee
Magneto
The Green Goblin
Red Skull
M.O.D.O.K.
Thanos
Silver Surfer
------------------------------
Warner Bros.:
The Looney Toons.
Yakko,Wakko,and Dot
The Tiny Toons
Freakazoid
-------------------------
Cartoon Network:
The Flinstones
The Smurfs and Gargamel
The Jetsons
Droopy
Captain Planet
The Swat Kats
Tom and Jerry
Yogi and Booboo
Huckleberry Hound
Quickdraw McGraw
Snagglepuss
Dexter
DeeDee
Mandark
Cow and Chicken
The Red Guy
Johnny Bravo
Mystery Inc
Dick Dasterdly and Muttly
Dyno-Mutt
Space Ghost
Bird Man
The Herculoids
The Powerpuff Girls
---------------------------
DC Animated Nation:
Batman
Superman
Wonder Woman
The Flash
Lex Luthor
Slade
Darkseid
Braniac
The Joker
The Teen Titans
The Green Lantern
--------------------------------
Nickelodeon:
XJ9 aka Jenny
Spongebob Squarepants
Danny Phantom
Aang
Katara
Sokka
Zuko
Toph
Korra
Mako
Bolin
Asami
The Ninja Turtles
Invader Zim
Gir
Dib
Gaz
Jimmy Neutron
Timmy Turner
Cosmo and Wanda
Jorgen VonStrangle
Plankton
Mr.Crabs
-------------------------
Other:
Sailor Moon
Goku
He-Man
She-Ra
The Real Ghostbusters
Filmations Ghostbusters
Garfield
Popeye
G1 Optimus Prime
G1 Bumblebee
G1 Megatron
G1 Starscream
Duke
Scarlett
Snakeyes
Cobra Commander
Baroness
Destro
Characters from Various 80's and 90's Cartoons,
=======================================================
Well what do you guys think? Should Roger Rabbit 2 happen? If so Who Should be In it? What Cartoon Characters Should Cameo?
Well that's my 2 cents on how Roger Rabbit 2 should be.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Weekday Afternoon TV Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of My Afternoon TV Retrospect. In this part I'll be sharing my personal Weekday Afternoon TV experience. And for the grand finale,I'll be listing the shows that aired on these Weekday Afternoon blocks..
And now, it's showtime.
When I was a kid,I used to watch Weekday Afternoon TV almost daily. I don't remember much about which block I watched first,It was either the WB's block or The USA's Cartoon Express. I remember I didn't watch Fox's block until mid '87,because I remember watching Thundercats on that Network. I guess it was both the WB and the USA Networks.
I recall watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the WB during the 80's..but thats all I remember about the block during that time..at least during the afternoons. The USA Network Cartoon Express I think I watched more,because I remember watching more shows from that block during that time. Shows like: He-Man,The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm show,and Others.
In '88 is when I really started to get into the Weekday Afternoon Blocks. I was tuned into Fox's block almost every afternoon,watching shows like Thundercats,Alvin and the Chipmunks,Heathcliff,and Inspector Gadget. In '89,I got into the Super Mario Bros.Super Show. From then on I've became a big fan of Fox's block. I didn't watch the USA Networks Block anymore,mainly because I forgot it still existed and I didn't watch the Disney Afternoon until after it moved to the WB.
Before then,I didn't watch the WB much,in fact I didn't at all. Come 1990,I was switching between The Disney Afternoon and Fox's block. Though by '91 I was mostly watching Fox. 1 show I will never forget from the Fox block is Peter Pan and The Pirates. I don't remember what I liked about it,but I do remember it well. I watched Tiny Toon Adventures when they began airing. Beetlejuice and Tom and Jerry's Kids as well.
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was my first real exposure to the Tokusatsu/Super Sentai Genre. I watched that every chance I got. I loved watching Animaniacs and thought that Bobby's World had charm.
When,The Disney afternoon Moved to UPN,I didn't watch it that much. In Fact,the only time I ever watched UPN was on Sunday Mornings. I never found myself watching Cartoon Network's Pre-Toonami blocks much either.
I started watching WB more in '96. The shows i watched before the Kids WB weekday block aired were Samurai Pizza Cats,Mega Man,and Sailor Moon. After the non-WB shows were over, I'd switch between WB and Fox.
Though,in '97,I didn't watch them as much. When the clock struck 4,I switched to Cartoon Network to watch Toonami.Toonami was one special block. It also introduced me to The World of Anime. I really loved that block and watched it religiously. I have a ton of fond memories with Toonami. In '98, it became my favorite Weekday Afternoon block. I was annoyed when Toonami moved to Saturday nights,though I still watched it...at least for a few more years.
I watched Miguzi a bit,but not much. In 2002,With Fox Kids gone and Kids WB's weekday block dead,I became a watcher of ABC Family's block. And until 2002/2003,I switched between that block and Toonami. Though,this wasn't my 1st experience with the ABC Family block. I used to watch it every now and then in the early 90's when it was The Family Channel.
In the 90's I also watched Nick in The Afternoon,though I didn't watch it that much. In fact,The only thing memorable about that block was Stick Stickly. When The Weekday Afternoon Blocks became defunct in the mid to late 2000's,I stuck to playing video games.
However,In 2010 I began watching the Hub Network and I liked it. I always tuned into it's weekday afternoon block[which would later be known as huboom] and loved every minute of it. Sadly,in 2013,the block was canned due to executive meddling. I can Never Ever forgive Discovery Communications for doing this. And now that The Hub Network is Discovery Family,The Action Cartoon Block can Never return.
Thanks Discovery Communications for being such blatant Assholes. I hope you all get killed in the streets.
Well that wraps it up for this section. Weekday Afternoon TV was a great time in my life. After a painful day at school,I always looked forward to watching my favorite Weekday Afternoon shows.
So here's to Weekday Afternoon TV. May it return for future generations to enjoy.
And now here's that list of shows i was talking about. ===============================================================
USA Network:
Yogi's Gang
Scooby-Doo
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
Captain Caveman
Wacky Races
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Laugh-o-Lympcs
Dyno-Mutt
Superfriends
He-Man
She-Ra
Filmation's Ghostbusters
Smurfs
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling
Mr.T
G.I.Joe:A Real American Hero
The Transformers
The Real Ghostbusters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pac-Man
Jem
Voltron
Alvin and the Chipmunks
M.A.S.K.
Garfield and Friends[?]
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Fox [pre-fox kids]:
Heathcliff
Inspector Gadget
The Real Ghostbusters
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Super Mario Bros.Super Show
Club Mario
The DJ Cat Show
Silverhawks
Thundercats
Ducktales
Chip 'n Dales Rescue Rangers
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Fox [fox kids network/fox kids]:
Peter Pan and The Pirates
Beetlejuice
Tom and Jerry's Kids
Tiny Toon Adventures
Batman:The Animated Series
Power Rangers[1st saban era]
Animaniacs
X-Men
Spider-Man:The Animated Series
Casper[the 90's show]
Big Bad Beetleborgs
Masked Rider
Ninja Turtles:The Next Mutation
Bobby's World
Digimon[first 3 seasons]
Eek The Cat
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego
The Tick
Taz-Mania
NASCAR Racers
Godzilla
The Big Guy and Rusty
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (the anime)
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
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WB [non-disney or wb]:
Dennis The Menace
Samurai Pizza Cats
Sailor Moon[the dic dub]
Mega Man
Biker Mice From Mars
Garfield and Friends{?]
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
G.I.Joe [dic series]
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WB [disney afternoon]:
Ducktales
Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers
Talespin
Darkwing Duck
Goof Troop
Bonkers
The Gummi Bears
Timon and Pumbaa
Aladdin
Gargoyles
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WB [kids wb]:
Looney Tunes
Animaniacs
Freakazoid
Tiny Toon Adventures
Histeria
Road Rovers
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Pinky and the Brain
Dragon Ball Z[for a short time]
Sailor Moon[for a short time]
Teen Titans[for a short time]
Men and Black:The Series
Superman:The Animated Series
Batman:The Animated Series
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
The Batman/Superman Adventures
Mucha Lucha
Pokemon [the 4kids seasons]
Yu-Gi-Oh
Jackie Chan Adventures
Mega Man:NT Warrior
Batman Beyond
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Nickelodeon [nick in the afternoon]:
Various Nickelodeon Shows from 1991-1998.
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UPN [disney afternoon]:
Hercules:The Series
Gargoyles
The Mighty Ducks
Quack Pack
Snookums and Meat
Darkwing Duck
Timon and Pumbaa
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The Family Channel/Fox Family/ABC Family:
Heroes on Hotwheels
The New Adventures of Speed Racer
Pro-Stars
Wish Kid
The Super Mario Bros.Super Show
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros.3
The New Super Mario World
Captain N
Popeye
Flint the Time Detective
Mega Man
Monster Rancher
Totally Spies
Power Rangers[the 1st saban era]
Power Rangers [disney era]
Digimon[the first 4 seasons]
Spider-Man:The Animated Series,
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Cartoon Network[pre-toonami]:
Captain Planet
Johnny Quest,
The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
Superfriends
Space Ghost
Birdman
Galaxy Trio
The Herculoids
Fantastic 4[hannah-barbera]
Swat Kats
Dyno-Mutt
And now, it's showtime.
When I was a kid,I used to watch Weekday Afternoon TV almost daily. I don't remember much about which block I watched first,It was either the WB's block or The USA's Cartoon Express. I remember I didn't watch Fox's block until mid '87,because I remember watching Thundercats on that Network. I guess it was both the WB and the USA Networks.
I recall watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the WB during the 80's..but thats all I remember about the block during that time..at least during the afternoons. The USA Network Cartoon Express I think I watched more,because I remember watching more shows from that block during that time. Shows like: He-Man,The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm show,and Others.
In '88 is when I really started to get into the Weekday Afternoon Blocks. I was tuned into Fox's block almost every afternoon,watching shows like Thundercats,Alvin and the Chipmunks,Heathcliff,and Inspector Gadget. In '89,I got into the Super Mario Bros.Super Show. From then on I've became a big fan of Fox's block. I didn't watch the USA Networks Block anymore,mainly because I forgot it still existed and I didn't watch the Disney Afternoon until after it moved to the WB.
Before then,I didn't watch the WB much,in fact I didn't at all. Come 1990,I was switching between The Disney Afternoon and Fox's block. Though by '91 I was mostly watching Fox. 1 show I will never forget from the Fox block is Peter Pan and The Pirates. I don't remember what I liked about it,but I do remember it well. I watched Tiny Toon Adventures when they began airing. Beetlejuice and Tom and Jerry's Kids as well.
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was my first real exposure to the Tokusatsu/Super Sentai Genre. I watched that every chance I got. I loved watching Animaniacs and thought that Bobby's World had charm.
When,The Disney afternoon Moved to UPN,I didn't watch it that much. In Fact,the only time I ever watched UPN was on Sunday Mornings. I never found myself watching Cartoon Network's Pre-Toonami blocks much either.
I started watching WB more in '96. The shows i watched before the Kids WB weekday block aired were Samurai Pizza Cats,Mega Man,and Sailor Moon. After the non-WB shows were over, I'd switch between WB and Fox.
Though,in '97,I didn't watch them as much. When the clock struck 4,I switched to Cartoon Network to watch Toonami.Toonami was one special block. It also introduced me to The World of Anime. I really loved that block and watched it religiously. I have a ton of fond memories with Toonami. In '98, it became my favorite Weekday Afternoon block. I was annoyed when Toonami moved to Saturday nights,though I still watched it...at least for a few more years.
I watched Miguzi a bit,but not much. In 2002,With Fox Kids gone and Kids WB's weekday block dead,I became a watcher of ABC Family's block. And until 2002/2003,I switched between that block and Toonami. Though,this wasn't my 1st experience with the ABC Family block. I used to watch it every now and then in the early 90's when it was The Family Channel.
In the 90's I also watched Nick in The Afternoon,though I didn't watch it that much. In fact,The only thing memorable about that block was Stick Stickly. When The Weekday Afternoon Blocks became defunct in the mid to late 2000's,I stuck to playing video games.
However,In 2010 I began watching the Hub Network and I liked it. I always tuned into it's weekday afternoon block[which would later be known as huboom] and loved every minute of it. Sadly,in 2013,the block was canned due to executive meddling. I can Never Ever forgive Discovery Communications for doing this. And now that The Hub Network is Discovery Family,The Action Cartoon Block can Never return.
Thanks Discovery Communications for being such blatant Assholes. I hope you all get killed in the streets.
Well that wraps it up for this section. Weekday Afternoon TV was a great time in my life. After a painful day at school,I always looked forward to watching my favorite Weekday Afternoon shows.
So here's to Weekday Afternoon TV. May it return for future generations to enjoy.
And now here's that list of shows i was talking about. ===============================================================
USA Network:
Yogi's Gang
Scooby-Doo
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
Captain Caveman
Wacky Races
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Laugh-o-Lympcs
Dyno-Mutt
Superfriends
He-Man
She-Ra
Filmation's Ghostbusters
Smurfs
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n Wrestling
Mr.T
G.I.Joe:A Real American Hero
The Transformers
The Real Ghostbusters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pac-Man
Jem
Voltron
Alvin and the Chipmunks
M.A.S.K.
Garfield and Friends[?]
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Fox [pre-fox kids]:
Heathcliff
Inspector Gadget
The Real Ghostbusters
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Super Mario Bros.Super Show
Club Mario
The DJ Cat Show
Silverhawks
Thundercats
Ducktales
Chip 'n Dales Rescue Rangers
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Fox [fox kids network/fox kids]:
Peter Pan and The Pirates
Beetlejuice
Tom and Jerry's Kids
Tiny Toon Adventures
Batman:The Animated Series
Power Rangers[1st saban era]
Animaniacs
X-Men
Spider-Man:The Animated Series
Casper[the 90's show]
Big Bad Beetleborgs
Masked Rider
Ninja Turtles:The Next Mutation
Bobby's World
Digimon[first 3 seasons]
Eek The Cat
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego
The Tick
Taz-Mania
NASCAR Racers
Godzilla
The Big Guy and Rusty
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (the anime)
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
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WB [non-disney or wb]:
Dennis The Menace
Samurai Pizza Cats
Sailor Moon[the dic dub]
Mega Man
Biker Mice From Mars
Garfield and Friends{?]
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
G.I.Joe [dic series]
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WB [disney afternoon]:
Ducktales
Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers
Talespin
Darkwing Duck
Goof Troop
Bonkers
The Gummi Bears
Timon and Pumbaa
Aladdin
Gargoyles
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WB [kids wb]:
Looney Tunes
Animaniacs
Freakazoid
Tiny Toon Adventures
Histeria
Road Rovers
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Pinky and the Brain
Dragon Ball Z[for a short time]
Sailor Moon[for a short time]
Teen Titans[for a short time]
Men and Black:The Series
Superman:The Animated Series
Batman:The Animated Series
The Adventures of Batman and Robin
The Batman/Superman Adventures
Mucha Lucha
Pokemon [the 4kids seasons]
Yu-Gi-Oh
Jackie Chan Adventures
Mega Man:NT Warrior
Batman Beyond
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Nickelodeon [nick in the afternoon]:
Various Nickelodeon Shows from 1991-1998.
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UPN [disney afternoon]:
Hercules:The Series
Gargoyles
The Mighty Ducks
Quack Pack
Snookums and Meat
Darkwing Duck
Timon and Pumbaa
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The Family Channel/Fox Family/ABC Family:
Heroes on Hotwheels
The New Adventures of Speed Racer
Pro-Stars
Wish Kid
The Super Mario Bros.Super Show
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros.3
The New Super Mario World
Captain N
Popeye
Flint the Time Detective
Mega Man
Monster Rancher
Totally Spies
Power Rangers[the 1st saban era]
Power Rangers [disney era]
Digimon[the first 4 seasons]
Spider-Man:The Animated Series,
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Cartoon Network[pre-toonami]:
Captain Planet
Johnny Quest,
The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
Superfriends
Space Ghost
Birdman
Galaxy Trio
The Herculoids
Fantastic 4[hannah-barbera]
Swat Kats
Dyno-Mutt
G-Force
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Cartoon Network [toonami]
Note: I'm only listing the Shows that aired during the block's afternoon run.
Thundercats
Voltron
The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
Superfriends
Sailor Moon
Dragon Ball Z
Reboot. I really loved that show.
Transformers Beast Wars
Gundam Wing
Robotech
Ronin Warriors
Tenchi Muyo
Tenchi Universe
Tenchi In Tokyo
Mobile Suit Gundam
Gundam 08 MS Team
Outlaw Star
Dragon Ball
Big O
Rurouni Kenshin
Cyborg 009
Card Captors
Hamtaro
Zoids
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
Transformers Armada
SD Gundam
Batman Beyond
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Cartoon Network [Miguzi]:
Totaly Spies
Code Lyoko
Hamtaro
Teen Titans
Pokemon
Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2k3)
Ben 10
Mucha Lucha
The Winx Club
Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Xiaolin Showdown
Krypto The Superdog
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Cartoon Network [toonami]
Note: I'm only listing the Shows that aired during the block's afternoon run.
Thundercats
Voltron
The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
Superfriends
Sailor Moon
Dragon Ball Z
Reboot. I really loved that show.
Transformers Beast Wars
Gundam Wing
Robotech
Ronin Warriors
Tenchi Muyo
Tenchi Universe
Tenchi In Tokyo
Mobile Suit Gundam
Gundam 08 MS Team
Outlaw Star
Dragon Ball
Big O
Rurouni Kenshin
Cyborg 009
Card Captors
Hamtaro
Zoids
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
Transformers Armada
SD Gundam
Batman Beyond
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Cartoon Network [Miguzi]:
Totaly Spies
Code Lyoko
Hamtaro
Teen Titans
Pokemon
Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2k3)
Ben 10
Mucha Lucha
The Winx Club
Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Xiaolin Showdown
Krypto The Superdog
Mega Man NT Warrior.
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The Hub Network [pre-huboom and huboom]:
Deltora Quest
Men in Black: The Series
Batman Beyond
Transformers Prime
G.I.Joe Renegades
Superman:The Animated Series
Batman:The Animated Series
The Aquabats Super Show
Dan.Vs.
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Well that's all. I really hoped you enjoyed this retrospect of Weekday Afternoon TV.
RIP - Classic Weekday Afternoon TV. 1960's-2000's.
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The Hub Network [pre-huboom and huboom]:
Deltora Quest
Men in Black: The Series
Batman Beyond
Transformers Prime
G.I.Joe Renegades
Superman:The Animated Series
Batman:The Animated Series
The Aquabats Super Show
Dan.Vs.
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Well that's all. I really hoped you enjoyed this retrospect of Weekday Afternoon TV.
RIP - Classic Weekday Afternoon TV. 1960's-2000's.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Weekday Afternoon TV Part 1
During the late 80's and through out the 90's kids from all over the country came home from school on weekday afternoons ,sat down in front of the TV,and tuned in to the one thing that made their weekdays worth anything..Weekday Afternoon Cartoons.
Y'see,during that era,Certain Networks would air Afternoon Blocks that aired animated shows..with some Live action programming thrown in. Animated or Live action,it didn't matter,the youth of that era were entertained by quality programs
The Networks that aired such blocks were: Fox,The WB[before they became cw],Cartoon Network,the USA Network ,Fox/ABC Family,and Nickelodeon[for their nick in the afternoon block].
Weekday Afternoon blocks began as far back as the 1960s. Cartoon blocks would occupy the 3-5 p.m. time periods, with some stations running cartoons from 2-5 p.m. In smaller markets, network affiliates sometimes filled the 3 or 4 p.m. hour with such programming. In the 1970s, additional stations signed on running such programming. The programs were distributed on various television stations through broadcast syndication.
In the 1980s, networks signed on in many mid-sized and small markets. This market was meant for made-for-television cartoons which had grew as a result. Many of these stations started running cartoon blocks on weekdays as early as 2 p.m. in the afternoon hours. There were some stations that had aired cartoons as late as 6 p.m. on weekdays. Most large and mid-sized markets had at least two local stations running such programming in the 2:30 to 5 p.m. timeslots. Some markets had as many as three. It was the same in the 1990's.
Weekday Afternoon blocks would continue to thrive in some form or another on various networks for years. Though,Weekday Afternoon Blocks existed since the 60's,It was The 80's when things Really started to pick up.
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The USA Network!
In the mid-1980s the USA Network began it's well known animation block, USA Cartoon Express.The 1st wave of shows on that block were comprised of Old Hannah-Barbera Shows (like scooby-doo,wacky races,laugh-o-lympics,dyno-mutt,pebbles and bamm-bamm,yogi's gang and yogi's space race),with a few Filmation stuff thrown in (like he-man,she-ra,and filmation's ghostbusters).
In the late 80's The USA Network would acquire airing rights to some of DiC's and Ruby-Spears animated shows (like alvin and the chipmunks,m.a.s.k.,mister t,and hulk hogan's rock and wrestling.). They also acquired airing rights for Jem,The Transformers (for a short time),and G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero. Superfriends and Voltron also started to air.
In 1993,the block began airing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Even More of DiC's library (such as captain n,the mario cartoons,legend of zelda,and others). In 1994,The Real Ghostbusters was acquired.
By 1996,The USA Cartoon Express Ended and was replaced by the Morning Only,but still great,USA Action Extreme Team. AET,ended in 1998,when it was decided that the animation blocks were too expendable.
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Fox!
In the fall of 1986, Fox officially began its Kids block. It was a quaint Hour-and a-Half Block with some fun shows like: Alvin and the Chipmunks,Silverhawks,Dennis the Menace, Heathcliff,Inspector Gadget,the 80's Jetsons,and,of course,Thundercats. In 1987,The obscure DJ Cat Show debut. The show didn't last long. Disney's Ducktales also debut.
In 1989,Fox would air The Disney Afternoon. The Disney Afternoon was an hour long block that aired Ducktales and (the then new) Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.
Also in 1989,We were introduced to The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
In 1990(?),Disney and Fox had a falling out and the block moved to The WB. Club Mario replaced The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Club Mario ended in late 1990. Also in late 1990,Fox rejuvenated it's Afternoon block with a show called Peter Pan and the Pirates.
In 1991,Fox's Block became known as The Fox Kids Network. The block also expanded to 2 hours. In 1992,Fox would acquire Warner Bros. shows. Shows like: Looney Tunes,Tiny Toon Adventures,Tom and Jerry's Kids,and Taz-Mania.
In 1993,Fox introduced a show that would become a phenomenon..Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers! It would also add a 3rd hour to the block. In 1994,Fox would add Marvel Cartoons starting with X-Men and Spider Man: The Animated Series.
In 1995,The Fox Kids Network shortened it's name to simply Fox Kids. In 1999,The block would start airing Anime,starting with Digimon.
Fox would continue their Weekday Afternoon block until Late 2001. The Block would be continued in spirit on ABC Family (then known as fox family) in 2002.
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The WB!
In the Early 90's,The WB Network (now known as the cw network) had 3 blocks. In 1990/1991, The Disney Afternoon moved from Fox to WB and took the 3 pm-5 pm slot,while the 2pm hour was occupied by 2 random non-disney shows,like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Samurai Pizza Cats, And Mega Man (the ruby-spears series),and many others.
When the Kids' WB SatAM block debuted in The Fall of 1995,it brought with them a Weekday Afternoon block of their own. During that time,Kids WB went from 4 pm-5 pm. with the 2 pm-4pm slots going to the non-Kids WB shows. As for The Disney Afternoon,it moved from The WB to UPN.
A year Later,in 1996,Kids WB was extended by a full hour from 3 pm-5 pm. While the other shows were back to a single hour block again. However those shows would faze out completely in 1997,when Kids WB expanded to 3 hours, from 2 pm-5 pm. Plus,older WB shows that originally aired on Fox Kids,would migrate to Kids WB. The first being Animaniacs.
In 1999, Kids' WB decided to start airing Anime. With the first one being Pokemon. BTW,thanks to Pokemon,Kids WB was able to defeat Fox Kids..at least for a few months.
The next Anime,Yu-Gi-Oh!,would also prove to be a success.
In The Summer of 2001, Kids' WB's afternoon lineup was rebranded "Toonami on Kids' WB" and was an extension of Cartoon Network's hit block,Toonami. It aired Toonami shows like,Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z. However,for the long run, The block proved pointless,so it was scrapped in the Fall.
In 2006, Kids WB ended their weekday afternoon block at the request of the local affiliates. (Boo!) The Block replaced by Daytime WB.
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UPN!
Prior to acquiring the Disney Afternoon,UPN had no Weekday Afternoon blocks (though they did have morning blocks on weekdays and sundays). TDA ran for 2 hours,from 3 pm-5 pm. The block ended in the Fall of 1997 and UPN was left without an Afternoon block once again. .
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Cartoon Network!
In Late 1992,Turner Broadcasting decided to make Cartoon Network more interesting. So they created an action cartoon block for weekday afternoons called Super Adventures. The block was an hour long. In Late 1995,Super Adventures was replaced with The Power Zone,an hour-and-a half block of action cartoons.
While those blocks had decent success,it wasn't the super hit that Turner Broadcasting wanted. So they decided to try something different.
On March 1997, Turner created Toonami. Toomami wasn't just a program block,it looked different,it felt different. and thus it became an instant and huge success. Toonami lasted for an hour-and-a half (from 4 pm - 5:30 pm) and was hosted by Space Ghost villain-turned-producer Moltar at the Ghost Planet Industries building.
In The Fall of 1997,Toonami became a 2 hour block(from 4 pm - 6pm). In 1999, Cartoon Network relaunched Toonami with a new environment, the Ghost Planet Spaceship Absolution, and a new host named Tom. The block soon expanded to 3 hours (from 4 pm -7 pm).
However in 2004, Toonami was moved from weekday afternoons to a Saturday evenings,where it aired for four hours. Replacing Toonami was an adventure block called Miguzi. The Block started as an early evening block airing from 5 pm - 7 pm. Later the block would move back an hour from 4 pm - 6 pm. Miguzi ended in 2007.
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Nickelodeon!
During the Summer of 1995, Nickelodeon made a special Weekday afternoon block called Nick in The Afternoon. It was hosted by Stick Stickly and would air many of Nick's shows. This Summer exclusive block lasted until 1998,where it became a normal Weekday Afternoon Block. In 1999,Nick in the Afternoon was replaced with Henry and June's Summer.
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ABC Family!
In 1991, The Family Channel (now known as abc family)started it's own Weekday Afternoon Block. It was average size,lasting for 2 hours and aired shows like: Captain N,The New Adventures of Speed Racer, Popeye,The Super Mario Cartoons and many more.
When Fox bought the Family Channel in 1998,The Family Channel was renamed Fox Family. Soon after the buy-out,The Afternoon Blocks began airing shows from Fox Kids in a 2 hour block (from 2 pm - 4 pm). The block would later be extended to 3 hours (from 2 pm - 5pm) in 1999. Besides Fox Kids shows,the block would also air Mega Man: The Animated series, Monster Rancher,and Totally Spies.
In Late 2001,Fox Family and Fox Kids were bought by Disney and thus Fox Family became ABC Family. The ABC Family Afternoon Block would expand to 4 hours (from 2 pm - 6 pm).
In 2006,ABC Family ended both it's Weekday and Weekend blocks.
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The Hub Network!
In 2010,The Hub Network (now stupidly known as discovery family) introduced an unnamed 2 hour block. This block aired from 3 pm - 5 pm. In 2011,The block would expand to 3 hours (from 3 pm - 6 pm). Then in 2012, the block was named Huboom and now aired from 3 pm - 7 pm.
Unfortunately,in the Summer of 2013 (last year),The Hub Network Stupidly ditched the block and it was never seen again.
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So there you have it. A history of Weekday Afternoon TV. I miss it. I really do. I'll never forget the fun times I had watching these blocks every Weekday Afternoon.
I hope everyone enjoyed this. Stay tuned for part 2,where I'll share my experience. I'll also be listing some of the shows that aired.
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Continued In Part 2!!
Y'see,during that era,Certain Networks would air Afternoon Blocks that aired animated shows..with some Live action programming thrown in. Animated or Live action,it didn't matter,the youth of that era were entertained by quality programs
The Networks that aired such blocks were: Fox,The WB[before they became cw],Cartoon Network,the USA Network ,Fox/ABC Family,and Nickelodeon[for their nick in the afternoon block].
Weekday Afternoon blocks began as far back as the 1960s. Cartoon blocks would occupy the 3-5 p.m. time periods, with some stations running cartoons from 2-5 p.m. In smaller markets, network affiliates sometimes filled the 3 or 4 p.m. hour with such programming. In the 1970s, additional stations signed on running such programming. The programs were distributed on various television stations through broadcast syndication.
In the 1980s, networks signed on in many mid-sized and small markets. This market was meant for made-for-television cartoons which had grew as a result. Many of these stations started running cartoon blocks on weekdays as early as 2 p.m. in the afternoon hours. There were some stations that had aired cartoons as late as 6 p.m. on weekdays. Most large and mid-sized markets had at least two local stations running such programming in the 2:30 to 5 p.m. timeslots. Some markets had as many as three. It was the same in the 1990's.
Weekday Afternoon blocks would continue to thrive in some form or another on various networks for years. Though,Weekday Afternoon Blocks existed since the 60's,It was The 80's when things Really started to pick up.
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The USA Network!
In the mid-1980s the USA Network began it's well known animation block, USA Cartoon Express.The 1st wave of shows on that block were comprised of Old Hannah-Barbera Shows (like scooby-doo,wacky races,laugh-o-lympics,dyno-mutt,pebbles and bamm-bamm,yogi's gang and yogi's space race),with a few Filmation stuff thrown in (like he-man,she-ra,and filmation's ghostbusters).
In the late 80's The USA Network would acquire airing rights to some of DiC's and Ruby-Spears animated shows (like alvin and the chipmunks,m.a.s.k.,mister t,and hulk hogan's rock and wrestling.). They also acquired airing rights for Jem,The Transformers (for a short time),and G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero. Superfriends and Voltron also started to air.
In 1993,the block began airing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Even More of DiC's library (such as captain n,the mario cartoons,legend of zelda,and others). In 1994,The Real Ghostbusters was acquired.
By 1996,The USA Cartoon Express Ended and was replaced by the Morning Only,but still great,USA Action Extreme Team. AET,ended in 1998,when it was decided that the animation blocks were too expendable.
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Fox!
In the fall of 1986, Fox officially began its Kids block. It was a quaint Hour-and a-Half Block with some fun shows like: Alvin and the Chipmunks,Silverhawks,Dennis the Menace, Heathcliff,Inspector Gadget,the 80's Jetsons,and,of course,Thundercats. In 1987,The obscure DJ Cat Show debut. The show didn't last long. Disney's Ducktales also debut.
In 1989,Fox would air The Disney Afternoon. The Disney Afternoon was an hour long block that aired Ducktales and (the then new) Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.
Also in 1989,We were introduced to The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
In 1990(?),Disney and Fox had a falling out and the block moved to The WB. Club Mario replaced The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Club Mario ended in late 1990. Also in late 1990,Fox rejuvenated it's Afternoon block with a show called Peter Pan and the Pirates.
In 1991,Fox's Block became known as The Fox Kids Network. The block also expanded to 2 hours. In 1992,Fox would acquire Warner Bros. shows. Shows like: Looney Tunes,Tiny Toon Adventures,Tom and Jerry's Kids,and Taz-Mania.
In 1993,Fox introduced a show that would become a phenomenon..Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers! It would also add a 3rd hour to the block. In 1994,Fox would add Marvel Cartoons starting with X-Men and Spider Man: The Animated Series.
In 1995,The Fox Kids Network shortened it's name to simply Fox Kids. In 1999,The block would start airing Anime,starting with Digimon.
Fox would continue their Weekday Afternoon block until Late 2001. The Block would be continued in spirit on ABC Family (then known as fox family) in 2002.
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The WB!
In the Early 90's,The WB Network (now known as the cw network) had 3 blocks. In 1990/1991, The Disney Afternoon moved from Fox to WB and took the 3 pm-5 pm slot,while the 2pm hour was occupied by 2 random non-disney shows,like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Samurai Pizza Cats, And Mega Man (the ruby-spears series),and many others.
When the Kids' WB SatAM block debuted in The Fall of 1995,it brought with them a Weekday Afternoon block of their own. During that time,Kids WB went from 4 pm-5 pm. with the 2 pm-4pm slots going to the non-Kids WB shows. As for The Disney Afternoon,it moved from The WB to UPN.
A year Later,in 1996,Kids WB was extended by a full hour from 3 pm-5 pm. While the other shows were back to a single hour block again. However those shows would faze out completely in 1997,when Kids WB expanded to 3 hours, from 2 pm-5 pm. Plus,older WB shows that originally aired on Fox Kids,would migrate to Kids WB. The first being Animaniacs.
In 1999, Kids' WB decided to start airing Anime. With the first one being Pokemon. BTW,thanks to Pokemon,Kids WB was able to defeat Fox Kids..at least for a few months.
The next Anime,Yu-Gi-Oh!,would also prove to be a success.
In The Summer of 2001, Kids' WB's afternoon lineup was rebranded "Toonami on Kids' WB" and was an extension of Cartoon Network's hit block,Toonami. It aired Toonami shows like,Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z. However,for the long run, The block proved pointless,so it was scrapped in the Fall.
In 2006, Kids WB ended their weekday afternoon block at the request of the local affiliates. (Boo!) The Block replaced by Daytime WB.
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UPN!
Prior to acquiring the Disney Afternoon,UPN had no Weekday Afternoon blocks (though they did have morning blocks on weekdays and sundays). TDA ran for 2 hours,from 3 pm-5 pm. The block ended in the Fall of 1997 and UPN was left without an Afternoon block once again. .
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Cartoon Network!
In Late 1992,Turner Broadcasting decided to make Cartoon Network more interesting. So they created an action cartoon block for weekday afternoons called Super Adventures. The block was an hour long. In Late 1995,Super Adventures was replaced with The Power Zone,an hour-and-a half block of action cartoons.
While those blocks had decent success,it wasn't the super hit that Turner Broadcasting wanted. So they decided to try something different.
On March 1997, Turner created Toonami. Toomami wasn't just a program block,it looked different,it felt different. and thus it became an instant and huge success. Toonami lasted for an hour-and-a half (from 4 pm - 5:30 pm) and was hosted by Space Ghost villain-turned-producer Moltar at the Ghost Planet Industries building.
In The Fall of 1997,Toonami became a 2 hour block(from 4 pm - 6pm). In 1999, Cartoon Network relaunched Toonami with a new environment, the Ghost Planet Spaceship Absolution, and a new host named Tom. The block soon expanded to 3 hours (from 4 pm -7 pm).
However in 2004, Toonami was moved from weekday afternoons to a Saturday evenings,where it aired for four hours. Replacing Toonami was an adventure block called Miguzi. The Block started as an early evening block airing from 5 pm - 7 pm. Later the block would move back an hour from 4 pm - 6 pm. Miguzi ended in 2007.
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Nickelodeon!
During the Summer of 1995, Nickelodeon made a special Weekday afternoon block called Nick in The Afternoon. It was hosted by Stick Stickly and would air many of Nick's shows. This Summer exclusive block lasted until 1998,where it became a normal Weekday Afternoon Block. In 1999,Nick in the Afternoon was replaced with Henry and June's Summer.
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ABC Family!
In 1991, The Family Channel (now known as abc family)started it's own Weekday Afternoon Block. It was average size,lasting for 2 hours and aired shows like: Captain N,The New Adventures of Speed Racer, Popeye,The Super Mario Cartoons and many more.
When Fox bought the Family Channel in 1998,The Family Channel was renamed Fox Family. Soon after the buy-out,The Afternoon Blocks began airing shows from Fox Kids in a 2 hour block (from 2 pm - 4 pm). The block would later be extended to 3 hours (from 2 pm - 5pm) in 1999. Besides Fox Kids shows,the block would also air Mega Man: The Animated series, Monster Rancher,and Totally Spies.
In Late 2001,Fox Family and Fox Kids were bought by Disney and thus Fox Family became ABC Family. The ABC Family Afternoon Block would expand to 4 hours (from 2 pm - 6 pm).
In 2006,ABC Family ended both it's Weekday and Weekend blocks.
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The Hub Network!
In 2010,The Hub Network (now stupidly known as discovery family) introduced an unnamed 2 hour block. This block aired from 3 pm - 5 pm. In 2011,The block would expand to 3 hours (from 3 pm - 6 pm). Then in 2012, the block was named Huboom and now aired from 3 pm - 7 pm.
Unfortunately,in the Summer of 2013 (last year),The Hub Network Stupidly ditched the block and it was never seen again.
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So there you have it. A history of Weekday Afternoon TV. I miss it. I really do. I'll never forget the fun times I had watching these blocks every Weekday Afternoon.
I hope everyone enjoyed this. Stay tuned for part 2,where I'll share my experience. I'll also be listing some of the shows that aired.
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Continued In Part 2!!
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