Cartoon Network

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U.S. cable channel Cartoon Network, is part of the Turner Broadcasting family.  Started in 1992 it ran classic cartoons (Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, The Jetsons, etc.) 24 hours a day.  In 1995 the channel added exclusive original content such as Dexter's Laboratory, Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy and The Powerpuff Girls.  To start off the new millinium, Cartoon Network would be home of the entire Warner Bros. catalogue with characters Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Tweety Bird, to name a few.

By 2004 the Cartoon Network had grown so much that more changes were needed.  Those classic animations moved to a new home on sister station Boomerang.  The channel embraced CGI graphics to keep up with the times as well as programming in blocks of time that showed like materials together. Afterschool Throwdown airs weekdays with Dynamite Action Squad on Saturday mornings.

Cartoon Network has acknowledged that animation is not just for kids with [adult swim], a nighttime block aimed at the 17+ age group using animated comedy series and shorts.  Some of the shows on air in 2008 include Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken and Metalocalypse.

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    OH YEAH! We finally get to see the Villain TWO-FACE on BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD Animated TV Series!! In this new clip we get to watch a part of the teaser from the next episode titled "The Fate Of Equinox". It airs this Friday, November 13th, 2009 on The Cartoon Network!
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  • VIDEO: New Episode - BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD - Fate Of Equinox


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    THIS IS AN AUTHORIZED VIDEO FROM WARNER BROS: The next episode of BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD, titled "The Fate of Equinox", will air on Friday, November 13th, 2009 on the Cartoon Network. In this episode, Batman has his final battle with the balance-obsessed villain Equinox as the maniac tries to remake the ...
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  • Super Hero Squad moves to Prime Time Cartoon Network


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  • LOONEY TUNES ARE BACK!!!!


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  • Cartoon Network Picks Up Two New Live Action Series


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  • Cartoon Network continues to push live-action content


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  • Cartoon Network Goes Live


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