the series helped revive television animation in the 1990s. it was a launching point for the cartoon network animated television series "dexter’s laboratory, johnny bravo, courage the cowardly dog, cow and chicken, i am weasel," and "the powerpuff girls." once it had several original cartoons, those became the first cartoon cartoons. from 2005 to 2008, "the cartoon cartoon show!" was revived as a block for reruns of older cartoon cartoons that had been phased out by the network.