Miguzi

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The Miguzi logo.
The Miguzi logo.

Miguzi was a one-and-a-half hour cartoon block that premiered on April 19, 2004, replacing Toonami's afternoon block aimed towards younger children. The block was produced by Williams Street, which also produces the late-night adult-oriented channel skein Adult Swim, as well as Toonami. The block was themed around Erin, a young girl who finds refuge within the confines of a strange spaceship that is trapped underwater and inhabited by aquatic creatures. She does not live in the ship, but comes to visit the creatures from above water.

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[edit] Schedule History

  • When it originally premiered on April 19, 2004, Miguzi lasted from 5 p.m. ET to 7 p.m. ET. The first show that was aired on Miguzi was Totally Spies.
  • On January 2, 2006, possibly due to the Kids' WB afternoon block being removed from the air, Miguzi's timeslot was moved from 4 p.m. EST to 6 p.m. ET.
  • Starting January 10, 2007, Miguzi ended half an hour earlier, lasting from 4 p.m. ET to 5:30 p.m. ET, possibly to add the TV-PG rated series Naruto to the lineup (since Toonami was moved to Saturday nights due to extreme violence in shows like YuYu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin).
  • In February 2007, Cartoon Network announced plans to end the Miguzi block in favor of an interactive branded block called Master Control, which will primarily be centered around the network's stable of comedy-based original programming without action cartoons. The block premiered on September 24, 2007.
  • Miguzi officially ended on June 1, 2007. The last show that aired on Miguzi was Xiaolin Showdown.During the Summer, Cartoon Network original cartoons were running in Miguzi's place until Master Control premiered on September 24, 2007.
  • On Monday, November 26, 2007 a replacement block took over called Funny for Your Face, running on weekdays at 4-7PM.

[edit] Meaning of Name

  • Origin


[edit] Lineup

Big Stalks giving the Miguzi lineup, using a clip from Code Lyoko.
Big Stalks giving the Miguzi lineup, using a clip from Code Lyoko.
Flip giving the Miguzi lineup, using a clip from Totally Spies.
Flip giving the Miguzi lineup, using a clip from Totally Spies.
Curly preparing to give the Miguzi lineup, using a clip from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Curly preparing to give the Miguzi lineup, using a clip from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Tre giving the Miguzi lineup with unreadable subtitles, using a clip from Code Lyoko.
Tre giving the Miguzi lineup with unreadable subtitles, using a clip from Code Lyoko.

Miguzi often changed its lineup between the various shows it hosts. While most of its regular programs were reruns, it exclusively (with a few exceptions) aired new episodes of a variety of shows, such as Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Totally Spies, and Code Lyoko. This is a list of all the shows that have been or was going to air on Miguzi:

In addition to its regular shows, Miguzi has also shown several full-length movies:

[edit] Characters

  • Big Stalks – Big Stalks was the first fish to be mutated by the ship. A big, strong creature with two large stalks for ears (hence the name), he is the least intelligent of the group. However, he is kind.
  • Curly – Intelligent to the point that he can almost speak, Curly is a quiet and reserved member of the crew. He can't breathe air, so he wears a water helmet. On May 9, 2005, his little brother, Yolk, was introduced to the gang.
  • Dr. Monitor – Having been part of the ship since it was built, Monitor is a living television set that plays the cartoons that Erin brings. He speaks by displaying words on his screen, and sometimes plays visual pranks on the other members of the crew.
  • Erin – Erin, the main character of the block, is a 13-year-old girl who loves sports, music, and cartoons. Every day, she rides the Leviathan to a submerged ship where she and her undersea pals watch the cartoons she brings.
  • Flip – One of the newer residents of the ship and somewhat uncoordinated, Flip is often subject to pranks from Bass and Tweet. He has a third eye on a stalk which can be knocked out if hit hard enough.
  • Leviathan – Erin's mode of transportation to the underwater spaceship, the leviathan is a giant, five-eyed fish with a water-tight canopy on its back for Erin to ride in.
  • Remo – A large, walking remote control somewhat similar to Tweet and Woofer. He seems to control many parts of the ship, including lighting and most likely what displays on Monitor.
  • Tre – Tre, the pet of the show, is a lovable and squeaky stalk with five eyes and tentacles. He's said to have the intelligence of an average dog, but has proven himself to be a very skilled artist.
  • Tweet – A small, walking tweeter speaker, Tweet is the plucky best friend of Woofer. He often gets into mischief.
  • Woofer – Woofer is a bass speaker, and a shy and clumsy one at that. His best friend is the plucky tweeter speaker, Tweet.
  • Yoke – Yoke first appeared on May 9, 2005 as Curly's spunky little brother. Nothing more than a head with an antenna attached to a semi-solid green blob, Yoke has to be contained within a floating, egg-shaped container with a glass top for him to see through. His lack of limbs is made up for by his telekinesis, which Erin and Curly discover during his kitchen duty. He is a whiz at dodgeball and checkers, and it often seems that his big brother is a little jealous of him. Yoke was created by 12-year-old Kyler Spears from Sacramento, CA, for the "Make a Monsterpiece Contest," which allowed viewers to send in concept art of a new character for the show in an attempt to get their character animated.