Boomerang February and March Highlights

[snowpeck]

February:

Character of the Month: Huckleberry Hound
Marathons: Villiantine's Day - 2/14, Toons in Tights - 2/18
New Shows: Voltron


March
Character of the Month: Papa Smurf
Marathons: Dink, the Little Dinosaur Launch - 3/10, The Great Gazoo St. Patrick's Day Marathon - 3/17
New Shows: Dink, the Little Dinosaur


Greg

[Space Cadet]

Woah, Voltron actually airing on Boomerang.:eek: I always thought it should have been on there sooner. Makes you wonder if the 1963 Astro Boy series is coming next.

[hobbyfan]

Voltron, eh? Swank! Now, maybe they'll get Robotech, Star Blazers, and the rest of the golden & silver ages of anime in America.

[D Dubbs]

So, is anime a relatively new thing to Boomerang? How many anime series have aired before on the channel?

[Space Cadet]

So, is anime a relatively new thing to Boomerang? How many anime series have aired before on the channel?

Only one series, Battle of the Planets(Gatchaman) aired before and it didn't even finish its run on Boomerang before it was taken off.

Ace Goodheart explains it better:


Boomerang has and is run on a tight, small budget, so outside acquisition up until now have been few and far inbetween. Their last big and most notable outside acquisition was Sandy Frank's "Battle of the Planets", which they promoted heavily (and was also advertised heavily amongst the Gatchaman community/fanbase, very likely reeling in more than a few viewers) in April 2004 with a 24-hour marathon of its first 20 (out of 85) episodes. The honeymoon was soon over though, as the show was yanked off of Boomerang late that same September, moving to ADV's "Anime Network" in October 2004. Boomerang only aired the first 20 episodes of BotP for some unknown reason, all of which were aired in the 24-hour marathon premiere that first day. The scheduling and airings were also spotty all the way up until the end.

[Deadman]

Only one series, Battle of the Planets(Gatchaman) aired before and it didn't even finish its run on Boomerang before it was taken off.

Ace Goodheart explains it better:
they also aired pokemon.

[Space Cadet]

they also aired pokemon.

Oh that's right, I forgot about that. Luckily, that didn't last long.

[D Dubbs]

Hmm, Pokémon didn't last long? That's surprising. Seems like anime doesn't have a very strong following on Boomerang.

I guess I personally wouldn't mind if the older episodes of Pokémon aired on Boomerang. They're certainly more "classic" than shows like Krypto: The Superdog or The Batman, in any case.

[Andrew T. Hingson]

Voltron eh?

Come on guys... stop teasing us. Play it with The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, Thundercats and DBZ.

Yes, it's high time DBZ moved to Boomerang. I imagine they could slap it in a midnight slot at least.

[Daikun]

Does Boomerang select its characters of the month out of a hat?

Huckleberry was already character of the month just a couple of months ago.

[Ace Goodheart]

Nice, so after almost four years the people behind Boomerang have decided to pull their sleeves up once again and bring in a big acquisition. "Voltron" doesn't come as much of a surprise as "Battle of the Planets" though, seeing as "Voltron" had already returned to the airwaves in 2005 on Adult Swim's graveyard hour, and has been brought back on AS more than once since then. I assume that CN still has the broadcast rights, and with "Astro Boy" being AS's preferred old-school anime by far it was a wise choice to send "Voltron" down to Boomerang. "Boomeraction", which after Boomerang's massive shake-up in January 2005 was pretty much dissolved and/or all over the place, seems to steadily be making a comeback, only not as "Boomeraction" and more like Boomerang's watered-down version of "Adult Swim Action. The 11PM-3AM hour has almost been the exclusive home to action shows on Boomerang for awhile now. "Voltron" will probably head there or air on weekend afternoons in "Centurions" current slot, but it sure does suck that in both CN and Boomerang action programming has been largely restricted to night-time.

Hopefully "Voltron" will make much more of an impact than "Battle of the Planets" did and make a difference on Boomerang. Boom's long overdue for some action anime to liven up the channel. It only took CN a little over two years (1995) to exhaust their library of H-B action shorts and shows and bring in its first anime (oh you already know!).

[Space Cadet]

Voltron eh?

Come on guys... stop teasing us. Play it with The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, Thundercats and DBZ.

Yes, it's high time DBZ moved to Boomerang. I imagine they could slap it in a midnight slot at least.

I don't think it's time for DBZ to move to Boomerang yet. As evidence from the show being on Toonami right now, it still brings in a sizable audience for the block.

Personally, I wouldn't mind Dragonball coming to the network. It's old enough to air on the network and it would fit in on weekday nights.

[Kolbar]

I don't see anything about "Voltron" in any of the press schedules or highlights. What's your source on that? "Dink" is listed in the March highlights, but I can't find any trace about "Voltron."

[ZumbidoMetal]

Dink, the Little Dinosaur? No Thanks!

I don't know who's running Boomerang right now, but I'm really not digging some of their programming choices.

[snowpeck]

I don't see anything about "Voltron" in any of the press schedules or highlights. What's your source on that? "Dink" is listed in the March highlights, but I can't find any trace about "Voltron."

It's in their programming listings for the last week of the month in place of Cow & Chicken.

Greg

[Viper]

It's in their programming listings for the last week of the month in place of Cow & Chicken.That's a relief!:sweat: :sweat: :sweat: I'm very sorry but, IMO, Cow & Chicken was one of the worst CN originals ever! David Feiss could've used a few more art classes.:sad:

Oddly enough, I used to be a Voltron fan myself when I was a child in the '80's so I WILL check it out. I still have both Voltron robot sets BTW: I'm referring to the 5 lions and the Land, Space, & Air Team set.:D

[Tobias]

Dink, the Little Dinosaur? No Thanks!

I don't know who's running Boomerang right now, but I'm really not digging some of their programming choices.

I'd rather have older programming like Dink than newer shows like Gerald McBoingBoing or The Batman.

[Old School Joe]

So what show is voltron replacing?

[Mandouga]

Now, snowpeck, are ABSOLUTELY sure about this? I don't know if it was you, but somebody on these forums once said that "The Archies" was coming to Boomerang, but it turned out that it was a premature announcement.

So I ask again, are you absolutely sure about this?

In any case, if Voltron really was to come to Boomerang, I am probably going to wait until Media Blasters releases the original GoLion. This way I can make some comparisons between the two; after all, GoLion was the story of what "really" happened (i.e., in terms of story and universe) on the planet "Arus" (sp?) or whatever the planet is really called, but that's another story.

Furthermore, if Voltron really is coming to Boomerang, perhaps it will open the possibility of Gigantor and Astro Boy (which have also been shown on a certain late night block...which is not a separate network, but enough about that) being shown, in which case I would readily watch those shows; after all, Boomerang is a more appropriate place to show them, doncha think?....

[snowpeck]

Well, all programming decisions are subject to change... just about anything on the lineup could change between now and February, but that's what's scheduled as of now.


Greg

[STARTOUNZ]

It'll be nice to have Voltron on Boomerang. My guess is they'll have it in the late night schedule, likely after midnight Eastern Time. That's where they usually put the action shows.

I'm surprised Huckleberry Hound is February's character of the month considering he already had that distinction this past October. They could have at least have had someone new.

[snowpeck]

As I said in an earlier post, it will be in Cow and Chicken's current 10:30pm eastern slot starting 2/18.


Greg

[Andrew T. Hingson]

I'm surprised they're expanding their action slot a bit but it's a welcome change.

[Mr Flintstone]

Voltron is a nice start, now add Battle of the Planets and Thundercats.

[Jon Cooke]

February:
Marathons: Villiantine's Day - 2/14, Toons in Tights - 2/18

Just a random observation. Did anyone notice that both Boomerang and Toon Disney ran "Villian-tine's Day" marathons on Feb. 14, and today both are running President's Day "Superhero"-themed marathons? Coincidence... or just uncreative programmers?

[hobbyfan]

Just a random observation. Did anyone notice that both Boomerang and Toon Disney ran "Villian-tine's Day" marathons on Feb. 14, and today both are running President's Day "Superhero"-themed marathons? Coincidence... or just uncreative programmers?

Just a case of "anything you can do, we can do better" among programmers at competing networks.

[snowpeck]

Here's the schedule for March:

What's In: Dink the Little Dinosaur, Smurfs, Pink Panther, Huckleberry Hound

What's Out: Pound Puppies, Paw Paws, Dynomutt, Super Globetrotters

Weekday Schedule: (All times eastern)

6am Captain Planet
6:30 Flintstones
7am Jetsons
7:30 Top Cat
8am Snorks
8:30 Smurfs
9am Dink the Little Dinosaur
9:30 Mike, Lu and Ogg
10am Pink Panther
10:30 Yogi's Gang
11am Boomerang Zoo
12pm Banana Splits
12:30 Banana Splits
1pm Secret Squirrel
1:30 Atom Ant
2pm Huckleberry Hound
2:30 Pink Panther
3pm Pebbles and Bamm Bamm
3:30 Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
4pm No Undies Mondays (Mon) Wacky Races (T-F)
4:30p Penelope Pitstop (T-F)
5pm Snorks
5:30 Smurfs
6pm Gerald McBoing Boing
6:30 Baby Looney Tunes
7pm Krypto
7:30 Tom and Jerry
8pm MGM Cartoons
8:30 Flintstones
9pm Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
9:30 Dexter's Laboratory
10pm Johnny Bravo
10:30 Voltron
11pm Justice Leauge Unlimited
11:30 The Batman
12am Super Friends
12:30 SWAT Kats
1am Thundarr
1:30 Jonny Quest
2am Tom and Jerry
2:30 Duck Dodgers
3am Top Cat
3:30 Wacky Races
4am Flintstones
4:30 Jetsons
5am Penelope Pitstop
5:30 Pebbles and Bamm Bamm

Weekend Schedule (All Times Eastern):

6am Devlin
6:30 Flintstones
7am Cattanooga Cats
8am Snorks
8:30 Smurfs
9am Dink the Little Dinosaur
9:30 Mike, Lu and Ogg
10am Pink Panther
10:30 Yogi's Gang
11am Top Cat
11:30 The Jetsons
12pm The Scooby Doo Show
12:30 Toons Without a Clue
1pm Valley of the Dinosaurs
1:30 Centurions
2pm Character of the Month (Papa Smurf)
4pm Cartoon Theater (Sat) Wacky Races (Sun)
4:30 Penelope Pitstop (Sun)
5pm Snorks (Sun)
5:30 Smurfs
6pm The Scooby Doo Show
6:30 Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch
7pm Pink Panther
7:30 Tom and Jerry
8pm MGM Cartoons
8:30 Flintstones
9pm Scooby Doo Where Are You?
9:30 Dexter's Laboratory
10pm Johnny Bravo
10:30 Cow and Chicken
11pm Justice Leauge Unlimited
11:30 The Batman
12am Super Friends
12:30 SWAT Kats
1am Thundarr
1:30 Jonny Quest
2am Late Nite Black and White (Sat) Tom and Jerry (Sun)
2:30 Duck Dodgers
3am Top Cat
3:30 Wacky Races
4am Flintstones
4:30 Jetsons
5am Penelope Pitstop
5:30 Pebbles and Bamm Bamm


Greg

[Racattack!Force]

Interesting...what exactly is Voltron?:confused:

[The Nameless]

Alright! Cow and Chicken is back! :)

[TheVofSteel]

Might want to change your signature, Toonfan. ;)

[Old School Joe]

Anyone have any insight on April?