|
|
Post by astropoug on Apr 7, 2022 18:34:26 GMT 10
2009 was the last year before Adventure Time premiered, making it the last pre-“CalArts” year for cartoons, which means it’s the last 2000s year for cartoons.
And IMO I’d say 2001 is when the 2000s era of animation really began since that’s when every new cartoon was being done with digital animation. Adult Swim launched that year, SpongeBob became a pop culture phenomenon, and Disney Channel began airing original cartoons starting with The Proud Family.
Quintessential year for 2000s animation is tough to pin down. I’d probably have to go with 2005 since that’s when almost every core 2000s Cartoon was airing new episodes. SpongeBob, Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, Billy and Mandy, Kim Possible, Kids Next Door. 2005 also marked the return of Family Guy and premiere of American Dad, meanwhile South Park was still in its prime, and Adult Swim only aired animation (both cartoons and anime).
bestmvp29 likes this
|
|
|
|
Post by astropoug on Apr 7, 2022 18:51:06 GMT 10
Johnny Test and Total Drama are totally 00s cartoons. Especially when you consider the former came out in 2005 on Kids WB, whilst the latter premiered in 2007 in Canada on Teletoon. They both fit the 00s completely as far as being thick-line angular cartoons with pop punk theme songs and a very loud “in your face” style of humor. When I think of 2010s cartoons I literally think the opposite: thin-line style, rounded edges, a sort of indie folk pop theme song, and lots of quiet introspective moments. Think Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Clarence, We Bare Bears, Harvey Beaks.
bestmvp29 likes this
|
|
|
|
Post by mc98 on Apr 7, 2022 19:55:43 GMT 10
2009 was the last year before Adventure Time premiered, making it the last pre-“CalArts” year for cartoons, which means it’s the last 2000s year for cartoons. And IMO I’d say 2001 is when the 2000s era of animation really began since that’s when every new cartoon was being done with digital animation. Adult Swim launched that year, SpongeBob became a pop culture phenomenon, and Disney Channel began airing original cartoons starting with The Proud Family. Quintessential year for 2000s animation is tough to pin down. I’d probably have to go with 2005 since that’s when almost every core 2000s Cartoon was airing new episodes. SpongeBob, Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, Billy and Mandy, Kim Possible, Kids Next Door. 2005 also marked the return of Family Guy and premiere of American Dad, meanwhile South Park was still in its prime, and Adult Swim only aired animation (both cartoons and anime). Come one, don’t forget Avatar came out in 2005. That show was also one of the top defining animations of the 2000s.
bestmvp29 and astropoug like this
|
|
|
|
Post by mc98 on Apr 7, 2022 19:57:03 GMT 10
Ah yes, April 23 2013, when “that show which must not be named” came out. Fittingly, it came out just at the end of the calendar early 2010s. TBCH I really don’t think of Cartoon Network from 2010 onwards as being 2000s in any capacity. New logo, new shows, and none of their definitive 2000s shows like Foster’s, Ed Edd n Eddy, Billy and Mandy, and Kids Next Door were airing new episodes. Just contrast this with 2008. Sure it may be Snyder-era “Dark Age” Cartoon Network but IMO it’s UNQUESTIONABLY 2000s. Not just because shows like Foster’s for example were still airing (in fact it even got a float during that year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade), but you also had shows that are strictly late 2000s like Chowder and Flapjack (neither made it past mid 2010). The only shows that aired in 2008 that made it into the early 2010s were Clone Wars, Johnny Test, and Total Drama, and none of those are CN Originals (though still heavily associated with the network). Not to mention, they were still using their 2004 logo during that time which in my opinion is the definitive 2000s Cartoon Network logo. You could still make the case that 2008 was the start of the 2000s-2010s transition period, as this was when Toonami infamously shut down + the aforementioned shows that continued into the 2010s. In my own opinion, I’d still say the CN City era of Cartoon Network is the quintessential 2000s era of the network. Especially when they aired stuff like Megas XLR and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. Yeah. I was hooked on CN in 2008 and none of what was on the network was remotely 2010s. COMPLETELY 2000s. Except maybe Johnny Test I guess. I mean, Total Drama came in well into the 2010s but Total Drama Island was around in 2008 and that's unquestionably 2000s. Action was too tbh. I'd say Word Tour was evenly split but that still was more 2000s to me because they still had the original cast. Revenge of the Island onward is what I think of 2010s Total Drama. But I remember a lot of KND, B&M, EE&E, Foster's, Chowder, etc. during that time. I remember the pilot for Flapjack too, which was sometime in June. Lots of late 90s/early 2000s reruns back then too (which is why I cannot see how the late 2000s was in any way the "dark ages" for Cartoon Network. It wasn't the best but it was sure as hell WAY better than the 2015+ Teen Titans GO! era of CN). My favorite cartoon at that time was literally B&M. I also watched some Camp Lazlo and My Gym Partner's a Monkey (which I got hooked on the latter's game on the website, as well as that Alien Maker game of Ben 10 which no longer exists unfortunately, and that Flapjack game. I was all Cartoon Network in 2008, with some Nick. No Disney I don't think). I even remember early 2008 when they still had Toonami and had reruns of that cartoon nobody knows about (Squirrel Boy). Don't remember that garbage 'Out of Jimmy's Head' show or Class of 3000. Lots of Scooby Doo. Tbh, 2009 was a blur when it came to Cartoon Network. I don't remember too much of CN from that year. 2010 is where the 10s influence came in but was balanced. Yeah, their CN logo from mid 2004 to mid 2010 was the prime 2000s CN logo. The one that got replaced in mid 2004 was pretty much just a holdover of the 90s as it was around since 1992. Toonami ending in 2008 does not remotely sense the start of the transition period in my eyes as they brought it back in 2012. Too bad I was too young for CN City. Earliest era I remember of Cartoon Network is the obscure and very short season period of 2007 to 2008. Ah yes, the CN city era. I remember it very clearly lmao.
|
|
|
|
Post by astropoug on Apr 7, 2022 20:22:13 GMT 10
2009 was the last year before Adventure Time premiered, making it the last pre-“CalArts” year for cartoons, which means it’s the last 2000s year for cartoons. And IMO I’d say 2001 is when the 2000s era of animation really began since that’s when every new cartoon was being done with digital animation. Adult Swim launched that year, SpongeBob became a pop culture phenomenon, and Disney Channel began airing original cartoons starting with The Proud Family. Quintessential year for 2000s animation is tough to pin down. I’d probably have to go with 2005 since that’s when almost every core 2000s Cartoon was airing new episodes. SpongeBob, Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, Billy and Mandy, Kim Possible, Kids Next Door. 2005 also marked the return of Family Guy and premiere of American Dad, meanwhile South Park was still in its prime, and Adult Swim only aired animation (both cartoons and anime). Come one, don’t forget Avatar came out in 2005. That show was also one of the top defining animations of the 2000s. You’re not wrong. In fact, when I think 2000s cartoons, I think of shows like this  To me, these are REAL 2000s cartoons. Not what people online claim to be “2000s cartoons” which they claim is “Canadian flash cartoons”, which is literally only applicable to 2008-2009, when they really were everywhere (and it’s usually dismissive of the 2000s, claiming they are all like Johnny Test or something). For most of the 2000s, mainly the core 2000s, shows like what are in the picture really defined the decade.
bestmvp29 likes this
|
|
