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Step 3: Hey, Third-Party Companies Make Classics Too

Boomerang shouldn't be limited to just the legacy animation titles of Warner Cartoon Group. Sure, they should be the majority of shows on the network, but they shouldn't monopolize the lineup. It's called Boomerang: The Classic Cartoon Network, not Boomerang: The Warner/Hanna-Barbera/MGM/Fleischer Channel. To be a true "classic cartoon network," Boomerang would have to acquire older outside programming. Okay, let me break down what I'm talking about. Boomerang would have to acquire older, non-recent (by recent, I mean anything after the first generation of Cartoon Network originals [i.e. anything past 1996]) titles from outside companies. No Pokemon or anything from the 4Kids era. Nothing from the "E/I" era of animation. Not even newer productions based on classic characters and franchises (see Gerald McBoing Boing, George of the Jungle, or Casper movies and shows beyond the 90s series). There's no reason why the WCG Legacy titles can't share channel space with other iconic classic franchises like Rocky and Bullwinkle, Underdog, George of the Jungle, Mr. Magoo, Woody Woodpecker, Pink Panther, Batfink, Cool McCool, Tennessee Tuxedo, Inspector Gadget, Heathcliff, Mickey Mouse, Dennis The Menace, Duck Ta - - - Yes, I said Mickey Mouse. Why not? I mean, just like Warner Cartoon Group has every right to broker a deal to broadcast shows to outside networks like Toon Disney, Disney has the same right to do likewise. They've already brokered deals to broadcast movies and shows to fellow Time Warner companies, so why would it be wrong for Boomerang to acquire shows for a certain period of time from Disney? Seems kind of fair to me. It would be nice to see the original Disney theatrical shorts on television. Plus, an uncut airing of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," the only live-action movie that should air on Boomerang EVER, would be so appropriate for the celebration of classic animation on its network. Yeah, Disney productions may be long shots, but I'm sure DiC, Entertainment Rights/Classic Media, Hearst, Nelvana, any third-party producer with shows that fit in the foundations of Boomerang would be welcome additions on the network. Again, for the uninitiated. Boomerang will air third-party shows produced before 1996. And NO POKEMON. Now, what should this network look like? Here's a peek at my rebuilt Boomerang.