It was loved by otakus in its heyday, but was soon abandoned in favor of Animax. Toonami (1997–2008) – An anime block which showcased shows such as Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, Ruroni Kenshin, and Gundam Wing.Adult Swim (2001–present) – A block that airs educational cartoons for adults, such as Robot Chicken, Family Guy, and Rick and Morty.On May 16, Adult Swim announced that #ToonamisBackBitches and will return Midnight ET. The joke was on Adult Swim as fans demanded that the network #BringBackToonami permanently. Toonami was briefly revived on Apon Adult Swim, in honor of April Fool's Day. However, it is unlikely that Cartoon Network will ever reach the heights it attained in the 1990s and early 2000s. Once CN's ratings hit rock-bottom, Snyder cancelled the bad shows and decided to bring in some half decent ones like Adventure Time and Regular Show. While this was happening, Snyder's minion, Rob Scorcher, greenlit a load of bad shows like The Problem Solverz and Destroy Build Destroy. A crappy live-action block known as CN Real aired in its place.Īs a result of these changes, everyone turned its back on Cartoon Network. In 2008, Toonami was cancelled because Cartoon Network executives decided they needed to make room for the "excellent" live-action programming they created. Under Snyder, the remaining good shows on CN were taken off the air. In 2007, president Jim Samples forced to step down after the citizens of Boston mistook Aqua Teen Hunger Force lite-brites for bombs. Adult Swim added the unfunny Robot Chicken and began overplaying reruns of Family Guy. Excellent shows like Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon and Samurai Jack were cancelled, never to be seen again. Toonami and Adult Swim also began careening down the hill covered in oil. The beloved Cartoon Cartoon Fridays was also replaced by plain ol' Fridays with live-action hosts. They lost very good shows like Dexter's Lab and Courage the Cowardly Dog and replaced them with total and utter shit like Squirrel Boy, My Gym Parnter is a Monkey, Camp Lazlo, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and Blue Imaginary Friends. Unfortunately, in 2004, the network began declining. It was created in 1997 by Moltar, a producer for Space Ghost.įrom 2001 to 2004, Adult Swim was one of the funniest programming blocks around, mainly due to such genius-ness as The Brak Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Futurama, Mission Hill, Baby Blues, Stressed Eric, the first three seasons of Family Guy, Moral Orel, and Cowboy Bebop. Toonami is the greatest block that has ever aired, and the greatest block that ever will air. Cartoon Network aired their two most popular blocks: Toonami, and Adult Swim. This is where things started to kick into gear. These years of CN were pretty weak, mostly because they showed nothing but cheap Scooby-Doo reruns over and over again.