The Great American Toon-In was a Black Friday marathon event that ran simultaneously on Turner's three entertainment channels, TBS, TNT and the Cartoon Network to celebrate the newly created Cartoon Network. The Great American Toon-In, sponsored by Hasbro, aired Friday, November 27, 1992, from 6:00am to 8:30pm on TBS, and from 6:00am to 8:00pm and the Cartoon Network.[1]
TBS hosted the Bugs-a-Thon, a 12-hour marathon of 52 classic Bugs Bunny cartoons, followed by The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. TNT presented a Jonny Quest Fest, a 14-hour marathon of Jonny Quest episodes. Finally, the Cartoon Network hosted Cartoons A-Z, featuring animated stars from A to Z.[1]
The marathon was followed by a second marathon event in 1993, titled The Great International Toon-In. the International Toon-In expanded upon the success of the American Toon-In, and included several international Turner channels: Cartoon Network Latin America, Cartoon Network Caribbean, TNT Latin America, TNT Europe and Cartoon Network Europe.[2]
Schedule[]
TBS[]
- 6:00 am - Bugs Bunny
- 7:00 am - Bugs Bunny
- 8:00 am - Bugs Bunny
- 9:00 am - Bugs Bunny
- 10:00 am - Bugs Bunny
- 11:00 am - Bugs Bunny
- 12:00 pm - Bugs Bunny
- 1:00 pm - Bugs Bunny
- 2:00 pm - Bugs Bunny
- 3:00 pm - Bugs Bunny
- 4:00 pm - Bugs Bunny
- 5:00 pm - Bugs Bunny
TNT[]
- 6:00 am - Jonny Quest
- 6:30 am - Jonny Quest
- 7:00 am - Jonny Quest
- 7:30 am - Jonny Quest
- 8:00 am - Jonny Quest
- 8:30 am - Jonny Quest
- 9:00 am - Jonny Quest
- 9:30 am - Jonny Quest
- 10:00 am - Jonny Quest
- 10:30 am - Jonny Quest
- 11:00 am - Jonny Quest
- 11:30 am - Jonny Quest
- 12:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 12:30 pm - Jonny Quest
- 1:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 1:30 pm - Jonny Quest
- 2:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 2:30 pm - Jonny Quest
- 3:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 3:30 pm - Jonny Quest
- 4:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 4:30 pm - Jonny Quest
- 5:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 5:30 pm - Jonny Quest
- 6:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 6:30 pm - Jonny Quest
- 7:00 pm - Jonny Quest
- 7:30 pm - Jonny Quest
Cartoon Network[]
- 6:00am - Atom Ant
- 6:30am - Barney Bear
- 7:00am - Cattanooga Cats
- 7:30am - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
- 8:00am - Elmer Fudd
- 8:30am - Fantastic Max
- 9:00am - Galtar and the Golden Lance
- 9:30am - Hair Bear Bunch (Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch)
- 10:00am - Impossibles (Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles)
- 10:30am - Jetsons (The Jetsons)
- 11:00am - Kwicky Koala
- 11:30am - Loopy de Loop
- 12:00pm - Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
- 12:30pm - New Shmoo
- 1:00pm - Olive Oyl
- 1:30pm - Peter Potamus
- 2:00pm - Quick Draw McGraw
- 2:30pm - Richie Rich
- 3:00pm - Screwball Squirrel
- 3:30pm - Top Cat
- 4:00pm - "Unruly Hare" (Bugs Bunny); "Uninvited Pest" (Barney Bear); "Unbearable Bear" (Sniffles)
- 4:30pm - "Vulture Men" (Mighty Mightor); "Valley of the Giants" (Shazzan)
- 5:00pm - Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home
- 5:30pm - "X Eliminator" (Birdman)
- 6:00pm - Yogi Bear
- 6:30pm - Zorak (Space Ghost)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 King, Susan (November 22, 1992). "Silly Wabbits and Quests for Adventure". latimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016182247/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-22/news/tv-1902_1_jonny-quest. Retrieved on September 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Hasbro to sponsor TBS cartoon 'Toon-In'". upi.com. October 27, 1993. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/27/Hasbro-to-sponsor-TBS-cartoon-Toon-In/1311751694400/?spt=su. Retrieved on September 6, 2017.