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Cartoon Network’s Most Iconic Shows Officially Find a New Free Streaming Home After HBO Max Exit
After HBO Max purged most of its Cartoon Network titles over the past couple of years, Tubi has stepped in of late to play host to the banner’s animated classics. Earlier this year, the free ad-supported streaming platform made a deal to pick up the rights to over 100 shows from the Warner Bros. vaults as part of its “cartoon era,” from Justice League to Dexter’s Laboratory, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and much more. The move came after the platform found a massive audience for animation upon saving the Looney Tunes library last year, and ever since, the deals have kept coming. Its biggest splash came in March, however, when it greenlit Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, the first-ever Scooby-Doo anime series produced by WB that will take the titular Great Dane and his best pal, Shaggy, on a foodie adventure for the ages in Japan. Frank Welker and Matthew Lillard are even back to lend their voices to the Tubi exclusive.
Until that series arrives, the streamer still has more of the classics to dole out. While Batman: The Brave And The Bold, Krypto the Superdog, Pinky And The Brain, and more will be cycling out of Tubi’s catalog soon, a third wave is coming, starting August 1, to fill that hole. Among those is a former Cartoon Network staple that is now notoriously difficult to stream, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, as well as its holiday special, Billy & Mandy Save Christmas. It’ll be accompanied by another forgotten gem of the era, ¡Mucha Lucha!, and the short-lived but fondly remembered Freakazoid!, created by the accomplished duo of Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and executive produced by Steven Spielberg.
Most of the programs arriving come from the Kids WB block and were previously announced as part of the massive collection acquired by Tubi. However, this wave also included the animated Beetlejuice series, which capitalized on the success of the Tim Burton classic to become a megahit on Fox Kids following the Deetz family and the Ghost with the Most himself. Ahead of HBO Max’s new Lanterns series, the streamer is also giving viewers a chance to catch up on Green Lantern: The Animated Series, which came from some of the same voices behind the classic Batman and Superman: The Animated Series. Also included are the Looney Tunes: 3D Shorts and Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation Z.E.R.O. to round out the selection.
Tubi’s Animation Era Is Just Getting Started
Tubi’s push into animation has been a golden opportunity to revisit Cartoon Network’s Golden Age with entire Saturday morning blocks released for free so far. However, the plan goes beyond breathing new life into old favorites. The platform has slowly been pushing into original animation to bolster its library. Their latest attempt in that realm, the starry adult animated comedy Breaking Bear led by Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Josh Gad, recently made an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con to promote its two-episode premiere on July 24, and this Friday, July 31, will see the remainder of its eight-episode first season drop for free. With Yokoso Scooby-Doo! also on the way, Tubi clearly has its sights set on becoming an animation destination in an increasingly expensive streaming world.
The next wave of Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation shows arrives on Tubi starting August 1. Stay tuned here at Collider for more on all the titles coming to free streaming throughout the year.
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2001 – 2007-00-00
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Cartoon Network
- Directors
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Robert Alvarez, Maxwell Atoms, Eddy Houchins, Sue Perrotto, Brian Sheesley, Russell Calabrese, Brian Hogan, Kris Sherwood, Phil Cummings, Randy Myers, Dave Brain, Matt Engstrom, Pat Shinagawa, Gordon Kent, Robert Hughes
- Writers
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Gord Zajac, Alex Almaguer, C.H. Greenblatt, Mike Diederich, Brett Varon, Nina G. Bargiel, Jeremy J. Bargiel, Craig Lewis, James Silverman, Zena Leigh Logan, Aaron Springer, Tim McKeon, Jeff Prezenkowski, Richard Steven Horvitz, Amy Keating Rogers, Jackie Buscarino, Kristen Lazarian, Tom Warburton, Rachael MacFarlane, Anna Chambers, Rob Desales
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Greg Eagles
Lord Pain (voice)
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Richard Steven Horvitz
Plain Cow (voice)
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Vanessa Marshall
Irwin (voice)
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