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...But I blame the tv stations.  Cartoon Network rules but it just isn't the same.  
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I vaguely remember something a few years back about network television being required to spend a percentage of all scheduled "children's programming" on "educational" shows.  I didn't pay much attention at the time, as I didn't have either a child or a tv at the time.

It didn't really affect PBS, because almost all of their daytime shows are educational, and a good percentage of the night shows too.  I remember "Weird Al" Yancovic in an interview mentioning something about his Saturday morning show not being renewed because of this rule.

I wonder how Cartoon Network gets around this? Do they list themselves as a "nostalgia" network? And if so, how do they explain their newer shows being run in the daytime?

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Saturday morning cartoons in the 80's.  THE BEST!  The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show.  Spider Man and his Amazing Friends.  SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!!  Hours and hours of cartoons.  

I wouldn't give you 2 cents for the crap on today.  Kids just don't know what they missed.  Oh if I had a VCR back then...  ;)   But I blame the tv stations.  Cartoon Network rules but it just isn't the same.  
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Captain Caveman, The Fantastic 4, Aquaman, Thor, Mighty Mouse,... Oh geez!!!! There were so many cool ones!
<suffers brain cramp>  :P  ;)

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I lived to watch STAR BLAZERS or something like that.
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Yep - "Star Blazers" is the correct name. It's the English-language edit of the Japanese anime series "Space Battleship Yamato".

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Boomerang is the network to watch on Saturdays when they do flashbacks to 1971 etc.  I can watch Speedbuggy, Jabber Jaw, Josie and the Pussycats (not from outerspace, though), Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear...I could name tons.  Luckily I have a 4 year old so I still have an excuse to watch cartoons.  I don't know what I will say when she grows up.  
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I watch these too, when I have time. And you don't need an excuse to watch them, either!  ;)

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I watch these too, when I have time. And you don't need an excuse to watch them, either!  ;)
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True, I just need to remember that my dad lives across town and is probably watching Bullwinkle at the same time I am. :D

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I grew up near the Chicago area and I used to watch a show called "Gigglesnort Hotel". I am curious if anyone has ever heard of it. It was a very different kids show. Bizarre, very bizarre.
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I remember the name, it sounds very familiar and I know I watched it but remember absolutely nothing about the actual show.
And I remember the New Zoo Review, I think I had seen it on tv as recently as 5 years ago. I don't know if they were just re-running old episodes or if they had made a new version but I remember flipping through channels and coming across it. I just about fell out of my chair!

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I love Captain Caveman.  What about the weekend specials?  Anyone remember them?  Actually, I just love the old cartoons.  Boomerang is the network to watch on Saturdays when they do flashbacks to 1971 etc.  I can watch Speedbuggy, Jabber Jaw, Josie and the Pussycats (not from outerspace, though), Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear...I could name tons.  Luckily I have a 4 year old so I still have an excuse to watch cartoons.  I don't know what I will say when she grows up.  
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I agree with you there, I still love cartoons! I wish I could see Laugholympics again, remember that one? There were three teams and the Really Rottens was one team. I watch the toons with my kids now as much as I watched as a child. My favorite one is Spongebob. My kids love Arthur and Dragontales best. I like the Cartoon network's Johnny Bravo too. ;D

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I grew up near the Chicago area and I used to watch a show called "Gigglesnort Hotel". I am curious if anyone has ever heard of it. It was a very different kids show. Bizarre, very bizarre.
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I grew up near the Chicago area and I used to watch a show called "Gigglesnort Hotel". I am curious if anyone has ever heard of it. It was a very different kids show. Bizarre, very bizarre.
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I'm not from Illinois but I remember "Gigglesnort Hotel". It must have played on WGN which was carried by my local cable company.

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:D   There were many cool cartoons in the '80s, but my all-time favorite is still Fat Albert. I still love hearing them sing! HEY, HEY, HEY!!!!!!!!
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    I wish there was a box-set of all of their songs. That would be great!
    Columbia House now has "Fat Albert" in their list of TV shows you can get different episodes of per month.