Post by thebumperhunter on Jul 24, 2019 16:55:12 GMT
Hello all,
I hope you all are doing well.
I have posted a description of what I’m trying to look for on r/tipofmytongue and received a response that recommended me asking this forum. I’ll copy and paste what I wrote there onto here:
“First time posting on Reddit in a long time since this has been on the forefront of my mind recently. I hope y’all could help me track this piece of obscure media down!
When I was a kid watching Cartoon Network around a decade or so ago I remember coming across an incredibly disturbing 5-10 second bumper that consisted of the opening of a black notebook to a random section featuring extremely crude sketches of popular cartoon characters being presented individually by a violently-controlled camera panning in and out of different parts of the two open pages. Once all of the drawings of interest were featured, the camera would eventually zoom out for the viewer to see the two pages in its entirety and the book would subsequently close, spin outwards, and then spin towards the viewer to close out the bumper. It’s also worth mentioning that the red background was similar to other bumpers produced in Cartoon Network’s “YES” campaign (April 3, 2006-June 1, 2007), but it was a shadowy blood-red as opposed to the commonly-used bright-red matte pallet.
What’s most memorable about the bumper, however, is the incredibly frightening background music. It was comprised of shrieking violins playing piercing quarter-notes through the whooshes of the frantic camera whenever it zooms in and out. If there's something I could compare it to it would be the infamous “Psycho” theme and it was significantly louder than the commercials being played before and after it. There was a sudden fade-out once the notebook spun towards the viewer. Funny thing is that I still can’t get those damn shrieks out of my mind...
With all this being said, I’d like to know if there is ANY indication of this bumper even existing and if there is, a video to go along with it. I remember it clear as day and was presented randomly in commercial breaks between the hours of 3:00-6:00 P.M, though it had a tendency of being shown earlier. Saw it three times, all with distinct drawings of characters involved in productions such as “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy”, “Courage the Cowardly Dog”, etc. I spoke with my friend about this today and was shocked to hear him recount a bumper having the notebook and the blood-red background, but failed to mention the music and crude drawings. I’ve tried looking up a myriad of descriptions on Google, Bing, etc with the hope of seeing other viewers comment on it on forums, but so far it's been fruitless. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!”
Hopefully I find success with this community! If this is inappropriate for this forum, please feel free to let me know.
Best,
TheBumperHunter
P.S: One response proposed that it was a special Halloween-tailored bumper. I don’t know if CN made special bumpers, so if anyone can show me some other holiday-oriented bumpers it may lend credence to this hypothesis.
I hope you all are doing well.
I have posted a description of what I’m trying to look for on r/tipofmytongue and received a response that recommended me asking this forum. I’ll copy and paste what I wrote there onto here:
“First time posting on Reddit in a long time since this has been on the forefront of my mind recently. I hope y’all could help me track this piece of obscure media down!
When I was a kid watching Cartoon Network around a decade or so ago I remember coming across an incredibly disturbing 5-10 second bumper that consisted of the opening of a black notebook to a random section featuring extremely crude sketches of popular cartoon characters being presented individually by a violently-controlled camera panning in and out of different parts of the two open pages. Once all of the drawings of interest were featured, the camera would eventually zoom out for the viewer to see the two pages in its entirety and the book would subsequently close, spin outwards, and then spin towards the viewer to close out the bumper. It’s also worth mentioning that the red background was similar to other bumpers produced in Cartoon Network’s “YES” campaign (April 3, 2006-June 1, 2007), but it was a shadowy blood-red as opposed to the commonly-used bright-red matte pallet.
What’s most memorable about the bumper, however, is the incredibly frightening background music. It was comprised of shrieking violins playing piercing quarter-notes through the whooshes of the frantic camera whenever it zooms in and out. If there's something I could compare it to it would be the infamous “Psycho” theme and it was significantly louder than the commercials being played before and after it. There was a sudden fade-out once the notebook spun towards the viewer. Funny thing is that I still can’t get those damn shrieks out of my mind...
With all this being said, I’d like to know if there is ANY indication of this bumper even existing and if there is, a video to go along with it. I remember it clear as day and was presented randomly in commercial breaks between the hours of 3:00-6:00 P.M, though it had a tendency of being shown earlier. Saw it three times, all with distinct drawings of characters involved in productions such as “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy”, “Courage the Cowardly Dog”, etc. I spoke with my friend about this today and was shocked to hear him recount a bumper having the notebook and the blood-red background, but failed to mention the music and crude drawings. I’ve tried looking up a myriad of descriptions on Google, Bing, etc with the hope of seeing other viewers comment on it on forums, but so far it's been fruitless. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!”
Hopefully I find success with this community! If this is inappropriate for this forum, please feel free to let me know.
Best,
TheBumperHunter
P.S: One response proposed that it was a special Halloween-tailored bumper. I don’t know if CN made special bumpers, so if anyone can show me some other holiday-oriented bumpers it may lend credence to this hypothesis.
