Action Blast!
Encyclopedia
Action Blast! was an animation television
program shown on the American cable and satellite channel, G4 in the 8am ET hour. Hosted by Louden Noxious and The Beav from Kaiju Big Battel
, the show was premiered on January 2, 2006 and ended exactly one year later on January 1, 2007.
The program was not produced by G4; instead the entire hour was programmed and produced by toymaker Hasbro
, with the company buying paid programming time from G4, and none of the network's logo, bugs, or promotions were seen on the program except for one promo ad on the half-hour. An Action Blast! bug was formerly seen on the bottom left-hand corner but later replaced with another alternate name for the block, MonkeyBarTV (a play on the title of the popular podcast
Tiki Bar TV
, which is ironically targeted towards an adult audience).
Action Blast! was accused of violating a license stating that only Cartoon Network
and Kids WB! have the rights to air Transformers Cybertron and Battle B-Daman
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
program shown on the American cable and satellite channel, G4 in the 8am ET hour. Hosted by Louden Noxious and The Beav from Kaiju Big Battel
Kaiju Big Battel
Kaiju Big Battel is a performance by the Boston, Massachusetts based performance entertainment troupe Studio Kaiju created by Rand Borden and David Borden. The performances are parodies of both professional wrestling and the tokusatsu kaiju movies of Japan...
, the show was premiered on January 2, 2006 and ended exactly one year later on January 1, 2007.
The program was not produced by G4; instead the entire hour was programmed and produced by toymaker Hasbro
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
, with the company buying paid programming time from G4, and none of the network's logo, bugs, or promotions were seen on the program except for one promo ad on the half-hour. An Action Blast! bug was formerly seen on the bottom left-hand corner but later replaced with another alternate name for the block, MonkeyBarTV (a play on the title of the popular podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
Tiki Bar TV
Tiki Bar TV
Tiki Bar TV is a web series distributed in the pioneering field of video podcasting or "vodcast." Produced in an apartment Tiki bar on a low budget, the humorous and heavily ad-libbed show is a creative outlet for its creators Jeff Macpherson and Kevin Gamble...
, which is ironically targeted towards an adult audience).
Action Blast! was accused of violating a license stating that only Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
and Kids WB! have the rights to air Transformers Cybertron and Battle B-Daman
Battle B-Daman
is an anime and manga series by Eiji Inuki that first aired in January 2004 in Japan, replacing Beyblade in its timeslot. It premiered in the United States on April 2005. Like its predecessor, it is themed around an enhanced version of a children's schoolyard game – whereas Beyblade was based...
.
Shows
- Kaiju Big BattelKaiju Big BattelKaiju Big Battel is a performance by the Boston, Massachusetts based performance entertainment troupe Studio Kaiju created by Rand Borden and David Borden. The performances are parodies of both professional wrestling and the tokusatsu kaiju movies of Japan...
- Transformers: Beast WarsTransformers: Beast WarsTransformers: Beast Wars is a Transformers toyline released by Hasbro between 1995 and 2000, and a Daytime Emmy Award winning full-CG animated television series spawned by it that debuted in 1996...
- Transformers: CybertronTransformers: CybertronTransformers: Cybertron, known in Japan originally as , is the 2005-2007 Transformers toy line and animated series, another co-production between Hasbro and Takara...
- Battle B-DamanBattle B-Damanis an anime and manga series by Eiji Inuki that first aired in January 2004 in Japan, replacing Beyblade in its timeslot. It premiered in the United States on April 2005. Like its predecessor, it is themed around an enhanced version of a children's schoolyard game – whereas Beyblade was based...
- G.I. Joe: Sigma Six
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Dr. Physics - A live action segment starring a fictional physics professor, Dr. Physics (played by Hayley Thompson-King), who teaches combat techniques using NerfNerfNerf is a toy brand created by Parker Brothers and currently owned by Hasbro. The acronym NERF stands for "Non-Expanding Recreational Foam". Most of the toys are a variety of foam-based weaponry, but there are also several different types of Nerf toys, such as balls for sports like football,...
guns.