It's way past my bedtime!

From 1995 to 2001, Cartoon Network was once a 15 hour cable channel in my country. At 9 p.m. till 6 a.m., the channel was switched over to TNT (later Turner Classic Movies in 2000) & lasted until June 30, 2001 Saturday when Cartoon Network became its own 24 hour channel the following day. For me in my childhood, I would turn off the TV at 9 in the evening.

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.

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.

Holidays are coming

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

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.

Modern Looney Tunes shorts on Cartoon Network

I watched some of the Looney Tunes shorts in the 1990s on Cartoon Network after Mel Blanc died.

 

The shorts are:

Box-Office Bunny

Chariots of Fur

Carrotblanca

 & Superior Duck.

 

Here's Box-Office Bunny.

Before The Powerpuff Girls, There was Sailor Moon

Back in 1998, I watched Sailor Moon S on ABC 5 (now TV5) when the show was dubbed in Tagalog. I do know that the Tagalog dub version of Sailor Moon premiered on ABC 5 in 1994, one year before the English dub premiered both in Canada & the United States. One of a lot of things that annoys me in the Tagalog dub is Sailor Moon's speech before the battle begins, "Ako ang magandang tagapagtanggol ng pag-ibig at katarungan! Ako si Sailor Moon! Parurusahan kita sa ngalan ng buwan!" ("I am the good champion of love and justice! I am Sailor Moon! Punish in the name of the month!"). During the airing of Sailor Moon S on ABC 5 in the Philippines, Sailor Moon aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block every Weekday afternoon at 4 PM in the United States as of June 12, 1998 Friday. In Canada however, Sailor Moon still airs on YTV until 2004. The only season of Sailor Moon that was not English dubbed as of today is Sailor Stars, although the last season of Sailor Moon aired on ABC 5 in the Philippines in the early 2000s & it was Tagalog dubbed. Usagi Tsukino was named Bunny in the Tagalog dubs of Sailor Moon & Sailor Moon R while she was named Serena in English dubs of the four seasons of Sailor Moon. The English dub of Sailor Moon also airs in the UK, Australia & New Zealand. With the exceptions of a few anime shows such as Yaiba, all the anime shows on ABC 5 were dubbed in Tagalog, same goes to ABS-CBN, GMA 7 & IBC 13 prior to 1999, August 22, Sunday at 8 AM to be exact. The Tagalized Sailor Moon theme song was sung by Angelika Dela Cruz & I shouldn't dare to listen to that. The first English dub of Sailor Moon was done by DIC Entertainment for the first 2 seasons & edited down to 82 episodes, The next one was done by Cloverway Inc. for the next 2 seasons & the episodes were edited by Cartoon Network in the United States. It makes 166 episodes in total. In the Tagalog dub however, it had 200 episodes & 5 seasons so far on ABC 5. I hope I should be watching the English dub of Sailor Moon which was done by DIC & Cloverway & I should soon looking forward for the English dub of Sailor Stars by Viz Media for another year. Amen to the Sailor Scouts.
UPDATE 2/23/2019: Viz Media will release the English dub of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars this May.

UPDATE 7/7/2025: Here's a promo for Sailor Moon SuperS that aired on ABC 5 (now TV5) back in 1999 which was uploaded by UndustFixation on YouTube last year.

How come I watched Tagalog dubbed anime?

Between the mid 1990s & the late 2000s, Filipino children watched Tagalog dubbed anime on TV & they enjoyed it except for me. Tagalog dubbed anime started with Voltes V on IBC 13 in 1989 & it was short-lived. In the early 1990s, ABS-CBN started airing Tagalog dubbed anime & it will continue the tradition for years to come. Just before August 22, 1999 Sunday at 8 am PHT, Tagalog dubbed anime shows were aired on TV networks such as ABC, GMA & IBC. In the 2000s, most Tagalog dubbed anime shows were aired as well like on RPN, Studio 23 & Q. In 1998, I watched Ghost Fighter on IBC before it aired on GMA a year after. I watched Mojacko on GMA between 1998 & late 1999 & I don't like when it's not English dubbed. I don't even like Dragon Ball Z on GMA ether because it uses the word Kamehame-wave instead of Kamehameha. After Ghost Fighter disappears on GMA on August 6, 1999 Friday, it comes back in the mid 2000s. In 2006, I watched a cable channel called Hero & it's a channel that airs Tagalog dubbed anime shows. Between October 30, 2009 Friday & today, I don't like Tagalog dubbed anime in my life. I guess ABC still airs Sailor Moon as of August 22, 1999 Sunday at 8 am PHT. I'd rather skip it for now.

1990's Coca-Cola commercials

From July 10, 1989 Monday to today in the United States, people still drink Coca-Cola in its' original formula instead of New Coke from 1985. The 1990's commercials were featured on a show called "World's Wildest Commercials".

Looney Tunes in Asia in the 90's

As of August 22, 1999 Sunday, the Post-1948 Warner Bros. cartoons on TV networks throughout Asia in the 1990's (even ABC 5 in my country) years before it aired on Cartoon Network in 2003. Also, Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck appeared in TV commercials in Asia like Mirinda for example:

However, the Pre-1948 Warner Bros. cartoons were aired not only on TV networks throughout Asia in the 1990's but on Cartoon Network throughout Asia starting in 1997. I watched The Bugs & Daffy Show as a kid on Cartoon Network during the late 1990's & the early 2000's before I watch The Looney Tunes Show in 2003.

It's Throwback Thursday!

Back in 1996, Filipino kids watched Ghost Fighter every Wednesday night at 6:30 pm on IBC 13 where it still ran until September 15, 1998. In the US however, the show is still called YuYu Hakusho & it only released 2 movies on VHS either English dubbed or subtitled as of between September 15, 1998 Wednesday at 4 am Pacific & August 21, 1999 Saturday at 5 pm Pacific. I've watched the English dubbed of YuYu Hakusho on Animax back in 2007 on TV when I was in Quezon City, Philippines & I enjoyed it really. It's even better than Ghost Fighter because it's still YuYu Hakusho.

Thank God! I've watched these shows in my early childhood

I remember watching both Superbook & The Flying House on GMA 7 & later ZOE-TV 11 from 1995 to August 22, 1999 Sunday at 8 AM PHT. As of August 22, 1999 Sunday at 8 AM PHT & today, I don't like everything Christian related. Not even in the US & Asia. Christian kids shows like Colby's Clubhouse, Kids Club, Psalty The Bible Show, Quigley's Village & more. & I don't like EWTN & TBN either

Retro Pilipinas: Voltes V | Chodenji Machine Voltes V | GMA 70's , ...

Retro Pilipinas: Voltes V | Chodenji Machine Voltes V | GMA 70's , ...: Voltes V is "the mother of all mecha anime" in the Philippines. Voltes V is a Japanese animation (anime) television series first a...

Many Filipinos watched Voltes V on television in the 1980's aired on various television networks in the Philippines such as PTV, ABS-CBN & RPN, it only aired 31 episodes due to reruns. However, the episodes that are not aired on Philippine television were episodes 27-30. Between 1989 & 1999, Voltes V begins airing on IBC & later GMA with a Tagalog dub. As of August 21, 1999 Saturday, all the episodes of Voltes V are dubbed in Tagalog when already aired on GMA every Friday night at 7:30 pm after Lupin the 3rd.

It's YuYu Hakusho, not Ghost Fighter!

When I was 4 years old, I watch Ghost Fighter every weeknight at 7 pm on GMA 7 since March 1, 1999. Between that date & August 6 of that year, all the episodes are dubbed in Tagalog right before Lupin the 3rd stole its' thunder on the Monday, Wednesday & Friday slot while Flame of Recca is on the Tuesday & Thursday slot as of August 22, Sunday of that year. I don't like that I watched that show briefly on IBC 13 when I was 3 years old, it was also dubbed in Tagalog. I should rather watch the English dub of YuYu Hakusho on the internet than watching on GMA 7 as Ghost Fighter, it's a total mess for me.