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
Cultural impact of the Guitar Hero series Marcus playing a video game called "Chamber Music Hero." The satirical newspaper The Onion published an article entitled "Activision Reports Sluggish Sales For Sousaphone Hero." In the 15th episode of the first season of the Adult Swim cartoon "Metalocalypse", a young girl played a song for Dethklok member Toki Wartooth with a "Guitar Hero" controller. Later, in the 3rd episode of the second season, one Dethklok fan is seen with a "Guitar Hero" controller in his room whilst illegally downloading Dethklok MP3s. On March 2010, the Office For National Statistics (UK) announced that "Guitar Hero" will be used to gauge