Old Man TV: The Real Reason Why Saturday Morning Cartoons Disappeared

[tallblacknyc]

who was stuck in the house afterwards watching either Soul Train or American Bandstand?
Either that or,if you lived near the mall,head there

Sat. midday/ evenings were a different story..

man it was wrestling than after that american gladiators..once that went off you heard that mash theme and go oh fuck no and got dress to head outside and play bball, football, tag, or other shit..sometime if it was cold call the older cuzz to either invite him over or run to his crib to play nintendo or genesis..maybe hit a free movie

 

[crossovernegro]

Oh, I was watching Sout Train too, although that was more my big brother's thing. If I had to miss it to go out and play kickball at 11am, it wouldn't ruin my weekend, lol. Missing Bugs Bunny and Shazam... that shit had a lil brotha depressed.

who was stuck in the house afterwards watching either Soul Train or American Bandstand?
Either that or,if you lived near the mall,head there

Sat. midday/ evenings were a different story..

 

[big pimp]

I told a chick she looked like Gargamel. She had no clue what I was talking about.

 

[BigDaddyBuk]

i knew some of the reasons.

in the 90's i noticed when cartoons switched to news, sports and animal shows. i DID NOT KNOW the government was the reason for it.

its just like when 60's cartoons had folks whoopin the shit out of each other, but when the 70's hit that shit was sanitized like it was dipped in bleach.

that shit was due to government meddling as well.

1969 Creation of the Surgeon General's Scientific Advisory Committee on Television and Social Behavior; commissions social scientists to conduct original research into the effects of television violence on children's and teenagers' attitudes and behaviors.

 

[ShortyCumStain]

Long live Saturday morning cartoons. Hub/Boomerang nowadays. I used to watch cartoons and Teen Summit.

 

[THE DRIZZY]

As a 70s baby Saturday mornings were the shiznit.

$$ Wise I thought they(meaning the networks) caked off of toy and cereal commercials but I guess I was wrong.

 

[Louis Koo]

well, even though we lost the saturday morning cartoons, video game stories are just as good

 

[RoomService]

Props

 

[ankhheru]

As a 70s baby Saturday mornings were the shiznit.

$$ Wise I thought they(meaning the networks) caked off of toy and cereal commercials but I guess I was wrong.

I was born in '71 and cartoons was a huge part of my growing up. That and kung fu theater, wcw wrestling and a local Saturday afternoon horror show called shock theater with Dr. Creep.

 

[Mo-Better]

Its amazing how they can screw things up.. Wouldnt it be nice if the people got the chance to pick what they want to view?? Correct me if Im wrong, but isnt that called freedom??

With hundreds of million's of viewer's how can you possibly satisfy everyone. Its impossible to satisfy everyone.

 

[THE DRIZZY]

I was born in '71 and cartoons was a huge part of my growing up. That and kung fu theater, wcw wrestling and a local Saturday afternoon horror show called shock theater with Dr. Creep.

I was born same year as you. Props.

 

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[jack walsh13]

That's a shame... THE SMURFS WERE THE SHIT back then

I remember watching the Smurfs as a kid

Remember the Smurfs cereal was the shit too!!!!

 

[jack walsh13]

If networks were smart they should bring Old school Saturday cartoons back once a year. Complete with old school commercials and all. Ratings would go through the roof. We'd all sit and watch with our kids as well.

 

[The Plutonian]

I thought it was pee wee Herman....Thundarr was the shit though. How that mofo get a light saber though

 

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[The Plutonian]

Its amazing how they can screw things up.. Wouldnt it be nice if the people got the chance to pick what they want to view?? Correct me if Im wrong, but isnt that called freedom??

Well you can get a version of that. It’s called Kodi

 

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I know... old ass MOFO!!!

 

[godofwine]

I was just talking to my boy about Street frogs today, even though that came on in the afternoons after school, Saturday morning cartoons were the shit from 6 a.m. Until 1. Born in 1977, it was the perfect time to be born. Everything got fucked up if you weren't born at least by 85

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

If networks were smart they should bring Old school Saturday cartoons back once a year. Complete with old school commercials and all. Ratings would go through the roof. We'd all sit and watch with our kids as well.

I noticed some Youtube channels doing that now..

I remember weekends on MTV and VH1 were good back then too,sometimes you'd want to stay home



Loved this show on VH1..would sneak a wine cooler or two out the fridge then sit back in my room and dim the lights

 

[jack walsh13]

I noticed some Youtube channels doing that now..

I remember weekends on MTV and VH1 were good back them too,sometimes you'd want to stay home



Loved this show on VH1..would sneak a wine cooler or two out the fridge then sit back in my room and dim the lights

Damn I remember these too.

 

[playahaitian]

Damn I remember these too.

^^^^^^

 

[alexw]

damn good drop op

the government ruins everything

 

[Dannyblueyes]

When most homes only had one TV it made sense to schedule a black of programming for housewives (Day time soaps) a block for the husbands (sports and news) a block for kids (saturday morning cartoons) and family shows for the evening. Now that everyone has their own device it makes more sense to target one specific family member 24/7.

That's also the reason why TV shows have become more explicit.

 

[Complex]

I was wondering why they show those animal shows. I see them on at the gym in the morning while during cardio.

 

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