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Bluestocking

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5. There was no cable back then

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 05:35 PM

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Flintstones
Jetsons
Davy and Goliath
Bugs bunny and friends
Scooby doo
Tom and Jerry
Underdog
The pink panther
Fat Albert and the Cosby kids

The commercials were schoolhouse rock

These may not all have been Saturday morning but I watched a lot of cartoons

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As a child, what did you watch on early Satuday mornings? [View all] LogDog75 Aug 2025 OP

Johnny Quest markodochartaigh Aug 2025 #1

It was a long time ago... Mz Pip Aug 2025 #2

Same here with Fury and Sky King Ritabert Aug 2025 #11

Sky King and Andy's Gang are the ones I remember. Ocelot II Aug 2025 #3

A few that I remember: mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #4

There was no cable back then Bluestocking Aug 2025 #5

Davy & Goliath was on Sundays synni Aug 2025 #41

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Chasstev365 Aug 2025 #6

Hey hey hey hey, it's fat albert Bluestocking Aug 2025 #8

Ramar of the Jungle The Blue Flower Aug 2025 #7

Fort Apache, Sky King and Fury (a horse) Ritabert Aug 2025 #9

Howdy Doodie. boonecreek Aug 2025 #10

I remember watching the last Howdy Doody show. yellowdogintexas Aug 2025 #21

No television mwf Aug 2025 #12

It was a big treat when I got to watch Rocky and Bullwinkle. jls4561 Aug 2025 #13

Scooby Doo was my favorite! Coventina Aug 2025 #14

I also grew up in Memphis, and I watched those, too! Laffy Kat Aug 2025 #15

Sheena, queen of the jungle nocoincidences Aug 2025 #16

I do! In my area that was shown after I was home from school. IIRC anyway. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2025 #18

I never got up early on Saturdays, LOL! Earliest memories are Mighty Mouse (my fave), 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2025 #17

Mighty Mouse was my favorite too!! Even my mom loved that show yellowdogintexas Aug 2025 #20

I'll never forget that night so many years ago I was watching SNL and this happened... 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2025 #23

YES!!! That was so hilarious. nt yellowdogintexas Sep 2025 #45

Howdy Doody, Winkie Dink, Sky King, The Lone Ranger, Mighty Mouse, Kula Fran and Ollie, Roy Rogers yellowdogintexas Aug 2025 #19

Ours had the Beatles Cartoons with the lyrics. My parents weren't home so I'd sneak into their room and watch on ... marble falls Aug 2025 #22

King Leonardo Sneederbunk Aug 2025 #24

"No school today, no school for me, it's Saturday morning on NBC." Doc_Technical Aug 2025 #25

I named one of my Chows Magilla Gorilla. :) nt Nittersing Sep 2025 #47

Zorro (along with many of the others already listed) and Sergeant Preston. Midnight Writer Aug 2025 #26

Looney Tunes Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #27

Fat Albert, Land of the Lost The Madcap Aug 2025 #28

When I was very little, it was Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop nitpicked Aug 2025 #29

Rocky and Bulwinkle... FalloutShelter Aug 2025 #30

Zorro, The Three Stooges, whatever horror movie Dr Shock presented. woodsprite Aug 2025 #31

Fury, My Friend Flicka; The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin; Sky King; KitFox Aug 2025 #32

Had to go to my cousin's house up the hill to watch Hopalong Cassidy. LoisB Aug 2025 #33

Sky King, Lone Ranger, My Friend Flicka, Hopalong Cassidy. Polly Hennessey Aug 2025 #34

"Meep Meep" n/t gay texan Aug 2025 #35

Nothing oberle Aug 2025 #36

Ding Dong School with Miss Frances; Kukla, Fran and Ollie; Howdy Doody; Golden Raisin Aug 2025 #37

Roadrunner though based on a lie. Funtatlaguy Aug 2025 #38

Let me be the first to mention Star Trek: The Animated Series. Intractable Aug 2025 #39

Red Hand Gang, Underdog, Fat Albert.... synni Aug 2025 #40

I lived for sat cartoons IbogaProject Aug 2025 #42

tried to get up for the bug bunny hour, but we were night owls. did watch charlie chan + shirley temple movies. pansypoo53219 Aug 2025 #43

You all have mentioned a lot of shows I had forgotten about LogDog75 Sep 2025 #44

Sat morning "Max the 2000 year old mouse" and "Rocket Robinhood". applegrove Sep 2025 #46

The Flintstones and the Jetsons. Boomerproud Sep 2025 #48

About what year was that? (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Sep 2025 #49

Bullwinkle and Rocky! Lars39 Sep 2025 #50

Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn. CousinIT Sep 2025 #51

Underdog, Magilla Gorilla, Roger Ramjet DBoon Sep 2025 #52

Mighty Mouse. Onthefly Sep 2025 #53