About CARTOON NETWORK

Ted Turner amazes me (and I won't even bother with CNN). First he buys the entire MGM film library (all the MGM toons come with the package). Then he tries to buy the WB cartoon library and winds up with everything made before '47 because WB won't part with their golden era toons. Then he forms Turner Entertainment and markets everything on video and his cable stations at the time - TBS Superstation & TNT (Turner Network Television). He must of had a fairy godmother with lots of vision in those days because if you remember the early '80's, animation was practically defunct. All the major cartoon studios were closed and it didn't look good. Turner must of known that everything goes in cycles and that there would be an animation rebirth. He bought up almost every good cartoon for a fraction of the cost that they are worth today. And that's not the end of the story.

After a few more ventures on cable (you know; Turner Classic Movies, an all Turner/MGM movie station) he buys the troubled Hanna Barbera studio and completely revamps it (we owe him for the pleasure of Cow & Chicken, Johnny Bravo, and a splew of others). Finally we get to CARTOON NETWORK, another first for cable. With all his toon holdings and a continuing growth in the animation industry, what better than a all-toon network! And so we have CARTOON NETWORK.

Here's the best part. Every cartoon you see on CARTOON NETWORK he owns (except for the post-war WB's and that's another story). He even owns most the company's that advertise on his stations (funny how every mail order commercial has an Atlanta, GA address).

I think the animation rebirth can be attributed to Disney for giving us Who Framed Roger Rabbit. What do you think?