Cartoon Network (abbreviated CN, operated by The Cartoon Network, Inc.) is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992, after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991. It was served as a 24-hour outlet for classic animation properties from the Turner Broadcasting libraries and was all-ages-oriented, but now the channel targets both children and adults (via its Adult Swim programming).
It also broadcasts many shows, ranging from action to animated comedy. Original series started in 1994 with Space Ghost Coast to Coast, along with Cartoon Cartoons original programs like Cow & Chicken, I Am Weasel, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, What A Cartoon!, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Mike, Lu & Og and Courage the Cowardly Dog. In 2009, it started airing live-action programming, including movies from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema.
In 1986, Ted Turner's cable-TV conglomerate acquired the pre-1986 MGM film and television library (which also included Gilligan's Island and its animated spin-offs, the U.S. rights to a majority of the RKO Radio Pictures library, and the Associated Artists Productions catalog which includes the pre-1950 Warner Bros. feature films, the pre-1950 Warner Bros. short subjects, the Harman and Ising Merrie Melodies except Lady, Play Your Mandolin!, the pre-1950 Warner Bros. cartoons, and the Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios Popeye cartoons released by Paramount Pictures). On October 3, 1988, its cable channel Turner Network Television was launched and had gained an audience with its film library. In 1990, it purchased animation studio Hanna-Barbera and acquired its large library as well as most of the Ruby-Spears library.
Cartoon Network Europe is a pan-European digital television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner and dedicated to showing animated programming. Based on the original American version of the channel, it launched on 17 September 1993.
The Pan-European feed broadcasts to countries with no Cartoon Network channel of their own, including Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Turkey, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Balkan countries, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Africa. This version of Cartoon Network, however, does not air any content owned by Warner Bros.
Most European countries received the pan-European version of the channel until at least 2000, when the versions for each country were started to replace it.
Spain receives its own feed with Spanish soundtrack, available through satellite platform Digital+ and most cable operators. A local version of the Boomerang channel is also available.
Cartoon Network Netherlands is the Dutch version of Cartoon Network which primarily airs animated programming in the Netherlands and Belgium. This version is available in the Dutch and English languages. Some providers offer the Dutch language only.
Ooh ahh push em high
Now i was just walking through cartoon land
When all of a sudden i ran into sponge bob square pants
He was chilling with the power puff girls and spiderman
Driving down sesame street with scooby doo in a mini van
He was rocking to the beat driving as fast as they can
They almost ran over ren and stimpy and he man
I yelled at them slow down but they didn't understand
They said they heading over to a free hip hop jam
Over in the park let me catch a ride then
I got in picked up bart simpson kept driving
Got to the spot and the party was live and
At the open mic contest bevis and butthead was rhyming
I was like them kids is wack give me just a try and
Waited patiently till it was just my time and
I told the crowd make noise get ya hands high and
This is what i said when i grabbed on the mic i told em...
Said to the crowd "my name's KJ-52"
And i came to get down i got something to say to you
Understand what i mean even if you're a cartoon
Jesus reigns supreme that's how my team comes through
And then all of a sudden these wannabe hard dudes
From south park walk up just talking smack too
And the smurfs backed them up i guess they was just a crew
And said let's battle fool i said check it out duke
Your five inch tall plus ya crew is all blue
I'd probably step on ya'll if i just bettled you
They said la la la la....
That's all you ever say dude
Just right then just the crowd started to boo
Them right off the stage but i knew just what to do
I told d.j. voltron just on the ones and two's
Man kick the beat check it out this is how im rocking your
Well the crowd started cheering the party was slamming
The thundercats and pokemon they was break dancing
The transformers hopped in and started pop locking
With g.i. joe and johnny bravo chilling and just watching
I just stayed on the mic and kept the speakers knocking
Letting them know that christ was the reason that i'm dropping
I could go on all night and jsut keep on talking
But just right then power rangers started walking
Up on the stage and said i won the open mic and
As i reached to get my trophy and just claim my prize and