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| caption              = Intertitle for ''What a Cartoon!'' in its original incarnation designed by Jesse Stagg
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* ''World Premiere Toons''
* ''The What a Cartoon! Show''
* ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show''
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| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Comedy]]
* [[Variety show|Variety]]
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| creator              = [[Fred Seibert]]
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| theme_music_composer = Gary Lionelli
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| country              = United States
| language             = English
| network              = [[Cartoon Network]]
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* [[Buzz Potamkin]]
* [[Larry Huber]]
* [[Sherry Gunther]]
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| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Joey Ahlbum
* [[John R. Dilworth]]
* Christine McClenahan
* Richard Ostiguy
* Michael N. Ruggiero
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| company              = [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons]]<br>[[Cartoon Network Studios]]<!-- Produced a third of the shorts that aired towards the end of the original run -->
| num_episodes         = 16 (48 segments)
| list_episodes        = #List of shorts
| runtime              = 22 minutes (three 7-minute segments)
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1995|2|20}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1997|11|28}}<!-- The ending date is only for 1990s main show, therefore not modified. -->
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* ''[[The Cartoonstitute]]''
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''
* ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''
* ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''
* ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''
* ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''
* ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]''
* ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]''
* ''[[Grim & Evil]]''
* ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]''
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''
* ''[[Megas XLR]]''
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'''''What a Cartoon!''''' (later known as '''''The What a Cartoon! Show''''' and '''''The Cartoon Cartoon Show''''') is an American animated [[anthology series]] created by [[Fred Seibert]] for [[Cartoon Network]]. The shorts were produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons]]; by the end of the run, a [[Cartoon Network Studios]] production tag was added to some shorts to signal they were original to the network. The project consisted of 48 cartoons, intended to return creative power to animators and artists, by recreating the atmospheres that spawned the iconic cartoon characters of the mid-20th century. Each of the shorts mirrored the structure of a theatrical cartoon, with each film being based on an original storyboard drawn and written by its artist or creator. Three of the cartoons were paired together into a half-hour episode.

''What a Cartoon!'' premiered under the ''World Premiere Toons'' title on February 20, 1995.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Erickson |first=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2005 |isbn=978-1476665993 |edition=2nd |location=[[Jefferson, North Carolina]]; [[London]] |pages=919–920}}</ref> The premiere aired alongside a special episode of Cartoon Network's ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' called "[[World Premiere Toon-In]]", which features interviews with animators [[Craig McCracken]], Pat Ventura, [[Van Partible]], Eugene Mattos, and [[Genndy Tartakovsky]], as well as model [[Dian Parkinson]]. During the original run of the shorts, the series was retitled to ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' and later to ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' until the final shorts aired on August 23, 2002.

The series is influential for helping to revive television animation in the 1990s and serving as a launching point for the Cartoon Network animated television series ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. Once it had several original shorts, those became the first [[Cartoon Cartoons]]. From 2005 to 2008, ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' was revived as a block for reruns of older Cartoon Cartoons that had been phased out by the network.

== History ==
=== Origins and production ===
[[File:Fred Seibert by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|left|150px|''What a Cartoon!'' creator [[Fred Seibert]] at [[VidCon]] 2014.]]
[[Fred Seibert]] became president of [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Cartoons]] in 1992 and helped guide the struggling animation studio into its greatest output in years with shows like ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]'' and ''[[SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron]]''. Seibert wanted the studio to produce short cartoons, in the vein of the [[Golden age of American animation]]. Although a project consisting of 48 shorts would cost twice as much as a normal series,<ref name="part15">{{Cite web |last=Seibert |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Seibert |date=December 30, 2006 |title=Blog History of Frederator's Original Cartoon Shorts. Part 15. |url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2006/12/30/blog-history-of-frederators-original-cartoon-6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215054827/http://frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2006/12/30/blog-history-of-frederators-original-cartoon-6/ |archive-date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |publisher=[[Frederator Studios|FrederatorBlogs.com]]}}</ref> Seibert's pitch to Cartoon Network involved promising 48 chances to "succeed or fail", opened up possibilities for new original programming, and offered several new shorts to the thousands already present in the [[Turner Entertainment]] library. According to Seibert, quality did not matter much to the cable operators distributing the struggling network, they were more interested in promising new programs.<ref name="part17">{{Cite news |last=Seibert |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Seibert |date=September 1, 2007 |title=Blog History of Frederator's Original Cartoon Shorts. Part 17. |url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2007/09/01/blog-history-of-frederator%e2%80%99s-original-carto-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123015208/http://frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2007/09/01/blog-history-of-frederator%E2%80%99s-original-carto-2/ |archive-date=January 23, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |work=[[Frederator Studios|FrederatorBlogs.com]]}}</ref>

With [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner Broadcasting]] CEO [[Ted Turner]] and Seibert's boss [[Scott Sassa]] on board, the studio fanned out across the world to spread the word that the studio was in an "unprecedented phase", in which animators had a better idea what cartoons should be than executives and Hanna-Barbera supported them.<ref name="part20">{{Cite news |last=Seibert |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Seibert |date=September 16, 2007 |title=Blog History of Frederator's Original Cartoon Shorts. Part 20. |url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2007/09/16/blog-history-of-frederator%e2%80%99s-original-carto-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506074651/http://frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2007/09/16/blog-history-of-frederator%E2%80%99s-original-carto-5/ |archive-date=May 6, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |work=[[Frederator Studios|FrederatorBlogs.com]]}}</ref><ref name="part22">{{Cite web |last=Seibert |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Seibert |date=October 25, 2009 |title=Blog History of Frederator's Original Cartoon Shorts. Part 22. |url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2009/10/25/blog-history-of-frederator%e2%80%99s-original-cartoon-shorts-part-22/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122161842/http://frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2009/10/25/blog-history-of-frederator%E2%80%99s-original-cartoon-shorts-part-22/ |archive-date=November 22, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |website=[[Frederator Studios|FrederatorBlogs.com]]}}</ref> The company started taking pitches in earnest in 1993 and received over 5,000 pitches for the 48 slots. The diversity in the filmmakers included those from
various nationalities, race, and gender. Seibert later described his hope for an idealistic diversity as "The wider the palette of creative influences, the wider and bigger the audiences."<ref name="part22" />

Seibert's idea for the project was influenced heavily by ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.<ref name="part22" /> Hanna-Barbera founders and chairmen [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], as well as veteran animator [[Friz Freleng]], taught Seibert how the shorts of the Golden Age of American animation were produced. [[John Kricfalusi]], creator of ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'', became a teacher of sorts for Seibert and was the first person Seibert called while looking for new talent for the project.<ref name="AWN">{{Cite news |last=Strike |first=Joe |date=July 15, 2003 |title=The Fred Seibert Interview&nbsp;— Part 1 |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/fred-seibert-interview-part-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806012907/http://www.awn.com/articles/people/fred-seibert-interview-part-1 |archive-date=August 6, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |publisher=[[Animation World Network]]}}</ref>

As was the custom in live action film and television, the company did not pay each creator for the storyboard submitted and pitched. For the first time in the studio's history, individual creators could retain their rights, and earn royalties on their creations.<ref name="AWN" /> While most in the industry scoffed at the idea, encouragement, according to Seibert, came from the cartoonists who flocked to Hanna-Barbera with original ideas.<ref name="part18">{{Cite news |last=Seibert |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Seibert |date=September 2, 2007 |title=Blog History of Frederator's Original Cartoon Shorts. Part 18. |url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2007/09/02/blog-history-of-frederator%e2%80%99s-original-carto-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825122816/http://frederatorblogs.com/frederator_studios/2007/09/02/blog-history-of-frederator%E2%80%99s-original-carto-3/ |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |work=[[Frederator Studios|FrederatorBlogs.com]]}}</ref>

=== Format ===
The format for ''What a Cartoon!'' was ambitious, as no one had ever attempted anything similar in the [[Animation in the United States in the television era|television animation era]].<ref name="part22" /> The shorts produced would be a product of the original cartoonists' vision, with no executive intervention: for example, even the music would be an individually crafted score. Each 7-minute short would debut, by itself, as a stand-alone cartoon or a stand-alone series on [[Cartoon Network]]. Three of the 7-minute cartoons are paired together into a half-hour episode.<ref name="part20" /><ref name="part22" /> Seibert explained the project's goal in a 2007 blog post: "We didn’t care what the [[sitcom]] trends were, what [[Nickelodeon]] was doing, what the sales departments wanted. [...] We wanted cartoons."<ref name="part22" />
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=== Crew ===
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| style="text-align: left;" | "On top of [a research and development program], I reinvigorated the 'who comes in the studio' equation. Now talented people wanted to show up. Some 5,000 people pitched us cartoons from all over the world. We got into business with [[Ralph Bakshi]], with [[Bruno Bozzetto]]; we got into business with a broad range of people who never would've given Hanna-Barbera a passing chance. We worked with people who were 70 years old, who were 20 years old. We turned on its head the perception the people in the community had of us."
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| style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;— Creator [[Fred Seibert]] on the variety of directors for ''What a Cartoon!''<ref name="AWN" />
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The ''What a Cartoon!'' staff had creators from Europe ([[Bruno Bozzetto]]), Asia (Achiu So), and the United States (Jerry Reynolds and colleague [[Seth MacFarlane]]). The crew also contained young series first-timers (like [[Genndy Tartakovsky]], [[Craig McCracken]], [[Rob Renzetti]], [[Butch Hartman]], and [[John R. Dilworth]]), but veterans as well (like Don Jurwich, [[Jerry Eisenberg]], and [[Ralph Bakshi]]). In addition to the veterans, [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]] each produced two shorts each for ''What a Cartoon!''. Many of the key crew members from previous [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ''[[2 Stupid Dogs]]'' joined the team of ''What a Cartoon!'' as well.<ref name="AWN" />

Many of its crew members later went on to write and direct for ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', including those named above. ''The Kitchen Casanova'' director [[John McIntyre (cartoonist)|John McIntyre]] is particularly known for directing several ''Dexter'' episodes. Ralph Bakshi's series (''Malcom and Melvin'') was considered too risqué to be shown.<ref name="AWN6">{{Cite magazine |last=Deneroff |first=Harvey |date=February 1997 |title=Where the Action Is |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.11/articles/deneroff1.11.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103311/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.11/articles/deneroff1.11.html |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |magazine=Animation World Magazine |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |issue=1.11}}</ref> It has been rumored that [[John Kricfalusi]] was slated to direct several new ''What a Cartoon!'' shorts of his own (produced by his production company, [[Spümcø]]).<ref name="AWN4" /> However, both ''[[Yogi Bear]]''-influenced cartoons were commissioned separately by [[Fred Seibert|Seibert]], and instead premiered as their own: ''[[Boo Boo Runs Wild]]'' and ''[[A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith]]'' both premiered in 1999.<ref name="AWN5">{{Cite magazine |date=September 1997 |title=Tooning in the Fall Season |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.6/2.6pages/2.6tooningin.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103633/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.6/2.6pages/2.6tooningin.html |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |magazine=Animation World Magazine |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |issue=2.6}}</ref>

Inspired by Seibert's interest in the modern rock posters of [[Frank Kozik]], each of the shows' creators worked with the internal Hanna-Barbera Creative Corps creative director [[Bill Burnett (writer)|Bill Burnett]], and senior art director [[Jesse Stagg]], to craft a series of high quality, limited edition, fluorescent art posters. The Corps launched a prolonged guerrilla mailing campaign, targeting animation heavyweights and critics leading up to the launch of ''World Premiere Toons''. The first poster campaign of its kind introduced the world to the groundbreaking new stable of characters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibert |first=Fred |author-link=Fred Seibert |date=September 8, 2012 |title=A Poster Gallery of What a Cartoon!/World Premiere Toons |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/sets/72157612239662173/detail/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319082302/https://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/sets/72157612239662173/detail/ |archive-date=2017-03-19 |access-date=2017-01-20 |website=[[Flickr]]}}</ref>

=== Broadcast ===
The first cartoon from the ''What a Cartoon!'' project broadcast in its entirety was ''The Powerpuff Girls in "Meat Fuzzy Lumkins"'', which made its world premiere on Monday, February 20, 1995, during a television special called the ''World Premiere Toon-In'' (termed "President's Day Nightmare" by its producers, [[Williams Street]]). The special was hosted by [[Space Ghost]] and the cast of ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'', and featured comic interviews and a mock contest with the creators of the various cartoons. The Toon-In was simulcast on [[Cartoon Network]], [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS Superstation]], and [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]. To promote the shorts, Cartoon Network's marketing department came up with the concept of "Dive-In Theater" in 1995 to showcase the 48 cartoon shorts. The cartoons were shown at water parks and large municipal swimming pools, treating kids and their parents to exclusive poolside screenings on 9' x 12' movie screens.<ref name="AWN3">{{Cite magazine |date=October 1997 |title=Cartoon Network's Dive-In Theater: A Floating Cinema |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.7/2.7pages/2.7diveintheatre.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103859/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.7/2.7pages/2.7diveintheatre.html |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |magazine=Animation World Magazine |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |issue=2.7}}</ref>

Beginning February 26, 1995, each ''What a Cartoon!'' short began to premiere on Sunday nights, promoted as ''World Premiere Toons''.<ref name="dailynews">{{Cite news |last=Bleale |first=Lewis |date=February 17, 1995 |title=Network a Boon to New Toons |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/network-boon-new-toons-article-1.683197 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006064153/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/network-boon-new-toons-article-1.683197 |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref> Every week after the premiere, Cartoon Network showcased a different World Premiere Toons made by a different artist. After an acclimation of cartoons, the network packaged the shorts as a half-hour show titled ''World Premiere Toons: The Next Generation'', featuring reruns of the original shorts but also new premieres.

Eventually, all of the cartoons were compiled into one program which was used the name ''World Premiere Toons: The Show'' until the summer of 1996 when it started bearing the name of the original project: ''The What a Cartoon! Show''.<ref name="AWN" /> The show's initial premieres for each short preceded Cartoon Network's Sunday night movie block, ''[[List of programs broadcast by Cartoon Network|Mr. Spim's Cartoon Theatre]]''. The shorts continued to air on Sundays until 1997, when the network moved the shorts to Wednesdays at 9pm.<ref name="SLATE">{{Cite magazine |last=Doyle |first=Larry |date=January 22, 1997 |title=Changing Their Toons |url=https://slate.com/culture/1997/01/changing-their-toons.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125081801/http://www.slate.com/id/3293/ |archive-date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref> Following the premiere of ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' and ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' as full series in July 1997, the series shifted to Thursday nights, where it remained.<ref name="eagle">{{Cite news |last=Boedeker |first=Hal |date=July 14, 1997 |title=Cartoon Network Zany Relief |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j4c1AAAAIBAJ&pg=1308,7322907&dq=cartoon+network&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930223532/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j4c1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dqYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1308,7322907&dq=cartoon+network&hl=en |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |work=[[Reading Eagle]] |page=B6}}</ref>

''The What a Cartoon! Show'' continued airing new episodes on Thursdays until November 28, 1997, when the final short of the 48 contracted during Seibert's era aired. In 1998, Cartoon Network debuted two new short pilots and advertised them as ''World Premiere Toons'': ''Mike, Lu & Og'' and ''Kenny and the Chimp'',<ref name="AWN4">{{Cite magazine |date=November 1998 |title=Animation World News&nbsp;– Television: Cartoon Network |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.8/3.8pages/3.8television.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921211732/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.8/3.8pages/3.8television.html |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |magazine=Animation World Magazine |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |issue=3.8}}</ref> both of which were produced by outside studios and produced after [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]]'s acquisition of Turner Broadcasting in 1996. The two pilots were later compiled into ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'', while both shorts eventually garnered their own series, ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]'' in 1999 and ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' in 2002. One pilot entitled ''King Crab: Space Crustacean'', which released in 1999, was also retconned into ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' anthology.

On June 9, 2000, ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' was relaunched as ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show''. In this new format, it aired reruns and new episodes of the full-series [[Cartoon Cartoons]], as well as new Cartoon Cartoon shorts and old ''WAC!'' shorts. From 2000 to 2001, the pilot shorts appearing on the network's [[Cartoon Network's Big Pick|viewer's poll]] that lost to ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' and ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' (except for ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]'') were added to the anthology. The show continued to air until October 16, 2003, when it was temporarily dropped from the network's schedule.

On September 12, 2005, ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' was revived, this time as a half-hour program featuring segments of older Cartoon Cartoons that were no longer shown regularly on the network, such as ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', and others. Some Cartoon Cartoons were moved exclusively to this show and the Top 5, though there was also some overlap with shows that already had regular half-hour slots outside the series. In 2006, the programming was expanded to also include non-Cartoon Cartoons that ''were'' regularly shown on the network, such as ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'', ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]'', and ''[[Squirrel Boy]]''. The show ended on June 21, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2008 |title=CN Schedule: June 16 - June 22 |url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/cn-schedule-june-16-june-22.4553641/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126200320/https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/cn-schedule-june-16-june-22.4553641/ |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |website=Anime Superhero}}</ref>

In 2007, reruns of ''What a Cartoon!'' played briefly on Cartoon Network's retro animation sister channel, [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]].<ref name="schedule 20070603">{{Cite web |date=June 3, 2007 |title=Cartoon Network Schedule&nbsp;— Boomerang |url=http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/BoomerangServlet?action=selectBMDay |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603081839/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/BoomerangServlet?action=selectBMDay |archive-date=2007-06-03 |website=[[Cartoon Network]] |publisher=[[Time Warner]]}}</ref>

In 2020, a selection of shorts were added to the Cartoon Network website and app.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2020 |title=Cartoon Network "Legacy Collection" on HBO Max |url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/cartoon-network-legacy-collection-on-hbo-max.5786273/#post-87693912 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305203724/https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/cartoon-network-legacy-collection-on-hbo-max.5786273/#post-87693912 |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |access-date=March 5, 2022 |website=Anime Superhero}}</ref>

On July 29, 2024, reruns of ''What a Cartoon!'' returned to Cartoon Network, airing only on Monday evenings as part of [[Adult Swim]]'s [[Checkered Past (TV programming block)|Checkered Past]] block.

== Legacy ==
''What a Cartoon!'' is the first short cartoon incubator created by [[Fred Seibert]]. Starting with ''What a Cartoon!'' and continuing throughout his cartoon career, his [[Frederator Studios]] has persisted in the tradition of surfacing new talent, characters, and series with several cartoon shorts "incubators," including (as of 2016): ''What a Cartoon!'' ([[Cartoon Network]], 1995), [[Nickelodeon]]/[[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]]' own ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]'' (1998), ''[[Nicktoons Film Festival]]'' (2004), ''[[Random! Cartoons]]'' (2008), ''The Meth Minute 39'' ([[Channel Frederator]], 2008),<ref name="The Meth Minute 39 on YouTube">{{Cite web |title=The Meth Minute 39 on YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL74F257B28D3C60DA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230183710/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL74F257B28D3C60DA |archive-date=2015-12-30 |access-date=2015-04-19 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> ''[[The Cartoonstitute]]'' (Cartoon Network, 2009/unfinished), ''[[Too Cool! Cartoons]]'' ([[Cartoon Hangover]], 2012), and ''GO! Cartoons'' (Cartoon Hangover, 2016).<ref name="Deadline Hollywood">{{Cite web |last=David Bloom |date=November 3, 2014 |title=Sony, Channel Frederator Launch Online Animation Incubator |url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/sony-pictures-animation-fred-seibert-cartoon-hangover-incubator-1201271591/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429124610/http://deadline.com/2014/11/sony-pictures-animation-fred-seibert-cartoon-hangover-incubator-1201271591/ |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2015 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> These laboratories have spun off notable series like: ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'', ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', ''Nite Fite'', ''[[The Mighty B!]]'', ''[[Fanboy & Chum Chum]]'', ''[[Adventure Time]]'', ''[[Regular Show]]'', ''[[Bravest Warriors]]'', ''[[Secret Mountain Fort Awesome]]'', ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', ''[[Bee and PuppyCat]]'', and ''[[Uncle Grandpa]]''.

''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' was the most popular short series according to a vote held in 1995 and eventually became the first [[Spinoff (media)|spin-off]] of ''What a Cartoon!'' in 1996. Two more series based on shorts, ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' and ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', premiered in 1997, and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' became a weekly half-hour show in 1998. ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' (spun off from the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-nominated short ''The Chicken from Outer Space'') followed as the final spin-off in 1999. In addition, the ''Cow and Chicken'' short ''[[I Am Weasel]]'' eventually was also spun off into a separate series: in all, six cartoon series were ultimately launched by the ''What a Cartoon!'' project, any one of which earned enough money for the company to pay for the whole program.<ref name="AWN" /> In addition to the eventual spin-offs, the ''What a Cartoon!'' short ''[[The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve|Larry and Steve]]'' by [[Seth MacFarlane]] featured prototypes of characters that would later go on to become MacFarlane's massively successful ''[[Family Guy]]''.

The ''What a Cartoon!'' project and its assorted spin-offs brought [[Cartoon Network]] more commercial and critical success, and the network became an animation industry leader as the 1990s drew to a close. In 2001, coinciding with the death of [[William Hanna]], [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] absorbed into [[Warner Bros. Animation]] and Cartoon Network opened its own production arm, [[Cartoon Network Studios]], in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], as the rightful Hanna-Barbera successor to produce original programming for the network and future projects. Two ''What a Cartoon!'' shorts, ''Wind-Up Wolf'' and ''[[Hard Luck Duck]]'', were the last cartoon shorts directed and produced by co-founder and co-chairman William Hanna. In addition, ''What a Cartoon!'' and spin-offs were the final original productions released by Hanna-Barbera.

Creator of ''The What a Cartoon! Show'', [[Fred Seibert]], left Hanna-Barbera in late 1996 to open up his own studio, [[Frederator Studios]], and has persistently continued in the tradition of surfacing new talent, characters, and series with similar shorts "incubators", including (as of 2015) ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' ([[Nickelodeon]], 1998), ''Nicktoons Film Festival'' (Nickelodeon, 2004), ''The Meth Minute 39'' ([[Channel Frederator]], 2008),<ref name="The Meth Minute 39 on YouTube" /> ''[[Random! Cartoons]]'' (Nickelodeon/[[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons]], 2008), ''[[Too Cool! Cartoons]]'' ([[Cartoon Hangover]], 2012), and ''GO! Cartoons'' (Cartoon Hangover, 2016).<ref name="Deadline Hollywood" /> ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons''<ref name="AWN2">{{Cite news |last=Joe Strike |date=August 4, 2003 |title=The Fred Seibert Interview — Part 2 |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/fred-seibert-interview-part-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908161142/http://www.awn.com/articles/people/fred-seibert-interview-part-2 |archive-date=September 8, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |publisher=[[Animation World Network]]}}</ref> showcased ''What a Cartoon!'' alumni ([[Butch Hartman]], [[Rob Renzetti]]) and launched several successful Nickelodeon series, including ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[ChalkZone]]'' and ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''. Frederator Studios also launched an animation film festival, ''[[Nicktoons Film Festival]]'' from 2004 to 2009; only to have ''[[The Mighty B!]]'' greenlit as a series based on the ''Super Scout'' short; though one short from [[Alex Hirsch]] would later go on to make ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' for [[Disney Channel]]/[[Disney XD]]. The studio launched another animation showcase in 2006, titled ''Random! Cartoons'', which in turn produced Nickelodeon's ''[[Fanboy & Chum Chum]]'' in 2009, Cartoon Network's ''[[Adventure Time]]'' in 2010, and [[Cartoon Hangover]]'s ''Bravest Warriors'' in 2012.

A sequel-of-sorts to the ''What a Cartoon!'' project, a Cartoon Network project titled ''[[The Cartoonstitute]]'', was announced on April 3, 2008. Created by the channel executive [[Rob Sorcher]] and headed by ''The Powerpuff Girls'' creator [[Craig McCracken]] and ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' creator [[Rob Renzetti]], the project was to "establish a think tank and create an environment in which animators can create characters and stories", and also create new possible Cartoon Network series.<ref name="ToonZone">{{Cite news |last=Liu |first=Ed |date=April 3, 2008 |title=Cartoon Network Creates The Cartoonstitute |url=http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=22715 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203140309/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=22715 |archive-date=February 3, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |website=ToonZone.net}}</ref><ref name="AnimationInsider">{{Cite web |last=Bynum |first=Aaron H. |date=April 3, 2008 |title=CN Upfront 2008: 'The Cartoonstitute' Announcement |url=https://www.facebook.com/animationinsider.net?articleID=1688 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105022346/http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1688 |archive-date=January 5, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |website=[[Animation Insider]]}}</ref> However, the project was eventually scrapped as a result of the [[late 2000s recession]] and only 14 of the 39 planned were completed.<ref name="deviantArt">{{Cite news |date=June 6, 2009 |title=Comments on Craig McCracken's DeviantArt profile |url=https://www.deviantart.com/comments/4/6465375/1085753054 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511203834/http://comments.deviantart.com/4/6465375/1085753054 |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |website=[[DeviantArt]]}}</ref> Nevertheless, [[J. G. Quintel]]'s ''[[Regular Show]]'' short and [[Peter Browngardt]]'s ''[[Secret Mountain Fort Awesome]]'' were greenlit to become full series. A recurring character on the show, Uncle Grandpa, would get his [[Uncle Grandpa|own series]] two years later.<ref name="MultiChannel">{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Mike |date=August 13, 2009 |title=Cartoon Greenlights 'Regular Show,' 'Horrorbots' |url=https://www.multichannel.com/article/327550-Cartoon_Greenlights_Regular_Show_Horrorbots_.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615225344/http://www.multichannel.com/article/327550-Cartoon_Greenlights_Regular_Show_Horrorbots_.php |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |website=[[Multichannel News]]}}</ref> [[The Big Cartoon DataBase]] cites ''What a Cartoon!'' as a "venture combining classic 1940s production methods with the originality, enthusiasm and comedy of the 1990s".

On April 15, 2021, Cartoon Network announced it debuted a new iteration of ''Cartoon Cartoons''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Elaine |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Cartoon Network Studios Debuts New Animated Shorts Program |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cartoon-network-studios-new-animated-shorts-program-1234952382/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124003928/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cartoon-network-studios-new-animated-shorts-program-1234952382/ |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=May 28, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The lineup of the first nine shorts were announced on November 24, 2021: ''Accordions Geoffery & Mary Melodica'' by Louie Zong (of ''[[The Ghost and Molly McGee]]'' and ''[[We Bare Bears]]''), ''Dang! It's Dracula'' by Levon Jihanian (of ''[[Tig n' Seek]]''), ''Hungy Ghost'' by [[Jesse Moynihan]] (of ''[[Adventure Time]]''), ''Fruit Stand at the End of the World'' by Rachel Liu, ''Off the Menu'' by Shavonne Cherry (of ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show|Ren and Stimpy]]'' and ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''), ''Harmony in Despair'' by Andrew Dickman (of ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]''), ''Unravel'' by Alexis Sugden, ''Mouthwash Madness'' by Lisa Vandenberg (of ''[[Animaniacs (2020 TV series)|Animaniacs]]''), and ''Scaredy Cat'' by J.J. Villard (of ''[[King Star King]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amidi |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |date=2021-11-24 |title=Cartoon Network Studios Reveals 9 Shorts Made As Part Of Its Cartoon Cartoons Program |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/cartoon-network-studios-reveals-9-short-made-as-part-of-its-cartoon-cartoons-program-210862.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224232326/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/cartoon-network-studios-reveals-9-short-made-as-part-of-its-cartoon-cartoons-program-210862.html |archive-date=2021-12-24 |access-date=2021-12-24 |website=[[Cartoon Brew]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1463251280596545537 |user=cartoonnetwork |title=Check out the first group of shorts from #CartoonCartoons, a new #CartoonNetworkStudios program cultivating the next generation of hits and hit makers with a commitment to creativity, diversity & mentorship 🎨✏️ Check back for updates as we get to know these talented artists! |date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> On June 7, 2022, more Cartoon Cartoons were announced.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1534215616852377603 |user=cartoonnetwork |title=Check out the second group of shorts from #CartoonCartoons, a #CartoonNetworkStudios program cultivating the next generation of hits and hit makers with a commitment to creativity, diversity & mentorship! Check back for updates as we get to know these talented artists! 🎨✏️ |date=June 7, 2022}}</ref> The next seven shorts include ''The All-Nimal'' by Nick Edwards (of ''[[Apple & Onion]]'' and ''[[The Fungies!]]''), ''Buttons' Gamezone'' by Fernando Puig (of ''[[The Cuphead Show!]], [[Middlemost Post]]'' and ''Tig n' Seek''), ''Tib Tub, We Need You'' by Sean Godsey and Mike Rosenthal, ''I Love You Jocelyn'' by [https://traceyelle.com/ Tracey Laguerre] (Art and Animation Director for brands like [[Google]], [[DreamWorks Animation]], [[BuzzFeed]], etc.) , ''Pig in a Wig'' by Sam Marin (of ''[[Regular Show]]''), ''The Good Boy Report'' (based on the webcomic of the same name) by Kasey Williams (of ''[[Niko and the Sword of Light]]'' and ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'') and ''Maude Macher and Dom Duck'' by Kali Fontecchio (of ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' and ''[[Jellystone!]]''). On March 21, 2024, GiAnna Ligammari (of ''[[Niko and the Sword of Light]]'' and ''[[Inside Job (2021 TV series)|Inside Job]]'') announced a Cartoon Cartoons short ''ISCREAM'' created by her.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1770856224386400383 |user=virtualGIA_ |title=This is the first bit of VisDev I drew for my short, ISCREAM! Made for the Cartoon Cartoons Shorts program. I am dying for everyone to see it already. 🍦 |date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> Four days after, the short was announced as being completed.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1772342889030267276 |user=virtualGIA_ |title=And as of today, the short is finished!!! |date=March 25, 2024}}</ref> The shorts were showcased in a screening on April 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1783622166598299866 |user=virtualGIA_ |title=The time has come … #ISCREAM |date=April 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1783675466014248991 |user=artsyspencerg |title=Animation at its finest on display here. Insanely proud of my gia, and grateful i was able to see the great work by the other extremely talented artists. A full feast of animation |date=April 25, 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{See also|Fred Seibert cartoon shorts filmography}}

== List of shorts ==
=== Original show (1995–97) ===
The following is a list of the original shorts produced under [[Fred Seibert]]'s management for ''What a Cartoon!'' by [[Hanna-Barbera]]. The shorts are listed in the order that they originally aired.

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! style="width:5%;"|No.
! style="width:10%;"|Series
! style="width:10%;"|Title
! style="width:10%;"|Created by
! style="width:5%;"|[[Hanna-Barbera]]
! style="width:5%;"|[[Cartoon Network Studios]]
! style="width:45%;"|Short summary
! style="width:10%;"|Original air date
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| 1a || ''The Powerpuff Girls'' || "Meat Fuzzy Lumkins" || [[Craig McCracken]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The Powerpuff Girls Blossom (voiced by [[Cathy Cavadini]]), Bubbles (voiced by [[Kath Soucie]]), and Buttercup (voiced by [[E.G. Daily]]) fight to stop the plot of Fuzzy Lumpkins (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) to turn everything in Townsville into meat.<br />'''Note 1''': This episode was included as a bonus toon on various [[Cartoon Network Digital App|Cartoon Network Video]] releases throughout the series run.<br />'''Note 2''': First pilot to ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. || {{Start date|1995|2|20}}<ref name="philly">{{Cite news |last=Winfrey |first=Lee |date=December 27, 1994 |title=From Hanna-Barbera, 8 New Cartoons for Cable The Cartoon Network's New Stable of Stars Includes Two Ducks, Two Bears, and Even Dino of "Flintstones" Fame. |url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-12-27/entertainment/25853819_1_world-premiere-toons-johnny-bravo-famous-cartoon-characters |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002247/http://articles.philly.com/1994-12-27/entertainment/25853819_1_world-premiere-toons-johnny-bravo-famous-cartoon-characters |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=2013-05-12 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Network]]}}</ref>
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| 1b || {{N/A}} || "Dexter's Laboratory"{{refn|group=note|name=changes|Simply titled "Dexter's Laboratory" during original airings, but the title "Changes" was added during reruns of ''Dexter's Laboratory''.<ref>An included reference.</ref>}} || [[Genndy Tartakovsky]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Dee Dee (voiced by [[Allison Moore]]) and Dexter (voiced by [[Christine Cavanaugh]]) battle turning each other into animals, using Dexter's latest invention.<br />'''Note 1''': First short to become a series after being deemed most popular through a vote held in 1995.<br />'''Note 2''': This episode was nominated for an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]].<br />'''Note 3''': First pilot to ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''.
| {{Start date|1995|2|26}}<ref name="philly" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Scott |date=February 26, 1995 |title=Creative 'World Premiere Toons' |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-822808.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105234030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-822808.html |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=2011-05-14 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
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| 1c || ''Yuckie Duck'' || "Short Orders" || Pat Ventura || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Yuckie Duck (voiced by [[Bill Kopp]]) works as a cook and waiter in a dirty restaurant, and delivers unappealing orders to the demanding customers. || {{Start date|1995|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yuckie Duck in Short Orders / Created, Written and Directed by Pat Ventura. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=30&ti=26,30&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=lVUtC1xSsg8nFI8f1akpQ0d484c&SEQ=20131120133755&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223405/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=30&ti=26,30&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=lVUtC1xSsg8nFI8f1akpQ0d484c&SEQ=20131120133755&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 2a || ''Dino'' || "[[Dino: Stay Out!|Stay Out!]]" || [[William Hanna|Hanna]]-[[Joseph Barbera|Barbera]] {{small|(original character)}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The Flintstones' pet [[Dino (The Flintstones)|Dino]] (vocal effects provided by [[Frank Welker]]) tries to keep the house cat outside for the night while [[Fred Flintstone]] (voiced by [[Henry Corden]]) is out bowling with [[Barney Rubble]].<br />'''Note''': First [[Spinoff (media)|spin-off]] episode to ''[[The Flintstones]]''. || {{Start date|1995|3|19}}<ref name="philly" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dino in Stay Out / Story and Direction by Joseph Barbera. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=7&ti=1,7&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vZ8_3WLmmJ2zodi1AxrG48EOAY7&SEQ=20131120134830&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223409/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=7&ti=1,7&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vZ8_3WLmmJ2zodi1AxrG48EOAY7&SEQ=20131120134830&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 2b || {{N/A}} || "Johnny Bravo" || [[Van Partible]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Johnny Bravo (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) tries to score with a zookeeper girl named Mary (voiced by [[Soleil Moon Frye]]) by capturing a runaway gorilla (voiced by [[Roger Rose]]).<br />'''Note''': First pilot to ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''. || {{Start date|1995|3|26}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon : Episode Ti., Johnny Bravo / Directed by Van Partible. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=32&ti=26,32&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=lVUtC1xSsg8nFI8f1akpQ0d484c&SEQ=20131120133755&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223413/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=32&ti=26,32&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=lVUtC1xSsg8nFI8f1akpQ0d484c&SEQ=20131120133755&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 2c || ''Sledgehammer O'Possum'' || "Out and About" || Patrick Ventura || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A trouble-making possum named Sledgehammer (voiced by [[Faizon Love]]) frustrates the plans of a dog named Dogg (voiced by [[Larry B. Scott]]) to enjoy a quiet summer day out. || {{Start date|1995|4|2}}<ref name="philly" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sledgehammer O'Possum in Out and About / Created, Written and Directed by Patrick Ventura. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=24&ti=1,24&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vZ8_3WLmmJ2zodi1AxrG48EOAY7&SEQ=20131120134830&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223416/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=24&ti=1,24&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vZ8_3WLmmJ2zodi1AxrG48EOAY7&SEQ=20131120134830&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 3a || ''George and Junior'' || "Look Out Below" || [[Tex Avery]] {{small|(original character)}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Classic duo George (voiced by [[John Rubinow]]) and Junior (voiced by [[Tony Pope]]) attempt to fix a lightbulb that an angry pigeon (voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]) keeps breaking.<br />'''Note''': This short was a re-imagining of the original ''[[George and Junior]]'' cartoons. || {{Start date|1995|4|9}}<ref name="philly" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon : Episode Ti., Look Out Below / Written and Directed by Patrick A. Ventura. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=33&ti=26,33&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=xMDJLZlX5z67WH6RZq0vAkhK6KN&SEQ=20131120135241&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223420/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=33&ti=26,33&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=xMDJLZlX5z67WH6RZq0vAkhK6KN&SEQ=20131120135241&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 3b || {{N/A}} || "[[Hard Luck Duck]]" || William Hanna || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || After venturing away from the watch of his friend Harley Gator (voiced by [[Brad Garrett]]), Hard Luck Duck (voiced by [[Russi Taylor]]) is a target of a hungry fox chef (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) to be cooked. Though the fox's attempts are constantly thwarted by Harley.<br />'''Note''': This short is similar to the classic [[Yakky Doodle]] cartoons by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. || {{Start date|1995|4|16}}<ref name="philly" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hard Luck Duck / Created, Written & Directed by William Hanna. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=11&ti=1,11&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vZ8_3WLmmJ2zodi1AxrG48EOAY7&SEQ=20131120134830&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223423/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=11&ti=1,11&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=vZ8_3WLmmJ2zodi1AxrG48EOAY7&SEQ=20131120134830&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 3c || ''Shake & Flick'' || "Raw Deal in Rome" || Michael Rann,<br />Eugene Mattos,<br />and George Johnson || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A flea named Flick has a personal agenda with a local performer, a poodle named Shake, in an anachronistic [[Rome]] setting where the two constantly try to one up each other.<br />'''Note''': This short was nominated to be adapted into a series but it lost to ''Johnny Bravo''. || {{Start date|1995|6|18}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shake and Flick in Raw Deal in Rome / Directed by Eugene Mattos. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=23&ti=1,23&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223426/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=23&ti=1,23&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 4a || ''The Adventures of Captain Buzz Cheeply'' || "A Clean Getaway" || Meinert Hansen || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Captain Buzz Cheeply (voiced by [[Richard M. Dumont]]) and his robot sidekick Slide (voiced by [[Rick Jones (voice actor)|Rick Jones]]) must escape a planet full of "Blubnoids" (voiced by Paul Zakaib) who have abnormally sized foreheads but small-sized brains whilst trying to do their laundry.|| {{Start date|1995|6|25}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Adventures of Captain Buzz Cheeply in : A Clean Getaway / Created, Written & Directed by Meinert Hansen. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223430/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 4b || ''O. Ratz with Dave D. Fly'' || "Rat in a Hot Tin Can" || Jerry Reynolds and Russ Harris || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A rat named O. Ratz (voiced by [[Harvey Korman]]) and his fly companion Dave D. Fly (voiced by [[Marvin Kaplan]]) try to find a place to stay for the night during winter in the city. || {{Start date|1995|7|2}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=O. Ratz in Rat in a Hot Tin Can / Written & Directed by Jerry Reynolds |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=19&ti=1,19&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223433/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=19&ti=1,19&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 4c || ''Pfish and Chip'' || "Short Pfuse" || [[Butch Hartman]],<br />Michael Rann,<br />and Eugene Mattos || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A shark named Pfish (voiced by [[Robert Picardo]]) and a short-tempered lynx named Chip (voiced by [[Butch Hartman]]) attempt to stop the squeaky-laughing Mad Bomber (voiced by [[Pat Fraley]]) while the Chief (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) naps. || {{Start date|1995|7|9}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pfish and Chip in Short Pfuse / Directed by Butch Hartman. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=20&ti=1,20&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223437/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=20&ti=1,20&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 5a || ''The Fat Cats'' || "Drip Dry Drips" || Jon McClenahan || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Louie (voiced by [[Ken Hudson Campbell]]) and Elmo (voiced by [[Hank Azaria]]) set a laundry business, expecting to earn some cash. They get a request from the President of the United States (voiced by Doug James), but accidentally destroy his suit. || {{Start date|1995|7|16}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon : Episode Ti., The Fat Cats in Drip Dry Drips / Directed by Jon McClenahan. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=37&ti=26,37&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223440/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=37&ti=26,37&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 5b || ''George and Junior'' || "George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular" || [[Tex Avery]] {{small|(original character)}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || [[Mail carrier]]s George and Junior are forced by a [[Christmas elf]] named Steve (voiced by [[T. K. Carter]]) to deliver one of the presents of [[Santa Claus]] (also voiced by Carter) after they fail to mail in one of his letters. They end up having to contend with a vicious dog. || {{Start date|1995|7|23}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular / Written and Directed by Patrick A. Ventura. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=8&ti=1,8&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223444/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=8&ti=1,8&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 5c || {{N/A}} || "Yoink! of the Yukon" || Don Jurwich,<br />[[Jerry Eisenberg]],<br />and [[Jim Ryan (writer)|Jim Ryan]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|mounted police]] has its uniforms stolen by a bear named Noof (voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]) in retaliation for his forest friends being skinned of their fur, so Yoink and Sergeant Farnsworth Farflung (both voiced by Paulsen) are sent by the mounted police captain (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]) to retrieve them. || {{Start date|1995|7|30}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yoink! of the Yukon / Directed by Don Jurwich & Jerry Eisenberg. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=28&ti=26,28&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=UedN4H_u6Ase54fOfpUDGBj0eKN&SEQ=20131120143104&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223447/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=28&ti=26,28&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=UedN4H_u6Ase54fOfpUDGBj0eKN&SEQ=20131120143104&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 6a || ''Yuckie Duck'' || "I'm on My Way" || Patrick A. Ventura || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Yuckie Duck works as a paramedic, but does more harm than good to his patients. || {{Start date|1995|8|6}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yuckie Duck in I'm on My Way / Created, Written and Directed by Patrick A. Ventura. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=29&ti=26,29&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223450/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=29&ti=26,29&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 6b || ''Mina and the Count'' || "Interlude with a Vampire" || [[Rob Renzetti]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A [[vampire]] known as the Count (voiced by [[Mark Hamill]]) is forced to play with Mina (voiced by [[Ashley Johnson]]) after a mix-up in the schedule with his victims caused by his assistant Igor (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]).<br />'''Note''': Pilot to the ''[[Mina and the Count]]'' shorts featured throughout ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]'', making it the only short to appear in both cartoon variety shows. || {{Start date|1995|11|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mina and the Count in Interlude with a Vampire. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=18&ti=1,18&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223454/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=18&ti=1,18&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 6c || ''Cow and Chicken'' || "No Smoking" || [[David Feiss]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The Devil (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]) kidnaps Chicken (Charlie Adler) who must be saved from damnation of smoking (that the Devil tempted him to do) by his sister Cow (Charlie Adler) in her Super Cow form.<br />'''Note 1''': This episode was nominated for an Emmy.<br />'''Note 2''': Pilot to ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''. || {{Start date|1995|11|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cow and Chicken in No Smoking. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=6&ti=1,6&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223457/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=6&ti=1,6&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 7a || {{N/A}} || "Boid 'n' Woim" || C. Miles Thompson || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A worm named Mr. Woim (voiced by [[Tom Fahn]]) hitchhikes in the middle of the [[California]] desert alongside a bird named Mr. Boid (voiced by C. Miles Thompson). While driving there, Woim crashes Boid's car and they begin to hallucinate which leads to Mr. Boid chasing after Mr. Woim to eat him. || {{Start date|1996|1|1}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boid 'n' Woim. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=4&ti=1,4&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223500/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=4&ti=1,4&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref><ref name="newyearseve">{{Cite news |last=Kleid |first=Beth |date=December 31, 1995 |title=Focus : Midnight Express : A Guide to New Year's Eve Programming |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-31-tv-19457-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201342/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-31/news/tv-19457_1_favorite-year |archive-date=25 May 2014 |access-date=19 March 2012 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
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| 7b || ''Jof'' || "Help?" || [[Bruno Bozzetto]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A cat named Jof (voiced by Roberto Frattini) pricks his finger while sewing asks for help at the hospital, but its personnel do more harm than good. || {{Start date|1996|1|14}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Help? |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=12&ti=1,12&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223515/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=12&ti=1,12&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 7c || ''Podunk Possum'' || "One Step Beyond" || Joe Orrantia and<br />Elizabeth Stonecypher || {{No}} || {{Yes}}<!-- The confirm for Cartoon Network Studios is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rntbepa0Z8), therefore not modified. --> || A possum (voiced by [[Denver Pyle]]) acquires an abandoned farm with three chickens (voiced by [[Kath Soucie]]) to lay eggs for him, and has to defend them from a fried chicken titan named Major Portions (voiced by [[Mayf Nutter]]) while unaware of a plan by a bunch of aliens. || {{Start date|1996|1|21}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : Episode Ti., Podunk Possum in "One Step Beyond." |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=34&ti=26,34&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=kAKVuOT4-M7EK6H2sXMyLcSbO6u&SEQ=20131120144331&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223519/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=34&ti=26,34&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=kAKVuOT4-M7EK6H2sXMyLcSbO6u&SEQ=20131120144331&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 8a || ''The Powerpuff Girls'' || "Crime 101" || Craig McCracken || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The Powerpuff Girls Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup  aid the bumbling Amoeba Boys (voiced by [[Chuck McCann]]) in becoming able criminals where the demonstration of a bank robbery gets them in trouble with the police.<br />'''Note''': Second pilot to ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. || {{Start date|1996|1|28}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Powderpuff Girls in Crime 101 |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=22&ti=1,22&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223522/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=22&ti=1,22&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 8b || {{N/A}} || "Wind-Up Wolf" || William Hanna || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || The [[Big Bad Wolf]] (voiced by [[Dee Bradley Baker]]) creates a robot minion wolf (Dee Bradley Baker) to attempt to finally get the [[The Three Little Pigs|Three Little Pigs]] (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker and [[Jeannie Elias]]).<br />'''Note 1''': This was based on a cartoon that [[Tex Avery]] originally pitched at Hanna-Barbera.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Scott |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/exclamationpointed/posts/7077143642405058 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><br />'''Note 2''': William Hanna's final cartoon short.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2001 |title=William Hanna; Innovator in Television Cartooning With Joseph Barbera |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-23-me-41620-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214214422/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/mar/23/local/me-41620 |archive-date=February 14, 2017 |access-date=2016-09-21 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |series=Obituaries}}</ref><br />'''Note 3''': Cameos from [[The Jetsons]]. || {{Start date|1996|2|4}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wind-up Wolf. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=27&ti=26,27&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Y8t-Xd0LnZFkZVrSwDFkiudk60v&SEQ=20131120152111&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223525/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=27&ti=26,27&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Y8t-Xd0LnZFkZVrSwDFkiudk60v&SEQ=20131120152111&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 8c || {{N/A}} || "Hillbilly Blue" || [[Michael Ryan (artist)|Michael Ryan]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A crawdad named Eustace (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) is fed-up with being treated as food and goes with possum pal Mortiche (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]) on a cross-country trip to New Orleans. || {{Start date|1996|2|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillbilly Blue. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=13&ti=1,13&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223529/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=13&ti=1,13&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 9a || ''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' || "The Chicken from Outer Space" || [[John R. Dilworth]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || A cowardly pink dog named Courage (voiced by Howard Huffman) tries to stop an alien chicken's plans to invade Earth while on his owners' farm.<br />'''Note 1''': This short was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]].<br />'''Note 2''': Pilot to ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''. || {{Start date|1996|2|18}}<ref name="outerspace">{{Cite news |last=Mendoza |first=N.F. |date=February 18, 1996 |title=Shows for Youngsters and Their Parents Too : Cartoon Network Stars a Hen from Outer Space; 'Human Animal' Explores Our Needs on TLC |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-18-tv-37222-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015073136/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-02-18/news/tv-37222_1_cartoon-network |archive-date=15 October 2013 |access-date=19 March 2012 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
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| 9b || ''Pizza Boy'' || "No Tip" || [[Robert Alvarez]] || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Pizza Boy (voiced by [[Gary Imhoff]]) must deliver a pizza from his dad Kocoum (voiced by Phil Hayes) to an Eskimo couple (voiced by [[Brian Cummings]] and [[Candi Milo]]) and their polar bear (voiced by [[Gregg Berger]]) that are sick of blubber products to the [[Arctic Circle]] safe and sound under five minutes or else he will receive no tip. || {{Start date|1996|2|25}}<ref name="pizza">{{Cite news |last=Mendoza |first=N.F. |date=February 25, 1996 |title=Shows for Youngsters and Their Parents Too : Lions of Botswana Roam TBS; 'Old Yeller' Comes Home To Disney; In Orbit with Nick's 'Space Cases' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-25-tv-39694-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213839/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-02-25/news/tv-39694_1_space-cases |archive-date=2014-05-25 |access-date=2012-03-19 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
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| 9c || {{N/A}} || "Gramps" || [[Michael Ryan (artist)|Mike Ryan]] and Butch Hartman || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Gramps (voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]) tells his grandchildren (voiced by [[Christine Cavanaugh]] and [[Kath Soucie]]) about his battle against invading aliens (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Neil Dickson]]). || {{Start date|1996|3|3}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gramps. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=10&ti=1,10&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223533/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=10&ti=1,10&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 10a || ''Dexter's Laboratory'' {{small|(uncredited)}} || "The Big Sister" || Genndy Tartakovsky || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Dexter has to prevent giantess Dee Dee from attacking the whole city after she eats one of his experimental chocolate chip cookies that were meant for his laboratory rats.<br>'''Note 1''': This episode was nominated for an Emmy.<br />'''Note 2''': Second pilot to ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''.
| {{Start date|1996|3|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. 00615-94012, Dexter's Laboratory "The Big Sister" / Created, Written and Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=40&ti=26,40&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=HsJMLZlX5TMBR5DJPUW0DrzMHsb&SEQ=20131120151010&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223537/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=40&ti=26,40&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=HsJMLZlX5TMBR5DJPUW0DrzMHsb&SEQ=20131120151010&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 10b || ''Bloo's Gang'' || "Bow-Wow Buccaneers" || [[Mike Milo]] and Harry McLaughlin || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Bloo (voiced by [[Mike Milo]]) and his dog friends Simon and Skully (voiced by [[Nick Jameson]] and [[Mike Milo]]) sneak out of their respective owners' houses at midnight to set on a pirate adventure in the city and soon end up contending with a group of cats (voiced by [[Gregg Berger]] and [[Frank Welker]]). || {{Start date|1996|3|17}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bloo's Gang in Bow Wow Buccaneers. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=3&ti=1,3&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223540/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=3&ti=1,3&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 10c || ''Jungle Boy'' || "Mr. Monkeyman" || Van Partible || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || Jungle Boy (voiced by Cody Dorkin) is a [[feral child]] who lives in the heart of Africa and saves the local animals. Jealous King Raymond (voiced by [[Michael McKean]]) attempts to taint the reputation of the hero Jungle Boy after he begins to lose fame.<br />'''Note''': Second pilot to ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''. || {{Start date|1996|10|9}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jungleboy in Mr. Monkeyman. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=15&ti=1,15&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223544/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=15&ti=1,15&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 11a || ''Godfrey & Zeek'' || "Lost Control" || [[Jason Butler Rote]]<br />and [[Zac Moncrief]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || A giraffe named Godfrey (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) and a pig named Zeek (voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]) leave their zoo home and visit a residual water treatment plant to retrieve the remote control they accidentally flushed down the toilet. || {{Start date|1996|10|16}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godfrey and Zeek in Lost Control. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=9&ti=1,9&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223547/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=9&ti=1,9&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 11b || ''Tumbleweed Tex'' || "School Daze" || Robert Alvarez || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || A [[American frontier|Wild West]] outlaw named Tumbleweed Tex (voiced by Phil Hayes) needs to finish the fourth grade and deal with his obnoxious class rival Little Timmy (voiced by [[Candi Milo]]) while contending with his teacher (also voiced by Milo). || {{Start date|1996|10|23}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : Episode Ti., Tumbleweed Tex in "School Daze." |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=39&ti=26,39&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223551/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=39&ti=26,39&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 11c || {{N/A}} || "Buy One, Get One Free" || [[Charlie Bean (filmmaker)|Charlie Bean]],<br />Carey Yost,<br />and Don Shank || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || In New York City, a man named Reilly (voiced by [[Roger Rose]]) gets a cat named Flinch (voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]) to impress a female cat lover named Sofie (voiced by [[Lala Sloatman]]) and threatens to harm the cat if he makes a mess of his apartment while he is away. It will not be easy when Sophie leaves Flinch with a feline playmate named Fix (voiced by [[Greg Eagles]]) that only wants to party. || {{Start date|1996|10|30}}
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| 12a || {{N/A}} || "The Kitchen Casanova" || [[John McIntyre (cartoonist)|John McIntyre]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || A first-time cook named Casanova (voiced by [[Carlos Alazraqui]]) is preparing a dinner for his date Doris (voiced by [[Mary Kay Bergman]]) while neglecting the feeding of his dog Pudge (vocal effects provided by [[Frank Welker]]). Trouble arises with one of the attempts when the wind flips the pages from his cookbook causing a mixture of ingredients. || {{Start date|1996|11|6}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Kitchen Casanova. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=16&ti=1,16&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223554/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=16&ti=1,16&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 12b || {{N/A}} || "The Ignoramooses" || Mike Milo and Harry McLaughlin || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || Two moose named Pomeroy (voiced by [[Dee Bradley Baker]]) and Sherwood (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) believe they are going to be adopted by a rich hunter named Ed (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) due to tracking collars that a biologist named Jimmy (Jeff Bennett) put on them (they think they are pet collars) and wreak havoc in his mansion. || {{Start date|1996|11|13}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ignoramooses. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=14&ti=1,14&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223557/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=14&ti=1,14&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 12c || ''Johnny Bravo'' {{small|(uncredited)}} || "Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women" || Van Partible || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Johnny Bravo is left stranded in an island filled with beautiful giant [[Amazons|Amazon]] women (voiced by [[Brenda Vaccaro]] and [[B. J. Ward (actress)|B.J. Ward]]) whose village is protected by an elephant named Christopher (voiced by [[David Lander]]).<br />'''Note''': Third pilot to ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''. || {{Start date|1997|1|1}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. H00615-94052, Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women / Created, Written and Directed by Van Partible. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=46&ti=26,46&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=HsJMLZlX5TMBR5DJPUW0DrzMHsb&SEQ=20131120151010&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223601/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=46&ti=26,46&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=HsJMLZlX5TMBR5DJPUW0DrzMHsb&SEQ=20131120151010&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 13a || ''Pfish and Chip'' || "Blammo the Clown" || Butch Hartman,<br />Michael Rann,<br />and Eugene Mattos || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || The bomb squad Pfish and Chip face yet another clown bomber named Blammo. It is not easy when they have to watch and protect the chief's teddy bear while the Chief is attending a carnival. || {{Start date|1997|1|8}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. 00615-94028, Pfish and Chip in "Blammo the Clown" / Directed by Eugene Mattos. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=43&ti=26,43&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223604/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=43&ti=26,43&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 13b || {{N/A}} || "Awfully Lucky" || [[Davis Doi]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || A greedy guy named Luther (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) discovers the Paradox Pearl discarded by an old man (voiced by [[Nick Jameson]]) which brings him good luck, but not without bad luck consequences. When Luther tries to turn it in to the city museum for ten million dollars, he finds out just how harsh the following bad lucks are. || {{Start date|1997|1|15}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awfully Lucky. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223607/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 13c || {{N/A}} || "Strange Things" || Mike Wellins || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || A robot finds a job as a janitor. He must remember the advice from his supervisor Mel (voiced by [[Ronnie Schell]]) that if it says "Don't Touch", don't touch.<br />'''Note''': The series' only 3D animated short. || {{Start date|1997|1|22}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. H00615-94081, Strange Things / Created, Written and Directed by Mike Wellins. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=50&ti=26,50&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=HsJMLZlX5TMBR5DJPUW0DrzMHsb&SEQ=20131120151010&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223611/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=50&ti=26,50&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=HsJMLZlX5TMBR5DJPUW0DrzMHsb&SEQ=20131120151010&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 14a || {{N/A}} || "Snoot's New Squat" || Jeret Ochi and Victor Ortado || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || Snoot (voiced by Jeret Ochi), the flea-like alien, finds a new home on a neurotic neat-freak dog Al (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) under the orders of his commander (voiced by [[Derek Webster (actor)|Derek Webster]]). Though Snoot does come to Al's aid when he helps to deal with Al's frustrated doctor (voiced by [[Glenn Shadix]]). || {{Start date|1997|1|29}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Snoot's New Squat |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=25&ti=1,25&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223614/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=25&ti=1,25&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=OQB67rxpp4MrgznY_vQyEzSoLsI&SEQ=20131120143015&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 14b || {{N/A}} || "[[The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve|Larry and Steve]]" || [[Seth MacFarlane]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || A dog named Steve (voiced by [[Seth MacFarlane]]) is adopted from the pound by dimwit Larry (Seth MacFarlane) who is the only man to understand dog. Steve and lives disaster after disaster when Larry takes him shopping for new furniture.<br />'''Note''': Episode's style developed into MacFarlane's ''[[Family Guy]]''. || {{Start date|1997|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. H00615-94032, Larry and Steve / Created, Written & Directed by Seth MacFarlane. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=45&ti=26,45&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223618/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=45&ti=26,45&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 14c || ''Sledgehammer O'Possum'' || "What's Goin' on Back There!?" || Patrick A. Ventura || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Sledgehammer O'Possum (voiced by [[T. K. Carter|T.K. Carter]]) takes shelter from the cold in a mailbox during the winter season much to the dismay of a mail carrier named Ethel (voiced by Kevyn Brackett) who will stop at nothing to make him leave. || {{Start date|1997|2|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. 00615-94013, Sledgehammer O'Possum "What's Goin' on Back There?" / Created, Written and Directed by Patrick A. Ventura. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=41&ti=26,41&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223621/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=41&ti=26,41&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 15a || ''The Zoonatiks'' || "Home Sweet Home" || Paul Parducci,<br />James Giordano,<br />and R.J. Reiley || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || A bear named Bill (voiced by Paul Parducci), a monkey named Knuckles (voiced by R.J. Reiley), and a snapping turtle named Shelby (voiced by James Giordano) try to enter the all-star Hackensack Zoo after feeling unwanted at the circus while contending with the zoo director Mr. Prescott (voiced by James Giordano) who doesn't want them moving in. || {{Start date|1997|2|19}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : Episode Ti., The Zoonatiks in "Home Sweet Home." |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=38&ti=26,38&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223625/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=38&ti=26,38&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 15b || ''Swamp and Tad'' || "Mission Imfrogable" || John Rice and Achiu So || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Two frog guards named Swamp (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]) and Tad (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) work on Planet Marsh. They are sent by their general (voiced by [[Jim Cummings]]) to get a package on Earth for the King (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]) and suffer a delay when a dog (vocal effects provided by [[Jim Cummings]]) makes off with it. || {{Start date|1997|2|26}}
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| 15c || ''Dino'' || "[[Dino: The Great Egg-Scape|The Great Egg-Scape]]" || Hanna-Barbera {{small|(original character)}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || After getting fired by the museum scientist (voiced by [[Nick Jameson]]) for letting two criminals get away with a giant egg, Dino takes care of a baby dinosaur (vocal effects provided by [[Russi Taylor]]) that hatched from the egg that rolled away during the high-speed pursuit and tries to prevent him from growing. Though the baby goes on a rampage when two police officers (voiced by Jameson and [[Rob Paulsen]]) raid the Flintstone house upon Dino being accused of harboring the egg.<br />'''Note''': Second and final spin-off episode to ''The Flintstones''. || {{Start date|1997|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. 00615-94025, Dino "The Great Egg-scape" / Written and Directed by Joseph Barbera. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=42&ti=26,42&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223628/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=42&ti=26,42&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 16a || {{N/A}} || "Malcom and Melvin" || [[Ralph Bakshi]] || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || Melvin (voiced by Craig Marin) is an alienated loser until he meets Malcom (Craig Marin), a trumpeter cockroach who has a huge talent.<br />'''Note''': The creator Bakshi disowned both shorts upon release. || {{Start date|1997|11|26}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. H00615-94071, Malcom and Melvin / Written and Directed by Ralph Bakshi. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=48&ti=26,48&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223632/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=48&ti=26,48&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 16b || {{N/A}} || "Tales of Worm Paranoia" || Eddie Fitzgerald || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || Johnny is a peaceful and forgiving worm (voiced by [[Patrick Pinney]]) until a human (Patrick Pinney) steps on him repeatedly. As a result, the worm becomes paranoid and angered at the human race, seeking revenge.<br />'''Note''': Style reminiscent of [[John Kricfalusi]]'s ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]''; he is listed with a "Special Thanks" credit. (Co-animator [[Bob Jaques]] had previously worked on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''.) || {{Start date|1997|11|27}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. H00615-94010, Tales of Worm Paranoia / Written and Directed by Eddie Fitzgerald. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=44&ti=26,44&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223635/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=44&ti=26,44&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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| 16c || ''Malcom and Melvin'' {{small|(uncredited)}} || "Babe! He... Calls Me" || Ralph Bakshi || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || Melvin continues as his partnership with Malcom is compromised by the intrusion of an urban superhero (voiced by [[Ralph Bakshi]]). Meanwhile, Melvin's mother (voiced by [[Barbara Rosenblat]]) aids a criminal after being unable to meet with her son.<br />'''Note''': The creator Bakshi disowned both shorts upon release. || {{Start date|1997|11|28}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=What a Cartoon! : No. H00615-94072, Babe, He Calls Me / Written and Directed by Ralph Bakshi. |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=49&ti=26,49&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103223639/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=49&ti=26,49&Search_Arg=what%20a%20cartoon&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=Q0PE5c9nLM4SB_WLBpATjW2rC5H&SEQ=20131120135811&SID=4 |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2013-11-20 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref>
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{{Reflist|group="note"}}

=== ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' (1998–2002) ===
[[File:CartoonCartoons.svg|thumb|''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' logo]]
After ''What a Cartoon!'' ended its run in 1997, Fred Seibert left Hanna-Barbera in 1997 to launch [[Frederator Studios]]. In 1998, [[Sam Register]], who was Cartoon Network's vice president at the time, took over ''What a Cartoon!'', and two years later, turned them into ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show''. Register would later create ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'' for Cartoon Network in 2004. Two Cartoon Cartoon shorts were produced in 1998 and one in 1999. All Cartoon Cartoon shorts produced between 2000 and 2001 were entered in ''The Big Pick'', a contest to choose the newest Cartoon Cartoon. The shorts premiered on Cartoon Cartoon Fridays in the weeks leading up to "The Big Pick" and the winner was revealed during the actual event. The winners were ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', in 2000, and ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', in 2001.

In 2002, eight new shorts premiered during the Cartoon Cartoon Weekend Summerfest. They did not compete against one another. These were the final Cartoon Cartoon shorts before the brand name was dropped. One short, ''LowBrow'', was given its own series under the name ''[[Megas XLR]]''.

{{Episode table |background= |title= |aux1= |aux1T=Created by |aux2= |aux2T=Production company(s) |airdate= |episodes=

{{Episode list
|Title=''Kenny and the Chimp'': Diseasy Does It! or Chimp 'n' Pox
|Aux1=[[Tom Warburton|Mr. Warburton]]
|Aux2=[[Hanna-Barbera]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|6}}<ref name="AWN4" />
|ShortSummary=A boy named Kenny (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) and his pet chimpanzee Chimpy must watch the disease laboratory run by Professor XXXL (voiced by [[Frank Welker]]) while he is away. However, Chimpy causes trouble for Kenny as he follows Professor XXXL's advice to use the Help Me Disease Hotline if he gets infected with any of his diseases.

''Note'': The style of the short and the character Professor XXXL would be used on ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Mike, Lu & Og'': Crash Lancelot
|Aux1=Mikhail Aldashin, Mikhail Shindel,<br />and [[Charles Swenson]]
|Aux2=Kinofilm
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|6}}<ref name="AWN4" />
|ShortSummary=A [[castaway]] girl named Mike (voiced by [[Nika Futterman]]) asks for native inventor Og (voiced by [[Dee Bradley Baker]]) to build a car to get across the island. He also builds a specially improved model for princess Lu (voiced by [[Nancy Cartwright]]), which runs too fast for her.

''Note'': Pilot to ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]''.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''King Crab: Space Crustacean''
|Aux1=[[William Wray (artist)|Bill Wray]]
|Aux2=Hanna-Barbera
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|8|21}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilmer |first=David |date=August 5, 1999 |title=Cartoon Network offers sneak peeks |url=https://www.awn.com/news/cartoon-network-offers-sneak-peeks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129110100/http://www.awn.com/news/cartoon-network-offers-sneak-peeks |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=King Crab (voiced by [[Frank Gorshin]]) is a highly-evolved [[king crab]] and captain of his intergalactic space cruiser with crew members like his ward Zesty Relish (voiced by [[Charlie Adler]]), Dr. Deli (voiced by Lane Schirmer), Lt. Rock Shrimp (voiced by [[Billy West]]), and Jackie Android (Billy West). Relish soon has his body invaded by a life-sucking outer space parasite (Charlie Adler).
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Nikki''
|Aux1=[[Debra Solomon]] and [[Todd Kessler]]
|Aux2=Sea Monkey Productions
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|14}} {{small|(stealth premiere)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikki (Registration No. PA0000990047 / 2000-03-17) |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531152425/https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |archive-date=2021-05-31 |access-date=2022-12-13 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref><br>{{Start date|2000|6|30}}<ref name="choice">{{Cite web |last=DeMott |first=Rick |date=May 10, 2000 |title=Cartoon Network Navigates 10 New Pilots |url=https://www.awn.com/news/cartoon-network-navigates-10-new-pilots |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227040207/http://www.awn.com/news/cartoon-network-navigates-10-new-pilots |archive-date=2013-12-27 |access-date=2013-06-06 |publisher=[[Animation World Network]]}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Two friends find unusual responses to their on-line postings after they try to cheer up a broken-hearted woman in the park.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'': Meet the Reaper
|Aux1=[[Maxwell Atoms]]
|Aux2=Hanna-Barbera
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|27}} {{small|(stealth premiere)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper (Registration No. PA0000990048 / 2000-03-17) |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531152425/https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |archive-date=2021-05-31 |access-date=2022-09-25 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref><br>{{Start date|2000|6|9}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=Billy (voiced by [[Richard Steven Horvitz]]) and Mandy (voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]) are paid a visit by the [[Personifications of death|Grim Reaper]] (voiced by [[Greg Eagles]]) when he comes to collect the soul of Billy's hamster, Mr. Snuggles. Mandy then makes a bet with him in the form of a game: if Grim loses, he lets them keep Mr. Snuggles AND become their "best friend".

''Note 1'': Winner of [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Big Pick'' marathon (2000).

''Note 2'': Pilot to ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' and ''[[Grim & Evil]]''.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Foe Paws''
|Aux1=[[Chris Savino]]
|Aux2=Hanna-Barbera
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|27}} {{small|(stealth premiere)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foe Paws (Registration No. PA0000989889 / 2000-04-10) |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531152425/https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |archive-date=2021-05-31 |access-date=2022-09-25 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref><br>{{Start date|2000|7|7}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=This cartoon follows the misadventures of an eccentric old woman (voiced by [[Rhoda Gemignani]]) who tries to replace her long lost children by dressing up her cat (voiced by [[Ryan Stiles]]) and her dog (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]) in human clothes.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Thrillseekers'': Putt 'n' Perish
|Aux1=Deborah Cone
|Aux2=Hanna-Barbera
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1999|12|27}} {{small|(stealth premiere)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thrillseeker: Putt 'n' Perish (Registration No. PA0000990046 / 2000-03-17) |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531152425/https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |archive-date=2021-05-31 |access-date=2022-09-25 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]]}}</ref><br>{{Start date|2000|11|3}}
|ShortSummary=A group of thrill seekers named Ashley (voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]), Joe (voiced by [[Scott Menville]]), and Otto (voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]) attempt to conquer the world's most dangerous golf course called "Putt & Perish".
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?''
|Aux1=[[Greg Miller (animator)|Greg Miller]]
|Aux2=Hanna-Barbera
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|6|16}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=Robot Jones (voice provided by [[PlainTalk|MacInTalk Junior]]) learns that he has been put into a human public school that he must now attend.

''Note 1'': Pilot to ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]''.

''Note 2'': In the Cartoon Network's ''Big Pick'' marathon (2000), the pilot had lost at 2nd place.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Trevor!'': Journey to Sector 5-G
|Aux1=[[Adam Shaheen (producer)|Adam Shaheen]] and Jeff Rockburn
|Aux2=[[Cuppa Coffee Studios]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|6|23}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=This cartoon follows the wild world of Trevor Braithwaite (voiced by [[Susan Roman]]) whose doodles dance right off the page.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Prickles the Cactus''
|Aux1=Denis Morella
|Aux2=[[Curious Pictures]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|7|14}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=Its plot follows the mishaps of a clumsy water-phobic cactus (voiced by [[Monica Lee Gradischek]]) who helps save her family from a deadly drought at Cyclone Ranch.

''Note'': This pilot was later adapted to an interactive short for [[Cartoon Network Video]]'s anthology series ''Web Premiere Toons''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prickles the Cactus |url=http://www.skyetheguy.com/WPT/prickles.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302130314/http://www.skyetheguy.com/WPT/prickles.html |archive-date=2016-03-02 |access-date=2015-09-15 |website=SkyeTheGuy.com}}</ref>
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Lucky Lydia'': Club Lydia
|Aux1=Arthur Filloy and [[Bob Camp]]
|Aux2=FilmGraphics Entertainment<br />Frames Animation•Illustration<br />[[Bob Camp|Bob Camp Productions, Inc.]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|7|21}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=This cartoon follows the unwittingly lucky Lydia Lucas (voiced by [[Laraine Newman]]) who is raised by half-crazy parents and narrowly misses her demise at the hands of the Baxter Boys again and again.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Longhair and Doubledome'': Good Wheel Hunting
|Aux1=Gavrilo Gnatovich
|Aux2=Knock-Knock Cartoons Ltd., LLC
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|7|28}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=This cartoon follows two philosophical [[Caveman|cavemen]] named Longhair (voiced by [[Daniel Davis (actor)|Daniel Davis]]) and Doubledome (voiced by [[Jess Harnell]]) who just don't fit into their prehistoric surroundings as the work on inventing the wheel.

''Note'': In the Cartoon Network's ''Big Pick'' marathon (2000), the pilot had lost at 3rd place.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Lost Cat''
|Aux1=[[David Feiss]]
|Aux2=[[David Feiss|David Feiss, Inc.]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|8|4}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=A homeless purple cat (voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]]) attempts to scam his way into cozy new digs by passing himself off as someone else's lost cat.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Uncle Gus'': For the Love of Monkeys
|Aux1=[[Lincoln Peirce]]
|Aux2=Hanna-Barbera
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|8|11}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=This cartoon follows the journey of a wily unemployed geezer (voiced by [[Stuart Pankin]]) and his rag-tailed bunch of friends as they travel to the zoo to reunite Uncle Gus with his AWOL fiancée (voiced by Josephine Bradley).
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Sheep in the Big City'': In the Baa-ginning
|Aux1=[[Mo Willems]]
|Aux2=Curious Pictures
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|8|18}}<ref name="choice" />
|ShortSummary=Sheep (vocal effects provided by [[Kevin Seal]]) leaves the farm of Farmer John (voiced by James Godwin) in pursuit of a happy life in the city while being pursued by General Specific (Kevin Seal).

''Note'': Pilot to ''[[Sheep in the Big City]]''.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Captain Sturdy'': Back in Action!
|Aux1=William Waldner, Ashley Postlewaite,<br />and [[Darrell Van Citters]]
|Aux2=[[Renegade Animation]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|6|8}}
|ShortSummary=The long-retired Captain Sturdy (voiced by [[Corey Burton]]) must return to action when the Union of Super Heroes cancels his pension. Upon returning to duty, he discovers that the organization has lost sight of what it means to be a superhero and has become more concerned with political correctness and marketing deals than saving the world from the evil clutches of Moid.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Yee Hah & Doo Dah'': Bronco Breakin' Boots
|Aux1=Kenny Duggan
|Aux2=Pitch Production
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|6|15}}
|ShortSummary=A cowboy named Yee Hah (voiced by [[Rafael Ferrer (actor)|Rafael Ferrer]]) and his horse named Doo Dah (voiced by [[Thomas Haden Church]]), reside in [[Manhattan]]'s [[Central Park]]. Yee Hah enjoys the city life until he discovers that the city pavement is giving him a dreadful blister. Much to Doo Dah's dismay, he decides to stop walking and ride his horse everywhere, thereby cramping Doo Dah's power-lunching lifestyle. Eventually, Doo Dah finds the real culprit behind Yee Hah's sore feet: the branding iron, tractor, etc. that Yee Hah has been hiding in his boots.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''IMP, Inc.''
|Aux1=[[Chris Reccardi]] and [[Charlie Bean (filmmaker)|Charlie Bean]]
|Aux2=[[Cartoon Network Studios]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|6|22}}
|ShortSummary=Travelling in an orbiting meteor, three Imps are up for review and are offered the opportunity to help a poor farm couple by granting them their wish for desperately needed rain to help their crops. They manage to deliver rain, but their hopes for promotion come crashing down when their meteor smashes the couple's crops.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''My Freaky Family'': Welcome to My World
|Aux1=[[John McIntyre (cartoonist)|John McIntyre]]
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|6|29}}
|ShortSummary=It's the first day of school for Nadine (voiced by [[Kath Soucie]]), a significant historical event considered by her mother to be one of many "milestone days", which must be documented with a photo much to the dismay of her father (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) and the support of her grandmother (voiced by [[Billie Hayes]]). She manages to make it onto the school bus without being photographed, but her "freaky" family grabs the camera and jumps on the family multi-seater bicycle for a mortifying chase to catch up with her.

''Note'': In the Cartoon Network's ''Big Pick'' marathon (2001), the pilot had lost at 3rd place.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Major Flake'': Soggy Sale
|Aux1=Adam Cohen and [[Casper Kelly]]
|Aux2=[[Kurtz & Friends|Kurtz + Friends Animation]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|7|6}}
|ShortSummary=Major Flake (voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]), a frenetic French cereal mascot, and his grim sidekick Sparkles (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) must find a way to sell their rather unappealing Major Flake cereal before their boss Sylvia Soggy (voiced by Becky Bonar) pulls the breakfast treat from store shelves. During this time, they meet a successful cereal mascot named King Sweet (voiced by [[Jess Harnell]]) which later gives Sparkles an idea after every attempt fails.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Utica Cartoon'': Hotdog Champeen
|Aux1=Fran Krause and Will Krause
|Aux2=Animation Cowboys
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|7|13}}
|ShortSummary=When Dan Bear (voiced by Jesse Schmal) and Micah Monkey (voiced by Fran Krause) learn that they can get free hot dogs by beating the current hot dog eating record at their local diner, they are up for the challenge. Dan Bear reigns as hot dog champ by consuming loads of free hot dogs, continually beating his own record. For awhile, he enjoys the free franks until beating the record becomes too much even for him.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Codename: Kids Next Door''&nbsp;— No P in the OOL
|Aux1=Mr. Warburton
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|7|20}}
|ShortSummary=When the villainous Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb (voiced by [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Dee Bradley Baker]]) extend the adult swimtime to extreme lengths at the neighborhood pool during their lifeguard gig, the Kids Next Door members Numbuh 1 (voiced by [[Benjamin Diskin]]), Numbuh 2 (Benjamin Diskin), Numbuh 3 (voiced by [[Lauren Tom]]), Numbuh 4 (Dee Bradley Baker), and Numbuh 5 (voiced by [[Cree Summer]]) plan to strike back with vengeance.

''Note 1'': Winner of Cartoon Network's ''Big Pick'' marathon (2001).

''Note 2'': Pilot for ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Swaroop'': Bovine Bliss
|Aux1=[[Mike Milo]] and Atul N. Rao
|Aux2=[[Warner Bros. Animation]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|7|27}}
|ShortSummary=Swaroop (voiced by Atul N. Rao) and his family (voiced by [[Veena Bidasha]], [[Brian George]], Nick Jaine, and Aashna Patel) are trying to assimilate their Indian heritage with modern American culture. The differences become glaringly apparent when their neighbor Steve (voiced by [[Quinton Flynn]]) brings home a cow (vocal effects provided by [[Frank Welker]]) to throw on the barbecue. Swaroop decides to hide the sacred cow before the neighbors can cook it for dinner.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Ferret and Parrot''
|Aux1=[[Scott Morse]]
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|8|3}}
|ShortSummary=A ferret (voiced by [[Mark Hamill]]) and a parrot (voiced by [[J. Grant Albrecht]]) fight for the affection of a comic strip character. Meanwhile, their owner tries to get rid of ants that have infested the house.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''[[A Kitty Bobo Show]]'': Cellphones
|Aux1=Kevin Kaliher and Meg Dunn
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|8|17}}
|ShortSummary=Kitty Bobo (voiced by [[Dante Basco]]) wants to prove that he is cool by getting a cell phone. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be receiving many important calls, thereby reducing his cool factor, so he begins to fake incoming calls. It's only a matter of time before everyone catches on to the farce.

''Note'': In the Cartoon Network's ''Big Pick'' marathon (2001), the pilot had lost at 2nd place.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Uncle Gus'': Not So Fast!
|Aux1=Lincoln Peirce
|Aux2=Red Sky Brand
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|11|23}}
|ShortSummary=In the second Uncle Gus short, Gus enters his loyal horse Flapjack (voiced by [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]]) in a horse race to win a bet with mysterious paperboy Ali Ali (voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]).
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Commander Cork: Space Ranger''
|Aux1=Mike Bell
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=Commander Cork (voiced by Mike Bell) is an enthusiastic and overzealous, though not very bright, do-gooder. When he meets Peggy and Petey Paddle (voiced by [[Kath Soucie]] and [[Debi Derryberry]]), a brother and sister duo who share a fascination with outer space, he decides to bring them with him on his wacky space adventures.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''LowBrow'': Test Drive
|Aux1=[[Jody Schaeffer]] and [[George Krstic]]
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=During a routine trip to the garbage dump, suburban misfit Coop (voiced by [[David DeLuise]]) discovers an advanced robot from the future. Coop brings the treasure home and retools it to suit his modern-day slacker needs.

''Note'': Pilot to ''[[Megas XLR]]''.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Longhair and Doubledome'': Where There's Smoke... There's Bob!
|Aux1=Gavrilo Gnatovich
|Aux2=Knock-Knock Cartoons Ltd., LLC
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=In their second animated cartoon outing, Longhair and Doubledome discover fire. Having never before seen fire, Doubledome concludes that the blaze must be his son Bob.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order''&nbsp;— All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven
|Aux1=[[Mark O'Hare]]
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=Jeffrey Cat (voiced by [[Diedrich Bader]]) has never met a crime he couldn't lick. A surge in the pet population raises the need for a pet investigator. Jeffrey Cat, the sergeant on all pet-related cases, makes it his mission to safeguard the rights of all of the pets in the community. When a friendly dog (voiced by [[Steve Mackall]]) is accused of attacking a neighbor, Jeffrey Cat smells a rat.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Fungus Among Us''
|Aux1=[[Wes Archer]]
|Aux2=[[Rough Draft Studios|Rough Draft Studios, Inc.]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=Keeping clean is a dirty business as the animated mascots (voiced by Roz Baker, [[John DiMaggio]], and [[Phil LaMarr]]) from cleaning product commercials well know. "Fungus Among Us" follows the trials and tribulations of the fungus who must coexist with the cleaning agents that have been created to destroy them.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Colin Versus the World'': Mr. Lounge Lizard
|Aux1=Stu Gamble
|Aux2=Square Centre Pictures Limited<br />[[Varga Studio|Varga Budapest]]<br />[[Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe|Cartoon Network Europe]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=Colin (voiced by [[Lewis MacLeod (actor)|Lewis MacLeod]]) is a color-blind chameleon whose life is full of mishaps and blunders. While working as a shelf stocker at Cheapway's Supermarket, Colin passes the days with dreams of becoming a Lounge Lizard in [[Las Vegas]].
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Maktar''
|Aux1=Gavrilo Gnatovich
|Aux2=Knock-Knock Cartoons Ltd., LLC
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=Slashing through our gassy universe, hurtling through our own Milky Way, an invader from the far reaches of Space comes knocking upon our atmospheric door. Sent by Zen (voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]) and his Space Council of Planet Q-8, Maktar is on a mission to conquer Earth. But, Maktar, a sniveling middle manager and galactic pushover, couldn't invade someone's privacy let alone conquer our Great Blue Planet.
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=''Bagboy!''
|Aux1=John Mathot and Ken Segall
|Aux2=Cartoon Network Studios
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|23}}
|ShortSummary=Parker (voiced by Kurt Long) is a typical 14-year-old with the usual adolescent trials, except when he is a Bagboy. Carefully selected by the elite intergalactic council, known as the Bagi, Parker moonlights as a powerful superhero.
}}
}}

=== Cartoon Cartoon segments ===
{{expand section|date=November 2014}}
From 2000 to 2003, ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'' featured new episodes and reruns of the full-series Cartoon Cartoons (which were introduced in 2002 for the primetime hours), interspersed with premieres and reruns of the Cartoon Cartoon pilot shorts (some of which were retconned ''WAC!'' shorts). From 2005 to 2008, the block was revived, this time dropping the pilot shorts.

Episodes from each show were anthologized into 7 and 11-minute segments. This is a list of shows that were presented on the block:
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* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''<ref name="Schedule1">{{Cite web |title=Cartoon Network |url=http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123104819/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |archive-date=2005-11-23 |access-date=2017-06-08 |website=[[CartoonNetwork.com]]}}</ref> (2002–2003; 2005–2008)
* ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''<ref name="Schedule1" /> (2002–2003; 2005–2008)
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''<ref name="Schedule1" /> (2002–2003; 2005–2008)
* ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''<ref name="Schedule1" /> (2002–2003; 2005–2008)
* ''[[I Am Weasel]]''<ref name="Schedule1" /> (2002–2003; 2005–2006)
* ''[[Time Squad]]'' (2002–2003)
* ''[[Grim & Evil]]'' (2002–2003)
* ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]''<ref name="Schedule1" /> (2002–2003; 2005–2006)
* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''<ref name="Schedule3" /> (2006–2008)
* ''[[Evil Con Carne]]''<ref name="Schedule1" /><ref name="Schedule2">{{Cite web |title=Cartoon Network |url=http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227132523/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |archive-date=2005-12-27 |access-date=2017-06-08 |website=[[CartoonNetwork.com]]}}</ref> (2005–2008)
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''<ref name="Schedule3">{{Cite web |title=Cartoon Network |url=http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060612221123/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |archive-date=2006-06-12 |access-date=2017-06-08 |website=[[CartoonNetwork.com]]}}</ref> (2006–2008)
* ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''<ref name="Schedule3" /> (2006)
* ''[[Camp Lazlo]]''<ref name="Schedule3" /> (2006–2008)
* ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]''<ref name="Schedule3" /> (2006–2008)
* ''[[Squirrel Boy]]''<ref name="Schedule4">{{Cite web |title=Cartoon Network |url=http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611233412/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=viewAll&showID=313920&show=Cartoon+Cartoon+Show |archive-date=2007-06-11 |access-date=2017-06-08 |website=[[CartoonNetwork.com]]}}</ref> (2006–2008)
* ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''<ref name="Schedule3" /> (2002–2003; 2005–2008)
* ''[[Mike, Lu & Og]]'' (2002–2003)
* ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''<ref name="Schedule1" /> (2002–2003; 2005–2008)
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''<ref name="Schedule3" /> (2006–2008)
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==See also==
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* ''[[KaBlam!]]'' on [[Nickelodeon]]
* ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]'' on [[Nickelodeon]]
* ''[[Random! Cartoons]]'' on [[Nicktoons (American TV channel)|Nicktoons Network]]
* ''[[Shorty McShorts' Shorts]]'' – a [[List of Disney Channel series|Disney Channel Original Series]] of shorts on [[Disney Channel]]
* ''[[Raw Toonage]]'' – created by [[Disney Television Animation|Disney]] and originally aired as part of CBS's Saturday Morning Line-up
* ''[[The Cartoonstitute]]'' – a cancelled spiritual successor that would have continued the ''What a Cartoon!'' format
* ''[[Liquid Television]]'' on [[MTV]]
* ''[[Cartoon Sushi]]'' on [[MTV]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{URL|https://frederator.com/series/what-a-cartoonworld-premiere-toons/|''What a Cartoon!''}} at [[Frederator]].com

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