Say no more brother! Loved the 2003-2006 era of Toonami, or simply the TOM 3 Era. But, 2005 was definitely the pinnacle for the TOM 3 Era, and arguably one of my favorite years for the Toonami block, arguably of all time! 2002, 2003, 2006, and even more recently in 2017 are all honorable mentions for great years as well.

Hey Zelda, I sent you a second pm before, could you reply to that?

Cartoon Network is now the "Teen Titans Go! Network" anyways.

It's sad. CN was my favorite channel growing up. Now, I don't even watch it.

Part of it is obviously, I've grown up and I'm adult now but the other part of it is because the cartoons on CN now just aren't good IMO.

Cartoon Network is now the "Teen Titans Go! Network" anyways.

It's sad. CN was my favorite channel growing up. Now, I don't even watch it.

I haven't watched it lately anyways, due to "classic" cartoon shows not being shown on there anymore. (And by classic, I'm talking about very old cartoons like Looney Tunes and MGM toons.)



Part of it is obviously, I've grown up and I'm adult now but the other part of it is because the cartoons on CN now just aren't good IMO.

Same with me...and the stuff on CN now doesn't interest me anyways.

I haven't watched it lately anyways, due to "classic" cartoon shows not being shown on there anymore. (And by classic, I'm talking about very old cartoons like Looney Tunes and MGM toons.)


To me it's no surprise you probably watched Cartoon Network for its classic Hanna-Barbera, MGM, and WB cartoons from the 30's-80's considering that you grew up during the Saturday Morning cartoon era, but I did enjoy LOONEY TUNES and Duck Dodgers on Cartoon Network. Just look at my avatar LOL. I prefered Looney Tunes over Tom & Jerry although I enjoyed both. I didn't care for most Hanna-Barbera cartoons TBH except for Scooby-Doo and a couple others. The Flintstones and Jetsons bored me.

I haven't watched it lately anyways, due to "classic" cartoon shows not being shown on there anymore. (And by classic, I'm talking about very old cartoons like Looney Tunes and MGM toons.)

Same with me...and the stuff on CN now doesn't interest me anyways.

Same here!

To me it's no surprise you probably watched Cartoon Network for its classic Hanna-Barbera, MGM, and WB cartoons from the 30's-80's considering that you grew up during the Saturday Morning cartoon era, but I did enjoy LOONEY TUNES and Duck Dodgers on Cartoon Network. Just look at my avatar LOL. I prefered Looney Tunes over Tom & Jerry although I enjoyed both. I didn't care for most Hanna-Barbera cartoons TBH except for Scooby-Doo and a couple others. The Flintstones and Jetsons bored me.

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Cartoon Network is now the "Teen Titans Go! Network" anyways.

It's sad. CN was my favorite channel growing up. Now, I don't even watch it.

Part of it is obviously, I've grown up and I'm adult now but the other part of it is because the cartoons on CN now just aren't good IMO.


The part that you grew up isn't really excusing. If I was 27 when Cartoon Network was in its prime, I would have still watched the sh!t out of it. I still want a Toonami only network for that reason.

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LMAO!!!!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I can't stop!

The part that you grew up isn't really excusing. If I was 27 when Cartoon Network was in its prime, I would have still watched the sh!t out of it. I still want a Toonami only network for that reason.

That's why I said "the other part of it is because the cartoons on CN now just aren't good IMO."

LMAO!!!!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I can't stop!

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But honestly the humor of a lot of those Hanna Barbera shows were way over my head and appealed to adults who grew up with those when they were kids. The type of vibe The Flintstones characters gave just weren't for me.

Same here!

The network even launched Boomerang, a "spinoff" channel that did air classic cartoon shows when it became a standalone channel sometime in the 2000s... but it later inherited CN's "original" shows. And these days I cannot watch Boomerang because my provider would charge extra to see it (along with other "unsubscribed" channels that aren't premiums).

But honestly the humor of a lot of those Hanna Barbera shows were way over my head and appealed to adults who grew up with those when they were kids. The type of vibe The Flintstones characters gave just weren't for me.

Fair enough.

I loved The Flintstones and The Jetsons. I also liked most of the other HB cartoons.

Interestingly enough, Scooby Doo, Where Are You? was the HB cartoon I liked the least. I found it to be boring :P.

The network even launched Boomerang, a "spinoff" channel that did air classic cartoon shows when it became a standalone channel sometime in the 2000s... but it later inherited CN's "original" shows. And these days I cannot watch Boomerang because my provider would charge extra to see it (along with other "unsubscribed" channels that aren't premiums).

Well, that sucks.

Like I said before, CN will probably get another shot in the arm by 2020 with another show like Adventure Time to save them.

Well, that sucks.

Yeah, Boomerang is one of the select channels that we're "not currently subscribed to."

Cartoon Network is now the "Teen Titans Go! Network" anyways.

It's sad. CN was my favorite channel growing up. Now, I don't even watch it.

Part of it is obviously, I've grown up and I'm adult now but the other part of it is because the cartoons on CN now just aren't good IMO.



So why don't you watch Adult Swim instead?

So why don't you watch Adult Swim instead?

Adult Swim doesn't have anything I want to watch.

The type of vibe The Flintstones characters gave just weren't for me.

I can relate to this so hard. Aside from classic Cartoon Network shows, I can't stand the vibes from most cartoons of other networks. Cartoon Network completely mastered how to create timeless cartoon vibes.

I can relate to this so hard. Aside from classic Cartoon Network shows, I can't stand the vibes from most cartoons of other networks.
I can't either, but then again I haven't really watched any animated shows from within the past ten years (except Phineas & Ferb, a Disney Channel original series that has also been shown on DisneyXD).

I can't either, but then again I haven't really watched any animated shows from within the past ten years (except Phineas & Ferb, a Disney Channel original series that has also been shown on DisneyXD).


Disney Channel didn't have timeless shows until the 2000s. If it isn't Timon and Pumbaa or Aladdin, I'm not watching any Disney cartoon before 1999.

Dragon Ball Super is scheduled to be replacing King of The Hill, Adult Swim and will begin airing at 8pm on weekdays next week.

Disney Channel didn't have timeless shows until the 2000s. If it isn't Timon and Pumbaa or Aladdin, I'm not watching any Disney cartoon before 1999.

Well, it's hard to have a timeless cartoon when you're only showing it to certain people.

I can't say when Cartoon Network "died" because that's a very subjective opinion, but I mainly watched it during its Powerhouse era (1997 to 2004), which corresponded with my elementary school years. Beyond that, I didn't watch it as much anymore except for Adult Swim. Powerhouse with its fun bumpers and music was just way more memorable for me than whatever came afterward.  :D

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Well, it's hard to have a timeless cartoon when you're only showing it to certain people.


I was biased. Disney has a cult following.

Makes sense. CN hasn't been worthwhile for about a decade now.


Like I said before, CN will probably get another shot in the arm by 2020 with another show like Adventure Time to save them.

Implying Adventure time saved them. The ratings were already declining.

Disney Channel didn't have timeless shows until the 2000s. If it isn't Timon and Pumbaa or Aladdin, I'm not watching any Disney cartoon before 1999.


Ya but disney channel is crapola now....With commecials and mostly not good stuff on!

Disney Channel didn't have timeless shows until the 2000s. If it isn't Timon and Pumbaa or Aladdin, I'm not watching any Disney cartoon before 1999.

Well, it's hard to have a timeless cartoon when you're only showing it to certain people.

Yeah, that's true.

But the 'Disney Afternoon' lineup of the 90's had various shows that I would consider "timeless" in my point of view. Those were later shown on Toon Disney which is now defunct. :( But then again everyone has their own set of things they consider "timeless."

Makes sense. CN hasn't been worthwhile for about a decade now.

Probably longer than that from my perspective. By the time my household first got cable, in the early 00's, I was already in my early twenties and did not find any of its original shows the least bit interesting.

Basically, I would say CN kinda died in 2006 when the Re-Animated movie came out, which signaled their new live-action direction. It came back to life in 2010 with a renaissance of all these new shows. Then in 2016, it's died again due to a lack of creativity with crappy reboots and 95% TTGO reruns. Luckily, by 2020, the cycle will repeat itself and a new revolutionary cartoon like Adventure Time will come out and give CN another shot in the arm.

It's hard to believe, but the Gen Z kid era is coming to an end soon I think, and the Gen Alpha era is going to begin by 2020. I wonder what the style of the new generation's cartoons will be; Gen Z had that "Calarts noodle limb" style of Adventure Time which some are tired of.

Are your predictions coming true?

Like I said before, CN will probably get another shot in the arm by 2020 with another show like Adventure Time to save them.


Adventure Time didn't save CN, if anything it ruin it even further. I doubt Cartoon Network will have anymore good shows anymore and the new tv shows sucked, the cartoon network was at it's best in the 90s and early 2000s, it went donehill around 2003-2004 and hasn't gotten any better since.

I don't see the 2020s being any better for Cartoon Network either.

Adventure Time didn't save CN, if anything it ruin it even further. I doubt Cartoon Network will have anymore good shows anymore and the new tv shows sucked, the cartoon network was at it's best in the 90s and early 2000s, it went donehill around 2003-2004 and hasn't gotten any better since.

This post is completely false. I say that as a person who wasn't even a "fan" of Adventure Time (I thought it was just OK, didn't watch it much).

Also, Cartoon Network absolutely did NOT go downhill in 2003/2004. That's absolutely ridiculous.

This post is completely false. I say that as a person who wasn't even a "fan" of Adventure Time (I thought it was just OK, didn't watch it much).

Also, Cartoon Network absolutely did NOT go downhill in 2003/2004. That's absolutely ridiculous.


My post is not false. It is ridiculous to actually believe  that Cartoon Network didn't go downhill around 2003/2004, Adventure Time wasn't really a good show and it wasn't that popular enough to even save Cartoon Network ratings.

CN has been declining in ratings since the 2000s and it gotten worst in the 2010s. I don't see Cartoon Network getting anybetter in the 2020s decade either.

Adventure Time didn't save CN, if anything it ruin it even further. I doubt Cartoon Network will have anymore good shows anymore and the new tv shows sucked, the cartoon network was at it's best in the 90s and early 2000s, it went donehill around 2003-2004 and hasn't gotten any better since.

I don't see the 2020s being any better for Cartoon Network either.


Adventure Time and Regular Show (together) did save CN from the hell hole it was in throughout the late 00's, so you're completely incorrect about that on so many levels. Cartoon Network's current dark age has been going on since Teen Titans Go! and other reboots started being played too much around 2015 while Adventure Time & Regular Show were rarely being played anymore, and with those shows ended now, the network hasn't recovered ever since.

Whether you believe CN went downhill in 2004 or not is a matter of opinion and age. The City Era (2004-2006) was a really good era and underrated, there were still plenty of hit shows on Cartoon Network throughout the time (like Foster's Home, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, Billy & Mandy, Codename: KND, EE&E, Ben 10), no it wasn't on the same level as the previous 1997-2004 era but it was still decent enough.

Actually, if you wanna be honest about CN going into the 2020's, I don't see any hope for this network as well as other kid networks. We have moved on into the streaming service era, and honestly, there's so many great animated shows you can find on Netflix, Disney Plus, the upcoming HBO Max, and other streaming services combined, so there's basically no point of having kid networks anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if those died this decade. It's a cycle. It was Saturday Morning cartoon blocks between the 60's-80's, then the 90's was the transition from Saturday Morning cartoon blocks to cable TV kid networks, then by the 00's it was full force cable TV kid networks. Now we are currently in the transition from cable TV kid networks to just streaming services in general. Kids of today don't really care about CN, Nick, or Disney like millennials and early Gen Z'ers did.

My post is not false. It is ridiculous to actually believe  that Cartoon Network didn't go downhill around 2003/2004, Adventure Time wasn't really a good show and it wasn't that popular enough to even save Cartoon Network ratings.

CN has been declining in ratings since the 2000s and it gotten worst in the 2010s. I don't see Cartoon Network getting anybetter in the 2020s decade either.

Yeah, this post shows that you really don't know much. LOL, Adventure Time had HUGE ratings, I don't know what you're talking about.

Also, you can just go away with that nonsense of CN going downhill in 2003/2004. That statement is beyond stupid.

Adventure Time and Regular Show (together) did save CN from the hell hole it was in throughout the late 00's, so you're completely incorrect about that on so many levels. Cartoon Network's current dark age has been going on since Teen Titans Go! and other reboots started being played too much around 2015 while Adventure Time & Regular Show were rarely being played anymore, and with those shows ended now, the network hasn't recovered ever since.

Whether you believe CN went downhill in 2004 or not is a matter of opinion and age. The City Era (2004-2006) was a really good era and underrated, there were still plenty of hit shows on Cartoon Network throughout the time (like Foster's Home, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, Billy & Mandy, Codename: KND, EE&E, Ben 10), no it wasn't on the same level as the previous 1997-2004 era but it was still decent enough.

Most people from what I've seen view the CN City Era and Powerhouse Era to be about equal in quality. It usually depends of when the person is born on how much they favor one era or the other. Most of the people that say Cartoon Network declined in 2004 was born before 1995.

Personally, for me, I liked the CN City era slightly more than the Powerhouse Era because the CN City Era was when I was 5-7/8 years old, I have more memories of it and I loved the aesthetic of the CN City bumpers. However, I definitely have memories of the Powerhouse Era as well and it was great.

Adventure Time and Regular Show (together) did save CN from the hell hole it was in throughout the late 00's, so you're completely incorrect about that on so many levels. Cartoon Network's current dark age has been going on since Teen Titans Go! and other reboots started being played too much around 2015 while Adventure Time & Regular Show were rarely being played anymore, and with those shows ended now, the network hasn't recovered ever since.

Whether you believe CN went downhill in 2004 or not is a matter of opinion and age. The City Era (2004-2006) was a really good era and underrated, there were still plenty of hit shows on Cartoon Network throughout the time (like Foster's Home, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, Billy & Mandy, Codename: KND, EE&E, Ben 10), no it wasn't on the same level as the previous 1997-2004 era but it was still decent enough.

Actually, if you wanna be honest about CN going into the 2020's, I don't see any hope for this network as well as other kid networks. We have moved on into the streaming service era, and honestly, there's so many great animated shows you can find on Netflix, Disney Plus, the upcoming HBO Max, and other streaming services combined, so there's basically no point of having kid networks anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if those died this decade. It's a cycle. It was Saturday Morning cartoon blocks between the 60's-80's, then the 90's was the transition from Saturday Morning cartoon blocks to cable TV kid networks, then by the 00's it was full force cable TV kid networks. Now we are currently in the transition from cable TV kid networks to just streaming services in general. Kids of today don't really care about CN, Nick, or Disney like millennials and early Gen Z'ers did.

Most people from what I've seen view the CN City Era and Powerhouse Era to be about equal in quality. It usually depends of when the person is born on how much they favor one era or the other. Most of the people that say Cartoon Network declined in 2004 was born before 1995.

Personally, for me, I liked the CN City era slightly more than the Powerhouse Era because the CN City Era was when I was 5-7/8 years old, I have more memories of it and I loved the aesthetic of the CN City bumpers. However, I definitely have memories of the Powerhouse Era as well and it was great.

Yeah, this post shows that you really don't know much. LOL, Adventure Time had HUGE ratings, I don't know what you're talking about.

Also, you can just go away with that nonsense of CN going downhill in 2003/2004. That statement is beyond stupid.


Your statement is the one beyond stupid and dumb. First of all your post is nonsense and don't make any darn sense what so ever. Adventure Time and Regular show were ok, but they weren't that great and they didn't save CN, i know more then you put together, CN went to hell around 2003/2004 era weather you believe it or not.

CN was the best in the 90s and early 2000s, it lost all of it's original feel around the 2003/2004 era and it gotten worst in 2006-2008. The 2020s are not going be any better for CN either.

I'm not suprise why Comcast remove CN from their lineup because the network sucks now and barely has any good shows worth watching now.

Everyone has a darn right to voice their opinions weather you like it or not.

Your statement is the one beyond stupid and dumb. First of all your post is nonsense and don't make any darn sense what so ever. Adventure Time and Regular show were ok, but they weren't that great and they didn't save CN, i know more then you put together, CN went to hell around 2003/2004 era weather you believe it or not.

CN was the best in the 90s and early 2000s, it lost all of it's original feel around the 2003/2004 era and it gotten worst in 2006-2008. The 2020s are not going be any better for CN either.

I'm not suprise why Comcast remove CN from their lineup because the network sucks now and barely has any good shows worth watching now.

Everyone has a darn right to voice their opinions weather you like it or not.

Your post had terrible English and a terrible opinion.

Cartoon Network was at its best from 1997-2007. Those 10 years were the best years in Cartoon Network's history, IMO. If Cartoon Network sucked after 2003, then it wouldn't be a channel anymore.

Also, I didn't particularly care for either Adventure Time or Regular Show but they were SUPER popular shows and most definitely "saved" the network after the 2007 Boston bomb scare and the debut of CN Real in 2009. Just because you didn't care for CN after 2003 doesn't mean that it was a bad channel.

Your post had terrible English and a terrible opinion.

Cartoon Network was at its best from 1997-2007. Those 10 years were the best years in Cartoon Network's history, IMO. If Cartoon Network sucked after 2003, then it wouldn't be a channel anymore.

Also, I didn't particularly care for either Adventure Time or Regular Show but they were SUPER popular shows and most definitely "saved" the network after the 2007 Boston bomb scare and the debut of CN Real in 2009. Just because you didn't care for CN after 2003 doesn't mean that it was a bad channel.


Your english is the one that is terrible and your opinions sucks.


Adventure Time and Regular Show weren't that great as you trying to make them be and they did not saved CN which is total nonsense of your's.

The 2003/2004/2006-2008 weren't really good year's for CN, but they still had much better shows like Grim Adventures/ Foster's/Justice League/Megas XLR/Camp Lazlo, these are all of the ones i know that did help CN to be saved.

Get your facts right and try to post a little bit more better next time.

Your english is the one that is terrible and your opinions sucks.


Adventure Time and Regular Show weren't that great as you trying to make them be and they did not saved CN which is total nonsense of your's.

The 2003/2004/2006-2008 weren't really good year's for CN, but they still had much better shows like Grim Adventures/ Foster's/Justice League/Megas XLR/Camp Lazlo, these are all of the ones i know that did help CN to be saved.

Get your facts right and try to post a little bit more better next time.

LOL, your comeback was the epitome of "I know you are but what am I".

You're a weirdo. There was nothing wrong with my grammar. You misspelled multiple words.

Anyways, you're not going to continue this act. I'm giving you a warning. You think that your opinion is law and have insulted me from the beginning. I will close this thread so that your annoying trolling will stop.

If you do this in other threads, we'll have a BIG problem.