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I'll never forget that feeling of watching like 4-6 of your favourite shows as a kid like TMNT, Recess or Doug and then IMMEDIATELY turning into the most fuckass boring show about fishing or golf. The switch in entertainment between children and adult programming was so jarring it would give you whiplash. Without coming right out and saying it they were basically like

"alright you little shits TV time is over, give your dad the remote and go hop a scotch or whatever it is you punk ass kids do."
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I liked waking up before my favorite shows, at like 5 am, and it would be reruns of Charles in Charge, or Whos the Boss
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FrozenBananas posted...
I liked waking up before my favorite shows, at like 5 am, and it would be reruns of Charles in Charge, or Whos the Boss
I remember waking up at 5 am on weekdays to watch the cartoons that failed to catch on before the ones kids liked watching came on.
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At least WB on Sunday had the good nature to sandwich Bozos Super Sunday Show (which was somehow whimsical and childish but also godawful boring) in between the two blocks.
It was always some religious shit on my local channels.
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Accolon posted...
It was always some religious shit on my local channels.
Sunday sucked for that reason.
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I think it was Soul Train at some point.
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I remember WWF Superstars or Xena airing at noon at least.
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NightRender posted...
I think it was Soul Train at some point.

Yes, lots of that!
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Fucking hated it so much. I still do. Who the hell watches fishing or golf? "Oh yeah, I'm out here on Lake Minnetonkin hunting fish mouth bass.". Fuck off, pro angler bitch.
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The last years before the end of Saturday morning cartoons were all those California teen shows copying Saved by the Bell since that was so huge for the final hours.
Kami_no_Kami posted...
At least WB on Sunday had the good nature to sandwich Bozos Super Sunday Show (which was somehow whimsical and childish but also godawful boring) in between the two blocks.

Yea pretty sure it was Bozo where I lived too. Can barely remember it.
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I lived in the Chicago land area where Bozo was filmed so I remember it fondly.
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Malcom in the Middle's opening scared the shit out of me after 2 hours of watching TMNT and Yugioh.
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Hell, remember the shows that came on before Saturday Morning Cartoons. Two of them were:

Whitney and the Robot:
https://youtu.be/t3CVOaCpe7w?si=hyeYteJWJLWM9oiU

That's Cat:
https://youtu.be/P-LbDfm0COY?si=ABM8vGjj8KYkrP2c
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FrozenBananas posted...
I liked waking up before my favorite shows, at like 5 am, and it would be reruns of Charles in Charge, or Whos the Boss
Same, but it was episodes of Clueless. Then at 6, the pre Fox Kids block of cartoons would air. Tama and Friends followed by Heavy Gear. Its still cemented in my mind.
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Had to switch up to PBS and stuff, channels 10 and 12 to get those 10am-Noon cartoons.

At noon you could probably switch to Nickelodeon and catch some older cartoons for a bit, but the good stuff would start a little later.

Much later, they started playing All That and Alex Mac during the 12-1 timeslot.

Why do I remember so much TV programming from 30 years ago. Why can't I remember where my keys/wallet are.
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I wasn't old enough to experience this, there was an entire Network of Cartoon as a kid. Can't remember the name of it.
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As an 80s kid, cartoons shifted to WWF programming in the late morning. Superstars, Challenge and Spotlight, with All American Wrestling on Sunday.

Soul Train was mentioned above, I remember that coming on, too.

The channel that became the Fox affiliate in Philadelphia ran a Saturday afternoon block of old sci-fi / horror movies called Theater Bizarre. Saw a lot of Godzilla and Universal monster movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKv-1nxdB6U
Soul Train on Saturdays.

Loved the intro, wish I kept the channel on after.
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MLBloomy posted...
The channel that became the Fox affiliate in Philadelphia ran a Saturday afternoon block of old sci-fi / horror movies called Theater Bizarre. Saw a lot of Godzilla and Universal monster movies.
That is an awesome idea for a TV block.
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I remember the Two Fat Ladies. There weren't many cooking shows that would have caught my attention in those days, but I did like that one.

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IRRC way back there were animated films into the afternoon, then Commander USA.
creativerealms posted...
I remember waking up at 5 am on weekdays to watch the cartoons that failed to catch on before the ones kids liked watching came on.
I did that too. Always set my alarm for 4:55 every Friday night. At one point I think at 5 there used to be a show based on an old like 30s or 40s superhero. But I forget his name. I think he wore all purple. And the hero role was passed down father to son each generation, like Black Panther......... but I can't think of the name. I think it used to be an old radio show back in the 40s
I was the opposite. I looked forward to the shows that came on after the cartoons that I watched with my dad. Mostly reruns of old westerns which are my favorite genre to this day. Stuff like Bonanza, The Big Valley, Laredo, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, and a smattering of others.

Same with Sunday mornings. A mix of this, Kung Fu with David Carradine, and then WWF wrestling came on.
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Zikten posted...
I did that too. Always set my alarm for 4:55 every Friday night. At one point I think at 5 there used to be a show based on an old like 30s or 40s superhero. But I forget his name. I think he wore all purple. And the hero role was passed down father to son each generation, like Black Panther......... but I can't think of the name. I think it used to be an old radio show back in the 40s


the Phantom?
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It was mostly infomercials for me.

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Whatever fishing show that came on was one of my dads favorites to watch on a Saturday morning. You triggered a core memory with this topic.
Directly after no, but in the early afternoon it was Kung-fu theater.
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I don't remember what came on Saturdays, but l remember weekdays Fox Kids ended after Digimon at 4 or 430, and was followed by Judge Judy lol
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Cassie posted...
the Phantom?
Yes. I think that's it
I remember it going to infomercials after Kids WB ended. I dunno; I didn't stick around (and actually, I most likely stopped watching Kids WB by then anyway since I wasn't always into the last show aired on the block).

Kim_Seong-a posted...
I don't remember what came on Saturdays, but l remember weekdays Fox Kids ended after Digimon at 4 or 430, and was followed by Judge Judy lol
It was basically them telling the kids to go do their homework.
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I don't even know what came on after the cartoons because I never watched until the end. The shows at the end didn't interest me. For example, here's what Kids WB Saturday morning lineup looked like in 2001:

  • 7:00am Warner Bros. Kids Club
  • 7:30am Slappy Squirrel
  • 8:00am Max Steel (2000)
  • 8:30am Pokmon: The Johto Journeys
  • 9:00am Jackie Chan Adventures
  • 9:30am X-Men: Evolution
  • 10:00am Pokmon: The Johto Journeys
  • 10:30am The Zeta Project
  • 11:00am Static Shock
  • 11:30am Batman Beyond
  • 12:00pm Secrets of Atlantis
  • 12:30pm Tales from the Mystic Woods


I had to google those last 2 cartoons because wtf are those!? I didn't stay tuned for that lol
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Morning cartoons started 4am and didn't stop till noon.
The last cartoon ends and suddenly the intro for the 700 Club starts, and you know that saturday morning is over. It has to end. It can't stay forever. that's what makes it special.
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Back in the day for me....I think after Saturday cartoons it was usually infomercials, a bad movie or baseball.
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creativerealms posted...
I lived in the Chicago land area where Bozo was filmed so I remember it fondly.

The good Bozo was WGN and thankfully that was everywhere. Look up other city's Bozo. It's quite a shock.

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Zikten posted...
I did that too. Always set my alarm for 4:55 every Friday night. At one point I think at 5 there used to be a show based on an old like 30s or 40s superhero. But I forget his name. I think he wore all purple. And the hero role was passed down father to son each generation, like Black Panther......... but I can't think of the name. I think it used to be an old radio show back in the 40s
Phantom. They tried to bring that hero back in the mid 90s with a live action movie starring Billy Zane. There was also a cartoon Phantom 2040 with a snes/Genesis tie in game.
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There was a period of time that one of the channels went from cartoons to like a 2.5 hour block of Saved by the Bell. TNT? TBS?

It was an obscene amount of Saved by the Bell.
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archizzy posted...
I was the opposite. I looked forward to the shows that came on after the cartoons that I watched with my dad. Mostly reruns of old westerns which are my favorite genre to this day. Stuff like Bonanza, The Big Valley, Laredo, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, and a smattering of others.

Same with Sunday mornings. A mix of this, Kung Fu with David Carradine, and then WWF wrestling came on.
You watch MeTV? Saturday morning has 3 hours of old cartoons. 30 minutes Popeye, 30 minutes Tom and Jerry / MGM, 1 hour Woody Woodpecker / Walter Lantz, 1 hour Looney Tunes.

Then 7 hours of Westerns. The Wild Wild West, Wagon Train, The Big Valley, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Rawhide, Have Gun - Will Travel and Wanted: Dead or Alive.

Then 2 hours of Three Stooges before their sci-fi block begins until Sunday morning.

They used to run 3 hours or so of Saved by the Bell, but that recently changed to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
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NightRender posted...
I think it was Soul Train at some point.

Was waiting for this

Once Soul Train hit that was my cue to go outside

Saturday mornings werent the biggest for me though. The afternoon block on Fox Kids or Kids WB after school was where I caught my favorite shows
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MLBloomy posted...
You watch MeTV? Saturday morning has 3 hours of old cartoons. 30 minutes Popeye, 30 minutes Tom and Jerry / MGM, 1 hour Woody Woodpecker / Walter Lantz, 1 hour Looney Tunes.

Then 7 hours of Westerns. The Wild Wild West, Wagon Train, The Big Valley, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman, Rawhide, Have Gun - Will Travel and Wanted: Dead or Alive.

Then 2 hours of Three Stooges before their sci-fi block begins until Sunday morning.

They used to run 3 hours or so of Saved by the Bell, but that recently changed to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

I do watch MeTV frequently. They play a lot of western stuff every day. Another channel Heroes and Icons starts every morning with stuff you mentioned plus Maverick, High Chaparral and Cheyenne. Cheyenne is one of my favorites. I have another channel as well dedicated to westerns. And another one that mostly just shows movies. Love those shows and watch them all the time.

Also since you mentioned it I grew up on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and I think it started my life long like of stuff like Animal Planet and National Geographic programs about animals. Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler. Watched that all the time growing up, especially on Sunday nights before Wonderful World of Disney before they would play all those old live action Disney movies from the 50's and 60's I loved.

Good memories.
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