What are your thoughts on Har Har Tharsdays?

[Stumpos]

As the designated successor for the Fridays block after the Fried Dynamite retool was unsuccessful, how did Har Har Tharsdays (running from March 2008 to April 2010) fare for everyone as the new comedy premiere night block?

While the block's tentpole line up was Chowder, Flapjack, Johnny Test, Total Drama, and 6teen, there were some other interesting inclusions on the block. The first few months aired episodes from the final seasons of Camp Lazlo, Foster's Home, My Gym Partner's a Monkey, George of the Jungle 2007, and Out of Jimmy's Head. Stoked briefly aired on the block during summer 2009. And Adventure Time aired two episodes as a "sneak preview" during the final weeks of the block.

How did Har Har Thardays fare for everyone?

 

[mqg96]

I thought Har Har Tharsdays was creative. Even though at the time I was not in favor of the idea of a Thursdays block. I was all about Fridays or Saturdays because growing up in school as a kid, getting out of school on Fridays meant your homework, tests or quizzes for the week are done with a full weekend ahead of you to relax. At the time Har Har Tharsdays was active, I was in middle school so I couldn't watch TV because I was likely preparing for an end of the week quiz or test. Other than that, the concept of the Har Har Tharsdays block was a really solid idea.

 

[JMTV]

As the designated successor for the Fridays block after the Fried Dynamite retool was unsuccessful, how did Har Har Tharsdays (running from March 2008 to April 2010) fare for everyone as the new comedy premiere night block?

On it's own, Har Har Tharsdays was pretty good for what it was. Wasn't as good as CCF/Fridays, but definitely better than Fried Dynamite.

I thought Har Har Tharsdays was creative. Even though at the time I was not in favor of the idea of a Thursdays block. I was all about Fridays or Saturdays because growing up in school as a kid, getting out of school on Fridays meant your homework, tests or quizzes for the week are done with a full weekend ahead of you to relax. At the time Har Har Tharsdays was active, I was in middle school so I couldn't watch TV because I was likely preparing for an end of the week quiz or test. Other than that, the concept of the Har Har Tharsdays block was a really solid idea.

I agree. This is coming from someone who prefer Friday and Saturday premieres.

 

[Surreal Kangaroo]

Honestly i never watched it. I agree with it being on a Thursday was inconvenient if you are a kid. I prefer Friday or Saturday night premiers for kids’ shows.

 

[TheGuy]

It was fine but realistically Fridays & Saturdays are just much better for new premiers as opposed to Thursdays

 

[Silverstar]

To echo others' sentiments, I liked the concept of Har Har Tharsdays, though Thursday nights was a weird and not always convenient time to air premieres. Ideally, Friday and Saturday are the best nights for a premiere block on a family channel, since kids don't have to get up early the next morning, but it was still an enjoyable block; I especially liked Chowder and Flapjack.

Bit o' Trivia: in Latin America, the block was called iJa Ja Ja!

 

[Stumpos]

Seeing the consensus of finding it weird to air premieres on Thursdays and not Fridays, any reason they switched from Fridays to Thursdays at all in 2008? Sure Fried Dynamite was a bust, but they could've just used the Har Har Tharsdays branding for a Friday night block.

 

[Edward Joseph]

Here are some old threads showing what people thought of the block when it was first airing:

Thursday Night block will now be called Har Har Tharsdays in June

There's a new commercial promoting new Chowder episodes starting June 5th (same day as Flapjack premieres). The commercial said that new episodes will start June 5th on Har Har Tharsdays. So that means CN Thursday Nights has been dropped. Based on the name (Har Har implying laughing), this is...

animesuperhero.com

Har Har Tharsdays is still doing great for CN...

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=25460 I thought this deserves its own thread. Wow. The biggest increase for the block was with 9-14 year olds, a 95% increase compared to last year. And Total Drama Island is doing extremely well. A 130% increase with 6-11 and 203% increase with 9-14...

animesuperhero.com

As for my own thoughts on the block, it was pretty good for what it was. Plus, it was the first place where Total Drama Island aired in the US so there's that.

 

[JMTV]

any reason they switched from Fridays to Thursdays at all in 2008?

TBH, I have no idea. I guess maybe because management changes going on at that time led to the decision of changing timeslots to get the kids interested, but your guess is good as mine.