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Pick: Who had the best Saturday morning cartoons in the 1970s?
It's a battle of the toons, a clash of the networks, a blast from your past!
The 1970s. Man, what a time to be a kid! Or a kid at heart. It was a golden age for Saturday morning cartoons. Well, the word "cartoons" does not do the weekend programming justice. There were wild live-action shows from the Kroffts, space adventures, reruns, musical showcases and more.
We gathered some highlights from each year of the decade. This is not every show on, but give you a good idea of what the networks were airing.
Pick: What would you watch each year? And which year was the best?
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Okay, looking back: What was the best year for Saturday morning cartoons in the Seventies?
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Pick: Who had the best Saturday morning cartoons in the 1970s?
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They never mentioned the cartoon version of GILLIGANS ISLAND loved that one as a kid!
Can we watch pink panthers
Was george of the jungle? On tv? During the 70s? Can you put george of the jungle? On METV?
After bugs bunny road runner hour was over it was a toss up the flintstones or pink panther but when loney tunes were taken off for good that when I stopped watching any cartoons. And now that there back on me tv I watch bugs bunny and the road runner every day i still love those old cartoons and missed them for along time hope there on me tv for a long time
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The best years were any when there were Looney Tunes to watch. After that, Pink Panther. I'm afraid I was not that loyal to a single network. It kind of had to do with when the Froot Loops ran out. If I was done, and Looney Tunes was over, I'd watch Pink Panther. I was strangely attached to Pink Panther. I loved the music and the way out groovy psychedelic/cerebral comedy. I'm interested in music today because of things I heard then. I believe I had an early ability to tell reality from imagination because of Pink Panther's highly implausible yet fascinating adventures.
What we didn't know them, was that most of what we were watching was recycled. The Flintstones, Johnny Quest, The Jetsons. All prime time shows shifted to Saturday mornings. Some new bumpers tied classic Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies together for the various Bugs Bunny shows.
The difference between all of the other programs on then and those classics is they've stood the test of time, alongside Popeye and other classic theatrical cartoons that have become part of the culture.
The difference between all of the other programs on then and those classics is they've stood the test of time, alongside Popeye and other classic theatrical cartoons that have become part of the culture.
I grew up in the 70s watching those cartoons and live action shows, especially all the Krofft stuff. I am 53, about to be 54, and I cherish those memories. My generation lived for Saturday mornings, because it was our time. Don’t forget School House Rock.
93% similar What about Johnny Quest, The Herculoids
Yes those two were great!
Notice the quality of the cartoons goes way down year after year. I assume many of the people who voted weren't kids at the time these were actually on or some of the choices might have been way different. Thank you for not including "Devlin," "These Are The Days," "The Houndcats," "The Barkleys," "Will The Real Jerry Lewis Please Stand Up," "Bailey's Comets" and several lost (I hope) Filmation series. Wish you had included "The Saturday Superstar Movie," "Tomfoolery," "Here Comes The Grump," "Hot Wheels" (those racing cars were hot at the time) and "Around The World In 80 Days."
On Saturday Morning I Never Stay On One Channel I Had My Favorites So Picking Just One Channel To Watch And There Where Some I Didn't Like
Quizzes like this need a "make a list" feature. Then we can all compare what we were watching and criticize everybody who watched the stuff we thought was garbage.
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To be fair, I never stayed on one channel, so my answers didn't jive with the majority a whole lot.
I was more a 60's cartoon fan.I remember sitting with my bowl of Quisp cereal watching Space Ghost, The Herculoids, Frankenstien Jr. and the Impossibles, Shazzan and Moby Dick and Mightor. I did however like the Star Trek animated series.
This was fun! :)
Difficult choices I loved so many of those cartoons!
All through the decade, I would have been channel the channel a lot.
Living in the Chicagoland area, we had all the networks plus a few excellent local channels.
Living in the Chicagoland area, we had all the networks plus a few excellent local channels.
Remember tuning in to a LOT of CBS shows, beamed onto local New Orleanian TV sets via WWL-TV Channel 4! 😁
Rather difficult, as my sisters and I never stuck to one channel. We flipped around and watched the shows we preferred.
As did I.
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