The wait is over. After weeks of anticipation following Tubi’s February announcement, the free streaming service officially launched the first batch of its massive Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. animated library yesterday, on March 1. Over 100 classic animated series are now available to stream at no cost, and for anyone who grew up glued to a television in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the lineup reads like a fever dream in the best possible way.
We first reported on this deal when Tubi revealed its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery back in February, and now the initial wave has arrived. This first rollout includes some of the most beloved titles from the golden era of Cartoon Network: Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Codename: Kids Next Door, and Ben 10, among many others. Warner Bros. Animation classics are also part of the mix, including Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Tiny Toons. DC animated fans are not left out either, with Justice League, Teen Titans, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold all joining the library.
What makes this launch feel significant is not just the size of the catalog but how long some of these shows have been essentially inaccessible on streaming. Several titles, including Evil Con Carne and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, had not appeared on a major third-party streaming platform since Netflix’s Cartoon Network licensing deal expired over a decade ago. For years, the only reliable way to revisit these shows was through physical media or less official means. Tubi has changed that overnight.
The timing of this rollout reflects a broader shift happening in the streaming landscape. Subscription fatigue is real, and free ad-supported services have been steadily gaining ground as viewers tire of juggling multiple monthly bills. Tubi, which already surpassed 97 million monthly users, is doubling down on high-value library content as a way to attract audiences that premium platforms have largely stopped competing for. While services like Disney+ have pivoted toward adult content and originals, Tubi is leaning into the idea that a deep, nostalgic, family-friendly catalog is its own kind of competitive advantage.
It is also worth noting what today’s batch is not: it is the beginning, not the end. Tubi has confirmed that more titles will be added in phases throughout the rest of 2026, with additional shows like Static Shock, Freakazoid, and Mucha Lucha listed as coming soon. The plan, as it stands, is for Tubi to become the primary streaming home for the Warner Bros. cartoon catalog, a role that carries real weight given how scattered these shows have been in recent years.
There are some caveats worth mentioning. Tubi is ad-supported, so viewers will encounter commercial breaks, and there is no paid tier to opt out. A few prominent titles are absent from this first wave as well. Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series are not part of the deal, as both remain tied to other platforms. And as always with licensed content, none of this is permanent; these shows are available as long as the licensing agreement remains in place.
Still, for the cost of a few minutes of ads per episode, being able to watch Courage the Cowardly Dog, sit through the cul-de-sac chaos of Ed, Edd n Eddy, or revisit the deceptively sharp writing of Animaniacs, all from a phone or television without signing up for anything, is a genuinely good deal. The first batch is live now. The next wave is coming. Your childhood is waiting.
