For all the HATE we give towards DAVID ZASLAV for his removal of all CARTOON NETWORK shows on HBO MAX and his refusal to reinstate them,
Well about a year since he lost on his crusade to completely erase COYOTE VS ACME,
Now he lost the fight to erase CARTOON NETWORK's legacy.
What with news of the return of CHECKERED PAST,
Now the majority of almost every classic Cartoon Network show from your late Millennial/Early Gen-Z childhood has found a new Home on
And good thing both my PS5 & HISENSE TV have support for the service out of the box.
Like I said. It's been literal years since I last set my eyes on a majority of these classic CARTOON NETWORK original series when they originally aired back in their heyday.
With ED, EDD, N EDDY being the most recent I watched and that was back in the late summer of 2021 when I borrowed a DVD of select episodes from one of the libraries in my Vancouver hometown as well as when I borrowed some old TEEN TITANS DVDs when I was making my TEEN TITANS post back in SEPTEMBER 2024.
But anyway, A lot of these Cartoon Network shows have left an impact on me alongside some Nickelodeon shows I've also watched.
And that was because between Fall 2003 to June 2005, My mother left me in the care of her friend GREGORIA and she had the most kickass SHAW Satellite Television Plan that money could buy you back in the mid-2000s.
While sure, she preferred to get her UNIVISION Feed which is actually USA based TV network for the Spanish Market just so she can watch her Soap Operas,
She had a son named JOEL who also like his share of shows from Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network and with that, I watched the hell out of those shows too.
CARTOON NETWORK was actually the channel I watched the most and I sort of hold TEEN TITANS responsible for that.
While at times, I half-dreaded being at GREGORIA's, I actually am glad about these circumstances because It gave me an excuse for me back when I was 5 to 7 years old to watch the latest on what was going on with TEEN TITANS.
And yes, I'm still a Fierce Champion for the 2003 cartoon.
I was Volunteering at FAN EXPO 2026 and I commented on a Cosplayer on her RAVEN Costume but I mentally stepped back when she said she cosplayed as RAVEN from the maligned GO! iteration which did not sit well with me having always preferred the 2003 version....
Maybe even more than the original 1980s comics.
Another show I did enjoy on CARTOON NETWORK was CODENAME: KIDS NEXT DOOR.
I should somewhat mention this before I do my 25th Anniversary retrospective later in 2027 but this show took MICHEAL WARBURTON's artistic finesse he learnt from PEPPER ANN and wisely used it to create this bonanza of a series featuring Characters of INTERNATIONAL origin valuing the beauty of friendship and making the most out of your childhood.
I remember also getting a kick out of awaiting what kind of silly and sometimes nerve racking adventures these kids were going to embark on whether it's revolving around annoying the hell out of NIGEL"NUMBUH ONE" UNO, making fun of KUKI "NUMBUH THREE "SANBAN for her obsession with Rainbow monkeys while avoiding her wrath, jokes about HOAGIE "NUMBUH TWO" GILLIGAN's weight, etc.
Another show that seems to also strike a chord on me from CLASSIC CARTOON NETWORK was ED, EDD, N EDDY
This show is important to me, not just because it's the first Cartoon from CARTOON NETWORK to not be from a HANNA-BARBERA production, but also because it was made in CANADA.
That's right.
I didn't know at the time but it really makes me happy to see that this Cartoon was made in my hometown of VANCOUVER, BC even if the cartoon was intended to be for the AMERICAN Market due to the Network it was airing at.
And yes, I am aware that series creator DANNY ANTONUCCI was originally employed at HANNA-BARBERA but that doesn't count as he left the company in the mid-80s due to dissatisfaction at that time period.
DEXTER'S LABORATORY is another show I watched that I somehow enjoyed even if it was a bit older due to it's 1996 premiere 
and from what I can tell back in the day, the episodes showing were mostly reruns due to the later CHRIS SAVINO Seasons not being as well received as the earlier episodes from GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY's tenure.
GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY AND MANDY is another show that I watched and enjoyed.
Compared to some other shows, this one is pretty interesting and the premise is pretty funny too.
It's about a GRIM REAPER who somehow becomes a PERMANENT Servant to the duo after he lost a LIMBO match against the two.
FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS...... ok so to be honest, that somehow didn't half strike a chord with me despite liking the Whimsical Theme.
The premise is about a boy named MAC who refuses to end his friendship with his imaginary friend BLU so he sends BLU over to an orphanage for Imaginary friends who's owner's have outgrown them and it's MAC's duty to visit BLU so he's committed to remaining friends forever to BLU.
Somehow, I didn't really pay attention to this show when it made it's debut in 2004, probably because I was preparing for 1st Grade.....
I guess I was more into Teenage Super Heroes, American Kids drawn by a Canadian Vancouverite, International kids fighting for their childhood, or even a Grim Reaper having to put up with two kids who he has to serve forever than I was about a boy visiting forgotten imaginary friends...
I guess I'll dedicate most of my Spring break of 2026 so I can finally give FOSTER'S the respect that 6 year old me couldn't give back in 2004.
Anyway, those were the shows I watched the most on GREGORIA's Satellite plan.
When I started LATCH KEY around the Summer of 2005, those days of me watching CARTOON NETWORK on Satellite were brought to an end because my family wasn't very wealthy and my mother controlled my viewing habits and only let me watch BASIC CABLE and with that, I was stuck with only Local Canadian Television and whatever shows them Networks could license so If I wanted to Watch SpongeBob or AVATAR, I had to tune to YTV or if I want to watch Futurama, I had to tune to TELETOON during the evening hours.
DAMMIT.
I WISHED MY PARENTS NEVER SEPERATED or at least I WISHED MY FATHER TOOK CUSTODY OF ME BECAUSE I would have loved to have my own CABLE or SATELLITE Plan so I can watch all those AMERICAN Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network feeds
Although I would have preferred a TELUS Cable/Satellite Plan instead of ones from SHAW or BELL.
Nowadays, I got DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K STREAMING, and the Internet Archive for my viewing needs if I want to watch those Classic Cartoon Network Shows.
So, share me your memories of Classic Cartoon Network.
I would love to hear your side of the story and how it compares to my own upbringing and what alternate history for your childhood you would like.