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Dyedinthewoolliberal

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21. in those days it was also

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 01:39 AM

Apr 2017

a reason to get cable if you could because the price you paid meant NO commercials. That died real fast..............

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The Real Reason Why Saturday Morning Cartoons Disappeared [View all] yuiyoshida Apr 2017 OP

Ha! Evil capitalism did it!!! DetlefK Apr 2017 #1

The main reason was what was described at the end of the video BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #2

+1 dalton99a Apr 2017 #4

Kids should be out playing on a Saturday morning anyway. If you are still into the "occasional" view OnDoutside Apr 2017 #5

The cartoons that we used to watch in the '60s/early '70s BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #6

It's hard to find time to watch stuff myself, even though I have the likes of OnDoutside Apr 2017 #9

That same niece is now into anime too BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #12

I swear I will go to my grave still thinking that electric boomerang was one of the most... JHB Apr 2017 #17

I always wanted oxy-gum! BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #34

Don't forget Kimba! Stargleamer Apr 2017 #18

Forgot about Kimba BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #29

Early anime huh? mwooldri Apr 2017 #24

To her, "early" is the '90s BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #27

When I was growing up the more interesting cartoons were on during afternoons 47of74 Apr 2017 #13

We used to have early morning and after school hosted children's shows BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #15

After school kids shows Freddie Apr 2017 #26

And Wee Willie Webber BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #30

in those days it was also Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2017 #21

We didn't have any cable in Philadelphia except for one small section of South Philly BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #31

The digital transition has killed off the total public service TV channel. mwooldri Apr 2017 #25

What just started happening here BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #32

I always believed the Saturday morning cartoon bloc mac56 Apr 2017 #3

LOL BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #8

They let me sleep late PatSeg Apr 2017 #16

I thought it was marketing time SCVDem Apr 2017 #7

!! BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #10

"You might say they invented Saturday morning" SecularMotion Apr 2017 #11

try doing that on a channel where adverts are banned. mwooldri Apr 2017 #23

Good news is the new generation Volstagg Apr 2017 #14

British kids were half-deprived of all the commercials... mwooldri Apr 2017 #19

Yes, but Then, You got to see cool shows like.... yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #20

You listed only BBC programs. mwooldri Apr 2017 #22

THIS is MyOwnPeace Apr 2017 #28

Gotta show the cartoon BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #33