Awesome / [adult swim]

• Adult Swim acquiring and releasing "Dexter's Rude Removal" (a Banned Episode of Dexter's Laboratory that, until recently, was considered an urban legend...or at least only available at animation conventions) to the public.
• Jon Hamm and Adam Scott's shot-for-shot remake of the Simon & Simon opening credit sequence from The Greatest Event in Television History. It must be seen to be believed.
• Their idea for April Fool's Day 2012 (which can also count as a CMOH). Three words: Toonami's back, bitches.
  • Dragon Ball Z Kai has been doing so well on Toonami that it eventually convinced the higher ups to give the show an encore airing during regular [adult swim] hours, starting off the block at 8:00 PM. They also tried the same thing with One Piece at 8:30 PM, though that one didn't work out due to bad timing and ratings. As of May 2nd, two episodes are aired every Saturday night to lead off, not Toonami, but Adult Swim.
• Following the pre-emption of the Squidbillies pilot with the pilot for Perfect Hair Forever, Adult Swim aired this. Doubles as a Funny Moment.
• Their sign-off that plays just before it switches back to Cartoon Network, a mix of Scenery Porn and almost nostalgia to older fans that remember the days of the sign-off, combined with a distorted version of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
• Adult Swim letting anyone pitch shows or show their work to the heads of comedy development at the network as part of their show Development Meeting.
  • As of May 2020, they now have results. The Infomercial/pilot Skeleton Landlord was the first project pitched on the show to make it to air.
• In addition to airing on Toonami, Dragon Ball Super started airing reruns on July 2nd, 2018 to replace The Cleveland Show and King of the Hill, the first time that [adult swim] has decided to air anime outside of Saturday nights in over a decade.
  • History Repeats, with My Hero Academia having joined the weekday lineup as of late April 2020. Even if it's not the best slot ever (5:30 AM), it (along with Dragon Ball Super over the Summer of 2018) still marks the return of anime outside of Saturday.
• The departure of Family Guy in September 2021 struck a considerable blow to Adult Swim in terms of scheduling and revenue. It seemed rather unlikely the network would ever receive anything else from Disney, with Bob's Burgers set to expire in 2023 as well. So, what does Adult Swim do to compensate for one of the biggest losses in their history? ...against all odds, they brought back classic, previously expired Fox favorites King of the Hill and - quite shockingly, after a 14 year absence - Futurama.

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