JPR2444 Reviews: Classic Kids Blocks

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Sup guys!! Prepare for a long ass journal!!!

Everybody should know my passionate [maybe obsessive] love for Toonami, but there were some animated & live-action blocks throughout  TV history that wanted to review & remember my favorites. There's not need to review Toonami & Fox Kids, Kids WB, & Cartoon Cartoon Fridays won't be included cause I already did past journals & artwork bout them respectively.

This may be long so I might to 2 or 3 parts of this, so I won't forget some of them. Lets see if ya'll can remember some or all of them.

1. Miguzi



Many can remember Miguzi as the damned block that ended the weekdays era of Toonami in 2004 & rightfully so, but I have to admit, I didn't really hate the block either. The block were made by Williams Street, the same people who made Toonami. The setting of Miguzi had a little girl, named Erin, going down an ocean & chill with a bunch of ugly ass aliens. Basically, Toonami Jr. The bumpers were cool & stupid, & the block gave us some cool shows, like Totally Spies, TMNT, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Megas XLR, and the best animated action toon ever, Code Lyoko! They also played Naruto & One Piece. Miguzi ended in 2007.

2. Jetix



Jetix was an action block that aired on ABC Family & Toon Disney. It came around time ABC/Disney brought a lot of Fox Kids shows & cartoons in 2004, like Digimon & Power Rangers. The block also had a lot of originals, like A.T.O.M, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, and Yin Yang Yo. The bumpers had a little, big eared, grey, one-eyed creature who can transform to a lot of different objects, like cars, rocket, and a robot. This block ended in 2008 when Toon Disney became Disney XD. Most of the shows that aired on Jetix still airs on the channel.

3. Snick



If u can't remember Snick, u either wasn't around at the time or completely LOST!! Back when Nickelodeon was awesome. SNICK mixed cartoons & live-action shows on Saturday Nights. It had the classic Nicktoons like Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy, but also had great live-action shows, Like All That, Kenan & Kel, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Clarissa Explains It All, Pete & Pete, Alex Mack, Hey Dude, Cousin Skeeter.....Man I could on & on. I remember flipping form Snick to Toonami more time flipping from WWF RAW to WCW Nitro! The block had some different changes and looks during it's history, but the one thing that didn't change, THE BIG ORANGE COUCH! Man, I wanted that couch so badly!! Snick ended in 2004, but was brought back for one night on Teen Nick, part of the 90's Are All That block as a celebration of it's birthday.

4. Har Har THARsdays



this was basically Cartoon Cartoons Fridays pushed back to Thursdays. It aired CN's cartoons at the time Chowder, Flapjack, & Total Drama.
I can't say I watched it. It didn't have the same impact that CCF had.

5. SLAM



THIS WAS NICKELODEON'S FAILED ATTEMPT AT TOONAMI!!! It was good & had some great shows like Invader Zim, Butt Ugly Martians [I'll give someone 2000 points if they can remember that show!!!], and Robot Wars. I'll give it that, but if failed. The bumpers were nice, but not memorable. It just had an annoying animated boy "rebel" who acted up. yea, it sucked......

6. DC Nation



CN!! YOU FUCKED THIS UP BADLY!! DC Nation was an AWESOME cartoon block, focusing manly on shows created by DC Comics. Great shows like Young Justice, Green Lantern, & Beware The Batman. Also included random DC shorts in between shows & commercials. The only bad thing about it, it aired on saturdays mornings..... Nobody couldn't watch it cause it aired so early. Then, CN made it just a Teen Titans Go! marathon every week. I have no problems with Teen Titans Go!, I LOVE THE SHOW, but we want our action back! Sadly, it didn't last long, but Beware the Batman currently airs on Toonami now. Let's hope Toonami can bring some more great shows that came on DC Nation.

7. Zoog Disney



YEP, it was actually cool to watch Disney Channel back in 1998, where this block debut. Zoog Disney was an interactive block that kids could be involved with on it's website at the time. This block aired my favorite Disney Channel show, The Famous Jett Jackson!!! The bumps were cool too, having a bunch of animated space creatures on everyone, like Miguzi. It also aired  Music Videos from time to time.

Well that's is it for now. Prepare for Part 2!

Is there a block U want me to add for part 2 & what are your favorite memories on the blocks I mentioned. Post your thoughts down below! As Always, Stay Reckless!

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Personally, as someone looking back and didn’t really watch SLAM... it must have SUCKED. Speed Racer was alright, Invader Zim and Men in Black reruns were good, and Robot Wars... was a thing somehow, but Butt Ugly Martians was bad, and Super Duper Sumos was even worse.