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Capitalizing on the success of the Cartoon Network City theme.
This is the theme song Bluetube created for the open to Cartoon Network's weekly programming block “Fridays”. Vocals by Michael Kohler, Corinne Lee and Steve Patrick. Visuals by Primal Screen.
Cartoon Network's "Fridays"
Here are some behind the scenes images from the Fridays shoot. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to be on set for this one. I'm the bald guy at the console.
Michael Kohler
It's rare that I'm able to work with the full quality digital broadcast source for a restore, but this was a lucky one to get! It makes all the difference in quality retention.
2003–04 season
After CCF ended on May 16, 2003, Summer Fridays and Cartoon Network's Fridays were temporary replacements. On October 3, 2003, the new Fridays premiered. The bridging segments were done in live-action with a new set and hosts, Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake, as well as new characters such as Whiskers, Big Guy Shimmy, Milkman Fred, and Diner Lady, and edutainment segments.
During 2003-2004, Fridays aired series outside the "Cartoon Cartoon" sub-brand, including Samurai Jack, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, ¡Mucha Lucha!, and Atomic Betty.
The original opening sequence for Fridays, used from 2003 to 2005, featured characters from just about every show that had ever been on Cartoon Network, including shows that later disappeared entirely from the network (examples being Looney Tunes, The Jetsons and Hong Kong Phooey).
2005–07 season
On January 7, 2005, Tara Sands took over Nzinga Blake's hosting duties. In February 2005, a month later, the show's set was also changed (along with a new graphics look), making it wackier and replacing most of the older characters in the intro with newer characters (such as the set of Looney Tunes with Porky Pig are replaced by the new set of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends with the show's characters, Sheep from Sheep in the Big City is replaced by Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura from Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, etc.). Two new original series premiered on Fridays that year: The Life and Times of Juniper Lee and Camp Lazlo.
On April 7, 2006, when Cartoon Network entered the Yes! era, the set received yet another facelift and now resembled the interior of a retro-chic house. This set was used until the show's end. The final three Fridays series premiered in 2006: My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Squirrel Boy, and Class of 3000.
During the 2006–07 season, the block had live musical guests like Nick Cannon, Cheyenne, Da Backwudz, Bowling for Soup, Morningwood and Jonas Brothers.
Fridays ended its run on February 23, 2007 and was replaced by Friday Night Premiere Thunder, which began airing on April 6, 2007. |