Shows you want on Boomerang

[Rho]

Yep.

My list...

-Megas XLR: It's awesome, ended almost five years ago, and would work well into their Boomeraction block.

-Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?: It has that "classic" feel, and it'd be nice to see it again.

-Freakazoid, Tiny Toons, and other WB cartoons: Why not?

-Looney Tunes: I fail to see why this is not on Boomerang.

-Garfield and Friends: It used to be on Boomerang, and I enjoyed watching it.

-Sheep in the Big City: How long has it been since this aired?

[dothesmartthing]

Tom and Jerry Kids - Previously this was on Boomerang before it was taken off the schedule in 2006. I think it's great to see Tom and Jerry chase each other as youngsters.

Taz-Mania - I REALLY loved the animation in this cartoon.

What a Cartoon! Show - This has indeed been part of my childhood days, and I would love to see its shorts again, especially those which Butch Hartman worked for.

[Mr Flintstone]

1. Looney Tunes (how can you have a classic cartoon network, owned by the same company as LT, and have no LT in your programming)

2. Those arcade cartoons from the 80's (Pac Man, Donkey Kong ect)

3. Battle of the Planets

4. He-Man(1983)

5. ThunderCats

6. The original Transformers

7. GI Joe

8. Fat Albert

9. Hell, any cartoon from the 70's/80's that I didn't mention.

10. Limited classic live action childrens shows(Shazam/Isis, The great Space Coaster, Fraggle Rock)

11. Peanuts

[G.I Darkshooter]

Boomerang UK desperatly needs:

-Transformers G1
-Thundercats
-Johnny Quest
-Whatever happened to robot Jones?
-Snoopy(A fantastic cartoon that brought me to tears.)
-Tom and Jerry Kids
-Sheep in the Big City
-Space Ghost

& hell, any show i havent mention on here.

[Elven Moon]

I don't get Boomerang so it's not like I'd benefit if they DID put these shows on, but:

-She-Ra or He-Man
-Rainbow Brite (because she's awesome, and that's that!)
-Garfield and Friends
-Muppet Babies (yeah, I know it would NEVER EVER happen)
-Dungeons and Dragons
-Tiny Toons

[Blackstar]

Garfield and Friends

This actually did air on Boomerang, albeit briefly. The U.S. Acres title cards were changed to Orson's Farm, which was the strip's title outside of the U.S..

Muppet Babies (yeah, I know it would NEVER EVER happen)It's the DVD release of the series that may never happen, due to the series' use of showing copyrighted footage in almost every episode. Jim Henson's Muppet Babies could conceivably come to Boomerang, if Turner could acquire the broadcasting rights to it. Muppet Babies was a Marvel production and Disney currently owns the rights to all of the Marvel TV shows, and they're just sitting on them right now.

Dungeons and DragonsSame deal as with Muppet Babies (See above), but at least the entire series of Dungeons & Dragons is on DVD now, since D&D doesn't have the copyright footage problem that MB has.

What shows would I like to see on Boomerang? A lot, but Turner would need the money to acquire the broadcasting rights to them all. Boom should be airing Megas XLR (This show is the property of Cartoon Network. There's no reason why Boom shouldn't be airing it) G.I. Joe, Transformers, Jem, The Comic Strip, The Super Mario Brothers Super Show, Eek! the Cat, shows from the Filmation library, Thundercats, Rainbow Brite and other syndicated specials from the 1980s and up. But alas, that would require money, which Time Warner isn't willing to give Turner.

[dth1971]

Tiny Toon Adventures
Animaniacs
Taz-Mania
Pinky and the Brain
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
The Filmation Archie/Sabrina Shows
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
DIC's Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
DIC's Sonic the Hedgehog Sat AM/Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog/Sonic Underground

[Ace Goodheart]

You guys have got to be realistic: Boom has been around for over nine years now, and up until far it has aired VERY few outside acquisitions, mostly stuff from Warner Bros., Program Exchange, and most notably "Battle of the Planets" and "Voltron".

If the higher-ups didn't make the effort to boost the channel with outside acquisionts in its earliest years, when it was thought to have loads of potential, then they won't now.

They can and will only work with what Turner and to a lesser extent, WB owns.

[SpongeJosh]

Those arcade cartoons from the 80's (Pac Man, Donkey Kong ect)
DIC's Sonic the Hedgehog Sat AM/Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog/Sonic Underground
While it might make more sense for say saturday mornings on G4, I like the idea of a block of game based toons. The shows mentioned above and the Super Mario Bros. Super Show/The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, with the Sonics and Marios alternating, sounds pretty good.

[SF4Ever]

I've got all kinds of possibilities:

Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids How many years have we been trying to get Boomerang to start airing each and every episode, featuring Bill Cosby's legendary cartoon characters. It's only appropriate that Fat Albert and the gang get regular airtime on Boomerang.

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle Just as soon as a deal is finalized between Warner Bros. and the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate to acquire the legendary jungle hero for broadcast on Boomerang. I know, too much red tape, but someway, somehow, something has got to be done to get Tarzan on Boomerang.

Mr. T Why not? His program was produced by Ruby-Spears. Mr. T got airtime on Cartoon Network, so why shouldn't he get some airtime on Boomerang? Think about it.

Mighty Mouse/Heckle & Jeckle CBS owns the property, so why don't they reach an agreement with Boomerang to broadcast the program.

Emergency + 4 Animated spinoff of the long-running Emergency series, both owned by NBC Universal. E+4 could get some Boomerang airtime, same as other NBCU-owned properties, like Woody Woodpecker and Back to the Future.

To me, these are only possibilities, but nonetheless, it's something to think about.

[Antiyonder]

They can and will only work with what Turner and to a lesser extent, WB owns.

Then surely WB cartoons like Animaniacs, Taz Mania, Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries and Tiny Toons a realistic reasonable request.

Pinky & The Brain on the other hand would be unlikely as DXD might still have broadcasting rights and are just sitting on them.

I'd add them mainly because whereas 60s-70s material aired frequently in the later decades, this decade rarely had a decent amount of rerun time for 90s programming.

[Mr Flintstone]

You guys have got to be realistic: Boom has been around for over nine years now, and up until far it has aired VERY few outside acquisitions, mostly stuff from Warner Bros., Program Exchange, and most notably "Battle of the Planets" and "Voltron".

If the higher-ups didn't make the effort to boost the channel with outside acquisionts in its earliest years, when it was thought to have loads of potential, then they won't now.

They can and will only work with what Turner and to a lesser extent, WB owns.

That's why I hope one day a rival classic cartoon network will launch. I just don't understand how a reletively upstart network like Teletoon Retro out of Canada can have a great lineup of classics and the WB/Turner backed Boomerang can't.

[Blackstar]

I just don't understand how a reletively upstart network like Teletoon Retro out of Canada can have a great lineup of classics and the WB/Turner backed Boomerang can't.


The short answer is different country, different rules. In Canada, the American shows are considered imports and as such, they aren't subject to the same copyright laws and legal/ownership restrictions as they are in the U.S. The Flimation shows, for example, can't air here in the States because they're all tied up in legal red tape over who actually owns them, since nearly all of the Filmation cartoons are based on pre-existing franchises and/or real life celebrities.

[wiley207]

Looney Tunes - (Well, DUH!)

Tiny Toons and Animaniacs - (It'd be better than H-B's crappy imitation from the same era; "Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights.")

Inspector Gadget - (Why not? This could be a good channel for bringing that show back to TV.)

Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats - (Same reason for Gadget.)

The Littles - (Another early DiC show like "Gadget" and "Heathcliff," some of the show's episodes were not rerun on Toon Disney or in syndication.)


This could replace the newer stuff like "Teen Titans" and "Justice League Unlimited" (heck, Teen Titans still airs on CN!)

[KDevine7@msn.com]

still keeping with how boomerang is now how about alvin and the chipmunks from the 60s
beany and cecil
the new 3 stooges
laurel an hardy cartoons
abbott and costello cartoons
popeye cartonns from the 60s

[ikey2]

The shows that i would love to see, would make such a long list so ill try shrink it down more.

The Raccoons
Beany Cecil
Gumby
Mighty Max
Mighty Mouse
The Brady Kids
GI Joe
M.A.S.K
pole position
Karate Kid
Fat Albert
ALF and ALF tails
Bananaman
Camp Candy
Fraggle Rock cartoon series not the puppets, but both would be nice back to back hour block
Glo Friends
Laser tag
the Comic strip, especially Camp Mini-mon
Turbo Teen
Spiral Zone

[CyberKFox]

The Cattanooga Cats - No offense to everyone but, The Banana Splits is a cringingly bad show (but it's souly my opinion). The Cattanooga Cats has appeared on Boomerang 3 times and yet they hardly kept it, This is a great cult classic... bring it back!!!!

The Raccoons - even though the cartoon didn't get ANY attention on ANY of the channels it appeared on here in the US, I think The Raccoons should be on Boomerang due to it's quality

The Chucklewood Critters - This is a win/win situation, you'll have specials for Christmas (there are 2 of them in this series), Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Halloween and Easter plus specials that broaden the universe of the series plus a 2 season cartoon series with superb quality yet have last second big-lipped alligator moments due to the rapping owl professor

Beany & Cecil - Bob Clampett is the king of corn, but at least the corny jokes work here (funny too) than say The Banana Splits

The "New" 3 Stooges - The Three Stooges are hardly/never seen on television these days mostly due to overprotective/irresponsible parents but the cartoons are fun to watch

Garfield and Friends - Funny show, 'nough said!

The Dreamstone - This cartoon has never saw the light of day in the US, This cartoon has Disney like epic feel plus the world of the cartoon is truly believable and it could bring in great ratings for Boomerang

Gumby - I wouldn't mind seeing it again, I miss him!

Looney Tunes - Bring them back!

The 1960s Popeye Cartoons - Though not the best looking compared to the Fleischer/Famous Studios Popeyes, They are entertaining to watch

[Mr Flintstone]

Alvin and the chipmonks.

[MeanMachine00]

Yogi's gang, Emergency +4, Heckle and Jeckle, Beetle Bailey, Animated Star Trek would be my top 5 to air.

[Eric B]

It's been well about time for Cartoon Planet to show up (How about the original format from TBS?)
That never did belong on Adult Swim anyway. It could have moved over back when it started playing on that show.

Might as well bring Ed Edd & eddy over as well, while they're pickin up other CN shows from around the same time.

[Rho]

It's been well about time for Cartoon Planet to show up (How about the original format from TBS?)
That never did belong on Adult Swim anyway. It could have moved over back when it started playing on that show.

Might as well bring Ed Edd & eddy over as well, while they're pickin up other CN shows from around the same time.

Ed Edd n Eddy? The show technically isn't even over yet.. It'd be best if they waited until about 2013 or so.

[Eric B]

Didn't the last few episodes finally come out last year? Or are you referring to a movie that's been talked about?

[Silverstar]

If WB/Turner doesn't own it, then Boomerang can't air it. Simple as that.

Having said that, there are some shows which I'd LIKE to see on Boom, if not for the reason above.

Here in the U.S., the Filamtion shows are embroiled in a legal kerfuffle over ownership rights, which is why they're not on the air anywhere in the States right now. Pity, because shows like Fat Albert, The Archies, He-Man and The Brady Kids would be a nice treat to see on Boomerang. The last time I saw any Filamtion shows anywhere was back in 1999 on the Viacom-owned TV Land during their time of running "Super Retro-Vision Saturdays".

Most of the DiC library airing on Boom would be a longshot thanks to the recent DiC/Cookie Jar merger. The merged companies are likely to try and launch a separate channel for their library. Again, that's a shame, because I would like to see The Super Mario Brothers Super Show! on Boom. That could've been a nice novelty.

Yogi's gang, Emergency +4, Heckle and Jeckle, Beetle Bailey, Animated Star Trek would be my top 5 to air.

The only one of those that could air on Boom right now is Yogi's Gang, (or maybe Beetle Bailey, since that used to air on SuperStation Funtime years ago) 'cause that's the only show they currently have broadcasting rights to. See above.

Alvin and the chipmunks.

Again, note the initial sentence in this post. If Turner/WB doesn't have the broadcasting rights to it, then it can't air on Boom.

Gumby - I wouldn't mind seeing it again, I miss him!

I may be mistaken, but I don't recall Gumby ever airing on a Turner-owned station. It aired on Nickelodeon for a while; if they still own it, no dice.

Those arcade cartoons from the 80's (Pac Man, Donkey Kong ect)

Boom could air Pac-Man, since that was H-B. The rest of the arcade game-based cartoons either aren't in the Turner library or are under the lock and key of the distributors of the games they were based on. Such is the case with most of the shows which aired on Ruby-Spears' Saturday Supercade as well as Dragon's Lair, which was also Ruby-Spears. The only SS show I've ever seen on CN/Boom was the Space Ace cartoons. The Donkey Kong segments with Mario and Pauline in particular are off-limits for obvious reasons.

[Mr Flintstone]

The only SS show I've ever seen on CN/Boom was the Space Ace cartoons. The Donkey Kong segments with Mario and Pauline in particular are off-limits for obvious reasons.

Pacman has also aired on Boom.

[Rho]

Didn't the last few episodes finally come out last year? Or are you referring to a movie that's been talked about?

Yeah, the final episodes came out last year, unfortunately. The movie wasn't just talked about. It was made and completed. It's aired on the Australian, Scandinavian, and Southeast Asian CNs.
I can see the Eds making their way to Boomerang in about five years or so..

I don't think I mentioned this in my first post, but Sheep in the Big City should come to Boomerang as well.

[Eric B]

Wow; I didn't know it was made and released already!
I had just been thinking again about that Powerpuff Z series; and I just can't figure out why the US isn't getting this stuff. They're basically from here, for goodness sake!
Almost like some great reversal; like some offbeat little country somewhere that's the last to get everything produced by the "civilized" world.

[JVipond]

It bears repeating that the 1980s Little Rascals cartoons ought to be shown on Boomerang, as they have never been rerun on cable. I understand that CBS owns some of the Our Gang properties, although the cartoon series aired on ABC. So with whom should Time Warner negotiate for the right to show the animated Little Rascals series on Boomerang?

[Silverstar]

I had just been thinking again about that Powerpuff Z series; and I just can't figure out why the US isn't getting this stuff. They're basically from here, for goodness sake!
Almost like some great reversal; like some offbeat little country somewhere that's the last to get everything produced by the "civilized" world.

Powerpuff Girls Z isn't PPG; it's basically a fairly standard issue "magical girls" anime with the PPG characters' names stuck on it. Many of PPG's staples have been changed dramatically on PPGZ: the Girls aren't sisters, they weren't born with their powers and Prof. Utonium isn't their creator/father, among other things. Plus, its' dub is generally regarded as sub-par.

In short, we don't need PPGZ to come here to America since we already have the original. And if we were to get PPGZ, I'd wager it would air on Cartoon Network before Boomerang.

[Eric B]

Still, it's basically the same franchise, and in a day when CN is adding stuff that is not cartoons, it would be interesting to see this extension of the series instead.

[cartoonscartoons]

since CN seems to be in a live action phase they should show a weekly half hour to hour long timeslot with original Little Rascals theartrical shorts.

[Eric B]

since CN seems to be in a live action phase they should show a weekly half hour to hour long timeslot with original Little Rascals theartrical shorts.
No, that should be on Boomerang (since it doesn't specify cartoon; just something from the past, and it was basically played as a kids show in cartoon timeslots).

[Brainatra]

Shows I'd add to Boomerang:

- Looney Tunes. No excuse for this cornerstone of American animation to not be on US television *anywhere*... :-/

- The "Silver Age" Warner Bros. shows (Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Taz-Mania, etc.): Not only are these old enough to be Boomerang material by this point, but they're still quite fondly remembered and popular. That, and they'd surely bring viewers to Boomerang...

-B.

[Blackstar]

Originally Posted by cartoonscartoons http://forums.toonzone.net/images/buttons/buttons_DGblackMatte/viewpost.gif (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=3342207#post3342207)
since CN seems to be in a live action phase they should show a weekly half hour to hour long timeslot with original Little Rascals theartrical shorts.No, just no. We should be resisting Cartoon Network's live action jones, not encouraging it. I doubt that CN's target audience would want to see that anyway. If kids aren't watching The Secret Saturdays because it "looks like an old show from the 1970s", it's a safe bet that they won't want to watch a bunch of live action shorts that are in black-and-white, no less.

No, that should be on Boomerang (since it doesn't specify cartoon; just something from the past, and it was basically played as a kids show in cartoon timeslots).

Sorry, guys, but The Little Rascals wouldn't be a good fit for Boomerang or Cartoon Network. Suggesting that CARTOON Network should air The Little Rascals shorts is like suggesting that The Speed Channel start showing reruns of Hee Haw. Nostalgia or not, live action is still live action, which doesn't belong on either channel. Someone should just release the original shorts on to DVD and only have the H-B animated Little Rascals series air on Boomerang.

However, I do agree that Looney Tunes must return to Boomerang. No excuses.

[Eric B]

I would think the only problem with live action being on CN is the name; "Cartoon"; but with Boomerang, it would not be contradictory to the name. It is instead new cartoons (or anything else) that contradict its theme.
So Boomerang would be a good place for old live action that kids watch (or adults watching stuff from their childhood).

I could have also added Looney Tunes, but that almost goes without saying. And then, of course, the "silver age" stuff, which never should have been pulled off CN and sent out to others so fast in the first place. Including TazMania, which played to death back on TNT (And then stopped running anywhere).

[ecprod]

Bring all classic cartoons to Boomerang however, what would be really nice is if the Voice Talent on the retro ones actually were paid. Imagine the revenue which is generated from something many years ago but no money is paid to those who contributed to making it great and to this day so popular.

[Blackstar]

Bring all classic cartoons to Boomerang however, what would be really nice is if the Voice Talent on the retro ones actually were paid. Imagine the revenue which is generated from something many years ago but no money is paid to those who contributed to making it great and to this day so popular.


Well, many of those VAs have since passed on. It would be impossible to pay them all now. Add to that the fact that Boom is only available in a select number of homes (since the channel is ad free, cable companies don't make any money off of the channel other than subscription fees), so Turner would never be able to afford to pay all every VA a royalty without becoming ad supported.

As for the idea of bringing ALL of the classics to Boomerang, no offense meant, but longing for 1 channel that shows cartoons from every studio is as likely to happen as someone licensing and developing 1 universal console that plays every game, which is to say, very unlikely. Getting rival companies to work together is like pulling teeth; very hard.

[ecprod]

Well, a lot of the Voice Actors are alive and even if they are not, they have families as well as those keeping their companies going. To quote a famous Voice Actor. "Time once given is gone, Talent once recorded remains of value." These programs have generated millions and the talent have not received a penny since they were first hired. The License owners are making money. These programs are not "given" away free to the networks regardless of their size. And yes, there are agencies that can track usage and money can be paid. There also can be a fee that the "license" holders have to pay which then can be distributed to the right parties. eg. percentages of audio cd's, cassettes, videotape etc. Sorry my friend, its just not right.

[SpongeJosh]

since CN seems to be in a live action phase they should show a weekly half hour to hour long timeslot with original Little Rascals theartrical shorts.
Banana Splits is all the live-action Boomerang needs for now.

[Blackstar]

Well, a lot of the Voice Actors are alive and even if they are not, they have families as well as those keeping their companies going. To quote a famous Voice Actor. "Time once given is gone, Talent once recorded remains of value." These programs have generated millions and the talent have not received a penny since they were first hired. The License owners are making money. These programs are not "given" away free to the networks regardless of their size. And yes, there are agencies that can track usage and money can be paid. There also can be a fee that the "license" holders have to pay which then can be distributed to the right parties. eg. percentages of audio cd's, cassettes, videotape etc. Sorry my friend, its just not right.


I hear where you're coming from, friend, but here's the thing: Where is Turner supposed to get the money to pay all of these people? Time Warner won't give it to them. They won't even give Turner the greenbacks for them to launch a separate childrens' entertainment channel in which to launch it's live action programming, which would be a better idea to me than transforming CN into a general kids' entertainment channel.

Your cause is indeed a noble one, but Turner just doesn't have the money. If they did, they could be using that money to make Boomerang a MUCH better retro channel than it is now.

[TheGreatMarcello]

Guys I want to ask: does Turner own IGPX and if so, would it be a good fit for Boomerang. (mind you, I know its not old, but at least it could be on the air).

[Silverstar]

Guys I want to ask: does Turner own IGPX and if so, would it be a good fit for Boomerang. (mind you, I know its not old, but at least it could be on the air).

IGPX is an original co-production of Cartoon Network, so yes, they own it. Whether it's a good fit for Boomerang or not I couldn't say, 'cause I never saw it.

How old a show is is no longer relevant. Boomerang stopped being a strictly-for-baby-boomers' channel the second they started airing Justice League, The Batman and some of the Cartoon-Cartoons. The current Boomerang is just Cartoon Network's recycle bin, where CN shows go after CN is through with them.

[Radio Clash 5150]

I wouldn't mind seeing Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures on Boomerang, nor Alvin and the Chipmunks or Megas XLR.

[ecprod]

I hear where you're coming from, friend, but here's the thing: Where is Turner supposed to get the money to pay all of these people? Time Warner won't give it to them. They won't even give Turner the greenbacks for them to launch a separate childrens' entertainment channel in which to launch it's live action programming, which would be a better idea to me than transforming CN into a general kids' entertainment channel.

Your cause is indeed a noble one, but Turner just doesn't have the money. If they did, they could be using that money to make Boomerang a MUCH better retro channel than it is now.

I realize its not going to happen however, it should. Warner put a remastered Box Set together of all the original Spiderman cartoon series (1967). They wanted to do a "making of" documentary to go with it. It would consist of interviews with all Voice Actors who were still with us. Why wasn't it part of the final Box Set? Not only wouldn't they pay them to be part of the documentary, they wouldn't even provide transportation to the shoot. I believe their answer was, "we're not paying, wouldn't they just like the opportunity to be on TV?" Now that was plain wrong and quite insulting as well.

[The Cartoon]

I also say Looney Tunes. How can you have a classic cartoon network without it? And for one that hasn't been mentioned yet, one of my favorite all-time shows, Laff-A-Lympics. They only show it during the Olympics and there isn't a DVD set released for it yet.

[hobbyfan]

I realize its not going to happen however, it should. Warner put a remastered Box Set together of all the original Spiderman cartoon series (1967). They wanted to do a "making of" documentary to go with it. It would consist of interviews with all Voice Actors who were still with us. Why wasn't it part of the final Box Set? Not only wouldn't they pay them to be part of the documentary, they wouldn't even provide transportation to the shoot. I believe their answer was, "we're not paying, wouldn't they just like the opportunity to be on TV?" Now that was plain wrong and quite insulting as well.

Disney owns the '67 Spidey series, not Time-Warner.

[Jeff Harris]

If WB/Turner doesn't own it, then Boomerang can't air it. Simple as that.That's not entirely true. As mentioned earlier, Boomerang has aired Battle of the Planets, Voltron, Dennis the Menace, and I believe G.I. Joe for a brief spell. The network isn't solely for first/second-party shows, though considering the channel is largely on auto-pilot, those shows will likely be the norm. They could air third-party shows, but right now, they don't want to.

Here in the U.S., the Filmation shows are embroiled in a legal kerfuffle over ownership rights, which is why they're not on the air anywhere in the States right now. Pity, because shows like Fat Albert, The Archies, He-Man and The Brady Kids would be a nice treat to see on Boomerang. The last time I saw any Filmation shows anywhere was back in 1999 on the Viacom-owned TV Land during their time of running "Super Retro-Vision Saturdays".It's no kerfuffle about the Filmation shows. I can clear it up easily:

The Filmation-produced Paramount and "old Viacom" shows (The Brady Kids, Heckle and Jeckle, Star Trek, and Mighty Mouse) are owned by CBS Television Productions. The Filmation-produced Tom and Jerry and Gilligan's Island/Planet is owned by Turner Entertainment (Time Warner). The Filmation-produced DC Comics productions are owned by DC Comics (Time Warner). The rest of the Filmation library is owned by Classic Media (http://www.classicmedia.tv), an entertainment group formed after the purchase of Entertainment Rights, who previously bought the original Classic Media company (which was founded by the owners of the new Classic Media). The characters of He-Man, She-Ra, and Bravestar are owned by Mattel, the characters of Fat Albert are owned by Bill Cosby, and the characters of The Archie Show are owned by Archie Comics, but those series are owned by Classic Media. No fuss, no kerfuffle.

I may be mistaken, but I don't recall Gumby ever airing on a Turner-owned station. It aired on Nickelodeon for a while; if they still own it, no dice.Gumby actually aired on Cartoon Network in the mid-90s for a brief period. Also, Warner Bros. has some distribution rights to the 80s revival of the series, so it is possible for them to air Gumby. Same deal with Alvin and the Chipmunks, since I believe they still have the television distribution rights to the series.

Boom could air Pac-Man, since that was H-B. The rest of the arcade game-based cartoons either aren't in the Turner library or are under the lock and key of the distributors of the games they were based on. Such is the case with most of the shows which aired on Ruby-Spears' Saturday Supercade as well as Dragon's Lair, which was also Ruby-Spears. The only SS show I've ever seen on CN/Boom was the Space Ace cartoons. Now that I never understood. Ruby-Spears, whose library is largely owned by Turner Entertainment, produced both the Dragon's Lair series and the Space Ace shorts from Saturday Supercade, both of which were from Don Bluth. Space Ace airs, but Dragon's Lair hasn't been seen since its brief run on Cartoon Network back in the mid-90s. They could air both. They choose not to air both.

[Eric B]

I always wondered why Turner/Time Warner has never aired the Gilligan cartoons. The 1977 Batman also for that matter.

[SF4Ever]

It's no kerfuffle about the Filmation shows. I can clear it up easily:

The Filmation-produced Paramount and "old Viacom" shows (The Brady Kids, Heckle and Jeckle, Star Trek, and Mighty Mouse) are owned by CBS Television Productions. The Filmation-produced Tom and Jerry and Gilligan's Island/Planet is owned by Turner Entertainment (Time Warner). The Filmation-produced DC Comics productions are owned by DC Comics (Time Warner). The rest of the Filmation library is owned by Classic Media (http://www.classicmedia.tv), an entertainment group formed after the purchase of Entertainment Rights, who previously bought the original Classic Media company (which was founded by the owners of the new Classic Media). The characters of He-Man, She-Ra, and Bravestar are owned by Mattel, the characters of Fat Albert are owned by Bill Cosby, and the characters of The Archie Show are owned by Archie Comics, but those series are owned by Classic Media. No fuss, no kerfuffle.

I agree and thanks for setting the records straight about Filmation programs and the studio's program ownership by Classic Media, Jeff. There should really be no reason why Filmation programs cannot air on Boomerang, here in the U.S. Still, since Warner Bros. has international rights to Tarzan, they should talk with the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate about acquiring Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle for broadcast on Boomerang and releasing the program on DVD.

[soundmonkey44]

Taz-Mania
Road Rovers
Detention
All of the Speilberg Cartoons
Jackie Chan Adventures
The Mask
Megas XLR
Time Squad
Robot Jones

and of course would love to see Loony tunes back on Boom.:D

& Mabye AOSTH since its obvious Disney no longer has the airing rights, all though that may be hard to do now since Dic has been bought out by Cookie Jar.:sweat:

[Jeff Harris]

I agree and thanks for setting the records straight about Filmation programs and the studio's program ownership by Classic Media, Jeff. There should really be no reason why Filmation programs cannot air on Boomerang, here in the U.S. Still, since Warner Bros. has international rights to Tarzan, they should talk with the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate about acquiring Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle for broadcast on Boomerang and releasing the program on DVD.I think the Burroughs estate is more interested in the Disney version of the character nowadays, which is kind of sad if you think about it, but it makes sense from their perspective, I guess.

Also, a little clarification on my part. I mentioned that DC Comics owned all the rights to all things DC Comics from Filmation. That's not entirely true. The only series they don't own all rights to the Captain Marvel (Shazam!) animated segments of the Kid Super Power Hour. Filmation has the free-TV rights to those segments only. DC Comics owns the rest of the rights, including cable rights. That is all.

[cartoonscartoons]

I think boomerang should air the complete Cartoon Planet Series

and all those 80's cartoons Mr. T, Punky Brewster Etc,

[Silverstar]

I think boomerang should air the complete Cartoon Planet Series

Boom runs a Captain Planet marathon every year on Earth Day.

and all those 80's cartoons Mr. T, Punky Brewster Etc,You do realize that every 80's cartoon wasn't produced by one single studio, right? Boom can only run the shows that they own in the Turner and WB library.

That said, both Mr. T and It's Punky Brewster could both conceivably run on Boomerang, as both shows were produced by Ruby-Spears, and several of the RS shows are under the Turner umbrella. (In fact, Mr. T aired on [adult swim] for a brief time around 5 AM, IIRC.)

[KJ Styles]

Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids- One of my favorite cartoons of all time. It was both funny and educational.

Laff-A-Lympics- I loved seeing all the HB characters compete against each other

Looney Tunes- For obvious reasons. I love them as do most toon fans.

Captain Caveman & The Teen Angels- Would be an excellent addition to the "Meddling Kids" lineup.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- The ORIGINAL series, not the crappy one that they show today.

Alvin & The Chipmunks- One of the best toons of the 80's.

Transformers- Great toon, and would revitalize the rather LAME Boomeraction current lineup, as would the aforementioned TMNT.

Superfriends- They could drop "The Batman" and put this back on.

Inspector Gadget- The best toon DIC ever produced.

There's more, but those are the ones I want to see most at the moment.

[Silverstar]

Laff-A-Lympics- I loved seeing all the HB characters compete against each other

CN/Boom generally only runs Laff-A-Lympics during Olympic years, to tie in with the games. It was shown most recently during the Summer Olympics.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- The ORIGINAL series, not the crappy one that they show today.Boom doesn't show any Ninja Turtles series today. And I disagree about the 2K3 TMNT series being "crappy"; it's actually closer to the original Mirage comics than the 80's syndicated series was. TMNT 2K3 is also the series more likely to be shown on a Turner owned station, as it previously aired on CN's Miguzi. The 80's show was a production of Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and has never aired on a Turner station.

[Ducktales Fan]

I would love to see the following join The Boom some day ...

Looney Tunes
Tiny Toon Adventures
Animaniacs
Taz-Mania
Pinky and the Brain
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (80s version)
The Real Ghostbusters
Alvin and the Chipmunks
DuckTales
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Aladdin
Timon & Pumbaa
The Jungle Cubs
Quack Pack
TaleSpin
Goof Troop
Garfield & Friends
PacMan
The Flintstone Kids
Tom and Jerry Kids
Rugrats
Rocko's Modern Life
Ren & Stimpy
Hey Arnold!
Aaah! Real Monsters!
The Angry Beavers
ect.!

[Blackstar]

I would love to see the following join The Boom some day ...

Looney Tunes
Tiny Toon Adventures
Animaniacs
Taz-Mania
Pinky and the Brain
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (80s version)
The Real Ghostbusters
Alvin and the Chipmunks
DuckTales
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Aladdin
Timon & Pumbaa
The Jungle Cubs
Quack Pack
TaleSpin
Goof Troop
Garfield & Friends
PacMan
The Flintstone Kids
Tom and Jerry Kids
Rugrats
Rocko's Modern Life
Ren & Stimpy
Hey Arnold!
Aaah! Real Monsters!
The Angry Beavers
ect.!

No offense, but we'll all be flying to work on jetpacks before we'll ever see Nicktoons, Disney toons and Hanna-Barbera toons all airing on the same channel. That's not Boomerang. That's a fantasy channel.

The rest, maybe, if Turner ever acquires the broadcasting rights to them, that is.

Pac Man was produced by Hanna Barbera, so that's a distinct possibility.

Ditto for Animaniacs and Tiny Toons, since they were co-produced by Warner Brothers. Looney Tunes used to air on Boom, and perhaps will return one day.

Garfield & Friends did air on Boom for a time, albeit briefly.

The 1987 syndicated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was produced by Murakami/Wolf/Svenson. Honestly, there's a greater chance of the 2003 TMNT that was produced by 4Kids, as that series used to air on Cartoon Network.

Heck, let's throw in Megas XLR (which was also produced by Cartoon Network studios and is owned outright by CN) while we're at it.

[Rho]

I would love to see the following join The Boom some day ...

Looney Tunes
Tiny Toon Adventures
Animaniacs
Taz-Mania
Pinky and the Brain
Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (80s version)
The Real Ghostbusters
Alvin and the Chipmunks
DuckTales
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Aladdin
Timon & Pumbaa
The Jungle Cubs
Quack Pack
TaleSpin
Goof Troop
Garfield & Friends
PacMan
The Flintstone Kids
Tom and Jerry Kids
Rugrats
Rocko's Modern Life
Ren & Stimpy
Hey Arnold!
Aaah! Real Monsters!
The Angry Beavers
ect.!

There's no way in hell any of the bolded shows will ever be on Boomerang.
They're Disney and Nick shows.