Any chance that the MeTV Toons schedule will launch its 1st Quarter schedule of 2025 with Animation Antiques debuting?

If I find any announcements or articles on the net, I will ither post it here or in the METV Toons post topic. Today there is a marathon of black and white cartoons, which would probably be similar to what Animation Antiques will like on METV Toons.

If I find any announcements or articles on the net, I will ither post it here or in the METV Toons post topic. Today there is a marathon of black and white cartoons, which would probably be similar to what Animation Antiques will like on METV Toons.

“Animation Antiques”? Is that a firm go? Sounds great.

Frankly, looking at that B&W roster from last week (I was out of town, so I couldn’t see it), I wasn’t all that impressed.

It wouldn’t hurt to show some silent cartoons as well—they’re all PD now, right?

They didn’t show enough non-Porky WB stuff IMO. Merrie Melodies pre-1935 would be great to see, like Goopy Geer, Piggy, et al. Also Ted “Is Everybody Happy?” Lewis.

Even Nickelodeon ran Bosko Looney Tunes. We all know what he was supposed to be, but mehhh fhe character is innocuous. I personally never cared for Buddy, but they might as well run them.

IMO outside of “Plane Dippy,” I never felt Porky to be a strong character or even funny. But it is what it is!

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“Animation Antiques”? Is that a firm go? Sounds great.

Frankly, looking at that B&W roster from last week (I was out of town, so I couldn’t see it), I wasn’t all that impressed.

It wouldn’t hurt to show some silent cartoons as well—they’re all PD now, right?

They didn’t show enough non-Porky WB stuff IMO. Merrie Melodies pre-1935 would be great to see, like Goopy Geer, Piggy, et al. Also Ted “Is Everybody Happy?” Lewis.

Even Nickelodeon ran Bosko Looney Tunes. We all know what he was supposed to be, but mehhh fhe character is innocuous. I personally never cared for Buddy, but they might as well run them.

IMO outside of “Plane Dippy,” I never felt Porky to be a strong character or even funny. But it is what it is!

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I don't know if the Porky Pig show that ABC ran for a while in the 60s was successful, but it sure didn't have anywhere near the run the rest of the Looney Tunes had on CBS and ABC.

For the Black Friday stunt, they sure had a lot of other cartoons they could have chosen besides Porky. For that matter, there are a fair number of Porkys the MeTV networks haven't run, period.

I'd like to see the January schedule, too. We're overdue for getting the Hanna-Barbera cartoons (Huck/Yogi/Quick Draw and all their associated characters), in my view.

The Porky Pig Show ran on ABC 1964-67, and I am not sure if it was even carried in Miami. I think I tuned to the West Palm Beach ABC station for it.

The P’Pig Show is known for having opening/closing NOT from WB, but rather Hal Seeger Productions (!!). I’m sure both are on YT. Barbara Cameron wrote the theme (as she did for The Road Runner Show).

I do have 1 ep of it from the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960’s Vol 2 IIRC. The original closing had an incorrect copyright date for “Scaredy Cat,” showing 1957 (in Roman numerals of course) and not the proper 1947. One bumper included a scene from “Dough for the Do-Do.”

As to running the old H-B Huck/Yogi/Quick Draw, Toons already shows the original Yogi in short clips; why it’s holding back from showing entire cartoons is anybody’s guess. Shrug.

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Thanks for the correction--I thought I had read somewhere it was on NBC.

If it was on at the same time as the CBS variously titled shows, I was watching those.

“Animation Antiques”? Is that a firm go? Sounds great.

Frankly, looking at that B&W roster from last week (I was out of town, so I couldn’t see it), I wasn’t all that impressed.

It wouldn’t hurt to show some silent cartoons as well—they’re all PD now, right?

They didn’t show enough non-Porky WB stuff IMO. Merrie Melodies pre-1935 would be great to see, like Goopy Geer, Piggy, et al. Also Ted “Is Everybody Happy?” Lewis.

Even Nickelodeon ran Bosko Looney Tunes. We all know what he was supposed to be, but mehhh fhe character is innocuous. I personally never cared for Buddy, but they might as well run them.

IMO outside of “Plane Dippy,” I never felt Porky to be a strong character or even funny. But it is what it is!

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Re Goopy Geer: curiously, MeTV has played at least one of the three Goopy Geer cartoons, probably two, but the debut cartoon, titled "Goopy Geer," is only on MeTV Toons.

The other two cartoons featuring Goopy are "Moonlight for Two" and "The Queen Was in the Parlor." A slightly earlier cartoon, "Freddy the Freshman" has Goopy's girlfriend and has never shown on the MeTV networks, probably due to stereotypes [it's available on Blu-Ray, on a Warner Archive 2024 release, "The Mask of Fu-Manchu" (along with "Queen...Parlor")]. All these cartoons are from 1932.

Unrelated to Goopy, another 30s cartoon, in early two-strip (red and green) Technicolor, "My Green Fedora," debuted on MeTV Toons this fall, never having been shown on MeTV. Unlike many of these very old Warner cartoons, this one actually had more of a story, rather than just hyping their movie music, making it a bit more enjoyable than some of the others (IMO). By the way, this one's not on any currently available home video source.

Recently on Boomerang's Looney Tunes they have run many non Porky Pig black and white cartoons as well as many two strip color cartoons.

With MeTV Toons showing more Hanna Barbera cartoon I hope they can do a similar setup as Boomerang did with Boomerang Zoo. Besides the Hanna Barbera animal characters the animal character shorts that ran on Underdog and Rocky & Bullwinkle. It would be hard to actually add Underdog and Rocky & Bullwinkle episodes since both use a continuation format with those cartoons.

Also, all of the other studios that have animal characters could be factored in. It's amazing to see how many cartoon characters are based on animals.

Any shows that are new, back and gone for January 2025?

The Porky Pig Show ran on ABC 1964-67, and I am not sure if it was even carried in Miami. I think I tuned to the West Palm Beach ABC station for it.

The P’Pig Show is known for having opening/closing NOT from WB, but rather Hal Seeger Productions (!!). I’m sure both are on YT. Barbara Cameron wrote the theme (as she did for The Road Runner Show).

I do have 1 ep of it from the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960’s Vol 2 IIRC. The original closing had an incorrect copyright date for “Scaredy Cat,” showing 1957 (in Roman numerals of course) and not the proper 1947. One bumper included a scene from “Dough for the Do-Do.”

As to running the old H-B Huck/Yogi/Quick Draw, Toons already shows the original Yogi in short clips; why it’s holding back from showing entire cartoons is anybody’s guess. Shrug.

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Supposedly, Warners is working on remastering all the old Huck/Yogi/ Quick Draw shows, and they're having a difficult time. That was brought up on one of the Warner Archive podcasts. Eventually, these are supposedly headed to MeTV Toons.

Supposedly, Warners is working on remastering all the old Huck/Yogi/ Quick Draw shows, and they're having a difficult time. That was brought up on one of the Warner Archive podcasts. Eventually, these are supposedly headed to MeTV Toons.

Boomerang runs Yogi Bear cartoons and don't look bad. Some time ago they ran Wally Gator. Those cartoon did looked like they needed some restoration.

Boomerang runs Yogi Bear cartoons and don't look bad. Some time ago they ran Wally Gator. Those cartoon did looked like they needed some restoration.

I don't get Boomerang on Comcast, but I bought some DVDs of Quick Draw cartoons copied off that channel and they looked downright awful. But I don't know how old they are and whether they were copied originally on VHS.

The schedule for January 1, 2025 is on TV Insider. Hopefully, Animation Antiques will premiere that day.

The schedule for January 1, 2025 is on TV Insider. Hopefully, Animation Antiques will premiere that day.

Can you send the link?

I will as soon as they send the full schedule.

I will as soon as they send the full schedule.

From your post I thought it was. Thanks

It's become more of a Talk-Show than a cartoon show.

I have no idea how Billy Gardell ended up on it - but there he was. No talk of cartoons.

It's become more of a Talk-Show than a cartoon show.

I have no idea how Billy Gardell ended up on it - but there he was. No talk of cartoons.

I'm a little lost. What post are you responding to?

Starting late Dec 30th, Stingray replaces Joe 90 at the 5am spot for Known Strings Attached.

According to the Cord Cutter video, METV Toons is slowly expanding (now up to 187 stations and amazingly still not available where I live), and is doing really well for a digital sub channel.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s-hOQ1cvm2I

According to the Cord Cutter video, METV Toons is slowly expanding (now up to 187 stations and amazingly still not available where I live), and is doing really well for a digital sub channel.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s-hOQ1cvm2I

We supposedly have it here on some low-power channel no one gets. WTHR here still hangs onto that worthless Dabl channel; they need to dump it and pick up MeTV Toons, which would get it an immediate place on Comcast.

New information from Cord Cutter News about the METV Toons Fast Channel that might be launching this year.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k0GGImyE318

Maybe in the near future we will be able to binge Toon In With ME on streaming demand.

According to the source in the link, METV Toons will be adding TMNT (1987) sometime in 2025.

https://www.instagram.com/blacknerd/reel/DE0TTLXS8Dm/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tBwEyktS5dU

Another article about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming to METV Toons.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/cordcuttersnews.com/heroes-in-a-half-shell-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-coming-to-metv-toons-in-2025/%3famp=1

Maybe this is the first step in getting the cartoon rights to other Paramount studio properties (Terrytoons, Betty Boop and etc).

I figure if they ever acquire the rights to Terrytoons, it will not only be on METV Toons, but also on Toon In With ME and Saturday Morning Cartoons.

Another article about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming to METV Toons.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/cordcuttersnews.com/heroes-in-a-half-shell-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-coming-to-metv-toons-in-2025/%3famp=1

Maybe this is the first step in getting the cartoon rights to other Paramount studio properties (Terrytoons, Betty Boop and etc).

I figure if they ever acquire the rights to Terrytoons, it will not only be on METV Toons, but also on Toon In With ME and Saturday Morning Cartoons.

Terrytoons would be a biggie, and yes, they need them for MeTV, too. Toon in with Me is underutilizing the Color Rhapsodies (that's understandable, with no identifiable "stars"--MeTV is probably stuck with them, maybe as part of the Three Stooges deal), and Toon in with Me really needs something new. I do have to wonder what condition that gigantic library is in.

Confirmed by METV head honcho, Neal Sabin that Linus The Lionhearted and all his Post Cereal pals is coming soon to METV Toons.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1284968712782949&id=1112514650028357

Schedule change and new shows (mainly late night, puppet shows maybe off the weekday schedule) starting Feb 17th. Definitely an improvement.https://www.metvtoons.com/schedule/2025-02-18

2:00am ET
Super Friends
The Demons of Exxor
The Wonder Twins agree to help Exxor defeat Darkon, a conqueror who has taken over Exxor and made its inhabitants his slaves. With the Wonder Twins captured by Darkon, Batman and Robin must free the twin heroes as the other Super Friends tackle Darkon and his troopers.

2:30am ET
Super Friends
Wanted: The Superfriends
Lex Luthor forms a criminal gang called the "Legion of Doom" and uses a dream-machine to make the Super Friends commit crimes.

3:00am ET
Silverhawks
The Origin Story
When intergalactic criminal Mon*Star breaks out of prison and is transformed into an android monster, Earth sends biomechanical androids called SilverHawks to fight him and his army of android monsters in Limbo Galaxy.

3:30am ET
Challenge of the GoBots
Target Earth
Cy-Kill and Dr. Braxis join forces to steal an experimental energy crystal.

5:30am ET
Plastic Man
The Weed
Plastic Man battles with an evil plant that can walk, think and talk: The Weed as he is known, has stolen a top-secret government plant-growing compound and plans to use it to feed a man-eating plant that he created to take over the world.

Also being rumored on the Animesuperhero forums that the missing timeslots on the schedule page might be the long awaited Hanna-Barbara Zoo animated block.

https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/metv-toons-network-talkback-discussion-thread.5799157/page-84

I like seeing Plastic Man added.

I like seeing Plastic Man added.

Plastic Man was always a personal favorite superhero of mine when I was a kid. He only made one came appearance in one of the very early episodes of Superfriends. He was also a reoccurring character on Batman: Brave And The Bold (Another animated show I hope METV Toons picks up in the near future).

Since we are leaving a very cold and miserable January behind very soon, any way the thread title topic be changed to METV Toons 2025 Schedule?

They should pair Plastic Man with Freekazoid.

Thread title updated.

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^ Isn’t Lippy the only one of the three cartoons having been digitized?

I couldn’t fathom Touché & Wally on MeTV Toons in the old 16mm or whatever it is called. Maybe finally they have been given a makeover.

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^ Isn’t Lippy the only one of the three cartoons having been digitized?

I couldn’t fathom Touché & Wally on MeTV Toons in the old 16mm or whatever it is called. Maybe finally they have been given a makeover.

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Last year Boomerang ran Wally Gator. It didn't look bad. Yet I don't know if they were restored or not.

The Adventures Of Rocky and Bullwinkle is on pause, because of distributors (Wildbrain) request.

https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/metv-toons-network-talkback-discussion-thread.5799157/page-85

https://metvtoons.com/stories/what-happened-to-the-adventures-of-rocky-bullwinkle

The Adventures Of Rocky and Bullwinkle is on pause, because of distributors (Wildbrain) request.

https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/metv-toons-network-talkback-discussion-thread.5799157/page-85

https://metvtoons.com/stories/what-happened-to-the-adventures-of-rocky-bullwinkle

XUMO Play has a channel for Rocky and Bullwinkle as well as episodes on demand

XUMO Play has a channel for Rocky and Bullwinkle as well as episodes on demand

Doing a little online investigating, it sounds like Wildbrain Studios only had a three year distribution contract with the Jay Ward estate and it is set to expire soon. The show was previously licensed by Classic Media / DreamWorks (Universal), so maybe the license goes back to them. Who knows?

From the look of things, they have plenty of big new shows coming soon (TMNT, Silverhawks, Plastic Man, Linus The Lionhearted and etc), so it is not a huge loss.

Oh wow, I haven’t looked here lately. Dropping Rocky & Bullwinkle is sad for me. Granted, (a) nobody under 45 may get the jokes, and (b) the scheduling was such that one could not follow a R&B plot line properly.

[Narrator:] Be sure to be with us for the next exciting episode, “Born to Be Wildbrain,” OR, “No Moose is Good Moose 🫎?”

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Oh wow, I haven’t looked here lately. Dropping Rocky & Bullwinkle is sad for me. Granted, (a) nobody under 45 may get the jokes, and (b) the scheduling was such that one could not follow a R&B plot line properly.

[Narrator:] Be sure to be with us for the next exciting episode, “Born to Be Wildbrain,” OR, “No Moose is Good Moose 🫎?”

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I don't get the channel, but I've heard that the Underdog Show is nothing close to its original self, either. For one thing, the original Underdog theme is MIA.

I don't get the channel, but I've heard that the Underdog Show is nothing close to its original self, either. For one thing, the original Underdog theme is MIA.

The cartoons themselves on The Underdog Show are intact, but the theme songs to the supporting cartoons are replaced with a quick cold-opening, so the titles don’t show. That indeed is bad enough. They have King & Odie but the title of the next cliffhanger, although the audio is there, is just a freeze frame or something. I wanna say that the two parts of each TN Tuxedo cartoon are meshed together into one long toon. Along with the closing Underdog Show credits being replaced with modern music and titles, well you get the idea.

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I don't get the channel, but I've heard that the Underdog Show is nothing close to its original self, either. For one thing, the original Underdog theme is MIA.

Just sent you a pm you might can use for METV Toons.

Oh wow, I haven’t looked here lately. Dropping Rocky & Bullwinkle is sad for me. Granted, (a) nobody under 45 may get the jokes, and (b) the scheduling was such that one could not follow a R&B plot line properly.

[Narrator:] Be sure to be with us for the next exciting episode, “Born to Be Wildbrain,” OR, “No Moose is Good Moose 🫎?”

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How could METV Toons kill Moose and Squirrel? It's a very funny cartoon that's been popular for years. Even my late parents enjoyed watching the show when ABC aired the show on Sunday mornings. I'm sure it's a rights issue and it will be back on METV Toons soon.

How could METV Toons kill Moose and Squirrel? It's a very funny cartoon that's been popular for years. Even my late parents enjoyed watching the show when ABC aired the show on Sunday mornings. I'm sure it's a rights issue and it will be back on METV Toons soon.

Yeah, see earlier posts. Rights issue.

It must have been sudden, because I don’t think that Weigel would have replaced it with yet a third Flintstones ep of the day. I’m sure Weigel wants it back in the worst way. We shall see.

Although the situation isn’t quite like the Underdog one, on MeTV Toons, the original theme (for “Rocky and His Friends” from 1959-61 + the original themes from Fractured Fairy Tales and Peabody’s Improbable History, along with other incidental music like the Bullwinkle’s Corner intro, originally by Frank Comstock, was totally replaced by the themes used by Fred Steiner. Not a biggie—but ISTR when The Bullwinkle Shownwas on Sunday mornings, there were themes used by both.

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House of Hanna-Barbera is debuting on MeTV Toons on Feb 16th.

How could METV Toons kill Moose and Squirrel? It's a very funny cartoon that's been popular for years. Even my late parents enjoyed watching the show when ABC aired the show on Sunday mornings. I'm sure it's a rights issue and it will be back on METV Toons soon.

It doesn't seem to be of their choosing. They have been running disclaimers when it had been scheduled indicating that the distributor made the decision to pause the show.

You can watch on XUMO online. They have a channel for it as well as an on demand option.

House of Hanna-Barbera is debuting on MeTV Toons on Feb 16th.

Here's a schedule link. https://metvtoons.fandom.com/wiki/February_17,_2025

11am-1pm is blank as well as 4am-5:30am.

Wait till Your Father Gets Home will be on at 11pm and Plastic Man at 5:30am. There are some of the current shows being moved around as well.

They have now filled 11 - 1 with House of Hanna-Barbera.

Press release. Special preview Sunday.

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/heavens-to-murgatroyd-metv-toons-expands-hanna-barbera-offerings-with-new-programming-block-245496.html

EDIT* No Quick Draw. Appears Warner Brothers is still playing stupid games with head scratching censorship.

EDIT* No Quick Draw. Appears Warner Brothers is still playing stupid games with head scratching censorship.

This was my first thought.

I'm hearing Quick Draw's absence is due to issues with restoring the original prints. I believe it will come to the block later down the line? Regardless, I'm most curious if this will have the shows played in their original forms or be a mixed compilation block like the blocks of theatrical shorts, a Hanna-Barbera version of Cartoon All Stars.

I'm hearing Quick Draw's absence is due to issues with restoring the original prints. I believe it will come to the block later down the line? Regardless, I'm most curious if this will have the shows played in their original forms or be a mixed compilation block like the blocks of theatrical shorts, a Hanna-Barbera version of Cartoon All Stars.

My guess is they will be shown like how Boomerang Zoo was shown. If they were to be shown in their original forms i.e. set shows like how Atom Ant is run, then the show title would be listed separately not as a 2 hour presentation.

My guess is they will be shown like how Boomerang Zoo was shown. If they were to be shown in their original forms i.e. set shows like how Atom Ant is run, then the show title would be listed separately not as a 2 hour presentation.

Right, they were unable to assemble these shows as they were originally aired. They've been altered too many times to exist in acceptable original quality.

I'm hearing Quick Draw's absence is due to issues with restoring the original prints. I believe it will come to the block later down the line? Regardless, I'm most curious if this will have the shows played in their original forms or be a mixed compilation block like the blocks of theatrical shorts, a Hanna-Barbera version of Cartoon All Stars.

I hope this is the straight scoop. After seeing old Boomerang copies, I believe it.

It would be nice to see the HB cartoons added to the Cartoon All-stars program. They can replace some/all of the Looney Tunes since Looney Tunes have a lot of airtime right now.

Also add some of the HB cartoons to Toon in with Me.

A lot more detail about the upcoming block, including chrcter bios from the METV Toons website.

https://metvtoons.com/lists/here-comes-the-house-of-hanna-barbera

Besides Quick Draw missing from the list, uprised to not see Ruff and Ready included in the block.

Quick Draw is a REALLY notable absence. Could they have explained? Should they? Yes and yes.

There are no segments from the show. No Augie Doggie/Doggie Daddy or Snooper and Blabber.

I'm hoping that means they're still working on all the Quick Draw segments.

A lot more detail about the upcoming block, including chrcter bios from the METV Toons website.

https://metvtoons.com/lists/here-comes-the-house-of-hanna-barbera

Besides Quick Draw missing from the list, uprised to not see Ruff and Ready included in the block.

I'd like to see Ruff and Ready too considering it was the first offering to TV from HB since they left MGM. I'm sure the knowledge and popularity of those cartoons are very strong so I can see them not listed at this point. Not that it's right.

Hopefully now that many of the other HB cartoons are ready to show that Ruff and Ready as well as the Quick Draw McGraw Show gets their proper restoration and is shown soon.

Being that Ruff & Reddy catered to the kiddie crowd more that Huck/Yogi/Quick Draw, it really wouldn’t shock me if it never came to air on MeTVToons.

*If* they add R&R, I say they should go after getting the 1958-61 Felix the Cat. Same demographic!

It’s a shame that the full 30 minute “Ruff and Reddy Show” did not survive wiping. Only one May 1963 show with Captain Bob is available—and even THAT was beyond silly, but maybe a case of so-bad-it’s-good.

I am sure that Quick Draw/Augie/Snooper are going to be worked on later.

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Nice schedule. Thanks for posting it.

As for the cartoons that can go into House of Hanna-Barbera many have already been released on DVD and Blu-ray so what restoration was needed for them? The list below doesn't include cartoon already shown on MeTV Toons

These have been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray:
Yogi Bear
Wally Gator
Magilla Gorilla
Loopy DeLoop
Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har
Huckleberry Hound

Even Quick Draw McGraw shows up on some of the HB and WB cartoon compilation DVD/Blu-ray

Here's what looks like a complete list of HB cartoons issued on DVD and Blu-ray

https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Hanna-Barbera_Classic_Collection

As for DVD, I am 90% positive that any Quick Draw/Augie/Snooper episodes are from the final season only, with the Hoyt Curtin score in the background. The first two seasons had Phil Green/Loose-Seely stock music, which turned out to be a major hurdle in having the whole Quick Draw series put out on DVD. It never happened.

I wanna say that was at least 17 years ago.

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The Saturdy late night Totally 80's block just got better with the addition of SilverHawks, Pac-Man and Plastic Man. Sort of like a family friendly Adult Swim / Toonami block. In the near future, Ninja Turtles will probably be added to the block.

As for DVD, I am 90% positive that any Quick Draw/Augie/Snooper episodes are from the final season only, with the Hoyt Curtin score in the background. The first two seasons had Phil Green/Loose-Seely stock music, which turned out to be a major hurdle in having the whole Quick Draw series put out on DVD. It never happened.

I wanna say that was at least 17 years ago.

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That Capitol Library stock music has proved to be a problem with some but not all home video releases--that music was used in tons of shows. My guess is, for home video, it all comes down to how the original contracts were drawn.

Nice schedule. Thanks for posting it.

As for the cartoons that can go into House of Hanna-Barbera many have already been released on DVD and Blu-ray so what restoration was needed for them? The list below doesn't include cartoon already shown on MeTV Toons

These have been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray:
Yogi Bear
Wally Gator
Magilla Gorilla
Loopy DeLoop
Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har
Huckleberry Hound

Even Quick Draw McGraw shows up on some of the HB and WB cartoon compilation DVD/Blu-ray

Here's what looks like a complete list of HB cartoons issued on DVD and Blu-ray

https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Hanna-Barbera_Classic_Collection

A friend has checked into the House of Hanna Barbera schedule, and has found that ONLY the cartoons that have been released on home media are being scheduled. So, only season 1 of Huckleberry Hound. Yes, all of The Yogi Bear Show, but no Yogi cartoons from the second season of Huckleberry Hound. Or any cartoons from the later seasons of The Huckleberry Hound Show.

In other words, a lot of missing cartoons.

So, since this is the case, what was the reason for the big delay in airing these cartoons? Most of them have been out o DVD for years. Are they working on the missing seasons, and we'll see these later? Maybe along with Blu-Ray home media releases?

A friend has checked into the House of Hanna Barbera schedule, and has found that ONLY the cartoons that have been released on home media are being scheduled. So, only season 1 of Huckleberry Hound. Yes, all of The Yogi Bear Show, but no Yogi cartoons from the second season of Huckleberry Hound. Or any cartoons from the later seasons of The Huckleberry Hound Show.

In other words, a lot of missing cartoons.

So, since this is the case, what was the reason for the big delay in airing these cartoons? Most of them have been out o DVD for years. Are they working on the missing seasons, and we'll see these later? Maybe along with Blu-Ray home media releases?

Unless deals are being worked on that I don’t know about, see Post 63.

It would be nice to see the cartoons between the cartoons on the Huck/Yogi Shows as well. Check out Steven Hanson (with Hokey Wolf avatar) on YouTube.

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A friend has checked into the House of Hanna Barbera schedule, and has found that ONLY the cartoons that have been released on home media are being scheduled. So, only season 1 of Huckleberry Hound. Yes, all of The Yogi Bear Show, but no Yogi cartoons from the second season of Huckleberry Hound. Or any cartoons from the later seasons of The Huckleberry Hound Show.

In other words, a lot of missing cartoons.

So, since this is the case, what was the reason for the big delay in airing these cartoons? Most of them have been out o DVD for years. Are they working on the missing seasons, and we'll see these later? Maybe along with Blu-Ray home media releases?

METV Toons probably rushed it , to get everyone to stop talking about having to pull Rocky and Bullwinkle from the schedule.

If what I read about Wildbrain losing distribution rights is correct, it's probably going to be a while before they can bring the show back.

A friend has checked into the House of Hanna Barbera schedule, and has found that ONLY the cartoons that have been released on home media are being scheduled. So, only season 1 of Huckleberry Hound. Yes, all of The Yogi Bear Show, but no Yogi cartoons from the second season of Huckleberry Hound. Or any cartoons from the later seasons of The Huckleberry Hound Show.

In other words, a lot of missing cartoons.

So, since this is the case, what was the reason for the big delay in airing these cartoons? Most of them have been out o DVD for years. Are they working on the missing seasons, and we'll see these later? Maybe along with Blu-Ray home media releases?

I've found that MeTV Toons has deleted and re-input all the H-B content for next week. Now I'm seeing a few Huck cartoons and a Pixie and Dixie from season 4 of the show are scheduled.

I saw a "Screen Song" cartoon on Casper and Company titled, "Gags and Baggage" with the song, "I've been working on the Railroad". Is this the first time a "Screen Song" cartoon been played on MeTV Toons?

I saw a "Screen Song" cartoon on Casper and Company titled, "Gags and Baggage" with the song, "I've been working on the Railroad". Is this the first time a "Screen Song" cartoon been played on MeTV Toons?

Let’s all follow the bouncing ball!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5fBddUHViAw

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Let’s all follow the bouncing ball!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5fBddUHViAw

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Yeah, it looks like TikTok and other social media stole this when captioning started to show up on their videos.

BTW, I'm a bit disappointed that the ball in your link wasn't bouncing.

New schedule: Yes -- Josie should pair with Scooby! They belong together.

I hope to see Quick Draw sooner than later.

Also Herculoids, Space Ghost, Shazzan, Mighty Mightor, Frankenstein Jr./Impossibles, Fantastic 4 (I know unlikely), Huck Finn et al.

And ALL the Jay Ward shows restored!

I'd like to see Plastic Man teamed up with Freakazoid.

I'm tracking The Huckleberry Hound Show seasons 2 thru 4--cartoons from those seasons which will be on House of Hanna-Barbera, since they have never been released on home media (DVD). Those must be the ones which Warners has been working on remastering; hopefully, they are either still or now working on Quick Draw and associated cartoons. I'm not tracking any other Hanna-Barbera show's cartoons which will be on House of Hanna-Barbera.

Many of the Yogi Bear cartoons are available, since the entire (2 season) run of The Yogi Bear show was also released on home media (DVD). But that does not include Yogi cartoons which ran in the second season of The Huckleberry Hound Show, which have never been released on DVD. The last of those ran on February 22, 1960, and for the third season of The Huckleberry Hound Show, Hokey Wolf segments replaced the Yogi segments. The Yogi Bear Show started in January 1961. (TMI?)

Anyway, for this coming week, the following cartoons running on the Sunday night special and House of Hanna-Barbera, have never been released on DVD:

Sunday 2/16 Tricks and Treats (Hokey Wolf)
Monday 2/17 A Good Good Fairy (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks), Astro-Nut Huck; Hokey Dokey
Tuesday 2/18 Crew Cat (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks); Bullfighter Huck
Wed. 2/19 A Wise Quack (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks); A Bully Dog (Huck)
Thu. 2/20 Bars and Stripes (Huck); Caveman Huck
Friday 2/21 Bare Face Bear (Yogi); Bombay Mouse (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks); Pick a Chick (Hokey)

If anyone finds this info. useful, please post below; otherwise I don't need to waste the space.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5maZwPeRg8jM1OAzvfiMmC
On this podcast Neal Sabin, the founder of the network, confirms it's the Capitol music rights issues that are keeping Quick Draw off the network as of now, not restoration issues. But either way, it's not intentional censorship, and MeTV Toons have been actively pushing for it, just waiting on Warner to clear up rights issues - interestingly, it's the Auggie Doggie shorts that are the issue, not the Quick Draw or Snooper & Blabber shorts.
Some other interesting stuff talked about here, like restoration of Huckleberry Hound, future plans for expansion of the channel, etc. You guys might find it interesting. One thing I thought was funny from this is that the current numbers show that almost no kids are watching this network or the cartoons on MeTV proper, not necessarily surprising but interesting.

Yes, he is saying The Huckleberry Hound Show is coming in March or April--they are working on the bridging animation. This makes sense--since they will have a lot of the cartoons themselves in "House."

He got it right when he said everybody is asking about Quick Draw!

Actually figuring out how to handle the original Huck Hound Show must be difficult--since in many original episodes they reran individual earlier cartoons.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5maZwPeRg8jM1OAzvfiMmC
On this podcast Neal Sabin, the founder of the network, confirms it's the Capitol music rights issues that are keeping Quick Draw off the network as of now, not restoration issues. But either way, it's not intentional censorship, and MeTV Toons have been actively pushing for it, just waiting on Warner to clear up rights issues - interestingly, it's the Auggie Doggie shorts that are the issue, not the Quick Draw or Snooper & Blabber shorts.
Some other interesting stuff talked about here, like restoration of Huckleberry Hound, future plans for expansion of the channel, etc. You guys might find it interesting. One thing I thought was funny from this is that the current numbers show that almost no kids are watching this network or the cartoons on MeTV proper, not necessarily surprising but interesting.

(note: a finding of helpful advice (for MeTV Toons and life in general) between these points of the length of the recording of audio mentioned here: 26:13 - 26:23)

"I'd see all of the requests that come in and all of that, so, just careful when you're posting on social media because Neal's watching."

(note: a finding of helpful advice (for MeTV Toons and life in general) between these points of the length of the recording of audio mentioned here: 26:13 - 26:23)

"I'd see all of the requests that come in and all of that, so, just careful when you're posting on social media because Neal's watching."

Talks about music clearance rights being one of the reasons why Quick Draw McGraw is not in the lineup.

He also mentioned it helps the Weigel networks pick up bigger advertising clients when you mention seeing new adds show up on METV and METV Toons on the net and Social media. In the past. I have try to randomly mention when seeing new adds for
Burger King or other big brand adverts on Toon In With ME and METV Toons.

it was brought up during the interview, because certain snooty advertisers (probably guessing Kelloggs)don't want their products to be associated with classic animation.

Reading up on the production of Hey There Its Yogi Bear theatrical film, it's interesting to find out that the Looney Tune animators were also involved.

"The animated musical film was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with a story by Hanna, Barbera, and former Warner Bros. Cartoons storyman Warren Foster. Another Warner Cartoons alumnus, Friz Freleng, served as story supervisor.[7] When the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio closed in 1963, several of its animators, including Gerry Chiniquy and Ken Harris, also joined Hanna-Barbera to work on this film."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_There,_It%27s_Yogi_Bear!

I'm tracking The Huckleberry Hound Show seasons 2 thru 4--cartoons from those seasons which will be on House of Hanna-Barbera, since they have never been released on home media (DVD). Those must be the ones which Warners has been working on remastering; hopefully, they are either still or now working on Quick Draw and associated cartoons. I'm not tracking any other Hanna-Barbera show's cartoons which will be on House of Hanna-Barbera.

Many of the Yogi Bear cartoons are available, since the entire (2 season) run of The Yogi Bear show was also released on home media (DVD). But that does not include Yogi cartoons which ran in the second season of The Huckleberry Hound Show, which have never been released on DVD. The last of those ran on February 22, 1960, and for the third season of The Huckleberry Hound Show, Hokey Wolf segments replaced the Yogi segments. The Yogi Bear Show started in January 1961. (TMI?)

Anyway, for this coming week, the following cartoons running on the Sunday night special and House of Hanna-Barbera, have never been released on DVD:

Sunday 2/16 Tricks and Treats (Hokey Wolf)
Monday 2/17 A Good Good Fairy (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks), Astro-Nut Huck; Hokey Dokey
Tuesday 2/18 Crew Cat (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks); Bullfighter Huck
Wed. 2/19 A Wise Quack (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks); A Bully Dog (Huck)
Thu. 2/20 Bars and Stripes (Huck); Caveman Huck
Friday 2/21 Bare Face Bear (Yogi); Bombay Mouse (Pixie and Dixie/Mr. Jinks); Pick a Chick (Hokey)

If anyone finds this info. useful, please post below; otherwise I don't need to waste the space.

NEVER TMI, stevea! So many loose ends that can be mended.

A certain Barry I. Grauman aka @fromthesidelines on YouTube is a walking, breathing encyclopedia of classic TV, and I wish he would join here. I have no idea how to contact him outside of replying to his YT comments. And to ask things not related to his comments would be OT.

Anyway…..

My wife and I are currently out of town at a place where I cannot view Toons. Do the Huck/Yogi cartoons feature the full credits :23 long before each cartoon? I saw “Out of Luck Duck” with Yakky and they had them. I hope all are like that; I can’t find who performed the odd animation of Hokey in “Sick Sense”; one YT commenter said likely Ed DeMattia and I lean that way as well. For a cartoon near its end, it behaved like an early or “experimental” episode!

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I think they are running the full cartoons on "House." I'll find out for sure and report back.

On that Extra podcast they were saying the Huckleberry Hound show will be coming to MeTV Toons in March or April (probably means MAY lol!). I'm not sure how they will handle all the episodes that have rerun cartoons; there appear to be quite a few of them, particularly in the fourth season.

Both the Huck Hound (eventually), Quick Draw (eventually?), Yogi, and Magilla Gorilla shows are such short runs, I'd think they'll cycle off MeTV Toons fairly quickly. They could keep "House" for quite awhile or eventually make the H-B cartoons part of Cartoon All-Stars, probably two hours.

Most of them have full credits. Although I didn't see any on a Ricochet Rabbit cartoon.

Thanks, all, for posting the Sabin podcast link. Very interesting insights and news.

Just sent you a pm you might can use for METV Toons.

Thanks, and it has worked--until today. Today it displays - This video file cannot be played. (Error Code: 224003)

Thanks, and it has worked--until today. Today it displays - This video file cannot be played. (Error Code: 224003)

It wasn't working for me either.

Talks about music clearance rights being one of the reasons why Quick Draw McGraw is not in the lineup.

He also mentioned it helps the Weigel networks pick up bigger advertising clients when you mention seeing new adds show up on METV and METV Toons on the net and Social media. In the past. I have try to randomly mention when seeing new adds for
Burger King or other big brand adverts on Toon In With ME and METV Toons.

it was brought up during the interview, because certain snooty advertisers (probably guessing Kelloggs)don't want their products to be associated with classic animation.

Kellogg's use to sponsor cartoons years ago. I can't imagine them not wanting to continue doing that. Actually the old sponsor ads they did with cartoon character plugging the products could be shown now provided the product still exists.

New schedule: Yes -- Josie should pair with Scooby! They belong together.

I hope to see Quick Draw sooner than later.

Also Herculoids, Space Ghost, Shazzan, Mighty Mightor, Frankenstein Jr./Impossibles, Fantastic 4 (I know unlikely), Huck Finn et al.

And ALL the Jay Ward shows restored!

Frankenstein Jr./Impossibles have been on MeTV Toons.

I think they are running the full cartoons on "House." I'll find out for sure and report back.

On that Extra podcast they were saying the Huckleberry Hound show will be coming to MeTV Toons in March or April (probably means MAY lol!). I'm not sure how they will handle all the episodes that have rerun cartoons; there appear to be quite a few of them, particularly in the fourth season.

Both the Huck Hound (eventually), Quick Draw (eventually?), Yogi, and Magilla Gorilla shows are such short runs, I'd think they'll cycle off MeTV Toons fairly quickly. They could keep "House" for quite awhile or eventually make the H-B cartoons part of Cartoon All-Stars, probably two hours.

I see their (Kelloggs) commercials all over LaffTV, but not on any of the Weigel channels that pull in better ratings. In the interview, Neil Sabin mentioned a certain big name sponsor / client that acknowledged the channels ratings, but don't want their products associated with METVs programs. Wouldn't be suprised to find out it is one of the major breakfast food brands, because their commercials are suspiciously missing from both METV and METV Toons.

Frankly, I don’t care now if they show the old Kellogg’s spots or not. Their PTB have gone a certain way that I will not discuss here. That’s the way I feel.

Be that as it may, it would have been “interesting” to say the least, if Huck/Yogi/Snagglepuss et al. back in the day, were plugging the more, shall we say, adult cereals—like Pep, All Bran, Bran Buds, Special K, and—heaven forbid—Concentrate! That woulda been a riot.

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I think they are running the full cartoons on "House." I'll find out for sure and report back.

On that Extra podcast they were saying the Huckleberry Hound show will be coming to MeTV Toons in March or April (probably means MAY lol!). I'm not sure how they will handle all the episodes that have rerun cartoons; there appear to be quite a few of them, particularly in the fourth season.

Both the Huck Hound (eventually), Quick Draw (eventually?), Yogi, and Magilla Gorilla shows are such short runs, I'd think they'll cycle off MeTV Toons fairly quickly. They could keep "House" for quite awhile or eventually make the H-B cartoons part of Cartoon All-Stars, probably two hours.

Since they've played Atom Ant show, Secret Squirrel show, Peter Potomus Show before the current schedule you'll be seeing a bunch of repeated cartoons on House of HB. There are also repeated cartoons from Yogi Bear show and Magilla Gorilla show.

As for the short runs on most of these shows I think they might be in a cycle like how The Wacky Racers, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and Dasterdly & Muttley were handled. The other HB shows that haven't run yet could be thrown into the mix.

I would like to see the HB cartoons as part of Cartoon All-Stars. You could add the cartoons that are part of The Underdog Show in that mix.

Frankly, I don’t care now if they show the old Kellogg’s spots or not. Their PTB have gone a certain way that I will not discuss here. That’s the way I feel.

Be that as it may, it would have been “interesting” to say the least, if Huck/Yogi/Snagglepuss et al. back in the day, were plugging the more, shall we say, adult cereals—like Pep, All Bran, Bran Buds, Special K, and—heaven forbid—Concentrate! That woulda been a riot.

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One of the "cast" Kellogg's ads from The Yogi Bear Show, on Youtube, was for Kellogg's OK's--never heard of that oat cereal--maybe Kellogg's attempt to match Cheerios (??). It's at 5:18 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DEatq2MwUY

There are other Kellogg's cereals advertised on there, such as Cocoa Krispies. Note most if not all are in black and white. The rest of the video has assorted bridging animation.

One of the "cast" Kellogg's ads from The Yogi Bear Show, on Youtube, was for Kellogg's OK's--never heard of that oat cereal--maybe Kellogg's attempt to match Cheerios (??). It's at 5:18 here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DEatq2MwUY

There are other Kellogg's cereals advertised on there, such as Cocoa Krispies. Note most if not all are in black and white. The rest of the video has assorted bridging animation.

Here's other links to cartoon comercials. Some are on the link you posted.

https://youtu.be/6JOS6iSOuaw?si=i48v5--6QmySLhan

https://youtu.be/xqymxkmqHfw?si=_sK1rHiSQopSECig

It wasn't working for me either.

I hadn't tried the streaming again for a couple of days--I just tried it now and it's working again.

I hadn't tried the streaming again for a couple of days--I just tried it now and it's working again.

They were using a station from Dallas Texas. Maybe the service found another feed from a major media market.

I was using it as my weekend go to. Weigel is being stubborn about it, but they could pick up a lot more markets, if they would just convert their lesser networks (StoryTV, Dabl and StartTV) over to METV Toons. Weigel can always bring those networks back again in the future.

They were using a station from Dallas Texas. Maybe the service found another feed from a major media market.

I was using it as my weekend go to. Weigel is being stubborn about it, but they could pick up a lot more markets, if they would just convert their lesser networks (StoryTV, Dabl and StartTV) over to METV Toons. Weigel can always bring those networks back again in the future.

I completely agree with Story TV. It seems like an over the air History Channel. The other two you mention do have more variety of shows.

I completely agree with Story TV. It seems like an over the air History Channel. The other two you mention do have more variety of shows.

(note: a free "over the air History Channel")

I completely agree with Story TV. It seems like an over the air History Channel. The other two you mention do have more variety of shows.

I agree with Dabl. What a waste that network is!

(note: a free "over the air History Channel")

Last time I checked over the air channels are free except for purchasing an antenna. No point being redundant.

I agree with Dabl. What a waste that network is!

Dabl was interesting with the "how to" shows. Current programing doesn't interest me. I don't watch it or Start.
Yet it and Start has a niche audience that problem are happy those channels.

Not personally picking on these three networks, it is just that they rank dead last in the annual cable and network Nielsen ratings.

Dabl was interesting with the "how to" shows. Current programing doesn't interest me. I don't watch it or Start.
Yet it and Start has a niche audience that problem are happy those channels.

Totally agree. I especially liked "Sell This House" reruns; I liked the original A&E run of the show from 2003-2010. Bob Vila's old show was pretty good too.

Now the channel is on autopilot, with no apparent purpose.

https://m.facebook.com/events/1311034940013606/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22:%22null%22%7D&ref_source=newsfeed&ref_mechanism=feed_attachment


Jerry Beck will be a guest on Stu's Show this Wednesday, March 19th. On last years show, Jerry was busting at the seams to not jump the gun and spill the beans early about METV Toons during the entire 2-hour interview.

Jerry Beck will discuss METV Toons, the upcoming new Looney Tunes Blu-Ray release, amongst other topics. Maybe we will even find out why METV Toons lost the rights to Ricky and Bullwinkle.

https://m.facebook.com/events/1311034940013606/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22:%22null%22%7D&ref_source=newsfeed&ref_mechanism=feed_attachment


Jerry Beck will be a guest on Stu's Show this Wednesday, March 19th. On last years show, Jerry was busting at the seams to not jump the gun and spill the beans early about METV Toons during the entire 2-hour interview.

Jerry Beck will discuss METV Toons, the upcoming new Looney Tunes Blu-Ray release, amongst other topics. Maybe we will even find out why METV Toons lost the rights to Ricky and Bullwinkle.

I would also like to find out why Quick Draw McGraw is not on MeTV Toons. That puzzles me. I think he is the only major character from Hanna-Barbera's early years that is not on the station and I have no idea why.

I would also like to find out why Quick Draw McGraw is not on MeTV Toons. That puzzles me. I think he is the only major character from Hanna-Barbera's early years that is not on the station and I have no idea why.

This has been discussed. Two words: music rights.

Back around 2007 was talk of the entire series going to DVD, but because of the music rights, it never materialized. Earl Kress passed away earlier than one would have expected (age 60 I think), and I believe he was trying to get it on DVD.

Some Warner DVD packages feature cartoons of Quick Draw/Augie Doggie/Snooper and Blabber from Quick Draw’s season 3, which featured Hoyt Curtin’s background music; those weren’t an issue.

Shame too. There’s also the case of the non-s3’s possibly not being digitized as yet.

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This has been discussed. Two words: music rights.

Back around 2007 was talk of the entire series going to DVD, but because of the music rights, it never materialized. Earl Kress passed away earlier than one would have expected (age 60 I think), and I believe he was trying to get it on DVD.

Some Warner DVD packages feature cartoons of Quick Draw/Augie Doggie/Snooper and Blabber from Quick Draw’s season 3, which featured Hoyt Curtin’s background music; those weren’t an issue.

Shame too. There’s also the case of the non-s3’s possibly not being digitized as yet.

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They are supposedly working thru that issue. I also doubt seasons 1 and 2 were remastered, and probably none of the bridging animation was either.

My guess is they're working on the Huckleberry Hound Show bridging animation now, or have been recently. That show is supposed to be on MeTV Toons sometime in April. The cartoons are probably done, since some are appearing on House of H-B.

Then maybe they'll work on Quick Draw, (?) if they eventually resolve the music issues.

Just a reminder that Cartoon Historian, Jerry Beck will be the guest interview on this evening's episode of Stu's Show.
7:00pm ET, 4:09pm PT.

https://www.stusshow.com/

Takeaways, so far, from Jerry on Stu's Show, when he was allowed to talk:

1. This wasn't real clear, but I think he agreed with a statement that music rights issues on Quick Draw wouldn't affect TV airings. So, this would mean that Quick Draw will be on MeTV Toons, we just need to be patient.

2. Some of these H-B cartoons will be coming out on home video (blu-ray). From that we can possibly conclude Quick Draw may be coming out, eventually, on home video.

3. It appears Linus the Lionhearted has been restored using various sources, some 16,, some 35mm, but they came out looking really good. I had forgotten about this show, but it had several big name voices from the 60s. Maybe we'll see this on MeTV Toons at some point, and maybe on home video too.

Takeaways, so far, from Jerry on Stu's Show, when he was allowed to talk:

1. This wasn't real clear, but I think he agreed with a statement that music rights issues on Quick Draw wouldn't affect TV airings. So, this would mean that Quick Draw will be on MeTV Toons, we just need to be patient.

2. Some of these H-B cartoons will be coming out on home video (blu-ray). From that we can possibly conclude Quick Draw may be coming out, eventually, on home video.

3. It appears Linus the Lionhearted has been restored using various sources, some 16,, some 35mm, but they came out looking really good. I had forgotten about this show, but it had several big name voices from the 60s. Maybe we'll see this on MeTV Toons at some point, and maybe on home video too.

I think it is a necessary evil for Beck to do the annual show appearances. The guy (Stu) is also an avid film collector (which includes owning a vault) and had the missing bumper and interstitial film elements that Jerry and the restoration team needed to restore The Magilla Gorilla show. Who knows, Stu might even have some pieces of missing film from the Bugs Bunny Show.

I think it is a necessary evil for Beck to do the annual show appearances. The guy (Stu) is also an avid film collector (which includes owning a vault) and had the missing bumper and interstitial film elements that Jerry and the restoration team needed to restore The Magilla Gorilla show. Who knows, Stu might even have some pieces of missing film from the Bugs Bunny Show.

Now there's an interesting thought. If you look at the bridging elements/interstitials from The Bugs Bunny Show on the Golden Collections, the problem is color--the elements unused on the later Saturday morning iterations of the show were cut and supposedly thrown out. I think I've heard Jerry (or George Feltenstein) say before that they have access to all the black and white programs from ABC, so if Stu had some of the missing color footage.... Anyway, I've not heard a word from anyone about any efforts being made on that show. But you never know; I know Jerry wants it bad.

One interesting thing about Linus... is that they were able to make that 16mm film look really good. This gives me hope that they could do further restorations on the some of the early Looney Tunes catalog, where the titles and credits are missing due to their methods of reissue, but 16mm original copies are known to exist.

Now there's an interesting thought. If you look at the bridging elements/interstitials from The Bugs Bunny Show on the Golden Collections, the problem is color--the elements unused on the later Saturday morning iterations of the show were cut and supposedly thrown out. I think I've heard Jerry (or George Feltenstein) say before that they have access to all the black and white programs from ABC, so if Stu had some of the missing color footage.... Anyway, I've not heard a word from anyone about any efforts being made on that show. But you never know; I know Jerry wants it bad.

One interesting thing about Linus... is that they were able to make that 16mm film look really good. This gives me hope that they could do further restorations on the some of the early Looney Tunes catalog, where the titles and credits are missing due to their methods of reissue, but 16mm original copies are known to exist.

On the latest Extras Podcast, it was just announced today, that the Warner Preservation team is working on resurrecting the original Bugs Bunny Show.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/warner-archive-unveils-looney-tunes-collectors-vault/id1567580798?i=1000700161143

Wow, great news--with the LTC Vault, with H-B, and now knowing they're actively trying to reassemble The Bugs Bunny Show--that's a lot of time working on animation.

This isn’t about the Bugs show, but I thought I’d throw this in….

I saw on the Toons schedule on the morning of Mar 20 that the Yogi Bear Show had Snagglepuss’ “Royal Rodent,” maybe the final Snag cartoon in production….

USA Network in the 80s had a very sorry print of it, lacking the full credits, and only showing the “quickie” intro with the title card, featuring the HB logo used from 1961 to maybe 1964….

I recorded the show yesterday, hoping for full restoration. It had a *false* intro and outro (lacking that logo), and the credits (animation, story, layout, etc.) were not there. Looks like the actual info is gone for good. Oh well.

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Tonight they will show the Yogi Bear Show finale, with the full show being NBY (nothing but Yogi). I've never seen this before.

^Thanks for bringing things back on-topic, cd!

Tonight they will show the Yogi Bear Show finale, with the full show being NBY (nothing but Yogi). I've never seen this before.

^Thanks for bringing things back on-topic, cd!

The program is a real oddity. Do a search with the following:

BIRTHDAY PARTY YOWP

In some markets, it was part of a special, as you will read….

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The program is a real oddity. Do a search with the following:

BIRTHDAY PARTY YOWP

In some markets, it was part of a special, as you will read….

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(suggestion: post a hyperlink (for direct information regarding the "BIRTHDAY PARTY YOWP" mentioned here"))

(suggestion: post a hyperlink (for direct information regarding the "BIRTHDAY PARTY YOWP" mentioned here"))

Not necessary.

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It's a pretty good special (really, it was just the last installment of The Yogi Bear Show). Teeveecloset suggests it might have been a pilot for continuing Yogi in a solo show--he also says MeTV Toons could have showcased it in prime time. I compared it to the Yogi DVD, and Warners' remaster on MeTV Toons is an improvement in quality. Also, the DVD cuts off abruptly at the end, with no credits.

Yowp feels sorry for Huck because he started these early H-B shows, and he was overshadowed by Yogi (hey, Yowp, reminder: we're talking about animated characters, right?)

Someone in comments says that Snagglepuss could headline a half hour show, too. I gotta say, I'd kind of forgotten about Snagglepuss until this MeTV Toons run, but the writing of that short is stellar--that mountain lion is roll on the floor funny. Now, exit stage left!

I look forward to anything new by Yowp. The blog is supposedly closed—but things happen sometimes to where he feels compelled to write again—The Yogi Bear Show on TV again being one of them. He lives in Canada.

Yowp is partial to the early Yogis, where he isn’t tied to the Boo Boo/Ranger/Jellystone format; however he definitely understands the fandom. I myself think that “Baffled Bear” is great, and I also enjoy the semi-formatted “Be My Guest Pest.”

Yowp’s review in 2010 of “Pushy Cat” with Pixie and Dixie was by request—from yours truly.

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Grrrrr!

I’m not gonna lie. I was very upset at the Yogi Bear Show on MeTV Toons tonight.

Arguably the funniest Yogi cartoon ever, “A Bear Pair,” had two totally innocuous scenes removed, ostensibly for time. However they were integral to the plot. I’d say 30 to 60 seconds were removed.

Hmmm—I understand Weigel wanting to showcase the restored bridges between the cartoons….but at the expense of storyline?

To fit in a 30 minute show, with increased commercial time, I would have to have Weigel either remove the bridges and donate them to Steven Hanson on YouTube, or make the show 35 minutes—or something!

Does Weigel do this with any House of H-B stuff, where time isn’t necessarily a constraint?

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That would have been episode 4. I'll have to check out that cartoon on the DVD set.

On YouTube are lots of classic TV “network prints” that include all the commercials. Because “The Yogi Bear Show” was syndicated, like The Huckleberry Hound Show, and ran in fringe time (around 7:00 pm local) weeknghts, there are no recordings off television of a full program.

I really don’t remember how much commercial time was allotted back in 1961 for such programs. I think Kellogg’s provided 3 minutes in a 30-minute show, but I’m sure that other commercials ran during the shows.

Had the shows been in prime time, I know that it was limited to 3 minutes back then.

Ergo, I don’t know how an original Yogi or Huck Show was broadcast.

I will have to assume (oh that word!) that each cartoon on the Yogi show running on MeTV Toons has about 30 seconds snipped from each cartoon.

I haven’t even counted how much TODAY on Toons is allotted on a 30-minute show.

All I can say is that it’s sad to see these cartoons chopped up, to squeeze into a 30 minute block. I know that Weigel doesn’t wanna time-compress these classics.

I just hope in the future that maybe these shows will be 35 minutes long, and have maybe two or three “House of H-B” shorts to fill 25 more minutes.

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On YouTube are lots of classic TV “network prints” that include all the commercials. Because “The Yogi Bear Show” was syndicated, like The Huckleberry Hound Show, and ran in fringe time (around 7:00 pm local) weeknghts, there are no recordings off television of a full program.

I really don’t remember how much commercial time was allotted back in 1961 for such programs. I think Kellogg’s provided 3 minutes in a 30-minute show, but I’m sure that other commercials ran during the shows.

Had the shows been in prime time, I know that it was limited to 3 minutes back then.

Ergo, I don’t know how an original Yogi or Huck Show was broadcast.

I will have to assume (oh that word!) that each cartoon on the Yogi show running on MeTV Toons has about 30 seconds snipped from each cartoon.

I haven’t even counted how much TODAY on Toons is allotted on a 30-minute show.

All I can say is that it’s sad to see these cartoons chopped up, to squeeze into a 30 minute block. I know that Weigel doesn’t wanna time-compress these classics.

I just hope in the future that maybe these shows will be 35 minutes long, and have maybe two or three “House of H-B” shorts to fill 25 more minutes.

cd

This is really an interesting topic you've brought up. The original shows would have to be edited for time on MeTV Toons, since there is always more ad time now than there was then.

On the other hand, the cartoons are probably almost never edited for time on House of Hanna-Barbera. A computer program probably slots the cartoons as timed, complete (or pre-edited occasionally for content). I'm guessing this is how cartoons are programmed on other MeTV and MeTV Toons shows that have 6 to 7 minute cartoons. When there are odd amounts of time left over, clips fill that.

All this would make me hope that, with all the time and effort that's being put into these half hour shows, they are eventually issued for home media.

Too bad that Earl Kress passed away at only 60—he would not only have known about syndie prints, but he may have been able to lend a hand to Weigel on development here on The Yogi Bear Show.

“Yowp” might know, but he watched in Canada, so it’s possible that even Kellogg’s wasn’t involved, although Kellogg’s has been just as big a name in Canada as here.

At least one Yakky cartoon was shown prior to the debut of TYBS on Toons, and I doubt it was cut.

BTW—

archive - dot - org has many individual cartoons, if you search the character + the URL in a search. No hyperlinks here, because there are many to check out. BEWARE though—some are off Boomerang, some off DVD maybe; they can be pulled at any time. Please don’t flag me for this; I’m only doing this to help research.

PS…. Take out the bumpers, and I’m sure that showing the individual cartoons uncut would work just fine. BUT. I know how rare and valuable that these bumpers, missing for decades, are to show. (And I wonder who wrote the bumpers? The humor compared to the regular cartoons is quite childish. I’m sure there’s an answer to this. I doubt that Warren Foster & Mike Maltese dumbed themselves down!)

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Grrrrr!

I’m not gonna lie. I was very upset at the Yogi Bear Show on MeTV Toons tonight.

Arguably the funniest Yogi cartoon ever, “A Bear Pair,” had two totally innocuous scenes removed, ostensibly for time. However they were integral to the plot. I’d say 30 to 60 seconds were removed.

Hmmm—I understand Weigel wanting to showcase the restored bridges between the cartoons….but at the expense of storyline?

To fit in a 30 minute show, with increased commercial time, I would have to have Weigel either remove the bridges and donate them to Steven Hanson on YouTube, or make the show 35 minutes—or something!

Does Weigel do this with any House of H-B stuff, where time isn’t necessarily a constraint?

cd

The cartoon runs 7:15 on the Yogi DVD. I've never timed one of these H-B's before, but that's fairly long for most cartoons. It's a good one with a totally unique story.

What was cut out on MeTV Toons?

The cartoon runs 7:15 on the Yogi DVD. I've never timed one of these H-B's before, but that's fairly long for most cartoons. It's a good one with a totally unique story.

What was cut out on MeTV Toons?

The part where Ranger handed Boo Boo the letter to mail; the part where Boo Boo told Yogi “Let’s go home” while still in Paris; and maybe more. At least the restaurant scene was left in—that was classic.

EDIT: archive dot org shows running times in each entry.

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The part where Ranger handed Boo Boo the letter to mail; the part where Boo Boo told Yogi “Let’s go home” while still in Paris; and maybe more. At least the restaurant scene was left in—that was classic.

EDIT: archive dot org shows running times in each entry.

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Yes, I remember both of those. I hope that cartoon gets scheduled on House of H-B. I'd like to see if they then show the full cartoon.

There is a “recreated” Huck Show on Archive dot org. It has 3 minutes of commercials + the three cartoons with the quickie intros, but also the bumpers.

Give each individual cartoon 6.75 minutes (20.25 total), plus the 3 commercial minutes, plus 2 long bumpers beginning & ending, + the short bumpers to introduce a cartoon, and the long intro and outro (theme song)—-I guess three minutes of ads were all there were, for the whole half hour.

You generally allow 1.5 minutes (at least back then) as a gap between programs. Today from 7-8 pm the commercial time is about 9 minutes per half hour! (Even 7-7:30 fifty years ago was six minutes.

Bottom line: we’re stuck with the edited cartoons! Maybe changes will be made later.

cd

I have seen very short first breaks in The Yogi Bear Show, but I've never timed each one. There was at least one Yogi Bear Show (episode 6), which aired on a Saturday, with a longer break, and the bridging animation was not included. Episode 6 re-airs tonight.

I don't know if that means they are missing the interstitials, or they needed more ad time. But I'll know tonight since episode 6 will repeat.

The Huck DVD set (which was season 1 only) partially reconstructs each of the first few episodes; partially because it does not include the Kellogg's commercials. There is some black and white in that content; if they had included the commercials, they probably would have been in black and white, too. The story is probably the same as others such as The Bugs Bunny Show--for later reruns, they cut the ads out of the color negatives and tossed what they didn't need.

One more rant, if you permit me!

No matter the program on Toons, we must include about 30 to 45 seconds per thirty minutes, of the nonsensical “We’ll be right back after these messages”/“and now back with more cartoons”.

This silliness began around 1976, where the television PTB (FCC?) felt that children were too stupid to differentiate a program from a commercial. YES Linus the Lionhearted—FCC dealt with it….

As I don’t work for FCC, nothing will happen…. but let’s think here. MeTV Toons is NOT designed with children in mind. It’s for us old coots who like to reminisce. Somehow there is this stigma that showing cartoons automatically “defaults” to those “we’ll be right back” tags. This, despite ads only for retirement info, funeral preparations, the whole 9 yards. I mean come on!

I have read that FeTV has expanded shows from 30 minutes to 40, to allow the whole program content + added commercial time, to breathe properly! BUZZR’s black and white lineup, when it has it, does the same—including the original commercials from the show.

Maybe Toons should do the same. I wouldn’t worry about a show not beginning on the hour or half hour. We’re big boys and girls here.
Yeah, what we have is better than nothing at all—but at least treat the viewer like a grownup! Hahaha

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Here's a few links you can watch on the Archive and you can see for yourself how dependable they are:

The Yogi Bear Show (https://archive.org/details/yogi-bear-show-metv-toons) (MeTV Toons recordings)

House Of Hanna-Barbera (https://archive.org/details/house-of-hb) (MeTV Toons)

Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Catalog (https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Hanna-Barbera%22&sort=title&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22movies%22)

The Huckleberry Hound Show will be replacing Peter Potamus starting April 28th.

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1200224622107447

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A promo video made for advertisers. Looks neat.

Just a reminder that The Huckleberry Hound Show starts next week on METV Toons. Show page is up on their website with schedule..

https://www.metvtoons.com/shows/the-huckleberry-hound-show

Did anyone watch the first episode of the Huckleberry Hound Show on MeTV Toons? Some observations…..

I was very curious how the Huck Show’s opening and closing would look, as compared to the originals (on YouTube) that had Kellogg’s placements like crazy.

Although there were no Kellogg’s mentions, Cornelius the Corn Flakes rooster did appear in the opening. The video was edited to where the big Kellogg’s balloon wasn’t there, and the opening fanfare wasn’t there (simply starting with the lyrics). Somewhat clever.

But now the real bummer—NO CLOSING at all. Huck just said, “See you next time,” right into the 1980’s H-B “swirling star” + WB logo. Hmmph!

It’s true that the only closings out there are (1) where Cornelius & Huck are driving around the Big Top, picking up Kellogg’s mascots along the way; and (2) a horrible 1966 shortened version, with H-B characters that NEVER appeared on the Huck Show. So I kinda get it.

I didn’t bother to watch the individual cartoons, but I’m sure there are edits, just like on the Yogi Show.

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Today on the morning Bugs Bunny and Friends block, "Ceiling Hero" aired for the very first time. As far as I can tell, this short has never aired on MeTV or MeTV Toons. It aired with the "product of its time" disclaimer. This short is one I had not seen in a long long time so I never really was sure why it was missing, and didn't know of any stereotypes that may have held back WB from letting it air. Turns out there's a very very brief Chinese stereotype gag in it. The short was nevertheless presented uncut. There has not been any new LT short debuts on MeTV or MeTV Toons in a long time so the airing of this short uncut and restored today is, IMO, a good sign for some of the shorts that have long been held back for brief offending bits to finally show up.

Today on the morning Bugs Bunny and Friends block, "Ceiling Hero" aired for the very first time. As far as I can tell, this short has never aired on MeTV or MeTV Toons. It aired with the "product of its time" disclaimer. This short is one I had not seen in a long long time so I never really was sure why it was missing, and didn't know of any stereotypes that may have held back WB from letting it air. Turns out there's a very very brief Chinese stereotype gag in it. The short was nevertheless presented uncut. There has not been any new LT short debuts on MeTV or MeTV Toons in a long time so the airing of this short uncut and restored today is, IMO, a good sign for some of the shorts that have long been held back for brief offending bits to finally show up.

It's funny how MeTV Toons puts disclaimers on some cartoons but not others. There was a Betty Boop cartoon shown where she's in Japan as a night club proformer. There were stereotypical images of the Japanese patrons yet no disclaimer. Also all of the Native Americans cartoons have no disclaimers. The disclaimers I have seen were for a brief showing of a hair style similar to Buckwheat's form The Little Rascals and an Eskimo getting icecream as payment for furs.

Today on the morning Bugs Bunny and Friends block, "Ceiling Hero" aired for the very first time. As far as I can tell, this short has never aired on MeTV or MeTV Toons. It aired with the "product of its time" disclaimer. This short is one I had not seen in a long long time so I never really was sure why it was missing, and didn't know of any stereotypes that may have held back WB from letting it air. Turns out there's a very very brief Chinese stereotype gag in it. The short was nevertheless presented uncut. There has not been any new LT short debuts on MeTV or MeTV Toons in a long time so the airing of this short uncut and restored today is, IMO, a good sign for some of the shorts that have long been held back for brief offending bits to finally show up.

My goodness.

Frankly I don’t remember that scene. But anyway….

Toons has shown “Judo Jack” with Pixie and Dixie—the Jack character is as stereotypical as one can get!

Also it’s almost embarrassing, listening to the character Ralph talk on “Wait Till…” late at night, replete with all kinda slurs of which some can be considered outdated (“Ch***no” for a Hispanic person for example).

The Scooby-Doo ep where they met Josie and the Pussycats had a character named “I***n Joe” (slur for American Indian).

It would behoove Toons just to have a 10- to 15-second disclaimer at the beginning of each program, to cover themselves—“A product of its time” should do nicely. I know they put a disclaimer before showing the WB cartoon “Ain’t That Ducky,” although I don’t think they have done it to any other individual cartoon!

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My goodness.

Frankly I don’t remember that scene. But anyway….

Toons has shown “Judo Jack” with Pixie and Dixie—the Jack character is as stereotypical as one can get!

Also it’s almost embarrassing, listening to the character Ralph talk on “Wait Till…” late at night, replete with all kinda slurs of which some can be considered outdated (“Ch*c*no” for a Hispanic person for example).

The Scooby-Doo ep where they met Josie and the Pussycats had a character named “I***n Joe” (slur for American Indian).

It would behoove Toons just to have a 10- to 15-second disclaimer at the beginning of each program, to cover themselves—“A product of its time” should do nicely. I know they put a disclaimer before showing the WB cartoon “Ain’t That Ducky,” although I don’t think they have done it to any other individual cartoon!

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I do remember recently seeing Judo Jack on Pixie and Dixie and yes that was very stereotypical. They should run the Mr. Magoo tv series cartoons with Joe Jitsu. Of course with disclaimers.

Your point of starting each program with a brief disclaimer tht some cartoons may be seen as offensive yet are a product of their time. Would pretty much cover situations like what we're discussing.

I can even see Cartoon College do a segment on how cartoons use to be.

I do remember recently seeing Judo Jack on Pixie and Dixie and yes that was very stereotypical. They should run the Mr. Magoo tv series cartoons with Joe Jitsu. Of course with disclaimers.

Your point of starting each program with a brief disclaimer tht some cartoons may be seen as offensive yet are a product of their time. Would pretty much cover situations like what we're discussing.

I can even see Cartoon College do a segment on how cartoons use to be.

Do you mean Magoo with Charlie, OR, the Dick Tracy cartoon with Joe Jitsu? Same production company (UPA). Charlie, despite the stereotypical nature, was actually trying to keep Magoo out of trouble IIRC; Jitsu, well….

BTW I wish I could see online the short “Magoo and the Beanstalk” with Charlie. It had a very surprising ending! Read here—>

http://tvnewfrontier.blogspot.com/2019/07/?m=1

cd

My goodness.

Frankly I don’t remember that scene. But anyway….

Toons has shown “Judo Jack” with Pixie and Dixie—the Jack character is as stereotypical as one can get!

Also it’s almost embarrassing, listening to the character Ralph talk on “Wait Till…” late at night, replete with all kinda slurs of which some can be considered outdated (“Ch***no” for a Hispanic person for example).

The Scooby-Doo ep where they met Josie and the Pussycats had a character named “I***n Joe” (slur for American Indian).

It would behoove Toons just to have a 10- to 15-second disclaimer at the beginning of each program, to cover themselves—“A product of its time” should do nicely. I know they put a disclaimer before showing the WB cartoon “Ain’t That Ducky,” although I don’t think they have done it to any other individual cartoon!

cdIt's a very easy bit to miss; it's only on screen for a few seconds. Frankly I likely would not have noticed were it not for the disclaimer before hand and this short having long been missing from rotation. (Btw, it was like the one shown before "Ain't That Ducky"). I'm just glad they decided to finally air it, because I always think it's a bit silly how entire shorts would be removed because of those very brief bits.

I do notice that the WB & MGM theatrical shorts seem to be treated the most harshly with regards to this stuff; there's much more uncensored "offensive" stuff from Fleischer, Hanna-Barbera, Lantz and Harveytoons. I'm not really sure why, but I'm guessing it's because the classic shorts have the most history of being edited for TV compared to the others.

Regarding "Wait Til Your Father Gets Home", I believe Ralph is intended to be an Archie Bunker type where his offensive comments are presented to satirize. As well, the show is intended for a more "adult" audience than the rest of the network's programming, and only airs late at night so I imagine that is also part of why they leave it be. I actually am very glad that show is showcased on MeTV Toons as I had never seen it before and it's quite funny.

I agree about Judo Jack--you couldn't get any more stereotypical than that one. There are certain other cartoons which have these stereotypes, and they are aired uncut--an example is a redrawn gag in Trip for Tat, a 1960 Tweety cartoon, which shows a stereotypical Asian fisherman.

Yet there is another cartoon, Pizzicato Pussycat, which also has a brief Asian stereotype, and the whole cartoon has never aired on the MeTV networks. It's possible that Warner has made the choice on some cartoons to simply not make them available.

I agree with Anna5659--I think "Ceiling Hero" did debut on the MeTV networks--on MeTV Toons--today. There are certain cartoons that have played on other MeTV networks, but not MeTV itself--"The Lady in Red" is one that has played on MeTV+ and MeTV Toons, but never on MeTV. They are even more selective on Toon In with Me--there are some cartoons which will play on Saturday morning but never on Toon In with Me--an example of this is "Bushy Hare."

About Native American/Indian stereotypes--again, a theory only--but there have been enough inconsistencies on these (meaning, they censor a stereotype early on, yet show it later) that I think they have gotten buy-in--or call it "permission" --to play some of them. Some, like "A Feather in His Hare", clearly cross a line, but others, like "Bugs' Bonnets" (and many others) are not offensive and are deemed OK. Comparing those two, the Indian in the first one is clearly portrayed as stupid, whereas in the second one, Bugs donning a feather and doing some war whoops is just funny. Or maybe the thinking goes.

It's a very easy bit to miss; it's only on screen for a few seconds. Frankly I likely would not have noticed were it not for the disclaimer before hand and this short having long been missing from rotation. (Btw, it was like the one shown before "Ain't That Ducky"). I'm just glad they decided to finally air it, because I always think it's a bit silly how entire shorts would be removed because of those very brief bits.

I do notice that the WB & MGM theatrical shorts seem to be treated the most harshly with regards to this stuff; there's much more uncensored "offensive" stuff from Fleischer, Hanna-Barbera, Lantz and Harveytoons. I'm not really sure why, but I'm guessing it's because the classic shorts have the most history of being edited for TV compared to the others.

Regarding "Wait Til Your Father Gets Home", I believe Ralph is intended to be an Archie Bunker type where his offensive comments are presented to satirize. As well, the show is intended for a more "adult" audience than the rest of the network's programming, and only airs late at night so I imagine that is also part of why they leave it be. I actually am very glad that show is showcased on MeTV Toons as I had never seen it before and it's quite funny.

About "Ain't That Ducky"--I have theorized that the so-called stereotype is so outdated, I think it wouldn't even be picked up on today. Calling attention to it with that lengthy disclaimer, to me, is unnecessary.

On the other hand, I'd like to think the disclaimer (which before today had been used only on that short) could open the door to other cartoons which are shelved--some of them really unfortunately banned. So this could open the door to showing other cartoons uncensored--"Believe it or Else" or "Pizzicato Pussycat" come to mind. So do "Dog Collared" and "China Jones."

As far as other studios and censorship, yes. And I'm shocked on Hanna-Barbera, what's making it through. With those, they may just be running them up the flagpole and seeing what complaints come through, if any.

Do you mean Magoo with Charlie, OR, the Dick Tracy cartoon with Joe Jitsu? Same production company (UPA). Charlie, despite the stereotypical nature, was actually trying to keep Magoo out of trouble IIRC; Jitsu, well….

BTW I wish I could see online the short “Magoo and the Beanstalk” with Charlie. It had a very surprising ending! Read here—>

http://tvnewfrontier.blogspot.com/2019/07/?m=1

cd

Yes, I got the characters and cartoons mixed up. I think the UPA connections messed me up.

So in conclusion, people only really pay attention to this stuff when it involves Looney Tunes. As a result, we dont get to see Wideo Rabbit, The Mouse That Jack Built, Mexican Joyride, Hiwathia's Rabbit Hunt, Herr Meets Hare, Tom Turk and Daffy, or Blitz Wolf and Jerky Turkey from the MGM animation studios on METV or METV Toons.

These are some I consider just mildly offensive.

It is even more infuriating, because right after Bugs and Friends, METV will show 8hrs of Westerns and 2hrs of The Three Stooges which is full of negative stereotypes.

As a result of what happened today on MeTV Toons, with the debut of "Ceiling Hero", I'd say all of those are more likely on MeTV Toons than they were before today. I'm hoping they'll gauge the reaction, and do more.

The most puzzling of the banned cartoons are The Mouse That Jack Built, Tom Turk and Daffy, and Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt.

The Mouse... is an ingenious cartoon which involves Jack Benny Program characters as mice, all voiced by their human counterparts. So, one mouse is modeled after, and voiced by, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. That's it--no controversy I can see.

Probably tied with the most puzzling is Tom Turk... Porky Pig is portrayed as a Pilgrim. Another--that's it.

Hiawatha's... has a young native with a feather hunting Bugs. Another that's it. As an added "huh?", a scene from the cartoon is played uncut in a later cartoon.

I'd say these three should all be aired.

I haven't seen Mexican Joyride in quite awhile, so I don't know. Wideo Wabbit has a better chance on MeTV Toons than main MeTV. One thing MeTV management should keep in mind--they prominently display the TV PG rating on all these cartoon shows. Coupled with the willingness to use the "product of their time" disclaimer, they could air all of these.

Another one I didn't mention is "Chow Hound," which is a novel concept by Jones and Maltese. The cartoon has an African savage scene which was censored even in syndication. Again, use the disclaimer.

It's always been very weird that Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt doesn't air but What's Cookin Doc does. Why one but not the other? It makes no sense. Hopefully all of those finally turn up soon.
Another that I know aired on MeTV at least once but it's been years - A-Lad In His Lamp. That's one of the best shorts and WB seems to almost be making a conscious effort to bury it. I really don't know why. It deserves to be seen!

Also - another weird case - although all of the Daffy & Speedy shorts get played, a lot of the Sylvester & Speedy shorts are missing. Just to name a few - Tabasco Road, Tortilla Flaps, Mexican Boarders, A Message to Gracias, Here Today Gone Tamale, West of the Pesos, The Pied Piper of Guadalupe... I don't get it, they clearly don't have a problem with Speedy the character, he's used in their advertising and the Daffy shorts show up all the time as well as even a few of the Sylvesters. Even "Cat-Tails For Two" with his original, more stereotypical, design shows up. So why are these ones still missing? I hope we see them soon...

Yes, none of the late 50s/early 60s Speedys air. And all but two of the DePatie-Freleng Speedy and Daffys do. And the sad thing is those cartoons are usually lousy anyway--mostly because pairing these two characters made no sense.

Yes, none of the late 50s/early 60s Speedys air. And all but two of the DePatie-Freleng Speedy and Daffys do. And the sad thing is those cartoons are usually lousy anyway--mostly because pairing these two characters made no sense.

YOU don’t like the Daffy/Speedy car—oh never mind….

Didn’t I read here that Toons will be showing Linus the Lionhearted soon? If so, what about So-Hi?

Has “Tweety and the Beanstalk” been shown on Weigel at all, in its entirety? Of course they have shown “War and Pieces” with the Chinese Road Runner….

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I've seen Tweety and the Beanstalk air before, fully uncut. It's in their rotation for sure.

Daffy and Speedy shorts are a mixed bag, but definitely weaker than the Sylvester ones. It's doubly weird to me because some of them do air regularly, like "Speedy Gonzales" (the short) and "Nuts and Volts". I just can't understand that.

Looks like METV Toons is monkeying around with the late-night weekend schedule, again. I think they need some help with programming a late-night animation action block for the weekends.

With a new Fantastic Four movie coming later this Summer, now would be the time to start showing the original 60's Hanna-Barbera version.

YOU don’t like the Daffy/Speedy car—oh never mind….

Didn’t I read here that Toons will be showing Linus the Lionhearted soon? If so, what about So-Hi?

Has “Tweety and the Beanstalk” been shown on Weigel at all, in its entirety? Of course they have shown “War and Pieces” with the Chinese Road Runner….

cd

Compared to the Speedy/Sylvester cartoons, the Speedy/Daffys are pretty bad. But not as bad as the Larriva 11 Road Runners.

Yes, on "Tweety...Beanstalk." It's been shown complete on Toon In with Me, but it's been a while.

I've read what you read on Linus; I just don't remember where. Same with Quick Draw, but I'm not hoping for much there.

As a child into my teens, I enjoyed the Larriva 11 on Saturday mornings—but that was because they were newer and showed less “wear” (cartoons were not digitized in that era), and also I learned to draw the Roadrunner based on the Larriva model. I always had trouble drawing the Coyote and still do.

Today I know what cartoons are really funny, and which ones are not!

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Interspersed with the Larriva 11 are a couple of Robert McKimson Road Runners. At least one of those and I think both actually had a music score--probably McKimson, in his senior position, insisted on it. It would have been great to see what McKimson could have done with a decent budget, but as it was, his two Road Runners stood out from the Larriva 11.

Looks like METV Toons is monkeying around with the late-night weekend schedule, again. I think they need some help with programming a late-night animation action block for the weekends.

With a new Fantastic Four movie coming later this Summer, now would be the time to start showing the original 60's Hanna-Barbera version.

I wonder if this legal issue is still a problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Four_(1967_TV_series)#Legal_issues

So once again today at the start of today's House of Hanna-Barbera program, there was a "product of its time" disclaimer. The first short shown was "Yogi's Pest Guest" which features a Japanese stereotype prominently throughout the entire short. Similar to "Judo Jack" which aired without a disclaimer a few times before. I haven't seen this short before on the network to confirm if it aired with a disclaimer before or not. But it's uncut and the stereotype is featured prominently throughout the short. This brings me back to our recent conversation - they are fully aware of the "controversial" elements in some of the Hanna-Barbera stuff but are actively making a choice to show them uncut instead of withholding or censoring them.

That increase of these disclaimers from a rarity to occurring now two days in a row leads me to believe that they are loosening up their restrictions on this stuff while using the disclaimer instead. I'd like to hope it's a sign that WB or Weigel is changing their policy on this sort of thing and we get a gradual rollout of stuff that's been withheld from the network thus far, with the disclaimer. We shall see...

So once again today at the start of today's House of Hanna-Barbera program, there was a "product of its time" disclaimer. The first short shown was "Yogi's Pest Guest" which features a Japanese stereotype prominently throughout the entire short. Similar to "Judo Jack" which aired without a disclaimer a few times before. I haven't seen this short before on the network to confirm if it aired with a disclaimer before or not. But it's uncut and the stereotype is featured prominently throughout the short. This brings me back to our recent conversation - they are fully aware of the "controversial" elements in some of the Hanna-Barbera stuff but are actively making a choice to show them uncut instead of withholding or censoring them.

That increase of these disclaimers from a rarity to occurring now two days in a row leads me to believe that they are loosening up their restrictions on this stuff while using the disclaimer instead. I'd like to hope it's a sign that WB or Weigel is changing their policy on this sort of thing and we get a gradual rollout of stuff that's been withheld from the network thus far, with the disclaimer. We shall see...

Maybe they will show that episode of The Flintstones with the Judo instructor.

So once again today at the start of today's House of Hanna-Barbera program, there was a "product of its time" disclaimer. The first short shown was "Yogi's Pest Guest" which features a Japanese stereotype prominently throughout the entire short. Similar to "Judo Jack" which aired without a disclaimer a few times before. I haven't seen this short before on the network to confirm if it aired with a disclaimer before or not. But it's uncut and the stereotype is featured prominently throughout the short. This brings me back to our recent conversation - they are fully aware of the "controversial" elements in some of the Hanna-Barbera stuff but are actively making a choice to show them uncut instead of withholding or censoring them.

That increase of these disclaimers from a rarity to occurring now two days in a row leads me to believe that they are loosening up their restrictions on this stuff while using the disclaimer instead. I'd like to hope it's a sign that WB or Weigel is changing their policy on this sort of thing and we get a gradual rollout of stuff that's been withheld from the network thus far, with the disclaimer. We shall see...

That episode of The Yogi Bear Show (the one with that cartoon) is scheduled to air on Saturday, May 17. I'm trying to determine if they've aired that episode before. I've watched a few times online, but I don't remember any of the three cartoons in that episode.

I've found out Yogi's Pest Guest has aired on The Yogi Bear Show on MeTV Toons without the disclaimer.

Based on its airing on the morning program with the product of its time disclaimer, my guess is that next airing on May 17 will be with the disclaimer.

Interesting. I will try to catch that airing to see if they run it with disclaimer or not.

Judo Jack is running on The Huckleberry Hound Show tonight. We'll see if it runs with the disclaimer.

No disclaimer.

Is MeTV Toons going to air Animation Antiques this summer?

https://x.com/CNschedules/status/1934088064776720501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1934088064776720501%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

METV Toons will replace UniversalKids on DirecTV (channel 295).

METV Toons has officially been on the air for one year. As of right now, METV Toons is available in 200 markets, DirecTV and FrndlyTV.

https://animesuperhero.com/metv-toons-year-one-in-review/

So once again today at the start of today's House of Hanna-Barbera program, there was a "product of its time" disclaimer. The first short shown was "Yogi's Pest Guest" which features a Japanese stereotype prominently throughout the entire short. Similar to "Judo Jack" which aired without a disclaimer a few times before. I haven't seen this short before on the network to confirm if it aired with a disclaimer before or not. But it's uncut and the stereotype is featured prominently throughout the short. This brings me back to our recent conversation - they are fully aware of the "controversial" elements in some of the Hanna-Barbera stuff but are actively making a choice to show them uncut instead of withholding or censoring them.

That increase of these disclaimers from a rarity to occurring now two days in a row leads me to believe that they are loosening up their restrictions on this stuff while using the disclaimer instead. I'd like to hope it's a sign that WB or Weigel is changing their policy on this sort of thing and we get a gradual rollout of stuff that's been withheld from the network thus far, with the disclaimer. We shall see...

Note in another thread: this cartoon aired on The Yogi Bear Show tonight with the "product of its time" disclaimer.

Time to start airing currently shelved cartoons with mildly offensive material, as well, with the disclaimer.

Note in another thread: this cartoon aired on The Yogi Bear Show tonight with the "product of its time" disclaimer.

Time to start airing currently shelved cartoons with mildly offensive material, as well, with the disclaimer.

Right now, the harshest censorship is mainly limited to Looney Tunes.

Besides DirecTV, both METV and METV Toons is now available on Fubo.

https://cordcuttersnews.com/fubo-adds-8-new-channels-including-metv-and-metv-toons/

Besides DirecTV, both METV and METV Toons is now available on Fubo.

https://cordcuttersnews.com/fubo-adds-8-new-channels-including-metv-and-metv-toons/

Add Frndly to that list.

Sunday, July 27th is Bugs Birthday Bash on METV Toons.

https://www.tvinsider.com/network/metv-toons/schedule/

MeTV toons says bugs is 84. The character is turning 85. I even remember his 50th birthday celebration on cbs in 1990.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny

MeTV toons says bugs is 84. The character is turning 85. I even remember his 50th birthday celebration on cbs in 1990.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny

Reairing a special made from last year that was part of the new channel launch.

Reairing a special made from last year that was part of the new channel launch.

Oh I see. Thanks.

Stevea, METV Toons has picked up a new market in Indianapolis (Channel 51.2, WJSJ). If you live close enough, might be worth doing a channel rescan.

An article about this Sunday's 24hr Bugs Bunny birthday bash plus schedule for all the cartoons.

https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/33252/bugs-bunny-birthday-marathon-metv-toons/

https://www.metvtoons.com/schedule/2025-7-27

As a bonus, a recent story from Cartoon Research that breaks down the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon (A Wild Hare).

https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/a-24-carrot-birthday-celebration-85th-years-of-a-wild-hare-and-bugs-bunny/

If anyone else live in the Chattanooga/North Georgia market, do a channel rescan and see if it pulls in channel 49.4.

An article about this Sunday's 24hr Bugs Bunny birthday bash plus schedule for all the cartoons.

https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/33252/bugs-bunny-birthday-marathon-metv-toons/

https://www.metvtoons.com/schedule/2025-7-27

As a bonus, a recent story from Cartoon Research that breaks down the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon (A Wild Hare).

https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/a-24-carrot-birthday-celebration-85th-years-of-a-wild-hare-and-bugs-bunny/

To me a really interesting thing about this day: maybe for the first time on a MeTV Network, they're showing two Bugs Bunny Specials in their original entirety: Carnival of the Animals (1976), and Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court (1978). These may not have been on TV since their original airings (although they are on Golden Collection DVDs), and both were produced, written, and directed by Chuck Jones.

^ I remember Carnival of the Animals….characters trying to pronounce “Saint-Saens” correctly.

Frankly IMO Chuck Jones was a great director, but a writer? Sorry bub!

“Hello, rock!” [rock rolls away] “Rock and roll, no doubt.”

Sorry but that one doesn’t register on my laff-meter!

Maltese was still around at the time: Jones and Maltese shoulda collaborated. As a team, they WERE a great 1-2 punch in the cartoon world.

cd

^A not-so-memorable line from "Bugs Bunny's Busting Out All Over."

Jones & Freleng were a decent team on “The Bugs Bunny Show” storylines, and understood the Tasmanian Devil as McKimson looked on! “I haven’t seen you since me last nightmare!”

Bugs inviting his guest to view “The Honey-Mousers” on TV sounds like Jones; echoes of “The Cat’s Bah.”

Oh yeah edit: As to “Bustin’ Out,” I remember the CBS ads on paper, “the Coyote finally catches the Roadrunner!” In “Soup or Sonic”, written by Jones, how can that really count? The Road Runner decided just to toy with Wile E. And I guess the signs Wile E. held up echo what we ALL wanted….but c’mon!!

My wife, who is Asian, HATES Roadrunner cartoons. She said they stress her out, and wishes the Coyote would catch him—to which I replied “EVERYBODY does!”

cd

What's the fall schedule for MeTV Toons with the 80s TMNT cartoon coming?

What's the fall schedule for MeTV Toons with the 80s TMNT cartoon coming?

Probably see it show up in late August.

Jones & Freleng were a decent team on “The Bugs Bunny Show” storylines, and understood the Tasmanian Devil as McKimson looked on! “I haven’t seen you since me last nightmare!”

Bugs inviting his guest to view “The Honey-Mousers” on TV sounds like Jones; echoes of “The Cat’s Bah.”

Oh yeah edit: As to “Bustin’ Out,” I remember the CBS ads on paper, “the Coyote finally catches the Roadrunner!” In “Soup or Sonic”, written by Jones, how can that really count? The Road Runner decided just to toy with Wile E. And I guess the signs Wile E. held up echo what we ALL wanted….but c’mon!!

My wife, who is Asian, HATES Roadrunner cartoons. She said they stress her out, and wishes the Coyote would catch him—to which I replied “EVERYBODY does!”

cd

She's probably seen too many of the Larriva 11 cartoons from the mid 60s.

Not everyone will agree, but the 90s cartoon "Chariots of Fur" had several good gags. The cartoon had to be one of Jones' last.

I really liked the extended ACME lightning bolts gag at the end. Just when you thought they couldn't possibly think of anything else...

What's the fall schedule for MeTV Toons with the 80s TMNT cartoon coming?

If you have been watching the Bugs Bunny birthday bash on METV Toons, they are showings teasers for TMNT..

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https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/metv-toons-to-celebrate-the-flintstones-65th-anniversary-with-all-day-marathon-exclusive-248968.html?cbtr=LATPOS

Day long 65th Flintstones marathon on August 31st. Doubles as a Labor Day weekend marathon.

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/metv-toons-to-celebrate-the-flintstones-65th-anniversary-with-all-day-marathon-exclusive-248968.html?cbtr=LATPOS

Day long 65th Flintstones marathon on August 31st. Doubles as a Labor Day weekend marathon.

I am still bummed out that Weigel has the “Meet the Flintstones” open/close for Season 1/2 reruns. They should have the color “Rise and Shine” after so much work was done in the 1990s for it. However Neal Sabin said it was his decision, so, it is what it is.

cd

She's probably seen too many of the Larriva 11 cartoons from the mid 60s.

Not everyone will agree, but the 90s cartoon "Chariots of Fur" had several good gags. The cartoon had to be one of Jones' last.

I really liked the extended ACME lightning bolts gag at the end. Just when you thought they couldn't possibly think of anything else...

Missed this, sorry!

No, she wasn’t exposed to these cartoons at all. I guess she just can’t stand that smug bird, like yours truly!

I’m not big on “Chariots,” but at least Jones gave it one more try. Maltese left us 13 years prior. It was okay, I suppose.

cd

I am still bummed out that Weigel has the “Meet the Flintstones” open/close for Season 1/2 reruns. They should have the color “Rise and Shine” after so much work was done in the 1990s for it. However Neal Sabin said it was his decision, so, it is what it is.
cd

Doubt it will make a difference, but I will send an email, requesting they use the Rise and Shine theme for the early season episodes for the 65th marathon. I will also kindly
ask them to restore the Winston cigarette comments for authenticity reasons (just kidding on the 2nd request;) ).

I am still bummed out that Weigel has the “Meet the Flintstones” open/close for Season 1/2 reruns. They should have the color “Rise and Shine” after so much work was done in the 1990s for it. However Neal Sabin said it was his decision, so, it is what it is.

cd

He made this change when it was still on MeTV in the 6 pm hour. Obviously "Rise and Shine" wasn't the problem.

He made this change when it was still on MeTV in the 6 pm hour. Obviously "Rise and Shine" wasn't the problem.

Yeah, not to get too off-topic, but that was a tough slot for MeTV for years; they didn't really have long-standing success there until they decided to program another hour of MASH.

I wouldn't mind the use of "Meet the Flintstones" for the early seasons if they at least chose one that fits correctly. The S3, pre-Pebbles version would work perfectly fine, and is indeed how all the S1-2 reruns used to be before Turner restored "Rise and Shine" in the mid-90s. But MeTV/MeTV Toons inexplicably uses the S5 open on the early seasons.

Mike

Since they are doing The Flintstones marathon on Sunday, August 31st, I bet they will use Labor Day to launch TMNT with a mini marathon.

Yeah, not to get too off-topic, but that was a tough slot for MeTV for years; they didn't really have long-standing success there until they decided to program another hour of MASH.

I wouldn't mind the use of "Meet the Flintstones" for the early seasons if they at least chose one that fits correctly. The S3, pre-Pebbles version would work perfectly fine, and is indeed how all the S1-2 reruns used to be before Turner restored "Rise and Shine" in the mid-90s. But MeTV/MeTV Toons inexplicably uses the S5 open on the early seasons.

Mike

That was probably a rush job at MeTV a few years back. Not only would they have to re-edit the S1/S2 episodes, they would also have to re-tine all the breaks.

I'd bet they could have easily used the Rise and Shine episodes on MeTV Toons. They probably still have them in that format .

Like I said here, Neal Sabin told me that he was behind dropping Rise and Shine.

cd

September 15th is the official launch date for TMNT.

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/cowabunga-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arrives-on-metv-toons-sept-15/

Snapshot of the new METV Toons schedule stating September 15th.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10105058834547386
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I like seeing Where's Huddles and Linus the Lionhearted added. I wonder if the morning showings of Yogi Bear will be the different variations of Yogi Bear instead of the ones shown in the evenings.

I like seeing Where's Huddles and Linus the Lionhearted added. I wonder if the morning showings of Yogi Bear will be the different variations of Yogi Bear instead of the ones shown in the evenings.

Probably be the ones that can almost pass for educational entertainment.

Probably be the ones that can almost pass for educational entertainment.

Possibly but they run 2 hours of E/I content on Saturday morning to satisfy the requirement.
I think only Yogi's Gang and Yogi's Treasure Hunt would fill the E/I requirements.

Semi OT….

As Toons’ Underdog package has already been butchered as not having original titles, Toons COULD reshape the “Tennessee Tuxedo” cartoons into maybe two whole episodes for a half hour to also satisfy E/I, thanks to Phineas J. Whoopee. They could also throw in the original groaner riddles!

As long as they don’t use Commander McBragg for E/I, the big liar! If I were the guy he was bragging to, I woulda left the room immediately instead of listening to his whoppers! ;)

Also E/I but not shown anywhere at this time….

I know it hasn’t been digitized—but a restoration of “The Funny Company” would work as E/I. It was last seen on TBN’s Smile (of a Child) network. I think it was ToonTracker who said that a life was saved after a boy watched one episode on CPR techniques, saving his sister IIRC.

Just throwing those in :D

cd

Semi OT….

As Toons’ Underdog package has already been butchered as not having original titles, Toons COULD reshape the “Tennessee Tuxedo” cartoons into maybe two whole episodes for a half hour to also satisfy E/I, thanks to Phineas J. Whoopee. They could also throw in the original groaner riddles!

As long as they don’t use Commander McBragg for E/I, the big liar! If I were the guy he was bragging to, I woulda left the room immediately instead of listening to his whoppers! ;)

Also E/I but not shown anywhere at this time….

I know it hasn’t been digitized—but a restoration of “The Funny Company” would work as E/I. It was last seen on TBN’s Smile (of a Child) network. I think it was ToonTracker who said that a life was saved after a boy watched one episode on CPR techniques, saving his sister IIRC.

Just throwing those in :D

cd

I agree with you. I had sent a request/idea to MeTV about using the Tennessee Tuxedo cartoons plus other cartoons that would fulfill the E/I requirements. They could be packaged as an E/I program. I suggested they use Toony from Toon in with Me to introduce each cartoon and call the program, "E/I, E/I, OH!. Of course I have not received a reply.

That’s cute—EI EI OH—but generally AFAIK I have never seen any network “tout” their E/I packages. I believe that the consensus among the nets, is “we’re stuck with this.”

cd

That’s cute—EI EI OH—but generally AFAIK I have never seen any network “tout” their E/I packages. I believe that the consensus among the nets, is “we’re stuck with this.”

cd

This is true but most E/I program titles kind of says that they're educational programs.

I've seen a promo for Wild Kingdom on MeTV, but probably only one.

Calling Saved By the Bell E/I was ridiculous.

I just saw the Toons schedule for the Flintstones this week. “The Blessed Event” is skipped!! Why??

It might be shown for the anniversary on Sunday—but that’s just wrong to skip TBE!! In fact “Cartoon College” just showed a snippet of that episode.

[Edit: it will be shown at 5:30pm EST Sunday Aug 31 as part of the all day special]

[@stevea: “Bell” I understand was E/I because it taught about relationships. Take it as you will!]

cd

I just saw the Toons schedule for the Flintstones this week. “The Blessed Event” is skipped!! Why??

It might be shown for the anniversary on Sunday—but that’s just wrong to skip TBE!! In fact “Cartoon College” just showed a snippet of that episode.

[Edit: it will be shown at 5:30pm EST Sunday Aug 31 as part of the all day special]

[@stevea: “Bell” I understand was E/I because it taught about relationships. Take it as you will!]

cd

Well, based on your Saved by the Bell E/I info then practically all tv shows could be E/I shows.

If you live in the Chattanooga/North Georgia viewing area, do a channel rescan, because I think METV Toons has moved to channel 35.3.

Some rumors going around that METV Toons might be adding Mighty Mouse The New Adventures to the channel, soon.

https://x.com/bluecat12217/status/1966867918630826421

Some rumors going around that METV Toons might be adding Mighty Mouse The New Adventures to the channel, soon.

https://x.com/bluecat12217/status/1966867918630826421

That's good to see. I hope on Monday MeTV Toons will still be on for me. I may be stuck with "West"

Mighty Mouse is coming to MeTV Toons

On Sunday, Nov. 2

https://animationscoop.com/terrytoons-metv-toons/

Featured cartoons will include “Mighty Mouse,” “Heckle and Jeckle,” “Terry Bears,” Mighty Heroes” and “Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.”

Mighty Mouse is coming to MeTV Toons

On Sunday, Nov. 2

https://animationscoop.com/terrytoons-metv-toons/

Featured cartoons will include “Mighty Mouse,” “Heckle and Jeckle,” “Terry Bears,” Mighty Heroes” and “Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.”

I hope they're added to Cartoon All-Stars like the Hanna Barbera cartoons should have been. The Looney Tunes could be removed since they have alot of hours already scheduled.

I wonder if they will have pre-Mighty Mouse Terrytoons. He stuck with black and white as long as he could, until 1943.

There might also be those horrid 1960s characters like Sad Cat & James Hound. I am okay with Deputy Dawg tho.

A digitized B&W Tom Terrific would be interesting!

cd

I hope they're added to Cartoon All-Stars like the Hanna Barbera cartoons should have been. The Looney Tunes could be removed since they have alot of hours already scheduled.

That's a good point. Cartoon All-Stars, which has two Looney Tunes, is on right after two hours of Looney Tunes.

Plus I'd like to see some different content on Toon In with Me, which needs a breath of fresh air. But I've theorized they might be about to cancel Toon In with Me. As of the end of 2025 it will have been on for five years--my thought is that Bill Leff might have a 5 year contract. The show is ever-more corny, stale, and must be pretty darned expensive to produce.