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Start the new year with animation classics in MeTV's Cartoon Kick-Off Show
Tune in on January 1 and 2 to see some of the best cartoon shorts of all time!
There's a saying you hear a lot around this time of year: "New year, new you." Well, make that New Year, New Me…TV!
In case you haven't heard, cartoons are finally here on MeTV! You asked, we heard. Now, you can tune in to see classic cartoon shorts six days a week at 7AM | 6C! We're talking Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry, Popeye, Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote… the greats.
Weekdays, watch Bill the Cartoon Curator and Toony the Tuna (not to mention their many friends) as they present an hour of their favorites on Toon In With Me. Then, on Saturdays, relive those golden days as you wake up with Saturday Morning Cartoons — for three full hours! That means Popeye and Pals (7AM | 6C), The Tom and Jerry Show (8AM | 7C), and Bugs Bunny and Friends (9AM | 8C).
But we are getting ahead of ourselves! Before all that, tune in for the Cartoon Kick-Off Show on Friday, January 1 at 9PM | 8C, and Saturday, January 2 at 7PM | 6C!
We're kicking off with some of the best cartoons in animation history. Here's what you will see:
January 1, 9PM | 8C
"What's Opera, Doc?" — "Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!" Elmer Fudd turns Viking on Bugs Bunny in this spoof Wagner operas!
"The Screwy Truant" — Visionary director Tex Avery delights with his Screwy Squirrel.
"Duck Amuck" — Daffy Duck breaks the fourth wall and argues with his animator in this pioneering gem.
"Northwest Hounded Police" — Droopy heads to Canada.
"Customers Wanted" — Popeye fights Bluto… and Wimpy looks to profit.
"One Froggy Evening" — The rare but beloved Michigan J. Frog sings, "Hello, ma baby!"
January 2, 7PM | 6C
"Rabbit Seasoning" — Duck season! Rabbit season! It's all the same to Elmer.
"Bad Luck Blackie" — This Tex Avery short was voted the 15th-best cartoon of all-time.
"Duck Dodgers In The 24 1/2th Century" — Daffy Duck heads to space in this Buck Rogers spoof!
"Daredevil Droopy" — Droopy joins the circus!
"Cat Concerto" — Tom plays the piano — and Jerry plays Tom — in this Oscar-winning short!
"What's up, Doc?" — Bugs looks back on his career and fame.
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And for a few minutes I was 7 years old again
Loved it
Granted, don't over-promo a good thing. But ya'all want these cartoons to stick around, right?
The only reason cartoons are being show at all is because it was an advertising draw! Sponsors buy time on (either) the most popular shows, or the best bets demonstrated in other markets.
Commercials are a great opportunity to pour another cup of coffee, check the weather, or mute the TV.
The older people, together with their grandkids will be watching these cartoons anew...and these sponsors were well-selected for the viewers likely to be tuning in (and please cease the "stereotyping" lingo...which has undoubtedly been keeping many OTHER classic shows off the air for decades, not to mention its interference with efficient law-enforcement by police, to keep the non-law-breakers safe on the streets).
You should find out whether (by network) you mean your local station carrying MeTV programming, or the cable provider (like Comcast or Spectrum) or the package provided by MeTV, was at fault.
If it's an affiliate network problem (like NBC) and you get no response, you can copy the FCC. But wait until you can blame the appropriate party.
Just hoping not all the written stories are going to be about cartoons. There's a lot of TV out there. And so far the MeTV Staff writers have been doing such a great job with their "Deep Dive" approach to classic TV.
