Cartoon Network, the cable station that has given us some of the finest animated (and some non-animated) entertainment, first launched on 17 September 1993 – that’s 23 years ago today. The original American version started in October 1992, but we had to wait another year to watch it.
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At first the channel wasn’t 24 hours a day – at night it switched to TCM, showing classic movies throughout the evening – and it wasn’t until December 1996 that it started showing cartoons all through the day and night.
Which the channel started out it mostly showed classic cartoon from the MGM and Hanna-Barbera library, such as Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo. But they soon started making original shows, such as…
Dexter's Laboratory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbZfY28ptv4
Johnny Bravo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdRhQ669s2c
Cow and Chicken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8EB0dBLYa0
Samurai Jack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e51hgWIsY4M
The Powerpuff Girls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmxIfFS6FUg
Ed, Edd N' Eddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr60SJOjrAs
Adventure Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=113yv-Kdy7I
Regular Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2WE7Gpn_Bk
What was your favourite Cartoon Network show?
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