Fridays (Cartoon Network)
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| Genre | Live Action |
| Creator(s) | Steve Patrick |
| Starring | Tommy Snider Tara Sands |
| Country of origin | USA |
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| Running time | Fridays: 7-10 PM (e/p) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Cartoon Network |
| Original run | April 30, 1999 – February 23, 2007 |
Fridays, originally titled Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, was the Friday night program block on Cartoon Network that showcased the channel's original animated series, with new episode premieres usually taking place in this block. Around these shows, live action segments in a studio with two hosts and an audience of children are were for continuity between the programs. The block aired between 7 p.m.-5 a.m., with the shows and segments repeating at least twice. Blue Tube Productions produced the block's musical scores.[1]
Friday night is the only evening that is currently programmed for children on the network from 10 p.m.-6 a.m., with Adult Swim airing on Saturday-Thursday nights.
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[edit] History
[edit] 1999-2000
The original title, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, was based on the name for the channel's original animated programs, Cartoon Cartoons. This name was used from 1999 to 2003. When Cartoon Cartoon Fridays first aired, the intro was unique for its time; it involved lines and volume bars showing all the Cartoon Cartoons. Its commercials featured live action people trying to be Cartoon Cartoons. Its tagline (1999-2000) was "Are you cartoon?" and the "Coming Up Next", "We'll Be Right Back", and "We're Back" bumpers were played by NFL stars who hung up cardboard pieces of Cartoon Cartoon characters. Other bumpers featured The Grambling State Marching Band, a livestock auctioneer, a meteorologist, and an astronomer.
[edit] 2000-2003
In 2000, the bridging format featured newly-animated segments starring the Cartoon Cartoon characters. These segments were repeated until late summer of 2003. The following Cartoon Cartoon characters were hosting the show (in alphabetical order):
- All Cartoon Cartoon stars (Halloween Special)
- Ed (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
- Edd (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
- Eddy (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
- Johnny Bravo
- Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Buttercup (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Mayor and Ms. Bellum (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
- The Powerpuff Girls Narrator
- Dexter and Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Cow and Chicken (Cow and Chicken)
- Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Eustace (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Muriel (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Tuddrussel, Larry 3000, and Otto (Time Squad)
- Sheep (Sheep in the Big City)
- I Am Weasel (for special episodes)
[edit] Scare-Toon Scare-Toon Fright-Days
On October 4, 2002, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays became Scare-Toon Scare-Toon Fright-Days with the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo movies along with new episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog and Grim & Evil.
[edit] 2003-2004
After Summer Fridays and Fridays in the summer of 2003, the bridging segments were done in live-action with a new set and hosts Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake, as well as new characters such as Whiskers, Big Guy Shimmy, Milkman Fred, and Diner Lady, and edutaining segments. In February 2004, the show changed into the current remix form. Although at first, this was a temporary test, it was decided that it would be kept due to how much fans liked it.
The original introduction sequence for this incarnation of Fridays featured characters from just about every show that had ever been on Cartoon Network, including shows that later disappeared entirely from the network (examples being Looney Tunes, The Jetsons, and Hong Kong Phooey). It was used from 2003 to 2005.
[edit] 2005-2007
In January 2005, Tara Sands took over Nzinga Blake's hosting duties. In February 2005, a month later, the show's set was also changed, making it wackier and replacing most of the older characters with newer characters. In April 2006, the set received yet another facelift and now resembles the interior of a retro-chic house. This set continued until Fridays ended its run.
[edit] 2007: A new chapter begins
On February 23, 2007, Cartoon Network aired the last Fridays. After airing several weeks of "The Best Of Fridays", Friday nights in March became block-less. Friday Night Premiere Thunder (a temporary quick-fix block with a demolition-derby motif) appeared as a replacement block in April. In the fall, Fried Dynamite will take the air to replace Fridays (and Friday Night Premiere Thunder).
[edit] Programming
Fridays featured a line-up of Cartoon Network originals, including:
- Squirrel Boy
- Camp Lazlo
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Codename: Kids Next Door
- Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Class of 3000
[edit] Musical guests
In 2006, Fridays began hosting musical guests. Some include:
- Rihanna
- Chris Brown
- Jesse McCartney
- Teddy Geiger
- Ne-Yo
- KT Tunstall
- Cheyenne Kimball
- The Futureheads
- Paula DeAnda
- Mario Vazquez
- Sammie
- Morningwood
- Da Backwudz
- Cartel (band)
- Los Lonely Boys
- Damone
- Bowling For Soup
- Jonas Brothers
- Amy Lee
- Yellowcard
- The Sleeping
- Superchick
- Cute Is What We Aim For
- Jibbs
- Three Days Grace
- Hawthorne Heights
- RBD
- Boys Like Girls
[edit] Australia's Cartoon Network
In Australia, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays has only ever been hosted by the Cartoon Cartoons, not live-action. The most used character has been Johnny Bravo.
After the switch to Fridays, the segment is still unhosted. Small bridges are used to introduce the next cartoons instead. It begins at 4 p.m. with the .COM Pick, a segment where viewers vote for the cartoon they want to see at this time. At 4:30 p.m., two episodes of another cartoon are shown on Double Play. The Friday Premiere is at 5:30 p.m.
