CN's April Fool's Prank (2006 edition)

[Daikun]

Using the amazing Zap2It, I decided to take a peek into what CN may have up their sleeve for us on April Fool's Day. Here's the results I found:

From 12:30PM (why can't it just be noon? *shrug*) to 7PM, they air a rotating marathon of Ed, Edd n' Eddy and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.

First that wonderful upfront, now this. Isn't it amazing how CN is fully prepared this year?

[krazymed]

A watchable line-up? That has to be a joke.

[Tobias]

Doesn't sound like much of an April's fool day joke. A REAL joke would be something like:

- Instead of the normal Toonami programming, they air episodes of My Little Pony, Jem, Smurfs, and Snorks, complete with Toonami bumpers.

- A Saved By the Bell marathon

- Promising 'New' episodes of Smurfs, only they're just the already seen episodes with the original openings.

- A Bobobo marathon

[Sage Shinigami]

Using the amazing Zap2It, I decided to take a peek into what CN may have up their sleeve for us on April Fool's Day. Here's the results I found:

From 12:30PM (why can't it just be noon? *shrug*) to 7PM, they air a rotating marathon of Ed, Edd n' Eddy and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.

First that wonderful upfront, now this. Isn't it amazing how CN is fully prepared this year?

Heh. I hate those shows. Perfect 4/1 joke. :D :D

[Duke]

No, a perfect April Fool's joke would be to air one Screwy Squirrel episode through most of the day. That would be awesome.

[ShadowGUN]

No, a perfect April Fool's joke would be to air one Screwy Squirrel episode through most of the day. That would be awesome.

LOL I remember when they pull that one. I also remember they were reporting the news of the take over in a ticker during the cartoon.

[Mek]

No, a perfect April Fool's joke would be to air one Screwy Squirrel episode through most of the day. That would be awesome.

That was the best April Fools Day ever.

[Wanted]

Nowadays, networks use special events and some holidays as excuses to air irrelevant marathons. Isn't that nice?

[Nin-Nin69]

They could just air live action movies all day. You know those jerks would too.:ack:

[SchanLeiChan]

They can make a commercial of a fake episode of a show.
:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Dark Fact]

They could have live action Naruto! :eek:

[Wolfie~Giri]

I certainly would have hoped the "Dumb and Dumber" movie add was a joke...

[Yash]

They should air a 24 hour cycle of the Wulin Warriors rap.

It could work >_>

[Draft]

i thnik there should be a bobo marathon on toonami, otherwise, nothing to complain about

[Jeff Harris]

Isn't that what they did on MLK Day?

And Valentine's Day?

And President's Day?

And yesterday?

Honestly, I could make a better April Fool's Day schedule with my eyes shut.

And I will (and for the record, Tobias, that Toonami replacement? not funny. We still have Castle in the Sky that night for the unwashed masses):

12:30 - 1:30 PM: Ed, Edd, and Eddy
1:30 - 2:30 PM: Billy and Mandy
2:30 PM - 4 PM: Cartoon Cartoons
4 - 7 PM: April Fool's Day (mishmash of Tex Avery, Robotic Stooges, Kwicky Koala, Krazy Klaw, What A Cartoons!, and Looney Tunes, hell, I'd sneak in a TV-PG episode or two of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Harvey Birdman or Sealab 2021 just to shock some folks)

[PeppeRaskell1]

What about an all-day Yoko!Jakamoko!Toto! marathon? lol

That sounds like the kind of April Fool's joke CN would pull, play a cartoon that just about EVERYBODY and his Dog, Spot, hates.

[Jeff Harris]

What about an all-day Yoko!Jakamoko!Toto! marathon? lol

That sounds like the kind of April Fool's joke CN would pull, play a cartoon that just about EVERYBODY and his Dog, Spot, hates.Yup. If there was a sense of humor like it was circa 1997, then I could imagine them doing something like that. A show where the only dialogue is Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! would rule as an evil April Fool's joke.

[Sharklady]

I wish they'd commemorate the day by showing all their great old cross-show promos.

Dang, I wish CN still made those!

[don Jaime]

I'd hate to think they were going to announce the prank in advance. But the last few years they've not really had one, so this year likely won't be any different.

[Kryten]

You mean there's actually times when CN isn't showing Billy & Mandy?

[Duke]

You mean there's actually times when CN isn't showing Billy & Mandy?
Yea. Weeknights from 11PM (soon to be 10:30PM) to 6AM and Saturdays from 7PM-11PM.

[Ultra Mike]

Don't Forget Weekday From 4-6. Miguzi hasn't been Billy and Mandified (but if KND can air there, maybe one day so will B&M).

You know what would be a cool idea? Instead of showing any shows on April Fools day, they just had slots for the various advertisements Cartoon Network has had for it's 14 years on TV. I mean the old promos/little toons that everyone misses and will never air on TV again. You would still have the regular commericals but then you'd have stuff like Cartoon Survivor and Bebebooboodeedee and the like.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Well at least they're taking the chance to run some episodes of Ed, Edd n'Eddy, they're best original series ever. Sucks about airing Billy and Mandy, though.

[JellicleCat1965]

That's supposed to be an April Fool';s joke?Why not air something that's actually funny,like an all-day Animaniacs marathon?

[Sharklady]

> Why not air something that's actually funny,like an all-day Animaniacs marathon? <

A nice thought, but highly unlikely- Animaniacs is a WB property.

[Anarky]

anyone remember the BTAS: Joker Marathon a few yrs back? Twas a good day

i wouldn't expect anything crazy from CN now because they'd hate to peeve off advertisers w/ programming noone would watch.

[Duke]

Also, don't forget that April Fools Day is on a Saturday this year, which means fewer people than usual will be turning in except in the morning and at night, which are two areas CN doesn't wanna mess with. Had this been on a weekday, we probably would've gotten something different.

[Wanted]

Also, don't forget that April Fools Day is on a Saturday this year, which means fewer people than usual will be turning in except in the morning and at night, which are two areas CN doesn't wanna mess with. Had this been on a weekday, we probably would've gotten something different.That, or nothing at all. I hope I'm correct in saying "they did nothing special last year, either." Nevertheless, Cartoon Network has lost its taste and couldn't pull a great April Fools' Day prank if it wanted to.

[Martianinvader]

Not to throw cold water on you guys, but I think Billy and Mandy getting all this exposure is a good thing. Not many cartoons these days have the edge that one does.

[Yash]

Yea. Weeknights from 11PM (soon to be 10:30PM) to 6AM and Saturdays from 7PM-11PM.
Someday they'll make an adult Billy and Mandy for Adult Swim, an action kid oriented Billy and Mandy for Miguzi, and a middleground action Billy and Mandy for Toonami. That way, they'll achieve their ultimate goal...

We'll be tortured by the Billy and Mandy Network.

[William C. Maune]

Not to throw cold water on you guys, but I think Billy and Mandy getting all this exposure is a good thing. Not many cartoons these days have the edge that one does.

I gotta agree with Martianinvader, these are two of Cartoon Network's better and funnier original series. Sure, some people would rather see other series, but that could be said no matter what CN or any other network airs.

[TheMecca]

No, a perfect April Fool's joke would be to air one Screwy Squirrel episode through most of the day. That would be awesome.
Yes. Greatest April Fools Joke ever- I was about... 4-5 and I didn't know what in god's name was going on the entire day. It was great.

[don Jaime]

Not to throw cold water on you guys, but I think Billy and Mandy getting all this exposure is a good thing. Not many cartoons these days have the edge that one does.

Not to throw cold water on you, but it's getting beat to death Spongebob-style. It's on all the time, morning, noon, and night. Also, it's about two quarts of bitter in a one-pint bottle. I'd rather they go back to bludgeoning Teen Titans to death.

[One Radical Dude]

On April Fool's Day (in the AM hours), the midnight hour through the early AM hours isn't clear on what's airing (normally, Fridays repeats -- but Dumb and Dumber isn't scheduled to be airing a third and fourth time). Of course, this could be an error -- or maybe not.

[Jave]

What would be a great April Fools prank? Air the normal schedule, but add Relax-o-Vision to everything!

[Deadman]

during adult swim they should play miguzi shows, during toonami they should play adult swim shows, and during miguzi they should play toonami shows. or any combo of mixing up tose 3 programing blocks up with eachother.

[moumantai]

Doesn't sound like much of an April's fool day joke. A REAL joke would be something like:

- Instead of the normal Toonami programming, they air episodes of My Little Pony, Jem, Smurfs, and Snorks, complete with Toonami bumpers.

- Promising 'New' episodes of Smurfs, only they're just the already seen episodes with the original openings.

ooh i would love that line up i grew up watching those shows

[J'onn J'onzz]

I was going to suggest Wulin Warriors but someone beat me too it. Boomerang has the guts to do a weird april fool's day marathon just because noone's watching it. Noone watches most of CN on Saturdays. Why can't they do the same. Those two shows seem to have a marathon every day so why not show something like Sheep in the Big City. (There was this one person I knew who was really obsessed with that show and I watched it a few times. Liked the fake commercials!)

[Sharklady]

> ... during toonami they should play adult swim shows... <

That would start the parents howling.

[OverMaster]

What would be a great April Fools prank? Air the normal schedule, but add Relax-o-Vision to everything!

That's actually a great idea. My hat's off to you.

[MrNEWZ]

As someone pointed out "mini-marathons" are the norm for Saturdays and Sundays --- after the early morning line up.

Just yesterday it was 2hrs of FOSTER'S then after the Cartoon Cartoon block, it was 2hrs of MY GYM PARTNER.

Ah well.

-Michael

[Daikun]

My idea of an April Fool's prank: Switch Cartoon Network and Boomerang.

CN could air a whole day of typical Boomerang programming, and vice-versa.

[adoptedBatpuppy]

A good joke would be to acually air new episodes of Animaniacs, Johny Bravo, and other comedy shows!

or air all movies and have all cartoons moved to Kids WB for a day! :shrug:

[peacebyanymeans]

They should air Megas XLR all day. I'm on board for that.

In fact, air all the good shows that were cancelled.

[Dark Fact]

Maybe CN should play live action movies all day along with Parker Lewis Can't Lose! :)

[Kevin]

What would be a great April Fools prank? Air the normal schedule, but add Relax-o-Vision to everything!
That's a great idea! It would be downright hilarious too. I would love to see CN pull that one off.

[HG Revolution]

What would be a great April Fools prank? Air the normal schedule, but add Relax-o-Vision to everything!

You are a genius.

[Deadman]

They should air Megas XLR all day. I'm on board for that.

In fact, air all the good shows that were cancelled.

i like this idea a lot. CN cancelled too many great shows, and it would make me happy to see them on the air just for 1 day./

[Zorak Masaki]

Advertise all-day adult swim,,then air gary coleman, super globetrotters, chuck norris karate kommandos, baby blues, gigantor, yu yu hakusho, the popeye show, toonheads, the bullwinkle show (remember when those were on AS?), and the toonami-edited eps of Evangelion.

[Sharklady]

> the bullwinkle show (remember when those were on AS?)... <

What possessed CN to schedule it there?

Though I can certainly believe us older folks make up the majority of Bulwinkle's audience (there's a strong nostalgia factor involved), no way is that show 'adult' in the same sense as the regular AS fare.

[Duke]

What possessed CN to schedule it there?

Though I can certainly believe us older folks make up the majority of Bulwinkle's audience (there's a strong nostalgia factor involved), no way is that show 'adult' in the same sense as the regular AS fare.
The same reason Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos, Gigantor, Super Globetrotters, The Popeye Show, and The Gary Coleman show aired on AS.

[Sharklady]

> What possessed CN to schedule (Bulwinkle) there?
The same reason Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos, Gigantor, Super Globetrotters, The Popeye Show, and The Gary Coleman show aired on AS. <

Oh. *Now* I get it- somebody at CN scheduleing has a sense of humor.

I'm becoming ever more curious about what CN might be going to broadcast this Saturday.

[mg_winxclub]

I certainly would have hoped the "Dumb and Dumber" movie add was a joke...

ME TOO!!! Perfect example of how Cartoon Network as fallen from grace to air this crap. No joking here, this is a prime example of why I don't watch as much CN anymore.

[HG Revolution]

Oh. *Now* I get it- somebody at CN scheduleing has a sense of humor.

Correction: someone at AS scheduling has a sense of humor. CN lost that a long time ago.

[M.A.S.]

They should show nothing but spongebob squarepants!:p

[Dudley]

Remember when Jimmy Neutron appeared and messed up the other shows on Nickelodeon?

They should do that for April Fool's.

[One Radical Dude]

Using the amazing Zap2It, I decided to take a peek into what CN may have up their sleeve for us on April Fool's Day. Here's the results I found:

From 12:30PM (why can't it just be noon? *shrug*) to 7PM, they air a rotating marathon of Ed, Edd n' Eddy and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.

First that wonderful upfront, now this. Isn't it amazing how CN is fully prepared this year?

I just saw an ad for this (not sure if it was aired earlier in the week), and it's pretty much the same thing as last year. Nothing big right now.

[Tobias]

At least Boomerang's 'Taking on T' marathon makes sense, because Mr T 'Pities the Fool'.

[Zyzzybalubah]

Hey, during Dumb and Dumber, I saw a "TV-Y7" rating after one commercial break... Was it really that rating or was that just an error? I didn't bother watching the movie.

[Rolling Cloud]

Hey, during Dumb and Dumber, I saw a "TV-Y7" rating after one commercial break... Was it really that rating or was that just an error? I didn't bother watching the movie.

That was no joke ,sadly.

[One Radical Dude]

I noticed that Nikki isn't announcing today (for the daytime "coming up next"), and during the ending credits for each show -- just some random man doing the announcing.

EDIT: And Bloo just popped onto the screen randomly.

[Marinite]

It's just some random mang/woman pretending to be characters.

Man: This is Numbuh 4, stay tuned for more Ed, Edd, and Eddy.

[moumantai]

lol looks like we get farting sounds during adult swim this year

lol gross but funny good one cn

[mg_winxclub]

lol looks like we get farting sounds during adult swim this year lol gross but funny good one cn

Not funny and not enjoyable either. If it was one or two perfectly timed ones then maybe, but to have fart noises every 2 seconds = overkill and not funny at all

[TheMecca]

Adult Swim was much better than CN joke-wise this year...
But then again since the dawn of the 21st century CN has been going down hill everything-wise, including the April Fools jokes. They're too big of a corporate machine to do another Screwy Squirrel thing, while Adult Swim's alot more... not as much as a machine and can poke fun at the Anime fans.
Tsk tsk.

[Non Sequitur]

Not funny and not enjoyable either. If it was one or two perfectly timed ones then maybe, but to have fart noises every 2 seconds = overkill and not funny at all

Get over yourself.

[Taylor Karras]

That was no joke ,sadly.

It was a joke, Most of the hell, damnit, gunplay and PG-13 is still in there, The rating was an error.

[adoptedBatpuppy]

So, what ws the real prank CN played on us? Somebody please eloborate... :p

[Sharklady]

Perhaps the prank was that we all expected CN to do something interesting, and then they didn't.

[Kryten]

I certainly didn't expect them to do anything interesting.