The 1st 13th Annual Cartoon Network Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special...Live! In Stereo March 23

Awards Show Parody Honors Talents of Animated Entertainers

Cartoon Network jumps into the awards season fray with the "1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special...Live!... In Stereo" on Saturday, March 23, from 7-9 p.m. (ET, PT). Host Johnny Bravo will be joined by a cavalcade of stars scheduled to present during the Fancy Anvil awards ceremony, including Charles Barkley, Magilla Gorilla, Al Roker, Elmer Fudd, Sandy Duncan and Fred Flintstone.

The ultimate parody of the "kudocast," the "1st 13th Annual Cartoon Network Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special" will gather the world's top animated stars at the Hanna-Barbera Pavilion for an unforgettable night honoring outstanding achievements in cartoon excellence and quirkiness.

The program will feature red carpet arrivals, peculiar awards categories, rambling speeches, cheesy music, celebrity cameos and the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement award. In six award categories including Best Villain and Best Cartoon, fans will decide who will take home the coveted Fancy Anvil by casting their vote online at CartoonNetwork.com during the week of March 11. The winners for the remaining categories will be selected by Cartoon Network’s “elite panel of animation aficionados."

Sandy Duncan will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to the hardest working dog in show business, Scooby-Doo. New Scooby-Doo Movies co-stars Jonathon Winters, Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Phyllis Diller and Davy Jones will accompany Duncan in honoring the beloved Scooby-Doo. Also among the highlights of the evening, Debbie Allen will present a tribute to dance, as seen in cartoons through years.

In a more somber segment, Cartoon Network and its stars will take a moment to honor Bill Hanna and his incredible achievements to animated entertainment during a tribute highlighting his remarkable career. Hanna’s precise comedic timing, along with Joe Barbera’s strong animation skills, fostered the careers of cherished cartoon favorites including Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Scooby-Doo, Quickdraw McGraw, The Flintstones and The Jetsons.

Finally, the evening will culminate with the awarding of the night’s highest honor, The Fancy Anvil in the Best Cartoon category. The nominees range from classic favorites such as "I Love to Singa" and Bugs Bunny’s "What’s Opera Doc?" to contemporary favorites like The Powerpuff Girls "Meet the Beat All" and "Mock V" from Dexter’s Laboratory.

Cartoon Network, currently seen in 79.9 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment. Drawing from the world’s largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network also showcases unique original ventures such as The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd n Eddy and other Cartoon Cartoons. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one of ad-supported cable’s highest-rated networks. Cartoon Network’s Web site is located at http://CartoonNetwork.com (AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., an AOL Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

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