Toonheads (and the historical preservation of cartoons)

[diet_orange]

Growing up, one of my favorite shows was this program called "Toonheads" that served as a "historical showcase" of older cartoons that were in the wheelhouse of Turner Broadcasting/Warner Bros

It kind of lit a passion in me that cartoons, along with a lot of other things, were art and deserved to be preserved, warts and all

Unfortunately, as far as I know, Toonheads only exists today via copies made from VHS tapes and is not a part of the greater HBO Max catalog as it should be. Which is a shame

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

These cartoons do need to be preserved in their own ways, I liked the animation, no doubt that the company might have it sealed away in a vault of sorts, but as far as preserving it goes, Toonheads might not be preserved in the public domain state rather than the company's state.

 

[Adrastia]

It might be a copyright issue that prevents it from being streamable from an official source. Cartoon anthologies tend to have this issue.