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''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' (abbreviated as ''CCF'') was a Friday-night programming block on Cartoon Network for their assortment of original animated series, collectively known as "Cartoon Cartoons". It debuted on June 11, 1999, in a live-action format and showcased new episode premieres and special programming events for potential new series. | ''Cartoon Cartoon Fridays'' (abbreviated as ''CCF'') was a Friday-night programming block on Cartoon Network for their assortment of original animated series, collectively known as "Cartoon Cartoons". It debuted on June 11, 1999, in a live-action format and showcased new episode premieres and special programming events for potential new series. | ||
Beginning on June 9, 2000, ''CCF'' was broadcast in a revamped format with animated "Cartoon Cartoons" hosting the block. This period included ''The Big Pick'' (2000) and ''The Big Pick II'' (2001), two animation showcase events that let viewers vote online for their favorite cartoon pilot to be turned into a full series. The "Cartoon Cartoons" hosting format continued until May 23, 2003, when the block was re-titled ''Summer Fridays''. | Beginning on June 9, 2000, ''CCF'' was broadcast in a revamped format with animated "Cartoon Cartoons" hosting the block. This period included ''The Big Pick'' (2000) and ''The Big Pick II'' (2001), two animation showcase events that let viewers vote online for their favorite cartoon pilot to be turned into a full series. The "Cartoon Cartoons" hosting format continued until May 23, 2003, when the block was re-titled ''Summer Fridays''. Later in 2003 it was re-launched as the live-action ''[[Fridays (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel block; 2003–2007)|Fridays]]''. | ||
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For the next three years, the block was presented in a revamped format by Primal Screen, the same studio that produced the bumpers and interstitials on Cartoon Network during the late 1990s and early 2000s. This redesign had a white background, a red and yellow ribbon, and a blue disc featuring the logo for ''CCF''. | For the next three years, the block was presented in a revamped format by Primal Screen, the same studio that produced the bumpers and interstitials on Cartoon Network during the late 1990s and early 2000s. This redesign had a white background, a red and yellow ribbon, and a blue disc featuring the logo for ''CCF''. | ||
===''The Big Pick'' and ''The Big Pick II''=== | ===''The Big Pick'' and ''The Big Pick II''=== | ||
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On October 3, 2003, the block was re-launched as ''[[Fridays (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel block; 2003–2007)|Fridays]]'' with a new introduction and live-action hosts Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake (replaced by Tara Sands in 2004). | On May 23, 2003, the block was temporarily re-branded as ''Summer Fridays'' with no cartoon host segments. This lasted until October 3, 2003, when the block was re-launched as ''[[Fridays (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel block; 2003–2007)|Fridays]]'' with a new introduction and live-action hosts Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake (replaced by Tara Sands in 2004). | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== |
Revision as of 09:01, 3 August 2024
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays (abbreviated as CCF) was a Friday-night programming block on Cartoon Network for their assortment of original animated series, collectively known as "Cartoon Cartoons". It debuted on June 11, 1999, in a live-action format and showcased new episode premieres and special programming events for potential new series.
Beginning on June 9, 2000, CCF was broadcast in a revamped format with animated "Cartoon Cartoons" hosting the block. This period included The Big Pick (2000) and The Big Pick II (2001), two animation showcase events that let viewers vote online for their favorite cartoon pilot to be turned into a full series. The "Cartoon Cartoons" hosting format continued until May 23, 2003, when the block was re-titled Summer Fridays. Later in 2003 it was re-launched as the live-action Fridays.
History
Live-action format
Cartoon Cartoon Fridays premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 11, 1999. For its first year, CCF broadcast new episodes of Cartoon Cartoons that were framed with live-action segments and sketches.
Cartoon Cartoons hosting format
On June 9, 2000, CCF was hosted for the first time by a Cartoon Cartoon character, that being Eustace from Courage the Cowardly Dog. This revamp resulted in unique animation crossovers from Cartoon Network's original series such as Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy, I Am Weasel, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Mike, Lu & Og, Sheep in the Big City, Whatever Happened to...Robot Jones?, and Time Squad.
For the next three years, the block was presented in a revamped format by Primal Screen, the same studio that produced the bumpers and interstitials on Cartoon Network during the late 1990s and early 2000s. This redesign had a white background, a red and yellow ribbon, and a blue disc featuring the logo for CCF.
The Big Pick and The Big Pick II
The June 9, 2000, airing was headed by the start of The Big Pick, a special broadcast event featuring a new cartoon pilot every week for 10 consecutive weeks. The event continued in 2001 as The Big Pick II. With the 2024 finding of Uncle Gus: Not So Fast!, all Big Pick and Big Pick II pilots have been found.
Shorts from The Big Pick include:
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: "Meet the Reaper" (June 9, 2000)
- Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? (June 16, 2000)
- Trevor! in Journey to Sector 5-G (June 23, 2000)
- Nikki (June 30, 2000)
- Foe Paws (July 7, 2000)
- Uncle Gus: For the Love of Monkeys (July 14, 2000)
- Lucky Lydia in Club Lydia (July 21, 2000)
- Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting (July 28, 2000)
- Lost Cat (August 4, 2000)
- Prickles the Cactus (August 11, 2000)
Shorts from The Big Pick II include:
- Captain Sturdy (June 8, 2001)
- Yee Hah & Doo Dah (June 15, 2001)
- Imp, Inc. (June 22, 2001)
- My Freaky Family (June 29, 2001)
- Major Flake (July 6, 2001)
- Utica Cartoon (July 13, 2001)
- Kids Next Door - No P in the Ool (July 20, 2001)
- Swaroop (July 27, 2001)
- Ferret & Parrot (August 3, 2001)
- A Kitty Bobo Show (August 17, 2001)
End
On May 23, 2003, the block was temporarily re-branded as Summer Fridays with no cartoon host segments. This lasted until October 3, 2003, when the block was re-launched as Fridays with a new introduction and live-action hosts Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake (replaced by Tara Sands in 2004).
Availability
Although many episodes have been recovered over the years, others remain lost. Promotional bumpers made for the block's broadcasts are scarcely available. Voiceover work on these promos was provided by Harry Shearer (1999-2000), Tom Clark (2000-2002), and Doug Preis (2002-2003).
Found media
November 17, 2000
This was the premiere night of the short-lived series Sheep in the Big City. Edd (from Ed, Edd, n Eddy) hosted a unique night that was never aired again. Throughout the program, the title character of Johnny Bravo as well as Chicken (from Cow & Chicken) harassed Edd to the point where he had to call for Baboon (from I Am Weasel) to beat up the troublemakers. This is one notable CCF that is missing from YouTube user ccffreak's account.[1] A few very brief clips of this night can be seen in the CCF theme from 2002. Also, a small clip appeared in a fan-made video, but it is hard to hear due to narrator talking over it. On September 16, 2015. Lost Media Wiki user Nodog uploaded the Edd segments in full.
A Very Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Holiday Special
A Very Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Holiday Special aired on July 20, 2001. It uses all the same bumpers as the Christmas Party special in 2000, only with Baboon yelling "in July" when necessary. It is notable for airing the pilot of Codename: Kids Next Door, "No P in the Ool". All segments from this special were uploaded to YouTube in 2023 by CCF+R Archives.
Lost or partially lost media
Edd Checks the Schedule (ads)
In late 2000, a new series of promos aired featuring Edd checking the schedule to see the following week's host. The only ad to resurface is for the Halloween Party special and the block from the week that Sheep in the Big City premiered. The remaining advertisements have yet to be found.
"Summer Fridays" segments
Beginning on May 23, 2003, CCF adopted a temporary look called "Summer Fridays" that
Gallery
See also
Anthology and Short Series
- Big Bag (partially found Cartoon Network live-action animated puppet series; 1996-1998)
- The Moxy Show (partially found Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-1995)
- Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)
- ToonHeads (partially lost Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1992-2003)
- ToonHeads "A Night of Independent Animation" (found special of Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1996)
- Villainous (partially found Cartoon Network Mexico online animated short series; 2012-2013)
- What a Cartoon! (found Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 1995-1997)
- Youri, the Spaceman (found Cartoon Network France CGI animated short series; 2002)
Audio
- Adventure Time (lost uncensored episode commentaries from Cartoon Network animated series DVDs; 2012-2014)
- Akazukin Chacha (partially found Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 1998)
- Ani-Yoko: My Next Door Neighbor (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2008)
- Class of 3000 (found original English audio of Cartoon Network animated musical series; 2006-2008)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy "Matinee Mandy" (lost original English audio of Cartoon Network animated short; 2007)
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps (partially found Cartoon Network India English dub of anime; 2001)
- Mojacko (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2013)
- My Melody (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; mid-2000s)
- Out of Jimmy's Head (found Cartoon Network live-action/animated teen sitcom; 2007-2008)
- Spaced Out (partially found Cartoon Network UK English dub of French animated series; 2000s)
- Sugar Sugar Rune (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2011)
- Uncle Gus (partially lost original English audio of Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2000-2001)
- Yatterman (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2011)
- Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (partially lost unreleased original voice audio and unfinished/unknown Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2002-2003)
- Zoids Genesis (partially found Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2007)
Bumpers and Interstitials
- The Big Game XXVI: Tom vs. Jerry (found Cartoon Network marathon special; 1998)
- Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)
- Cartoon Network (partially lost "Nood" bumpers from TV channel; 2008-2010)
- Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially lost interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)
- Cartoon Network Mayors' Awards of Excellence (partially found interstitials of Cartoon Network Philippines civic campaign; 2000s)
- Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (found interviews of marathon; 2003)
- Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)
- Codename: Kids Next Door Mission Weekend (partially found marathon bumpers for Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)
- Hotdog TV (partially found Cartoon Network interstitial series; 2010)
- Ice King Steals Christmas (partially found Cartoon Network UK Christmas themed bumpers starring "Adventure Time" character; 2015-2018)
- JBVO, Toon FM & Viva Las Bravo (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel blocks; early-mid 2000s)
- Tickle-U (partially found Cartoon Network preschool block; 2005-2006)
- VBirds: Perfect (lost Cartoon Network UK interstitial series of British virtual girl group; 2003)
Pilots
- Ben 10 (partially found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)
- Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995)
- Camp Lazlo "Monkey See, Camping Doo" (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
- Captain Sturdy (found Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2001/2003)
- Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (partially lost pitch pilots from British animation studio; 2008-2011)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)
- Imp Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order "All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2002)
- A Kitty Bobo Show (found storyboard of cancelled second animated pilot for Cartoon Network; 2002)
- Major Flake in "Soggy Sales" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (partially lost unaired "Wedgies" pilot and short of Cartoon Network animated series; 2007)
- Mess O' Blues (partially found prototype short of "Johnny Bravo" Cartoon Network animated series; 1993)
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey (lost pitch pilots of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003/2004)
- The Powerpuff Girls (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series reboot; early-mid 2010s)
- Project Gilroy (lost Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)
- Regular Show (non-existent Flash pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; late 2000s-2010)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially found pitch pilots of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 1993)
- Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (partially found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
- What's Wrong With Ruth? (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)
Live-Action
- Bobb'e Says (partially found Cartoon Network live-action clip series; 2009)
- BrainRush (partially lost Cartoon Network live-action game show; 2009)
- Track Rats (partially found Cartoon Network reality short series; 2010)
- The Othersiders (found Cartoon Network paranormal reality series; 2009)
Other Cartoon Network Series
- The Amazing World of Gumball (partially lost deleted scenes of Cartoon Network animated series; 2011-2019)
- The Amazing World of Gumball "The Downer" (lost original draft of Cartoon Network animated series episode; existence unconfirmed; 2012-2014)
- The Amazing World of Gumball "The Rex" (partially found production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episode; 2012)
- Ben 10 (partially found pop-up trivia version of Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2008)
- Chowder (lost pop-up trivia version of Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2010)
- Chowder (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network TV film; 2009)
- Codename: Kids Next Door (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2002-2008)
- Dexter's Laboratory "Rude Removal" (found unaired Cartoon Network animated series episode; 1997)
- Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network (found launch preview of TV channel special; 1992)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy "Luck Be an Ed Tonight"/"A Room with an Ed" (rumored/lost unfinished Cartoon Network animated series episodes; existence unconfirmed; 2005)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy "Special Ed" (non-existent unproduced Cartoon Network animated series episode; late 1990s/early 2000s)
- Hall of Game Awards (partially found Cartoon Network award show; 2011-2014)
- I Heart Tuesdays (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series; 2011-2012)
- I-10: The Ben 10 User Generated Experience (found Cartoon Network TV special; 2008)
- Mixels (partially found unaired/unproduced episodes of Cartoon Network animated comedy series based on LEGO toy line; 2014-2016)
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes "Crossover Nexus" (partially found original 22-minute version of Cartoon Network animated series episode; 2010s)
- Skatoony (found original British version of Cartoon Network quiz show; 2006-2008)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially lost Gametap episodes of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 2006-2008)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast "Snatch" (lost script of ending of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series episode; 1999)
- Sym-Bionic Titan (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episodes; early 2010s)
References
External links
- Cartoon Cartoon Fridays at the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Wiki on Fandom (includes episode guide).
- Fridays (Cartoon Cartoon Fridays) at the Cartoon Network Wiki on Fandom.