Darwin? Is that you?

So it seems that with no picture of Darwin Waterman left, all that remains is the following text:
"So there he is. Next Friday I will make some sort of reunion with two or three more people to make Cartoon Network Portugal. I will also make Darwin's older brother and sister, Kevin and Bea."

Extreme Blogging Excavations: Cartoon Network's 20th Anniversary: A History: Part 1

I didn't complete it, I didn't know why,
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On August 4th, 1986, Ted Turner's cable television conglomerate acquired the pre-1986 MGM library, which included cartoons (such as Tom and Jerry) and most of the movies we see on TCM in Europe, the RKO library which included such shows as "Gilligan's Island" and Gilligan's Planet, as well as a truckload of old cartoons from before 1950 (mainly Looney TUnes).
He already had a channel to showcase his library, TBS but it wasn't until 1988, with the launch of TNT, that his showcase got major prominence. TNT aired the new library, and in 1991, he acquired Hanna-Barbera and the Ruby-Spears library.
On October 1st, 1992, at 12 noon, Droopy launched an ACME bomb (according to some sources) and launched the world's first and only Cartoon Network. The first cartoon shown was a Merrie Melodies short called Rhapsody Rabbit.
Initially, the channel was carried on cable companies in New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Detroit. From then on, cartoons were shown at any time of day (unless you can count The Flintstones, Top Cat and The Jetsons on ABC in the 60's, as they were the first full primetime cartoons in the world).
In the beggining, there were several packaged blocks on Cartoon Network: "Down Wit' Droopy D" for Droopy, "The Tom and Jerry Show" with some Tom and Jerry episodes, "Bugs and Daffy Tonight" showcased Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, "Late Night Black and White" for Max Fleischer and Walter Lantz's cartoons from the 30's, and "ToonHeads", just like Pop Up Video on MTV (i'm portuguese, please don'e complain) with a themed package of three shorts. There was also "The Acme Hour", named after ACME, and had, well, Road Runner and Coyote shorts. Cartoon Network launched its first inernational versions in 1993, for Latin America and Europe.
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And now you know the rest of the story.

After concentrating on the Portuguese blogging scene for a few weeks and writing Darwin the Merman's backstory, I started to pay more attention to the CN HQ blog again. The most likely consequence was the 20th anniversary of the channel.
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OOOOHHHH IT'S ALMOST CARTOON NETWORK'S BIRTHDAY!
5:00 Eliot Kid
5:45 Johnny Test
6:05 The Powerpuff Girls
6:55 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
7:45 Courage the Cowardly Dog
8:35 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
9:00 My Gym Partner's a Monkey
10:15 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
11:05 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
11:30 Young Justice
11:55 Camp Lazlo
12:45 Ben 10: Alien Force
13:35 Ed, Edd n Eddy
14:25 Angelo Rules
14:40 Hero: 108
15:00 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
15:25 The Amazing World of Gumball
15:50 Adventure Time
16:15 Regular Show
16:40 Total Drama Action
17:30 Ben 10
18:20 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
19:10 Courage the Cowardly Dog

Extreme Blogging Excavations: Filler for something else

Channel surfing. I initially HATED Ben 10: Omniverse, but then I started to like it.
Features a reference to Wipeout, a show which I (briefly) liked watching.
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[channel 1]
What I think of Ben 10: Omniverse:
IT'S A PIECE OF SH-
[channel 2]
There's a new Mary-Kate and Ashley movie out... Mary-Kate and Ashley go shopping!
CACTUAR: Olsen Twins? KILL!
[channel 3]
Albanian gibberish. Darwin the Merman (doesn't exist yet) in Albanian
[channel 4]
Ben 10 rip-off from Turkey
[channel 5]
Adventure time in Hebrew
[channel 6]
Wipeout. Do you know this show? THEY ALL FALL INDA WATER
[channel 7]
Here comes a man from Chichester...
[channel 8]
(extremely crappy music)
Oh no! It's Plumbers Don't Wear Ties!
[channel 9]

Extreme Blogging Excavations: September Weekends

5:00 The Powerpuff Girls
5:15 HiHi Puffy AmiYumi
5:40 Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
6:05 The Amazing World of Gumball
6:30 Adventure Time
6:55 Level Up
7:20 Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated
8:10 Green Lantern
8:35 Hero: 108
9:00 Adventure Time
9:25 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
10:15 Courage the Cowardly Dog
11:05 Ben 10
11:55 The Powerpuff Girls
12:45 Thundercats
13:10 Green Lantern
13:35 Hero: 10
14:00 Angelo Rules
14:50 The Amazing World of Gumball
15:15 Adventure Time
15:40 Regular Show
16:05 Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
16:30 Evil Con Carne
16:55 Courage the Cowardly Dog
17:45 Johnny Test
18:00 Ben 10: Evolution
19:25 Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
19:50 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Extreme Blogging Excavations: Cartoon Network Portugal: ideas

Hello again, and it's time for an idea for a terrestrial version of Cartoon Network.
Ideas:
The logo needs to be the same, but with the word "PORTUGAL" on a line underneath it. Just like Cartoon Network Arabic.

It needs to be the same, but, just take out the arabic text and replace it with "PORTUGAL".
The Cartooonito block is not a block - it will be a channel, competing with Canal Panda and JimJam.
The schedule is made entirely of originals:
ACTION
Ben 10
Ben 10: Alien Force
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ben 10: Omniverse
Generator Rex
Sym-Bionic Titan
COMEDY
Adventure Time
The Amazing World of Gumball
Regular Show (uncensored)
HiHi Puffy AmiYumi
Ed, Edd n Eddy
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Chowder
The Powerpuff Girls
Dexter's Laboratory
Cow and Chicken
I Am Weasel
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Class of 3000
Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?
Mike, Lu and Og
My Gym Partner's a Monkey
No annoying "Next" stuff in the end credits.
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And, unfortunately, they decided to do everything without me.
They proceeded to piss all over a remarkable televisual legacy.

Extreme Blogging Excavations: Cartoon Network shows on portuguese national channels

Eventually I knew more about sme of these dubs.
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Hello everybody! Today, I'll tell you which Cartoon Network shows were shown on my country's (Portugal) national channels.
RTP1:
Dexter's Laboratory: most unlikely, as Henrique Feist's website gives indication that it was shown on RTP1 in 1996... that's really awkward.
Sheep in the Big City: shown on "Hora Warner" in 2002. Season 1 only.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
The show's name in Portugal was "Um Carneiro na Cidade".
Oxymoron -» Boi Mongo (makes sense, boi means ox and Oxymoron's mascot is an ox)
Ranting Swede -» Sueco Rezingão
RTP2:
Sheep in the Big City: around the summer or 02. I believe it was shown in the afternoon.
Samurai Jack: around 2002/2003 and 2006. I believe every episode was shown. Or was the last season undubbed? Or I'm actually wrong?
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy: shown in the spring/summer of 2007. Only season 3 was shown (counting Grim and Evil episodes, season 2 if uncounting them) because I remember watching "Attack of the Clowns" and season 4 (again, 3 if uncounting Grim and Evil) because I remember a dub of "House of no Tomorrow". I even remember watching "House of no Tomorrow" at my grandmother's house.
I also remember that "Destroy us All!" scene in portuguese. It sounds epic in english.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
Here, it had a very portuguese name: "As Aventuras Horripilantes do Beto e da Mena".
HiHi Puffy AmiYumi: Shown on Saturday nights (where Family Guy is now on) in the end of 2006. It later moved to around noon in the spring of 2007.
Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z!: shown in the fall of 2008, then again in the spring of 2009.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
The show was incorrectly named "Super Poderosas", without no mention of a Z.
Fuzzy Lumpkins, on the anime version was renamed "Luís Confusão". Proof:

Personally, I hate the anime. I like the original Powerpuff series which I grew up with. The series was an RTP exclusive. It was never shown on Cartoon Network in my country.
Hero 108: shown in the summer of 2011.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
The show's name was actually translated: "Herói 108". The intro had the word "HERÓI" in it, but episode names were actually read in voice-over, with no translation.
Mad: Currently on. Shown on weekend mornings and on weekday evenings.
SIC:
Dexter's Laboratory: shown a looooooong time ago, I can't even remember which year! I only remember the english version.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
Name in Portugal: it's actually a literal translation: "O Laboratório do Dexter". Dexter was voiced by Henrique Feist. He aso dubbed several Dragon Ball series (original, Z and GT) on the same channel.
Johnny Bravo: same as Dexter's Lab. I only remember the english version.
Ben 10: premiered on October 10th, 2009. Portuguese theme song:

Status: finished.
Ben 10: Alien Force: currently shown on SIC, since 2010 or 2011 at least. Both Ben 10 series (original and Alien Force) were also shown on SIC K.
TVI:
Time Squad: shown in 2001 or 2002.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
I only remember Buck Tuddrussel's catchphrase:
It's Go Time -» Está na hora!
The Powerpuff Girls: shown from around 2001 or 2002 to 2006. All six seasons were shown. The movie came out on DVD.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
The show's name was "As Powerpuff Girls"
WARNING: Approximations are in brackets, i only remember certain parts.
Sugar, spice and everything nice. These were the ingredients chosen to make the perfect little girl. But Professor Utonium accidentaly added an extra ingredient to the concoction: Chemical X. Thus the Powerpuff Girls were born! Using their ultimate super powers, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, have dedicater their lives at fighting crime and the forces of evil! -» "Açúcar, picante e muitos doces. Estes foram os ingredientes escolhidos para fazer a menina perfeita. Mas o Professor Utonium adicionou um ingrediente extra:" o Químico X. "E assim nasceram as Powerpuff Girls! Usando os seus super-poderes, a Blossom, a Bubbles e a Buttercup, dedicaram as suas vidas à luta do crime a as forças do mal!"
The City of Townsville: "A cidade de Townsville"
So once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! -» "E assim, mais uma vez, o dia foi salvo," graças às Powerpuff Girls!
Miss Keane and Ms. Bellum were named "Menina Keane" and "Menina Bellum".
Sheep in the Big City: shown at least once.
Cow and Chicken: shown a looooong time ago.
TRANSLATION NOTES:
Cow and Chicken was named "Cow e Chicken" and I Am Weasel was named "Eu Sou o Weasel". I thought that the Cow and Chicken was called "Vaca e Galinha" on the portuguese dub! I believe the four seasons were shown.
Well, I guess that's it. I only included, in this very list, original series, and excluded but not included in this list, canadian series. But WHY DID I PUT HERO 108?
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Eventually...
The Portuguese dubs for Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls were unearthed from SIC and TVI, respectively, and instead of using old prints, they used CN's new prints instead.
PPGZ eventually resurfaced on RTP 2 and RTP África in 2013.
The EU-PT dub of Cow and Chicken was resurfaced on the internet. It was dubbed at Nacional Filmes.

CN eventually switched to a piss-awful Portuguese feed.