Boid N Woim

New Year's Eve staples: noisemakers, bubbly, a midnight kiss. The newest World Premiere Toon, “Boid ‘N’ Woim” by C. Miles Thompson, will be unearthed at midnight.

New Year’s Eve staples: noisemakers, bubbly, a midnight kiss. And the television set.But the TV offers more than the traditional Times Square countdown to midnight (see the following page for that). If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to ease up tube-viewing hours, make sure you don’t start it until New Year’s Day. You wouldn’t want to miss out on some of the shows ringing in 1996. (And if you need a little help with that kiss, cable’s Independent Film Channel offers the amusing animated short “How to Kiss” as part of its New Year’s Eve marathon.)So pop open the bubbly and hold onto the remote.CARTOON NETWORK. “New Year’s Eve Countdown”: A cartoon marathon featuring all 18 of Hanna-Barbera’s World Premiere Toons, the network’s original animated shorts.

Watch for “Dexter’s Laboratory,” “The Powerpuff Girls” and “George and Junior.” The newest World Premiere Toon, “Boid ‘N’ Woim” by C. Miles Thompson, will be unearthed at midnight. 9 p.m.-midnight.“Toonapalooza New Year’s Eve Dance Party”: An extravaganza of musical cartoons. 12:15 a.m.CBS“Happy New Year, America-1996': Montel Williams hosts this musical special from the House of Blues in Los Angeles.

Performances by Little Richard, Pam Tillis, All-4-One and Collin Raye. New York-based hosts Louis Mandylor and Paige Turco will be on hand for the Times Square countdown. “New Year’s Eve Coast-to-Coast from Universal Studios:” A New Year’s bash from Universal Studios in Los Angeles and Orlando, Fla. Music from Boyz II Men, Emmylou Harris, Brownstone, Seven Mary Three and D’Angelo. “Extra’s” Arthel Neville, comedian Margaret Cho and “General Hospital’s” Vanessa Marcil also appear. 11:30 p.m.NBC“Friday Night’s New Year’s Eve”: Sure, it’s a Sunday night, but Henry Cho and Rita Sever of NBC’s “Friday Night” music video show will ring in the new year “Friday Night” style. Late-night talk show hosts Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Greg Kinnear offer some New Year’s wishes.

11:30 p.m.NICKELODEON. “New Year’s Eve with Oscar”: A film marathon featuring Oscar-winning and nominated films. Mischief makers marina.

Kick off with “Swing Time,” the 1936 musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (won best song for “The Way You Look Tonight”) at 7 p.m. Next is “My Favorite Year,” the 1982 Peter O’Toole flick that got him a best actor nomination, at 9 p.m. Is “Top Hat,” the 1935 Astaire-Rogers film nominated for best song (“Cheek to Cheek”) and best picture. “Victor/Victoria,” starring Julie Andrews, airs at 1 a.m.WB“The WB New Year’s Eve Bash With the Animaniacs”: The WB Network altered the “world order of time” so kids can celebrate 1996 before bedtime with the help of hosts Tia and Tamera Mowry of “Sister, Sister,” Will Estes of “Kirk” and animated characters Yakko and Wakko. The evening of WB shows also features sneak peeks of 1996 episodes of “Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs” and “Steven Spielberg Presents Freakazoid!” and a countdown by cartoon characters and real-life celebrities.

This was a project conceived by Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seibert and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. The series originally consisted of 48 short cartoons, and was intended to return to the classic cartoon production format and style by giving creative power to animators and artists.

Wipeout 2020. Each of 48 short cartoons mirrored the structure of a theatrical cartoon, with each film being based on an original storyboard drawn and written by its artist or creator. The What a Cartoon! Show was first known as World Premiere Toons and later called.