Like much of Hanna-Barbera's library, Fantastic Four found a new home in the nineties on Cartoon Network. The show began airing mere days after the channel launched, and it would be featured in various programming blocks. One such block was Super Chunk, which aired marathons of specific shows on weekends. Below is an introduction to a Fantastic Four-themed broadcast of Super Chunk, which aired in 1999. CN truly knew how to make a memorable programming block back in the day. This promo, and Super Chunk in general, was proof of that.
This marathon is also notable in that it's probably the last time CN paid much attention to Fantastic Four. Only a few months later, Boomerang came along, taking much of the Hanna-Barbera programming with it. Fantastic Four made sporadic appearances on the network until their big 2004 rebrand. It still ran on Boomerang, but ever since the Disney acquisition of Marvel, it has disappeared from that channel as well. As of 2025, recordings like these are the only way for American viewers to watch the series.
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