It’s happening again: Another batch of Max’s beloved animated shows has disappeared.
The removed titles are some of the most important Cartoon Network titles (for example, if Nickelodeon is known for Spongebob and Fairly Oddparents, then Cartoon Network is known for Regular Show and Steven Universe.)
Chowder, Ben 10, Regular Show, We Bare Bears, Steven Universe, the 2016 Powerpuff Girls reboot, and The Amazing World of Gumball have left the streaming device without warning (H/T Gizmodo). To make matters worse, Max updated the artwork for the Children and Family Center to replace Gumball and Steven Universe with Carebear and Fred Flinstone, both accompanied by Bugs Bunny.
There’s some irony here given that Max has removed half of the Looney Tunes library in 2023, as well as two seasons of The Flinstones. Warner Bros. plans to Also to get rid of Boomerang, the home of Warner Bros.-owned classics. And one of the only places you can watch forgotten Hanna-Barbera cartoons like Jabberjaw (which is Scooby-Doo if it happened underwater and Scooby). It was a giant shark) and wacky races.
Fortunately for fans, Chowder, Regular Show, Gumball, We Bare Bears, and Steven Universe are still streaming on Hulu. Although Hulu had its own removal concerns in September, as people noticed that episodes of Over the Garden Wall were missing. The streamer responded to fans on Twitter, assuring them that the beloved series had been flagged for deletion in error and that episodes would be back soon.
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