Cartoon Network followers can all breathe a sigh of aid, the beloved channel out of your childhood is not going anyplace. On Friday, Oct. 14, #RIPCartoonNetwork began trending on Twitter after one other spherical of layoffs have been introduced at Warner Bros. Television as the newly shaped Warner Bros. Discovery continues to consolidate departments. The information, which included consolidation inside the animation division, in line with Variety, left Cartoon Network viewers fearing for the residence of classics like “Powerpuff Girls,” “Dexter’s Laboratory,” and “Adventure Time.”
The rumblings about the channel’s potential demise turned so loud that the community’s official Twitter account chimed in with a hilarious response to the rumors. “Y’all we’re not dead, we’re just turning 30 😂,” the channel’s official account tweeted. “To our fans: We’re not going anywhere. We have been and will always be your home for beloved, innovative cartoons ⬛️⬜️ More to come soon!”
Cartoon Network continued to joke about the information in a subsequent tweet reacting to discovering it was “dead” by way of social media. “When the internet says you’re dead but you’re sitting here like 👁️👄👁️,” the tweet learn. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the channel’s account even shared a video that includes “The Amazing World of Gumball” characters reacting to the hashtag. The caption learn, “POV: When you find out about your death via Twitter 🤔⁉️”
Heartbroken millennials and Gen Z viewers have been fast to rejoice the information that Cartoon Network is sticking round to serve up extra seminal animated collection for future generations to come back. One fan tweeted, “I love that they’re playing into the meme at this point 🤣👍 happy belated 30th CN! Here’s to 30 more ahead!” Another added, “We where worried about you 😭.”
POV: When you discover out about your dying by way of Twitter 🤔⁉️#oop #cartoonnetwork #Cartoonnetworkstudios #stillalive #30andthriving #gumball #theamazingworldofgumball #SaturdayVibes #SaturdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/GW61wca5Er
— Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) October 15, 2022
While the restructuring at Warner Bros. Discovery may be very actual, Cartoon Network remains to be going sturdy — which is sweet information for the channel’s nostalgic followers.
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