If you’re close to my age, you’d likely say Scooby-Doo, or maybe the Jetsons were your very favorite cartoons. Heck, I loved The Flintstones, Pink Panther, and even the Bugs Bunny Show. But c’mon… Scooby Doobie Doo was fire! 🔥
Who doesn’t love a good cartoon?
T-Bar-V Ranch Time was a live local TV show that ran on WHAS every weekday. I don’t remember my favorite brother watching any cartoons other than the Road Runner and George of the Jungle, but he could be found in front of the TV like clockwork for Randy Atcher.
I didn’t have any interest other than T-Bar-V’s theme song, and still remember, “Brush your teeth each morning, get lots of sleep at night, mind your mom and daddy, ’cause they know what is right… ” One of the highlights of my brother’s life was being on TV during a taping of this show. I’m surprised he doesn’t mention it on his “about me” business pages that tout his previous experiences.
My son’s generation had more gender specific offerings.
As the mother of a boy, I remember dudes were all about Inspector Gadget, The Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and He Man.
His female friends were busy watching Rainbow Brite, The Care Bears, and She-Ra: Princess of Power.
But EVERYBODY loved the SMURFS! I’ll admit, I liked the Smurfs myself. 🙂
Do you remember Saturday morning cartoons?
Are you old enough to remember cartoons before cable TV? You know… back when there were 3 channels to pick from (4 if you were lucky)? On the outskirts of C’ville, those channels were 32 (WLKY), 3 (WAVE), 11 (WHAS) and 41 (WDRB). Yes, I still remember. Talking to Perry, he could name the 4 channels he got growing up in Cincinnati, as well.
Saturday mornings were the highlight of my entire week! I looked forward to those hours in front of the TV. Sunday nights were reserved for ‘The Wonderful World of Disney,’ which was good… but not cartoon good. 😉
Those were the good ole’ days.
Now you know: In the US, Star Trek debuted on September 8, 1966, on NBC. The series followed the voyages of the crew of the starship USS Enterprise, a space exploration vessel. Its creator, Gene Roddenberry, insisted the Enterprise have a racially diverse crew and his intent was political in nature. He wanted Star Trek to show what humanity might develop into, if it would learn from the lessons of the past, most specifically by ending violence.