953 nut 67,943 #1 Posted 14 hours ago August 19, 1950 ABC begins broadcasting Saturday morning kids' shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch). 1 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,964 #2 Posted 14 hours ago Saturday morning cartoons were a weekly institution in my house! 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,650 #3 Posted 13 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. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,964 #4 Posted 13 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. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,113 #5 Posted 11 hours ago (edited) My parents rationed TV but those Saturday cartoons were included! Edited 11 hours ago by Handy Don 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 67,943 #6 Posted 3 hours ago We got out first TV in the summer of 1956, I was so excited but the fist day we got it was the first day of one of the political party conventions and none of the shows I was looking forward to seeing were on the air, the following week the other political ;party held their convention. To say that I was disappointed would be a gross understatement. I did get to watch the cartoons and cowboy shows on the weekend though so all was well. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
