View Full Version : What year did Cartoon Network Jump the shark


Neutronman67
04-23-2013, 10:39 AM
Back in the day cartoon network was raw they had hundreads of shows peeople could choose to watch over the years one of them was the flintstones it use to air at night time everyday, what year did cartoon network jump the shark ?

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Regulus
06-22-2013, 12:00 PM
When they stopped carrying '60s and '70s Hannah-Barbera Cartoons and jumped on the "Reality" Show Bandwagon. :angryfire

PrettyinPink55
06-24-2013, 12:56 AM
When they stopped carrying '60s and '70s Hannah-Barbera Cartoons and jumped on the "Reality" Show Bandwagon. :angryfire

I'll second that. Luckily Boomerang (sister network) airs The Flintstones and The Jetsons and other Hannah-Barbera favorites. Not sure if this is part of basic cable though.

MrCleveland
06-24-2013, 01:43 PM
When CN gave-up Looney Tunes.

They still have "Looney Tunes Show", but showing the classics as well as the originals is genius!

treky
07-24-2013, 02:44 AM
When they stopped carrying '60s and '70s Hannah-Barbera Cartoons and jumped on the "Reality" Show Bandwagon. :angryfire
:yeahthat

TKMetal
08-11-2013, 06:15 PM
2003.

SitcomsOffline
01-12-2014, 03:29 AM
I will argue that Cartoon Network "Jumped the Shark" when Adult Swim launched in 2001.

The Adult Swim block itself wasn't bad at the time, but it was clear that Cartoon Network's premise as a station that airs classic cartoons 24/7 had run its course, as they had created what expanded to an 8 hour block just to make extremely cheap (psychedelic) productions.

It was the beginning of the end.

TMC
01-12-2014, 07:22 AM
Cartoon Network Boned the Fish When... (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=317937)

Svenfan1234
04-05-2016, 06:21 PM
Never IMO. It was great when it had "Looney Tunes", but it has great shows like "The Amazing World of Gumball", "Steven Universe" and "We Bare Bears".

king of comedy
04-06-2016, 05:07 PM
Reality shows

Frosty81
05-31-2018, 09:11 PM
I would guess their 5th anniversary in 1997.

~Ben