Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends - wikipedia Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends Genre Sitcom Adventure Fantasy Created by Craig McCracken Developed by Craig McCracken Lauren Faust Mike Moon Written by Craig McCracken Lauren Faust Darrick Bachman ( 2006 - 2009 ) Craig Lewis ( 2004 - 2005 ) Tim McKeon ( 2005 - 2009 ) Adam Pava ( 2005 - 2006 ) Amy Keating Rogers ( 2004 - 2005 ) Chuck Klein Chris Savino Cindy Morrow Meghan McCarthy Kirk Thatcher Charlie Bean Rob Renzetti ( 2008 - 2009 ) Mitch Larson Directed by Craig McCracken Rob Renzetti ( co-director, 1 episode ) Voices of Sean Marquette Keith Ferguson Phil LaMarr Tom Kenny Candi Milo Grey DeLisle Tom Kane Theme music composer James L. Venable Composer ( s ) James L. Venable Jennifer Kes Remington Country of origin United States No. of seasons 6 No. of episodes 79 18 shorts ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Craig McCracken Producer ( s ) Vincent Aniceto ( Season 3 -- 5 ) Ryan Slater ( Season 5 -- 6 ) Mike Moon ( co-producer, Season 1 -- 3 ) Lauren Faust ( supervising producer, Season 3 -- 4 ) Running time 22 minutes Production company ( s ) Cartoon Network Studios Boulder Media Limited Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution Release Original network Cartoon Network Picture format 480i ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) ( Seasons 1 -- 4 ) 1080i ( 16 : 9 HDTV ) ( Seasons 5 -- 6 ) Audio format Dolby Digital Original release August 13, 2004 ( 2004 - 08 - 13 ) -- May 3, 2009 ( 2009 - 05 - 03 ) Chronology Related shows The Powerpuff Girls Wander Over Yonder External links Website www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/fosters/index.html Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends ( commonly abbreviated as Foster 's ) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network Studios. The series, set in a world in which imaginary friends coexist with humans, centers on an 8 - year - old boy, Mac, who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend, Bloo. After Mac discovers an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends, Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption so long as Mac visits him daily. The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day - to - day adventures, often getting caught up in various predicaments. McCracken conceived the series after adopting two dogs from an animal shelter and applying the concept to imaginary friends. The show first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90 - minute television film. On August 20, it began its normal run of twenty - to - thirty - minute episodes on Fridays, at 7 pm. The series finished its run on May 3, 2009, with a total of six seasons and seventy - nine episodes. McCracken left Cartoon Network shortly after the series ended. Reruns have aired on Boomerang from August 11, 2012 to November 3, 2013 and again from June 1, 2014 to April 3, 2017. Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends was praised by critics and received high ratings during its original run, becoming popular among both younger and older audiences. It received many industry accolades, including five Annie Awards and seven Emmy Awards, winning a total of sixteen awards out of thirty - five nominations. It has since been named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best Cartoon Network shows and by IGN as the 85th best animated series of all time. Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends is the first show made by Cartoon Network animated primarily with Adobe Flash. Contents 1 Premise 2 Characters 3 Episodes 4 Production 5 Reception 5.1 Critical response 5.2 Awards 6 Merchandising and media 6.1 Video games 6.2 Promotions and other products 7 References 8 External links Premise The series is set in a universe in which childhood imaginary friends coexist with humans. In the show 's universe, imaginary friends take physical form and become real as soon as children think them up. Once children outgrow them, friends are relocated to the titular orphanage, where they stay until other children adopt them. The home is run by the elderly Madame Foster, its lovable, kind founder ; her imaginary friend Mr. Herriman, the strict rule - abider and business manager ; and her granddaughter Frankie, who handles day - to - day operations. In the series ' premiere episode, a young boy named Mac is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend Bloo, since she believes that he is too old to keep him. Bloo sees an advertisement on television about Foster 's Home and tells Mac, who takes him there, only to find out the home is an orphanage and if Bloo were to reside there, he would be available to be adopted by another child. Mac then bargains with Frankie, Herriman and Madame Foster and they agree to guard Bloo from adoption so long as Mac continues to visit the center daily. During the series, Mac visits the home everyday after school. The show focuses on the escapades experienced by the mischievous Bloo, Mac, and the array of eccentric, colorful characters inhabiting Foster 's, and the obstacles with which they are challenged. Characters Main article : List of Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends characters The main characters of the show. From left to right : Coco, Bloo, Mac, Eduardo, Frankie Foster, and Wilt Mac ( voiced by Sean Marquette ) -- A bright, and imaginative eight - year - old boy who is Bloo 's creator and best friend. Mac visits Foster 's every day. He is very attached to Bloo and his biggest fear is never seeing him again. Mac is often the voice of reason among his friends when they are making decisions. Mac becomes extremely high and hyperactive when he eats sugar. He also has a crush on Frankie. Bloo ( voiced by Keith Ferguson ) -- Mac 's imaginary friend and best friend. He is blue - colored and resembles a simple, domed cylinder. Bloo is often very self - centered, egotistic and narcissistic, as well as having a knack for getting in trouble. Despite all this, he still has a good heart and apologizes for his wrongdoings. Bloo loves paddle balls, even though he typically can not make the ball hit the paddle. Wilt ( voiced by Phil LaMarr ) -- A very tall, friendly and incredibly nice red - colored friend with only a right arm and a crooked left eye - stalk. His overtly passive demeanor is often taken advantage of by the other imaginary friends. He is a basketball player and fan, and is the former imaginary friend of Jordan Michaels ( a parody of Michael Jordan ). After an accident during a basketball game, Wilt left Jordan, fearing the latter would be disappointed by Wilt 's losing the game. Years later, Wilt goes on a search to re-encounter Jordan. Eduardo ( voiced by Tom Kenny ) -- A Latin American friend created by a young girl, Nina Valerosa, to protect her in a dangerous neighborhood. Eduardo is big, hairy and violet - purple, has horns, a snout, a pointy demon - like tail and large teeth. Despite his large size, overwhelming strength, and menacing appearance, Eduardo is docile, timid and scared of almost anything. However, he can be ferocious if angered or when danger befalls his friends. Coco ( voiced by Candi Milo ) -- A bird - airplane - palm tree hybrid friend who can only say or write her name. A talent unique to her is her ability to lay colorful, plastic eggs containing a plethora of objects, at will. Other characters usually understand her when she speaks. Despite her appearance and quirky behavior, she can demonstrate intelligence and kindness. Her creator is unknown, as she was found on a South Pacific island by two scientists named Adam and Douglas. Frankie Foster ( voiced by Grey DeLisle ) -- Madame Foster 's redheaded granddaughter, addressed as `` Miss Frances '' by Mr. Herriman. Frankie is the caregiver at Foster 's and helps keep everything in order. She is usually very friendly, capable, easygoing, hard - working, thoughtful, caring, and sweet, but occasionally loses her patience with Bloo and Mr. Herriman. According to her driver 's license, she was born on July 25, 1984. Mr. Herriman ( voiced by Tom Kane ) -- A gray and white elderly anthropomorphic lop ear rabbit friend imagined by Madame Foster who speaks with a British accent. He wears a tailcoat, white gloves, a top hat and a monocle. He presents himself as head of business affairs of the house and later as President of the house, and is extremely strict about rules and the maintenance of order in the home. He frequently punishes Bloo for his various misdemeanors and scolds Frankie for her perceived laziness, despite all her hard work. Madame Foster ( voiced by Candi Milo ) -- The caring founder of Foster 's and grandmother of Frankie. She is the creator of Mr. Herriman. Despite being elderly, Madame Foster has childlike boundless energy and occasionally becomes hyperactive and mischievous. Other recurring characters include Terrence ( voiced by Tara Strong ), Mac 's older brother who constantly bullies him ; Duchess ( voiced by Grey DeLisle ), a friend with a Cubist - looking face and a pompous, narcissistic personality ; Cheese ( voiced by Candi Milo ), a dim - witted and childish yellow friend who first appeared in season two ; and Goo ( voiced by Grey DeLisle ), a talkative young girl who is highly imaginative and constantly creates new friends, first appearing in season three. Episodes Main article : List of Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends episodes The show has seventy - nine episodes in six seasons ; it has also aired eighteen shorts. Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 12 August 13, 2004 October 22, 2004 14 January 11, 2005 July 15, 2005 14 July 22, 2005 March 24, 2006 13 April 28, 2006 November 23, 2006 Shorts 18 July 7, 2006 August 7, 2007 5 13 May 4, 2007 March 7, 2008 6 11 March 13, 2008 May 3, 2009 Production `` We wondered what their life was like before they came to us, and I thought, ' You could apply that to imaginary friends as well. ' '' Craig McCracken on adopting two dogs and coming up with the idea for the series The series was created by Craig McCracken, who had also created The Powerpuff Girls for Cartoon Network Studios. McCracken developed the idea for the series after adopting two dogs from an animal shelter with his then - fiancée Lauren Faust and Mike Moon ; he adapted the concept of pet adoption to that of imaginary friends. The show has an art style which is meant to evoke, according to McCracken, `` that period of late 60 's psychedelia when Victorian stylings were coming into trippy poster designs ''. McCracken wanted Foster 's to be similar to The Muppet Show, which he believed was a `` fun, character driven show that the whole family could enjoy ''. Craig McCracken, creator of the series Animation for the show was done using a process involving Adobe software Illustrator, Flash and After Effects. McCracken directed, executive produced and story edited the series. Most of the episodes were produced at the Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California, while the rest were produced at Boulder Media Limited in Dublin, Ireland. The theme song was composed by James L. Venable, who had originally collaborated with McCracken on The Powerpuff Girls. Craig described the music as `` psychedelic ragtime ''. Additional music was composed by Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington. Collette Sunderman was the casting and recording director for the show. Sean Marquette was cast as Mac, and Keith Ferguson was cast as Bloo. The Powerpuff Girls voice actors Tom Kane, Tom Kenny and Tara Strong were cast in Foster 's as Mr. Herriman, Eduardo and Terrence, respectively. Grey DeLisle was cast as Frankie Foster, and Candi Milo was cast as Coco and Madame Foster. From season two onwards, Milo also lent her voice to Cheese. DeLisle also voiced Goo after the character 's debut in season three. Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends premiered on August 13, 2004, at 7 : 30 pm E / P as a 90 - minute special titled `` House of Bloo 's ''. The series ' run began on August 20 on its normal timeslot of Fridays at 7 pm. The special was Cartoon Network 's highest rated premiere at the time. 18 shorts were produced from 2006 to 2007. In addition to the premiere episode, two other specials were produced : `` Good Wilt Hunting '', which premiered on November 23, 2006, at 7 pm, and `` Destination : Imagination '', which premiered on November 27, 2008, at 8 pm. The final episode, titled `` Goodbye to Bloo '', aired on May 3, 2009, at 6 : 30 pm, preceded by a six - hour marathon of other episodes from the series. McCracken expressed a certain sadness at the series ' end, but stated that he was `` crazy proud of the work '' that he and the production team had done `` on Foster 's and the fact that it worked just the way ( they ) wanted it to ''. During its original run, Foster 's was one of Cartoon Network 's highest rated shows. The show proved to be popular among both younger and older audiences. Reception Critical response Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends received critical acclaim. Anita Gates of The New York Times praised the series ' premiere 90 - minute episode and stated that the series would promise to be an `` admirable tale of loyalty and adventure - based learning with a contagious sense of fun ''. Mike Pinsky, in a review on DVD Verdict, praised the art design and the characterizations, particularly singling out Cheese as possibly `` the quintessence of Foster 's surreal charm '' in his season two review. David Cornelius of DVD Talk called the series `` one of the best shows of any kind ( then ) on television, a winner for viewers of any age '' and `` a wildly inventive mix of creative wonder, comic genius, and well - crafted chaos ''. In a season two review, also on DVD Talk, Cornelius called the show `` flat - out perfect ''. Joly Herman of Common Sense Media, an advocacy group focused on appropriate technology and media for children, was less enthusiastic about the show, rating it 2 stars out of 5. Herman praised the creativity and diversity of the characters and the show 's premise, but criticized the storyline and writing, which presented `` confusing messages '' for young children. The series was named the 85th best animated series of all time by IGN, which called it very funny and endearing. Entertainment Weekly named the show the 6th best Cartoon Network show in their top 10 list, praising its `` catchy magical - realist setting '' and the characters `` you genuinely learned to care about ''. Awards Main article : List of awards and nominations received by Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends received many industry accolades. The series received sixteen awards out of a total of thirty - five nominations. At the Annie Awards, the show received a total of twenty nominations from 2004 to 2009, and won five, including Best Animated Television Production in 2007. At the Emmy Awards, the show received nine nominations, and won seven awards, including five Outstanding Individual Achievements in Animation and one Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming One Hour or More ) award. At the 2005 Pulcinella Awards, Foster 's received the award for Best TV Series for All Audiences and Bloo was named `` Best Character of the Year. '' At the 22nd TCA Awards, the show received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Children 's Programming. At the 2007 Ottawa International Animation Festival, the series won Best Television Animation for Children. Merchandising and Media Video games There are two video games based on Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends. The first has the same name as the show and was developed by Crave Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance. It was released on October 17, 2006. In the game, players control Mac or Bloo while collecting items to complete objectives. Jack Devries of IGN rated it a 5.5 out of 10, stating that it `` falls short '' and is `` skippable ''. The second game, titled Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends : Imagination Invaders, was released on November 12, 2007, for the Nintendo DS by Midway. In the game, the player controls Bloo, who performs tasks and completes quests while fighting against `` Space Nut Boogies ''. Devries rated it 4 out of 10, calling it `` terrible to play '' and `` completely worthless ''. Characters from the show also appear on the games Cartoon Network : Punch Time Explosion and FusionFall. On May 15, 2006, Cartoon Network introduced an online game, Big Fat Awesome House Party, which allowed players to create an online friend to join Bloo and the others in a one - year game online, earning points that would give them gifts, cards and other on - line `` merchandise '' for their albums. A player 's friend, made from one of over 900,000 possible characters, could wind up in a future episode of Foster 's. Over 13 million users were registered to play the game after its launch in May 2006. Because of its success and popularity, Cartoon Network announced in May 2007 that the game would continue for six more months, into November of that year. Promotions and other products From 2006 to 2008, Cartoon Network furnished a Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends float as part of the Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The float was fashioned as a replica of the home. On Thanksgiving Day, 2006, characters from the show performed The Beatles ' `` With a Little Help from My Friends ''. In 2007, the characters ' performance of You 're My Best Friend by Queen. In 2008, the characters ' performance of Harry Nilsson 's theme song to The Courtship of Eddie 's Father was interrupted by Rick Astley singing `` Never Gonna Give You Up '', reproducing the Internet phenomena of Rickrolling. In March 2006, toys of characters from the show were featured in Burger King 's Kids Meals. In December 2007, Cartoon Network and Hot Topic retail stores in the United States set up a boutique for a product line based on the series, with over 693 locations featuring products such as clothing, accessories and DVD releases by Warner Home Video. The episodes from the series are now available for download from Hulu, iTunes and Amazon Video. The show 's second season was available on Netflix until March 2015. All 6 seasons were added to Hulu in May 2015. References ^ Jump up to : `` Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends Characters ''. Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` House of Bloo 's ''. Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends. Season 1. Episode 1. 13 August 2004. Cartoon Network. Jump up ^ `` Partying Is Such Sweet Soiree ''. Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends. Season 2. Episode 1. 22 January 2005. Cartoon Network. 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The Cartoonstitute Related Lauren Faust The Powerpuff Girls ( 2016 ) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program 1970s Halloween Is Grinch Night ( 1978 ) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ( 1979 ) 1980s Carlton Your Doorman ( 1980 ) Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown ( 1981 ) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat ( 1982 ) Ziggy 's Gift ( 1983 ) Garfield on the Town ( 1984 ) Garfield in the Rough ( 1985 ) Garfield 's Halloween Adventure ( 1986 ) Cathy ( 1987 ) A Claymation Christmas Celebration ( 1988 ) Garfield 's Babes and Bullets / DuckTales ( `` Super DuckTales '' ) ( 1989 ) 1990s The Simpsons ( `` Life on the Fast Lane '' ) ( 1990 ) The Simpsons ( `` Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment '' ) / Tale Spin ( `` Plunder & Lightning '' ) ( 1991 ) A Claymation Easter ( 1992 ) Batman : The Animated Series ( `` Robin 's Reckoning : Part I '' ) ( 1993 ) The Roman City ( 1994 ) The Simpsons ( `` Lisa 's Wedding '' ) ( 1995 ) Pinky and the Brain ( `` A Pinky and the Brain Christmas '' ) ( 1996 ) The Simpsons ( `` Homer 's Phobia '' ) ( 1997 ) The Simpsons ( `` Trash of the Titans '' ) ( 1998 ) King of the Hill ( `` And They Call It Bobby Love '' ) / Todd McFarlane 's Spawn ( 1999 ) 2000s Program ( Less Than One Hour ) The Simpsons ( `` Behind the Laughter '' ) ( 2000 ) The Simpsons ( `` HOMR '' ) ( 2001 ) Futurama ( `` Roswell That Ends Well '' ) ( 2002 ) The Simpsons ( `` Three Gays of the Condo '' ) ( 2003 ) Samurai Jack ( `` The Birth of Evil '' ) ( 2004 ) South Park ( `` Best Friends Forever '' ) ( 2005 ) The Simpsons ( `` The Seemingly Never - Ending Story '' ) ( 2006 ) South Park ( `` Make Love, Not Warcraft '' ) ( 2007 ) The Simpsons ( `` Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind '' ) ( 2008 ) South Park ( `` Margaritaville '' ) ( 2009 ) Program ( One Hour or More ) Walking with Dinosaurs ( 2000 ) Allosaurus : A Walking With Dinosaurs Special ( 2001 ) Walking with Prehistoric Beasts ( 2002 ) Chased by Dinosaurs ( 2003 ) Star Wars : Clone Wars ( Volume 1 : Chapters 1 - 20 ) ( 2004 ) Star Wars : Clone Wars ( Volume 2 : Chapters 21 - 25 ) ( 2005 ) Before the Dinosaurs ( 2006 ) Camp Lazlo ( `` Where 's Lazlo ? '' ) ( 2007 ) South Park ( Imaginationland : The Movie ) ( 2008 ) Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends ( `` Destination : Imagination '' ) ( 2009 ) 2010s Prep & Landing ( 2010 ) Futurama ( `` The Late Philip J. Fry '' ) ( 2011 ) The Penguins of Madagascar ( `` The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole '' ) ( 2012 ) South Park ( `` Raising the Bar '' ) ( 2013 ) Bob 's Burgers ( `` Mazel - Tina '' ) ( 2014 ) Over the Garden Wall ( 2015 ) Archer ( `` The Figgis Agency '' ) ( 2016 ) Bob 's Burgers ( `` Bob Actually '' ) ( 2017 ) Kids ' WB General programming topics List of programs Saturday - morning cartoon ( preview specials ) Weekday cartoon Modern animation in the United States Pillow Head Hour Toonami Succeeding blocks The CW4Kids / Toonzai ( programs ) Vortexx International versions Australia Johnny Test ( 2005 -- 08 ) Magi - Nation ( 2007 -- 08 ) Spider Riders ( 2006 -- 07 ) Will and Dewitt ( 2007 -- 08 ) World of Quest ( 2008 ) Asian cartoons and anime dubbed in English Astro Boy ( 2004 ) Cardcaptor Sakura ( 2000 -- 01 ) Cubix : Robots for Everyone ( 2001 -- 03 ) Dragon Ball Z ( 2001 ) Eon Kid ( 2007 -- 08 ) MegaMan NT Warrior ( 2003 -- 05 ) Pokémon ( 1999 -- 2006 ) Sailor Moon ( 2001 ) Spider Riders ( 2006 -- 07 ) Transformers : Cybertron ( 2005 -- 06 ) Viewtiful Joe ( 2005 -- 06 ) Yu - Gi - Oh ! ( 2001 -- 06 ) Marvel X-Men : Evolution ( 2000 -- 03 ) The Spectacular Spider - Man ( 2008 ) Adelaide Productions / Sony Pictures Television Channel Umptee - 3 ( 1997 -- 98 ) Generation O ! ( 2000 -- 01 ) Jackie Chan Adventures ( 2000 -- 05 ) Max Steel ( 2000 -- 02 ) Men in Black : The Series ( 1997 -- 2001 ) Phantom Investigators ( 2002 ) The Spectacular Spider - Man ( 2008 ) Universal Animation Studios / NBCUniversal Television Distribution Earthworm Jim ( 1995 -- 97 ) Invasion America ( 1998 ) The Mummy : The Animated Series ( 2001 -- 03 ) Warner Bros. Animation / Warner Bros. Television Animaniacs ( 1995 -- 2000 ) Coconut Fred 's Fruit Salad Island ( 2005 -- 06 ) Detention ( 1999 -- 2001 ) Freakazoid ! ( 1995 -- 2000 ) Histeria ! ( 1998 -- 2001 ) Johnny Test ( 2005 -- 08, Season 1 ) ¡ Mucha Lucha ! ( 2002 -- 05 ) The Nightmare Room ( 2001 -- 02 ) Ozzy & Drix ( 2002 -- 04 ) Pinky and the Brain ( 1995 -- 1998 ) Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain ( 1998 -- 2000 ) Road Rovers ( 1996 -- 2000 ) Tiny Toon Adventures ( 1997 -- 2000 ) Waynehead ( 1996 -- 2000 ) Xiaolin Showdown ( 2003 -- 06 ) Based on DC Comics Batman : The Animated Series ( 1992 -- 95 ) Batman Beyond ( 1999 -- 2001 ) The New Batman Adventures ( 1997 -- 2000 ) The New Batman / Superman Adventures ( 1997 -- 2000 ) Static Shock ( 2000 -- 04 ) Superman : The Animated Series ( 1996 -- 2000 ) The Zeta Project ( 2001 -- 2002 ) Teen Titans ( 2003 -- 05, 2007 -- 08 ) The Batman ( 2004 -- 2008 ) Krypto the Superdog ( 2006 -- 07 ) Legion of Super Heroes ( 2006 -- 08 ) Hanna - Barbera The All - New Scooby and Scrappy - Doo Show Captain Planet ( 1997 -- 2000 ) The New Scooby - Doo Movies The Scooby - Doo Show Shaggy & Scooby - Doo Get a Clue ! ( 2006 -- 08 ) Scooby - Doo, Where Are You ! Tom and Jerry Tales ( 2006 -- 08 ) What 's New, Scooby - Doo ? ( 2002 -- 06 ) Looney Tunes Tiny Toon Adventures ( 1997 -- 2000 ) Bugs N ' Daffy ( 1996 -- 2000 ) The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show ( 1999 -- 2000 ) The Daffy Duck Show ( 1996 -- 2000 ) Loonatics Unleashed ( 2005 -- 07 ) The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries ( 1995 -- 2001 ) That 's Warner Bros. ! ( 1995 -- 2000 ) Cartoon Network / Studios Codename : Kids Next Door ( 2004 ) Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends ( 2005 ) The Powerpuff Girls ( 2002 ) Misc. programs Brats of the Lost Nebula ( 1998 ) Cubix : Robots for Everyone ( 2001 -- 03 ) Da Boom Crew ( 2004 -- 05 ) The Legend of Calamity Jane ( 1997 ) Monster Allergy ( 2006 -- 07 ) Mummy Nanny ( 2001 ) Rescue Heroes : Global Response Team ( 2001 -- 03 ) Skunk Fu ! ( 2007 -- 08 ) Tracey McBean ( 2001 -- 06 ) Specials Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer ( 2000 ) Pokémon : The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon ( 2006 ) Pokémon : Destiny Deoxys ( 2005 ) Wakko 's Wish ( 2000 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foster%27s_Home_for_Imaginary_Friends&oldid=807004376 '' Categories : Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends 2004 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings 2000s American animated television series American children 's animated fantasy television series American children 's television sitcoms Animated children 's television sitcoms Cartoon Network Studios series and characters Flash cartoons Flash television shows Television series created by Craig McCracken Radio Philippines Network shows Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Български Dansk Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 10 : 10. 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Question: when did fosters home for imaginary friends start
Answer: August 13, 2004