Miguzi | |
Launched |
April 19, 2004[1] |
Defunct |
May 25, 2007 |
CN era(s) |
Miguzi is a former weekday afternoon block that premiered on Cartoon Network on April 19, 2004. The block was themed around Erin, an animated young 13-year-old girl (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) who finds refuge within the confines of a strange spaceship that is trapped underwater and inhabited by aquatic creatures (including Big Stalks, Flip, Curly, Tre, Remo, Bass, Monitor, Tweet, and Yoke).
Not surprisingly, this lighter-toned action block was from Williams Street, the producers of Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim and Toonami, a block of programming which Miguzi replaced in the weekday-afternoon timeslot after Toonami moved to Saturday nights. Miguzi changed its programming often. The block aired weekdays between 5-7pm on April 19, 2004, then starting January 15, 2006, aired from 4-6pm (later 4-5:30pm after Naruto took the 5:30pm slot on weekdays).
On June 20, 2004, the block also received a time slot on Sundays (3pm-5pm). The Sunday version of Miguzi featured the same lineup as the weekday version; however, only reruns from the previous week were aired.[2][3] On September 12, 2004, the Sunday schedule was changed to a viewers' choice 4-episode marathon of one of the shows from the weekday lineup. This Sunday version of Miguzi was titled Wheel of Gooz, and the promo featured a roulette wheel with 4 sections that corresponded to the 4 Miguzi shows.
From November 22, 2004 to January 15, 2005, the "Make a MonsterPiece" contest was held on cartoonnetwork.com and viewers could enter for a chance to have their drawing appear on Miguzi. Hundreds of entries were submitted and a panel of judges selected the winning drawing that was then turned into an animated character.[4] The winning submission was "Yoke" by Kyler Spears.
In May 2007, Miguzi was replaced by Master Control, an interactive block that aired on September 24, 2007.
Programming[]
- Ben 10
- Code Lyoko
- Codename: Kids Next Door
- Krypto the Superdog
- The Life & Times of Juniper Lee
- Megas XLR
- ¡Mucha Lucha!
- One Piece
- Pokémon
- Rave Master
- Robotboy
- Static Shock
- Team Galaxy
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teen Titans
- Totally Spies!
- Transformers: Energon
- Winx Club
- Xiaolin Showdown
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Zatch Bell!
Schedules[]
Date | 5:00 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 19, 2004 - October 1, 2004 |
Totally Spies! |
Code Lyoko |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Teen Titans |
October 4, 2004 - October 29, 2004 |
Totally Spies! |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Transformers: Energon |
Teen Titans |
November 1, 2004 - February 25, 2005 |
Totally Spies! |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Static Shock |
Teen Titans |
February 28, 2005 - April 29, 2005 |
Totally Spies! |
Static Shock |
Static Shock |
Teen Titans |
May 2, 2005 - June 17, 2005 |
Winx Club |
Totally Spies! |
Teen Titans |
Static Shock |
June 20, 2005 - September 2, 2005 |
Krypto the Superdog |
Winx Club |
Totally Spies! |
Teen Titans |
September 5, 2005 - November 4, 2005 |
Static Shock |
Totally Spies! |
Code Lyoko |
Code Lyoko |
November 7, 2005 - December 2, 2005 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX |
Codename: Kids Next Door |
Code Lyoko |
Teen Titans |
December 5, 2005 - January 15, 2006 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX |
Codename: Kids Next Door |
Code Lyoko |
Code Lyoko |
Date | 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. |
January 2, 2006 - May 12, 2006 |
Teen Titans |
One Piece |
Yu-Gi-Oh GX |
Code Lyoko |
May 15, 2006 - August 4, 2006 |
Codename: Kids Next Door |
Zatch Bell |
Pokémon |
Ben 10 |
August 7, 2006 - August 11, 2006 |
Codename: Kids Next Door |
Teen Titans |
Pokémon |
Ben 10 |
August 14, 2006 - September 2, 2006 |
Ben 10 |
Teen Titans |
Pokémon |
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX |
September 5, 2006 - November 3, 2006 |
Teen Titans |
Code Lyoko |
Pokémon |
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX |
November 6, 2006 - December 1, 2006 |
Robotboy |
Code Lyoko |
Pokémon |
Pokémon Chronicles |
December 4, 2006 - December 15, 2006 |
Ben 10 |
Code Lyoko |
Pokémon: Advanced Battle |
Pokémon Chronicles |
December 18, 2006 - December 29, 2006 |
Ben 10 |
The Life & Times of Juniper Lee |
Pokémon: Advanced Battle |
Pokémon Chronicles |
January 2, 2007 - January 5, 2007 |
Ben 10 |
Team Galaxy |
Pokémon: Advanced Battle |
Pokémon Chronicles |
January 8, 2007 - January 9, 2007 |
Ben 10 |
Ben 10 |
Pokémon: Advanced Battle |
Pokémon Chronicles |
Date | 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | |
January 10, 2007 - January 12, 2007 |
Ben 10 |
Ben 10 |
Pokémon: Advanced Battle | |
January 16, 2007 - February 23, 2007 |
Ben 10 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX |
Pokémon: Battle Frontier | |
February 26, 2007 - March 23, 2007 |
Ben 10 |
Xiaolin Showdown |
Pokémon: Battle Frontier | |
March 26, 2007 - April 20, 2007 |
¡Mucha Lucha! |
Xiaolin Showdown |
Pokémon: Battle Frontier | |
April 23, 2007 - May 25, 2007 |
Ben 10 |
Pokémon Chronicles |
Pokémon: Battle Frontier |
Characters[]
- Erin - Erin is a young human girl that visits the ship every day and is the only character that speaks comprehensibly.
- Remo - Remo is a large walking remote control. He is seen in bumpers being smacked by the other characters in order to change the channel.
- Bass - Bass is a walking Bass speaker. Though he does not talk, his personality still comes through. He is skittish and does not like change. After a while, a second Bass was found in a box in the basement and the two appeared in bumpers together. The original has a red band around its arm while the other has a blue band around its arm.
- Tweet - Tweet is a very small walking tweeter. He is very brave and can often be found walking underfoot and getting into mischief. After a while, a second Tweet was found in a box in the basement and the two appeared in bumpers together.
- Dr. Monitor - Monitor, as it is called by Erin, is a sentient TV screen that has been a part of the ship since it was created.
- Big Stalks - Big Stalks is a big green monster with 3 eyes and two cone-shaped horns sticking out of his head.
- Tre - Tre is a small green monster with 5 eyes and tentacles.
- Flip - Flip is a purple monster with a 3rd eye.
- Curly - Curly is a blue monster that wears a suit and a glass helmet, similar to a spacesuit. However, his arms and a tentacle on his head are outside of the suit. He is the brother of Yoke.
- Yoke - Yoke is a green monster that appears to be just a head floating in an egg-shaped vessel that hovers off the ground. He has been shown to have telekinesis. He is the brother of Curly.
- Salty - Salty is an old human man that talks like a pirate. He wears a scuba suit and visits the ship to introduce sea life to the crew.
Miguzi Sweepstakes/Giveaway[]
Trivia[]
- In the Summer Kick-Off Special 2005, Tommy and Tara (in real life) send out a signal for the Miguzi gang (animated) to introduce new things to Miguzi.
- In Summer 2006, the block was given a complete rebrand, which featured simplistic 2D backgrounds, while the original bumpers are remaining. During its last month on the air, Erin was also removed in the original bumpers without a trace, and the three aliens used in promotional materials for the Cartoon Network Invaded crossover frequently cameoed.
- Cartoon Network did not acknowledged the block again until 2018, where Erin made a cameo in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus.
References[]
- ↑ "Spotlight". cartoonnetwork.com. April 1, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040401141305/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/watch/index.html. Retrieved on February 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Miguzi on Sundays?". animesuperhero.com. June 20, 2004. https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/miguzi-on-sundays.3652681/. Retrieved on March 15, 2019.
- ↑ "TV Schedule". cartoonnetwork.com. June 20, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040623112505/http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=GO&theDate=6/20/04&timeZone=EST. Retrieved on March 15, 2019.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS". cartoonnetwork.com. November 24, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041124085007/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com:80/tv_shows/miguzi/monsterpiece/rules.html. Retrieved on March 15, 2019.