Practically everyone remembers those classic promos that used to air on Boomerang, but who recalls the commercials for Boomerang? Back in the 2000s, it wasn't uncommon to see an ad for the channel during a commercial break on Cartoon Network, and today, I'm looking at three of them.
These commercials started to pop up around 2004, and continued to air on CN throughout the decade. Each starred a classic Hanna-Barbera duo, informing the viewer of Boomerang and why they should get the channel. This first one has Fred and Barney doing the talking. As was common during this time, the two are voiced by Jeff Bergman.
The second ad in this series is all about everyone's favorite dastardly duo, Dick Dastardly and Muttley. Like in the first commercial, Bergman provides Dastardly's voice. Interestingly, this appears to be the only time he's voiced that character. He does the role pretty well, so I'm shocked he hasn't voiced him anywhere else.
The last commercial stars, you guessed it, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy. What's interesting about this one is that it features Scott Innes as the voice of the characters. By this point, Casey Kasem had returned to the role of Shaggy following his departure from it for several years. I assume Innes is heard here because he was cheaper and easier to get for a small project such as this. Also, I apologize for the spotty quality of this one. It's the only upload I could find by itself, and of course, it's recorded off a TV. Oh well!
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