Saturday Morning Cartoons

*MikeandRaph87* · 10-03-2022, 08:22 AM

Its been a decade now since Fox, the WB/UPN merger, and the big three (CBS,ABC, and NBC) stopped airing Saturday morning cartoon lineups. Typically there are infomercials or recycling news programs that start Saturdays on the networks now. I realized it has been a full decade since a thread I started in a group here marked the end of the Saturday morning ritual of the Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y when I came across this video. I also acknowledge that cartoons are still aired on Saturday mornings on the likes of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, but its not a block of time in which new episodes premiere for seasons. I admit that I find myself streaming YouTube, watching live baseball, or 20th century favorites on METV (feels odd saying/writing it, but its true). So with the time since and the advent of streaming since along with endless choices, but no real choices, will kids beyond Generation Y see new episodes on Saturday mornings? I do feel like 90s' kids are the last to be able to appreciate Looney Tunes and Disney shorts and getting to see their favorite cartoon or kid centric live-action show on a Saturday morning airing new episodes in a special block. Thoughts? Memories?

10-03-2022, 08:22 AM	#1
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,189	Saturday Morning Cartoons Its been a decade now since Fox, the WB/UPN merger, and the big three (CBS,ABC, and NBC) stopped airing Saturday morning cartoon lineups. Typically there are infomercials or recycling news programs that start Saturdays on the networks now. I realized it has been a full decade since a thread I started in a group here marked the end of the Saturday morning ritual of the Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y when I came across this video. I also acknowledge that cartoons are still aired on Saturday mornings on the likes of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, but its not a block of time in which new episodes premiere for seasons. I admit that I find myself streaming YouTube, watching live baseball, or 20th century favorites on METV (feels odd saying/writing it, but its true). So with the time since and the advent of streaming since along with endless choices, but no real choices, will kids beyond Generation Y see new episodes on Saturday mornings? I do feel like 90s' kids are the last to be able to appreciate Looney Tunes and Disney shorts and getting to see their favorite cartoon or kid centric live-action show on a Saturday morning airing new episodes in a special block. Thoughts? Memories? __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!