Even More Cartoon Network Shows Have Suddenly Left Max

Warner’s handling of Cartoon Network and its animated bequest successful caller months is thing that could diplomatically beryllium described arsenic “not ideal,” betwixt the closure of the iconic Cartoon Network Studios gathering past year, the cancelation of aggregate series, and, astir recently, the astonishing implicit closure of Cartoon Network’s website and its archive of escaped streaming clips and episodes. Now, there’s adjacent further tumult, aft respective fashionable CN bid recovered themselves vanished from Max today… aft Warner Bros had already redirected fans distant from different places to ticker those shows to ticker them connected Max instead.

Today respective users reported that a fistful of important Cartoon Network shows—including Ben 10, Steven Universe, Regular Show, the 2016 Powerpuff Girls revival, Amazing World of Gumball, We Bare Bears, and Chowder—were abruptly nary longer streaming connected Max with the crook of the month, with nary anterior announcement of their impending removal.

Cartoon Network shows that has been removed from Max today:

– Chowder
– Regular Show
– The Amazing World of Gumball
– We Bare Bears
– Steven Universe pic.twitter.com/WUR63HtDgv

— ToonHive (@ToonHive) October 1, 2024

Interestingly, coinciding with the abrupt removal, Max’s “Kids and Family” conception had its branding updated to regenerate included images of Gumball and Steven Universe flanking Bugs Bunny to regenerate them with a Care Bear and Fred Flintstone, respectively.

Ben 10 (2016) got removed too.

Max has notably updated its artwork for the Kids & Family hub to regenerate Gumball and Steven with a Care Bear and Fred Flintstone. (Jesus are they really doing this?) pic.twitter.com/x5ZcHF3yWx

— CN News/Schedules (@CNschedules) October 1, 2024

While astir of the removed shows are disposable to watercourse elsewhere, the determination is awkward successful the aftermath of respective of Warner Bros’ caller decisions astir its animated catalogue and its ongoing attempts to streamline its finances. Weeks ago, the workplace announced plans to terminate its classical animation-focused streaming platform, Boomerang (the work was antecedently announced arsenic coming to an extremity yesterday, September 30, with subscribers and its room being transitioned implicit to Max). Shortly aft arsenic well, it controversially scrubbed Cartoon Network’s dedicated website, which antecedently hosted a litany of clips and escaped streaming episodes from crossed its erstwhile and existent series, including from respective of the shows that person present been removed from Max.

“Looking for episodes of your favourite Cartoon Network shows? Check retired what’s disposable to watercourse connected Max (subscription required),” a connection connected the updated Cartoon Network website antecedently read. “Sign up for Max, wherever you tin besides make a Kids Profile with ratings restrictions and further privateness protections to support it amusive and kid-friendly!”

io9 has reached retired to Max for remark and clarification connected the removal, and whether oregon not the departures were intentional updates to Max’s catalogue oregon if, similar the caller situation with Over the Garden Wall connected Hulu, an oversight that volition beryllium corrected. We’ll update this station erstwhile and if we perceive back.

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