The network dubbed these original programs "Cartoon Cartoons" and aired them in a programming block Friday nights.

Cartoon Cartoons (shown only from 00:00 to 01:55)

Mainly shows Cartoon Cartoons, along with other programming dropped from the main schedule.

The "Cartoon Cartoons" moniker that had previously been used for Cartoon Network "originals" was dropped during the same year.

The series made its official debut as a Cartoon Cartoon on November 18, 1998, with the final episode airing on March 25, 2005.

Shortly thereafter, it began airing its own original animated programming (Cartoon Cartoons) similar to Nickelodeon's.

Once it had several original series, those became the first Cartoon Cartoons.

Some of these shorts were entered in "The Big Pick", a contest to choose the newest Cartoon Cartoon.

Codes were also revealed during Cartoon Cartoon Fridays.

The show was the seventh Cartoon Cartoon, based on a short for The What a Cartoon!