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1st Bumper (October 1, 1992-1998)

Nickname(s): "Checkerboard Bumpers"

Logo: We'll be back: On a checkerboard background, the title card of the show appears. Then, the main characters from the respective show appear doing some actions (which is usually animation taken from the respective show). At the end, the Cartoon Network logo appears from somewhere. Back to the Show: The logo plays in a reverse-like way. The Cartoon Network logo appears, then the characters and finally the title card of the respective show.

FX/SFX: The characters moving.

Music/Sounds: A re-arranged version of the respective show theme accompanied by an announcer saying things about it and then says: "[show name] will return/will be back" on we'll be back bumpers. On back to the show bumpers the announcer says: "[show name] is back." or "And now return to [show name] on Cartoon Network.".

Music/Sounds Variants: In the Latin American and Japanese feed versions, the announcer says the lines in Spanish or Portuguese and Japanese respectively.

Availability: Extinct. Was seen before/after commercial breaks between shows like Johnny Quest, Godzilla, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones and other shows.

Legacy: None.

2nd Bumper (July 1997-December 31, 2004)

Logo: We zoom in into a different place, like someone is running. Finally, the CN logo appears on a yellow, green, blue, purple, or red background.

FX/SFX: The zooming in into the place.

Music/Sounds: The Powerhouse music accompanied by someone saying either "We'll be right back after these messages", "And now back to our show" or "You're watching Cartoon Network". On Latin America and Japan, the announcer would say the lines in Spanish, Portuguese or Japanese. These placeholder bumpers were used frequently along with the 1992 bumpers until 1998, when the 1998 bumpers were introduced. They were still used in Latin America until December 31, 2004.

Availability: Extinct.

Legacy: None.

3rd Bumper (1998-September 2005)

Trivia: These bumpers were animated by Primal Screen.

Nickname: "Powerhouse Bumper"

Logo: The Cartoon Network logo appears implicated in an action and gets hit or thrown up by something. After this the words "We'll be right back" or "Back to the show" would appear. The background was yellow (during weekday mornings), green (during weekday afternoons), blue (during weekend mornings, weekend afternoons, and all of the evenings. Blue was one of the last three colors left in the Powerhouse era from 2003 until 2004, the others being yellow (for Coming Up Next bumpers only) purple), black and dark blue(during all midnights, rotated around midnights starting in 2001, when Adult Swim began broadcasting), red(originally used for all midnights, but it was discontinuted and replaced with black and dark blue, as most TV sets couldn't withstand red that much), orange (used for Halloween 1998 and 1999 only), red-orange (used for Thanksgiving 1998 and 1999 only), light blue and white (used for Christmas 1998 and 1999 only) and purple (during the action shows. Purple was one of the last three colors left in the Powerhouse era from 2003 until 2004, the others being yellow (for Coming Up Next bumpers only) and blue).

Variations: We'll be back bumpers: The Cartoon Network logo falls in several clothes until it gets thrown back by a pink robe. A bunch of ants singing the powerhouse music are taking the food from a picnic. The camera zooms in on an ant holding a mustard jar with the Cartoon Network logo on it. The Cartoon Network logo is walking on a railway board, but it runs back from a train. The Cartoon Network logo appears on a banner above a block of flats in the night. After a few seconds the logo turns into a robot and throws lasers on the screen. The Cartoon Network logo is falling. It stops for letting a yellow bird flying. Then, it continues to fall until it hits by the land. Two Cartoon Network logos are chasing. Finally, we see a mouth-biting transition with the logo appearing. The "We'll be right back" disclaimer does not appear at all. Back to the show bumpers: The Cartoon Network logo gets fried by a pan and throws by the ceiling Parts from the Cartoon Network logo are shaped like cars. One of them gets hit by a bridge. The "Back to the show" disclaimer does not appear at all. The Cartoon Network logo is seen on the top of a tree. The tree gets squashed which causes it to fall. The logo remains intact! Above the logo is a flea. A hammer tries to beat the flea but instead it hits the logo. Cartoon Network is undressing and is revealed as a lady.

Variant: On the Latin American version of the bumpers, it's the same logo but instead of "We'll be right back" or "Back to the show", the words read "Ya Volvemos" or "Estamos de Vuelta" (in Spanish), "Voltamos Já" or "Estamos de Volta" (in Portuguese). Same goes with the Japanese variant.

FX/SFX: The actions during the bumper, the logo being subject to various (and rather violent) actions.

Music/Sounds: The famous Powerhouse theme written by Raymond Scott. accompanied by an announcer saying "The show will be right back" or "The show is back". When appearing after the opening of the show, the announcer says "You're watching Cartoon Network".

Music/Sounds Variants: On the Latin America version of the bumpers, the announcer says his line in either Spanish or Portuguese. Same goes with the Japan version. On one showing of the "Clothes" and "Frying Pan" bumpers, the logo played weirdly with an re-arranged version of the Ed, Edd n Eddy theme. In 2003, the "Powerhouse" music was taken out of the bumpers and was replaced with a series of generic fanfares and themes. However, the "Powerhouse" music remained on the bumpers in Latin America until the City look started in Latin America on January 1, 2005.

Availability: Extinct. The bumpers usually appeared on shows which didn't have their own Powerhouse bumpers like The Mask and Pinky and the Brain.

Legacy: None.

Halloween-themed bumpers:

Note: These bumpers were used during Halloween. The "We'll be right back" or "Back to the show" disclaimer wasn't seen at all.

A skeleton gets out from the grave and dances until it breaks in bones. We see white doors opening and then we see white stairs.

Thanksgiving-themed bumpers:

Note: These bumpers were used during the Thanksgiving day. The "We'll be right back" or "Back to the show" disclaimer wasn't seen at all.

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We see a sign saying "TURKEY SEASON". A turkey comes and replaces "TURKEY" with "PILGRIM" and laughs until a bunch of pilgrims come and shoot it. When the CN logo appears, he is seen in a pot. A lady puts so many spices in a turkey until it explodes.

Christmas-themed bumpers:

Note: These bumpers were used during the Christmas. Only most of the bumpers included the "We'll be right back" or "Back to the show" disclaimer.

We'll be back bumpers: We see a bird on a sign that with CN logo on it. Some snowballs are falling but does not shoot the bird. Then, the bird throws some snowballs in the screen. We see a present. Someone opens it and appears to be a sponge cake. The man tries to cut it but he can't. Then he tries everything to cut the cake and finally puts a bomb which explodes. The cake didn't break! Miscellaneous: We see a boy sleeping. He is dreaming of toys and sweets. We go inside a chimney. When the logo appears, we see a shadow of Santa riding his sledge. A man tries to install the Christmas tree but the power goes out and everything goes black. The CN logo appears. Back to the show bumpers: We see the logo frozen. The ice is melting.

Shows Bumpers:

Logo: We'll be back bumpers: One or more characters from the respective show does an action and then the screen usually blends on another screen with the respective character(s) and on the upper-left corner is the name of the respective show in big letters in neither orange or blue. At the end, the Cartoon Network logo appears from the screen. Like on the general bumpers, the background was yellow (during weekday mornings), green (during weekday afternoons), blue (during weekday evenings and all day on Saturdays and Sundays), black/dark blue (during all midnights), red (originally used for all midnights, but it was discontinued and replaced with black/dark blue, as most TV sets couldn't withstand red that much) and purple (during the action shows on weekdays and all midnights). Back to the show bumpers: Similar to the We'll be back bumpers but after the character(s) do the action, the character(s) appear near the CN logo without the screen. Like on the We'll be back bumpers, the background was yellow (during weekday mornings), green (during weekday afternoons), blue (during weekday evenings and all day on Saturdays and Sundays), black/dark blue (during all midnights), red (originally used for all midnights, but it was discontinued and replaced with black/dark blue, as most TV sets couldn't withstand red that much), orange (used for Halloween 1998 and 1999 only), red-orange (used for Thanksgiving 1998 and 1999 only), light blue and white (used for Christmas 1998 and 1999 only) and purple (during the action shows on weekdays and all midnights).

Promo variant: This variant appeared at the end of some promos of the times. It's just a still variant of the We'll be back bumper with the show name screen and a still image of the respective character(s). Below the screen is the date and the hour when the respective show would be seen.

Variations: Since there are many variations for every show, here is the variations' own page.

FX/SFX: The characters doing the action, being hit, the logo appearing and all.

Music/Sounds: A cross between the re-arranged version of the show's respective theme song and the Powerhouse music written by Raymond Scott accompanied by an announcer saying something about the respective show and then he says "[show name] we'll be right back on Cartoon Network." or "[show name] is back on Cartoon Network". When appearing after the opening of the show, the announcer says "You're watching [show name] on Cartoon Network".

Music/Sounds Variants: Starting in mid-2003, the Powerhouse music was gone and the music of the bumpers were re-done, just like on the general bumpers. The original music of the respective show plays over the bumper. Also, a different announcer is heard. On the Latin American version, the announcer says his lines in Spanish or Portuguese. Same goes with the Japanese version.

Availability: These bumpers were common years ago, but now they are all extinct. Appeared before/after commercial breaks between shows like: Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, Scooby Doo, Ed Edd n Eddy, Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Bugs and Daffy, Garfield and Friends, Beetlejuice, The Powerpuff Girls, Rocky and Bullwinkle and Dexter's Laboratory among others. These bumpers were still in regular use in Latin American until December 31, 2004 and in Asia and Australia until September 2005.

Legacy: None.

Note: Starting with the City era on June 14, 2004 (America), on January 1, 2005 (Latin America), and in September 2005 (Asia and Australia), the channel used the station ID's instead of regular "We'll be back/Back to the show" bumpers.