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Cartoon Network (abbreviated CN, operated by The Cartoon Network, Inc.) is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992, after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991. It was originally a 24-hour outlet for classic animation properties from the Turner Broadcasting libraries and was all-ages-oriented, but now the channel targets kids and teens with mature content handled by its Adult Swim division.

The network broadcasts shows ranging from action to animated comedy. Original series started in 1994 with Space Ghost Coast to Coast, along with Cartoon Cartoons original programs like Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Johnny Bravo, and Courage the Cowardly Dog. In 2009, it started airing live-action programming, including movies from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. The network celebrated its 20th birthday; this celebration started on October 1, 2012, and ended on November 4, 2012.

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Adventure Time is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward (pictured) for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of Finn, a 14-year-old human boy, and his best friend Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, and travel the land while they adventure. The series is based on a short produced for Frederator's Nicktoons Network animation incubator series Random! Cartoons. After the short became a viral hit on the internet, Cartoon Network picked it up for a full-length series that previewed on March 11, 2010, and officially premiered on April 5, 2010. Ever since its debut, Adventure Time has been a ratings success for Cartoon Network. The show has received positive reviews from critics and has developed a cult following among teenagers and adults, many of whom are attracted due to the series' animation and stories. In addition, the series has also produced various clothing and merchandise, video games, comic books, and DVD compilations.
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Adult Swim (stylized as [adult swim]) is an adult-oriented cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 6:00 pm/9:00 pm until 3:00 am/6:00 am PT/ET in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand.

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Tessa Ludwick (born October 5, 1988) is a Korean American actress from Apollo Beach, Florida. She began acting at age five, when she held a lead role in Allegra's Window, a Nick Jr. children's television program show taped at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. When filming on Allegra's Window ended in May 1996, seven-year-old Ludwick went from Allegra's Window to a lead role in Big Bag, a live action television puppet program for preschoolers on the Cartoon Network. At 8, she landed the role of Kate, an orphan girl in the touring Broadway musical Annie, the 20th Anniversary. For the next eight months, she toured the United States and Canada with the musical, during which time Ludwick gave eight performances per week. In 2003, Ludwick appeared as the character Yumi in thirteen, an autobiographical drama film based on American film actress Nikki Reed's experiences as a 12 and 13-year-old girl. In 2004, Ludwick appeared on Movie Surfers, a Disney Channel mini-show where four teenagers go behind the scenes to report on Walt Disney-related films. Three years later in June 2007, Ludwick began work on Teen Witch The Musical, a stage musical based on the 1989 fantasy-comedy film Teen Witch.
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Frisky Dingo is an American animated cartoon series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolved around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, and much of the show's humor focuses on parodying superhero and action movie clichés. It debuted on October 16, 2006 and ended its first season on January 22, 2007; the second season premiered on August 26, 2007 and ended on March 23, 2008. A third season was in development, but in the absence of a renewal contract from Adult Swim, pre-production ceased. The production company itself, 70/30 Productions, subsequently went out of business in January 2009. A spin-off show, The Xtacles, premiered on November 9, 2008, but only two episodes were aired prior to the production company's dissolution.

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...that Ed, Edd n Eddy's TV movie series finale, Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show, premiered on November 8, 2009, and achieved high ratings success for Cartoon Network?
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Cartoon Network Studios Productions: Adventure Time • Ben 10 • Ben 10: Alien Force • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien • Camp Lazlo • The Cartoonstitute • Chowder • Class of 3000 • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends • Generator Rex • The Life and Times of Juniper Lee • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack • Megas XLR • My Gym Partner's a Monkey • Regular Show • Samurai Jack • Squirrel Boy • Sym-Bionic Titan • Star Wars: Clone Wars • Transformers Animated • Out of Jimmy's Head

Cartoon Cartoons: The Cartoon Cartoon Show • Codename: Kids Next Door • Courage the Cowardly Dog • Cow and Chicken • Dexter's Laboratory • Ed, Edd n Eddy • Evil Con Carne • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy • Grim & Evil • I Am Weasel • Johnny Bravo • Mike, Lu & Og • The Powerpuff Girls Sheep in the Big City • Time Squad • Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?

Other Company Productions: Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi • The Secret Saturdays • Robotomy

North American and European Co-Productions: The Cramp Twins • George of the Jungle • Hero: 108 • Fat Dog Mendoza • Robotboy • Skatoony • Spaced Out • Star Wars: The Clone Wars • Storm Hawks

Live-Action Series: The Othersiders • BrainRush • Destroy Build Destroy • Dude, What Would Happen • Tower Prep

Programing blocks: Adult Swim • High Noon Toons • Toonami

Sister channels: Boomerang • Cartoon Network Too • Cartoonito • Pogo

Regions: Arab World • Australia • Canada • Central & Eastern Europe • Europe • Europe, Middle East and Africa • France • Germany • India • Italy • Japan • Latin America and Brazil • Nordic (Scandinavia) • Pakistan • Philippines • Russia and Southeastern Europe • Southeast Asia • Spain • Turkey • United Kingdom and Ireland

List of programs: Cartoon Network • Original Series and Movies • Adult Swim • Boomerang • Toonami

Films: Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999) • The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001) • Party Wagon (2004) • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: House of Bloo's (2004) • Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. (2006) • Class of 3000: Home (2006) • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Good Wilt Hunting (2006) • Re-Animated (2006) • My Gym Partner's a Monkey: The Big Field Trip (2007) • Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? (2007) • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (2007) • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen (2007) • Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007) • Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007) • Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. (2008) • My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Animal School Musical (2008) • Underfist: Halloween Bash (2008) • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination (2008) • Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (2009) • Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009) • Firebreather (2010)

Games: Cartoon Network: Block Party • Cartoon Network Racing • Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall • Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders • Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law • Ben 10: Alien Force • Ben 10: Protector of Earth • The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo • The Powerpuff Girls: Paint the Townsville Green • The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-traction • The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage

Other: Cartoon Network Studios • Williams Street • Ben 10 franchise • Hanna-Barbera • Cartoon Orbit • AKA Cartoon Network

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