toonami advanced robotics

[QuinMantha]

I still get chills watching this.

[Chaos2ThaWorld1]

the new school wont beat the old school

[skatetillidie9]

I loved seeing this as a kid, it would always play right before hotwheels highway 35 came on on Saturday nights, cn sucks now

[ESKIM0Bob]

0:57 that badass lobster claw robot has been imprinted in my mind since seeing this as a little kid

[Syzygy236]

@ESKIM0Bob for real? same here!

[TheWanderingCactus]

sigh...looking at this as an adult now I gotta say its a lot more fun to fear robotic overlords than face all the problems we're stuck with today. Besides, sentient robots would be fascinating from an existential point of view. compare robots to global warming (I don't care whether or not you believe it's human-caused--something is happening)/ the systematic genocides that still pop up occasionally. I'll take the robots, thank you.

[0Anesthetic4u]

@TheWanderingCactus Didn't they prove like 8 months ago that scientists were just fakeing it, and now they are calling it global cooling? Which is what the called it in the 60s and 70s which is what they called it in the 10s and 20s. Guess what it was called in the 30s-50s, and the 80s-010s. The world is the same as it ever was.

[XombieRoad]

I love Adult Swim, but it has NOTHING on the old school Toonami Midnight Run.

[princetondigenius]

yow is this d guy who voices optimus prime voice over

[jerzy862]

"A mechanized army of circuitry and metal, cold and emotionless, carry out tasks without a conscience."

Gives me chills every time.

[axderaq]

Best times ever, wish I could go back

[camiam1000]

NEO TOONAMI spread the word

[209Grd]

Batman DBZ Gundam etc sick commercial:)...

[Jokerfest]

I LOVED this commercial as a kid, LOVED. I would literally stop whatever I was doing and just chill and absorb :) Toonami was one of our generation's greatest gifts on tv. it was real and it actually meant something. Fucking Hannah Montana's era took something great and killed it.

[cenaman357]

thats some deep shit really makes u think...where are we headed? god i miss toonami and also i wouldnt mind if tom was head robot lol

[Shadowdrey]

just watching stuff like this takes me back to the days when life had some sort of meaning now it makes no sense

[cenaman357]

@Shadowdrey yea it was better than the insessent laughing for no reason from the shows on now

[YourHomieHenry]

1:48 KRILLIN , PWND! LOL

[0rionProject]

"let the lol of mankind give way to a new age"

70% of you missed that

[KelvinsBackAgain]

When television was awesome.

[ogreenworld317]

I don't know you are Mr. toonamikid.

But for having the foresight to save this so that people like me rewatch this and get chills down my spine while nostalgiaing.

You, sir, are a great person.

[Zaiaku666]

Good old Peter Cullen.

[carolinaleprechaun24]

what show was 1:25 from?

[cloud66]

this should be a pro,o for CN cause everything is completely true about CN

[futureTFBdunker]

youtube(dot)com/watch?v=WJPjeO­OJJI8&feature=player_embedded

 Toonami is back!

[EmperorChupacabra]

I frikkin' love The Big O.

[RandomBox11]

lol the guy sounds like optimus prime without the gruff

[saltyninja01]

That's what I call judgement day

[monkeydude11111]

Their time is coming. They cannot be stopped.

[ADifferenterCrashD]

As a child I was carefree b/c when I viewed this promo it not only served as entertainment but it also illustrated a foretold warning of advance human minds creating advancer robotic beings that could ultimately bring destruction to its human kind creators just one of the reasons Toonami instilled me with no worries b/c they let me know that evil lurked & to keep my head on a swivel for this reckoning in a sense Toonami had my back so dont be astonished when this bull-ish happen you were advised

[XT167]

Wow. This was the craziest commercial I saw when I was a kid.

[BloodyPooProductions]

We need Toonami back somehow. A video game or something. I don't know. Just bring back Toonami.

[wyldfyr14]

Toonami was the best thing that ever happened to television!

Why did they have to kill it?!

[vol009S]

@wyldfyr14

Cause theys are Slack Jawed Faggots.

[Totenschaedel98]

Do YOU remember the end of the 20th century?

[xerxerxex]

I miss you Toonami!

[Knightphall]

Thumbs up if you saw Batman!

[shellcracker18]

optimus prime talking bout robotics? classic

[Cdc321]

What are all the shows shown in this vid? I recognize Big O, Dragonball Z, and maybe Superman, but what are the others?

[Knightphall]

@Cdc321 Big O, Dragonball Z, Superman/Batman, Gundam Wing, and Evangelion were the ones I saw.

[firebat128]

Dude I just got some serious nostalga plus I'm high as shit so it's fuckin sick!!!!!!!!!!!

[bamafb77563]

damn i remembering seeing this shit on tv toonami was the fucking shit hell yeah somebody build me a fucking time machine damn

[darphinparis]

whenever I see the old toonami promos I just wana do push ups

[Levitz9]

I think this bump was why CN pulled the plug in Toonami: TOM gained sentience.

Personally, I would have welcomed our new robotic overlords.

[beozer]

It's awesome that Neil Kaplan, the voice of Optimus Prime, was the one to narrate this :)

[EmperorChupacabra]

@beozer No, Peter Cullen.

[Destroyahweapon]

@beozer WTF you talking about peter cullen

[SuperWing0]

mmmmmm toonamie

[CrunkBandit]

Nothing will EVER replace Big O, DBZ, or Outlaw Star.

[Kalkas53]

2 questions what DBZ movie was featured in this and what was the beginning show they showed called

[toonamikid]

@Kalkas53 the first show was Big O and the Dbz movie was the Worlds strongest

[TheHero4YourMom]

@Kalkas53  The beginning show is Big O and the dbz movie is tree of might

[whiskeyinthejaro12]

I watched big o for a while ....got knocked for it though ugh

[LeTelecast]

oh god TV will never be this amazing again

[veilofdarkness000]

memories...

[loveisamistake]

Oh god the memories AGAIN. FUUUUU nostalgia'd

[MikeLenoch5]

Does anyone know what show appeared at 0:25?

[lizardlord4k]

@MikeLenoch5 Big O!

[MikeLenoch5]

@lizardlord4k That's funny, but that clip looked far cooler than anything I remember of that show! (Including of what I've seen of it on Adult Swim lately).

[Hellsing3]

Toonami used to be the best show on television, and they also had one of the best websites to just waste time on...*sigh* i'm fuckin' sad now

[foxglyder89]

I FEAL PROUD TO GROW UP IN THAT ERA OF TOONAMI

[AGT619]

@foxglyder89 I'm with you on that. I too am proud to be part of the generation that was introduced to Toonami.

[originalarmo]

I love the irony of Peter Cullen doing the voice over.

[junkers1337]

Big O and Gundam were my favorites

[EagleZtoTheGrave]

Back when animated violence was good, taught you a lesson, and you couldn't wait to get home from school no matter what day of the week it was... What a huge mistake

[rockisheaven]

@CHW951 Er...I actually think Adventure Time is the only show worth watching on CN now. And I fucking loved Toonami and everything it stood for.

[chocho999]

BIG O! SHOOOW TIIIME

[dumbboredright]

THAT VOICE IS PETER CULLEN

[Lunardivider24]

@CHW951 it's the gay ass new management they think Anime was over rated

Idiots

[TheManKitty]

Big O, DBZ and Batman... now this was what the legendary old Cartoon Network use to be. If I remember right, they showed DBZ, Pokemon, One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho, Big O (for some reason I don't remember Big O on Toonami), Gundam, Batman, and some other show that I can't remember... I think it was Megas XLR, but I'm not 100% sure.

[macro2sancro]

i nostalga'd so hard! this is so fucking great! there wasn't even a point to this other than being some badass montage

[RedCosmonaut11]

what show is that at 0:26

[accursedblackmage]

@RedCosmonaut11 its Big O

[RedCosmonaut11]

@accursedblackmage thanks bro

[Shink28]

Kids now are too soft. Their parents think that this kind of stuff will shatter their poor fragile little minds. Can't wait till they hit the real world...

[Shinakumiatsu]

@Shink28 Agreed comrade.

[Marathon2554]

@Shink28 Amen.

[HyperSonicSquall]

this is a kids block right?

[broly218]

This is kinda creepy coming from Optimus...

[HeavyGearX1]

narration by the voice of optimus prime himself just multiplies the awesomeness of this video.

rest in piece classic toonami

[RidinSpinaz04]

the show was called the big o...personally i thought it was crappy but that's just my opinion. DBZ was kinda my favorite...even though it took forever for them to finish a damn storyline...gundam wing was a great show and the message was pretty ahead of it's time...ronin warriors was tight as well...and so was tenchi muyo and yu yu hakusho...if they would have had bots masters on there...it probably would have been the best tv lineup since TGIF (lol)

[FoxDemonMaster]

TOONAMI FAITHFUL UNITE!

[JLCL01]

The funny thing about this is that most of the robots/mechas in this video are piloted by humans/beings...so it kind of defeats the purpose of the video (unless it's talking about how robots will eventually be used for war).

[pstipmoable]

It was watching stuff like this that made me want to be an engineer when I was finally in college.

[bigbigc76]

I think he knew he would voice optimus prime one day hahaha

[newtypeX0009]

Giant robots rule! now doubt about that, I remember seeing this commercial, when I was still a kid. Man this is such an epic commercial, thank you for posting, this brings back such refreshing memories.

[KyuubiZanpakuto]

is this song clubbed to death

[fan4now]

toonami you are missed

[KumaChanLUVSNekoChan]

I miss this old school stuff. <3 VIVA TOONAMI! Long live Tom and the memories he gave!!!

[Lunardivider24]

They can not be stopped they can not be stopped

That guy's voice can make anything sound epic

[ft1992]

What show is that at 1:44, I've been trying to remember the name of it.

[Lunardivider24]

@ft1992 submarine blue 6 if I remember right

[TheBlockhead09]

your all wrong its from big-o!

[chuckmaster19]

the current cartoon network is a VERY sad shadow if its former self. It used to be THE best place for exellent cartoon programming. And now....Man. CAI I GETZ AN AMEN!?!?

[No1AldamonFanGirl]

@chuckmaster19 AMEN!!!!! *shouts it to the universe*

[kafu88]

YESS!! this was my fav Mecha time!!! =D

T_T GOOD times!!!!! D:

[SERspec5]

The voice of Optimus Prime talking about robots is friggin' awesome.

[TheDamnedUchiha]

wow....i remember this promo very well But i dont remember the names of some of these shows. can someone post the names of all these shows? ( I know DBZ and Batman the animated series)

[DahliaRich]

Toonami used to be so kick ass. To this day, every time i hear the word 'obsolete' i think of this promo with big O.

Maaaaad.

[reborntheglassbatch]

Technological strength will just become a threat to the Earth!

I love that quote.

[supersonic2394161]

Uh how does DR. wheelo count as a robot? (sorry if I mis spelled his name)

[JimiBrady]

I loved Toonami.

[DHAZEDXZ]

BIG O Kicked ASS!

[Inkbleedful]

BRING BACK TOONAMI

[zerozenn]

toonami rest in peace good times we had XD

they can never bring it back T_T

[YuskaeYukimura01]

what's 1:37 and 1:44 from?

[JesterzPlauge]

Blue Sub 6

[YuskaeYukimura01]

hm, oddly i do not remember that show at all. when was it aired?

[toonamikid]

yeah it did it was a special on toonami

[YuskaeYukimura01]

WHEN was it aired?

[JesterzPlauge]

Around 2001.

The show (back then) was only 25 episodes, so it wasn't rotated for a very long time.

[norsefireV]

@YuskaeYukimura01 show was Big O

[JinnKurasagii]

da gud old days...

[billy5996]

The guy who spoke in this and other toonami promos always pumped me up. He tone of voice always made you excited and pumped up for new shows.

[Howyaduing]

hes also the voice of Optimus Prime from the Transformers movies

[pacman90123]

@billy5996 Thats because he voices optimus prime. Which is ironic.

[Chaos2ThaWorld1]

lol i knew iton yutube it was my favorite i watch it every time PLEASE BRING BACK THE GOOD OL DAYS PLEASE

[emall333]

Toonaim needs to need a back!!! We miss you!! :(

[emall333]

Big O is my show!!

[BigEvan96]

1:26 what show is that from?

[toonamikid]

if i'm not mistaken it's from Outlawstar

[aghostinashell2]

Youre correct.

[BigEvan96]

thanks

[toonamikid]

no problem

[emall333]

Big O, Dragon BallZ, Gundam wing, Batman, superman, Outlaw Star.

[fortisvita]

Better yet just make Toonami on the Boomerang channel at night. No new channel and it will be old cartoons and old anime. all the better.

[DCCtheZan]

I remember this o_o

[silencecrow0]

I think Toonami should be the channel just like Boomerang for example.

[JJO902]

word and have optimus prime narrate all the promos like he did for toonami back in the good old days

[SNESpguy]

Ah, the glory days of Cartoon Network. We miss thee well.

[zeromechan]

:P my year when i love TV and watch it everyday and not sleep alot

[Speigeleisen]

Shows like this turned boys into men, or that was my experience , i look at cartoon network now , kids these days need stuff like Toonami ,DBZ,Gundam & YYH,

[KranemusaWorld]

couldn't agree more; watching this stuff as a kid gave me so much hope!

[JLCL01]

I haven't seen this for a long time yet I still remember parts of this video like the music and etc.

It's videos like these (along with bumpers, promos, intros, etc) that made Toonami so different from other blocks.

[Darroth]

kiss

my

ass

[toonamikid]

Darroth don't bother he's trollin

[KingCommando32]

@toonamikid

He's a Stollin Trollin. 

[jaymanishere13]

Twilight? someone's gay...

[CleverDan31]

I want to know who directed all these ads. His genius needs to be tapped.

[nerfret]

Cartoon network ain't badass like this anymore, man those poor kids watching it now, if they saw this...

[swwarrior]

You said it. I pity them for their missing the total awesomeness that was classic Toonami

[fallenvash]

my god... Tom, was the shit, I had never seen a program block that had it's own storyline like Toonami

[norsefireV]

Peter Cullen's voice is awesome

[Alimistar]

One sad thing, he's old, like in his 60s or 70s I believe, means he'll probably be dead soon. :(

[InchonDM]

Bah. Even if Peter Cullen dies, his voice will pass on to a newborn somewhere.

The Matrix of Manliness.

[rei14]

"let the fall of mankind lend the way for a new age" awesome

[pellepellecorps]

cold and emotionless

[tazassassin]

one word to decribe this....EPIC!!!

[Maztuhmind]

what the fuck has become of cartoon network? it's sad when your own damn channel can't promise the programs that are from THE NAME OF YOUR FUCKING CHANNEL!!! this ain't "bratty kids running around like idiots on a shitty reality show network," this is CARTOON NETWORK! idiots.

[Killu610]

same thing I was thinking just yesterday lol

[beozer]

this guy's optimus prime's voice

haha doing the 'Advanced Robotics' promo

pretty damn cool

[PBLOVSH]

good ol days,

coming from school

and watching this stuff

was my life!

[badcompanyreject]

I remember the good old days, toonami was the king espicially when it came to mecha anime, nothing topped it if you tried to rival it you wold be crushed

[MoonwalkerCriminal]

1:20

"There time is coming...they "cannot" be stopped .

fucking powerful !

[Linares187]

Its like Toonami tried harder than movies at the time to deliver a good plot. I mean this is real shit. Did this air before or after the Matrix cuz the idea's kinda the same?

[MrRadaikon]

Matrix was 1999. It actualy attempted to give homage to the original Ghost in the shell movie.

[Linares187]

The Matriix did? That's cool cuz Ghost in the shells basis was A.I just like the Matrix but Ghosts story was more like an integration between humans and robotics where Matriix focused on the dispute. Whichever future occurs robots will be there.

[harpiex]

its hard not to cry when i watch this damn i miss toonami

[ZSwierczynski]

I wish in my lifetime, I will be able to see Leos and such like when I remember watching Gundam and all kinds of Mecha.

[steventheox]

I missed Big O that robot kicks metal ass!

[yamisprigganhiryu]

this is pure genius simply put, the music fits exactly with the vid. what an aws0me amv. damn to0nami was s0 badass!...

[clockwerk247]

Is that the guy who did the voice for optimus prime? If so, perfect casting.

[bartman30012]

yes he did iron hide in the first show but then in season 2 he did both optimuse and ironhide.

[JesterzPlauge]

no, Cullen was THE original prime.

[Jokerfest]

i remember being totally moved by the beats that toonami put out. why they didn't make a cd of their awesomeness is beyond me.

[toonamikid]

they did deep space bass and blackhole mega mix if you want the music i can send it 2 you.