A Screwy Little Neighborhood, Ain't it? - Sesame Street on Cartoon Network

[Spooner The Trinity]

Interview of Stuart Snyder, CEO of Cartoon Network from Street Gang: How we Got to Sesame Street by Michael Davis

In hindsight, you can blame Tickle U's refusal to die on me. In fact, the very first time I guided the Cartoon Network, I was still at Cookie Jar negotiating a rerun deal with Sesame Workshop. It was October when it happened, I met with Gary Knell who had just launched Sprout with PBS and I wanted to negotiate a basic cable home for Sesame Street. They didn't quite see the appeal in carting out their reruns to any of the three kids cable networks, especially given why they keep churning out new episodes for PBS and only PBS. But I got them to sit down and do a bit of channel surfing with me.

First was Nick Jr, and while it was nice to see Blue's Clues still chugging along with Dora the Explorer, Lazytown, and the recently ended Little Bill, I didn't quite get the gist of Jack's Big Music Show and Pinkie Dinky Doo had a cute artstyle. Overall, Nick Jr. had a solid lineup fitting of a former partner over at Noggin. Next, we stopped by Playhouse Disney to check in on Pooh, Bear, Vivian, Tony, Olie and all the rest. I saw some appeal in Johnny and the Sprites and noticed the high stimulation vibes that the Doodlebops were giving off. And with word that Mickey Mouse will have his own show in the coming months, the pressure will be on for NJ to return fire.

And then we watched Tickle U on Cartoon Network.

This was not a company first for the self-proclaimed home of the Top Toon Stars, Big Bag and Small World held that honor. This one had great presentation and lovable mascots in Pipoca and Henderson, what it lacked were good shows. Firehouse Tales? Gerald McBoing-Boing? Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!? An earful of Peppa Pig was enough for me to want her carved into bacon. These shows were terrible, why any loving mother would subject their little ones to this drivel was beyond me. Which of course, made it prime real estate. I dialed up a phone number for someone at Cartoon Network that had been meticulously hidden in its intricate Cityscape interstitials and went over to Carol to make the call and after a silly impression of the gentle giant Edwardo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends greeted us, Carol as Big Bird made a polite invitation for a playdate on Sesame Street. As the days bled into weeks and I kept up my post back home, I would receive an email from Joan about a rough animatic that was sent in by Animal Logic, the team behind said interstitials and the Tickle U stuff. It featured the characters of Cartoon Network in its Cityscape playing around with the myriad muppets that populated Sesame Street, block by block it moved from the center street that is featured in most of the bumpers all the way to the notorious Around the Corner set from the 90s which a quick pan takes us to that famous neighborhood before zooming in on the street sign.

Safe to assume that yeah, we had ourselves an eager new customer.

For peak enjoyment, Imagine the theme tune sounding like a blend of S38 and S40's intro
Story beats for Sesame Street - Cartoon Network Intro (City Era)
(Fade into Townsville Hall, Pipoca slides in from the left and rushes into the camera as it zooms outward to the tune of the first half of the CN City jingle, drums kick in as letters, numbers and shapes of all colors flow from Scooby Alley.)

Can you tell me how to get-
Can you tell me how to get-

(Pipoca turns around into the alley to find Count von Count drawing a number Zero which Pipoca jumps into as the Muppet belts out his signature laugh, we swoop in with the alleged caterpillar into the interior of Pepe's dance studio, Dee-Dee and her friends are dancing along with Zoe and Rosita)

Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away

(We zoom out a nearby window to find Bloo and Telly bouncing up and down the roof of the Party Place (from 06) as the camera sweeps to the next street over, Lazzo Lane. We see Ingrid and Humphrey walking by with their little Natasha in a stroller, Bruno the Trashman in a garbage truck. And Puffy AmiYumi rocking out with a few hot licks on 'air is sweet')

On my way to where the air is sweet!

(The tour of Lazzo Lane ends on a pond which ripples into Place (Tickle U) as a scuba scope peeks out revealing Cookie Monster on the other end of the glass saying 'Hi' and then waving 'Bye!' as Pipoca dives in with the submerging scope)

Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street!

(Henderson is bringing an umbrella as it rains in Place, Cookie Monster notices one of the magic block portals displaying this classic bumper

(Cookie dives in for Candyland as Elmo strolls in on his tricycle. Cue his signature giggle as he rolls in upside down along one of the oversized ribbons Place kept from his days as the setting for the Original Cartoon Cartoon Fridays.)

Can you tell me how to get-

(The blocks scroll by revealing Tickle U's programming)

Come and play
Everything's A-OK!

(Pipoca pops out of the sky to greet the Powerpuff Girls as they soar about keeping up with Super Grover... who promptly crashes into the windshield of Megas. Coop picks him up by the collar, his head dizzy with now/then icons, then tosses him out to cascade down the giant robot part of the giant robot car.)

Friendly neighbors there.
That's where we meet!

(Super Grover manages to regain his composure and begin the quick swoop Around the Corner past Benny Bunny at the Fuzzy Arms, Oscar the Grouch at his news stand, to the iconic 123 Sesame Street.)

Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street!

(A final cast shot of Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Snuffy, Gordon, Maria, Luis, Bob, Alan, and the Sesame Street Kids is the focus as Pipoca slides up the Sesame Street signage ala Super Mario Bros. The Tickle U logo pops up right beside it as Nicole Vicius speaks her line over an intercom system that rings the first three notes of the very theme song you have just heard.)

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street!

Nicole: 'Now rolling tape ####, Now rolling tape ####.')

 

[Nivek]

Would CTW not waste the money they will get from cn?

 

[Spooner The Trinity]

Would CTW not waste the money they will get from cn?

They won't, believe me, they wont.

 

[Nivek]

They won't, believe me, they wont.

Hope so, if not their otl collapse would be even worse that otl

 

[Spooner The Trinity]

Sesame Street to air on struggling Tickle U block on Cartoon Network
Article from ToonZone.net, published November 11, 2005

Sesame Workshop has announced a rerun syndication deal for Cartoon Network wherein Tickle U would hopefully find second wind with a new headliner for the block in the PBS Kids staple Sesame Street, due to air on January 16th of next year, this will serve as an effort to salvage the block following its lackluster performance dating back to its launch. Other shows that will be added to the block include Baby Looney Tunes, Krypto the Superdog and 64 Zoo Lane, alongside returning show Big Bag and the Cartoon Network debut of Yo! Yogi with plans to include Cave Kids later on in the year. (more in the link)

PBS, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network to supply programming for the Program Exchange
Article from Boston Globe, published November 11, 2005

The word of the day is Sharing, especially over at your local PBS station as they respond to one of their earliest hits finding a second home over on Time Warner's Cartoon Network. PBS partner studios will be entering a partnership with Viacom and Time Warner to license out their children's programming to the Program Exchange. Confirmed shows for the PBS Stations include Baby Looney Tunes from Warner Bros Animation Studios and Blue's Clues from Nick Jr. But the real winner in all of this was of course, Cartoon Network, currently in talks to walk away with Cyberchase's cable syndication rights... (more in the link)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting fires Chairman
Exerpt from press release by CPB Inspector General Kenneth Konz, published in USA Today on November 3, 2005 [1]

We found evidence that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) former Chairman violated statutory provisions and the Director's Code of Ethics by dealing directly with one of the creators of a new public affairs program during negotiations with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the CPB over creating the show. Our review also found evidence that suggests "political tests" were a major criteria [sic] used by the former Chairman in recruiting a President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for CPB, which violated statutory prohibitions against such practices.

Tickle U to air an additional block on Boomerang in larger revamp.
Article from ToonZone.net, Published November 22, 2005

In a stroke of added confidence from the presence of Sesame Street on its revamped lineup, Cartoon Network has announced a new Tickle U morning block for Boomerang set to launch with a full revitalization effort for the channel helmed by Sesame Workshop syndication head Stuart Snyder which features a new logo [2] and new bumpers developed by Pepper's Ghost Studios which Sesame Workshop has already worked with on the Noggin program Tiny Planets, no word yet on its future on the channel but given how its parent company has hitched its flagship show to a competing cable network will have ramifications. (more below)

[1] Believe it or not, this actually happened IOTL. I was figuring out ways the people who usually fund PBS programs can be affected when I came across this little tidbit. Who knew?

[2] Which I'm currently fishing for, any good ideas, gang?

 

[Nivek]

Yo! Yogi

Did were latinamericans they only ones that unironically liked yo yogi?(for me it was OK, just was funny seeing more of Yogi Bear)

 

[Spooner The Trinity]

The Weird World of Tickle U
exerpt from YouTube video published by ConnorTheWaffle on 1/23/24

In 2005, Cartoon Network was clearly at its peak, peak programming in the likes of Fosters and Camp Lazlo, peak bumpers in Animal Logic's phenomenal cityscape, peak blockage with Toonami, Miguzi, Fridays and... wait, what's this thing in the corner. (footage of Tickle U's original lineup) Oh. Ooooohhh... Tickle U was only the second attempt Cartoon Network would make at preschool programming behind 1996's Big Bag from the Children's Television Workshop. And to say it has an underdog story is a bit of an understatement, filled with highs and lows and rubbed shoulders in a game to stand out against the already entrenched Nick Jr. and Playhouse Disney.

Tickle U launched in August 22nd, 2005 hosted by the caterpillar named Pipoca and her plush puppy pal Henderson. While the bumpers were produced by Animal Logic under the same team as the City Bumpers, the real head of the operation was Alice Cohn who picked out shows based on specific aspects of toddlerhood and how to address them.

Unsurprisingly, the initial lineup flopped hard, especially for Stuart Snyder who was VP of Syndication over at CTW, now named Sesame Workshop. His solution, make Tickle U the Cable home for Sesame Street, of course. And then things got crazy. (Cue the Sesame Street intro) 64 Zoo Lane, Baby Looney Tunes, Krypto, Yo! Yogi and even our old pal Big Bag. While the original shows would slowly rotate back in with the one exception being Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto! Sesame Street would find themselves revolutionizing the rerun format using their own format to its advantage. Case in Point, Klasky Csupo's adaptation of Calvin and Hobbes. After a decade of the cryptid life following the strip's conclusion in 1995, creator Bill Watterson was convinced to pull the trigger on a series of segments for Sesame Street that would join the rotation on the condition that he alone would do the storyboarding and writing, even hold auditions for the voice of Calvin, nine-year-old Jeremy Shada with older brother Zack serving as Hobbes. A firm believer that different medias have different strengths, he saw to it that the adaptation held true to the spirit of the strip whilst also playing to the new medium's strengths with completely new stories. Overall a fine adaptation, but it wouldn't last long. A firm enemy of the Schwartz, Bill would pull Calvin out of the Sesame Toybox after a season and a half due to merchandising issues. Not even the 'goes back into the production' excuse is enough to save it. I know, I'm just as shocked as you are! Another strip that would last far longer on the street gang was For Better or For Worse, which was no stranger to adaptation unlike the dynamic duo here. Lynn Johnson already had a headstart on TeleToon courtesy of Canadian animation house FunBag (no relation) which adapted three distinct eras, The Early Years set during the mid 1980s, The Growing Years which took place in the early 90s, and The Later Years at the tail end of that same decade. Reeling from financial woes and looking to get some extra cash, they were more than happy to pick up where they left off, making sixteen new seven-minute episodes that fit a new era from the strip fittingly labeled: The Here and Now set during mid 2005 featuring April as the leading lady for most of the show with several episodes focusing on her older siblings Liz and Michael tackling the challenges of adult life. To better explain to kids about this unique format of how we end up jumping from era to era, Cartoon On Air revisited their Cartoon Network Office setting in a segment built to teach kids about the days in a week.

EXERPT FROM - CNHQ Insert Script: Weekday Tapes
Starring
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Desiree Casado as Gabi​

(Luis puts in a videotape labeled: 'The Growing Years')

LUIS
Mondays are when they draw episodes from the Growing Years for the remix episodes,

(Clip of April as a Toddler doing a Toddler thing teens tend to find annoying plays on the television screen to the someteen-year-old girl's embarrasment)

APRIL (flustered)
Whu-Hey!

MICHAEL
Not so cute when you're the one being annoyed, is it.

(Cut to the clip of Toddler April)

MICHAEL (O.C)
Couldn't have come from such a more fitting face.

LUIS
We all start somewhere when we come into the world. (Inserts another tape labeled 'The Early Years') Case in point, here's something that one would remix in for Tuesday.

(Clip of an embarrassing moment in the childhood of Michael. Then back to April, ready to tease him back.)

APRIL (coyly)
Couldn't have come from such a more fitting face.​

Which brings us to the big ticket item of this whole ordeal: The Inserts made by Cartoon On-Air and their minions over at Primal Screen, Animal Logic, Fine Line among others. In these bumps, both the concurrent City Era style of bumps and the Powerhouse Era's Cartoon Network Headquarters setting were used to intermingle the shared Cartoon Network universe with the Sesame Street cast of characters both from the Streets themselves and all the animated characters that have appeared over the years. Wanna see the Alligator King go to John Patterson for dental work and discuss other things that start with the letter D? Now you can! Looking for Bob blocked by security gaurd Goku discussing open and close? Sure, Why not! Want a JBVO bit where Elmo gets on Johnny's nerves talking about the color blue? It ain't an All-Request show for nothing. As long as there was a child appropriate concept like colors, opposites, letters and numbers, no crossover was off limits.

There was even a Boomerang version of the block that launched a couple of months afterward, complete with the Sesame Street reruns that open it airing no season past the birth of Gabi. Big Bag would find a more stable home there beside even older puppet shows Zoobilee Zoo and The Magic Garden which, fun fact about the former: Gary Schwartz portrays Bravo Fox in this, those of you who have Team Fortress 2 at some point in your life, please let it sink in. (clip of Heavy saying Sandwich) Chelli was booted from the main network after less than a month in favor Magical Doremi, an anime. (History of Cartoon Network Clip: 'Konichiwa.') People who know of my 4Kids video are more than familiar with the show so I'll keep it brief, little girl stumbles in a magic shop, scares a witch and reduces her to a frog, she works as an apprentice to find a way to fix it, more little girls join including her kid sister Caitlyn, 4Kids TV fails to make it a thing, Tickle U succeeds in making it a thing, resulting in Sharp all the way to Na-I-Sho ending up airing on Tickle U. But Dorie and company would not be alone on the anime front, (One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven of Seven!) Another slice of life show centered around a little girl that stumbles apon a plot device that gives her magic, the main gimmick here being that she is split into seven different Nanas. I gotta say, going in to watch this again, there's a charm that went into this especially with Veronica Taylor's performance as all seven Nanas, you can feel that while each has their own distinct personality, they all more or less sound like sisters. This dynamic would prove to be a modest hit for the block and is always a welcome addition to the curriculum whenever it rotates in. In time, the OGs were given a second chance both back on the home version and on Boomerang, regularly rotating in to keep the lineup fresh, also rotating in were new shows Cave Kids, Cramp Twins, Histeria! and the Elementary School Sub Staple: The Magic School Bus! I gotta say, seeing the Frizz on Cartoon Network has this cozy vibe going. Another notable thing that rotated in and out was Scooby Alley and the Acme Hour which immediately followed Tickle U, I gotta say, after a drought of Looney Tunes reruns on Cartoon Network, it felt pretty neat to see the Tunes back in action after the engineered flop that was Back in Action. (Casino Scene)

=TO BE CONTINUED=

TICKLE U Scheduling for Winter - Spring Season 2006 (Cartoon Network)

CN	1/16/06-2/3/06	2/6/06 - 4/7/06	4/10/06 - 5/12/06	5/15/06 - 6/30/06
8:00	Sesame Street	Sesame Street	Sesame Street	Sesame Street
9:00	Firehouse Tales	Little Robots	Gerald McBoingBoing	Harry and his Bucket of Dinosaurs
9:15	Peppa Pig	Peppa Pig	Peppa Pig	Peppa Pig
9:30	64 Zoo Lane	64 Zoo Lane	64 Zoo Lane	Histeria! (CN Premiere)
10:00	Baby Looney Tunes	Harry and his Bucket of Dinosaurs Gerald McBoingBoing	Cave Kids (CN Premiere)	Little Robots Gerald McBoingBoing
10:30	Krypto the Superdog	Krypto the Superdog	Seven of Seven (CN Premiere)	Magical Doremi # (CN Premiere)
11:00	Big Bag	Magical Doremi (CN Premiere)	Magical Doremi	Cramp Twins (New Season)
11:30	Yo Yogi! (CN Premiere)	The Magic School Bus (CN Premiere)	The Magic School Bus	Will and Dewit (CN Premiere)
12:00	Acme Hour	Acme Hour	Acme Hour	Scooby Alley (What's New and Pup Named)
1:00	Tom and Jerry	Tom and Jerry	Tom and Jerry	Tom and Jerry

TICKLE U Scheduling for Spring Season 2006 (Boomerang)

Boomerang	3/13/06-5/12/06	5/15/06-6/30/06
7:00am	Sesame Street	Sesame Street
8:00am	The Magic Garden	Zoobilee Zoo
8:30am	Big Bag	Big Bag
9:00am	Yo! Yogi	Gordon the Garden Gnome Gerald McBoingBoing
9:30am	Firehouse Tales Gordon the Garden Gnome	64 Zoo Lane
10:00am	Marvelous Melmo (Funimation Dub)	Gigi's Dreamland (90s Minky Momo)
10:30am	Gigi's Magical World (Harmony Gold)	Cave Kids
11:00am	Scooby Alley (New Scooby Movies, Scooby and Scrappy)	Acme Hour

 

[DTF955Baseballfan]

OK, apparently over at Muppet Central. The forum only goes back to 2014 now, as far as searching, so I can't link it. But I posted something about how I rated different segments that they had in the 2000s and early 2010s. It was a thread where a variety of people were discussing different ones

In it, I suggested that Hero Guy with baby bear was actually not as dead on arrival as everyone thought and that this was because the problem was that he never did anything interacting with others or for that matter teaching anything other than using your imagination. I shared an example of how he could have used hero guy to teach rhymes by. Having a letter come off as he shows Telly his drawing, and trying to figure out what letter should go there.
It should be try try again. But they keep going through different letters with Hero Guy trying F. C and D before they finally get it right. (Telly with the D: You mean I have to go around with a towel all my life?)

My point is this hero guy can be used to have them interact with other Cartoon Network characters. It can make the segment a lot better than it was. In fact, some of the other duller segments can have some life put into them the same way.

 

[Nivek]

Case in Point, Klasky Csupo's adaptation of Calvin and Hobbes. A

no a chance, the reason why Bill Watterson avoided any kind of adaptation was that, so he wouldn't loss his creative control

 

[Geekhis Khan]

Interesting idea and strong start! I'm curious to see where this goes. I'm hoping to see how the business and art worlds change behind the scenes.

In hindsight, you can blame Tickle U's refusal to die on me.

An earful of Peppa Pig was enough for me to want her carved into bacon.

You and all the parents of the 2010s!

no a chance, the reason why Bill Watterson avoided any kind of adaptation was that, so he wouldn't loss his creative control

Very true. Also the specter of Moichendizing hangs over everything. No way the network won't be putting out Calvin & Hobbes the Flamethrower. Waterson was a firm enemy of the Schwartz. Wouldn't even allow Hobbes Plushies OTL. Don't get me wrong, I'd carve Peppa into bacon in front of a Kindergarten class for a C&H cartoon, but while Waterson lives, anything like this deal is DOA.

The rest passes the sniff test, but I'd recommend having that one fall through, but be the bridge to the other strips-made-cartoons. Alternately, Waterson dies in a car crash and the rights fall to a less Idealistic relative or something.

Otherwise, great stuff, Spooner, keep it coming!

 

[Spooner The Trinity]

Happy Memorial Day, all. Here's what we've got for the front half of 2006

Cartoon Network Draft 2006
As witnessed by some kid on YouTube

Imagine a track like this playing over a montage of the complete Dragonball trilogy of anime.

(The Sesame Street background theme plays in the background as Jim Samples walks by the iconic signpost with a yo-yo in his hand. He spots the audience and smiles)

Jim: Hi, welcome to Sesame Street. What you have just seen is a taste of the top prize in the Cartoon Network Draft for 2006, we've got a ton of original and acquired programming coming down the pipe this year, whether it falls into the Toonami or Miguzi league this year is in the air for right now. But first thing's first, we must do a quick rundown of a few new features as to how things are going to be run around here. Mister Snyder, if you will...

(Stuart Snyder walks onstage with a scroll in his hand. He unrolls it for Jim)

Jim: Ah, yes. The Dress Code for Live Action Programming that air on Cartoon Network. You see...Last year, our ratings growth was led by the strength of our original programs, (cue a slide of the current originals) We plan to continue that momentum this year with original movies and events based on some of our biggest hits. With both Class of 3000, from one of the most gifted talents in the music industry, Andre Benjamin, and Squirrel Boy, we are looking forward to another exciting year. Another measure being a sort of star search, hence the, ah, dress code here. So, if any future suits want to walk in the face of our mission statement, you better have a good reason for it that adheres to the following three laws. Rule Number 1, If a film or show has an animated adaptation in the vaults, it can be allowed airtime sparingly. Ghostbusters, got a cartoon, fair game. Mary Poppins, animated characters, would be doable if a certain rodent's willing to play ball. Jumanji, Rambo, Robocop.

Stuart: Wait, Rambo got a cartoon?

Jim: So did Mork and Mindy. (laughter is had by all.) The things you find in the vaults. Okay, Second Rule... If the live actors cast or the setting and plotlines are animated in their performance, like in Willy Wonka, The Goonies, Gremlins, all that... You might make it in. Which leads us... to Rule Three... If there is an explicitly animated character or world like in Osmosis Jones, Roger Rabbit or...

A countdown from five rolls on the screen leading to...

(The audience cheers as the movie trailer concludes and the two executives take a triumphant bow. Two faces walk in, Richard Williams and Bob McGrath)

Bob: And these are the people in this neighborhood... (laughter is had.) Yes, we've dug up the paperwork and are now fully cleared to run Raggedy Ann and Andy, A Musical Adventure directed by the man behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit himself, Mister Richard Williams.

Dick: Thanks, Bob. You know following the release of Christmas Carol which was nominated for an Academy-(FFWD>>) -working with the late Joe Raposo was a treat, (FFWD>>) hope that you enjoy my movie.

(The audience cheers as Dick and Bob walk offstage. Cue a montage of the shows getting new episodes in the forthcoming year, but when we cut to Billy and Mandy, the screen glitches to black, only one voice disrupting the silence.)

Voice: It's Go Time!

(A Logo emerges with a set of silhouettes beneath them. The logo reads)

TIME SQUAD: UNDERFIST
Created by Maxwell Atoms, Dave Wasson

(The audience cheers as the logo splashes on a six-notch line, it zooms out to reveal an even bigger Logo)

HERO
GENERATION​

(Enter Maxwell Atoms and Dwayne McDuffie, stage right.)

Maxwell: Holy crud.

Dwayne: Best Idea ever, am I right?

Maxwell: See, it started when I met with Tom over at Kids Next Door, we wanted to do a crossover, and believe it or not, Jim had the same idea for Ben 10 and Juniper Lee, like a whole shared universe. And that's Hero Generation.

Dwayne: Helmed of course, by Man of Action following the success of Saturday Morning Smash Hit Ben 10. Hero Generation is going to be our own little Mini-Marvel. Case in point, Time Squad Underfist features Buck, Larry and Otto being joined by Billy and Mandy alongside a few favorite side characters from both their show and Kids Next Door to combat a big bad that pretty much wipes the floor with the world, only to restore it to some working condition with the promise to come back with a vengeance after seven years pass.

Maxwell: Why Kids Next Door? Well... (The Hero Generation Logo zooms in to the timeline in the H's bars. The notch to the far left manifests a logo.)

Maxwell: The opening salvo of Hero Generation, The Kids Next Door face an all-powerful evil that threatens to turn all life on the planet into these hideously wrinkly Senior Citizombies. The Kids Next Door are forced to re-commission their greatest operative ever to battle for not only kids, but for the world itself. Will they succeed? Given that Curious Pictures is the studio tasked with creating Time Squad Underfist, it seems more of a toss-up, really.

Dwayne: And while we're on the topic of films, Fosters has a decent one coming up, nowhere near the stakes of ZERO, but it has a lot of the heart and soul. Good Wilt Hunting. For the first time ever, the creators of favorite imaginary friends will be revealed. At the Foster's picnic, creators of imaginary friends visit their old pals. The girl who created Eduardo returns, as do the scientists who studied Coco, but Wilt's creator never arrives. Wilt searches for answers while the Foster's crew follows behind on his journey. We will be aiming for a Fall release so keep an eye out for it.

(The audience cheers as the two walk offstage and in comes Moltar, Brak and Zorak, in puppet form.)

Brak: Oh my, jeebus! We're on Sesame Street, Zorak! Can you feel the magic in the air?

Zorak: I'm certainly feeling something.

Brak: Ah, you know. It's just that whole Muppetational feeling that rolls in.

Moltar: As if there's a cattle prod up your-.

(in strolls Elmo)

Elmo: Oh-Oh! Hi!

Brak: Hello!

Zorak: Ugh... Perfect, the prodical pipsqueak arrives...

Elmo: Elmo is so glad you could join us over on Sesame Street!

Brak: That's right, every mornin' at eight! Tickle U's getting a healthy dose of Sunny Days faster than a bowl of instant steam-grits.

Moltar: And that's not all, we're spicing up the reruns with new segments joining the ranks of Bert and Ernie, Super Grover,

Elmo: And Elmo's World! Yadadadaaa!

Zorak: I'm gonna tell him.

Brak: Don't you dare.

Moltar: Here to introduce the new segments, we have Lynn Johnston, creator for Better or For Worse.

Elmo: YAAAAAAY!!! (His giggle joins the cheering audience as the muppets walk away.)

Zorak: But the look on his mug when I'd tell him! Tell me you wouldn't wanna see that! (Moltar packs Zorak in a suitcase.) Moltar, you fink!

Moltar: Sorry, dude. A peep of the ban, and Space Ghost'll be blasting away at the both of us non-stop. (Walks offstage as Lynn walks onstage)

Lynn: For over thirty-five years, Sesame Street has been a staple in children's programming and it shows little to no sign of stopping anytime soon. So, imagine my surprise when they came to me to bring my comic strip and Calvin and Hobbes over for the show's Cartoon Network debut. Calvin being from the great Bill Waterson in association with the talented artists at Klasky Csupo. (skipped)

Old and New
by C.H. Greenblatt

A young woman is doing her long pink hair in front of a mirror held up by a baby chick, Dexter can be seen running into the CCF studio as connective tissue. The woman spots a red pimple on the upper left of her face.

WOMAN
Oh, dear. I hate it when that happens. (starts rubbing a stick of ointment on the pustule in question before a red rodent appears before her.)

RODNEY
Oh, excuse me, mademoiselle. Me and my pal Andy have been invited for Orientation at Cartoon Network.

WOMAN
Well, aren't you the newness around here. My name is Gigi, I'll be your guide to the best place for cartoons. (cut to a beat on Andy and Rodney looking at Gigi, with Fred Flinstone, Chicken and Thundarr walking to the entrance.) Let's just cut to the chase here...

(On the other side of that entrance, Yogi is exiting the building as Gigi and the duo enter.)

GIGI
Yes, Cartoons both old and new come through these walls, both from our own bullpen and the impressive backlog of our parent company.

RODNEY
Excuse me, what do you mean by old and new.

GIGI
Well, for starters. Old means that they've been on this earth for a long time like hand-me-down clothing. And if it's new, then that means it has only recently been brought to its current situation like a new home, a new school...

ADAM LYON (passing by)
Tell me about it.

GIGI
And you two are just like Mister Lyon here, you are new toons made for Cartoon Network! (Dick Dastardly can be seen entering the building) Whereas older Toons have seen broadcast airtime on the oldest three networks before ending up here.

RODNEY
Yeah, and though I'm the new civilized critter on the block, there are far older examples both (Cut to the Talking Dog from PPG handging with Ruff and Ready) in new toons and old toons.

GIGI
Very good.

ANDY
And a lot of creators have the freedom to make their own toons right now wheras the old days... (Cue a shot of Scooby Clones arguing over a bagel)

SHERMAN
And I'm telling ya, it's mine!

BRETT MATTHEWS
You wanna go at it, pal?

SHERMAN (Transforms into Fangface)
Bring it! (slams BRETT into a coffee machine) Nyeh-Nyeh, NuhNyeh-N(Is run over by the incredible TURBO TEEN as it speeds by SPEED BUGGY)

SPEED BUGGY
Hey, P-P-P-P Please no Spu-pu-pu-peed racing in the halls! (Persues the sister studio's dirivitive creation)

GIGI
And ironically enough, though I'm new to Boomerang, I have been airing on international airwaves since 1982! I have tried to get to the states myself.

OSCAR (Popping out of a nearby garbage can laid out by BRUNO)
Yet your dubbing house flopped hard after Robotech.

GIGI
And there it is. Can't I at least get some respect? I am a pioneer in my genre, you know?

OSCAR (sarcastically)
Oh, Whoop-de-doo! Sailor Moon, Doremi, and the flippin' Powerpuffs all owe ya for being some kinda trailblazer. But did your dub do good? (glances to Son Goku) You tell me, Zero!

GOKU (surprised)
Oh! Ah... Gigi... You're on the network?

GIGI (dissapointed)
Boomerang's Tickle U block.

GOKU
Cool, not as big as Toonami but,,, no one's gonna be as big as Toonami. Okay, bye! Say no to drugs! (Uses Instant Transmission to get the hell outta there.)

GIGI
Wait! (Notices that something is missing from her person)

OSCAR (off camera)
Another aspect that her descendants surpassed her on... (cut to Oscar pulling out the Minky Stick) Toy Sales!

GIGI
Very funny, Oscar. (extends her hand with the other hand on her hips) Now hand it over.

OSCAR (fiddling with Minky Stick)
Come on, I know your shtick and Miss Taylor ditched it as soon as she got her quack team of Sailor Scouts.

GIGI
Do you even realize that messing with it could cancel out my magi-oh my god, you do.

OSCAR (whaps GIGI in the head, reducing her to the young girl she is known for being in her show of origin)
Agebending, (BRUNO picks up his trash can) Well, aren't you such a... Wicked Lady!

(OSCAR's punchline cue plays as BRUNO runs off with his grouch in tow and GIGI gives chase)

GIGI
STOP! GIVE IT BACK!

OSCAR
Pick up the Pace, Bruno!

(Rodney and Andy look on as the anime heroine chases the muppets down the hall. Rodney just shrugs as we cut to black.)​

Jim: What you've just seen is one of eight custom insert skits based on our Powerhouse Era's Cartoon Headquarters that we ordered from Primal Screen and Fine Line Productions just as we have when they first made them back in our real-life base of operations in Georgia, we also have ten skits based in our virtual city that housed our characters for a couple years now but let's focus on the word: Powerhouse. We went with the name Powerhouse due to its use of the classic orchestration by the great Raymond Scott, but really, it perfectly describes that particular time when we were firing on all cylinders from the premiere picks of Cartoon Cartoon Fridays to the Total Immersion Events of Toonami. And it's ultimately the idents that tie it all together. The kinetic energy of the characters, the simplistic charm of its backgrounds, the functionality of its changing colors in accordance to the time of day, all serve to make for a cohesive Cartoon Network experience. Which is why we are rewarding Primal Screen with their own animated feature, full archival of its assets from its impressive backlog, and the right to add to it with new ident spots regardless of whether we order them or not. This prize is designed for ident studios that earn the title of Certified Powerhouse. And that's not all, we're also giving a big hand to Geoff Valent of Animal Logic for the breathtaking Cityscape his team has produced for us back in July of 2004. Come on up here, buddy. You've earned it.

(the audience cheers as Geoff Valent walks from his seat in the audience and onto the stage to be handed a giant pencil.)

Geoff: Wow, Ah... all this over channel packaging? Jokes aside, I feel genuinely blessed to be here. I thank Pete Johnston for giving me the opportunity to do this, the talented artists under my command for going above and beyond, and the people of Cartoon On Air for pitching in when we need them. And the people who gravitated to this incredible run of bumpers, I can't thank you enough for getting me up here. Originally, the plan was to just plaster the toons over live action footage with cg assistance where needed. After some needed discussion, we created the digital city that in all honesty became a character of its own. People wonder who is the Mickey Mouse of Cartoon Network, it's the world they live in, the world you'd love to live in. All Cartoons, All Day, Every Day. So thank you all. We'll keep doing what we do until the team can't do it no more. Stay tuned, all!

(the audience cheers as Geoff Valent walks offstage with his new pencil. On the screen, we see a trailer for something you could want less for this network.)

(the audience cheers as the Re-Animated logo is cued up on screen and Michael Ouweleen walks onstage.)

Michael: What you just saw was an inside look at our christmas gift to you, a little ditty we call Re-Animated. Don't worry, with Golly and friends, it adheres to the dress code so you can look forward to it this December on Cartoon Network. (applause ensues) Another use of the Forbidden Arts of Live Action can be found in the latest incarnation of Super Chunk, now you remember Super Chunk, yes?

Voice of Fred Fredberger: Yes!

Michael: Who said that? (glances to and fro, before resuming.) So anyway, you recall the three-hour marathons we aired on Sunday or Saturday back in the 90s. We called them Super Chunks and they satisfied Toon Hunger whenever they aired, but this time, we wanna go bigger. Six Days a Week!

Voice of Cheese: Gimmie More!

Michael: Weekends from 11 to 2!

Cheese: Gimmie More!

Michael: Weeknights from 7 to 10!

Cheese: Gimmie More!

Michael: A new recipe for prime time!

Cheese: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Michael: Easy, Easy. It's an easy one to follow, an Hour of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, an Hour of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. And an hour of any show of your choosing. Just send a request to Super Chunk-

Fred Fredburger: Yes!

Michael: (Glances about again) Cartoon Network P.O. Box 7610, Atlanta Georgia 30357 or go to the new website Super Chunk dot

Fred Fredburger: Yes!

Michael: (Glances about again) and mail in your request. You can even call in to a toll free number 1-800-CARTOON, that's 1-800-227-8666 to have your voice air on air. Watch as I show how the toll free number works. (Dials the phone number on a payphone)

Voice of Nicole Viccius: Kerkorian County Mourge, how can I help you? JK, You're on Cartoon Network's Super Chunk, to drop a request, press 1. To answer a toon's question, press 2.

Michael: (Presses 1 on the payphone)

Nikki: Alright, let's start off with a quick description and then state what show you want. When you hear the tone, tell us a thing or two about the show you're after or the toon star you wanna see more of then press the pound sign to move on to the next part. (Beep)

Michael: So I just discovered this crazy cartoon online, it has this family of five robots, their bite sized bot mom and they all combine to make this cut rate Voltron. I think it was called Mighty Orbots. (Presses the pound sign)

Nikki: I'll go dig through the library for it. Muriel's gonna ask who I'm renting it for so I'll need a name and a town. So complete this sentence: 'Tune into a Super Chunk with...' (Beep)

Michael: Me, Michael from Y'allywood, Georgia! (Presses the pound sign)

Nikki: Great! So I was thinking, how's about you sub for me since this is a voice-mail box and all... just switch out the placeholder and repeat after me, alright. 'Now, it's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Then, it's BlahBlah Blah Blah-Blublublah. This is Cartoon Network. (Beep)

Michael: Now, it's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Then, it's Mighty Orbots. This is Cartoon Network. (Presses the Pound Sign)

Nikki: Nice work. How 'bout another? 'Now, it's The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, then it's (Blah-Blah's in Mandark's signature laugh) This is Cartoon Network. (Beep)

Michael: Now, it's the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Then, it's Mighty Orbots. This is Cartoon Network. (Presses the Pound Sign)

Nikki: Okay, last one. Pretty sure you know the format by now but in case you have a short attention span: 'Now, it's your requested show. Then, it's more of your requested show. This is Cartoon Network.' (Beep)

Michael: Now, It's Mighty Orbots. Then, it's even more of Mighty Orbots. This is Cartoon Network! (Presses the pound sign)

Nikki: And with that, we're all set to drop your request and your voice live on air. Just gotta check to see if it's alright with Muriel first. Check ya later, pal! This is... well, you know. (Beep)

(The audience cheers as Michael hangs up the phone)

Michael: That's right, if your super chunk is selected, you get to hear yourself on actual on air spots. (Cue applause) As Nikki stated, we have a selection of six toon stars that can ask you a corresponding question, for example, you could share your super power to Space Ghost or... you can record yourself demonstrating it at your home. (Audience ooohs.) Can we tee up that website on screen. (Cut to the home page of Super Chunk Yes) Thank you, now the first thing you do is you find a camera, record the exact same things that I just did and then do whatever you can fit in five to ten second chunks. You heard it correctly, ladies and gents, this website lovingly designed by our buddies at Sesame Workshop has the tools needed to help you live out your dream gig to host a night of Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, or at least an equivalent of it. It comes complete with Generic Idents to fill in the blanks, extended intros and outros to bookend your three hours of fame, and for the full experience. (Clicks on the Animate tab to access what appears to be a simplified version of Flash animation software) Kid-Tested, Mom-Approved. This is an evolution of your already existing Cartoon Orbit functionality, you can plaster familiar animations onto your cZone, use specialized cToon Puppets with a range of quotes or breathe life into an anytoon of your choice you know like with how we got Elmo, build your own puppet out of a vast catalog of character pieces or... (gestures 'one moment' as he clicks on the print section of the suite and then prints out what appears to be a paper forum.) Consider this the canvas to create your own personal cartoon stars. (Cheering ensues) you can also draw and scan in your own cZone, storyboards, props, pets, effects, all that. Your imagination is freer than ever, just don't think about plagerizing characters wholesale or, at least, try to differentiate their designs to be far less dirivitive. (Laughter ensues) Keep in mind that Sesame Workshop has brought in an elite staff of moderators to make sure your new assets are appropriate for children's cable television. And if, by chance, you do make it on air, you will be sent a DVD of your winning performance and entered into a monthly sweepstakes lasting four weeks eaches. But here's where the fun begins, you can advance your standings in this sweepstakes with each week you make it on air. One week gets you entered in the sweepstakes, two weeks locks you in as a second prize winner, three weeks makes you a first prize winner and to be one of five grand prize winners in any given sweepstakes, you have to make it to air for all four weeks. And then there are other incentives to Super Chunk like the attention of studios looking for give you the dream of a lifetime. You can only submit one chunk pitch per week, so take all the time you need to cook your Super Chunks for when we start serving them up to fellow Cartoon Hogs on April 3. A month sounds like a fair amount of time to set up shop, so set phasers to fun and belt out your pencils because who knows, it might be the start of your stardom.

(The audience cheers as Michael walks offstage. Next, Sean Atkins and Jason DeMarco step onstage and many a fan applaud wildly at the sight of them. A graphic appears on the screen reading: Draft picks for Toonami and Miguzi leagues. Jason points it out and the audience applauds wildly. Sean gestures them to be quiet after a moment, then does a thumbs up.)

Sean: You know why we're here, and you're the reason we're here, so let's see what's coming up on Toonami... or Miguzi. Let's start with our flagship shows.

Jason: IIiiin the Green Corner, an export from French cartoonery Moonscoop, weighing in at 65 episodes including an upcoming origin special and a thirteen episode third season order both deep in production, Code Lyoko! (The logo displays on the blue side of the screen that represents Miguzi.) And in the Red Corner, the golden boy of Toei Productions, the anime all anime strive to be, give it up for the greatest action cartoon of all time: Dragon Ball! (The white side resembling Toonami's current graphics as of 2006 is now graced with the Dragonball Logo) And with Dragonball, the amount of episodes is daunting to say the least. It would take years for a week to week block to air the whole show from DB to GT, but a weekday block. (The two logos swap places, causing an uproar of cheers and jeers.) Yeah, gonna be an interesting ride. But don't worry, Megas is getting itself a third season of twenty episodes courtesy of our pals at Gainax, you know, the Evangelion Guys. After a battle goes horribly arwy, Coop, Jamie and possibly Kiva are cast into an alien world and now, they need to get back home. Hopefully, they'll have an easier time than a certain foolish samurai.

Sean: Another Show that will be headed to Miguzi to join the likes of Totally Spies and Pokemon is of course, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee. Well, we'll let the big guy tee it up. This one's going out to all the ladies...

(We get establishing shots of each of the leading characters)

Peter Cullen: Maddie, Mia, and Lana were but perfectly normal run of the mill girls, until they were exposed to an extra ingredient. (Cue them being struck by Z-Waves and gaining their magical girl outfits.)

Lana (Kaoru): A Skirt! Why'd I get a skirt!?

(Montage of Action)

Peter Cullen: Thus the Powerpuff Girls are Reborn! Using their ultra super powers under the watchful eye of Professor Utonium, they dedicate their lives to fighting crime and the forces of evil.

Tom Kenny's Narrator: (sarcastically) Nooooo, You don't say!

(Title Card)

Peter Cullen: Powerpuff Girls Z, coming to weekday afternoons May 2006. (A triumphant pose of the Powerpuff Girls Z) Thank heaven for little girls.

(Miguzi Logo cued.)

Tom Kenny's Narrator: Only Toonami! ...wait.

(the audience laughs at the double take and then cheer on the new addition to the block as we focus back on Sean and Jason.)

Jason: Yep, a new breed of Powerpuff Girls will be heading to the Guz this coming May, Powerpuff Girls Z. Alright, Miguzi's looking pretty stacked right now so how about we give Toonami some love in the form of some new blood from [adult swim]... Enter Bleach, Inu-Yasha, and for one run only, Wolf's Rain.

Sean: Traded Wulin Warriors for it. And hey, since Miguzi's getting an extra hour anyway, why not Toonami. Toonami is expanding to Midnight as of this April! Wait til you see what we've got for the big one-oh. Take us home, Big Guys. And Pete, don't forget the nod to Elmer... (laughter ensues.)

(Montage of incoming and current Toonami and Miguzi shows)

Peter Cullen: Allies out in the stars,

Miguzi's Big Guy: Friends under the sea.

Peter Cullen: New Shows

Miguzi: New Times

Both: Same Unified Mission

Stock Fleicher: We won't be intimidated by criminal threats!

Miguzi: Toonami, Saturdays from seven to midnight!

Peter Cullen: and Miguzi, weekdays from four to seven! Two halves of a Whole Idiot.

Miguzi: Only Toonami and Miguzi on Cartoon Network.

(The audience cheers as the JammX Kids group get up on stage to do a hip-hop dance. You click off, knowing that this stunt is to announce Sunday Morning 6am repeats of Kids' WB! starting on March 19th)

-END-

Toonami's Schedule Winter - Spring 2006

	7.0pm	7.5pm	8.0pm	8.5pm	9.0pm	9.5pm	10.0pm	10.5pm	11.0pm	11.5pm
1/21/06 - 2/4/06	Duel Masters	Wulin Warriors	Zatch Bell	Bobobo	Naruto	One Piece	IGPX	Megas XLR	Futurama	Family Guy
2/11/06 - 2/25/06	Duel Masters	Wulin Warriors	Zatch Bell	Bobobo	Naruto	One Piece	Megas XLR	Justice League Unlimited	Futurama	Family Guy
3/4/06	Duel Masters	Spirited Away	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	Wolf's Rain	Inu-Yasha	Bleach
3/11/06	Code Lyoko: Teddygodzilla	Castle in The Sky	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	Wolf's Rain	Inu-Yasha	Bleach
3/18/06	Code Lyoko: Code Earth	Nausicaa	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	Zatch Bell	Wolf's Rain	Inu-Yasha	Bleach
3/25/06	Code Lyoko: False Start	Princess Mononoke	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	<-SAME	Wolf's Rain	Inu-Yasha	Bleach
4/1/06	Code Lyoko: XANA Awakens part 1	Code Lyoko: XANA Awakens part 2	Naruto	Naruto	Naruto	Naruto	One Piece	Bleach	Totally Spies	Totally Spies
4/8/06	Code Lyoko	Zatch Bell	Megas XLR	Naruto	Naruto	One Piece	Bleach	Wolf's Rain	Inu-Yasha	Ranma 1/2
4/15/06	Code Lyoko	Ultimate Avengers	<-SAME	<-SAME	Naruto	One Piece	Bleach	Wolf's Rain	Inu-Yasha	Ranma 1/2
4/22/06 - 5/20/06	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8	See 4/8
5/27/06	Code Lyoko	Megas XLR	Zatch Bell: Friends Getting Stronger!	<-SAME	Naruto	One Piece	Bleach	Wolf's Rain	Inu-Yasha	Ranma 1/2

Miguzi Lineup for Winter - Spring 2006

Date	4:00 pm	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	5:30 pm	6:00 pm	6:30 pm
1/2/06 - 3/3/06	Teen Titans	One Piece	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX	Xiaolin Showdown	Code Lyoko	Totally Spies
3/6/06 - 4/28/06	Teen Titans	Totally Spies	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX	Codename Kids Next Door	One Piece	DB2GT
5/1/06 - 5/26/06	Megas XLR	Totally Spies	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX	The Life and Times of Juniper Lee	One Piece	DB2GT
5/29/06 - 6/2/06	Megas XLR	Powerpuff Girls Z	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX	The Life and Times of Juniper Lee	Zatch Bell	DB2GT

And that is the Live Cartoon Network Draft Upfront of 2006 that aired live one saturday morning on March 4th. Gonna be an interesting year for CN, enjoy the rest of your long weekend, all.

 

[Spooner The Trinity]

(Erin is walking along the pier with a backpack in her arm.)

Erin: Mondays are the worst, you're back at school, homework is a drag, and there's nothing to look forward to...

(The Red Whale floats to the top with its cargo saddle starts opening.)

Erin: Until now.

(Montage of clips from the following films ensues: Gay Purr-ee, Mannequin, Phantom Tollbooth, Big, Galaxy Express 999, The Adventures of Mark Twain, Titan A.E. and Sea Prince and the Fire Child)

Erin: We've been digging up plenty of feature films that otherwise would have slipped your minds. Every monday, we drag them out for all of y'all to see.

(Title Card)

Erin: Tune in to Miguzi for Movie Monday, Starting April 3rd at 4 with Titan A.E.

(Logos)

Erin: Only on Cartoon Network!

----------

Movie Monday
Movie Monday is a block akin to In-Flight Movies from Toonami's Weekday afternoon era, like the sister block, they would air each Monday over the course of two or three months. Unlike Toonami, the films were more centered around obscure features and cult hits that they could reach out for.

-Wave 1: Spring to Summer 2006-
April 3: Titan A.E.
April 10: The Phantom Tollbooth
April 17: Gay Purr-ee
April 24: Big
May 1: Galaxy Express 999
May 8: A Wind Named Amnesia
May 15: Mannequin
May 22: The Adventures of Mark Twain
May 29: Sea Prince and the Fire Child
June 5: Cats Don't Dance
June 12: Help! I'm a Fish!
June 19: Tom and Jerry 1992
June 26: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
July 4: Rock-A-Doodle
July 11: The Pagemaster
July 18: The Iron Giant
July 25: The Last Unicorn

-Wave 2: TBA-

 

[myuacc1]

(Erin is walking along the pier with a backpack in her arm.)

Erin: Mondays are the worst, you're back at school, homework is a drag, and there's nothing to look forward to...

(The Red Whale floats to the top with its cargo saddle starts opening.)

Erin: Until now.

(Montage of clips from the following films ensues: Gay Purr-ee, Mannequin, Phantom Tollbooth, Big, Galaxy Express 999, The Adventures of Mark Twain, Titan A.E. and Sea Prince and the Fire Child)

Erin: We've been digging up plenty of feature films that otherwise would have slipped your minds. Every monday, we drag them out for all of y'all to see.

(Title Card)

Erin: Tune in to Miguzi for Movie Monday, Starting April 3rd at 4 with Titan A.E.

(Logos)

Erin: Only on Cartoon Network!

----------

Okay, give me ideas of pre-2006 obscure movies that could end up on the 'Guz and I'll see what I can do.

Heidi's Song from Hanna Barbera, Hugo the Hippo, Freddie As F.R.O.7., Yoram Gross' Dot films, Toei's Puss 'n Boots films (No relation to Shrek's Puss in Boots), The Little Fox, Animalympics, The Chipmunk Adventure, Swan Princess, '73 Charlotte's Web, Quest for Camelot, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Rover Dangerfield, any of the Amblimation films, The Princess And The Goblin, Help! I'm a Fish, The Last Unicorn, Little Nemo in Slumberland, The Pagemaster, The Iron Giant, Cats Don't Dance, Gumby: The Movie, the 1992 Tom and Jerry film, Thumbelina, Felix the Cat: The Movie, The Mouse and His Child, The Point!, UPA's 1000 Arabian Nights, Twice Upon a Time, Mad Monster Party?, The Man from Button Willow, Any of the Asterix films and Rock-a-Doodle. All or most of these films could be perfect for Mizguzi.

 

[Spooner The Trinity]

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'That was fast!' CBS to sell theme park business to Seaworld after buying biggest park in the world Geauga Lake
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