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.

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 titled "Ghost Fighter: The Next Mission", because the whole thing is lost media nowadays.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The fear of the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo

During the late 1990's & the mid 2000's, the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo scared me as a kid whenever the VHS tapes were played. Here's my reaction.

The JumpStart Preschool mini-game that I remember

One mini-game that I like in JumpStart Preschool (1999 version) is the cooking game with Pierre Polar Bear & like it as a kid.

Another Throwback Thursday

I remember these JumpStart games as a kid when I was 4 to 5 years old in Sulucan, Bocaue, Bulacan when there's no internet access available. The computer games that I & my sister Rita playing were JumpStart Preschool (1999 version) & JumpStart Numbers. I played JumpStart Numbers alone when I was upstairs in my old house. As of December 31, 2005 Saturday in the US, Knowledge Adventure have released more & more JumpStart games which was the #1 children's edutainment software in the United States after Reader Rabbit.

The first computer animated movie not made by Pixar that I remembered

Before Shrek & Madagascar, there was Antz. Antz was released in Philippine theaters in 1998 before August 22, Sunday at 8 am the following year. I watched that movie on HBO when I was 4 years old & the ant characters have four legs instead of two legs for the ant characters in A Bug's Life. Both that movie & The Ant Bully have ant characters have four legs. The movie was made by Pacific Data Images (now known as PDI/DreamWorks) for DreamWorks which is responsible for making animated TV commercials & Visual effects for live-action movies. As of August 21, 1999 Saturday at 5 pm Pacific, Pacific Data Images were busy production for their second computer animated film for DreamWorks "Shrek", I hope Asian Americans really work at PDI for the production of Shrek back in 1999.

Big Thinkers are Big Sinkers!

Humongous Entertainment only released two games of the Big Thinkers series as of June 12, 1998 Friday in the US which the third one “Big Thinkers 2nd Grade” was completed but never released. My sister played that game when she & I were kids in my old house in Sulucan, Bocaue, Bulacan when there's no internet access.