Should Underdog be on Boomerang?

[YogiBR123]

I was wondering...since Underdog was shown on CN several years ago, and it is a classic, should Underdog be shown on Boomerang? I've been a big fan of the show ever since it aired on CN.

[zoombie]

With the popularity of Bolt, why not?

BTW, as far as super heros go, Underdog is way better than Bolt.

[Silverstar]

There are a lot of old cartoon shows that Boomerang could be airing, but I don't necessarily think that Boom's not airing Underdog is a deliberate act on their part, if that's what you're implying. If Boomerang could just run any show that someone deems "a classic", then Boom's schedule would be a lot more extensive than it is now.

As you said, CN aired Underdog years ago; it's possible that Turner/Time-Warner simply no longer has the broadcasting rights to Underdog anymore.

Whether they can air the show or not depends on who owns the rights to the Total Television shows currently. So the question isn't "Should Underdog be on Boomerang, but can it be?".

[hobbyfan]

It's a question of exactly how long ago Underdog was on CN. Since Disney produced the movie, they may now have an inside track on rights to the series.

[Blackstar]

I think that it's necessary to distinguish between the network's desire to air a series and said series' availability. Going back to what Silverstar said already; we could (literally) be here all day and all night discussing what shows we think should be airing on Boomerang, but the harsh reality is that Turner can only air the programs that they own the broadcasting rights to.

[The Wolverine]

Underdog DID briefly air on Boomerang early 2007, just to point out.

[Racattack!Force]

I remember watching Underdog on the channel earlier this year, so they still have the airing rights.

[Pomegranate]

Wow, I had no idea The Boom aired the Underdog cartoon in early 2007. It's probably undoubtedly much better than that abysmal live-action Disney movie.

[Racattack!Force]

Wow, I had no idea The Boom aired the Underdog cartoon in early 2007. It's probably undoubtedly much better than that abysmal live-action Disney movie.Before I got the channel, every time we got those "weekend previews", an Underdog cartoon seemed to be somewhere on the lineup. mI have to wonder were it went, since I haven't seen it in months.

[J!!!]

I remember watching Underdog on the channel earlier this year, so they still have the airing rights.

Rights expire on random dates for example Samurai Champloo rights expired this september on the twelth. So explain your logic.

[Racattack!Force]

Rights expire on random dates for example Samurai Champloo rights expired this september on the twelth. So explain your logic.They constantly take shows off and on each month. So I'm assuming Underdog is just off for the time being.

[YogiBR123]

It seems like Underdog is off of Boomerang for the rest of 2009.

[Silverstar]

It seems like Underdog is off of Boomerang for the rest of 2009.

Perhaps if the live-action movie didn't tank, there'd be more incentive on Boomerang's part to air the series.

[Blackstar]

Perhaps if the live-action movie didn't tank, there'd be more incentive on Boomerang's part to air the series.

Which really isn't a fair assessment, since that crappy live action movie bore very little resemblance to the cartoon series that it was supposedly based on. Except for the fact that some of the dogs had the same names from the TV show, you couldn't tell that the movie had anything to do with the cartoon. Disney could have changed the movie's title to Superdog or Mighty Dog and passed it off as an original creation, and it would have changed very little.

[The Cartoon]

Yeah, there a lot of shows that Boomerang should and can air, but I'm not sure if they will. They seem to want to air the "newer classics" which are hardly classic right now.

[Steve Carras]

Whether they can air the show or not depends on who owns the rights to the Total Television shows currently.
Classic Media does.

[CapnQuisp]

It would be great to see Underdog on Boomerang, but not in the package that was last shown on Boomerang, as it was horribly edited. This is what it says at nationmaster.com under the entry for Underdog:

"The syndicated version of The Underdog Show consists of 62 half-hour episodes. The supporting segments differ from the show's original network run. The first 26 syndicated episodes feature Tennessee Tuxedo as a supporting segment (Tennessee Tuxedo originally aired as a separate show, and also has its own syndicated adaptation). Thereafter, for most of the balance of the package, the middle segments include Go Go Gophers and Klondike Kat for three consecutive, half-hours, and Tennessee Tuxedo in the fourth. Commander McBragg is featured in the majority of episodes, replaced by three segments of The Sing-A-Long Family (in shows #1-2-3, #28-29-30, and #55-56-57). The final two syndicated Underdog half-hours feature one-shot cartoons (Cauliflower Cabbie and Gene Hattree), with Commander McBragg appearing in show #61 and Go Go Gophers in show #62.

The syndicated series (as shown in the United States) is a potpourri of segments from previously aired versions of the show. Prior to a 1994 remaster, each episode included a "teaser" at the top of the show, asking viewers to stay tuned for a clip from "today's four-part story" (this originates from a 1969-1973 NBC Saturday morning rerun version of the show). However, there were never more than two parts of the Underdog stories shown in any half-hour program. Prints of such would either be followed by a closing outro and credits or no credits at all. The closing outro (which showed the first portion of a variation of the Underdog theme showing a big ape terrorizing the city with a narrator saying "looks like this is the end..." in place of the theme music) followed by the end credits (re-edited from the cast credits for Underdog and Tennesee Tuxedo), originated from a 1960s syndicated series, Cartoon Cut-Ups, which originally featured Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo and Commander McBragg."

Not sure if this is totally accurate, but I do remember not being able to watch it, it was THAT bad. I don't see any reason why the original episodes cannot be presented as aired, with all the original intros. Boomerang should have a simple philosophy. This is all a part of Boomerang's wishy-washyness when it comes to growing their demographics. They ignore the older classic cartoon fans' wishes, try to modern up old material to make it more appealing to kids, and end up pleasing no one.

[Gmfox8@cox.net]

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[KDevine7@msn.com]

It would be great to see Underdog on Boomerang, but not in the package that was last shown on Boomerang, as it was horribly edited. This is what it says at nationmaster.com under the entry for Underdog:

"The syndicated version of The Underdog Show consists of 62 half-hour episodes. The supporting segments differ from the show's original network run. The first 26 syndicated episodes feature Tennessee Tuxedo as a supporting segment (Tennessee Tuxedo originally aired as a separate show, and also has its own syndicated adaptation). Thereafter, for most of the balance of the package, the middle segments include Go Go Gophers and Klondike Kat for three consecutive, half-hours, and Tennessee Tuxedo in the fourth. Commander McBragg is featured in the majority of episodes, replaced by three segments of The Sing-A-Long Family (in shows #1-2-3, #28-29-30, and #55-56-57). The final two syndicated Underdog half-hours feature one-shot cartoons (Cauliflower Cabbie and Gene Hattree), with Commander McBragg appearing in show #61 and Go Go Gophers in show #62.

The syndicated series (as shown in the United States) is a potpourri of segments from previously aired versions of the show. Prior to a 1994 remaster, each episode included a "teaser" at the top of the show, asking viewers to stay tuned for a clip from "today's four-part story" (this originates from a 1969-1973 NBC Saturday morning rerun version of the show). However, there were never more than two parts of the Underdog stories shown in any half-hour program. Prints of such would either be followed by a closing outro and credits or no credits at all. The closing outro (which showed the first portion of a variation of the Underdog theme showing a big ape terrorizing the city with a narrator saying "looks like this is the end..." in place of the theme music) followed by the end credits (re-edited from the cast credits for Underdog and Tennesee Tuxedo), originated from a 1960s syndicated series, Cartoon Cut-Ups, which originally featured Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo and Commander McBragg."

Not sure if this is totally accurate, but I do remember not being able to watch it, it was THAT bad. I don't see any reason why the original episodes cannot be presented as aired, with all the original intros. Boomerang should have a simple philosophy. This is all a part of Boomerang's wishy-washyness when it comes to growing their demographics. They ignore the older classic cartoon fans' wishes, try to modern up old material to make it more appealing to kids, and end up pleasing no one.underdog was on boomerang this year and several years ago.and dont disrespect the movie.it was very well made and stuck close to the cartoon version.bhill murray was a waste in there though imo.and werent riffraff and his gang cats?

[Blackstar]

underdog was on boomerang this year and several years ago.and dont disrespect the movie.it was very well made and stuck close to the cartoon version.bhill murray was a waste in there though imo.and werent riffraff and his gang cats?

You're joking, right? Instead of animating the movie in CGI, the way that it should have been done, Disney made a lot of unnecessary changes in order for the concept to fit in a live action universe. They placed Underdog in a world populated by humans, turned Simon bar Sinister into a person and turned Underdog into a pet who was owned by a generic boy and his single dad. In a word, "Yuck!" I know it's been a while, but that's not the Underdog that I remember.

My point: If you want to make a movie based on a cartoon, and said cartoon doesn't lend it itself to live action, then don't make that movie live action. QED.

[Racattack!Force]

underdog was on boomerang this year and several years ago.and dont disrespect the movie.it was very well made and stuck close to the cartoon version.bhill murray was a waste in there though imo.and werent riffraff and his gang cats?Cartoon - "Humble and lovable" Shoeshine Boy, a cartoon dog, is really the superhero Underdog.

Movie - A diminutive hound named Shoeshine gets superpowers after a lab accident. When he's adopted by a 12-year-old boy, the two form a bond around the shared knowledge that Shoeshine is really Underdog.

I'm not seeing it. :(

[Comics_the_QB]

Not to mention on how Riff Raff was handled. :shrug:

But yeah, I would love to see Underdog back on Boomerang again. Underdog is a definite favorite for me.

[Silverstar]

underdog was on boomerang this year and several years ago.and dont disrespect the movie.it was very well made and stuck close to the cartoon version.bhill murray was a waste in there though imo.and werent riffraff and his gang cats?

The Underdog movie stuck as closely to the original cartoon as Diff'rent Strokes stuck to the manuscript of Mein Kampf, which is to say not very much at all.

And you're thinking of a different Riff Raff. Heathcliff and the Cadillac Cats has nothing to do with Underdog.

Also, Bill Murray wasn't in the Underdog movie. At all.

[Pilmedium]

This is one of the reasons why I see it as a bad thing when a favorite character from an earlier time gets a live-action movie. It promotes disrespect for the original series when the movie ends up being untrue to the original, which is usually the case.

Underdog probably would still air on Boomerang occasionally if not for the fact that the movie gave many unfamiliar people a false impression of it. Then again, I am not one to complain, as I still don't get Boomerang.

[cyde]

I thought Boomerang cartered to mostly Hanna Barbera (Now Cartoon Network) toons. Underdog ain't no HB toon, it belongs to Leonardo.

[cyde]

This is one of the reasons why I see it as a bad thing when a favorite character from an earlier time gets a live-action movie. It promotes disrespect for the original series when the movie ends up being untrue to the original, which is usually the case.

Underdog probably would still air on Boomerang occasionally if not for the fact that the movie gave many unfamiliar people a false impression of it. Then again, I am not one to complain, as I still don't get Boomerang.But at least we get an ideas to the real origins of U-dog and Simon, as to how they first came to be.