More 80s/90s shows ?

[Jack_6428]

Does anybody else have a feeling, that eventhough the shows aired on Boomerang are all good and take you back, the schedule could use a few more 80s shows and also some from the 90s? Like..:

from 80s:

Silverhawks
The Centurions
Thundercats
The Comic Strip (Tigersharks, Street Frogs, MiniMonsters, Karate Kat)
Transformers Generation 1
C.O.P.S.
Real Ghostbusters
TMNT
Dungeons and Dragons
Count Duckula
Dragonball

from 90s:

The Mask Animated Series
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Batman
Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
World Premiere Toons/What a Cartoon Show re-run
Beetlejuice
DBZ
Biker Mice from Mars
Conan the Adventurer

Obviously Boomerang wont air Disney stuff like Ducktales, Chip and Dale or Nicks Real Monsters, Arnold, Rugrats or Doug..and wont air Marvels Spiderman and X-Men..but the above shows could be a nice addition to the schedule we have now..to make it more variable, interesting..this way its most of the time very similiar... whatcha think? possible ? atleast a few shows?

[Silverstar]

It's not like the folks in charge of the channel have unlimited access to every single cartoon from the 80's and 90's; it would be great if they did, but that's just not the case. The harsh reality is that Boomerang can only air what's available to them. If Turner/Time-Warner doesn't own the broadcasting rights to a particular show, then it can't air on Boomerang. It's as simple as that.

I agree that Boom should expand its' horizons and acquire some more shows (they have the potential to be so much more than just a Hanna-Barbera Reruns Channel), but that would require money, time and effort, more so than Turner is willing to put forth in order for them to do so. As long as Boomerang remains nothing more than an afterthought for Turner, its' lineup isn't likely to expand to any great extent anytime soon.

Obviously Boomerang wont air Marvels Spiderman and X-Men..

And Dungeons & Dragons. That was also a Marvel Studios production, and all of the Marvel-produced shows are currently property of Disney. In fact, D&D ran on Toon Disney about 2 years ago. Of course, while it would be nice to see D&D on television again, I already have the entre series on DVD, so I really don't care what they do with the show at this stage.

[Blackstar]

I agree that Boom's lineup could stand to be more varied and diverse, but you shouldn't blame the people in charge of Boomerang for not running those shows. Most likely, the execs in charge of Boomerang would want to air many of the shows that you listed, but can't because they don't own the broadcasting rights to them or don't have the money to obtain them.

Batman

If you mean, Batman:TAS, that used to air on Boomerang, but Disney owns the broadcasting rights to it now.

World Premiere Toons/What a Cartoon Show re-runThat also used to air on the Boom.

[Jack_6428]

I agree that Boom's lineup could stand to be more varied and diverse, but you shouldn't blame the people in charge of Boomerang for not running those shows. Most likely, the execs in charge of Boomerang would want to air many of the shows that you listed, but can't because they don't own the broadcasting rights to them or don't have the money to obtain them.

If you mean, Batman:TAS, that used to air on Boomerang, but Disney owns the broadcasting rights to it now.

That also used to air on the Boom.

yup, TAS..Disney ? lol, they bought almost everything omg...yeah, WPT/WAC could air again at some point...

im not blaming anyone, just suggesting things...it would be great to air those shows..i mean, alot of those shows aired on Cartoon Network, right ? So then Turner should own the rights and it shouldnt be a problem ?

[Silverstar]

A lot of those shows aired on Cartoon Network, right ? So then Turner should own the rights and it shouldn't be a problem ?

Some of the shows you mentioned have aired on CN and/or Boom, but many of them haven't:

Silverhawks-No
The Centurions-Yes, years ago
Thundercats*-Same
The Comic Strip (Tigersharks, Street Frogs, MiniMonsters, Karate Kat)-No; in fact this show hasn't seen the light of day since its' initial run on syndication
Transformers Generation 1-Yes
C.O.P.S.-No
Real Ghostbusters*-No
TMNT*-only the 2003 4Kids version
Dungeons and Dragons*-No
Count Duckula-No; this ran on Nick years ago
Dragonball-Yes
The Mask Animated Series-No; but I think this ran on Nick for a while
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs-No
Batman-Only The Animated Series* and The Batman*
Real Adventures of Jonny Quest-Yes, years ago
World Premiere Toons/What a Cartoon Show re-run-Yes
Beetlejuice-Yes
DBZ*-Yes
Biker Mice from Mars-No
Conan the Adventurer-No

-Shows with an asterisk (*) by them are or will soon become available on DVD.


Also keep in mind that just because Turner had the rights to these shows 5, 10 or so years ago isn't a guarantee that they still have those rights now; contracts expire and change hands over time. Plus, some of these shows are available on DVD now, so in some cases the networks bigwigs don't feel that there's a huge need to bring those shows back to TV. Like I said, it's not as simle as just pulling the names of a bunch of old cartoons out of a hat and saying, "This show should be airing on Boomerang." If only it were that simple; there are lots of shows I'd like to see on there.

[ap75021]

I always thought the concept of the channel was that "Boomerang" meant it was for boomers. In other words, I'm just as happy with the 40s and 50s Tom & Jerry and Looney Tunes and the 30s Popeye cartoons mixed with the 50s and 60s HB stuff that was actually funny and exciting to watch - and diverse too, from shows like the Impossibles and the Banana Splits to the Herculoids and Space Ghost, and one of the best: the original 1964-65 Jonny Quest series. The later version of that show was just too dark and didn't have the same magic. Just like the attempt at remaking the Jetsons in the 80s. The originals had a timeless appeal to them that just wasn't matched by trying to update them. Top Cat, the Flintstones, Huck & Yogi, Quick Draw McGraw, Magilla Gorilla, Atom Ant, Secret Squirrel...all of those were very much of their time and the whole boomer concept works well with that. I think about the newest cartoon I could see fitting in with all of those was perhaps the last of its type to translate so well from its original format (newspapers) to television: Garfield and Friends. That said, I could also stand to see The Archies, if Boomerang could secure the rights to it. The show's obviously available if we can purchase the DVDs (speaking of which, I was puzzled with how short the rchie's Funhouse episodes were on DVD until one thing occurred to me: the second half hour of that show basically consisted of the first season episodes to make the show an hour long).

[Blackstar]

Boomerang originated as a program block on Cartoon Network. The title refers to the channel's tag line "It's all coming back to you." Like how a boomerang always returns to is sender.

Regarding The Archies, all of the cartoons from the Filmation library are currently tied in legal red tape over who actually owns the rights to the shows. The problem is that Filmation would borrow characters from outside sources or the use of living celebrities to build their shows around, rather than creating their own "in-house" characters, so in the U.S., there's a debacle over who actually owns the shows, and as such, the Filmation cartoons haven't seen the light of day in the U.S. for quite some time.

Ironically, the Filmation cartoons shows can be shown in Canada, where the broadcasting laws are different from ours. The Archies can currently be seen on Canada's Teletoon Retro channel.

[dth1971]

I wish Boomerang added these 1980's/1990's cartoon shows:
Garfield and Friends
Tiny Toon Adventures
Animaniacs
Taz-Mania
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Freakazoid
Pinky and the Brain
Sonic the Hedgehog
Histeria!
Road Rovers
Waynehead
Earthworm Jim
Detention
Dumb and Dumber (Animated series)
Bucky 'O Hare and the Toad Wars
Get Along Gang (DIC)
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (DIC)

[Silverstar]

I wish Boomerang added these 1980's/1990's cartoon shows:
Garfield and Friends
Tiny Toon Adventures
Animaniacs
Taz-Mania
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Freakazoid
Pinky and the Brain
Sonic the Hedgehog
Histeria!
Road Rovers
Waynehead
Earthworm Jim
Detention
Dumb and Dumber (Animated series)
Bucky 'O Hare and the Toad Wars
Get Along Gang (DIC)
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (DIC)

The shows in bold are on DVD. Buy the sets and enjoy 'em.

[Ace Goodheart]

Boomerang attempted to broaden their horizons a couple of times over the years, most notably when they licensed and aired "Battle Of The Planets" for six months back in 2004. They promoted it quite a bit, created new "Boomeraction" bumpers for it, and kicked it off with an all-day marathon (in which they aired all the 20 episodes they'd end up re-running for the next six months...:sad: ). After the departure of BotP in late September 2004, Boomeraction and Boomerang overall went into a serious downward spiral as most should remember. It was in 2007 and moreso 2008 that it began recovering from that spiral. Now Boom has "Voltron", but I bet that's just a carryover from the contract that Turner forged for the show's prior run on "Adult Swim". Boom has also aired a couple of shows from the "Program Exchange" library ("Garfield', Rocky & Bullwinkle", "Underdog", "Mr Magoo") but.......that's about it. I think that the proverbial ship has sailed for Boomerang becoming a major channel for classic '80's/'90's cartoons (that AREN'T already owned by Turner and/or WB). It's a nice thought.....but a couple of years too late. I mean damn, Boomerang turns nine this April and it's STILL mostly running the same bumpers from day one.

[All Star Blitz]

The shows in bold are on DVD. Buy the sets and enjoy 'em.

Um, you forgot that Garfield & Friends is on DVD. :-P

[Silverstar]

Um, you forgot that Garfield & Friends is on DVD. :-P

I didn't forget; I just wasn't sure. :sweat: But yeah, that too.

Fixed.

[Pilmedium]

Boomerang originated as a program block on Cartoon Network. The title refers to the channel's tag line "It's all coming back to you." Like how a boomerang always returns to is sender.

I was a regular viewer of the Boomerang block on Cartoon Network back then, and most of what they aired was from the '60s and '70s - stuff that young people wouldn't remember, despite the catch phrase. This is what gives me the impression that Boomerang was originally intended to be for an older audience, not a place to show 10-year-old cartoons that were dumped from Cartoon Network. To show '90s cartoons on Boomerang goes against the whole idea of it being for classics as intended.

[Silverstar]

I was a regular viewer of the Boomerang block on Cartoon Network back then, and most of what they aired was from the '60s and '70s - stuff that young people wouldn't remember, despite the catch phrase. This is what gives me the impression that Boomerang was originally intended to be for an older audience, not a place to show 10-year-old cartoons that were dumped from Cartoon Network. To show '90s cartoons on Boomerang goes against the whole idea of it being for classics as intended.


Who's to say that Turner's objective for Boomerang hasn't changed since then? Keep in mind that Cartoon Network started out as a channel aimed at baby boomers and animation fans in general, it didn't become a kids' channel until later when Turner/Time-Warner wanted to compete with Nickelodeon and Disney Channel head-on.