So I just took a peak on the Cartoon Network wikipedia page and got the following:

I doubt it'd happen, but it'd be cool if CN released whatever they have for The Moxy Show out on DVD or YouTube.

my fantasy network series I mentioned earlier (TestWaters and TestTube) would be 100% pure bought shows from pretty much the entire catalogs of every international distribution company

Reruns of classic, old cartoons that were meant for everyone/adults > terrible original programming aimed only at children

Dexter's Laboratory was legit good, though.

I thought those classic old cartoons could easily be for ages 6-16 without cutting anything (they would have varying ratings TV-PG and below though)

isn't 2010 CN the real peak of CN though ?

Yes, in the beginning Cartoon Network played re-runs. And just like The Sci-Fi Channel, The Disney Channel, and The Comedy Channel (Comedy Central), the channel was best in the early years.

Cartoon Network didn't censor many of the old cartoons due to the fact that the channel was marketed partially to an adult audience. At least in the beginning. But when those cartoons played on ABC, WB, FOX, and NBC, they slashed the Hell out of them. You should try watching 'Rabbit Fire' without any of the violence like I did in the 80s. That shit was incredible.

Am I missing something with the point of this thread, is this not common knowledge.

i'm sure that adult audience was the ages 13-18 audience

It was one of the best years for the channel. You had new shows airing alongside older ones, and Looney Tunes even returned. They could’ve kept shows like Billy and Mandy and Fosters alive for a few more years though.

Well, I was in my 20s at the time and I was definitely watching it. The channel never found success until it started going after the "Nickelodeon" and "Disney Channel" crowd. As it goes with all things, if you want to make money, aim for the lowest common denominator.

I like Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry and Flintstones too user, but not only is it financially retarded, it would get boring to rerun the same old cartoons for decades.

Maybe for you, perhaps. I still watch those cartoons today from time to time and I sure as heck ain't watching whatever's on Cartoon Network.

My TestWaters/TestTube channels would be comparable to Cartoon Network in it's launch years except they have everything western animation and everything is split across several channels

To be honest I couldn't stand Flintstone, the jetsons and other HB shows. Even when I was a kid I noticed the cheap animation.

MGM, Jones and Dietch T&J were cool, thought.

It's okay if you like old shows, but the thing is, people prefer to look forward for the brand and new stuff. It's a little cognitive bias, if you put a "NEW" label over something common, people would be inclined to try that thing just because it looks new.

We are talking from a finactial point of view, tho, I would love if CN reaired 00's and 90's toons, but finactialy it's not a good deal.

The problem here is that you're a minority of a minority and no one is going to risk millions of dollars in advertising sales to reair old cartoons frequently. the main consumers of cartoons are still kids and their parents, and what kids want in their shows changes every generation, so there is necessarily a cycle of purging and creation to keep content fresh and new generations of kids interested. I remember as a kid being excited for any new episode or new show, and I enjoyed watching old Tom & Jerry/Looney Tunes, but only so much that it filled my mid mornings when I was home sick and not take a new cartoon's timeslot. Kids are selfish and want things made for them in the present, anything old or extremely nostalgic is a turn off because they can't relate to it. Parents don't care about anything but if their kids like it and it doesn't disgust them, unless they're enthusiastic about cartoons themselves, but the aesthetic quality of cartoons is likely the last thing on your average parents' mind. Just buy a Boomerang subscription and call it a day.

would they not have ads if they reaired old cartoons?

You like the Deitch shorts? You're in the minority there.

Not him but holy fuck you missed the point so goddamn hard. Ratings > ads

This thread reeks of underaged autism.

Yes I know I'm the minority. I'm into surrealism, that's why I liked them. Honestly everything after Deitch and Jones is hot crap, maybe besides T&J show, but the animation looks awkard to me.

SWAT Kats and 2 Stupid Dogs were literally the only shows I cared about back then. I had to suffer through hours and hours of Scooby-Doo and Yogi Bear clones to get to see them.

Comedy Central was originally two separate channels: The Comedy Channel and pic related.

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>I had to suffer through hours and hours of Scooby-Doo and Yogi Bear clones to get to see them.
See? I'm not the only one. Have to stay in home because sickness was awful during those years since CN only aired unbearable HB cheap shows during the mornings.

I used to hate Scooby-Doo and Cartoon Network on weekends. All afternoon they'd just rerun Scooby-Doo episodes or movies. In fact, Disney and Nick had weak afternoon lineups on weekends too. Saturday morning cartoons carried the weekend and I think some basic channels had Sunday morning lineups too.