953 nut 67,926 #1 Posted 3 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 79,951 #2 Posted 3 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 2 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 79,951 #4 Posted 1 hour 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,106 #5 Posted 29 minutes ago (edited) My parents rationed TV but those Saturday cartoons were included! Edited 27 minutes ago by Handy Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
