A Look Back at Cartoon Network's Wedgies 

I totally remember the CN Wedgies shorts! I could never forget Mr. Bixby, Cat 22, And Nacho Bear! Those are some of my favorites hell i used to wish that they made those into full on tv shows!

As fun as they are, what bothers me about the Wedgies are, well, WHO created them? CN just green lit these little shorts and yet they were never credited. We'll never really know who made these shorts up.

Cartoon Network should really bring Wedgies back. In fact, every TV network should have some form of short entertainment during commercial breaks regardless of age demographics.

The one Mr. Bixby short where he’s a career counselor is ingrained heavily into my brain. Every kid except the kid who wants to be a ventriloquist gets told to be a ventriloquist.

I really wish Bremen Avenue Experience was a full series. I love the artstyle and the concept gives me Night in the Woods but for children vibes. It helps that the animals they chosen are based on the fairy tale the series of shorts was named after (Bremen Town Musicians) I love when a classic fairy tale gets a unique modernized spin

I always caught these on Boomerang (except for The Bremen Avenue Experience, they never aired that one) alongside stuff like Merrie Melodies or Roadrunner segments from The Looney Tunes Show and Mixels shorts and it made me wonder why the Wedgies shorts never got fully fledged series. With the exception of Big Baby and *maybe* Calling Cat 22, they have premises that would suit themselves amazingly as full shows. They’re a lot like Dan Vs, in a way. They’ve got simple premises that can be taken to absolutely insane degrees thanks in part to their charming lead characters.

Me and my dad still quote the "blinker fluid" thing all these years later

i always just assumed animals like Nacho Bear and the Trixx Rabbit tried the food before and got like. banned from it. like they were TOO into it and had to be barred from eating them anymore

I remember watching these on Boomerang as a kid in the 2000s.

2:50 there's actually a Robot Chicken sketch like this, where Gargamel finally catches and cooks a smurf, then tries it and doesn't even like it.

I barely remember seeing them as a kid, but after re-watching them while editing this video, I gotta say my favorite is the Bremen Avenue Experience. It has a fun and quirky fast-paced style that is accentuated by its art-style. Does it have weak moments? Absolutely, especially in the episode where Tanner is shocked that Jessica is a girl. But the thing I most like about is its music. The fast cutting and chaos reminds me of WarioWare and Rhythm Heaven as well as the Mystery Skulls animated videos. Plus, the anthropomorphic animals and its character-focused nature makes this show look like an optimistic version of Bojack Horseman. This short has POTENTIAL to be a great full fledged series, especially if it has the elements mentioned by Trevor.

I had honestly completely forgotten about these shorts but then I saw the Wedgies intro and started vaguely remembering specific episodes of some of them What I’d like to see you cover is Cartoon Cartoons. They had apparently first been introduced in the 90s and we’re brought back in 2000s. They were actually the starting point for shows like Dexter’s Lab, Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo, etc. However, I specifically remember them because of one that got introduced as a pilot but never took off called Kenny and Chimpy

Cat 22, Mr, Bixby and Nacho Bear had me in a chokehold because commercials were painful for me. But, when I heard the Wedgies intro, I would run to the TV to see what would be playing. They all sorta have elements from classic Looney Tunes in a way.

I love watching the Cartoon Network Wedgies every morning when I was a kid!! 🤩😍 The Bremen Avenue Experience, Big Baby, Cat 22, Mr. Bixby and Nacho Bear are ALL of my favorites!

Oh I loved the Bixby shorts the most as a kid and I'm sooo glad they still hold up! I remember the DC Nation shorts being pretty good too.

Honestly, I think it's a good that The Bremen Avenue Experience was never made into a full fledged series. Because given the premise of the short i often compare it to Cartoon Networks other band disaster "Grojband."

I just realized that the four main characters of The Bremen Avenue Experience are inspired by this story about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster singing together.

I asked my coworkers what their favorite cartoon was growing up, I put down Ed, Edd n Eddy, but then my coworker immediately goes “Nacho Bear!!!” And I was like ???? Out of all of the mainstream cartoons, when someone asks you your favorite cartoon you pick Nacho Bear???? Not that I was appalled, Nacho Bear was my favorite wedgie and it was a total buried memory

I actually remember CN Wedgies, Not because of shorts, it's because of the intro and outro of the segments. Whenever it aired on Boomerang, I either hide in the closet or into my room. And I never really saw the beauty of these shorts because of my fear of it. And Looking back on these shorts were really unique and fun. It's just that The Intro and Outro gave me absolute nightmares growing up... and it still does. (Mainly because of the talking hammer) I can't go on for about a year without it showing up in my dreams. And sadly, I never got to enjoy them because of that.

Now that it's been said, I'm kinda surprised we haven't seen more adaptations of the Musicians of Breman??? For as simple as the story is, there does seem to be a lot of room to work with.

9:35 Not gonna lie. I don’t have nostalgia for Shorty McShort Shorts…but covering that would be pretty cool.

I remember that Nacho Bear’s premiere was on a Cinco De Mayo marathon. Which made me believe that it was a new show rather than a set of shorts.

Bremen Avenue Experience was my favorite one. . Really wanted that to be a full cartoon like 3 dog Band. Love music themed cartoons...with anthros. Hmm sensing a pattern.

I don't know if I ever saw any of these shorts on TV, but I absolutely remember some of the commercials seen in this video.

In order from my favorite to least favorite and why. Note I'm going to repeat some things he said in the video. The Bremen Avenue Experience: I really like the design and the fact that you are able to get an understanding of what each character's personality is in a short amount of time is great The Talented Mr.Bixby: The main character is reckless but charming. And I can't explain it but. these shorts felt mature. I don't know why it just felt like it was something that an older audience would enjoy more. Nacho Bear: It felt like a tribute of classic cartoons like The Coyote and Roadrunner and Sylvester and Tweety and Tom and Jerry to me. So close on getting their prize but getting it screwed over at the end. Calling Cat 22: I like the theme song but I feel the jokes are played out. Big Baby: Again a situation where the jokes are played out and honestly the designs kind of freak me out.

Holy crap, you just opened up my nostalgia vault!!

Nacho Bear and Cat 22 freaked me out as a kid. It was all because of their art styles.

I used to watch Big Baby all the time when I was eight!

Mine definitely was bixby because it definitely kept glued to the tv when I was younger though I also remember that some of these also aired on boomerang for a while

It does make me wonder what if these shorts did manage to become a full on cartoon? Heck I would to see a crossover episode of Nacho Bear meeting Mr. Bixby. Like, imagine a full on crossover episode, and each time one of the characters from the shorts appears, a small part of their theme song plays

These Shorts can still be found on RU-vid

You unlocked memories I havent thought of in years once again bro! Killin' it!!

I wasn't really around when wedgies Started but I do remember boomerang airing a few of them really the ones I remember were nacho bear and Mr Bixby

The talent Mr.bixby is my favorite

I completely forgot about these *BUT* I think the reason why The Talented Mr. Bixby never got picked up is because...he sounds and acts like a Bill Cosby parody except for the sweaters - were we still thinking those were funny?

OMG YOU JUST OPENED A BURIED SAFE IN MY BRAIN!!

Mr bixby was my favorite. It needed to be its own official show.

I loved nacho bear. It came and went so fast

Nacho bear was the only one worth watching as a kid for me.

7:33 Ohhohoho! A clear jab at Benthelooney I see.

Wow, this unlocked a bunch of memories

Funny, my girlfriend and I were talking about these shorts the other night.

I leggitemitly forgot that these even existed and I also thought they were called cn nachos when they we're airing

I loved Nacho Bear as a kid, it reminded me a lot of Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry.

My favorite is Bremen avenue experience

These will NEVER be forgotten

When looking at this short form of content. It’s best to say, “taking a look at this collection “

These Wedgies must've been an American thing. Never heard of these before

thanks for unlocking a obscure childhood memory

Ive been loving the style of editing lately.

“he is just… nuts.” ahahahahahahahah mental illnesses are so funny.

I remember these! My teen self enjoyed these as I was getting ready for high school. Man the nostalgia!

Oh my gosh! I absolutely remember wedgies! My favorite shorts are Bremen avenue experience! I really wish they greenlit this show! Cause I love these the characters and the garage band premise!

I hope you can talk about other Cartoon network shorts program like "Sunday Pants" or "O Canada"

Nacho Bear and Mr Bixby were a fun watch, but Bremen Avenue Experience most definitely should've gotten tge full series treatment.

I unironically remember Big Baby and Nacho Bear.

Bremen Avenue Experience would be such a great full series

I loved Big Baby. Yeah, it was a dumb, but it was a funny kind of dumb. Plus I liked how the ending credits showed scenes from the short, but characters looked different or are wearing different clothing.

While i dont remember how most of them were introduced, i remember the Big Baby being introduced in a "baby marathon" where i guess CN showed the baby episodes. but near the end, they had this CGI(?) baby say "Action so nice, you'll burp up twice!"

Nacho Bear was the one that stuck to my memory the most! I loved the color palette they used for the show!!

2:29 If I were to guess why Nacho Bear likes nachos so much, perhaps he'd eaten them once before and always wanted more, but was never able to successfully get any.

I remember I watched all of these on TV as they premiered back in the day my favorite was Bixby and least favorite was Bremen avenue the whole band thing may have been a bit too complicated for my kid mind to keep up with but usually that slice of life stuff was a snore fest for me back in the day. Fantastic video!

I would be interested if you talked about O' Canada, it was an experiment that isn't remembered by most and I would like to see your thoughts on it. (If you can get enough meterial)

The one I remembered the most is Nacho Bear.

There were also these like 2-second bits like Bunniez in the bank, Tim the teenage zombie and others. I'm not sure if they were Wedgies or something else entirely

Tbh, Nacho Bear and The Bremen Avenue Experience are the only great cartoons from this series in my opinion. I didn't care about the other shorts, tbh.

I remember seeing some of these on TV, specifically Cat 22. The rest of the "Wedgies" I've mostly seen through RU-vid. On a similar topic regarding Cartoon Network (possibly a "Lost Media" topic), I vividly remember seeing something particular in-between commercial breaks (more than once actually). I have not been able to find any videos or any discussion of it on the internet, or even footage of it that could easily be spotted on existing Cartoon Network commercial breaks uploaded to RU-vid, and I'm very certain that it was real. Here's a description of what I'm talking about: It starts off with what appears to be a photo of those SMPTE color bars made of paper (audio of someone imitating the Color bar noise plays at the same time), a Title card appears (I don't remember what the title was sadly, but a cartoon boy and dog do appear in the title card), next I see the boy holding a jar of Peanut Butter. He puts his finger in the Peanut Butter and then sticks a glob of it on the dog's nose. The dog unsuccessfully tries to lick it off with his tongue a few times before smash-cutting to fake TV statics clearly made of paper. A commercial break would begin shortly afterwards. (Hopefully I'm not the only one who remembers seeing this on Cartoon Network between 2008 and 2009)

We can call these short series. Since all is just a few minutes long segments! Am I right folks, or think just full of hot air? Feel free to let it be known for personally. Can take it like a champ!

My thoughts on every Wedgies segment: Nacho Bear is pretty good, but I also think it wouldn’t do so well beyond 5 minute episodes… as well as the fact that the chase formula becoming infamously stale since why make one if it’s similar to like shows like Tom & Jerry or the Roadrunner Shorts Cat 22 is kinda missed potential. I wished Cat 22 would’ve been more polished writing-wise and had more clever jokes, but I also think it would’ve done better as 5 minute shorts rather than a full show. I’m still conflicted on Cat 22. Bixby is pretty good, but I don’t think kids would care about an old guy doing adult things unless it’s raunchy or violent. Bixby would be pretty cool as an adult-oriented series that barely has any adult-suitable content and is instead a bit whimsical, something like Mr. Bean. Bremen Avenue is also pretty good, but I still need to rewatch it since it’s been a while since I’ve watched it. The only one bad one is Big Baby, but that one is just inoffensive and generic as best and mediocre at worst.

To be honest the title got me pretty concerned at first. XD

The Bremen Avenue Experience is one of my favorite mini series out of all of them! I'm thinking about creating a project about the BAE, since it didn't get greenlit to be a full series.

I think about Big Baby more often than you would think (namely in that I think about it at all). I haven't seen Big Baby since when it was on TV but it somehow wedged (pun intended) itself into my brain so that, once in a blue moon, it'll drift back into my mind like "hey remember that cartoon where the giant baby drove a race car?"

THAT TV STATIC SOUND!

The other day I did suddenly remember mr Bixby. Prophetic!

Was that Dana Snyder in the intro? (Master Shake / Granny Cuyler / Gazpacho)

I remember suckers.

One of the best nostalgia and very swag

I remember seeing nacho bear. Till now I remembered it has a Doritos commercial

I remember these some of them were pretty funny others were just weird

hey I remember watching these shorts back than

dude thats so crazy i was just talking about this with a friend last night

I kept seeing this thing on boomerang

This calling cat-22 I like remember to Cartoon Network on classic with styled it I like made all favorite cartoons characters ever but that’s amazing dude 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Cat 22 looks like Pete the Cat’s Digivolution.

Because of this video, I binged all the Calling Cat 22 shorts (mostly for the intro, which is pretty good), two of the Bremen shorts, one of the Nacho Bear shorts and half of the Mr Bixby shorts. All of them are of decent quality, not mind-blowing but I haven't found a sketch I didn't like (I haven't watched and of Big Baby yet)

Childhood memory unlocked. I remember I LOVED these! So fun and charming, but yeah Big Baby is the weakest.

Bro loved Nacho Bear were my favorite

I remember wedgies granted i was a teenager when they aired also werent these usually aired to enertain or fill time off a previous program until the next program begins? I know Disney channel used to do that they'd air a kim possible segment or something to fill time if a program ended too early and it was to fill up commercial space till the next program

Rolling Squirrels?

'Nacho Bear' was always my favorite

7:24 IS THAT A BENTHELOONEY REFERENCE 😆

Wait why is the raccoon from nacho bear looks like lifty from happy tree friends

I think remember that from old Boomerang

I think about nacho bear eveny now and again

I remember these😄i remember enjoying most of them ^^except big baby😅

Nacho bear is the best one, should been green-lite, I remember seeing most of these segments thought I didn't think Bremen avenue experience was one of them, I usually don't like musical cartoons so I clicked off when that came on.

I probably was the odd one, but I think why Big Baby may or may not have worked was because it tries to basically be a spoof that despite having a big baby, the world still took the situation seriously. Criminals robbing a bank? Baby thwarts crime by pure coincidence, the world is at peace. So it's pretty hit or miss; I mostly thought it was in offensive, and just taking the concept of "Baby's Day Out" to a different level. However, yeah, the other shows were honestly better...especially Bixby.

Oh wow I completely forgot about these

I remember these

I remember watching them as a kid, usually on Boomerang. However, maybe it's because I haven't seen them since, but I consider Nacho Bear the only good one of these shorts. Granted, if Wedgies was more like Sunday Pants than What a Cartoon!, The Cartoonstitute, or the Shorts Department, it could have gained an audience, and dare I say it, even wound up making some spinoffs.