Samurai Jack
2001–2017Cartoon NetworkAdult SwimAnimation
A villain narrating his own defeat of the hero, over graphic-design animation that owes more to UPA than to Saturday morning.
Samurai Jack opens with a main title sequence of 78 seconds.
At 78 seconds, it opens well above the 58-second median for animation sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on Cartoon Network in 2001, when Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Totally Spies! were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
78sThe original opening, with Aku's narration setting up the premise.
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