Cartoon Network has produced original animation since 1993, when they produced their first original series, The Moxy Show. The following is a list of shows and movies from the history of Cartoon Network. Shows that no longer air on Cartoon Network are marked with an asterisk (*).
List of series[]
1993-1996: Pre-Cartoon Cartoons Era[]
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Moxy Show
* |
November 6, 1993 – December 25, 1995 |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast
* |
April 15, 1994 – May 31, 2008 |
| 1995 | What a Cartoon!
* |
February 20, 1995 – November 28, 1997 |
1996-2004: Cartoon Cartoons Era[]
- Main article: Cartoon Cartoons
Cartoon Cartoons were 15 comedic-oriented Cartoon Network Original Series that premiered between 1996 and 2003. They were produced by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios, with smaller studios focusing on individual projects. Most Cartoon Cartoons were featured on CN's Friday night programming block, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. What a Cartoon! was the precursor to, and launching point of several of the early Cartoon Cartoons.
The "Cartoon Cartoon" moniker was introduced in July 1997. In June 2004, CN stopped using this moniker when referring to its original series that were still in production, but re-introduced it from 2005 to 2008 to refer to their older cartoons that were being re-run on The Cartoon Cartoon Show Despite premiering in this era, more action-oriented series such as Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and Megas XLR were not labeled with the Cartoon Cartoon moniker.
The last and longest-running Cartoon Cartoon on the channel was Ed, Edd n Eddy, which finished airing in November 2009 after a ten-year run.
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dexter's Laboratory * | April 28, 1996 – November 20, 2003 |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo * | July 7, 1997 – August 27, 2004 |
| Cow and Chicken * | July 15, 1997 – July 24, 1999 | |
| I Am Weasel * | July 15, 1997 – November 26, 1999 | |
| 1998 | The Powerpuff Girls * | November 18, 1998 – March 25, 2005 |
| 1999 | Ed, Edd n Eddy * | January 4, 1999 – November 8, 2009 |
| Courage the Cowardly Dog * | November 12, 1999 – November 22, 2002 | |
| Mike, Lu & Og * | November 12, 1999 – May 27, 2001 | |
| 2000 | Sheep in the Big City * | November 17, 2000 – April 7, 2002 |
| 2001 | Time Squad * | June 8, 2001 – November 26, 2003 |
| Samurai Jack * | August 10, 2001 – September 25, 2004 (seasons 1-4; Cartoon Network) March 11, 2017 - May 20, 2017 (season 5; Adult Swim) | |
| Grim & Evil * | August 24, 2001 - October 31, 2004 | |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? * | July 19, 2002 – November 14, 2003 |
| Codename: Kids Next Door * | December 6, 2002 – January 25, 2008 | |
| 2003 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy * | June 13, 2003 - November 9, 2007 |
| Evil Con Carne * | July 11, 2003 – October 22, 2004 | |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars* | November 7, 2003 – March 25, 2005 | |
| 2004 | Megas XLR* | May 1, 2004 – January 15, 2005 |
2004-2010: Mid-Late 2000s Era[]
After the Cartoon Cartoons label was dropped in June 2004 for new series, a total of 13 new CN Originals premiered in the mid-to-late 2000s. 2009 was the only year during this time period where no new cartoons were launched in favor of live-action series for CN Real.
This last cartoon to air on the channel from this era was The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, which finished airing in August 2010.
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends* | August 13, 2004 – May 3, 2009 |
| Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* | November 19, 2004 - June 27, 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee* | May 30, 2005 – April 9, 2007 |
| Camp Lazlo* | July 8, 2005 – March 27, 2008 | |
| My Gym Partner's a Monkey* | December 26, 2005 – November 27, 2008 | |
| Ben 10* | December 27, 2005 – April 15, 2008 | |
| 2006 | Squirrel Boy* | May 29, 2006 - September 27, 2007 |
| Class of 3000* | November 3, 2006 - May 25, 2008 | |
| 2007 | Chowder* | November 2, 2007 – August 7, 2010 |
| Transformers: Animated* | December 26, 2007 – May 23, 2009 | |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force* | April 18, 2008 - March 26, 2010 |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack* | June 5, 2008 - August 31, 2010 | |
| The Secret Saturdays* | October 3, 2008 – January 30, 2010 |
2010-2020: 2010s Era[]
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Adventure Time* | April 5, 2010 – September 3, 2018 |
| Ben 10: Ultimate Alien* | April 23, 2010 – March 31, 2012 | |
| Generator Rex* | April 23, 2010 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Regular Show* | September 6, 2010 – January 16, 2017 | |
| Sym-Bionic Titan* | September 17, 2010 – April 9, 2011 | |
| Robotomy* | October 25, 2010 – January 24, 2011 | |
| 2011 | The Problem Solverz* | April 4, 2011 – March 30, 2013 |
| The Amazing World of Gumball | May 3, 2011 – June 24, 2019;
TBA | |
| Secret Mountain Fort Awesome* | August 1, 2011 – March 29, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Ben 10: Omniverse* | August 1, 2012 – November 14, 2014 |
| 2013 | Uncle Grandpa* | September 2, 2013 – June 30, 2017 |
| Steven Universe* | November 4, 2013 – January 21, 2019 | |
| 2014 | Mixels* | February 12, 2014 – October 1, 2016 |
| Clarence* | April 14, 2014 – June 24, 2018 | |
| Over the Garden Wall* | November 3, 2014 – November 7, 2014 | |
| 2015 | We Bare Bears* | July 27, 2015 – September 7, 2020 |
| Long Live the Royals* | November 30, 2015 – December 3, 2015 | |
| 2016 | The Powerpuff Girls (2016)* | April 4, 2016 – June 16, 2019 |
| Mighty Magiswords* | September 29, 2016 – May 17, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Ben 10 (2016)* | April 10, 2017 – April 11, 2021 |
| OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes* |
August 1, 2017 – September 6, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Apple & Onion* | February 23, 2018 – December 7, 2021 |
| Craig of the Creek |
March 30, 2018 – present | |
| Summer Camp Island* |
July 7, 2018 – August 11, 2023 (seasons 1 & 6; Cartoon Network) | |
| 2019 | Victor and Valentino* |
March 30, 2019 – August 26, 2022 |
| Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart* |
July 1, 2019 – July 17, 2020 | |
| Infinity Train* |
August 5, 2019 – January 10, 2020 (seasons 1 – 2; Cartoon Network) | |
| Steven Universe Future* |
December 7, 2019 – March 27, 2020 |
2020-present: 2020s Era[]
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elliott from Earth
* |
March 29, 2021 – April 9, 2021 |
| The Fungies!
* |
June 4, 2021 – October 15, 2021 | |
| Tig n' Seek
* |
August 6, 2021 – September 3, 2021 | |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | January 1, 2022 – present |
| 2023 | Jessica's Big Little World
* |
September 20, 2023 – May 31, 2024 |
| The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | November 11, 2023 – present |
1996-2012: Live-action and live-action/animated series[]
There was only one live-action series on the network in the late 1990s titled "Big Bag" which was a mix of live-action, animation and puppets, it ran from 1996-1998.
Nearly a decade later, Cartoon Network would try another live-action/animation hybrid titled "Out of Jimmy's Head", which ran from 2007-2008.
In 2009, instead of premiering new animated series, Cartoon Network launched the short lived block, CN Real, with many live-action series premiering in 2009. Due to the negative backlash, Cartoon Network discontinued the CN Real branding in 2010 but would continue to launch new live-action series until 2012.
The last live-action series to air on the network was The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, which finished airing in March 2014.
|
Year |
Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Big Bag
* |
June 2, 1996 – May 31, 1998 |
| 2007 | Out of Jimmy's Head
* |
September 14, 2007 – May 29, 2008 |
| 2009 | The Othersiders''
* |
June 17 – October 30, 2009 |
| BrainRush''
* |
June 20 – July 22, 2009 | |
| Destroy Build Destroy''' * | June 20, 2009 – September 21, 2011 | |
| Dude, What Would Happen
* |
August 19, 2009 – September 21, 2011 | |
| Bobb'e Says
* |
August 19 – September 23, 2009 | |
| 2010 | Tower Prep
* |
October 12 – December 28, 2010 |
| 2012 | Level Up
* |
January 24, 2012 – February 19, 2013 |
| The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
* |
May 28, 2012 – March 17, 2014 | |
| Incredible Crew
* |
January 24, 2012 – April 11, 2013 |
Original Movies[]
23 made-for-TV movies have aired on Cartoon Network. Except for Party Wagon, which was a pilot for a scrapped series, these films are, in effect, movie-length special episodes of Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory, Camp Lazlo, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Ed, Edd n Eddy, and Ben 10. Also among the original movies is Cartoon Network's first original live-action movie, Re-Animated, with the second and third live-action movies, Ben 10: Race Against Time and Ben 10: Alien Swarm, airing in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
| Title | Release Date | Series | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ego Trip | December 10, 1999 | Dexter's Laboratory | |
| The Flintstones: On the Rocks | November 3, 2001 | The Flintstones | |
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | July 3, 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls | First and, so-far, only CN film to be released theatrically. |
| Party Wagon | February 27, 2004 | N/A | pilot for a series |
| House of Bloo's | August 13, 2004 | Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends | |
| Operation: Z.E.R.O. | August 11, 2006 | Codename: Kids Next Door | |
| Home | November 3, 2006 | Class of 3000 | |
| Good Wilt Hunting | November 23, 2006 | Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends | |
| Re-Animated | December 8, 2006 | Out of Jimmy's Head | pilot for a series |
| The Big Field Trip | January 14, 2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | |
| Where's Lazlo | February 18, 2007 | Camp Lazlo | |
| Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | March 30, 2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | |
| Wrath of the Spider Queen | July 6, 2007 | ||
| Secret of the Omnitrix | August 10, 2007 | Ben 10 | |
| Race Against Time | November 21, 2007 | live-action | |
| Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. | January 21, 2008 | Codename: Kids Next Door | series finale |
| Animal School Musical | May 25, 2008 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | |
| The Kur Stone | October 3, 2008 | The Secret Saturdays | |
| Underfist: Halloween Bash | October 12, 2008 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | pilot for a series |
| Destination Imagination | November 27, 2008 | Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends | |
| The Mystery Begins | September 13, 2009 | Scooby-Doo! | live-action |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show | November 8, 2009 | Ed, Edd n Eddy | series finale |
| Alien Swarm | November 25, 2009 | Ben 10 | live-action; sequel |
| Curse of the Lake Monster | October 16, 2010 | Scooby-Doo! | |
| Firebreather | November 24, 2010 | Firebreather (comic book series) | Based on a comic book series, CGI |
| Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood | November 20, 2011 | Johnny Bravo | made to capitalize on the series' cult popularity in India |
| Level Up | November, 23, 2011 | Level Up | pilot for a series |
| Destroy All Aliens | March 23, 2012 | Ben 10 | CGI animated. |
| Regular Show: The Movie | September 1, 2015 (Digital)
October 13, 2015 (DVD) November 25, 2015 (TV) |
Regular Show | |
| Steven Universe: The Movie | September 2, 2019 | Steven Universe | |
| We Bare Bears: The Movie | June 30, 2020 (Digital)
September 7, 2020 (TV) |
We Bare Bears | series finale |
| Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie | October 10, 2020 | Ben 10 (2016 series) | |
| Craig Before the Creek: An Original Movie | December 11, 2023 (Digital)
January 13, 2024 (TV) |
Craig of the Creek | prequel to Craig of the Creek |
| The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! | TBA | The Amazing World of Gumball | |
| The Adventure Time Movie | TBA | Adventure Time |
Upcoming Original Series[]
- The Powerpuff Girls 2026 - TBA
- Foster's Funtime for Imaginary Friends - TBA
- Regular Show: Lost Tapes - TBA
- Adventure Time: Side Quests - TBA
- Adventure Time: Heyo BMO - TBA