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ToonZ (605): Boomerang
Status: agreed in principle with Paul 3 November 2026, configured in 0.88.0 (ChannelIdentities.kt), awaiting his OK to install.
Identity: the classic cartoon library, with British favourites at teatime. Tagline idea: none yet.
History, verified: Boomerang began as a Cartoon Network UK block in 1993 and became its own channel on 27 May 2000, on air 06:00 to midnight, to show the classic Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Warner Bros. library. Danger Mouse, Count Duckula and Bananaman are British (Cosgrove Hall and others), so the teatime block is style, not Boomerang history. History sources: Wikipedia, Cartoon Network (UK and Ireland), Toonami (UK and Ireland), Boomerang (UK and Ireland) and Fox Kids, read 3 November 2026.
Core: Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Yogi Bear Show, Popeye the Sailor.
Supporting: Wacky Races, Top Cat, Hong Kong Phooey, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Looney Tunes Show, Dastardly & Muttley, The Pink Panther.
Surprises: British teatime, 16:00 to 18:00: Danger Mouse, Count Duckula and Bananaman with the core.
Time of day: 06:00 to 16:00 core and supporting. Teatime as above. 18:00 to midnight core and supporting. Midnight to 06:00 everything.
Catalogue notes (3 November 2026):
- Merrie Melodies has no separate entry; it's most likely inside Looney Tunes, which has 985 shorts. Not confirmed.
- The Bugs Bunny Show isn't in the library.
- The Tom and Jerry Show is only the 2014 series, so it isn't added; the classic shorts are in Tom and Jerry.
- Popeye is "Popeye the Sailor", already here.
- The Pink Panther Show is "The Pink Panther" (1964), now asked for.
- Woody Woodpecker is only "The New Woody Woodpecker Show" (1999), so it isn't added.
- Dastardly and Muttley is spelled "Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines", now asked for. The original names stay on the list in case the library gains them.
Order: everything mixes.
Known limit: Looney Tunes' 985 shorts mean every other show finishes its run long before Looney Tunes does, so smaller shows rest for long spells and core shorts like Tom and Jerry come round again within the week. This is the scheduler's finish-together rule, not the block design; see VERIFICATION-0.88.0.md.
New arrivals: classic theatrical cartoons and Hanna-Barbera, and classic animated specials for future movie nights.