1997

In 1997, three new original Cartoon Network cartoons premiere, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel. 
==Show Info==
=== Cartoon Network Original Series ===
# Cartoon	Name 	Premiere Date	End Date
4 	Johnny Bravo 	July 14, 1997	August 27, 2004
5 	Cow and Chicken	July 15, 1997	July 24, 1999
6 	I Am Weasel 	July 15, 1997	March 2, 2000
==January==
=== 1 ===
* Dexter's Laboratory concludes it's first season with the episodes "Inflata Dee Dee/The Justice Friends: Can't Nap/Monstory".
===26===
*A 3-hour 2 Stupid Dogs marathon, titled the Stupid Bowl, airs on Superbowl Sunday.
=== 31 ===
* A special 2-hour marathon of Animaniacs airs on Cartoon Network.
==March==
===5===
*The anthology program O Canada premieres, which became a favorite for adult audiences.
===15-16===
*A special weekend marathon, titled Superheroes Weekend, airs in preparation for the premiere of the new action programming block, Toonami.
===17===
*The action programming block, Toonami, premieres at 4/5c. It is hosted by Moltar, a character from Space Ghost Coast to Coast
==April==
===1===
*A marathon of the 1944 Screwy Squirrel short "Happy-Go-Nutty" airs for 12 straight hours.
===5===
*Freakazoid! premieres.
==May==
===11===
*Bugs Bunny's Mother's Day Special aired at 11:00 AM.
===17===
*Speed Racer Marathon aired from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
==June==
*The branding of the network transitions from Checkerboard to Starburst.
==July==
===14===
*Cartoon Network's 5th original series & 2nd Cartoon Cartoon, Johnny Bravo, premieres with the episodes "Super Duped/Bungled in the Jungle/Bearly Enough Time".
===15===
*Cartoon Network's 6th original series & 3rd Cartoon Cartoon, Cow and Chicken, premieres.
=== 16 ===
* The second season of Dexter's Laboratory premieres, with the episodes "Beard to Be Feared/Quacker of the Fowl/Ant Pants".
=== 21 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "The Sensitive Male!/Bravo Dooby Doo" premiere. 
**"Bravo Dooby Doo" is a crossover with Scooby-Doo.
**It is also the last time Casey Kasem will voice Shaggy until 2003.
=== 22 ===
* Cartoon Network 7th original series & 3rd Cartoon Cartoon, I am Weasel, premieres with the episode "I.R. on Sun" as a segment of Cow & Chicken.
** It would later spin-off into it's own series in 1999.
=== 23 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Mom and Jerry/Chubby Cheese/That Crazy Robot" premiere.
=== 28 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "Date with an Antelope/Did You See a Bull Run by Here?/Cookie Crisis" premiere.
=== 30 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "D & DD/Hamhocks and Armlocks" premiere.
== August ==
=== 4 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "I Used to Be Funny/My Fair Dork/'Twas the Night" premiere.
=== 6 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Hunger Strikes/The Koos is Loose/Morning Stretch" premiere.
=== 11 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "Blarney Buddies/Over the Hump!/Johnny Meets Farrah Fawcett" premiere.
=== 13 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Dee Dee Locks and the Ness Monster/Backfire/Book 'Em" premiere.
=== 18 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "Blanky Hanky Panky/Talk to Me, Baby/Hip Hop Flop" premiere.
=== 20 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Sister's Got a Brand New Bag/Shoo, Shoe Gnomes/Lab of the Lost" premiere.
=== 25 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "Beach Blanket Bravo/The Day The Earth Didn't Move Around Very Much/The Aisle of Mixed-Up Toys" premiere.
=== 27 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Labels/Game Show/Fantastic Boyage" premiere.
== September ==
=== 1 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "Substitute Teacher/A Wolf in Chick's Clothing/Intensive Care" premiere.
=== 3 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Filet of Soul/Golden Diskette" premiere.
=== 8 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "Jumbo Johnny/The Perfect Gift/Bravo, James Bravo" premiere.
=== 10 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Snowdown/Figure Not Included/Mock 5" premiere.
=== 17 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Ewww That's Growth/Nuclear Confusion/Germ Warfare" premiere.
=== 23 ===
* The Jetsons celebrates it's 35th anniversary.
=== 24 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "A Hard Day's Day/Road Rash/Ocean Commotion" premiere.
== October ==
=== 1 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "The Bus Boy/The Justice Friends: Things That Go Bonk in the Night/Ol' McDexter" premiere.
=== 8 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Sassy Come Home/Photo Finish" premiere.
=== 15 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Star Check Unconventional/Dexter Is Dirty/Ice Cream Scream" premiere.
=== 22 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Decode of Honor/World's Greatest Mom/Ultrajerk 2000" premiere.
===25===
*Scooby-Doo 25 Hour Scarathon aired from October 25 at 12:00 AM to October 26 at 12:00 AM during Daylight Savings.
=== 29 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Techno Turtle/Surprise!/Got Your Goat" premiere.
===31===
*Haunted House Party aired at 8:00 PM.
==November==
=== 5 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Dee Dee Be Deep/911/Down in the Dumps" premiere.
=== 12 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Unfortunate Cookie/The Muffin King" premiere.
=== 19 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Picture Day/Now That's a Stretch/Dexter Detention" premiere.
=== 21 ===
* Tweety (Looney Tunes) celebrates his 55th anniversary.
=== 26 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Don't Be a Baby/Dial M for Monkey: Peltra/G.I.R.L. Squad" premiere.
===28-30===
*Cartoon Network's 1st Cartoon Cartoon Weekend marathon airs.
==December==
=== 1 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "Going Batty/Berry the Butler/Red-Faced in the White House" premiere.
=== 3 ===
* The Dexter's Laboratory episodes "Sports a Poppin'/Koosalagoopagoop/Project Dee Dee" premiere.
===7===
* Dr. Seuss Day! aired at 10:00 AM.
=== 8 ===
* The Johnny Bravo episodes "The Man Who Cried "Clown"/Johnny Real Good/Little Talky Tabitha" premiere.
=== 15 ===
* Johnny Bravo concludes it's first season with the episodes "Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West!/Under the Big Flop/Johnny Meets Donny Osmond"
===31===
*It's The What a Cartoon New Year's Eve Party! aired from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
*Brak's Extravagant New Year's Eve Cartoon Party Show Spectacular! aired from 8:00 PM to 6:15 AM.
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