A StevenBomb is one of several American advertising programs by Cartoon Network which consists of airing new episodes of Steven Universe daily during a regular working week.
Listings[]
StevenBomb 1[]
- Monday: "Rose's Scabbard" (5:00 p.m. EST) (March 9, 2015)
- Tuesday: "The Message" (5:00 p.m. EST) (March 10, 2015)
- Wednesday: "Political Power" (5:00 p.m. EST) (March 11, 2015)
- Thursday: "The Return" & "Jail Break" (5:00 & 5:15 p.m. EST) (March 12, 2015)
- Friday: "Full Disclosure" (5:00 p.m. EST) (March 13, 2015)
StevenBomb 2: The Second One[]
- Monday: "Sworn to the Sword" (6:00 p.m. EST) (June 15, 2015)
- Tuesday: "Rising Tides, Crashing Skies" (6:00 p.m. EST) (June 16, 2015)
- Wednesday: "Keeping It Together" (6:00 p.m. EST) (June 17, 2015)
- Thursday: "We Need to Talk" (6:00 p.m. EST) (June 18, 2015)
- Friday: "Chille Tid" (6:00 p.m. EST) (June 19, 2015)
StevenBomb 3: Week of Sardonyx[1][2][]
- Monday: "Cry for Help" (6:00 p.m. EST) (July 13, 2015)
- Tuesday: "Keystone Motel" (6:00 p.m. EST) (July 14, 2015)
- Wednesday: "Onion Friend" (6:00 p.m. EST) (July 15, 2015)
- Thursday: "Historical Friction" (6:00 p.m. EST) (July 16, 2015)
- Friday: "Friend Ship" (6:00 p.m. EST) (July 17, 2015)
StevenBomb 4: Steven's Birthday Week[3][4][]
- Monday: "The Answer" (5:30 p.m. EST) (January 4, 2016)
- Tuesday: "Steven's Birthday" (5:30 p.m. EST) (January 5, 2016)
- Wednesday: "It Could've Been Great" (5:30 p.m. EST) (January 6, 2016)
- Thursday: "Message Received" (5:30 p.m. EST) (January 7, 2016)
- Friday: "Log Date 7 15 2" (5:30 p.m. EST) (January 8, 2016)
StevenBomb 5: Out of This World[]
- Monday: "Steven's Dream" & "Adventures in Light Distortion" (7:00 p.m. EST) (January 30, 2017)
- Tuesday: "Gem Heist" (7:00 p.m. EST) (January 31, 2017)
- Wednesday: "The Zoo" (7:00 p.m. EST) (February 1, 2017)
- Thursday: "That Will Be All" (7:00 p.m. EST) (February 2, 2017)
StevenBomb 6: Five Nights for Everyone[5][6][]
- Monday: "Lion 4: Alternate Ending" (7:00 p.m. EST) (May 8, 2017)
- Tuesday: "Doug Out" (7:00 p.m. EST) (May 9, 2017)
- Wednesday: "The Good Lars" (7:00 p.m. EST) (May 10, 2017)
- Thursday: "Are You My Dad?" & "I Am My Mom" (7:00 p.m. EST) (May 11, 2017)
StevenBomb 7: Heart of the Crystal Gems[7][]
- Monday: "Now We're Only Falling Apart" (7:30 p.m. EST) (July 2, 2018)
- Tuesday: "What's Your Problem?" (7:30 p.m. EST) (July 3, 2018)
- Wednesday: "The Question" (7:30 p.m. EST) (July 4, 2018)
- Thursday: "Made of Honor" (7:30 p.m. EST) (July 5, 2018)
- Friday: "Reunited" (7:30 p.m. EST) (July 6, 2018)
Trivia[]
- StevenBomb 1 marked the beginning of the new airing time for Steven Universe at 10:00 p.m. UTC.
- Episodes within the airing cycle were moved around to make the StevenBomb 1 plot line flow better. These episodes include stand-alone episodes from Season 1 ("Open Book", "Story for Steven" and "Shirt Club") and "Full Disclosure", a Season 2 episode.
- The name was derived from the opening scene in "Garnet's Universe", where Steven "Steven-bombs" Garnet from the rafters as she returns from a mission.[9]
- StevenBomb 2 marked the beginning of a new airing time of Steven Universe at 11:00 p.m. UTC.
- Cartoon Network confirmed the second StevenBomb beforehand via phone call.
- The clip from "Cry for Help" introducing Pearl and Garnet's fusion was shown at SDCC 2015.
- Promotional artwork for the first StevenBomb shows a panicked Steven running with a lit bomb in his hands. This is a reference to the film adaptation of the 1960s Batman series starring Adam West, in which Batman runs through a seaside town trying to get rid of a bomb.
- The final episode of the second and third StevenBomb ("Chille Tid" and "Friend Ship") were both represented by a question mark in promo art.
- StevenBombs tend to act as a countdown to an apocalyptic scenario that is to occur in the future.
- All StevenBombs except the fifth and seventh have introduced a new fusion.
- StevenBomb 1 introduced Malachite, StevenBomb 2 introduced Rainbow Quartz, StevenBomb 3 introduced Sardonyx, StevenBomb 4 introduced the Ruby triple fusion, and StevenBomb 6 introduced Topaz.
- StevenBomb 1 reveals Garnet's status as a fusion, StevenBomb 2 introduces the Cluster Gems, StevenBomb 3 silhouettes an Unknown Fusion Gem, StevenBomb 4 reveals the result of a fusion of gems of the same type, and StevenBomb 6 reveals the concept of permanent Homeworld Gem fusions.
- And, in each Bomb except the fifth, at least one fusion reappears.
- Opal in StevenBombs 1 and 4, Stevonnie and Malachite in StevenBomb 2, Sugilite in StevenBomb 3, Alexandrite in StevenBomb 6, and Rainbow Quartz and Alexandrite in StevenBomb 7.
- Garnet also appears in StevenBombs 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7. In addition, the 4th Bomb shows the first time Ruby and Sapphire ever fused.
- Opal in StevenBombs 1 and 4, Stevonnie and Malachite in StevenBomb 2, Sugilite in StevenBomb 3, Alexandrite in StevenBomb 6, and Rainbow Quartz and Alexandrite in StevenBomb 7.
- StevenBomb 1 introduced Malachite, StevenBomb 2 introduced Rainbow Quartz, StevenBomb 3 introduced Sardonyx, StevenBomb 4 introduced the Ruby triple fusion, and StevenBomb 6 introduced Topaz.
- Someone sings in every StevenBomb. In addition, at least one Gem sings in each StevenBomb.
- StevenBomb 1 is the only StevenBomb to have more than five episodes.
- StevenBomb 7 is the only StevenBomb to feature a 22-minute episode.
- StevenBomb 4 is the first StevenBomb to have only four episodes and to air from Monday - Thursday.
- StevenBomb 5 is the second StevenBomb to have only four episodes and to air from Monday - Thursday.
- It is revealed in StevenBomb 4 that Steven is 14 years old due to it being Steven's Birthday Week and that Connie's age is 12 ¾.
- Ruby and Sapphire appear or are mentioned in every StevenBomb.
- Some promo art for a StevenBomb shows people or items that link to the new episodes.
- The second had Connie Maheswaran for "Sworn to the Sword", Ronaldo Fryman for "Rising Tides, Crashing Skies", Garnet for "Keeping It Together", Greg Universe for "We Need to Talk", and a question mark for "Chille Tid".
- The third had a crying pear for "Cry for Help", smiley bacon and eggs breakfast for "Keystone Motel", a mouse for "Onion Friend", the masks of comedy and tragedy for "Historical Friction", and a question mark for "Friend Ship".
- StevenBomb 7 is the only one which has an official DVD named after it and an official bingo card based on its events.
- StevenBomb 6 is called "Five Nights for Everyone" yet it only consists of four days.
- The week of airing for StevenBomb 1 is widely considered one of the best weeks in animation history, as the episode Not What He Seems from the show Gravity Falls aired on the same date as the first episode of StevenBomb 1.[1]
Gallery[]
StevenBomb 1[]
StevenBomb 2[]
StevenBomb 3[]
StevenBomb 4[]
StevenBomb 5[]
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References
- ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/mcburnett/status/612063354757066752
- ↑ http://stevencrewniverse.tumblr.com/post/123649855532/just-a-reminder-incase-anyone-forgot-also-a
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ben_levin/status/656709001506263040
- ↑ http://io9.gizmodo.com/steven-universe-will-finally-return-to-our-screens-in-j-1748759386
- ↑ Steven Universe schedule on Cartoon Network (Click to the right of the logo)
- ↑ https://theslanted.com/2017/04/26663/steven-universe-returns-with-five-night-event-in-may/
- ↑ https://seat42f.com/steven-universe-returns-for-five-night-event-monday-july-2.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/GregoyrDavis/status/624017537303486464
Q: "Has the order for episodes been changed these past two steven bombs like it happened in the first?"
https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/624022059622883329
A: "No." - ↑ http://joethejohnston.tumblr.com/post/113538802293/how-did-the-crew-come-up-with-the-name-steven