I'm not done talking about the international variants of Boomerang just yet. For this week's video segment, I thought it would be interesting to share some of the unique bumpers found on these channels. While many of the international Boomerangs simply ported over the existing promos, there were also several new bumpers, unlike those found in America. Here are a few.
This first one is from Africa and highlights their "Pick-a-Toon" feature. For a time, viewers could vote for their favorite of three cartoons. The winner would get a marathon on weekdays. Not a completely new idea (Cartoon Network had a similar version in the States years back), but I'm somewhat surprised the domestic Boomerang never did it themselves. It certainly would have helped keep the schedule a little fresher.
Latin America, in particular, seems to have gotten plenty of its own creative bumpers for the channel. This one previews a month-long celebration of cartoon ladies called "No Boys Allowed". I also highly recommend giving this YouTube channel a look if you'd like to see more Boomerang stuff from across the world.
Lastly, from Australia, comes a series of bumpers titled "Rock-Pod". Similar to Groovies, these were music videos based on classic cartoons. In this instance, The Flintstones and The Jetsons were the basis of these techno-esque remixes. The US Boomerang had similar videos to these, but the songs here are not the same as those ones.
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