Arthur Lake (actor) at 6646 Hollywood Blvd. Many of the actors on the radio show noted Lake's commitment to the program, stating that on the day of the broadcast, Lake "was" Dagwood Bumstead. Far from being upset about being typecast, Lake continued to embrace the role of Dagwood in a short-lived 1957 "Blondie" TV series, then even into the 1960s and beyond; he would often give speeches to Rotary clubs and other civic organizations, eagerly posing for pictures with a Dagwood sandwich. Lake became very friendly with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and his mistress Marion Davies. He was a frequent guest at
What a Cartoon! was given its own series called "Megas XLR". From 2000 to 2003, "The Cartoon Cartoon Show" featured new episodes and reruns of the full-series Cartoon Cartoons, interspersed with premieres and reruns of the Cartoon Cartoon pilot shorts (some of which were retconned "WAC!" shorts). From 2005 to 2008, the block was revived, this time dropping the pilot shorts. Episodes from each show were anthologized into 7 or 11-minute segments. This is a list of shows that were presented on the block: What a Cartoon! What a Cartoon! (later known as The What a Cartoon! Show and The Cartoon Cartoon Show)