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arkus-rhapsode · 2 months ago

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So... What is a Cartoon Network Show? (A Discussion)

Hey everyone, Arkus back again and I'm doing something that I alluded to a while ago, but I was working on a project involving Cartoon Network. Now for those unaware, I don't consider myself to be a part of the larger animation community like say a Cartoonshi or an Alpha Jay Show. I approach this topic as simply someone who grew up on Cartoon Network and has always had a level of reverence for the channel and undoubtedly had an impact on my formative opinions on the value of animation that I still have to this day.

So when I heard the announcement for Jellystone's Crisis on Infinite Mirths special it got me wondering-wait what is a Cartoon Network show? Now that might seem like an easy answer: "Its a show that was on Cartoon Network," but as I delved deeper into the question there appeared a great amount of context that seemed to go all over the map. I'm sure that there are people more versed in the content that may see this as common sense knowledge. So this is post for people like me-the average enjoyers of animation who want to understand more and have greater context about a channel they may have a soft spot for and want to be better informed when the question is asked, "what is a Cartoon Network show?"

(Yes I did make a spreadsheet on this one. This wasn't a task I took lightly)

So before we really get into the weeds of everything, I do want to make sure we're all on the same page: Cartoon Network is a television channel which is aired in multiple countries around the world which is overseen by the parent company of The Cartoon Network Inc. Which itself is owned by the mega conglomerate that is Warner Bros Discovery. The Cartoon Network Inc. Owns various production companies to make original content the primary ones being Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera Europe, and Williams Street. The network itself is broken up into several blocks such as Cartoonito (An early morning block aimed at pre school children) and Adult Swim (An evening block aimed at 18+ individuals). With (At the time I am writing this) the 6 AM to 5PM being aimed at kids 6-12 years old and being considered "Cartoon Network" hours.

So with all the terminology out of the way, lets address the obvious answer of "a Cartoon Network show is a show that aired on Cartoon Network" I would say that interpretation is a bit reductive. Sorta like calling every game that's been on a Nintendo console a "Nintendo game." While not necessarily wrong, it does conflate the idea that the third party games are the same as the first party ones, which also makes a lot of misinformation very possible. Cartoon Network like Nickelodeon, Disney and many other channels can have original programming and acquired programming. Original programming being shows made for and existing solely on this network while acquired programming may be shows or movies that a company is pay broadcasting rights for. You see this a lot in foreign programming. Obviously the various anime that air on Toonami are not creations for Cartoon Network nor produced by them.

However, I think there is some interesting things that would be considered acquired programming on Cartoon Network. Because now we have to talk about why Cartoon Network exists in the first place and that's Hanna-Barbera.

Without Hanna-Barbera there would be no Cartoon Network. Plain and simple. The channel was founded with the intent of housing the animated library of Hanna-Barbera (Along with classic Luney Toons shorts from the 40s) when Ted Turner successfully acquired the studio. Now the thing to remember is Cartoon Network was made in the early 90s, while Hanna-Barbera shorts had existed since the 50s in various forms of syndication. Usually on ABC.

As such these shows like Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry etc. Wouldn't be considered original programming for the network. But it would be a division of Hanna-Barbera that would become what we know today as Cartoon Network Studios, which would begin creating shorts for "What a Cartoon!" Which would in turn become the seeds for Cartoon Network's first original programming.

Speaking of acquired programming, I'm sure if you're of a certain age group you probably remember Warner Bros other network that contained original animation-The WB. And probably more famous its animation block, Kids WB.

Now the reason for the creation of The WB is itself a massive business interests and experiments in network television and policies of the Federal Communications Commission, so I simply want to get into its well known kids programming block, Kids WB that actually served as an outlet for shows created by Warner Bros Animation. Such as

Animaniacs

Pinky and the Brain

Freakazoid!

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

Superman: The Animated Series

Road Rovers

Waynehead

The New Batman Adventures

Histeria

Batman Beyond

Detention

¡Mucha Lucha!

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Ozzy & Drix

Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island

Loonatics Unleashed

Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!

Now, you may be seeing some of those names and wondering, "Wait wasn't that on Cartoon Network though?" Which yes, many of these shows would come to Cartoon Network especially in the wake of the WB's own tumultuous history that would eventually see it become one half of what we know todays as The CW. However, many of these shows weren't made to be aired on Cartoon Network, but rather to air on the The WB, which while both were owned by the greater Warner Media parent company, these were acquired programming. I can personally attest to reruns on the Cartoon Network being my exposure to shows like Freakazoid and Superman the animated series and The WB in turn actually had aired some programming from Cartoon Network such as Samurai Jack and Powerpuff Girls. And because these properties are all owned by the same parent company it actually makes the water more muddy on what is "Cartoon Network show." Made even more complicated by the fact that Hanna-Barbera the production company as we know it would be absorbed into Warner Bros Animation in 2001.

We are not talking simply about getting Pokemon because some broadcasting money was exchanged to air in America, we're actually talking about programming that the channel itself was founded on rerunning and playing reruns made by a sister network in the bigger Warner Television umbrella.

As such, while I don't think the "If it aired on Cartoon Network, its a cartoon Network show" is an interpretation I agree with, I can see where there's a shared level of DNA in some of the programs that makes it harder to separate the two.

This actually leads us to another potential answer for what is a Cartoon Network show, "Its a show made by Cartoon Network Studios."

Now as previously mentioned, Turner would acquire Hanna-Barbera and at the time Hanna-Barbera was still making new shows by the time Cartoon Network was started. Such as The New Adventures of Captain Planet, 2 Stupid Dogs, and SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron. But these shows would actually end up debuting and airing on TBS, another Turner/Warner Television Arm. But now we return to that newly formed division in Hanna-Barbera studios known as Cartoon Network Studios. This studio was primarily made for making original programing for What a Cartoon! which would lead to the creation of some of the earliest Cartoon Cartoons.

Johnny Bravo

Cow and Chicken

I Am Weasel

Power Puff Girls

And of course the big one, Dexter's Laboratory.

In fact, when you look back on it, Dexter's Lab is structured similarly to an old school Hanna-Barbera show. Where you'd have say the Huckleberry Hound Show, but you'd have various segments one being the Huckleberry Hound segment, but then having a segment focusing on Hockey Wolf, and a segment with Pixie, Dixie and Mr Jinks. In the case of Dexter's Lab, an episode could contain a Dexter segment then go into Dial M for Monkey or The Justice Friends.

However, these weren't really considered "Cartoon Network Studios" as we in the early 2000s probably remember it. As these productions were still made by Hanna-Barbera for the first few seasons with Cartoon Network Studios being a studio in name only at the time. Probably why you may remember older Dexter episodes ending with the Hanna-Barbera logo then followed up by the Cartoon Network Studios logo in later seasons.

Now if we went strictly by Cartoon Network Studios being what makes a Cartoon Network show (Including the previous five shows mentioned) and originally aired on Cartoon Network then that leaves us with:

Now some eagle eyed viewers may have noticed that this list has some noticeable absences. Such as Courage the Cowardly Dog, Codename Kids Next Door, The Amazing World of Gumball, Teen Titans, and one of my favorite Cartoons of all time, Ed Edd n Eddy. And well the simple answer is that they weren't made by Cartoon Network Studios. Ed Edd n Eddy was made by a.k.a Cartoon and Funbag Animation Studios. Kids Next Door like Sheep in the Big City was made by Curious Pictures. And Courage the Cowardly Dog was made by Stretch Films (Though both Courage and Kids Next Door would have their pilots developed in Hanna-Barbera).

Gumball was made by Hanna-Barbera Europe which is a production company under the Cartoon Network Inc parent, but is again technically not made by CN Studios. Teen Titans is another product of Warner Bros Animation same with Teen Titans Go. Kinda funny that a show that for a time basically controlled the channel wasn't even made by CN Studios. Even the first ever original exclusive show made for the Cartoon Network, The Moxy Show, wouldn't count under this definition as it was made by Colossal Pictures.

There's also the fact that some shows made by Cartoon Network Studios are exclusive to Adult Swim such as Primal and some to the pre-school block of Cartoonito. Now these may actually be more rare than you would first think as really only Jessica's Big Little World was made by CN Studios for Cartoonito, while Adult swim actually has its own interesting background.

You see, Cartoon Network's earliest adult animation was the animated parody talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Which utilized the classic Hanna-Barbera character as a surrealist spoof of late night talk shows. These would be produced not under the banner of Hanna-Barbera or Cartoon Network Studios, but actually under the name Ghost Planet Industries. This production arm would eventually become The Cartoon Network Inc in house production company for adult animation known as Williams Street. So most shows you might watch on Adult Swim these days are by Williams Street. However, with the fifth season of Samurai Jack, you being to notice that Cartoon Network Studios became more comfortable producing shows that would air in the evening time slot of Adult Swim.

(Also this is a complete side tangent, I didn't want to include failed pilots within this list as it would feel like unnecessary bloat, but I wanted to highlight Korgoth of Barbaria made by Aaron Springer with animation made by Genndy Tartakovsky, which was sadly never picked due to the production cost, would be repackaged as a special on Adult Swim. And this was a co production with Cartoon Network. Like wow. Like wow! I know we have Primal on the list, but its kinda just a bit of trivia I like)

So while they're made by CN Studios, they were not shows accessible to CN's usual demographic time slot.

And that's not even beginning to scratch co-productions Cartoon Network Studios has been involved with over the years. Such as the Star Wars Clone Wars series made by Genndy Tartakovsky or transformers Animated which obviously the Star Wars and Transformers IP isn't owned by Warner Bros. Same with Mixels. But then there's shows such as Villainous and Jorel's Brothers which are actually originally properties made with the Latin American Branches of Cartoon Network. Villainous itself relishes in so many Cartoon Network cameos.

And then there's the CN Real shows which... Yeah I think its not Gatekeeping of me to say they don't count.

And of course there are shows that while made by Cartoon Network Studios would actually end up either being web exclusive or go straight to HBO Max like Get' Em Tommy, Tig n' Seek, and The Fungies! There's also the many, many shorts, pilots, and pilot movies produced by Cartoon Network Studios like Welcome to My Life, Party Wagon, and Fire Breather.

It's a lot. And I get why some people really want to simply it. But it's also why I think simply saying a "Cartoon Network show is a show made by the Studio" you're leaving out several shows, some of which icons of the network. And some CN Studios shows just never had a chance to be part of the Network in the same way. This isn't a question that can be easily simplified like that.

So maybe the answer is "A Cartoon Network shows is a Cartoon Cartoon?" Yeah, afterall Ed, Edd n Eddy are considered Cartoon Cartoons even if they weren't made by CN Studios. Heck, look at competitor Nickelodeon who dubs all their various animated works produced "Nicktoons." Surely, Cartoon Network can do the same, right? Well you see, unlike Nicktoons which became an overall term for all their original programming (and honestly much easier to do research on), Cartoon Cartoons specifically referred to a programming block which then became the collective brand name of the shows that aired between 1996-2009 (Ending with Ed Edd n Eddy). But even then some CN Originals made during that time weren't recognized as Cartoon Cartoons like Samurai Jack. Nor were shows like The Moxy Show recognized retroactively.

The Cartoon Cartoons were:

Dexter's Laboratory

Johnny Bravo

Cow and Chicken

I Am Weasel

The Powerpuff Girls

Ed, Edd n Eddy

Mike, Lu & Og

Courage the Cowardly Dog

Sheep in the Big City

Time Squad

Grim & Evil (Eventually Split into The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne)

Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?

Codename: Kids Next Door

So really the term Cartoon Cartoons is honestly an exclusive club for a specific set of shows on a specific programming block. That even itself doesn't cover every Cartoon Network show even for a specific era as there are absences from even that. So while Cartoon Cartoons are Cartoon Network shows, not every Cartoon Network Show is a Cartoon Cartoon.

Well then maybe a Cartoon Network show is a show that had to originally aired on Cartoon Network and was exclusive to only it?

With this definition we're abled to include many of the CN Studios shows everyone is popularly aware of while being able to include shows made outside of CN Studios like various Cartoon Cartoons, Warner Bros Animation shows and Hanna-Barbera Europe.

That said, this would exclude things like the shows from The WB and Hanna-Barbera back catalogue, and the Looney Tunes shorts. While Boomerang has become the home for all the classic Hanna-Barbera programing, you can still see the reverence that CN has for its roots from cameos in CN Originals and CN City to new iterations of these shows airing on Cartoon Network like the Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, The Looney Tunes Show, and Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated.

Speaking of Boomerang, while also another channel owned by WBD Television, many of the Cartoon Network shows have migrated over to. Thus not really making them all that exclusive anymore As well, this definition would also include CN Real programs which... yeah umm not sure about that. No matter what Cartoon Network is for Cartoons.

So even this isn't quite a perfect definition. Neither would be using the HBO Max section labeled Cartoon Network because its obviously and incomplete record that has erased so many shows from its catalogue.

So if all these don't work, then what does? What is a Cartoon Network show? Well... Maybe it's not something that fits in with an objective empirical definition. It may sound corny, but Cartoon Network shows always felt like a family to me. In a way that made this sort of recognizable brand between many of its shows even if all of them were very different in their themes, styles, and humor. I think that's why CN City is so in the minds of people, because you took all these varying characters and made a world where none feel out of place. And it wasn't just Cartoon Network characters, you had the classic Looney Tunes and even goddamn Captain Planet roaming around with all these younger shows.

There's even been recent efforts to enforce this cohesion. As the CMYK/Redraw Your World era. Mixing together this color coding with all these various characters and designs to make them all "fit" together so to speak.

Obviously, Im being a bit flowery here. Im sure Cartoon Network and Warner Bros legal team could probably give you an extensive copyright list which they hold and what can be used, but I still think there is value in this being an answer that you can come up with yourself.

And to me, Cartoon Network represents one of the most important channels in animated television. At its highest and even at its lowest. Cartoon Network was the place of creating cartoons, a place where in the short existence of creator driven network television animation, so many legends were born. This was a channel that really brought out so much creativity from talented people that were inspired by the classic animated shows of the golden age who are inspiring new creators even to this day. That shouldn't be forgotten. That shouldn't be erased. Whether unfitted or seasonal rot, this family of cartoons deserves to be remembered.

This is just me, but this is what I would consider Cartoon Network shows. Shows that were made for CN regardless of being CN Studios, Hanna-Barbera Europe, or Warner Bros Animation. The WB, TBS, Adult Swim stuff? That's more off in its own little corner. Cousins of CN almost.

And I guess I turn the question to you, So... What is A Cartoon Network show?

Well that got a bit heavier at the end. But I hope you enjoyed this. I didn't want it to be a big think piece like some of my more recent discussion post. And I didn't just want it to be me making a list without some thoughtful context. If you enjoyed this please give a like or a reblog, I've been trying to do more fun projects on Tumblr recently that go out of my usual postings.

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sloopjohnpizzanose · 5 months ago

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I feel like I haven't followed any blogs enough. Especially non-Ranfren blogs. I'd love to share other non-Ranfren related posts too! :D if you have other socials, drop them on the comments :D

You may still let me follow you even if you're into Ranfren :)

Reblog if you like/love the following:

✲ Literature:

Specifics: ➝ Cormac McCarthy

✲ Music:

Specifics: Classic Rock (and other artists too. But I mostly like): ➝ The Beach Boys Country / Southern Gothic (and other artists too. But I mostly like): ➝ Zach Bryan ➝ Tyler Childers ➝ Sturgill Simpson ➝ Colter Wall ➝ The Dead South

✲ Animation:

➝ Hanna-Barbera (Scooby-Doo, Flintstones, Jetsons, Yogi Bear, etc. - even the most obscure cartoons they have made) ➝ Kid Cosmic

✲ Webseries:

➝ Ranfren

✲ Other:

➝ Southern Gothic ➝ Westerns ➝ anything 50s, 60s, 70s related ➝ American Frontier/ Wild West history

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blood-and-pizza · 5 months ago

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I've long since come to the realization that Freddy Fazbear isn't the first bear I was obsessed with in my life. There have been many other bears before him, and I'd like to talk about that if I may.

I was born in 1985, so Care Bears was definitely around then. I mostly watched the cartoons growing up. I didn't own any Care Bear dolls or merch. Instead, my big obsession as a toddler was a different bear.

Teddy Ruxpin was my religion as a toddler. I watched the cartoon and had all the VHS tapes. I had Teddy and his tapes and books, and I even had his best friend, Grubby. The lore of Teddy Ruxpin's world fascinated me. It still does. I genuinely wish I could reboot the cartoon personally so it can finally get more than one season. Oh, and I had a Baby Teddy Ruxpin doll that talked when you squeezed its hand. Dad told me the only way he could tell I was asleep at night was when Baby Teddy stopped talking.

I also watched The Muppets a great deal growing up. Poor Fozzie Bear. I related to him because he tried so hard to please people, and he got heckled and bullied for it. Imagine being an autistic little girl in the 90's, when you were undiagnosed because autism wasn't widely recognized or understood back then, and you're desperately trying to figure out the illogical and insane culture of neurotypicals. You bend over backwards trying to please everyone, but no matter how hard you try, no matter what you say, no matter how desperately you stand up for yourself, everyone sees you as a crybaby, a joke, and a target for abuse. Maybe that sounds really heavy, and it is. The point I'm making is that little me was really going through it, so when I saw Fozzie getting heckled or abused, I saw myself in him and really hated seeing him suffer. Also, I LOVED Muppet Babies and the early Muppet movies as a kid. I had Muppet Babies toys as a child, including a Christmas-themed Baby Fozzie I got from McDonald's.

Yogi Bear was another bear I genuinely liked. I remember the disaster that was "Yo! Yogi". If you don't know what that show is, prepare yourself for the most painfully 90's cashgrab cartoon ever produced. I prefer classic Yogi shorts and any old Hanna Barbera films that feature him. I'm still not sure what the deal is with Boo Boo. Why is he so small? Anyway... I've watched some of the Jellystone series and really like how they treat ALL the characters on that show, including Yogi. I need to catch up on that series...

Being a 90's kid, of COURSE I watched Gummi Bears as a kid. That theme song slapped! And I loved pretending to drink Gummi berry juice and "bouncing" around the room. My favorite character back then was Gruffy. For some reason, he reminded me of my father... or what I wished my father could be. I know that might sound silly. I haven't watched Gummi Bears in a very long time. I don't know how I'd feel about Gruffi now... I do know, however, that even as a child, I found Gusto Gummi very attractive. I have no comments on the others since I can't remember a damn thing.

Another Disney cartoon I was very obsessed with was Darkwing Duck. For a good chunk of my life, I was in the Darkwing Duck fandom. There is a bear character on that show who I'm actually secretly fond of... Vladimir Goudenov Gryzlikoff is a bear with a Russian accent, and the chief agent of SHUSH, personally assisting Chief J. Gander Hooter and even standing in for him when need be. He, as a stickler for proper SHUSH procedure, exists solely to be a pain in the ass for wildcard Darkwing Duck. Darkwing, of course, is a pain in the ass to him in return. BOTH are equally stubborn men who actually make a decent team when they cooperate. They're amazing foils for each other. I guess you could say they're frenemies? Yeah.

Those are all the bears I can think of off the top of my head. If I remember any others, I'll follow up with another post.

#not fnaf #the mod speaks #fictional bears #personal #care bears #gummi bears #darkwing duck #teddy ruxpin #the muppets #muppet babies #yogi bear #hanna barbera

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thatcartoonnetworkblog · 5 months ago

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Cartoon Network Friday Spotlight: Yogi Bear- “Bear for Punishment”

The Huckleberry Hound Show became Hanna-Barbera’s first major hit, but Yogi Bear arguably took Huck’s spot at being their first superstar (not counting Tom and Jerry, of course), which is why he switched to his own show after two seasons of being tagged with Huck and Pixie and Dixie.

While The Yogi Bear Show has its share of classic segments with the bear, a lot of his best material comes from Huckleberry Hound, and this is a solid example. Here, Yogi and Boo Boo wake up from hibernation and are mighty hungry, but they struggle to score from guests at the park. Their luck turns around when they meet a magician who agrees to turn the bears invisible, which allows Yogi to indulge in his insatiable appetite.

Pretty wild stuff, right? Of course, Boo Boo isn’t crazy about the idea, being the voice of reason, but largely goes along anyway. And of course, things don’t totally go well by the end of the episode, but hey, that’s a Yogi Bear cartoon for you. At least we get a few good laughs here.

#yogi bear #the huckleberry hound show #hanna barbera #cartoon network #friday spotlight

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jessequinones · 1 year ago

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Writing Lesson: Remembering the Past

I moved from the United States of America to Australia and since then I’ve tried to rewatch some cartoons from my childhood, mainly ones from either Cartoon Network or Boomerang and I can't find them. They're not on any streaming services and I can’t buy physical copies because they’re extremely expensive. Sure Tubi might have some old cartoons such as Popeye or the original Superman, but I didn’t grow up with them. I wanted to rewatch cartoons from the 60s-early 2000s, shows such as The Jetsons, Flintstones, Yogi Bear, the original Animaniacs, Dexters Laboratory, you get the picture.

So why am I bringing all of this up when it comes to writing? Well it got me thinking that yes, while these shows were racist, and aged like milk being left out in the sun, I would argue that it’s still important to rewatch them. Not just for nostalgia shake but as a writer it’s a good idea to remember the past so we don’t repeat it.

I know, “if you don’t remember the past you’ll be doomed to repeat it” but the thing about that saying is, it’s not actually wrong, but I think it get’s overused so no one understands why we say it.

Stories change and evolve over time. The stories we read and were told as kids, might not be the same ones we tell our children because it doesn’t work for them and that’s ok. Stories are supposed to evolve over the years because they show that we as humans are evolving as well. However, if we start to no longer show the past what lessons can we learn to improve?

You see history is a funny thing, if we know our history and the lessons it brings we can do stuff to avoid making the same mistakes as the previous generations. However, if the previous generation's mistakes are lost in time, how can we avoid them if we don’t know what those mistakes are to begin with?

That’s what the saying means. Remember the mistakes our parents, grandparents, great grandparents and so on so we don’t make those same mistakes. This is one of the reasons why every couple of generations society seems to go backwards since the mistakes of the past are being forgotten or ignored and we do them again.

Now I’m not one of those people who think we should stay in the past, life was better back in the old days because let’s be honest, it wasn’t. We were just kids and didn’t understand how the world works. I think we should be able to tell new stories while also not wiping the old ones from existence just because the old ones no longer make money. Of course, they aren’t going to make money the people who like old things are old and there'll always be fewer old people compared to younger ones.

All I'm saying is that if we could keep the old stuff available for as long as possible, we should try and do so. Is the past embarrassing and racist? Yes, but so are we. As a society, many stories are being told that I already know aren’t going to age well in the next couple of decades but we shouldn’t forget about them. Keep learning, keep improving, keep being better.

If you want to reread some old books as a bit of a history project I got some for you. "The Giving Tree", "Gone with the Wind", "Lolita" (my god is that a bad story, why was that ever popular?) "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "Stranger in a Strange Land". I could go on but those are some classic stories that it would be best not to forget about them. It’s important to understand why they were popular and what newer lessons we can get from them.

I also understand history for most people is kind of a boring subject, and while I don’t have advice on how to make learning fun. Perhaps if you’re a writer, and don’t want to read some old books in the genre you writing in, there might be a Youtube video you could put on or something? I’m not asking anyone to do a ten-page history report, just to try and remember some of the mistakes that were being taught in the old days so we could create new and more progressive ones instead of just repeating the same mistakes and never moving forward.

#writing #writeblr #book #books #history #writers of tumblr #authors of tumblr #bookblr #the giving tree #Stranger in a strange land #gone with the wind #The adventures of Huckleberry Finn #mark twain #writing lessons #the jetsons #the flintstones #dexters laboratory #yogi bear #animaniacs

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taehyungfirst · 10 months ago

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What are your top 5 airport Taehyung looks?

HI GREAT QUESTION

Number 1: THEEEE Vante look, no matter how many years pass by, I will always love this look so much, it’s quintessentially Taehyung.

Number 2: I am actually a big fan of fluffy haired with a three piece suit Taehyung going to an airport. The duality of a man. I loved his classic style.

Number 3: I liked this look but it’s mostly because of the meaning of it: the yogi bear jacket (“half the lies they tell about me are not true”) and the scarf with the circus and the audience all around. The timing of it all, just really liked this look.

Number 4: Putting them together because it’s in my “rockstar Taehyung” folder 🤭

Number 5: MY SILLY PRETTY BOY HE WAS SO SMALL (also I love when he wears leopard print)

Some honorable mentions: the leopard print shirt look he got when he went to paris fw, some knitted tops he got in Layover era, some 2019 looks where he was obsessed with dark green, that one look where he got BIG sweater paws while the rest of bts was dressed total black, some shirt he wore when he was younger, A LOOK WHERE HE LOOKS LIKE A TEDDY BEAR I love the brown looks 🫂🤎🤍🤎🤍

What about yours?

#do you agree with my top 5?#taehyung #ask #bts

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avegetariancannibal · 2 years ago

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The Despondent Penguin Happy Again

Hannibal Hannipenguin Lecter the 8th missed his daughter. Abigail had left for college, off to study classical metallurgy and to eat a few classmates, following in the murderous avian flipper steps of both her biological father and adopted father, to varying degrees.

Hannibal was feeling utterly lost and began to exhibit subtle signs of his despondency around his townhouse in the Cannimal Sanctuary.

He waddled up to Will Mongoose, who was getting dressed for work at the FBI (Fannibal Bureau of Investigation) which involved putting on a lot more corduroy than mongooses usually wear.

Hannibal tugged on Will’s tail. “I am informing you that my period of despondency for the day is about to begin. I shall be sighing and sitting despondently at the harpsichord.”

Will gave him a little smooch on his head. “Have a good day, dear.”

And just like that, Will left.

Hannibal was in the midst of rearranging a piece by Bach when he noticed Will had left his lunch behind! He packed it into a beautifully crafted reed basket and headed out the door, happy to have something to do beyond missing Abigail and plucking at the harpsichord.

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Hannibal padded down the halls of the FBI with the perfectly adorable basket containing Will’s lunch clutched in the tips of his even more adorable flippers.

“What brings you by?” Jack the Bear asked, following at his side.

Hannibal continued padding in the direction of Will’s office. “My darling mongoose left his lunch at home so I’m bringing it to him.”

Jack looked suspicious as he eyed the basket. “It’s not made of people again, is it?”

“There’s a little bit of people in it,” Hannibal said. Jack frowned at him, so he hurried to explain. “But it’s from leftovers that were in the freezer! You know as well as I do that food waste at the Sanctuary is at criminally high levels.”

Jack sighed. “That is true,” he said. “But that’s at least in part because you keep throwing away all the M&Ms and Doritos from the FBI break room.”

Hannibal shuddered. “My husband was coming home with cheesy orange paws every other night and little rainbow poops on the nights in between! What’s a fastidious penguin to do?”

“You could just mind your own business,” Jack suggested.

Hannibal gasped with indignation. “How could you think my mongoose’s dietary habits aren’t my business?”

They reached Will’s office. Hannibal’s attention was immediately drawn to the trash bin full of woven reed baskets. By the smell of them, they were still filled with the lunches Hannibal had made for him for at least the past week! Why hadn’t his mongoose been eating them??

Jack clapped his paws together. “Ooh, trash!” He began rifling through the lunches like a delirious Yogi Bear. A tarte Tatin made with heirloom apples disappeared into his ursine maw.

Will was nowhere to be seen, but there were empty coffee cups all over his desk. And they smelled like the remnants of cheap, store-brand coffee. Horrible! Was nobody at the FBI bothering to make siphon coffee for Will? Or at least some pour-over coffee. Dear God, what were their taxes at the Sanctuary even going for?!

Hannibal burst into tears. “Who made this terrible coffee?”

“I believe Brian makes it,” Jack said. A dish of people-sausage cassoulet joined the apple tarte. “I remember Will saying he likes how strong Brian makes the coffee.”

“I knew it,” Hannibal said. “That little mouse has been after my mongoose for years!”

Hannibal stomped down the hall toward the breakroom. Well, he stomped as well as he could with his penguin physique, which meant it was more of a speedy waddle with the occasional hop and stumble with annoyed honks. Frankly, it was extremely cute and didn’t convey quite the sense of jealous rage that Hannibal was aiming for. Jack followed him with a basket clutched in each paw.

Upon finally arriving at the breakroom, Hannibal saw two-thirds of Team Sassy Science slowly filling the coffee pot by carrying thimbles of water from the sink to the machine’s reservoir. But where was that utter fiend, Brian?

Ah! There he was! His whole body was inside a giant can of coffee, using his back feet to kick the grounds into the filter.

“I know what you’re up to!” Hannibal shouted. “You conniving rodent!”

Brian peered over the edge of the can. He shook grounds off his whiskers. “I’m making coffee,” he said. “What’s so conniving about that?”

“We’re making coffee,” Beverly corrected him.

“Yeah, all of us,” Jimmy chimed in. “We’re kind of a team.”

Beverly and Jimmy high-fived each other with their minuscule paws.

“You’re trying to woo my mongoose,” Hannibal said. He tried to hop up onto the counter, but flopped onto the floor. He really needed to get back into his exercise routine. He’d really been ignoring his fitness amid all his despondency since Abigail flew the nest. He pulled out the drawers and used them to climb up onto the counter. He pointed at Brian. “You’ve been seducing him with your special coffee.”

Brian blushed. “Everyone usually hates my coffee. I mean, it’s full of mouse poop.”

Jack, who had been in the middle of taking a sip to wash down his apple tarte, spit coffee everywhere like a decorative fountain.

Hannibal pulled Brian out of the can of coffee. “What?!”

“I wasn’t doing it on purpose!” Brian protested. “It’s just that mice poop a lot! It just ends up everywhere. In fact, I’m pooping in your flipper right now.”

Hannibal dropped him. “Ewwwwwwwww! Ewwwwww hew hew hew!”

Brian dusted himself off and rolled his eyes. “Oh, don’t act all superior, you little cannibal!”

“You know,” Beverly said. “I do recall hearing Will say that going to see the new warthogs who just moved into the sanctuary.”

“What’s he doing there?” Jack wondered. “The warthogs are in quarantine because they’re infested with ticks.”

Beverly shrugged. “He said they reminded him of home. Warthogs practically raised him, you know.”

“They have warthogs in New Orleans?” Hannibal asked. He shakes himself out. “Never mind that! I must get to the warthog quarantine!”

Much to Hannibal’s dismay, everyone followed him across the Cannimal Sanctuary to the quarantine zone. Much to Hannibal’s even greater dismay, the red fox Freddie Lounds was already there. She was skulking around outside the gate with a camera that had a long-range lens as long as her tail. She was photographing a small group of warthogs who were all snoozing on a patch of scrubby grass, basking in the sun. A sign on the entrance read: WARNING! TICK INFESTATION! PROCEED WITH CAUTION. There was no sign of Will.

Hannibal marched-waddled up to Freddie. “And just what interest does a sleazy reporter have in warthogs?”

“What are warthogs even doing at the Cannimal Sanctuary?” Jimmy wondered.

“We’re holding onto them for the zoo,” Jack said. “We had the room after we turned Hannibal’s old prison into a quarantine facility.”

Hannibal gasped. “What if you need to arrest me again before the warthogs leave?”

“We’ll just toss you in there with them,” Jack said.

Hannibal gasped five more times, each gasp more indignant than the last.

“Anyway,” Freddie said. “I’m here to get the scoop on Will Graham’s latest crimes.” She took some pictures of the sleeping warthogs. “Oh, I've got him red-handed this time!”

Hannibal was shocked. “Infidelity is a crime?”

Freddie frowned. “What on earth are you talking about?”

“Will has been ignoring my lunches,” Hannibal said, showing her the full basket still clutched in his flippers. “What other excuse could there be?”

Now the red fox rolled her eyes. “He’s not cheating on you, you little water bird! Look!”

She handed him her camera, gesturing at him to look through the lens to get a telescopic view of the warthogs.

Hannibal squinted and focused. At first he saw only the dusty brown hogs with their twisted tusks. But as he watched, he began to make out the lithe form of his beloved mongoose as he scampered over their snoozing bodies. His fur was remarkably well-disguised. He was barely visible even as Hannibal focused on him.

“See?” Freddie whispered. “He’s a remorseless killer!”

“Everybody already knows he’s a killer,” Hannibal said, pushing the camera back into Freddie’s dainty paws. “He’s a mongoose! It’s not news anymore!”

“Keep watching,” Freddie said, shoving the camera back at him.

Hannibal peered through the lens once more.

Will was perched on a sleeping warthog’s back. He used his paws to scoop up shiny, round little blobs from the creature’s back. He popped them into his mouth and closed his eyes in bliss as he crunched up whatever they were.

“Are those M&Ms?” Hannibal asked. He raised his voice and squawked. “Are you eating M&Ms again? You know they’re full of artificial dyes and subpar chocolate!”

Will opened his eyes at the sound of Hannibal’s squawks. He hurried to swallow his mouthful like a dog trying to conceal evidence of its garbage diving.

“They’re not M&Ms,” Will shouted back. “I… I’m just volunteering to clean the warthogs.”

“Cleaning the warthogs?” Hannibal wondered. “How on earth is he cleaning the warthogs? There isn’t even a tub there, like the one he uses for the dogs.”

“That’s my news,” Freddie said. “He’s been murdering dozens, if not hundreds, of ticks every day!”

Hannibal blinked a few times. He looked through the lens and realized that Will was indeed not eating M&Ms. He was gorging himself on…

“Ticks,” Hannibal mumbled. His tummy roiled. Team Sassy Science climbed up onto his wings to look through the lens. “Eww!”

“He’s remorseless,” Freddie said, eyes gleaming with triumph. “And now the whole Sanctuary is gonna know about it!”

“Eating ticks isn’t a crime,” Jack said. “Ticks are generally considered nuisances, Lounds. In fact, everyone’s gonna be glad Will ate all those ticks.”

“Not everyone,” Hannibal corrected him.

He brushed off the mice and squeezed himself through the bars of the gate. He hop-flopped over to Will on his throne of infested warthogs.

Will scampered off the warthogs. “Babe, I know you try to get me to eat healthier, or at least more deliciously, but—Wait, why am I apologizing? I did nothing wrong! I mean, I guess it was gross, but not wrong.”

“But is something wrong with my cooking?” Hannibal asked with a sniffle. “I saw all the lunch baskets in your office. Discarded! Without a thought!”

“I was craving something crunchy,” Will said. “And the break room has been out of snacks for days!”

Hannibal held up the basket in his little wing and gave it an indignant shake. “I made finger sandwiches for your lunch! They’re full of crunchy, crunchy finger bones!”

Will took a sandwich from the basket and bit into it. “It's delicious, babe. Very crunchy.”

Hannibal sighed. “Would it help if I made you some food from your home? I know quite a few New Orleans recipes, actually!”

“I was born in Mauritania,” Will said. “Just like my warthog parents. When they got shipped to a zoo in New Orleans, I ended up getting shipped with them. I don’t suppose you know any Mauritanian dishes?”

“I don’t,” Hannibal said. “But I’m happy to learn! Oh, this went much better than I feared. I mean, it was considerably grosser because of the ticks, but I was afraid you were having an affair.”

“Never,” Will said. They rubbed their cheeks together to reaffirm their bond.

“Ugh.” Hannibal was overcome by a powerful shudder. “I feel like I’m covered with ticks.”

“Don’t worry,” Will said. He took the lunch basket in one paw and held onto Hannibal’s flipper in the other. They headed for the gate together. “If you do get infested, I promise I’ll eat them off of you.”

Hannibal tittered with excitement—not only at the prospect of Will personally grooming him in the tradition of his homeland, but at the thought of learning lots and lots of new recipes! He’d never cooked Mauritanian food before. It certainly sounded more fun than sighing despondently over his harpsichord all day.

He wondered if any of the people meat left in the freezer would be good in the new recipes…

The end.

(thank you to @byk23 for creating such adorable characters and letting me borrow them on occasion)

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#cannimals #hannibal #hannigram #my fic #cw arachnophobia #cw pooping

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