20 Year-Old Cartoon Network Starts Month-Long Celebration Company: Cartoon Network Product: Cartoon Network's Birthday Party Cartoon Network kicked-off a month long celebration today for its milestone birthday at the Atlanta, Ga. headquarters, where Turner Broadcasting founder, Ted Turner, originally launched the network 20 years ago. Stuart Snyder, President/COO of Turner's Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media division was joined by Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed who honored the network and staff with the city's prestigious Phoenix Award and proclaimed it "Cartoon Network Day. " Award-winning Atlanta baker Karen Portaleo (Food Network Cake Wars) designed a special cake for the event, which also included a parade of costume characters led by the Atlanta Falcons Drumline and a special taped message from Ted Turner. Launching on Oct. 1, 1992, with just two million U.S. homes, Cartoon Network has grown to become the #1 television network among boys 6-11, and is currently seen in over 175 countries, in more than 365 million households worldwide and in 26 different languages. As previously announced, fans across the country are also invited to Cartoon Network's Birthday Party taking place on-air, as the network embarks on an all-day programming take-over to showcase birthday-themed episodes from multiple classic and contemporary cartoon series. Saluting both its vast library of classic animation as well as its current crop of top-rated hits, Cartoon Network will spotlight birthday-themed episodes from such beloved classics as The Looney Tunes, The Powerpuff Girls and Dexter's Laboratory alongside more contemporary hit series including Adventure Time, Regular Show and The Amazing World of Gumball. Original music video produced especially to celebrate the network's 20 years of great animation. Starting the celebration off right, on October 1, Cartoon Network aired the 100th episode of the award-winning Adventure Time as well as the fourth season premiere of the #1 show among boys 2012-to-date and recent Emmy-Winning, Regular Show. Cartoon Network's Birthday Party will continue each weekend in October as well, presenting select classic theatrical shorts and network series episodes spotlighting the top six finalists among creatively-themed categories that viewers can enjoy and review before logging on to the official Cartoon Network website (link below) to vote for their all-time favorite picks. This 20th Birthday celebration will culminate on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 & 4, with an afternoon on-air tribute announcing the fan-selected winners of each category, bringing a fitting crescendo to the birthday festivities. -Geck0, GameVortex Communications AKA Robert Perkins Related Links: The Official Cartoon Network Website