Canadians React To Teletoon Rebranding As Cartoon Network
On March 27, 2023, Teletoon will officially ride off into the sunset as it will drop its branding and adopt Cartoon Network’s branding moving forward.
Just over 25 years ago, Teletoon came into the lives of thousands of Canadian kids who tuned in regularly to watch their favourite cartoons.
Since then, the Canadian channel has aired its fair share of original programming while also borrowing shows from its sister channel Cartoon Network. On Mar 27, Teletoon will officially ride off into the sunset as it will drop its branding and adopt Cartoon Network’s branding moving forward.
To avoid any confusion, the channel currently listed as Cartoon Network on Canadian providers will also rebrand as Boomerang which will focus primarily on retro content and classic animation series.
Though Teletoon is only dying in name, Canadians still expressed their nostalgia on social media to pay homage to the legacy network that provided many kids—and animation aficionado adults—countless hours of entertainment both after school and on sleepless nights.
One user dug up a relic as Teletoon once produced an original Donkey Kong Country cartoon series that launched alongside the network.
Other users lamented over their favourite shows from their youth.
But most were simply just nostalgic for the shows the network allowed them to discover throughout the day.