The 1980's Saturday Morning Preservation and Recreation Society's OFFICIAL MASTER LIST: 1982

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Another year down! This list includes all the new 1981 cartoons as well as the returning ones from the previous seasons. It should be noted that my Master List posts are based on the line-up that premiered in the Fall of each year, and does not reflect any of the minor scheduling tweaks that may have happened in the Spring. Cartoons that debut in the Spring line-up (which are very rare) will be included in the following year's Master List.

So here's the hotlink-filled OFFICIAL SATURDAY MORNING MASTER LIST OF 1982:

ABC
8:00 - Super Friends
8:30 - Pac-Man / Richie Rich / Little Racals
9:30 - Pac-Man
10:00 - Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
11:00 - The Scooby & Scrappy Puppy Hour
12:00 - The ABC Weekend Special

CBS
8:00 - Speed Buggy
8:30 - The Sylvester & Tweety, Daffy and Speedy Show
9:30 - The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show
10:30 - Gilligan's Planet
11:00 - Pandamonium!
11:30 - Meatballs & Spaghetti
12:00 - The Popeye & Olive Comedy Show
12:30 - Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids
1:00 - Blackstar

NBC
8:00 - Flintstone Funnies
8:30 - Shirt Tales
9:00 - The Smurfs
10:30 - The Gary Coleman Show
11:00 - The Incredible Hulk / Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends
11:30 - The Jetsons or Johnny Quest (re-runs with no new content or awesome stories so they have no official entry in this community)
12:00 - The New Adventures of Flash Gordon

Comments

[sasjhwa.livejournal.com]

What I'm noticing from that list is that there were a lot more individual cartoon shows than there are now. Since the networks aren't doing them it is up to Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon,PBS and a few smaller ones. They rely on fewer shows with more repeated broadcasts.

Back then you also had to make choices because if you watched the Gary Coleman Show (Hornswaggled!) You might not get to see Gilligan's Planet in reruns unless you watched the TV Guide very closely to find out when your episode was rerunning.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting hypothesis... one I may have to open up to the community rather than researching myself! I wonder just how much new content is produced by The New Big Three (Nick, Disney and Cartoon Network) as compared to the old days? Newer shows seem to focus on longer seasons, too... 13 episodes per season of most classic cartoons, 22 or more of most modern shows...

Hmmmm...

MUST MATH!!!

[aurora77]

Indeed! A challenge! I will look into some numbers when I get the chance.