How Ami and Yumi is the Newest Cartoon Network Family Members?

***How Ami and Yumi is the Newest Cartoon Network Family Members?*** is an 2003 American anthology animated short film produced by Renegade Animation and Cartoon Network. It was included on the DVD release of *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi.* The short has a total running time of 3:25 minutes and serves as an announcement for a TV series of the same name. In this anthology short, Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura was sneak into the Cartoon Network shows that they are not involved (including other shows) until they finally get a own by themselves, instead of getting a own show, they give Ami and Yumi a movie for themselves. The short was directed by Sam Register and co-directed by Scott O'Brien.

## Voice Cast (Uncredited)

* Fred Tatasciore - Narrator
* Janice Kaweye - Ami Onuki (at the beginning)
* Grey DeLisle - Yumi Yoshimura (at the beginning)

## Trivia

* The following shows that Ami and Yumi involving (including acquired shows):
	+ Tom and Jerry
	+ Scooby-Doo
	+ Freakazoid!
	+ Dexter's Laboratory
	+ Pokémon
	+ Courage the Cowardly Dog
	+ Jackie Chan Adventures
	+ Time Squad
	+ Samurai Jack
	+ Justice League
	+ Codename: Kids Next Door
* This is the first time that Ami and Yumi talk off-screen.
* If viewers can see closely at the end while Narrator saying that Ami and Yumi finally get their own movie, there is some main characters from *Dexter's Laboratory*, *The Powerpuff Girls*, *Ed, Edd n' Eddy* and *Courage the Cowardly Dog* was there.
* For the most part, the shows are going backwards in this short, and six of them have different years for unknown purposes. Most viewers thought they were going in an incorrect order, but they actually have different years, Justice League (2001) and Codename: Kids Next Door (2002)
* If *The Flintstones* were to be on the doors, they would possibly be light blue.
* *Johnny Bravo* is seen in the door, but he does not exist seen on-screen or Ami and Yumi finally get their own movie*.*
* If viewers can look closely in the beginning when three of the shows in the door at the left, There is *The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries*, *Yuyu Hakusho*, and *Sitting Ducks* was shown.
* *Totally Spies!* was originally going to be shown when Ami and Yumi are Involved, but due to Fox license issues, this show did not appear on its shorts.
* Most of the shows that appear have the wrong canon.

## Transcript

(The scene fading slowly in with Harp playing, this scene show a Cartoon Network Building, after fading in, a peaceful harmony music plays, then its fades to the doors of Cartoon Network shows with a characters from its show was on the star in the middle until it reach to Ami and Yumi room door)

**Narrator**: Ah! Yes, the long splendid tradition of the Cartoon Network family... Their stories define, triumphs, perseverance, the belief in oneself, and the virtue of never giving up your dreams... Even, if your dream involves becoming a rockstar on your dressing room.

**Ami and Yumi**: Hi!

**Narrator**: Yes, our newest family members really shake things up around here... but they no overnight sensation you know... not by a long shot... they been trying to break into Cartoon Network shows for years...

(fades to screenshot of Tom and Jerry clip)