Editing Time Squad (section)

==Production==
At a press conference on February 21, 2001, [[Cartoon Network]] announced that it had greenlit four new series, one of which was ''Time Squad'', which was set to begin broadcasting in June.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bernstein |first=Paula |date=February 22, 2001 |title=Cartoon Draws 4 New Skeins |magazine=[[Daily Variety]] |volume=270 |issue=58 |page=5 |issn=0011-5509}}</ref> The announcement was the result of a $500 million investment granted to Cartoon Network during the previous year for expansion of original programming through 2005.<ref name="larson">{{Cite magazine |last=Larson |first=Megan |date=February 26, 2001 |title=Cartoon Inks Series |magazine=[[Mediaweek (American magazine)|Mediaweek]] |publisher=[[Adweek]] |volume=11 |issue=9 |page=12 |issn=1055-176X}}</ref> Other series that came about as part of the deal were ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', ''[[Grim & Evil]]'', and ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''.<ref name="larson" />

''Time Squad'' was created by [[Dave Wasson]], who was known for animating short films on [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]'' such as ''Max & His Special Problem'', which garnered Wasson a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for production design in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilmer |first=David |date=May 31, 1999 |title=Joyce, Wasson, Zoeller Win Daytime Emmys |url=http://www.awn.com/news/joyce-wasson-zoeller-win-daytime-emmys |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=[[Animation World Network]] |archive-date=2023-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103000727/https://www.awn.com/news/joyce-wasson-zoeller-win-daytime-emmys |url-status=live}}</ref> The series premiered during Cartoon Network's Friday night "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" block on June 8, 2001, at 9 PM EST.<ref name="erickson" /><ref name="whattowatch">{{Cite magazine |date=June 8, 2001 |title=What to Watch |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=599 |page=61 |issn=1049-0434}}</ref> As part of the investment deal, the series was greenlit for 26 episodes.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McConville |first=Jim |date=February 26, 2001 |title=Cartoon Draws from New Studio |magazine=[[Electronic Media]] |volume=20 |issue=9 |page=8 |issn=0745-0311}}</ref>