Toonami is a cornerstone in Cartoon Network history proving that overseas animation can not only survive on the checkered channel but thrive too. Before T.O.M. and all of his various upgrades and iterations, there was one man who ruled the airwaves, and his name was Moltar.

Join BDubs at Ghost Planet Industries as he looks through the archives to better understand the first three years of Toonami, how it formed, and why it grabbed the attention of young Cartoon Network fans everywhere in the mid-late nineties. Plus, he'll mention a few Toonami artifacts and his memories of tuning in to the cutting edge programming block and how it shaped his perception of cartoons today.

Watch Toonami's Tribute to Moltar (as mentioned in the episode).

Listen to the Lo-Fi Tracks backing Moltar's Toonami Segments

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