A 1980's Saturday Morning Preservation Society tribute to... The 1970's

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

One of the hardest parts about this community (for me) is realizing how much of my fond 1980's Saturday Morning memories are actually syndicated 1970's memories. SO MANY of the shows I treasured as a kid were actually just syndicated re-runs of stuff like Land Of The Lost, Speed Buggy, Jabber Jaw, Grape Ape, The New Adventures of Batman & Robin...

Laff-A-Lympics! Captain Caveman! Yogi's Space Race (and Yogi's Ark)! It was a true "Golden Age" that created the imperfect mold from which the 1980's Saturday Morning was able to emerge! Not just in terms of animation and stories,, but also in proper Saturday Morning product synergy!

In the 1970's they perfected the Saturation Factor. A cartoon wasn't just a cartoon - it was a Cartoon, a Lunch Box, AND a comic book all being launched at once! Maybe even a few toys, coloring books and other products as well!

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[volare.livejournal.com]

I was young in the 70s, into my teens in the 80s, so I saw a wide spectrum of this going on... Beetle Bailey, Mr. Magoo, 70s era Scooby Doo, Herculoids, Thundarr the Barbarian, Birdman... all these little cartoon-action shorts that'd get played before the "heavy hitters" from Hanna-Barbera, alongside Tom&Jerry, Woody Woodpecker, Merrie Melodies/Bugs Bunny et al. Grape Ape? Captain Caveman? Casper? The Shmoo? Batman & Robin/Justice League, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends.. all this stuff turns into a jumble because I don't know where one era ended and another began.

I really disliked the Jetsons for some reason. Whereas for much of highschool I had a button on my jacket that simply read "WILMA!"...

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Not sure why, but i really disliked the Jetsons as well...