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The original Cartoon Network logo, used from 1992 to 2004. On March 12, 1992, The Cartoon Network, Inc. was founded. Seven months later on October 1, 1992, its namesake television channel was launched, with the first program being Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network, hosted by MGM cartoon character Droopy, featuring the first cartoon to air on the network, Rhapsody Rabbit.
On October 1, 1992, its namesake TV channel officially launched as the first 24-hour single-genre cable channel with animation as its main theme. In 1994, Hanna-Barbera's new division Cartoon Network Studios was founded and started production on What a Cartoon! .
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.It is the flagship property of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also oversees Boomerang, Cartoonito, Discovery Family, Adult Swim, and Toonami.
Cartoon Network's first original series was The Moxy Show and the late-night satirical animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast (the latter moving to Adult Swim at launch in September, 2001). The What a Cartoon! series of showcase shorts brought the creation of many Cartoon Network original series collectives branded as " Cartoon Cartoons ...
Boomerang was created as a new home for these and similar programming, originating as a programming block on Cartoon Network that launched on December 8, 1992 until October 3, 2004. With Cartoon Network downplaying its archival programming in favor of newer original series, Turner launched the Boomerang cable channel on April 1, 2000. [2]
By the end of 1996, Cartoon Network had become "the fifth most popular cable channel in the United States". [5] For the first several years of Cartoon Network's existence, TBS and TNT carried some of Cartoon Network's original programs as part of their lineups to cross-promote the new channel.
Whether they're decades-old classics or contemporary cult favorites, these are some of the best cartoon shows of all time. The post 50 Best Cartoon Shows of All Time appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Cartoon Network begins its broadcasts with a one-hour special titled Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network. The Merrie Melodies short Rhapsody Rabbit was the very first cartoon to be shown on the channel. October 3 Sinéad O'Connor causes controversy when she rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on NBC's Saturday Night Live. October 10