Ser Scot A Ellison Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Well... that sucks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 SNARF, SNARF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 I liked the "Orbots". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Superfriends was my shit.... http://www.seanbaby.com/super.htm /My little brother and I used to bet on Laff-A-Lympics. That was a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 7 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: I liked the "Orbots". Scot, I didn't think I could hold you in anymore esteem than I did and then you go and raise my respect of you through the roof! Mighty Orbots was my absolute favorite Saturday morning cartoon. You know the reason it only got one season? It's ratings were solid. However, Tonka sued because they had Gobots, and advertised them as "Mighty Robots, Mighty Vehicles" and felt "Mighty Orbots" was too similar. The Producers didn't think fighting it was worth the hassle and just stopped making the show. Stupid Tonka Another show that I loved and I don't hear hardly anyone talking about it was Space Stars. An hour long show with 4 or 5 segments, it had new episodes of Space Ghost and Herculoids, also a new team called Teen Force and Astro (from The Jetsons) and the Space Mutts. Characters from the different segments would crossover and team up all the time. 7 hours ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: Superfriends was my shit.... http://www.seanbaby.com/super.htm Also loved Superfriends. That was the first TV show that I got excited over. But, wow most of it is so unwatchable now. The only episodes I can actually watch now are from the Challenge of The Superfriends season and the final seasons when it became The Legendary Super Powers Show. Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends and the incredible Hulk Hour also great. The Real Ghostbusters, so good. Other Saturday morning cartoons I watched: Smurfs, Pac-Man, Turbo Teen, Plastic Man, Riche Rich, Little Rascals, Puppy Adventures, Garfield and Friends, Muppet Babies, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Pink Panther, Gary Coleman Show, Aniamted Punky Brewster, Animated Happy Days, Animated Laverne and Shirley, Animated Mork & Mindy, Galaxy High School, Alf, Thundar the Barbarian, Blackstar, Hong Kong Phooey, Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Saturday Supercade, Captain N: The Game Master, Weekend Special and various Popeye The Sailor incarnations. Where I lived the first season of Transformers was a Saturday morning cartoon then by season 2 it became a weekday show. Repackaged Looney Tunes were always a part of Saturday mornings, I always liked them as a kid, but it wasn't until I got older that I really appreciated how great they were. Also, how are kids supposed to learn anything without School House Rock, Time For Timer, In The News, Metric Marvels, and One To Grow On? I thought I was done with Saturday morning but then Fox had X-Men and new episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. Then I was an adult and still I came back when KidsWB! brought The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Freakazoid, The Zeta Project, Static Shock, and Pinky and the Brain to Saturday morning. Definitely brings a tear to my eye to think the tradition is no more. The Theme of Saturday Mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I thought kids in the UK just really liked cooking these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel4s-JonSnow Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 12 minutes ago, red snow said: I thought kids in the UK just really liked cooking these days? Lol. I have on occasion turned on CBBC or CITV to see what the kids are up to. Turns out they watch the exact same TV shows as adults, but ones featuring children instead. Child Masterchef, Bake Off.. University Challenge :).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Fox Cauthon Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 What happened to Saturday Morning Cartoons? Kids got smart and realized that waking up on Saturday mornings was stupid when they could be sleeping instead. So the networks moved the time slots around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunderMifflin Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Probably like everything else these days it has something to do with the internet. It was a religious event for kids in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. If that video is true it would make sense. The government trying to force educational programming for kids ends up in beer commercials. The pinnacle of them were Thundarr the Barbarian and Dungeons & Dragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperry Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I remember being excited as a kid every Saturday morning for cartoons, and then being let down because of how terrible all of them were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel4s-JonSnow Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I do remember the cartoons on a saturday morning were a massive highlight, but they were shoved in the middle of other much less interesting tv shows, as a way of getting you to watch them. I had to wait for hours just to watch Thundercats or Visionaries. I have to wonder what kids actually do watch these days. Maybe its the same cartoons I watch now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 1 hour ago, sperry said: I remember being excited as a kid every Saturday morning for cartoons, and then being let down because of how terrible all of them were. You speak sacrilege! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Channel4s-JonSnow said: I do remember the cartoons on a saturday morning were a massive highlight, but they were shoved in the middle of other much less interesting tv shows, as a way of getting you to watch them. I had to wait for hours just to watch Thundercats or Visionaries. I have to wonder what kids actually do watch these days. Maybe its the same cartoons I watch now!! They probably watch people playing videogames on youtube. I know that several of my friends have their kids watching shows they liked as kids on youtube/netflix too. it was quite cruel making kids watch "live and kicking" or whatever on the offchance the cartoon you wanted to watch landed at some point. Channel 4 used to be where all the odd cartoons resided like "Jayce and the wheeled warriors" and "exo squad" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunderMifflin Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I clearly remember the NBC switch to news, it came without warning to me I was like what the fuck is this shit!!!! Anybody remember the preview specials before a new season of cartoons that would have sitcom stars previewing all the new cartoons? You'd have Urkel or the Perfect Strangers guys talking about all the new stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 22 minutes ago, DunderMifflin said: I clearly remember the NBC switch to news, it came without warning to me I was like what the fuck is this shit!!!! Anybody remember the preview specials before a new season of cartoons that would have sitcom stars previewing all the new cartoons? You'd have Urkel or the Perfect Strangers guys talking about all the new stuff. Dick Clark hosted ABC's specials for a few years. They always got me ready for the new season in the fall. How about Cartoon All Stars to the rescue? All the Saturday morning cartoons crossover to tell kids not to smoke dope. It was on every channel one Saturday morning and then you could rent it at the video store for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywolf2375 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Saturday mornings were awesome, and really early on Discovery Family they still are! Transformers and GI Joe still showing at 5am! Bugs Bunny and all the others listed above were a ritual we went through every Saturday morning. I was also always disappointed every Sunday morning when only Davey and Goliath were on...friggin miserable. The Krofft shows were also fun to watch - The Land of the Lost, Electra Woman & Dyna Girl (mmmm...Deidre Hall...), Wonderbug, The Krofft Super Show... The best show of all time - Saved by the Bell - was a Saturday morning staple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred K Levit Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I've started a new Kickstarter campaign to spearhead the making of a documentary about animation legend Jean Chalopin and his company DIC Entertainment. Please SHARE and click on the following link to HELP us:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1161054799/english-dub-a-dic-entertainment-story You can also view our concept trailer here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel4s-JonSnow Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Fred K Levit said: wow! I just looked at all the shows NIC made, basically everything I loved in the 80s! That they started with Ulysesse 31which was the one show that stuck with me throughout the years (and cities of gold of course) just shows how good they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Half the time I'd wake up too early, and have to watch an hour of hunting/fishing before the cartoons started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ded As Ned Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 On 3/17/2017 at 11:27 AM, red snow said: They probably watch people playing videogames on youtube. This. I know that several of my friends have their kids watching shows they liked as kids on youtube/netflix too. And this. At least in my household. I find the youtube gaming videos to be mindless, brain-rotting stuff, but the kids eat it up. But my parents probably thought the same about the stuff I watched every Saturday. I have introduced them to all my old favorites (The Tick, original Transformers, Thundercats, 3 Stooges, Loony Toons, Flinstones, etc.) and they regularly watch those as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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