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Encyclopedia > Fridays (Cartoon Network)
Fridays
Format Live Action
Created by Steve Patrick
Starring Tommy Snider
Tara Sands
Country of origin USA
Production
Running time Fridays: 7PM - 3AM (1999-2003)
7PM - 1AM (2003-2006)
7PM - 10PM (2006-2007),7PM-9PM (2007-present)
Broadcast
Original channel Cartoon Network
Original run April 30, 1999February 23, 2007

Cartoon Cartoon Fridays was a Friday night program block on Cartoon Network that showcased the channel's original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. Around these shows, live action segments in a studio with two hosts and an audience of children are were for continuity between the programs. The block aired between 7 p.m.-5 a.m., with the shows and segments repeating at least twice. Bluetube Productions produced the block's musical scores.[1] Fridays, originally titled Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, is the Friday night program block on Cartoon Network that showcases the channels original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. ... Tara Sands (also known as Tara Jayne or Tara Jane) is an American voice actor. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1999 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2007 in television involves some significant events. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ... In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ...


Until June 2007, Friday night was the only evening that was currently programmed for children on the network from 10 p.m.-6 a.m., with Adult Swim originally airing on Saturday-Thursday nights (it started to air seven nights a week in July 2007). Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ...

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History

1999-2000

The original title, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, was based on the name for the channel's original animated programs, Cartoon Cartoons. This name was used from 1999 to 2003. When Cartoon Cartoon Fridays first aired, it had giveaways of Cartoon Cartoon themed items which were raffled away by phone the giveaways ended after a dozen or so weeks. The intro was unique for its time; it involved lines and volume bars showing all the Cartoon Cartoons. Its commercials featured live action people trying to be Cartoon Cartoons. Its tag line (1999-2000) was "Are you cartoon?" and the "Coming Up Next", "We'll Be Right Back", and "We're Back" bumpers were played by NFL stars who hung up cardboard pieces of Cartoon Cartoon characters. Other bumpers featured The Grambling State Marching Band, a livestock auctioneer, a meteorologist, and astronomer Jack Horkheimer. The Cartoon Cartoons logo. ... The year 1999 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 2003 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1999 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 2000 in television involved some significant events. ... NFL redirects here. ... Grambling State University is a historically black university located in Grambling, Louisiana. ... Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... For other uses, see Astronomy (disambiguation). ...


2001-2002

In 2001, the bridging format featured newly-animated segments starring the Cartoon Cartoon characters. These segments were repeated until late summer of 2002. The following Cartoon Cartoon characters took turns hosting the show (in alphabetical order): This is a list of television-related events in 2001. ... For other uses, see Summer (disambiguation). ... The year 2002 in television involved some significant events. ...

Note: Blossom, Mojo Jojo, and Courage hosted together one time. Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian/American animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by a. ... Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian/American animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by a. ... Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian/American animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by a. ... Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible. ... The Powerpuff Girls is an Emmy-winning American animated television series about three little girls in kindergarten who have superpowers. ... The Powerpuff Girls is an Emmy-winning American animated television series about three little girls in kindergarten who have superpowers. ... The Powerpuff Girls is an Emmy-winning American animated television series about three little girls in kindergarten who have superpowers. ... The Powerpuff Girls is an Emmy-winning American animated television series about three little girls in kindergarten who have superpowers. ... Dexters Laboratory (Dexters Lab for short) is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky. ... Courage the Cowardly Dog is an award-winning American animated television series, created by John R. Dilworth, who directed each episode, about a dog named Courage and his owners Muriel Bagge, a kindly old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grumpy old farmer, living together in a farmhouse in the... Courage the Cowardly Dog is an award-winning American animated television series, created by John R. Dilworth, who directed each episode, about a dog named Courage and his owners Muriel Bagge, a kindly old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grumpy old farmer, living together in a farmhouse in the... Sheep in the Big City is an American animated television series which ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons, from November 2000 to April 2002. ... Time Squad is an American animated television series created in 2001 by David Wasson, following the adventures of a trio of hapless time cops from the year 100,000,000 AD, who travel back in time attempting to correct the course of history. ...


The only cartoon cartoons that never hosted CCF were from the shows Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, Mike, Lu and Og, Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Evil Con Carne. Cow and Chicken is an Emmy Award-nominated American animated television series, created by David Feiss. ... I Am Weasel was an American animated television series, created by David Feiss and broadcast on the Cartoon Network. ... Mike, Lu & Og is one of Cartoon Networks original animated series and is part of the Cartoon Cartoons. ... Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? was an American animated television series on Cartoon Network that aired from 2002 to 2004. ... The Codename: Kids Next Door logo. ... The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series that currently airs on Cartoon Network and Teletoon. ... Evil Con Carne is a Cartoon Network American animated television series, created by Maxwell Atoms, which first appeared during the show Grim and Evil and later became a separate program in 2003, running for one season. ...


Note: Grim and Hector Con Carne made special guest stars once on Cartoon Cartoon Weekend.


Scare-Toon Scare-Toon Fright-Days

On October 4, 2002, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays became Scare-Toon Scare-Toon Fright-Days with the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo movies along with new episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog and Grim & Evil. is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2002 in television involved some significant events. ... Scooby-doo is also British naval divers slang for civilian sport scuba diver. 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... Courage the Cowardly Dog is an award-winning American animated television series, created by John R. Dilworth, who directed each episode, about a dog named Courage and his owners Muriel Bagge, a kindly old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grumpy old farmer, living together in a farmhouse in the... The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series that currently airs on Cartoon Network. ...


2003-2004

After Summer Fridays and Fridays in the summer of 2003, the bridging segments were done in live-action with a new set and hosts Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake, as well as new characters such as Whiskers, Big Guy Shimmy, Milkman Fred, and Diner Lady, and edutainment segments. In February 2004, the show changed into the current remix form. Although at first, this was a temporary test, it was decided that it would be kept due to how much fans liked it. The year 2003 in television involved some significant events. ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by human actors, as opposed to animation. ... Fridays, originally titled Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, is the Friday night program block on Cartoon Network that showcases the channels original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. ... Nzinga Christine Blake is an American/Sierra Leonean actress and writer. ... Edutainment (also educational entertainment or entertainment-education) is a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → // February 29, 2004 Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as president of Haiti and flees the country for the Central African Republic. ... The year 2004 in television involved some significant events. ...


The original introduction sequence for this incarnation of Fridays featured characters from just about every show that had ever been on Cartoon Network, including shows that later disappeared entirely from the network (examples being Looney Tunes, The Jetsons, and Hong Kong Phooey). It was used from 2003 to 2007. Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... The Jetsons is a prime-time animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Hong Kong Phooey Hong Kong Phooey is a 16-episode (31 shorts) Hanna-Barbera animated series that first aired on ABC Saturday morning from September 7, 1974 to September 4, 1976. ...


2005-2007

In January 2005, Tara Sands took over Nzinga Blake's hosting duties. In February 2005, a month later, the show's set was also changed, making it wackier and replacing most of the older characters with newer characters. In April 2006, the set received yet another facelift and now resembled the interior of a retro-chic house. This set continued until Fridays ended on February 23, 2007. "Fridays" was replaced by Fried Dynamite, hosted by Blake Michael, which began airing in late summer. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15 Ruth Warrick • 14 Rudolph Moshammer Recent deaths Ongoing events • Tsunami relief... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tara Sands (also known as Tara Jayne or Tara Jane) is an American voice actor. ... February 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Pope John Paul II is taken to a hospital suffering from a serious case of influenza. ... The year 2005 in television involved some significant events. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... The year 2006 in television involved some significant events. ... Fridays, originally titled Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, was the Friday night program block on Cartoon Network that showcased the channels original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. ...


Fridays in Mexico

In Mexico Cartoon Cartoon Fridays never existed, instead they used the CCF set and used a few different and same cartoon cartoon host as the U.S. CCF, it was actually a two hour block of cartoon cartoons and some times the premiere of a new cartoon short.


Fridays in Australia

In Australia, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, which ran from March 2001 - February 2004, has only ever been hosted by the Cartoon Cartoons, not live-action. The most used character has been Johnny Bravo. Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible. ...


After Cartoon Cartoon Fridays became Fridays, the segment is still unhosted. Small bridges are used to introduce the next cartoons instead. It begins at 4 p.m. with the .COM Pick, a segment where viewers vote for the cartoon they want to see at this time. At 4:30 p.m., two episodes of another cartoon are shown on Double Play. The Friday Premiere is at 5:30 p.m. Australia's Fridays uses the same logo and intro as the US version in 2003, however it still continues its run today.


Fridays in Asia

The Friday Programming block airs on Cartoon Network Asia starting 5.30 PM (Thailand) to 7.30 PM (Thailand) ending with the Dot Com Pick, which viewers can vote for from their website, www.cartoonnetworkasia.com. Usually premiering Episodes of Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends in the Fridays Premieres Section. It airs in the Place of The Batman Series, which goes from Monday to Thursday. The Codename: Kids Next Door logo. ... The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series that currently airs on Cartoon Network and Teletoon. ... Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends (sometimes called Fosters for short, and abbreviated as FHIF/FHFIF) is an Emmy Award-Winning American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, who also created The Powerpuff Girls. ... The Batman may refer to: Batman, the fictional character. ...


This Block does not currently air on Cartoon Network India.


Fridays in CN Asia does not have a host.


Bumpers in Fridays Asia

When switching to ads, It usually shows a giant screen made up of mini screens, showing a scene from the premiere, with the words " We'll be right back To our Fridays Premiere" or while returning to a Premiere " And now, we continue with our Fridays Premiere" etc.


Fridays Sets

CCF

  • Oversised Ribbons
  • 1 Screen on one of two Screens on two of three Screens

References

  1. ^ Bluetube Productions

External links


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