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[[File:CartoonCartoons.svg|thumb|right|250px|The ''Cartoon Cartoons'' logo, used for the Latin American version of ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays''.]]
'''Cartoon Cartoons''' is a collective name used by [[Cartoon Network]] for their original [[animated television series]] from July 14, 1997, to June 14, 2004, and produced primarily by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and later [[Cartoon Network Studios]]. The first Cartoon Cartoon, ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', premiered in 1996, a year before the moniker's introduction. Further original series followed: ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]'', ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'', ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]'', ''[[Time Squad]]'', ''[[Grim & Evil]]'', ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]'', ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', and ''[[Evil Con Carne]]''.
Originally, Cartoon Network mainly focused its programming on reruns of older animated series which it had acquired through its parent company's film library, but soon began to introduce more original programming. The Cartoon Cartoons originated with [[Fred Seibert]]'s animation anthology series ''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' (1995), an animation showcase series featuring pilots of original cartoon ideas submitted by independent animators. ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' was the first such pilot to be greenlit by the network for a full series in 1996. After other pilots were successfully produced into their own series, including ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', the collective Cartoon Cartoons were featured on the network's Friday night programming block, ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' from 1999 to 2003. Not all CN original series created around this time were officially recognized as Cartoon Cartoons; ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', for example, did not bear the moniker.
The moniker was retired by the network in 2004, and its last surviving series, ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', ended in 2009 after a ten-year run. Since their heyday, reruns of the Cartoon Cartoons continued to air on ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' (2005–2008) and ''[[Cartoon Planet]]'' (2012–2014). In 2021, the name was resurrected by the network for a new shorts program.
==History==
Cartoon Cartoons first appeared as shorts on animation showcase series ''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' in 1995, under the name of ''World Premiere Toons''. The series was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Cartoon Network Studios]] under the direction of [[Fred Seibert]]. Seibert had been a guiding force for [[Nickelodeon]] (having overseen the creation of [[Nicktoons]] shortly prior to his departure) prior to joining [[Hanna-Barbera]] and would establish [[Frederator Studios]] years later.<ref name="FredSeibertInterview">{{Cite web |last=Strike |first=Joe |date=July 15, 2003 |title=The Fred Seibert Interview — Part 1 |url=https://www.awn.com/articles/people/fred-seibert-interview-part-1/page/1,1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612014341/http://www.awn.com/articles/people/fred-seibert-interview-part-1/page/1%2C1 |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |access-date=August 30, 2010 |publisher=[[Animation World Network]]}}</ref>
Through ''What a Cartoon!'', Cartoon Network was able to assess the potential of certain shorts to serve as pilots for spin-off series and signed contracts with their creators to create ongoing series.<ref name="Genre4">Mittell (2004), p. 82–83</ref> ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' was the most popular short series according to a vote held in 1995, and became a full series in 1996. ''Dexter'' was retroactively labeled the first Cartoon Cartoon in 1997; however, the network's previous original shows, ''[[The Moxy Show]]'' and ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'', were not retroactively given the label.
The Cartoon Cartoon brand was first introduced in July 1997 for the network's ''Cartoon Cartoon Weekend'' block. Two more series based on shorts debuted in 1997: ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' and ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''. ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', which aired as segments on ''Cow and Chicken'', was spun off into its own series in 1999. These were followed by ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' in late 1998 and ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' in early 1999.<ref name="Genre4" /><ref name="FredSeibertInterview" /> ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]'' and ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' premiered in November 1999, creating a lineup of critically acclaimed shows.<ref name="Genre">Mittell (2004), p. 80</ref><ref name="Moss">{{Cite magazine |last=Moss |first=Linda |date=November 8, 1999 |title=Cartoon Adds Two Shows on Friday |magazine=[[Multichannel News]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |volume=20 |issue=46 |page=26 |issn=0276-8593}}</ref> From 1999 to 2003, the ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' block was the network's marquee night for premieres of new episodes and series.
In 2001, the network received ''[[Time Squad]]'' and ''[[Grim & Evil]]''. In 2002, ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' became a full series after being chosen in the previous year's ''Big Pick Weekend''. In 2003, ''Grim & Evil'' was split into ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' and ''[[Evil Con Carne]]''; they were the last original series to officially carry the Cartoon Cartoon branding before it was discontinued.
The Cartoon Cartoons were intended to appeal to a wider audience than the average [[Saturday-morning cartoon]]. [[Linda Simensky]], vice president of original animation, reminded adults and teenage girls that the cartoons could appeal to them as well. Kevin Sandler's article on them claimed that these cartoons were both less "bawdy" than their counterparts at [[Comedy Central]] and less "socially responsible" than their counterparts at [[Nickelodeon]]. Sandler pointed to the whimsical rebelliousness, high rate of exaggeration and self-consciousness of the overall output which each individual series managed.<ref name="Prime Time2">Stabile, Harrison (2003), p. 98–99</ref>
In October 2003, the live-action ''Fridays'' premiered on the network as a replacement for Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. The Cartoon Cartoons bumpers (that appeared before and after episodes of its original series) were dropped after the network's CN City rebrand on June 14, 2004. In November 2004, the block ''Cartoon Cartoons: The Top 5'' was renamed to simply ''The Top 5''. Cartoon Network still kept the Cartoon Cartoons name around in various forms applying to their older series (such as for ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' from 2005 to 2008), but since newer shows such as ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'', and ''[[Ben 10]]'' were stylistically different from previous shows, the moniker was not applied to them.
In Asia and Latin America, the moniker continued to be used until 2007 with series like ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'', ''Camp Lazlo'', and ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]''.
===Revival===
On April 15, 2021, Cartoon Network announced a new iteration of the Cartoon Cartoons shorts program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Elaine |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Cartoon Network Studios Debuts New Animated Shorts Program |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cartoon-network-studios-new-animated-shorts-program-1234952382/ |access-date=April 16, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124003928/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cartoon-network-studios-new-animated-shorts-program-1234952382/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=de Wit |first=Alex Dudok |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Cartoon Network Studios Launches First Dedicated Shorts Program in over a Decade |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/cartoon-network-studios-launches-first-dedicated-shorts-program-in-over-a-decade-204320.html |access-date=April 16, 2021 |website=[[Cartoon Brew]] |publisher=Shorts |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415180433/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/cartoon-network-studios-launches-first-dedicated-shorts-program-in-over-a-decade-204320.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 24, 2021, the first new Cartoon Cartoons shorts were announced.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1463251280596545537 |user=cartoonnetwork |title=Check out the first group of shorts from #CartoonCartoons, a new #CartoonNetworkStudios program cultivating the next generation of hits and hit makers with a commitment to creativity, diversity & mentorship 🎨✏️ Check back for updates as we get to know these talented artists! |date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> The first nine shorts include ''Accordions Geoffery & Mary Melodica'' by Louie Zong (of ''[[The Ghost and Molly McGee]]'' and ''[[We Bare Bears]]''), ''Dang! It's Dracula'' by Levon Jihanian (of ''[[Tig n' Seek]]''), ''Hungy Ghost'' by [[Jesse Moynihan]] (of ''[[Adventure Time]]''), ''Fruit Stand at the End of the World'' by Rachel Liu, ''Off the Menu'' by Shavonne Cherry (of ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show|Ren & Stimpy]]'' and ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''), ''Harmony in Despair'' by Andrew Dickman (of ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]''), ''Unravel'' by Alexis Sugden, ''Mouthwash Madness'' by Lisa Vandenberg (of ''[[Animaniacs (2020 TV series)|Animaniacs]]''), and ''Scaredy Cat'' by JJ Villard (of ''[[King Star King]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amidi |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |date=2021-11-24 |title=Cartoon Network Studios Reveals 9 Shorts Made As Part of Its Cartoon Cartoons Program |work=[[Cartoon Brew]] |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/cartoon-network-studios-reveals-9-short-made-as-part-of-its-cartoon-cartoons-program-210862.html |access-date=2021-12-24 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224232326/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/cartoon-network-studios-reveals-9-short-made-as-part-of-its-cartoon-cartoons-program-210862.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
On June 7, 2022, more Cartoon Cartoons were announced.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1534215616852377603 |user=cartoonnetwork |title=Check out the second group of shorts from #CartoonCartoons, a #CartoonNetworkStudios program cultivating the next generation of hits and hit makers with a commitment to creativity, diversity & mentorship! Check back for updates as we get to know these talented artists! 🎨✏️ |date=June 7, 2022}}</ref> The next seven shorts include ''The All-Nimal'' by Nick Edwards (of ''[[Apple & Onion]]'' and ''[[The Fungies!]]''), ''Buttons' Gamezone'' by Fernando Puig (of ''[[The Cuphead Show!]], [[Middlemost Post]]'' and ''Tig n' Seek''), ''Tib Tub, We Need You'' by Sean Godsey and Mike Rosenthal, ''I Love You Jocelyn'' by [https://traceyelle.com/ Tracey Laguerre] (Art and Animation Director for brands like Google, Dreamworks, Buzzfeed and more), ''Pig in a Wig'' by Sam Marin (of ''[[Regular Show]]''), ''The Good Boy Report'' (based on the webcomic of the same name) by Kasey Williams (of ''[[Niko and the Sword of Light]]'' and ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'') and ''Maude Macher and Dom Duck'' by Kali Fontecchio (of ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' and ''[[Jellystone!]]'').
On March 21, 2024, GiAnna Ligammari (of ''[[Niko and the Sword of Light]]'' and ''[[Inside Job (2021 TV series)|Inside Job]]'') announced a Cartoon Cartoons short ''ISCREAM'' created by her.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1770856224386400383 |user=virtualGIA_ |title=This is the first bit of VisDev I drew for my short, ISCREAM! Made for the Cartoon Cartoons Shorts program. I am dying for everyone to see it already. 🍦|date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> Four days after, the short was announced as being completed.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1772342889030267276 |user=virtualGIA_ |title=And as of today, the short is finished!!!|date=March 25, 2024}}</ref> The shorts were showcased in a screening on April 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1783622166598299866 |user=virtualGIA_ |title=The time has come ... #ISCREAM|date=April 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1783675466014248991 |user=artsyspencerg |title=Animation at its finest on display here. Insanely proud of my gia, and grateful i was able to see the great work by the other extremely talented artists. A full feast of animation|date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> The short ''The All-Nimal'' was shown at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] on June 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://programme.annecyfestival.com/en/program/event/100001505147|title=Annecy festival|website=Annecy festival}}</ref>
==
In June 1999, Cartoon Network began promoting its Cartoon Cartoons lineup with an advertising campaign to draw in viewership for its new Friday-night block ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'', which was targeted toward viewers aged 6 to 11.<ref name="Stanley">{{Cite magazine |last=Stanley |first=T. L. |date=November 8, 1999 |title=Marketers of the Next Generation; Unique On-Air Promos and Off-Air Partnerships Have Made Cartoon Network a Destination |magazine=[[Brandweek]] |publisher=[[Adweek]] |volume=40 |issue=42 |page=28 |issn=1064-4318}}</ref> Marketing included brand partnerships with [[General Mills]], [[Hasbro]], and [[Pepperidge Farm]] as well as an on-air sweepstakes and an 11-market live touring event.<ref name="Stanley" /> Advertisements appeared on television, radio, online, in movie theaters, at [[Six Flags]] theme parks, and billboards among other media with the tagline "You with us?".<ref name="Stanley" />
In mid-2000, Cartoon Network promoted its original programming by launching the Cartoon Cartoon Friday Tour 2000, a live event that ran for 10 weeks across 13 cities.<ref name="Finnigan">{{Cite magazine |last=Finnigan |first=David |date=March 12, 2001 |title=Thank Ed for Fridays |magazine=[[Brandweek]] |publisher=[[Adweek]] |volume=42 |issue=11 |page=R12 |issn=1064-4318}}</ref> Active during weekdays in the lead-up to its Friday-night block, the tour cost a reported $25 million and reached a collective audience 16.2 million.<ref name="Finnigan" /> It was sponsored by [[Coca-Cola]]'s [[Hi-C]] and was created in partnership with [[Adelphia Communications Corporation|Adelphia]], [[AT&T]], [[Cablevision]], [[Charter Broadcasting]], [[Comcast]], [[Cox Cable]], [[MediaOne]], and [[Time Warner Cable]].<ref name="Finnigan" />
Launched as part of a three-part Cartoon Network marketing campaign occurring at different parts of the year, Cartoon Cartoon Friday Tour 2000 ended on September 1, 2000.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Forkan |first=Jim |date=July 3, 2000 |title=Cartoon Net Goes Bonkers with Promos |magazine=[[Multichannel News]] |volume=21 |issue=27 |page=15 |issn=0276-8593}}</ref>
In March 2000, Cartoon Network ran an advertisement on other networks, including rival channel [[Nickelodeon]], featuring different Cartoon Cartoons characters persuading viewers to switch channels and watch ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays''.<ref name="Cooper">{{Cite magazine |last=Cooper |first=Jim |date=March 20, 2000 |title=Cartoon Net Ad Pulled |magazine=[[MediaWeek]] |publisher=[[Brandweek]] |volume=10 |issue=12 |page=5 |issn=1055-176X}}</ref> The advertisement is set against an orange backdrop, Nickelodeon's signature color.<ref name="Cooper" /> Time Warner City Cable withdrew the commercial from local broadcast stations in New York due to its perceived inappropriateness for children.<ref name="Cooper" />
==Programming blocks==
More shows premiered bearing the Cartoon Cartoons brand, airing throughout the network's schedule and prominently on ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'', which became the marquee night for premieres of new episodes and shows beginning June 11, 1999. It initially aired from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday nights.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Pursell |first=Chris |date=October 18, 1999 |title=Originals Widen Cartoon Net Base |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |volume=376 |issue=9 |page=27 |issn=0042-2738}}</ref> The block was expanded from three and a half hours to four hours with the November 1999 premieres of ''Mike, Lu & Og'' and ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''.<ref name="Moss" />
On June 9, 2000, ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' launched with a new lineup and quickly garnered increased ratings for the channel.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Moss |first=Linda |date=September 11, 2000 |title=Cable Nets Survive Summer's 1-2 Punch |magazine=[[Multichannel News]] |volume=21 |issue=37 |page=3 |issn=0276-8593 |quote=Cartoon -- which launched its new "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays" lineup June 9 -- enjoyed phenomenal ratings this summer.}}</ref> The block's format featured a different character from a Cartoon Cartoon series hosting each week, with the first host being Eustace from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''. The June 9 broadcast also began the first week of ''The Big Pick'', a showcase of cartoon pilots that could become full series based on the results of an online viewer poll. A similar event, ''The Big Pick II'', aired the following year.
On October 3, 2003, following a months-long switch to ''Summer Fridays'' and ''Fridays'', the block was rebooted under a hybrid live-action format as ''Fridays'', hosted by Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake, the latter of whom was later replaced by [[Tara Sands]]. It aired shows outside the Cartoon Cartoon moniker, such as ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'', ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'', ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'', ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'', ''[[Squirrel Boy]]'', and ''[[Class of 3000]]''. The last airing of ''Fridays'' was on February 23, 2007.
''Cartoon Cartoons: The Top 5'' (simply retitled ''The Top 5'' in 2004), an hour-long program featuring a countdown of the week's five "best" Cartoon Cartoon episodes from the network's lineup, ran from 2002 to 2008. From 2005 to 2008, the Cartoon Cartoons label was primarily used for ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'', a half-hour program featuring episodes of older Cartoon Cartoons that were no longer shown regularly on the network.
The block ''[[Cartoon Planet]]'' was revived on Cartoon Network from 2012 to 2014, airing in a format similar to ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show''. It featured Cartoon Cartoons such as ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'', ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', and other original [[Cartoon Network Studios]] series such as ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'', and ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]''.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="text-align:left;" | Title
! Year(s) aired
! Note(s)
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoons'' || 1997–2004 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoon Weekend'' || 1997–2002 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' || 1999–2003 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoon of the Day'' || 1999–2000 ||
|-
| ''The Saturday Morning Block'' || 1999–2000 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoon Summer'' || 1999–2001 ||
|-
| ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' || 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cartoon Network Schedule June 5 - 11, 2000 |url=http://www.tvschedulearchive.com/cartoon-network/2000/060500.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140913171802/http://www.tvschedulearchive.com/cartoon-network/2000/060500.txt |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2015 |website=TVScheduleArchive.com}}</ref>–03;<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2003 |title=Cartoon Network - TV Schedule |url=https://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031009142728/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |archive-date=October 9, 2003 |access-date=January 6, 2019 |website=CartoonNetwork.com |publisher=[[Cartoon Network]]}}</ref> 2005–08<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2008 |title=CN Schedule: June 16 - June 22 |url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/cn-schedule-june-16-june-22.4553641/ |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=Animesuperhero.com |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126200320/https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/cn-schedule-june-16-june-22.4553641/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ||
|-
| ''The Big Pick'' || 2000–01 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoon Weeknights'' || 2000 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoon Primetime'' || 2001 ||
|-
| ''The Premiere Premiere Show'' || 2001–02 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoon Weekend Summerfest'' || 2002 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoons: The Top 5'' || 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toon Zone - Shows - Cartoon Network Schedule |url=https://animesuperhero.com/shows/cnschedules/revisions.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204816/https://animesuperhero.com/shows/cnschedules/revisions.html |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |access-date=January 6, 2019 |website=Animesuperhero.com}}</ref>–08 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoons in the Morning'' || 2002–03 ||
|-
| ''Cartoon Cartoons in the Afternoon'' || 2002 ||
|}
==List of series==
{{See also|List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network}}
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===Precursor===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%;text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" | Title !! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | Premiere date !! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | Finale date(s) !! class="unsortable" style="width:5%;" | Note(s)
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | [[What a Cartoon!|''What a Cartoon!'' / ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' / ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'']] || {{dts | 1=1995 | 2=2 | 3=20}} || {{dts | 1=1997 | 2=11 | 3=28}} {{small|(as main show)}}<br />{{dts | 1=2002 | 2=11 | 3=29}} {{small|(as collective series)}} || <ref name="Renamed" group="lower-alpha">Renamed to ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' in 1996 and again to ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' in 2000.</ref><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha">This show is, or was, airing on [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]].</ref>
|-
|}
===Full series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title !! scope="col" | Premiere date !! scope="col"| Finale date !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' || {{dts | 1=1996 | 2=4 | 3=28}} || {{dts | 1=2003 | 2=11 | 3=20}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha">Reran as segments on ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' and ''Top 5'', beginning in 2005.</ref><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha">Reran as segments on ''[[Cartoon Planet]]'', beginning in 2012.</ref><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' || {{dts | 1=1997 | 2=7 | 3=14}} || {{dts | 1=2004 | 2=8 | 3=27}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' || {{dts | 1=1997 | 2=7 | 3=15}} || {{dts | 1=1999 | 2=7 | 3=24}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[I Am Weasel]]'' || {{dts | 1=1997 | 2=7 | 3=15}}<ref name="IAW" group="lower-alpha">As a standalone series on June 10, 1999.</ref> || {{dts | 1=2000}}<ref name="WhosWhoinCartoons">{{Cite book |last=Lenburg |first=Jeff |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinanimate0000lenb |title=Who's Who in Animated Cartoons |publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-55783-671-7 |___location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinanimate0000lenb/page/81 81] |access-date=October 20, 2011 |url-access=registration}}</ref> || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' (original series) || {{dts | 1=1998 | 2=11 | 3=18}} || {{dts | 1=2005 | 2=3 | 3=25}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' || {{dts | 1=1999 | 2=1 | 3=4}} || {{dts | 1=2009 | 2=11 | 3=8}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]'' || {{dts | 1=1999 | 2=11 | 3=12}} || {{dts | 1=2001 | 2=5 | 3=27}} || <ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' || {{dts | 1=1999 | 2=11 | 3=12}} || {{dts | 1=2002 | 2=11 | 3=22}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]'' || {{dts | 1=2000 | 2=11 | 3=17}} || {{dts | 1=2002 | 2=4 | 3=7}} ||
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Time Squad]]'' || {{dts | 1=2001 | 2=6 | 3=8}} || {{dts | 1=2003 | 2=11 | 3=26}} ||
|-
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Grim & Evil]]'' || {{dts | 1=2001 | 2=8 | 3=24}} || {{dts | 1=2002 | 2=10 | 3=18}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]'' || {{dts | 1=2002 | 2=7 | 3=19}} || {{dts | 1=2003 | 2=11 | 3=14}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" />
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' || {{dts | 1=2002 | 2=12 | 3=6}} || {{dts | 1=2008 | 2=1 | 3=21}} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''+ || {{dts | 1=2003 | 2=6 | 3=13 }} || {{dts | 1=2007 | 2=11 | 3=9 }} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Evil Con Carne]]''+ || {{dts | 1=2003 | 2=7 | 3=11 }} || {{dts | 1=2004 | 2=10 | 3=22 }} || <ref name="TCCS" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="planet" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="boomerang" group="lower-alpha" />
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* (+) Indicates that the show originally aired as part of ''[[Grim & Evil]]'', and that the 2003-2004 episodes were not produced for the standalone show.
==In other media==
[[DC Comics]] ran an anthology comic based on the Cartoon Cartoons; the series ran from March 2001 to October 2004 for a total of 33 issues.
In the ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]'' episode "[[Crossover Nexus]]", the Cartoon Cartoon logo is shown in the bottom of a wall inside the Cartoon Network headquarters; the Cartoon Cartoon jingle theme song is played when [[Ben Tennyson]] (''[[Ben 10 (2016 TV series)|Ben 10]]'') shape-shifts into different Cartoon Network characters.
Cartoon Cartoons was also reintroduced as a YouTube channel featuring content from older Cartoon Network shows since August 2024, it took place of the former YouTube channel for the now defunct [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] streaming service, that was shut down on September 30.
==See also==
* [[List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network]]
* [[Boomerang (TV network)]]
* [[Nicktoons]] - a brand for [[Nickelodeon]] animated series
* [[The Disney Afternoon]] - a syndication block of [[Disney Channel]] animated series
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040323194531/http://fridays.toonzone.net/ Fridays at ToonZone.net] (archived 23 March 2004)
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