953 nut 67,929 #1 Posted 4 hours ago August 19, 1950 ABC begins broadcasting Saturday morning kids' shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch). 1 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,952 #2 Posted 4 hours ago Saturday morning cartoons were a weekly institution in my house! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,647 #3 Posted 3 hours ago Growing up in Providence, the better Saturday morning cartoons were broadcast out of the Boston area. Reception was weather dependent, but a snowy picture was better than no picture. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,952 #4 Posted 2 hours ago 25 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Growing up in Providence, the better Saturday morning cartoons were broadcast out of the Boston area. Reception was weather dependent, but a snowy picture was better than no picture. I was in north central Massachusetts but watching the same Boston channels. Our issue was living in a valley. Locally referenced to as "Radio free Athol" by many folks. Cable TV was a necessity. Antenna reception did not exist. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,107 #5 Posted 1 hour ago (edited) My parents rationed TV but those Saturday cartoons were included! Edited 1 hour ago by Handy Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
