Post by turkeysandwich on Sept 3, 2013 3:27:00 GMT -5
So I was thinking about the Cartoon Network of my youth, the 90's. And two things I remembered, but my memory is sketchy and my Google Fu has let me down.
1. Does anyone remember the Dog Bowl? Every night during Super Bowl month Cartoon Network would run a marathon of two different famous animated dogs, like Scooby Doo or Hong Kong Phooey or Huckleberry Hound. They were in a tournament bracket, then you would call a 900 number to vote on which was your favorite and they would announce the winner the next night and that dog would move to the next round. I think Scooby Doo won the year I watched it.
Here's the video of a promo for it:
My question about this is, was this an annual thing? I only remember it happening one time, but everything I've researched on Google dates this to 1995, but I know that can't be the only year they did it because I remember it, and I didn't get cable until January 1996. Does anyone else remember this or have any other info on it.
2. I remember around 1996-97 CN had a 3 hour prime time special hosted by Space Ghost where they would debut some new Cartoon Network shows, and he had a panel that would vote on each one. The panel was made up of the Space Ghost enemies like Moltar, Metallus, and of course Brak. That was the first time I ever saw Brak. My cousin and I watched it that night and were dying laughing through the whole thing. If I remember correctly that was the first time they ever showed a clips of the Powerpuff Girls and Johnny Bravo. I can't find any evidence of this. Anyone else remember this?
Feel free to share your memories of the old Cartoon Network.
1. Does anyone remember the Dog Bowl? Every night during Super Bowl month Cartoon Network would run a marathon of two different famous animated dogs, like Scooby Doo or Hong Kong Phooey or Huckleberry Hound. They were in a tournament bracket, then you would call a 900 number to vote on which was your favorite and they would announce the winner the next night and that dog would move to the next round. I think Scooby Doo won the year I watched it.
Here's the video of a promo for it:
My question about this is, was this an annual thing? I only remember it happening one time, but everything I've researched on Google dates this to 1995, but I know that can't be the only year they did it because I remember it, and I didn't get cable until January 1996. Does anyone else remember this or have any other info on it.
2. I remember around 1996-97 CN had a 3 hour prime time special hosted by Space Ghost where they would debut some new Cartoon Network shows, and he had a panel that would vote on each one. The panel was made up of the Space Ghost enemies like Moltar, Metallus, and of course Brak. That was the first time I ever saw Brak. My cousin and I watched it that night and were dying laughing through the whole thing. If I remember correctly that was the first time they ever showed a clips of the Powerpuff Girls and Johnny Bravo. I can't find any evidence of this. Anyone else remember this?
Feel free to share your memories of the old Cartoon Network.
