Adult Swim Wikipedia. Adult Swim stylized as adult swim is the adult oriented nighttime programming block of American childrens cable network, Cartoon Network, that operates daily from 8 0. President Trump loves Twitter. Its a direct streamofconsciousness rant about whatever pops into his mind or onto cable TV at any given second. But here at. Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly. TM Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. AdultSwim. com is part of Turner Entertainment Digital which is part of the Turner. Video1/v4/f7/cd/b7/f7cdb712-366c-bd4b-8a41-04aab2fffd76/source/1200x630bb.jpg' alt='Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters The Movie High Quality ' title='Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters The Movie High Quality ' />Eastern and Pacific Time. It is programmed by Williams Street Productions, a subsidiary of Turner, which also developed two other programming blocks for Cartoon Network Toonami which later became a block on Adult Swim in 2. Miguzi. The block gets its name from a phrase used by public swimming pools in the United States to label designated times when children are restricted from using the facilities in favor of adults. Debuting in 2. 00. Adult Swim serves as the nighttime identity of Cartoon Network, and was established as alternative programming during the late night hours when Cartoon Networks primary target audience, children between the ages of 71. Much of Adult Swims general content is known for their experimental, risqu, unorthodox, crude, dry, and improvisational humor, along with purposefully cheap looking animation, and often bizarre presentation. In 2. 00. 5, the block was granted its own Nielsen ratings report from Cartoon Network due to targeting a separate demographic. The block features stylistically varied animated and live action shows including original programming, syndicated series mainly consisting of Fox animated programming, short films, original video animation, and anime, generally with minimal or no editing for content. In the United States, Adult Swim has frequently aired adult animation features, anime, mockumentaries, sketch comedy, live action, and pilots. Shows may have sexual themes, frank sexual discussion, nudity, strong language, and graphic violence in other words, programs that would be deemed inappropriate if aired during the day on Cartoon Network, when children would be watching. While the network features comedic and dramatic programs of all types, many of its programs are aesthetically experimental, transgressive, improvised, and surrealist in nature. Adult Swim has contracted with various studios known for their productions in absurd and shock comedy. As with Cartoon Network, Adult Swims reach through various services totals 9. American households. Historyedit2. Creation and developmenteditCartoon Networks original head programmer Mike Lazzo conceived3 and continues to operate Adult Swim. The block grew out of Cartoon Networks previous attempts at airing content appropriate for teenagers and young adults who might be watching the channel after 1. ETPT. The network began experimenting with its late night programming by airing anthology shows like Toon. Heads, The Bob Clampett Show, The Tex Avery Show, Late Night Black and White, and O, Canada, which all presented uncensored classic cartoon shorts. In numerous interviews, it has been stated that at the time, one third of Cartoon Networks audience were adults. During the 1. Foxs hit show The Simpsons. This was followed by a trend of other adult oriented animated shows, such as King of the Hill, Liquid Television, Cartoon Sushi, Beavis and Butt Head, The Head, The Maxx, on Flux, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Brothers Grunt, Daria, South Park, Bob and Margaret, Fish Police, Capitol Critters, Family Dog, Spicy City, The Critic, Duckman Private DickFamily Man, The PJs, Stressed Eric, Celebrity Deathmatch, Invasion America, TV Funhouse, Dilbert, Todd Mc. Farlanes Spawn, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Home Movies, The Oblongs, Baby Blues, Futurama, and Family Guy. The Ren Stimpy Show and Rockos Modern Life were two other popular and heavily influential cartoons although these latter two series were technically created for children, they had many adult themes, giving them wide appeal across all age groups. Download Full Fantasia 2000. Space Ghost Coast to Coast, one of Cartoon Networks first forays into original programming, was created in 1. The series was created by Mike Lazzos Ghost Planet Industries, which eventually became Williams Street Studios, the eventual producers and programmers of Adult Swim. Between 4 0. 0 am and 5 0. December 2. 1, and December 3. Space Ghost Coast to Coast was on hiatus, several new Williams Street series made unannounced stealth premieres. Sealab 2. 02. 1, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Brak Show all premiered unannounced 91. Special Programming. Prior to that in Entertainment Weekly it stated that Michael Ouweleens next project was working on the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Pilot with J. J. Sedelmaier. 1. In a 1. 99. 9 interview, the indie pop rock band Calamine stated they had recorded the theme song for Sealab 2. Swimming pool eraeditIn June 2. TV Guide had recorded an interview with Cartoon Networks former President, Betty Cohen. She stated there was a new programming block coming out in September that was aimed for an adult audience. During this month at the Cartoon Network Confidential, Cartoon Networks best originals and outrageous animated shorts for discriminating adults in New York City an upcoming episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast Kentucky Nightmare, the stealth pilots from December, Captain Linger, and an episode of Home Movies were screened for free. The screening was part of the Toyota Comedy Festival. On Saturday July 2. Space Ghost Coast to Coast panel at San Diego Comic Con had a trivia game in which the winners won a promotional CD that had the theme songs to the upcoming Adult Swim Shows. Everybody who attended got a free Adult Swim t shirt that was packaged to look like a roll of bandages that a lifeguard might carry. Original Adult Swim channel logo, used from September 2, 2. May 2. 5, 2. 00. 3. At the Comic Con audiences got to see clips of the upcoming shows and vote for what show they wanted to see as a sneak peek. Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law was the winner and the pilot was screened. The Leave It to Brak episode War Next Door and Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode The Justice Hole were also screened and clips to the episode Sweet for Brak. In an interview on creativemac. July 2. 5, 2. 00. J. J. Sedelmaier talked about working on the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law pilot. On August 1. 2, the very first commercial advertising the new block aired on Cartoon Network. Around this time a press kit came out that featured towels and a promotional CD2. And another press kit designed as a first aid kit came with a promo VHS with info on all the shows. Access Hollywood also highlighted the upcoming premier. Print ads were shown in an August issue of Entertainment Weekly. On August 3. 1, Adult Swim. The Adult Swim block launched on September 2, 2. PM EST, with the debut airing of the Home Movies episode Directors Cut,2. UPN. According to Linda Simensky, We had a bunch of episodes to screen for Mike Lazzo and by only the second episode, he yelled, Buy it Cartoon Network bought the original five UPN episodes and ordered eight more to complete the season. The series first season was animated in Squigglevision, however, the later seasons that were done in flash animation. The first anime broadcast on the block also aired on the night of its launch, Cowboy Bebop. Aqua Teen Hunger Force debuted on the block on September 9, with the episode Escape from Leprechaupolis. The block initially aired on Sunday nights from 1. ET, with a repeat of the same block on Thursday nights. Adult Swim had a disclaimer that read Parents strongly cautionedthe following programs are intended for mature audiences over the age of 1. These programs may contain some material that many parents would not find suitable for children and may include intense violence, sexual situations, coarse language and suggestive dialog. Adult Swims original bumpers shown in between the shows featured footage of elderly people swimming in public pools, eating, exercising, and doing other pool related activities. Business News, Personal Finance and Money News.