Cartoon Network has had many memorable bumpers and advertising campaigns over the years, but today, I'd like to highlight one of my personal favorites. Airing around the turn of the millennium, "The Best Place for Cartoons" promos featured many cartoon all-stars interacting with each other in the real world. They often portrayed the characters as Cartoon Network employees, and several of them took place in common workplace settings, such as the water cooler or the parking lot.
I'll be looking at three of these bumpers today. The first one focuses purely on Yogi Bear, who runs into some problems after misplacing his ID. A decently funny promo, and it's also interesting to hear what appears to be Billy West as Yogi. I can't think of any other time he's voiced that particular character.
What's also interesting about some of these older CN commercials is that you can actually find audio commentaries by the crew behind some of them online. I believe these came from promotional discs, but I can't say for sure. If you'd like to see this ad with commentary, check it out here.
This second bumper, titled "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service", plays out about how you'd expect. Fred goes shopping at a convenience store, but encounters some issues with the dress code. You've also got some great appearances by Quick Draw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound, and I.M. Weasel here.
I've saved my favorite promo in this series for last. Scrappy-Doo has long been a punching bag for cartoon fans, so what happens when Scrappy has had enough? You get this bumper, featuring a Scrappy pushed to his breaking point. It's probably my favorite depiction of the character ever, in all honesty.
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ReplyDeleteThe best thing about the Yogi ID bumper is that it makes a surprising quick cameo appearance in the later Fridays intro.
ReplyDeleteThe one with Fred searching for a parking spot is my fave, as its both funny and relatable. Chicken doesn't seem like someone who would willingly carpool, though.
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