Like I said, it's Yu Yu Hakusho not Ghost Fighter!

Before Funimation (now Crunchyroll) acquired the anime series in the early 2000s, Media Blasters' Anime Works label released both versions of Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie on VHS in 1998. The one with the original Japanese version with English subtitles, the other with the English dub done in Arleta, Los Angeles. Also, the first film was 30 minutes short. In my country, the series was called Ghost Fighter for its Filipino dub & name changes. It's a good thing I couldn't find a Filipino dub of the first film, because the whole thing is lost media nowadays.

It's game time!

In 1993 during Super Bowl XXVII on NBC, Bud Bowl had a major change in the fifth edition. The bottles were transitioned to CGI by Pacific Data Images (later PDI/DreamWorks), & the hosts were Ahmad Rashād & Karen Duffy. The previous human hosts in the third & forth editions were the late Keith Jackson, Don Meredith & Chris Berman. Team Budweiser won 4 times in a row, which was coached by Joe Namath after Bud Light's The Illuminator was caught by a Budweiser blimp. Speaking of The Illuminator, it was transformed from a Bud Light truck using a morphing effect by an unnamed Team Bud Light coach portrayed by Corbin Bernsen with a radar. The sixth edition the following year did the exact same thing, this time hosted by Marv Albert & the CGI bottles including The Basher were done by Boss Film Studios. Same thing with the Pillsbury Doughboy, from stop motion to CGI.

Dragon Ball on RPN

Before Cartoon Network in the United States aired it in the early 2000s, RPN aired the English dub of Dragon Ball in my country in the mid to late 1990s. The network also aired the 1st season of Dragon Ball Z that decade, before GMA Network pick it up in early 2000s with a Filipino dub.

Winter time for Popeye

Here's an episode of The All New Popeye Show that doesn't have to do with Christmas when I watched it on Cartoon Network as a kid.

It's fun with Ronald at McDonald's

An American McDonald's commercial from 1993 was seen internationally in the mid to late 1990s, including my country where Filipino children remember it during commercial breaks of Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z on RPN & Bioman on IBC.

Hamburglar's at it again!

An American McDonald's commercial from 1996 was seen internationally in different versions in the late 1990s. There was a Filipino version of the commercial where Filipino children remember it during commercial breaks of Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z on RPN & Super Boink on IBC, in which it hasn't been uploaded on YouTube.

It's a surprise!

An American McDonald's commercial from 1996 was seen internationally in the late 1990s, including my country where Filipino children remember it during commercial breaks of Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z on RPN.

I remember this!

I remember that commercial when I was 8 years old.

I remember that episode of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network as a kid

I always watched that episode of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network so I didn't miss a single scene. These cartoons were produced by Hanna-Barbera in the late 1970s & the early 1980s because Daws Butler is still alive.

I found something!

In late 1998, Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel) started the Powerhouse era which were acquired from the United States. The Powerhouse bumpers would later debut in Southeast Asia the following year, August 22 to be exact.

Here's Chuckie!

I remember that commercial when I was 4 years old during a commercial break of Voltes V on GMA Network, Filipino children remember it also during a commercial break of Bioman on IBC back in 1999. The commercial features Chuckie the cow in which Nestlé later named the chocolate drink brand after him years later.

I remember this!

I remember that commercial when I was 12 years old during commercial breaks, including on Nickelodeon.

Dexter had no connection with Velma whatsoever

I watched that interstitial on Cartoon Network as a kid in the early 2000s.

I remember that episode of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network as a kid

I always watched that episode of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network so I didn't miss a single scene. These cartoons was produced by Hanna-Barbera in the late 1970s & the early 1980s because Mel Blanc is still alive.

That's rich, Richie Rich!

I remember watching that show on Cartoon Network as a kid in the late 1990s & the 2000s, although the character is currently owned by Classic Media (now DreamWorks Classics).

Holidays are coming

Everybody in the Philippines remembers the classic Coca-Cola Christmas commercial from the 1990s.

A Brief History of Nickelodeon (Southeast Asia)





Here's a brief history of Cartoon Network's rival, Nickelodeon in Southeast Asia. The channel was launched in the Philippines on November 5, 1998 as a 24-hour English-language channel. Then, the network expanded into Indonesia, Malaysia & Sri Lanka via pan-regional feed broadcast from Singapore since 1999. Back in the day before August 22, 1999, it aired original animated programing such as Rugrats & The Angry Beavers. I don't what other Nicktoons premiered on Nickelodeon in Southeast Asia after August 22, 1999 but I have to find out soon if I have to tell my mom to call the post master to ask some questions about it.



Nestlé cereals in Asia

During the late 1990s, Asian children eat Nestlé cereals every morning such as Koko Krunch & Honey Stars. Were in the US & Canada, it had General Mills cereals like Lucky Charms & Cocoa Puffs. Koko Krunch had a koala mascot named Koko & the cereal are choco petals so it's the great chocolatey taste while Honey Stars had a bear mascot named Captain Star & the cereal shaped like stars so they're the tastiest stars in the universe. So, here are the commercials.

TCM & Cartoon Network (2000–01)

On April 2, 2000, TNT was rebranded as Turner Classic Movies. Cartoon Network was still time-shared with TCM, operating from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with Turner Classic Movies, formerly TNT, taking the remainder of the daily schedule. On July 1, 2001, Cartoon Network Asia became a separate 24-hour channel, with exclusive local feeds for the English-speaking areas in the Philippines, India & Australia.

TNT & Cartoon Network (1995–2000)

On September 1, 1995, Cartoon Network launched in the Philippines as a dual channel with TNT, operating from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with TNT, taking the remainder of the daily schedule. On August 22, 1999, Cartoon Network Asia began adopting Cartoon Network USA's "Powerhouse" theme. On April 2, 2000, TNT was rebranded as Turner Classic Movies.

The great chocolatey taste!

During the early & mid 2000s, Asian children eat Nestlé cereals every morning such as Trix, Koko Krunch & Honey Stars. Were in the US & Canada, it had General Mills cereals like Lucky Charms & Cocoa Puffs. For Koko Krunch, it had a koala mascot named Koko & the cereal are choco petals so it's the great chocolatey taste. So, here's the commercial.

The tastiest stars in the universe!

During the early & mid 2000s, Asian children eat Nestlé cereals every morning such as Trix, Koko Krunch & Honey Stars. Were in the US & Canada, it had General Mills cereals like Lucky Charms & Cocoa Puffs. For Honey Stars, it had a bear mascot named Captain Star & the cereal shaped like stars so they're the tastiest stars in the universe. So, here's the commercial.

Eat Breakfast cereals everyday

During the late 1990s & the early 2000s, Asian children eat Kellogg's cereals every morning such as Frosties, Coco Pops, Rice Krispies & Corn Flakes. However, one cereal from Kellogg's was not made in the United States & that's Chocos. The cereal had a bear mascot named Choco & it looks similar to Nestlé's Koko Krunch. So, here's the commercial.

I remember those PSAs of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network as a kid

I always watched those PSAs of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network so I didn't miss a single scene. Those PSAs where produced by Hanna-Barbera in the late 1970s & the early 1980s after every episode, the PSAs end with Popeye sings a safety message to kids in the tune of his theme song.

I remember those episodes of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network as a kid

I always watched those episodes of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network so I didn't miss a single scene. These cartoons were produced by Hanna-Barbera in the late 1970s & the early 1980s because Mel Blanc was still alive.

I remember those episodes of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network as a kid

I always watched those episodes of The All New Popeye Show on Cartoon Network so I didn't miss a single scene. These cartoons was produced by Hanna-Barbera in the late 1970s & the early 1980s because Mel Blanc is still alive.