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
Pre-Cartoon Cartoons Era (1993–1995)
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Moxy Show
* |
1993 – 2000 |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast
* |
April 15, 1994 – May 31, 2008 |
| 1995 | What a Cartoon!
* |
February 20, 1995 – November 28, 1997 |
Cartoon Cartoons Era (1996–2003)
- 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 1997, with the introduction of Cartoon Cartoon Fridays. In 2004, CN stopped using this moniker when referring to its original series that were still in production, but re-introduced it in 2005 to refer to their "retro" cartoons that were being re-run on The Cartoon Cartoon Top 5 and The Cartoon Cartoon Show. In 2008, CN cancelled both programs and dropped the moniker entirely, and it is nowhere to be found on their official website. Samurai Jack is the only Cartoon Network original series produced between 1996 and 2003 that was not labeled with the Cartoon Cartoon moniker.
The last "Cartoon Cartoons" series to air on the channel was Ed, Edd n Eddy, which finished airing in November 2009.
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dexter's Laboratory * | April 27, 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 – March 2, 2000 | |
| 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 | |
| Grim & Evil * | August 24, 2001 – October 18, 2002 | |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? * | July 12, 2002 – November 14, 2003 |
| Codename: Kids Next Door * | December 6, 2002 – January 25, 2008 | |
| 2003 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy * | June 13, 2003 – October 12, 2008 |
| Evil Con Carne * | July 11, 2003 – October 22, 2004 |
Mid-Late 2000s Era (2003–2008)
After the Cartoon Cartoons label was dropped in the early 2000s for new series, a total of 15 series were aired from the early to mid 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Star Wars: Clone Wars
* |
November 7, 2003 – March 25, 2005 |
| 2004 | Megas XLR
* |
May 1, 2004 – January 15, 2005 |
| Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
* |
August 13, 2004 – May 3, 2009 | |
| Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
* |
November 19, 2004 – June 22, 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
* |
May 30, 2005 – December 6, 2006 |
| 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 27, 2006 – September 27, 2007 |
| Class of 3000
* |
November 3, 2006 – May 25, 2009 | |
| 2007 | Chowder
* |
November 2, 2007 – August 7, 2010 |
| Transformers: Animated
* |
December 26, 2007 – May 23, 2009 | |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force
* |
April 18, 2008 – April 23, 2010 |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
* |
June 5, 2008 – August 31, 2010 | |
| The Secret Saturdays
* |
October 3, 2008 – January 30, 2010 |
2010s Era (2010–present)
| Year | Series | Broadcast Run |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Adventure Time | April 5, 2010 – present |
| 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 9, 2011 – present | |
| Secret Mountain Fort Awesome
* |
August 1, 2011 – March 30, 2013 | |
| 2012 | DC Nation Shorts
* |
March 3, 2012 – August 2, 2014 |
| Ben 10: Omniverse
* |
August 1, 2012 – November 14, 2014 | |
| 2013 | Uncle Grandpa
* |
September 2, 2013 – June 30, 2017 |
| Steven Universe | November 4, 2013 – present | |
| 2014 | Clarence | April 14, 2014 – present |
| 2015 | We Bare Bears | July 27, 2015 – present |
| 2016 | The Powerpuff Girls (2016) | April 4, 2016 – present |
| Mighty Magiswords | September 29, 2016 – present | |
| 2017 | Ben 10 (2016) | April 10, 2017 – present |
| OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes |
August 1, 2017 – present | |
| 2018 | Apple & Onion
* |
February 23, 2018 – March 23, 2018 |
| Craig of the Creek |
March 30, 2018 – present |
Live-action and live-action/animated series (1996–2012)
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 | BrainRush
* |
June 20 – July 22, 2009 |
| The Othersiders
* |
June 17 – October 30, 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 16 – 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
* |
December 31, 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, last 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 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | |
| Secret of the Omnitrix | August 10, 2007 | Ben 10 | |
| Race Against Time | November 21, 2007 | Ben 10 | 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 | |
| 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! | live-action; sequel |
| Firebreather | November 24, 2010 | N/A | Based on a comic book series |
| 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 | November 25, 2015 | Regular Show | |
| Untitled Adventure Time Film | 2019 | Adventure Time | Will be the first CN movie since The Powerpuff Girls to be released theatrically. |
Upcoming Original Series
- Summer Camp Island - Summer 2018
- Victor and Valentino - TBA 2018
- Infinity Train - 2019