October 1, 1992, a time when cartoon ratings were dropping, is when Ted Turner started his animated entertainment program, Cartoon Network. His goal was to have programming that could entertain both children and adults, and boy did the network suffice. People were skeptical that the idea of the network would ever be successful. Luckily Ted Turner stuck with his crazy idea, and it took off from there. The network started with shows like "The Flintstones", "The Jetsons", "The Simpsons"; it eventually included the nighttime "trippy" programming Adult Swim, and several shows belonging to Cartoon Network have been largely recognized like the Emmy Award-winning "Regular Show". On October 1, Cartoon Network concluded its birthday celebration of 20 years of animation programming. Cartoon Network is now shown in over 360 million households in 175 countries! For many, these 20 years of entertainment have flourished memories of welcome childhood stories. For these people, Cartoon Network's success story is one we are happy to celebrate with. Classic, hilarious, sometimes even moral cartoons have become a big part of our culture and are definitely worth celebrating.
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