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It's hard to believe that it's been 30 years since I not only started the first grade, but I also remember the Saturday morning shows I watched 30 years ago. I recall turning 7 that year and the shows I saw were priceless. Not everyone on here was around back then, but for those who were, what shows did you watch back then?
NBC:
8:00 Yogi's Space Race
9:30: The Godzilla Power Hour
10:30: The New Fantastic Four
11:00: Kroft Superstar Variety Hour
ABC:
8:00: Scooby Doo: Where Are You?
8:30: Fangface
9:00: Challenge of the SuperFriends
10:00: Scooby's All Stars
11:30: The All New Pink Panther Show
CBS:
8:00: The All New Popeye Hour
9:00: The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
10:30: Tarzan and the Super 7
In my case, I stayed mostly on ABC for the most part, I recall watching the classic Scooby Doo Where Are You? series and then Fangface by Ruby Spears. It wasn't until 9:00 that Challenge of the SuperFriends came on. First, we were treated to new episodes of the previous year's team, which featured the Wonder Twins. I recall the first episode of that series was The Demons of Exxor. The second half of the hour was the Challenge premiere episode, Wanted: The SuperFriends. Yes, I remember that plain as day.
Though Scooby's All Stars followed at 10, I remember flipping over to CBS to catch the latter half of the Bugs Bunny Road Runner Hour, just so I wouldn't miss the new Filmation entry, Tarzan and the Super 7, which ran for an hour and a half. I recall it started with a weekly alternating of 2 segments, Web Woman, and Super Stretch and Micro Woman. The second segment were some new episodes of Tarzan. The next segment was the live action space series, Jason of Star Command. The next portion was another weekly alternating of 2 more segments, The Freedom Force and Manta and Moray, and the final segment was Batman and Robin in reruns of the New Adventures of Batman. A great way to end this variety show.
I do recall from time to time, flipping over to NBC only to get a glimpse of the New Fantastic Four series with HERBIE the Robot.
I know that in the spring of 79, ABC put Scooby's All Stars at the start of the lineup, in which I watched Scooby Doo, Laff A Lympics, and Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. Challenge of the SuperFriends followed at 9:30 and was now an hour and a half show with reruns added to the last additional 30 minutes.
Again, it's hard to believe that's been 30 years ago. But I thought I'd take a few moments to reflect. I loved Saturday morning shows in 1978. For those of you who were kids back then, which of these shows did you watch?
Cheers.
NBC:
8:00 Yogi's Space Race
9:30: The Godzilla Power Hour
10:30: The New Fantastic Four
11:00: Kroft Superstar Variety Hour
ABC:
8:00: Scooby Doo: Where Are You?
8:30: Fangface
9:00: Challenge of the SuperFriends
10:00: Scooby's All Stars
11:30: The All New Pink Panther Show
CBS:
8:00: The All New Popeye Hour
9:00: The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
10:30: Tarzan and the Super 7
In my case, I stayed mostly on ABC for the most part, I recall watching the classic Scooby Doo Where Are You? series and then Fangface by Ruby Spears. It wasn't until 9:00 that Challenge of the SuperFriends came on. First, we were treated to new episodes of the previous year's team, which featured the Wonder Twins. I recall the first episode of that series was The Demons of Exxor. The second half of the hour was the Challenge premiere episode, Wanted: The SuperFriends. Yes, I remember that plain as day.
Though Scooby's All Stars followed at 10, I remember flipping over to CBS to catch the latter half of the Bugs Bunny Road Runner Hour, just so I wouldn't miss the new Filmation entry, Tarzan and the Super 7, which ran for an hour and a half. I recall it started with a weekly alternating of 2 segments, Web Woman, and Super Stretch and Micro Woman. The second segment were some new episodes of Tarzan. The next segment was the live action space series, Jason of Star Command. The next portion was another weekly alternating of 2 more segments, The Freedom Force and Manta and Moray, and the final segment was Batman and Robin in reruns of the New Adventures of Batman. A great way to end this variety show.
I do recall from time to time, flipping over to NBC only to get a glimpse of the New Fantastic Four series with HERBIE the Robot.
I know that in the spring of 79, ABC put Scooby's All Stars at the start of the lineup, in which I watched Scooby Doo, Laff A Lympics, and Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. Challenge of the SuperFriends followed at 9:30 and was now an hour and a half show with reruns added to the last additional 30 minutes.
Again, it's hard to believe that's been 30 years ago. But I thought I'd take a few moments to reflect. I loved Saturday morning shows in 1978. For those of you who were kids back then, which of these shows did you watch?
Cheers.
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