Cartoon Network (Johnsonverse)

Cartoon Network is an American cable channel focused on cartoons. It's headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is owned and operated by Johnson Industries. Before March 1, 2015, Johnson owned 50%, splitting the studio with Turner Entertainment, Co.

Development
In 1991, Johnson Industries purchased animation studio Hanna-Barbera for US $320 million. Turner licensed the Hanna-Barbera library, pre-1970 WB library, and the pre-1980 MGM library to Johnson for use in a new network. On February 18, 1992, Turner Broadcasting System and Johnson announced their plans to launch the Cartoon Network as an outlet for Johnson's considerable library of animation.

2015-present
On January 21, 2015, Tim and Chloe Johnson were visiting Cartoon Network Studios when they got into a shouting match with then-president and COO Christina Miller after the former two noticed how much of the schedule was dominated by reruns of the much-maligned show Teen Titans Go!. Miller kept insisting that the show was funny and popular, and went on to state how violent and raunchy such favorites as Adventure Time and Regular Show were. A few months later, on June 1, Johnson Industries announced it had acquired the remaining 50% of Cartoon Network from Warner Bros., rumored to be a result of the argument, though Johnson still has the license to Warner Bros.' library of animation.

Two days later, Tim disclosed the reason for the acquisition. The programming team Miller hired intentionally used Teen Titans Go! (which had been greenlit by Stuart Snyder, though he didn't have the same goal) to shaft any series she found inappropriate for children, with the endgame of turning Cartoon Network into a preschool-aimed network. As Johnson noted, however, many of the morals in TTG encouraged terrible behavior and even illegal acts ("Pyramid Scheme" encouraged Ponzi schemes, and "Hot Garbage" encouraged hoarding, for example). Further investigation found that Miller was in deep with a significant national criminal network, using TTG to create a new generation of criminals and anarchists. For her troubles, police arrested Miller, and executives banned TTG for its link to a crime ring. The crime ring quickly fell to raids by the National Guard. The remaining unaired episodes were burned off without notice in an early Sunday morning slot before all merchandise was pulled from shelves and destroyed. The entire writing staff, along with creators Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, were arrested for being members of the crime syndicate that concocted the series, and the official website and network advertising removed all references to the series. After that, Johnson deleted the original masters and ensured that the series was never aired again or mentioned. Despite this, all 104 episodes are still circulating online, and home video releases command high prices on eBay; Johnson has been working hard to take down these episodes and confiscate and/or destroy home video releases, treating the series with more contempt than The Cool Adventures of Chocodile. The series' wiki was seized by the FBI, though its Wikipedia page is still up, and Lost Media has a large amount of information on the series, including a comprehensive episode guide, screencaps and video fragments that survived Johnson's purge, various subliminal messages and pro-criminal propaganda found in the episodes, and outlines of more unproduced episodes and a planned theatrical movie. The few fans the widely-hated series did have accused Johnson of fabricating evidence of the series' connection to a crime ring, but are usually shut down very quickly by being presented with evidence so damning, they can't make any rational defense. Plans for reboots of The Powerpuff Girls and Ben 10 in a similar style were shelved, as a result.

To replace TTG, fan-favorite Ed Edd n Eddy was revived in 2016 with most of the original crew and creator Danny Antonucci (Tim even managed to lure Tony Sampson out of retirement to reprise his role as Eddy), as a continuation of the original series taking place between "Look Before You Ed" and Big Picture Show to avoid any continuity snarls, and the third season of the previously-cancelled Young Justice started airing in late 2016. Tim, a longtime fan of Adventure Time, took personal control of the show and took over for Jeremy Shada as Finn. The resulting seventh season is often considered the best, due to fixing many of the issues of previous seasons (Tim was mainly out to reverse the widely-reviled break-up of Finn and Flame Princess; this done by having the last Frederator-made episode "The Comet" see Finn go back in time to the fourth season finale "The Lich", not do what The Lich disguised as Billy says, and then defeat The Lich, thus changing the timeline; upon telling Flame Princess what happened in the old timeline, she doesn't get mad, as it was another Flame Princess he lied to), as well as better utilizing the cast of characters it had built over six seasons, vast improvements in the comedy and action (not to mention an uptick in the violence), and introducing several new main characters; said season made international headlines when a lesbian couple (Princess Bubblegum and Marceline) was depicted in full; this resulted in the show being banned in Russia and various WBC shows making overt anti-Russian messages as a result.

Other changes made to CN included giving Adult Swim its own channel, bringing back the weekday Toonami block, and filling Adult Swim's timeslot with a new block featuring vintage cartoons from the Johnson, Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., and MGM libraries (as a result, Boomerang was shut down, and the channel slot in guides was taken by the 24-hour Adult Swim; the Boomerang Midnight Run block inherited the Boomerang name and its pre-October 2014 branding).

On November 30, 2016, Cartoon Network bought the rights to the Nickelodeon series Harvey Beaks and renewed it for three additional seasons; it began airing on March 31, 2018 after Nickelodeon finished airing the second season on December 29, 2017. On June 29, 2017, Cartoon Network bought the rights to the Hey Arnold! franchise (three new seasons were greenlit, and the sixth season began airing on September 7, 2019), and on August 24, 2018, Cartoon Network bought the rights to the The Ren & Stimpy Show, which Paramount had refused to let Nickelodeon ever do anything with. Three new seasons were greenlit, and the revived show began airing on September 7, 2019 (the same day the sixth season of Hey Arnold! premiered), with creator John Kricfalusi heading the revival as director and the voice of Ren and Mr. Horse (Billy West also reprises his role as Stimpy), and several crew members returning, while the series is produced by Spümcø successor studio Spümtwø (the series also doesn't have to deal with censorship as it did at Nickelodeon). Cartoon Network also bought the rights to Welcome to the Wayne on April 30, 2019, and renewed it for a third season that began airing on March 14, 2020 (the final Nickelodeon episode aired on May 31, 2019, after which reruns of the first two seasons aired on Cartoon Network). Later that month, Cartoon Network announced three new seasons of the former Nickelodeon (later ABC) show Doug, with most of the original crew and creator Jim Jinkins returning, as well as Billy West reprising his roles of both Doug and Roger Klotz (though the show will use the Disney character designs, the theme song will be the Nickelodeon-era theme song due to Johnson acquiring the Nickelodeon episodes). The buyouts and revivals of these shows would forever brand them as the notorious "Quintet of Traitors". 2015 also marked the first time the network aired a major sporting event, as multiple broadcast conflicts on other Johnson-owned networks saw the 2015 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway moved to Cartoon Network. A demographics study conducted in 2017 revealed that airing the race on Cartoon Network had exposed the sport to a new generation of fans.

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 * Adventure Time (2010-2018; reruns)
 * Adventure Time: Parts Unknown (2020)
 * The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)
 * Apple & Onion (2016)
 * Captain Planet: The Next Generation (2018)
 * Craig of the Creek (2018)
 * DC Super Hero Girls (2019)
 * Doug (2020; formerly on Nickelodeon from 1991-1994 and on ABC from 1996-1999)
 * Ed Edd n Eddy (1999-2009; revived 2016)
 * Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004-2009; reruns)
 * Galactic Kids Next Door (2017)
 * Gravity Falls (2012-2016; reruns from Disney Channel)
 * Harvey Beaks (2018; formerly on Nickelodeon from 2015-2017)
 * Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever! (2018; second-run from Netflix)
 * Hey Arnold! (2018; formerly on Nickelodeon from 1996-2004)
 * Infinity Train (2019)
 * The Kids of Hills Beach (2016)
 * Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020)
 * Mighty Magiswords (2015)
 * Milo Murphy's Law (2016; second-run from Disney Channel)
 * My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2017; second-run from The Hub)
 * My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010-2019; reruns from The Hub)
 * NASCAR on WBC (2015; races relocated to Cartoon Network in the event of delays related to weather or accidents that are irreconcilable with other networks)
 * OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (2015-2019; reruns)
 * The Patakis (2019)
 * Phineas & Ferb (2007-2015; reruns from Disney Channel)
 * Regular Show (2010-2017; reruns)
 * Richie Rich (2018; reruns, second-run from WBC)
 * The Ren & Stimpy Show (2019; formerly on Nickelodeon from 1991-1995 and on MTV in 1996)
 * Steven Universe Future (2020)
 * Summer Camp Island (2018)
 * Teen Titans (2003-2006; revived 2019)
 * Total Drama (2007)
 * UniKitty! (2017)
 * Victor and Valentino (2019)
 * Villainous (2020)
 * We Bare Bears (2015)
 * Welcome to the Wayne (2020; formerly on Nickelodeon from 2017-2019)
 * Young Justice (2010-2013; revived 2016)

The Gerry Anderson Show (Saturday Mornings)

 * Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
 * Fireball XL5
 * Stingray
 * Terrahawks
 * Thunderbirds

Girl Power! (Sunday Mornings)

 * Detective Jenny (edited to remove the most gory scenes and almost all swearing)
 * K-On! (Johnson Aligned Universe version)
 * Lucky Star (Johnson Aligned Universe version)
 * The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Johnson Aligned Universe version)
 * Sailor Moon Crystal
 * Tokyo Mew Mew (new dub created by Johnson)

The Chuck Jones Show (Sunday Afternoon)

 * Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies
 * Tom and Jerry

Adult Alone Time (Friday Nights)
All shows in this block are regularly rotated.


 * Aqua Teen Hunger Force
 * Archer (reruns)
 * Bob's Burgers (reruns)
 * The Boondocks (Seasons 1-3 only)
 * The Brak Show (reruns)
 * Bravest Warriors
 * Code Monkeys (reruns)
 * The Critic (reruns)
 * Duckman
 * Family Guy (Seasons 1-4 only)
 * Final Space
 * The Flintstones (Seasons 1-5 only)
 * Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (reruns)
 * Home Videos
 * King of the Hill (reruns)
 * Monster World (reruns)
 * Moral Orel
 * Rick and Morty (second-run from Adult Swim channel)
 * Robot Chicken (second-run from Adult Swim channel)
 * The Simpsons (Seasons 1-10 only)
 * Spaceballs: The Animated Series (reruns)
 * Space Ghost: Coast to Coast (reruns)
 * Squidbillies (second-run from Adult Swim channel)

Land of the Rising Sun (Monday-Thursday mornings)

 * Astro Boy
 * Cardcaptor Sakura (new dub)
 * Doraemon
 * Pokémon
 * Powerpuff Girls Z (new dub with the original cast)
 * Sonic X (WBC dub)
 * Speed Racer (original broadcast version)
 * WBC's Sgt. Frog (second-run from WBC)
 * Yo-Kai Watch

Boomerang Midnight Run (Sundays-Fridays)
The block is named after the now-defunct Boomerang channel, which was shuttered due to the creation of this block; the channel was retooled into the 24-hour Adult Swim channel. The block's logo and branding are inspired by those of the channel's branding before October 2014.


 * Tom & Jerry
 * Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies
 * Ludicrous Limericks
 * Droopy
 * The Flintstones
 * The Jetsons (1960s episodes only)
 * Huckleberry Hound
 * Quick Draw McGraw
 * Atom Ant
 * Magilla Gorilla
 * Scooby-Doo (all versions)
 * Yogi Bear
 * Top Cat
 * Woody Woodpecker
 * Wacky Races
 * Snagglepuss
 * Yakky Doodle
 * Godzilla (redubbed with original Godzilla roars and with edited intro eliminating the Godzooky part)
 * Speed Buggy
 * Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
 * Josie and the Pussycats
 * Johnny Quest (1960s episodes only)
 * The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
 * The Funky Phantom
 * The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
 * Hong Kong Phooey
 * Super Friends (and sequels)
 * Popeye the Sailor Man
 * Thundarr the Barbarian
 * GI Joe: A Real American Hero
 * The Transformers (Season 1-6)
 * He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
 * She-Ra: Princess of Power
 * ThunderCats (original)
 * Star Wars: Droids
 * Ewoks
 * The Smurfs
 * Shirt Tales
 * Snorks
 * The Pirates of Dark Water
 * 2 Stupid Dogs
 * SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
 * Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Season 1-2)
 * Garfield and Friends
 * The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (live-action and The Legend of Zelda segments removed and replaced with new segments regarding Mario games)
 * The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Super Mario World
 * BraveStarr
 * Mega Man (1994 series)
 * Private SNAFU (with contextual intro by Tom Hanks)
 * Beany and Cecil
 * Tales of the Wizard of Oz (restored by Johnson Studios)
 * Tiny Toons Adventures
 * Animaniacs
 * Pinky and the Brain
 * Histeria!
 * Betty Boop (post-Hays shorts only)
 * Challenge of the GoBots
 * Gargoyles (first two seasons only)

Weekdays

 * 4 PM: Sailor Moon (Johnson version)
 * 4:30 PM: The Transformers (Season 7-13)
 * 5:00 PM: Dragon Ball Z (uncensored and with original music)
 * 5:30 PM: Voltron: Defender of the Universe (reruns)
 * 6 PM: Transformers: Cyberverse
 * 6:30 PM: Mega Man (Johnson anime; second-run)
 * 7 PM: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Season 7)
 * 7:30 PM: Beast Wars: Transformers (reruns)
 * 8 PM: ReBoot (reruns)
 * 8:30 PM: Wakfu (Johnson version)

Midnight Run (Saturdays)

 * 10 PM: Re:Zero
 * 10:30 PM: My Hero Academia
 * 11 PM: Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Space War
 * 12 AM: The Rising of Shield Hero
 * 12:30 AM: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
 * 1 AM: Mob Psycho 100
 * 1:30 AM: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
 * 2 AM: Monster World (reruns)
 * 3 AM: Naruto Shippuden
 * 3:30 AM: KonoSuba
 * 4:00 AM: Detective Jenny (uncut except for any f-bombs)

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 * Elliott from Earth (2020)
 * My Little Pony: Pony Life (2020; second-run from The Hub)

Girl Power!

 * Squid Girl
 * Azumanga Daioh (Johnson version, subtitled)

Land of the Rising Sun

 * CLANNAD (Johnson Aligned Universe version)

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 * The Garfield Show (2009-2016)
 * Adventure Time (2010-2018)
 * Regular Show (2010-2017)
 * The Looney Tunes Show (2011-2014)
 * Steven Universe (2013-2018)
 * Steven Universe Future (2019-2020)
 * Teen Titans Go! (2013-2015)
 * Uncle Grandpa (2013-2017)
 * Clarence (2014-2018)
 * New Looney Tunes (2015-2020)

Boomerang Midnight Run

 * Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (August-November 2015; removed due to the Bill Cosby allegations)