Failed Spin-Offs & Pilot Lore
This 2002 Cartoon Network pilot followed a muscle-bound alien wrestler named Rikochet before it was retooled into the Kids' WD series Mucha Lucha!
The Smasho's
On SpongeBob SquarePants, this is the exact, full name of the smelly, long-winded health inspector who mistakenly east a "Nasty Patty."
Inspector Yellowtail
This 2005 series about a family of cryptid hunters was the first Cartoon Network original series to be presented entirely in a 16:9 widescreen format
The Secret Saturdays
This voice actor, who famously played SpongeBob SquarePants, also provided the voice for the plastic-headed villain The Mayor of Townsville in The Powerpuff Girls
Tom Kenny
In Codename: Kids Next Door, the operatives frequently eat a frozen, multi-flavored dessert known by this massive, legendary name
Fourth Flavor
In 2002, Cartoon Network aired a pilot called Kenny and the Chimp, which featured a brief cameo by five kids who would later spin off into this hit series
Codename: Kids Next Door
This expert tracker, who utilizes a pet Shirshu named Nyla to hunt targets by scent, was hired by Zuko to capture Aang
June
This Canadian-produced, reality-TV parody cartoon debuted on Teletoon in 2007 before migrating to Cartoon Network, featuring a camp counselor named Chef Hatchet
Total Drama Island
This Futurama star voiced both the hot-headed Jake Spidermonkey on My Gym Partner's a Monkey and Dr. Drakken on Kim Possible
John DiMaggio
In Invader Zim, Zim's malfunctioning robot assistant GIR is highly obsessed with ordering this specific, non-existent fast-food item from Krazy Taco
Taquitos
In 2007, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy aired a backdoor pilot for a spin-off titled Underfist, which focused on a heroic team led by the chocolate-obsessed, pumpkin-headed character
Irwin
On Ed, Edd n Eddy, this is the name of Johnny 2x4's superhero alto-ego, who wears a towel cape and uses a garbage can lid shield
Captain Melonhead
This 2006 Warner Bros. animation featured the descendants of the Looney Tunes fighting crime in the year 2772 in the City of Acmetropolis
Loonatics Unleashed
She lent her voice to both the gothic, dark-magic wielding Raven in Teen Titans and the bubbly, colorful Twilight Sparkle in later years
Tara Strong
In Samurai Jack, this is the exact, formal name of the high-tech, floating metropolis populated entirely by cybernetically enhanced canine scientists
City of the Cyber-Hounds
This short-lived 2004 Cartoon Network series, created by Dexter's Laboratory animator Genndy Tartakovsky, followed a young boy named IIana and a soldier named Lance who could combine into a giant titan
Sym-bionic Titan
In Danny Phantom, Danny's enemy Skulker is revealed to not be a hulking cyber-ghost at all, but rather a tiny, green creature of this specific animal species inside a suit
ghost-locust (Accept: Ghost insect/bug)
This high-concept, cell-shaded 2003 MTV cartoon featured Neil Patrick Harris voicing a superhero who fought crimes while attending Empire State University
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Steve Blum
In Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, this is the specific, highly toxic brand of cleaning solution that Frankie accidently uses, causing the house to become sentient
Glip-Glop
Before Phineas and Ferb got picked up, creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh pitched a cartoon pilot to Fox Kids about an eccentric family that lived inside a giant clocktower, titled what
The Chrono-Files of Dr. Mercury
In the Kim Possible universe, the naked mole rat Rufus was purchased by Ron Stoppable at a specific branch of this fictional discount electronics and pet outlet
Smarty Mart
Premiering in 2004, this Emmy-winning Craig McCracken series about abandoned imaginary friends was the very first Cartoon Network original series to be primarily animated using Adobe Flash
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
This legendary actor, known for playing a sci-fi captain, voiced the ancient, highly disciplined martial arts master Sensei in Xiaolin Showdown
Rene Auberjonois
This intergalactic law enforcement agency in the Ben 10 universe features high-tech weapons, badges, and spaceships all manufactured by their own classified internal division
Plumbers