Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Before "Out of Jimmy's Head" and CN Real, before Cartoonito and Tickle U... On this day 30 years ago, Cartoon Network premiered their first original live-action series, "Big Bag," as part of their initial forgotten attempt at a preschool block, co-produced by the Children's Television Workshop and featuring some imported cartoon shorts! But the majority of the show is lost media! The foxy private toon detective Sam Valentino provides a retrospective and some findings about this controversial Cartoon Network milestone!

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