History of Cartoon Network

You forgot about Snyder, Miller, and the current guy. Could you care to give your opinion on them?

I didn't write this, this copypasta is years old although bizarrely I can't find any record of it online. I just saved it because I found it quite profound and I am an open and admitted nostalgiafag.

Snyder is definitely worse than Samples, he really took the "corporatization" of Cartoon Network farther. Plus for as much shit as you can give Samples, the CN City bumpers were at least actually really creative and interesting. There was still a sense of network unity with those. Snyder on the other hand pushed that CN Real shit which was a worse cancer than any of those mediocre imported Canadian shows. A couple jems of shows aside (namely Chowder and Flapjack) Cartoon Network seemed doomed until Adventure Time rolled in and kicked off the CN Renaissance.

The tenure of Christina Miller (who is kinda hot in a MILF way) has continued this trend. The scheduling in particular is just FUCKED now, aren't they still doing that thing where they just air blocks of Teen Titans Go? Also Boomerang is absolutely ruined now. Why bother adding a new show to that? Nobody's fucking watching Boomerang for new content.

From what I understand of 90s boomers, aren't they all about rebellion or some shit
Everything that I see on 90s culture was "bold" or "anti-establishment" or "counter-culture"

Yep. The 90s were the height of grunge and rave culture after all.

Similar thing happened with Nickelodeon.

You get this really awesome CEO in the beginning that pushes creativity and boundaries, who then gets replaced by a bland corporate zombie.

Really? Tell me more user, I was always more of a CN kid but what you're saying makes sense given the iconoclastic nature of their 90s content versus their bland teen sitcoms of the late 00s.

Zoey 101 was the shit

Not the same user, but I'll give you a rundown

The Cy Schneider era (1979-84) was filled with the blandest and most unintresting shows on the network, and that was pretty much the fault of Schneider himself, who thought that the shows that he aired would be what kids wanted, even though they were the antithesis of what they wanted.
The Geraldine Laybourne era (1984-96) ushered in a golden age of shows that kids actually wanted. More often than not, they were playful, fun, and tended to be gutburstingly hilarious. Many a nostalgic memory was created during the era, and shows like Ren and Stimpy, Clarissa, and All That thrived during that time.
The Herb Scannell era (1996-2004) pushed the network into a bit more of a corporate state, as funny and creative shows like the aforementioned Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life were replaced by more safer and more blander cartoons like Rugrats and Wild Thornberrys, while great cartoons like Teenage Robot and Invader Zim were often ignored and mistreated. That's not to say the era was completely bad, as the shows that were aired during that era still knew what kids wanted. These shows were still just as funny and creative as ever, and shows like The Fairly OddParents and The Angry Beavers came out during that time.
The Cyma Zarghami era (2004-18), however, pushed Nick into a complete state of corporate greed. At first, the era wasn't too bad, as they still seemed creative with shows like Danny Phantom and Avatar, but around 2006 or 2007, there was a definite shift in the bumps and shows. Soon enough, what they aired became entirely bland with shows like The Mighty B and Fanboy and Chum Chum becoming more prevelant, and it was only a mere coincidence that they were still what kids wanted. It became worse throught the 2010s, as bad decision after bad decision made the network absolutely hated amongst the denziens of the internet. It didn't help that she was overall a horrible person who often a dick.

>The Betty Cohen era (1992–2001) was different, truly revolutionary, rebellious, fun, and surprisingly (and ironically) anti-corporate. They made fun of themselves because they knew who they were, a channel built up on fond memories of the shows they used to watch when they were growing up but can now show to a new generation of viewers simply because they can. They didn't even TRY to be like their competitors because, well, they felt that their competitors sucked, a sentiment felt by many of the viewers back then.
>They aired cartoons for the young and the young at heart. Primetime was filled with great programming and familiar characters. Sure, they developed brands to showcase their wares (Super Chunk, 70s Super Explosion, Super Adventures, Toonapalooza, Hootnanny, Boomerang, and Toonami), but there was a sense of unity and fun.
this can be seen all the way back to their pitch reel to Cable and Satellite providers back in the early 90's;

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The Brian Robbins era (2018-present) seems to be a step in the right direction, although Camp Koral seems to have screwed it up a little.
Overall, Nick is like a rollercoaster ride, or maybe even like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

whichever one had the CN city bumpers was my favorite because i liked them

A little bit of a nitpick but Rugrats initial run went from 91-97.

Fuck, I want to go back

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>It didn't help that she was overall a horrible person who often a dick
Often what now?

Rugrats was also a much, much, much more important cartoon than Ren & Stimpy. Nickelodeon was basically built on the back of Rugrats going gangbusters. That's not to say all the other stuff of the era was INFERIOR, but Rugrats opened the door.

Yeah. Ren and Stimpy was very much a show full of grossout humor while Rugrats was good for all ages, from little kids just being able to appreciate the presented adventures and the adults being able to understand a lot of what the parents had to deal with.

In general, it does seem that 2005-07 was when the networks like Nick, disney, and CN seemed to have a huge attitude change, likely to appeal to Early gen z/zoomers who were becoming the primary audience of children's media at the time. Web 2.0 also started around that time.

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Please tell me, what up with guys like you! EVS ( youtube.com/channel/UCp8nOGQKLpFhtoIOOUVK40g ) often rants about guys interested in cartoons for children and how they are often also SJW or/and basedboys. No one understands this. If you wanted this for your children, okay, another story.

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When jim samples took over cn in 2001, the network was still in its prime during his first half from 2001-2004.

However, his years running Cn from 2004-2007 were somewhat of a decline. Shows like Camp lazlo, Hi hi puffy ami yumi, Juniper lee, Gym partner, Squirrel boy, etc. around that time felt like they were made by bean-counters, and more appealing stuff like Megas XLR was cancelled. The live-action movies also began during this time.

Some people attribute the decline to Mike lazzo leaving CN in 2004 to run Adult swim full-time. Lazzo was responsible for a lot of the charm and style of pre-2004 CN.

>SJW channel
>unironically uses buzzwords
Dropped like a bomb.

>Teenage Robot is great

your post is typo-ridden and cringy enough already without you needing to link an incredibly gay youtube channel

Who cares about the Corporate heads? It's all committee work anyway. No mentioned of Lazzo?

These are both true. Mike Lazzo was the most based guy at Cartoon Network and is the main reason for their early charm and success. He's kinda been losing his touch with adult swim though.

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