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Transformers Armada Invades Cartoon Network This Summer

This summer, Cartoon Network revives one of the most popular cartoons from the ‘80s when TRANSFORMERS ARMADA joins the Toonami line-up with all new adventures.  On Friday, August 23, TRANSFORMERS ARMADA will premiere at 4 p.m. (ET, PT) with a 90-minute movie special.  Beginning August 30, the 52-episode series will begin airing Fridays during Toonami at 6:30 p.m. and will join the daily Toonami schedule in November.

Introduced almost twenty years ago, TRANSFORMERS are vehicles that can change into robots and vice versa. The latest series, TRANSFORMERS ARMADA, begins on Earth when three children discover a Pandora’s box from the World of Cybertron (the home of the TRANSFORMERS robots).  Unbeknownst to Carlos, Rad and Alexa, they unearth an ancient battle between the AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON robots when the centuries-old box is opened.

The AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS battle for control over a third race of TRANSFORMERS, the MINI-CON robots.  Historically a dormant group, the MINI-CON robots are now the key to a crucial source of power and when they are connected with other TRANSFORMERS robots, they have the ability to enhance the strength and power of the larger TRANSFORMERS.

Toonami, Cartoon Network’s top-rated afternoon action-adventure franchise, airs weekdays 4-7 p.m. (ET, PT) and features animé and action programs like Dragonball, Dragon Ball Z and Batman Beyond.  Intermittently throughout the block, Toonami features popular music, computer generated 3-D animation segments and video game reviews.  TOM, the animated host of the block, transmits Toonami programming from his space vessel, the Absolution.

Cartoon Network, currently seen in 82.1 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.