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Post by foxley on Jan 17, 2024 18:51:19 GMT -5
 Transformers #5 (Marvel, 1985, M.D. Bright)
I'm not American, but Transformers was on Saturday mornings in Australia.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 17, 2024 19:00:47 GMT -5
Hot Wheels #1, cover date Mar-Apr 1970-- National Periodical Publications (DC)
Cover art by Alex Toth and Dick Giordano
The series premiered on ABC on Saturday morning, Sept. 6, 1969. The comic followed 4 months later with a release date of January 20, 1970. One of the earlier attempts at a toy tie-in cartoon series, the show ran for 32 episodes (2 seasons).
aaannnnnnd here's the intro-
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Post by DubipR on Jan 17, 2024 21:57:11 GMT -5
I assume that "cartoon" means no Krofft shows or things like Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp. Correct. Animated shows only |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 17, 2024 22:56:59 GMT -5
Ruff and Reddy #10 July 1961
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 17, 2024 23:26:36 GMT -5
Top Cat #1 (Aka Sgt. Bilko in the alley) December 1961
Pretty sure that Top Cat started as a prime time show, and moved to Saturday mornings later. I could be wrong, it was originally produced a couple of years before I was born, so I only ever saw it on Saturdays. Still one of my favorite cartoons to this day.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 18, 2024 0:02:56 GMT -5
tartanphantom … Yes, it did start in prime time, in 1961 (thus the cover date), but didn’t hit as “The Flintstones” had the season before. It appeared for years on Saturday mornings starting in 1962. I think one reason it flopped in prime-time was that it was on at 8:30, IIRC, which meant not as many kids could watch it, unlike “The Flintstones,” which ran early on Friday nights. EDIT: D’oh! I didn’t realize you were giving me a gentle nudge, tartanphantom. Better you should have told me to read the criteria more carefully and then driven me back to the home. I’ll ask an aide to help me replace it.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 18, 2024 1:40:11 GMT -5
Prime Time HB Cartoons:
The Flintstones
Jonny Quest
Top Cat
The Jetsons
Syndicated HB-cartoons:
Huckleberry Hound Show
Quick Draw Mcgraw Show
Yogi Bear Show
Magilla Gorilla Show
Peter Potamus Show
Sinbad Jr
Rocky & Bullwinkle debuted on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 18, 2024 9:19:17 GMT -5
Prime Time HB Cartoons: The Flintstones Jonny Quest Top Cat The Jetsons Where's Huddles?Syndicated HB-cartoons: Huckleberry Hound Show Quick Draw Mcgraw Show Yogi Bear Show Magilla Gorilla Show Peter Potamus Show Sinbad Jr Rocky & Bullwinkle debuted on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
You left one off of the prime time list. Short-lived and forgettable, I know, but it did spawn three issues of its own comic title. Fixed it for ya in red.  |
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Post by kirby101 on Jan 18, 2024 9:49:29 GMT -5
The friendliest ghost I know.  |
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Post by MDG on Jan 18, 2024 10:18:17 GMT -5
Prime Time HB Cartoons: The Flintstones Jonny Quest Top Cat The Jetsons Where's Huddles?Syndicated HB-cartoons: Huckleberry Hound Show Quick Draw Mcgraw Show Yogi Bear Show Magilla Gorilla Show Peter Potamus Show Sinbad Jr Rocky & Bullwinkle debuted on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
You left one off of the prime time list. Short-lived and forgettable, I know, but it did spawn three issues of its own comic title. Fixed it for ya in red. There was also Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, which was syndicated, but I think usually ran in "prime access" time 7:30-8:00. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 18, 2024 12:26:49 GMT -5
The friendliest ghost I know. Debuted in theatrical cartoons, as did Baby Huey and Little Audrie. They were later repackaged for tv, much like the Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry (and Terry-Toons). |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 18, 2024 12:31:49 GMT -5
Might be worth noting those who started as theatrical cartoons:
The Disney bunch
Looney Tunes
Tom & Jerry, Droopy, Barney Bear
Mighty Mouse
Heckel & Jeckel
Fox and the Crow
Casper
Little Audrie
Baby Huey
Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, etc
Pink Panther
Popeye
Betty Boop
That begs the question, though, there were original Saturday morning cartoon shows with those characters, not just repackaged theatrical shorts (like the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show). Tom & Jerry had a few, Popeye had a couple or so, there were new Flintstones cartoon shows for Saturday mornings, plus Pebbles & Bam-Bam, Mighty Mouse was done as a Saturday cartoon by Filmation and Ralph Bakshi, etc.
What's the ruling on those characters?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 18, 2024 13:13:38 GMT -5
 Dastardly and Muttley Kite Fun Book. |
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Post by MWGallaher on Jan 18, 2024 13:36:49 GMT -5
Ouch...somebody please tell me I'm not the only one aggravated by the attempt to re-use the 'C'. My mind rebels at allowing this to be anything other than "En Bee Comics", even though I know they wanted us to read it "NBC comics"... |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 21, 2024 23:18:30 GMT -5
Archie had a series dedicated specifically to their cartoons, which is weird. A comic based on a cartoon based on a comic. I guess they wanted to advertise to the cartoon fans that they could get the same package in the comic as the cartoons - Archie, Josie, and Sabrina stories in the same title. 🤷♂️  |
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