Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland) late night slot. On 27 May 2000, the channel Boomerang was launched by Cartoon Network in the UK and Ireland, and most "classic" cartoons were moved from Cartoon Network to the new channel, which initially broadcast from 6am to 12am. On 1 October 2001, Boomerang became a 24-hour channel and the remaining "classic" cartoons (except for Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry shorts, Thunderbirds, Danger Mouse, Scooby Doo, and The Flintstones, which remained until November 2002) like The Smurfs, also moved to Boomerang. On 24 May 2007, Cartoonito was launched as a pre-school channel replacing Toonami. The channel aired from 4am
Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland) was named after Great Marlborough Street where Turner Europe, Middle East and Africa's headquarters is located. The studio is the European equivalent to Cartoon Network Studios based in Burbank, California, USA. The studio was founded in 2007 and in 2011 it produced its first show, "The Amazing World of Gumball", created by Ben Bocquelet. Cartoon Network Europe has also been involved in other co-productions in the past such as "The Cramp Twins", "Fat Dog Mendoza", "Robotboy", "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated", "Elfy Food", "The Happos Family", "Hero 108", "Spaced Out", "VBirds", "Cult Toons", "Taffy", "Best Ed", "Chop Socky Chooks", "Skatoony" and "The