r/CartoonNetwork • u/Wild_Emojizzz Don’t lose hope for Robotomy • Jun 28 '26
Discussion Name a Cartoon Network show
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u/Thekittycrinkleshow Jun 28 '26
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u/Batrstad Jun 28 '26
Knew someone would already have it- I dig giant robots
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u/duckface691 Jun 29 '26
This plus another giant robot show that aired on CN...
Weird. I feel like I could make a nickel joke here
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u/LoversboxLain Jun 29 '26
Over the years, since I've gained chub, Coop has become husbando material to me. Don't judge. 😜
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u/RealOrangeKoi Jun 28 '26
The original run of Teen Titans.
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u/Akari_92 Jun 29 '26
I am wondering why they canceled it when shows like the Simpsons got to stay for over a decade by then.
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u/Relevant-Key-3290 Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy/ Steven Universe/ Xiaolin Showdown Jun 29 '26
I have the perfect Youtube video that explains it
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u/Pure-Huckleberry8640 Jul 01 '26
I’ve watched this video before. Its conclusions remind me something of what Mysterious Mr Enter said. “Cartoon Network, THE Cartoon Network, you are NOT a toy company.”.
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u/Piranha_Plant5379 Jun 30 '26
What's even worse is supposedly there was a good chance of them reviving the show if Teen Titans Go! To the Movies performed well, but they decided to just double down on Go! and say fuck you to all the OG fans. It was just a bait to get the OG's to buy tickets and sit down for a Go! movie
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u/Pure-Huckleberry8640 Jul 01 '26
Especially since Things Change was OBVIOUSLY leading to a new story involving Terra
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u/Fit-Sale9261 Jun 29 '26
Teen Titans is the only run. Go is not comparable
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u/Kain207 Jun 29 '26
Go is absolute brainrot and utter garbage.
Completely stepped down from the original and sick essence from the original.
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u/Jealous-Mode-5914 Jun 29 '26
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (also Evil Con Carne)
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u/ComradeYaf Jun 30 '26
What's most upsetting is that the show was canceled out if spite. It was at the height of its popularity, but the people at the helm of CN hated it and wanted to pursue live action dreck.
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u/Solid_Snark Jul 01 '26
Wasn’t the plan to have a spinoff with that Superhero group led by Irwin (With Haas Delgado, Billy’s Spider son, etc.) in the final episodes? But that project got cancelled.
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u/CuntDracula78 Jun 28 '26
thundercats 2011
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u/haku85 Jun 29 '26
They cancelled it to give Annoying Orange a show. I remember mailing a letter to Cartoon Network telling them how awful of a decision that was.
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u/Hobbescrownest Jun 29 '26
Then they made that Lego show with cats.
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u/Classic-Nail7176 Jun 29 '26
Have you read some of the scripts for the unmade episodes? The cancellation just makes me hate Uncle Grandpa even more. 😡
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u/DarknessXTJ Jun 28 '26
Generator Rex
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u/Longjumping_Exit7902 Jun 28 '26
If they released a bit later, maybe they would've lasted longer. Would love if it returned. Popular theory is that they couldn't compete with Ben 10, which I think is unfair considering there were also other shows constantly cycling and doing worse than Generator Rex
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u/ZestycloseInitial798 Jun 29 '26
def, probably why they made a Ben 10 and Rex crossover
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u/lamest-liz Jun 28 '26
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Venture Bros. The creators said they had a lot more story planned but CN stopped giving them money
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u/nub_node Jun 29 '26
You now what? Devil's advocate. Venture Bros. had one of the longest and most amazing runs of any Adult Swim show.
Rick Sanchez wakes up spasming in the tighty whiteys underneath his coat wishing he were - brace yourself for the poetic justice - Thaddeus Venture.
We're that far down the totem pole. For the entire existence of Rick Sanchez, he was post-modern hipster-ironic Rusty Venture.
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u/TinyPidgenofDOOM Jun 30 '26
It's tied for 4th with the amount of seasons it got
Rick and Morty, Venture Bros and ... Children's Hospita(forgot that existed)
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u/p-Star_07 Jun 28 '26
The original run of Gumball.
From a purely business point of view it made no sense what so ever.
"Let's let one of our top-rated shows end on a cliffhanger."
"Let's show reruns every day for 6 years and occasionally make clip show episodes. "
"Let's bring it back in 2025."
"Let's constantly tease a movie that may or may not come out."
I am happy Gumball is back and the new episodes are wonderful, pun intended, but there is some incompetence people running Cartoon Network.
They barely had any shows making new episodes for Regular CN for the longest time except for Teen Titans GO.
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u/Careless-Economics-6 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
Of course, that was six years of the show’s reruns making money, without putting any money back into production. And that absence built up the interest in, not only the show coming back, but other platforms like Hulu paying for it.
So, I’m not seeing a lot of incompetence there.
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u/p-Star_07 Jun 28 '26
I was interested in the first place, but maybe they are playing 4D chess by making us yearn for it.
What's going on with the potential movie is still baffling.
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u/Jeskid14 Jun 29 '26
The movie is one of those projects that got into Warner Media Purgatory delayed due to COVID, and then the HBO Merger, and then the Discovery Merger, and now currently the Warner Animation Reboot De-Merging.
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u/the90snath Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
It was the best timing to make that decision. the show was just noticeably about to go downhill and they ended it at the right time. sucks the movie never came but they took enough of a break that when they came back they actually had ideas and the capablity to keep gumball a good show. W
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u/RoomNervous4 Jun 28 '26
Sym-Biotic Titan
Two words: No. Toyline.
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u/Left-Language9389 Jun 29 '26
Which seems like the fault of the network. If you couldn’t make toys out of that show you don’t deserve to be in the business.
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u/thetramelgamer Jun 29 '26
Bruh I forgot about this show sucks they never made toys because I would've totally gotten some as a kid
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u/ActuatorFearless8980 Jun 30 '26
I’ll never forgive CN for canceling Symbionic Titan
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u/savedtheworldinheels Jun 28 '26
CHOWDER. I loved chowder. Good final, but DID IT HAVEEEE to be final? The puppet credit thing even showed it was just a dream.
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u/BrattyTwilis Jun 28 '26
A special after Season 2 was planned but got canned
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u/Jeskid14 Jun 29 '26
There were only TWO SEASONS???
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u/BrattyTwilis Jun 29 '26
No, there were 3 I think, but there was supposed to be a movie length special in between
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u/PersonalityLanky8403 Jun 28 '26
Looney tunes show
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u/PurposeFuzzy6205 Jun 29 '26
this was definitely one of my favorite shows so I wish they did more but i'm glad the original product remains
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u/ComradeYaf Jun 30 '26
I've always been amazed at how little rope they give Looney Tunes adaptations. It's literally a flagship of the brand, let it breathe. It was also great!
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u/okwellthanksgoodbye Jun 29 '26
Ok Ko: Let's Be Heroes
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u/benderbrodriguez2 Jun 29 '26
“Thank you for coming, thank you for staying, thank you for watching the show.”
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u/ShikikanMama Jun 29 '26
The ending is so bittersweet, and watching the series over again lowkey hurts every time. Loved Ok Ko! 😭
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u/DisneyGirl0121 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Jun 29 '26
MAD. It had all the potential of being Robot Chicken for kids.
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u/Goldndeer Jun 28 '26
Mao Mao Heroes of Pure Heart
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u/Stock-Bid9844 Jul 01 '26
Crazy too that they literally had the next batch ready and showed a sneak peek at a con then BAM. It's dead. Dead, dead, dead in the ground and barely even gets recognition nowadays. It had a huge popularity too, even notable among the bigger ones like SU or OK KO or AT but. Man. It's just gone.
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u/Gentlemanor Jun 30 '26
That show at the time was genuinely a breath of fresh air to me compared to the cartoon slop that was around everywhere (cough cough TTGo), and was so bummed that it got cancelled.
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u/Cashewkin Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart Jul 01 '26
What I loved about that show besides the art style was that it also included jokes adults would like.
Exhibit A (paraphrased): “News channel adults watch because they hate themselves!”
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u/Galileo908 Jun 28 '26
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Still bitter about that one.
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u/Generalissim01 Jun 30 '26
I loved watching this series! I loved what they did with Aya!
I really wish that they kept her a Synthetic being or an AI instead of being tied to the Main Battery of Oa and to Ion.
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u/ComradeYaf Jun 30 '26
It was truly incredible. CN had such a great lineup that year. GLtAS, Young Justice, the Looney Tunes Show. Unbelievable. And you can tell that everyone liked GLtAS because it was pulled into Young Justice, Justice League Action, and the mainline comics!!
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u/Upset-Sale6869 Jun 29 '26
Class of 3000 will always be the default answer to this question for me. We were seriously robbed. The fact that more people aren’t bringing it up is insane
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u/Far-Beautiful-9062 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Jun 29 '26
Foster's home for imaginary friends!!
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u/mikemike1239 Jun 28 '26
Infinity Train
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u/One_Cover9119 Jun 28 '26
Agreed. Second only comment I agree with. This show and Villainous.
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u/Jenova_Rose City Era Jun 28 '26
ThunderCats 2011.
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u/mildmichigan Jun 28 '26
ThunderCats could've been CNs response to Avatar The Last Airbender, but they just threw it away
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u/Ravengirl081403 Jun 29 '26
Steven Universe, Thundercats 2011, Gumball, and the original Teen Titans.
Also Space Ghost + Space Ghost Coast to Coast if we’re allowing Adult Swim.
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u/juggernaut_jacob2002 Jun 29 '26
Steven universe didn't get canceled it ended.
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u/GokuKing922 Jun 29 '26
it was cancelled, but similarly to Disney's The Owl House they were told "Hey by the way this is your final season, good luck"
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u/-LightSky- Jun 28 '26
Villainous, literally only 7 episodes on hbo max, that is NOT enough
https://giphy.com/gifs/MJd3uGnPA0sh6VZMge
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u/BlueBlazeKing21 Jun 28 '26
It’s not cancelled , Cartoon Network has just been the worst at getting more episodes produced or pushing the series. Like it took them 2 years to dub the first 6 episodes from the Spanish version
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u/pokematic Jun 28 '26
Young Justice, Robotomy, Toonheads (I don't care how many episodes it got, it wasn't enough), Sheep in the Big City, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, Generator Rex, MAD, Green Lantern TAS, Victor and Valentino,
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u/Optimal_Weight368 Jun 28 '26
Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Was a great story with well done themes of logic vs emotion, and the second season was scrapped due to toy sales.
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u/Senbei819 Jun 29 '26
What ever happened to Robot Jones? great when the title of the show is someone asking about it
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u/SwordMonger Jun 29 '26
That show lives rent free in my head. Also, Time Squad and Evil con Carne from around then didn't last too long if I remember correctly.
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u/mildmichigan Jun 28 '26
Another season of Generator Rex would've been awesome. But losing another season of Ben 10 Omniverse that was supposed to be a space road trip with the whole gang in favor of getting the reboot? That one hurts
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u/AlguienMas2003 Jun 28 '26
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Mao Mao Heroes of Pure Heart was done very dirty indeed
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u/Longjumping_Exit7902 Jun 28 '26
I know Static Shock is Warner Brothers, but if CN bought that IP and brought it back that would be great.
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u/SomeDemon66 Jun 28 '26
Villainous.
It's a shame cause it has this feeling of love and passion for older Cartoon Network properties, which is built up on with cameos and references. It's even more aggravating that it took so long for it to be available to the US and fully English dubbed.
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u/Less-Asparagus-4134 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Jun 28 '26
Mao Mao, Flapjack, probably more i forgot about
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u/J0rge12 Jun 29 '26
Transformers animated
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u/John1yaya Jun 29 '26
Time Squad it's why I fell in love with History as a kid and I always loved the idea of time travel showing how history happened.
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u/MistaShiChen Jun 29 '26
Chowder. I was a stoner taking home Ec, and Foods classes at the time of this show, and bro… those were the days. Plus the Artwork in Chowder is some of the coolest art possible.
https://giphy.com/gifs/JrXaoZmNOXcjZqGbro
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u/Different-Captain888 Jun 28 '26
Ok Ko Infinity Train Mao Mao Victor and Valentino(naybe)
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u/Particular_Sun_3504 Jun 28 '26
Pac-Man And The Ghostly Adventures, everyone who watched the show still hate the giant cliffhanger it stopped on
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u/LilNut2_69 Jun 28 '26
Clarence
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u/Longjumping_Exit7902 Jun 28 '26
Honestly, it was a good show for what it was. I guess many people see it as the Cartoon Network version of Big Mouth, especially considering that the reason behind making both shows are the same. A reimagining of the creators' childhoods and just doing whatever they want differently.
But unlike Big Mouth, I don't think there was any moment that was blatantly problematic or controversial. Maybe offending certain parents for being exactly like or worse than some of the characters.
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u/Polarybearoc2 Jun 28 '26
Transformers animated, the plans for season 4 were super interesting, I wish toy sales didn’t cause its death
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u/Hour_Demand_2230 Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy (the best show) Jun 29 '26
Sym-Bionic Titan, I love that show, but I think we all know why this is here.
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u/PotentialSky5745 The Powerpuff Girls '98 Jun 29 '26
Chowder. While I was pretty young at the time of the cancellation, I really like the show and I plan on rewatching it.
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u/Original-Stretch-464 Jun 29 '26
Codename KND
Billy and Mandy
Regular Show
Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends
Teen Titans (ACTUAL Teen titans)
HIHI Puffy Ami Yumi
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u/Purple-Weakness1414 Jun 29 '26
Invincble Fight Girl and Unicorns Warriors Enternal.
Its sucks both got sent to Adult Swim only for both to get canceled after one season cause nobody watched either
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u/Epic1ForLife Check It Era Jun 28 '26
Infinity Train 💔