Adult Swim's Debut Night Was Weird #adultswim #cartoonnetwork #cowboybebop

Show Discussed: Cowboy Bebop. Adult Swim debuted on Sunday, September 2, 2001. The Schedule for the first night was: 10:00 - Home Movies: Director's Cut 10:30 - The Brak Show: Goldfish -10:45 - The Brak Show: Time Machine -11:00 - Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Bannon Custody Battle -11:15 - Sealab 2021: Chickmate -11:30 - Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Knifin' Around -11:45 - Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Piledriver -12:00 - Cowboy Bebop: Asteroid Blues -12:30 - Cowboy Bebop: Stray Dog Strut Meaning that this was the debut of Cowboy Bebop in America. However, the first night of Adult Swim had some odd quirks. Most notably, several times during the night, Cartoon Network ran special commercials explaining the concept of Adult Swim to viewers. Plus, the ratings bug was on-screen all night, showing how desperate Cartoon Network was to make sure people realized that Adult Swim wasn’t just a silly name, it was a block totally focused on older audiences. **** Toonami Absolution is a weekly podcast where Alyx, Jon, and Sam revisit the Toonami and Adult Swim shows that made them, and you, you. From the block's early days with shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Transformers: Beast Wars to the imported anime that made Toonami and Adult Swim appointment television for a generation of kids, such as Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, and Dragon Ball. **** Toonami Absolution On Social Media Toonami Absolution Bluesky: (https://bsky.app/profile/toonamiabsol...) Toonami Absolution Instagram: (  / toonamiabsolution  ) Toonami Absolution Is Alyx- Instagram: (  / master_blaster_cosplay  ) Jon- Bluesky: (https://bsky.app/profile/starshinescr...) Website: (https://starshinescribbles.com/) Sam- Bluesky: (https://bsky.app/profile/samstoneshow...) Instagram: (  / samstoneshow  )