Remember When: TV Shows

Ben 10 

Remember that show where a little kid uses his watch to turn into an alien and become a superhero? Ben 10 is a cartoon that is owned by Warner Bros, and was first produced by Cartoon network. Ben 10 first premiered in 2005, with the main character named Ben Tennyson. Ben uses his alien watch which came from space to fight crime and any other aliens that cross his path. The watch is called the “Omnitrix”, it contains alien DNA which Ben could transform into. Ben 10 now has many sub-series running on Cartoon Network and is considered one of the longest running shows on the channel. 

Johnny Test

Remember the genius twin sisters that used their younger brother as a test subject? Johnny Test is a young kid who is best friends with a talking dog. The two go out on adventures, usually causing trouble. Johnny is usually being used as a test subject for the innovations and experiments of his brilliant twin sisters, Susan and Mary. The twins make gadgets or make some kind of superpower in their lab. When Johnny is being experimented on, he uses his powers and gadgets to fight evil villains. 

Tom and Jerry
Remember the show where a cat and a mouse went after each other? This show is a comedic cartoon with a house cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. Tom and Jerry was first created in the 1940’s and is a short film comedy. Each episode mainly revolves around Tom’s various attempts to catch Jerry and which has a lot of chaos. Though, Jerry usually never gets caught due to his intelligence and luck. Tom and Jerry was developed into a full-length film that was released in 2021 with upgraded animation style.

Curious George

Remember when the monkey and a man with a yellow hat were always asking questions about things? Both a book and a TV show, Curious George is an orphaned monkey who is taken in by a man with the yellow hat. George used to live in Africa and goes with the man with the yellow hat to the big city where he explores and goes on adventures, seeing a lot of things he is curious about. The show was a comedic kids tv show and is educational for kids. Curious George has a total of 15 seasons, ending with their last episode on March 17th, 2022. 

Yo Gabba Gabba

Remember the musical children show with the colorful monsters that teach kids lessons in each episode? The first episode of Yo Gabba Gabba premiered on Nickelodeon in 2007. Yo Gabba Gabba created by Christian Jacob and Scott Schultz is a children’s TV show where these monsters teach young kids about sharing, eating vegetables, and a few other life lessons. The show tries to make the kids sing and dance with them while teaching them those lessons. Yo Gabba Gabba ended in 2015, but returned with 20 new episodes on apple tv+ in 2021.