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AiddonValentine
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Dude was still a billionaire, but founding Cartoon Network and TCM meant he wasn't all that bad
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Nate148
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 2:58 pm |
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and captain planet was him as well.
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-Matthew-
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 3:02 pm |
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Rest in peace.
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malvarez1
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 3:13 pm |
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Cartoon Network was such a formative and pivotal channel for me, and TCM is, IMO, the best and most important TV channel right now.
RIP
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TsukasaElkKite
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 3:29 pm |
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May his memory be a blessing.
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chrisb
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 3:45 pm |
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| AiddonValentine wrote: | | Dude was still a billionaire, but founding Cartoon Network and TCM meant he wasn't all that bad |
He was an interesting guy. Like yeah no such thing as an ethical billionaire but he was one of the first to call out Israel’s treatment of Palestinians back in like 2000 and advocated for universal healthcare.
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mgree0032
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 6:10 pm |
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I think that Ted Turner also single-handedly saved TV animation in the 90s when it was going down in the dumps. Without Cartoon Network, Toonami and Adult Swim as we know it wouldn’t even exist!
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nickp1991
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 6:46 pm |
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Ted Turner outbid Kings Entertainment in acquiring Hanna Barbera
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Beatdigga
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 7:09 pm |
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Turner is (indirectly) responsible for anime being mainstream thanks to Cartoon Network, and directly responsible for a lot of other things including cable television as well know it. He was the last of a breed of billionaires that had other goals besides wealth. The bison herds his restaurant chain Montana Grill ended up supporting are proof of that. And he wasn’t perfect, not in the least, but he was responsible for a lot in entertainment we take for granted.
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theEugAbides
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 7:55 pm |
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You gave us TNT, TBS, AMC movie channel, cartoon network, WCW wrestling I spent my entire childhood teenage years and 20s watching these channels including reruns! Rest in peace
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ranran-001
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 8:05 pm |
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| AiddonValentine wrote: | | Dude was still a billionaire, but founding Cartoon Network and TCM meant he wasn't all that bad |
Ted was a "liberal" billionaire, which back then, and even now was a supposedly horrible thing. The right wing and libertarians gave him a lot of crap for that. Imagine.
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strawberry-kun
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 8:14 pm |
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I’ll always remember him for WCW. Rest in peace.
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BadNewsBlues
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2026 10:07 pm |
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| mgree0032 wrote: | | I think that Ted Turner also single-handedly saved TV animation in the 90s when it was going down in the dumps. Without Cartoon Network, Toonami and Adult Swim as we know it wouldn’t even exist! |
Some good that did given the way things look presently.
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ZelosZoidberg
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 5:50 am |
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I mean compared to most Billionaires he be considered a saint. Only Billionaire I can think of on his level is Mark Cuban. Dude is one of the key reasons Atlanta is so big today. RIP.
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FireballDragon
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| Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 8:06 am |
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Cartoon Network may not be the same channel I grew up with, but it was still an important part of my childhood nonetheless. RIP Ted Turner. You were one of the few good TV execs.
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