Active!

Active!, previously Active, Inc., is an American cartoon comedy from 1925 revolved around clumsy elements. The cartoon is known for being the first colorized cartoon ever since August 1, 1953, for their 28th anniversary. The cartoon, created by Connor Green, is currently one of the most succesful cartoons to this day.

Active! had the idea or being semi-educational to children under the age of 13, teaching them about certain elements. Every element is mentioned in the show except for Nihonium and Moscovium. The cartoon had a positive impact to the cartoon community, suggesting that cartoons may be educational. This cartoon soon became more of a comedic show in the late 1990‘s.

History
Active! Is an educational show about clumsy elements, originally made on August 1st, 1925. The show kept up to date with whatever new elements were discovered. Originally made by Connor Green with occasional help with his brother and two daughters, the show quickly gained popularity as one of the most famous TV shows at the time, and one of the only ones.

But it fell in comparison to new studio, Disney. When their cartoons started coming out with wacky and weird designs, they eventually took over Active Inc in the mid 30s. And by 1937, after the release of Alice In Wonderland, the studio couldn't keep up with the rising popularity, and took an 18 year hiatus after season 12 from 1937 to January 29, 1955.

When Active came back from the hiatus, they added a new bunch of main characters: Radium, Actinium, Thorium, and Proactinium. The show was renamed to Active Inc. on a pun of “Radioactive” and made colorized. It started airing on KidsClub TV, and Active Inc. seemingly had a bright future. Season 13 started airing but it wasn’t an instant hit to kids. The show was quite niche for a few years after the hiatus. But eventually, by around the end of season 15, popularity suddenly exploded as many people and kids decided to watch it in their spare time.

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The show's most recent episode, The Coffee Flood, was released on July 3rd, 2021. The parent company behind Active Inc, UGreen Media, put the motion picture series “temporarily on hold.” The series has yet to make a comeback, but the studio promises a new 8-episode season by January 2024. As Chris Kellner, direct descendant of Connor Green said,

”We want to introduce old characters from original seasons along with new ones and new stories.”

UPDATE: In an interview taking place Dec. 22, 2023, involving a news reporter and Chris Kellner, the official release date came out for the new season and production was confirmed. The most likely date for release is January 16, 2024, although he's said that he's “not sure UGreen would want it to be released on a weekday.”

Characters
The characters of Active!, also mainly made by the creator of the cartoon, Connor Green, are mainly all elements. The only exceptions are Elementbot, the grandparents, the aunt and uncle, and Active! Science characters.