JBVO
JBVO
Cartoon Network talk show, 2000 to 2001
JBVO: Your All Request Cartoon Show (or JBVO for short) was an American anthology talk show programming block that aired Sundays from February 9, 2000 to January 14, 2001 with reruns continuing until it was fully removed in August 26, 2001 on Cartoon Network as a sequel to Johnny Bravo. The show was hosted by Johnny Bravo, along with some infrequent guest stars such as Chicken (from Cow and Chicken). In this show, callers would write into the show via mail or through the Cartoon Network website.[1]
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When Johnny Bravo went on hiatus in 1997, Johnny Bravo creator Van Partible and his workers were in the production of JBVO. The pilot was made and aired on December 27, 1999, four months after Johnny Bravo was airing for its second season. The pilot was called WBVO.
Production continued after its pilot airdate, which around February 2000, a similar event where Johnny "hosted" Cartoon Network live in the UK from February 21–25, two months before JBVO officially premiered in the US. This event was called The Big Bravo-Live!, as it was based on another successful block Johnny hosted in late 1999 by the same name. The production for the block was finally finished and the block aired on April 2, 2000, as the block's name was changed to JBVO for unknown reasons.
During the block's airings, the block got some marathons, such as the JBVO Weekend. By late 2000, the block started to get less popular, even Van Partible wasn't interested in making JBVO at the first place,[2] and by January 14, 2001, the show got cancelled after one season. 28 episodes were produced. The show still continued to air reruns until August 26, 2001. This became lost media by the time it got cancelled. The show is partially lost.
Later on, a sequel named Toon FM was launched only for Europe as it aired on Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel) and in Europe. The show was like JBVO but with a few changes. It is unknown when the show aired and ended, however, a "he-mail" Johnny answered on The Big Bravo page of the CN UK website implies the show was already airing by June 2001, or perhaps on hiatus. It is also unknown if the show was connected to the radio station by the same name as the station was launched in October 1999. In October 2001, the sequel rebrand to a show being hosted in Tokyo, Japan called Toon FM: Live From Tokyo.
Another sequel named Viva Las Bravo was aired from 2005 to 2006 on afternoon summers. Every day Johnny would announce three cartoons, and the one getting the highest votes via email or on CartoonNetworkHQ.net would be shown for two hours the next day. He would also constantly appear in commercial breaks, cracking jokes or answering humorous emails and phone calls.
