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Miguzi

Miguzi logoMiguzi logo (Summer 2006-June 1, 2007)

Launched

April 19, 2004[1]

Defunct

May 25, 2007

CN era(s)

Powerhouse
CN City
Yes!

Miguzi is a former weekday afternoon block that premiered on Cartoon Network on April 19, 2004. The block was themed around Erin, an animated young 13-year-old girl (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) who finds refuge within the confines of a strange spaceship that is trapped underwater and inhabited by aquatic creatures (including Big Stalks, Flip, Curly, Tre, Remo, Bass, Monitor, Tweet, and Yoke).

Not surprisingly, this lighter-toned action block was from Williams Street, the producers of Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim and Toonami, a block of programming which Miguzi replaced in the weekday-afternoon timeslot after Toonami moved to Saturday nights. Miguzi changed its programming often. The block aired weekdays between 5-7pm on April 19, 2004, then starting January 15, 2006, aired from 4-6pm (later 4-5:30pm after Naruto took the 5:30pm slot on weekdays).

On June 20, 2004, the block also received a time slot on Sundays (3pm-5pm). The Sunday version of Miguzi featured the same lineup as the weekday version; however, only reruns from the previous week were aired.[2][3] On September 12, 2004, the Sunday schedule was changed to a viewers' choice 4-episode marathon of one of the shows from the weekday lineup. This Sunday version of Miguzi was titled Wheel of Gooz, and the promo featured a roulette wheel with 4 sections that corresponded to the 4 Miguzi shows.

Miguzification 03a

From November 22, 2004 to January 15, 2005, the "Make a MonsterPiece" contest was held on cartoonnetwork.com and viewers could enter for a chance to have their drawing appear on Miguzi. Hundreds of entries were submitted and a panel of judges selected the winning drawing that was then turned into an animated character.[4] The winning submission was "Yoke" by Kyler Spears.

In May 2007, Miguzi was replaced by Master Control, an interactive block that aired on September 24, 2007.

The_Miguzi_Collection

The Miguzi Collection

Programming[]

Schedules[]

Date 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
April 19, 2004 - October 1, 2004

Totally Spies!

Code Lyoko

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teen Titans

October 4, 2004 - October 29, 2004

Totally Spies!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Transformers: Energon

Teen Titans

November 1, 2004 - February 25, 2005

Totally Spies!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Static Shock

Teen Titans

February 28, 2005 - April 29, 2005

Totally Spies!

Static Shock

Static Shock

Teen Titans

May 2, 2005 - June 17, 2005

Winx Club

Totally Spies!

Teen Titans

Static Shock

June 20, 2005 - September 2, 2005

Krypto the Superdog

Winx Club

Totally Spies!

Teen Titans

September 5, 2005 - November 4, 2005

Static Shock

Totally Spies!

Code Lyoko

Code Lyoko

November 7, 2005 - December 2, 2005

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Codename: Kids Next Door

Code Lyoko

Teen Titans

December 5, 2005 - January 15, 2006

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Codename: Kids Next Door

Code Lyoko

Code Lyoko

Date 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
January 2, 2006 - May 12, 2006

Teen Titans

One Piece

Yu-Gi-Oh GX

Code Lyoko

May 15, 2006 - August 4, 2006

Codename: Kids Next Door

Zatch Bell

Pokémon

Ben 10

August 7, 2006 - August 11, 2006

Codename: Kids Next Door

Teen Titans

Pokémon

Ben 10

August 14, 2006 - September 2, 2006

Ben 10

Teen Titans

Pokémon

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

September 5, 2006 - November 3, 2006

Teen Titans

Code Lyoko

Pokémon

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

November 6, 2006 - December 1, 2006

Robotboy

Code Lyoko

Pokémon

Pokémon Chronicles

December 4, 2006 - December 15, 2006

Ben 10

Code Lyoko

Pokémon: Advanced Battle

Pokémon Chronicles

December 18, 2006 - December 29, 2006

Ben 10

The Life & Times of Juniper Lee

Pokémon: Advanced Battle

Pokémon Chronicles

January 2, 2007 - January 5, 2007

Ben 10

Team Galaxy

Pokémon: Advanced Battle

Pokémon Chronicles

January 8, 2007 - January 9, 2007

Ben 10

Ben 10

Pokémon: Advanced Battle

Pokémon Chronicles

Date 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
January 10, 2007 - January 12, 2007

Ben 10

Ben 10

Pokémon: Advanced Battle

January 16, 2007 - February 23, 2007

Ben 10

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

Pokémon: Battle Frontier

February 26, 2007 - March 23, 2007

Ben 10

Xiaolin Showdown

Pokémon: Battle Frontier

March 26, 2007 - April 20, 2007

¡Mucha Lucha!

Xiaolin Showdown

Pokémon: Battle Frontier

April 23, 2007 - May 25, 2007

Ben 10

Pokémon Chronicles

Pokémon: Battle Frontier

Characters[]

  • Erin - Erin is a young human girl that visits the ship every day and is the only character that speaks comprehensibly.
  • Remo - Remo is a large walking remote control. He is seen in bumpers being smacked by the other characters in order to change the channel.
  • Bass - Bass is a walking Bass speaker. Though he does not talk, his personality still comes through. He is skittish and does not like change. After a while, a second Bass was found in a box in the basement and the two appeared in bumpers together. The original has a red band around its arm while the other has a blue band around its arm.
  • Tweet - Tweet is a very small walking tweeter. He is very brave and can often be found walking underfoot and getting into mischief. After a while, a second Tweet was found in a box in the basement and the two appeared in bumpers together.
  • Dr. Monitor - Monitor, as it is called by Erin, is a sentient TV screen that has been a part of the ship since it was created.
  • Big Stalks - Big Stalks is a big green monster with 3 eyes and two cone-shaped horns sticking out of his head.
  • Tre - Tre is a small green monster with 5 eyes and tentacles.
  • Flip - Flip is a purple monster with a 3rd eye.
  • Curly - Curly is a blue monster that wears a suit and a glass helmet, similar to a spacesuit. However, his arms and a tentacle on his head are outside of the suit. He is the brother of Yoke.
  • Yoke - Yoke is a green monster that appears to be just a head floating in an egg-shaped vessel that hovers off the ground. He has been shown to have telekinesis. He is the brother of Curly.
  • Salty - Salty is an old human man that talks like a pirate. He wears a scuba suit and visits the ship to introduce sea life to the crew.

Miguzi Sweepstakes/Giveaway[]

Trivia[]

  • In the Summer Kick-Off Special 2005, Tommy and Tara (in real life) send out a signal for the Miguzi gang (animated) to introduce new things to Miguzi.
  • In Summer 2006, the block was given a complete rebrand, which featured simplistic 2D backgrounds, while the original bumpers are remaining. During its last month on the air, Erin was also removed in the original bumpers without a trace, and the three aliens used in promotional materials for the Cartoon Network Invaded crossover frequently cameoed.
  • Cartoon Network did not acknowledged the block again until 2018, where Erin made a cameo in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus.

References[]

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