(Sorry this is late, I completely forgot about the occasion until last night)
January 4, 2019 (EEnE 20th Anniversary):
Tommy: Hey, Eddy? I was wondering.
Eddy: Yeah?
Tommy: How are you able to fit those huge jawbreakers in your mouth?
Tara: Yeah, I have no idea how I'm supposed to eat these when they're absolutely ginormous.
Eddy: Oh, I'm sure you'll figure something out eventually. Perhaps you could put those brains of yours to use or something.
Tara: Er... was that meant to be an insult or...?
Eddy: Oh, never mind. *walks off-camera*
(TRANSITION)
Kid: Time now for more of the Ed, Edd n Eddy "Best of" marathon, right here on Fridays!
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With Ed, Edd n Eddy's 25th anniversary being yesterday, it only made sense to draw a Fridays segment from the 20th anniversary.
To celebrate, Fridays' lineup consisted almost entirely of what was voted as the best EEnE episodes (with a new Mixels at 8pm for contractual reasons).
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Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
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Rating: 3 out of 5.
What It’s About:
In Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily, we find that our favorite pair are in a good place. Dash was accepted to Oxford University and Lily took a gap year in order to grow her dog walking business (and become a dog-fluencer in the process). Things are finally looking good for the couple, that is until Dash announces that he won’t be coming home for…
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On this day, 20 years ago, Cartoon Network broadcasted the very 1st episode of Cartoon Network's Fridays.
A block that was very controversial for the fact that it depicted segments with live action hosts in-between each show.
The block was hosted by Tommy Snider and Nzinga Blake, until she decided to leave and was replaced by Tara Sands.
While I never watched Fridays when it aired, it still holds a special place in my heart. Why, you ask?
Well, that's because in September 2014, a company called Great-5 Productions (which is associated with CN (but also not actually real)) brought Fridays back in the form of live-streaming online, as well as filming the show in the cartoon world instead of the real world. This era of Fridays lasted a long time, from September 12, 2014 - February 5, 2021.
And all this month, I'll be posting different moments from throughout the block's existence (both eras). Now, there isn't a set schedule for when these will come up (with a few exceptions), because I'm too busy with college to set up a full schedule for this.
I'll go into the revival era more throughout this month, but here's what you need to know for now.
With Fridays coming back, it was decided that the show would be filmed live, but still scripted. Tommy and Tara were also brought back for the block's return. Not only that, but in the beginning, they also brought on different CN characters to be in the background.
This included me, since I was a part of "PBS Kids GO!" (the series, not the PBS block), which aired on Fridays. Eventually, I became a co-host myself. However, let's just say that I sometimes acted a bit annoying and unprofessional when I started out (especially since I was only 10 when this era of Fridays began).
Now, you're probably wondering, "Davis, why didn't you guys ask Nzinga to come on to co-host?"
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(No seriously, why didn't I ever decide to bring her on?)
(I don't think I ever had an explanation. I mean, sure, she did have a cameo at some point in either 2017 or 2018, but-...)
(Oh wait, sorry, back to the history)
In the beginning, the lineup was filled with either reruns of old CN shows that were strangely listed as new episodes (i.e. Foster's and Billy & Mandy) or shows that were produced by Great-5 Productions (i.e. PBS Kids GO! and Wii Sports Resort when it premiered in November (the show was adapted from the Nintendo Game of the same name)).
Another thing that occurred (at least in the 1st few years) was that the block would sometimes just not be broadcasted. This would happen for a number of reasons (scheduling issues, the cast being busy with other stuff, etc.). Fortunately, this stopped by the summer of 2018.
Okay, so about the picture above. The designs I've used for Tommy and Tara are based on how they looked around the time of the "Yes!" era, including Tara with her slightly-blonde hair, and Tommy with his Black hair and sideburns. These designs would also be used for the livestreams, starting with our January 3, 2020 show.
They're certainly more detailed than my very 1st designs for them (which they had from Sep. 2014 - early 2019). Tommy's hair was just a bunch of lines pointed upwards, and Tara's wasn't much different.
One more thing, if you're wondering why the Fridays logo looks slightly off, that's because it's an AI upscaling of the logo. I couldn't find a high quality picture of the CNF logo anywhere, not even a recreation of it.
Stay tuned this month for more Fridays content!
Okay, now go away, I'm busy studying for a test.
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