USA Cartoon Express' 1992–1996 logo | |
Network | USA Network |
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Launched | September 20, 1982 |
Closed | September 15, 1996 |
Country of origin | United States |
Sister network | USA Action Extreme Team (1995–1996) |
Format | Children's programming |
Running time | 1-6 hours |
Original language(s) | English |
Voices of | Curt Chaplin (1982–1992) |
The USA Cartoon Express was a programming block consisting of animated children's series which aired on the USA Network from September 20, 1982[1] to September 15, 1996. Cartoon Express was the first structured animation block on cable television, predating Nickelodeon's Nicktoons and Cartoon Network by a decade.
The initial lineup consisted mostly of series from the Hanna-Barbera library.[1][2] In October, Turner Broadcasting purchased Hanna-Barbera and launched Cartoon Network one year later, thus taking a chunk of Cartoon Express programming with it.[3]