Boomerang Merchandise

 I'm not sure how well-known this is, but over the years, there's been plenty of merchandise built around the Boomerang channel. I don't believe any of these items were mass-produced, and I haven't found much info regarding where they came from. They may have been gifts given to cable companies to carry the channel, or maybe they were sold at the Cartoon Network employee store. Wherever they came from, there are a lot of interesting pieces out there with the Boomerang branding, and I'm going to look at some of my favorites.

First for today is this set of Boomerang matching cards. The second photo shows off every card, and while there are a lot of characters presented, there are a few weird omissions. You're telling me Grape Ape gets a card, but nobody from The Flintstones does?

Next is a neat little clock, displaying the disembodied head of Atom Ant. Though it's somewhat obscured, I find the artwork of Atom Ant to be rather interesting. It doesn't resemble any of the usual promo art you see of the character, almost looking like one of Craig Kellman's designs instead. To date, this is the only time I've seen this specific art.

If clocks and cards aren't your thing, maybe you'd prefer this Boomerang wicker basket? Store your lunch in this snazzy looking piece, adorned with art of the one and only Yogi Bear. What, were you expecting Speed Buggy?

Boomerang not only has something for you to store food in, but also glasses for your drinks! They're a little hard to see in this photo, but each glass has artwork of a specific character. From left to right, they are Yogi, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound, and Snagglepuss

That's all for today, but I've only scratched the surface here. There are a couple more Boomerang items out there, and later in the month, I'll have a follow-up covering those ones. Just like an actual Boomerang, we'll be coming back to this topic soon enough!