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September 12, 1992- The Day Saturday Mornings Cartoons died
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:36 pm
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On This Day: September 12, 1992
If you were a kid in the 1980s, you'll remember this hallowed ritual. Every Saturday morning, you'd wake up at the crack of dawn (yes, even though school wasn't in session), pour yourself a heaping bowl of sugar-laden cereal (preferably of the Ralston-Purina variety — the Donkey Kong box was especially choice) and park yourself in front of the television to watch multiple hours of toy commercials passing as animated entertainment. In between bites of frosted puffs in various shapes and sizes, you'd belt out theme songs about singing chipmunks, transforming robots and bouncing bears hooked on something called "gummi berry juice," and track which new toy-ready characters and vehicles you'd be adding to your birthday and/or holiday wishlists.
But unless you're Peter Pan — and not the Robin Williams version — childhood has to end sometime. And the beginning of the end started 31 years ago when NBC banished cartoons from its airwaves as a new Saturday dawned.
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Truthfully, it was a move that had been a long time coming. NBC first contemplated killing off its cartoons in the early '80s when ratings were on the wane as the previous generation of younger audiences outgrew '70s staples like Super Friends and Josie and the Pussy Cats. But then those blue Belgian creatures who lived in mushroom houses came along and revived the network's Saturday morning fortunes. The Smurfs coincided with a general boom in Saturday programming, as animated shows that were either based on — or created — '80s pop culture phenoms like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Pac-Man and Mr. T connected with kids whose parents had disposable income.
ABC & CBS quickly followed
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:39 pm to TigerintheNO
Its alright, hentai made up for it.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:41 pm to TigerintheNO
They died when they ceased being entertainment and turned into 1/2 hour infomercials like HeMan and The Smurfs. By your date they were just the bleached bones of their former self
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:43 pm to TigerintheNO
Pretty sure I watched Saturday morning cartoons through the 90s
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:46 pm to TigerintheNO
It was magical in the 70s.
I remember being so excited on Friday night I wouldn't get a wink in be before 7am
I remember being so excited on Friday night I wouldn't get a wink in be before 7am
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:47 pm to TigerintheNO
This post was edited on 9/12/23 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:51 pm to Cheese Grits
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1/2 hour infomercials like HeMan and The Smurfs
Put some respek on Masters of The Universe.
Just don't trash Thundercats or we're meeting at the Sonic.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:55 pm to Cheese Grits
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turned into 1/2 hour infomercials like HeMan and The Smurfs.
Sonic. Now.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:58 pm to TigerintheNO
This is a really bad take. Morning cartoons are still a staple in many households, it’s just on steaming services.
My kid still belts out theme songs to transforming robots (transformers and Blaze), toy ready shows like Paw Patrol, etc…
My kid still belts out theme songs to transforming robots (transformers and Blaze), toy ready shows like Paw Patrol, etc…
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:59 pm to jatilen
Scooby was the shite. Flintstones feels like it was on forever but wasn’t.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 7:00 pm to TigerintheNO
Where can I watch Bug Bunny cartoons now?
Warner Brothers needs to let that be viewed
Warner Brothers needs to let that be viewed
Posted on 9/12/23 at 7:01 pm to TigerintheNO
I think the cartoon muppets show was my big Saturday morning cartoon. Im sure there were a couple of others but I don't remember.
ETA: Muppet Babies
Youtube Muppet Babies
ETA: Muppet Babies
Youtube Muppet Babies
This post was edited on 9/12/23 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 9/12/23 at 7:05 pm to RealDawg
Thundercats and Ducktails were the shite.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 7:05 pm to East Coast Band
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Where can I watch Bug Bunny cartoons now?
YT
Posted on 9/12/23 at 7:33 pm to TigerintheNO
Anything that could make a kid voluntarily wake up at 6am (outside of Xmas Day) is pure magic. And I didn’t even like the really early cartoons.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 7:36 pm to WestSideTiger
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