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Boomerang is a 24-hour American cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System (a division of Time Warner). The network debuted April 1, 2000, as well as a now-defunct programming block on its parent network, Cartoon Network. Cable TV redirects here. ... The term television channel generally refers to either a television station or its cable/satellite counterpart (both outlined below). ... Turner Broadcasting logo Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ... Time Warner Inc. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

History

Boomerang was originally a programming block on Cartoon Network aimed towards the generation of baby boomers. It originally aired for four hours every weekend. The block's start time jumped frequently, with the Saturday block moving to Saturday afternoons, then back to the early morning, and the Sunday block moving to Sunday evenings. Eventually, Boomerang was shortened by an hour, making the total airing time 3 hours each weekend instead of the original four hours. Boomerang (both the programming block and the original spinoff channel that launched on April 1, 2000) followed a unique programming format - every week, cartoons produced during a certain year (and cartoons produced during years prior to that year) would be showcased. For example, if Boomerang was showcasing the year 1969, the viewer would more than likely see an episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! or Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines. A baby boom is defined as a period of increased birth rates relative to surrounding generations. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ... Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for CBS from September 13, 1969 to September 5, 1971. ...

Once the Boomerang channel was launched in 2000, promos for the channel aired at the end of every broadcasted show during the block in attempt to gain popularity for Boomerang. Also, all of the older programming on Cartoon Network, including Looney Tunes and shows from Hanna-Barbera migrated to Boomerang. Looney Tunes opening title from mid-1950s Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ...

On October 2 and October 3, 2004 nearly four months after the re-launch of the Cartoon Network, the Boomerang block was replaced by Adult Swim everyday with older reruns of classic anthologies like The Popeye Show, The Bob Clampett Show, ToonHeads, former Boomerang fare like The Gary Coleman Show, Super Globetrotters. October 2 and 3rd were the last times Looney Tunes officially aired on Cartoon Network. Duck Dodgers, Cow & Chicken, The Jetsons, The Flinstones, What a Cartoon, Snorks, The Smurfs and Baby Looney Tunes are now featured on the channel, although much of the Looney Tunes programming has gradually vanished. They are still seen from time to time. The channel initially carried a weekly looping programming format. Notably, Boomerang does not carry product commercials. The only advertising on the channel is for Boomerang or Cartoon Network programming. is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Bob Clampett Show was a Television program produced by Cartoon Network, it featured animated theatrical shorts from the Warner Bros. ... ToonHeads is an animated showcase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Warner Bros. ... The Gary Coleman Show is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that originally aired on NBC from September 18, 1982 to September 10, 1983. ... Eugene Killer Edgerson of the Harlem Globetrotters goes up for a reverse lay-up The Harlem Globetrotters are a basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports entertainment franchises in the world. ... Looney Tunes opening title from mid-1950s Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. ... Duck Dodgers was an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century produced by Warner Bros. ... Cow & Chicken is an Emmy Award-nominated American animated television series, created by David Feiss. ... The Jetsons is a prime-time animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... The Flintstones, a Hanna-Barbera animated series, is one of the most successful animated television series of all time, originally running in American prime time for six seasons, from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network. ... What-A-Cartoon! (originally known as World Premiere Toons, also known as Cartoon Cartoons), was the mid-1990s animation showcase that appeared on the Cartoon Network. ... Snorks was an American Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989. ... The Smurfs was a Hanna-Barbera cartoon series which ran from 1981 until 1989 for a total of 256 half-hour episodes, containing 421 stories. ... Baby Looney Tunes is an American animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as toddlers. ... Boomerang is the name of at least two TV networks owned by Cartoon Network, one in the US and one in the UK, which shows classic animated cartoons, mainly from the Warner Brothers, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera archives. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

During its looping format, which lasted through January 17, 2005, program days began at 8 a.m. Eastern time (5 a.m. Pacific time). The looping format had 8 hours of programming repeated three times a day. Monday through Thursdays had been just normal programming days, with a variety of half-hour and hour-long cartoon programs shown. On Fridays, "monthly feature" cartoons were shown for the entire day; one cartoon was featured for each Friday of a given month for 24 hours straight. As of January 22, 2005, this banner became known as "monthly character of the month", and is now shown on weekends from 2 to 4 p.m. eastern and as of March 2007 it known as Boomeroyalty. On Saturdays, a calendar year was featured with the cartoons of that year (ranging from approximately 1960 to 1996, one year per week in sequence). Sundays carried the "Boomeraction" theme, with animation featuring action and adventure such as Valley of the Dinosaurs, SuperFriends, Space Ghost, Jonny Quest, and Battle of the Planets. In recent years, Boomerang began airing shows from more recent times, such as Batman: The Animated Series, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, The Addams Family and Pokémon. is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Valley of the Dinosaurs Valley of the Dinosaurs is an animated television series from Hanna-Barbera that ran for 16 half-hour installments on CBS Saturday Morning from September 7, 1974 to September 4, 1976. ... Super Friends is an animated series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985. ... For the Adult Swim comedy, see Space Ghost Coast to Coast Space Ghost is a character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Jonny Quest (often referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest) was a science fiction animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and created and designed by comic book artist Doug Wildey, about the adventures of a young boy who accompanies his father on extraordinary adventures. ... Battle of the Planets (1978) is the first Westernized adaptation of the 1972 Japanese animated television series known as Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Whats New, Scooby-Doo? was the ninth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ... // The second animated series featuring the Addams Family ran on Saturday mornings from 1992–1995 on ABC after producers realized the success of the 1991 Addams Family movie. ... The main characters of the Advanced Generation: Brock, Ash, May, Max, along with Mudkip, Treecko, Pikachu, and Torchic. ...

Boomerang's promotional slogan, Boomerang: It's All Coming Back To You, used until late 2005 on Boomerang itself, was one of nostalgia that accurately reflected its programming of the time. However, this slogan is still used on promos airing on sister channel Cartoon Network. Boomerang newest slogan is Boomerang: will be right back at'cha. For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

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Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Boomerang

Boomerang has featured many exclusive programming blocks such as Hanna-Barbera's Cartoon Corral, The Zoo, Boomeracers, Acme Hour (originally a part of Cartoon Network), and Late Night Black and White. This is a list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast by Boomerang in USA, UK and some other countries. ... Hanna-Barberas Cartoon Corral is an animation anthology series on Boomerang, that showcases classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters from the 1950s and 1960s. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Acme Hour originally aired on Cartoon Network in the US. It was an hour-long compilation of various Warner Bros. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

In 2005, Boomerang began to carry more modern series, including 2 Stupid Dogs, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 series), Baby Looney Tunes, Duck Dodgers, and What's New, Scooby Doo?. In 2006, Boomerang began to experiment with reruns of the Cartoon Network original series Dexter's Laboratory, and Mike, Lu & Og. Because of this, many Boomerang fans wonder if Boomerang might become a "Cartoon Network Too" in the US. 2 Stupid Dogs is an American animated television series created by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons that originally ran from September 11, 1993 to January 21, 1995 on TBS Superstation. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. ... He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) was a modern revival of the classic 1980s series of the same name, animated by Mike Young Productions, produced to coincide with Mattel and its revival of the Masters of the Universe franchise eleven years after its previous attempt. ... Baby Looney Tunes is an American animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as toddlers. ... Duck Dodgers was an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century produced by Warner Bros. ... Scooby-Doo is an important character in animation up to this day Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated series produced for television by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1969 to 1986, 1988 to 1991, and from 2002 to the present day. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Dee Dee redirects here. ... Mike, Lu & Og is a short-lived American animated television series that ran on Cartoon Network, produced by Kinofilm Studios (Russia). ... Cartoon Network TOO (CN Too for short) is a spin-off television channel aimed at 4-17 year olds, that airs a mixture of original and modern classic cartoons from the Cartoon Cartoons umbrella of programming until May 24, 2007 where the channel shows the same shows from Cartoon Network...

The first five seasons of the U.S. dubbed Pokémon animated series began airing on the network July 31, however the show was taken off the network's schedule on October 20, 2006 along with Baby Looney Tunes. Krypto the Superdog and the Tickle-U version of Gerald McBoing-Boing began airing on February 5, 2007 along with the return of Baby Looney Tunes. List of programming on Boomerang. Original run – Episodes 549 Movies 5 Pokémon movies 4 Advanced Generation movies 2 Diamond & Pearl movie Specials 2 full-length TV specials Assorted side-story episodes (Pokémon Hosou/Pokémon Chronicles) Winter Vacation shorts Pokémon (abbreviated from Pocket Monsters ) in Japan) is a Japanese anime series, which... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Krypto the Superdog Krypto the Superdog is an animated television series produced by DC Comics & Warner Bros. ... Tickle-U was a pre-school television programming block on Cartoon Network, airing from 9 AM-11 AM US Eastern/Pacific Time. ... A scene from UPA/Columbias Gerald McBoing-Boing. ...

Cable & satellite availability

Cable companies Comcast and Bright House only offers Boomerang as an On Demand service, with limited selection in select areas. There is only one known Comcast system carrying the Boomerang network, which is the one in Atlanta, Georgia. Other companies, such as Suddenlink Communications, offer Boomerang as a regular station in select areas. Time Warner Cable and Cox offers both services in select areas. Verizon FiOS offers the channel in most markets. Several smaller cable providers do not provide the channel at all. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest cable television company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... The Bright House Networks logo. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Suddenlink Communications, formerly Cebridge Connections, is an American national cable television company that operates in more than 20 states in primarily suburban, small-town, and rural communities. ... Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions. ... Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. ... FiOS (Fiber Optic Service) is a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service, originally piloted in Keller, Texas, and now offered in many areas of the United States by Verizon. ...

DirecTV and Dish Network offers Boomerang in all but its most basic of programming packages. A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that was founded in 1994. ... DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services to households and businesses in the United States, owned by parent company DISH Network Corporation. ...

See also

• List of programs broadcast by Boomerang
• TELETOON Retro
• TV Land

This is a list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast by Boomerang in USA, UK and some other countries. ... For the French-language version of this channel, see TÉLÉTOON Rétro. ... TV Land (originally Nick at Nites TV Land) is an American cable television network launched April 29, 1996. ...

External links

• Official Site