The Jetsons Is Coming To METV Stating Feb 21st

[stevea]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

Just too bad the original Jetsons series has just the one season of only 24 episodes, while The Flintstones has six seasons and 166 episodes. That's a huge difference.

Yes, since they announced they are only showing the original series from 1962/63, weeknights wouldn't work. Not enough episodes.

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by stevea

Yes, since they announced they are only showing the original series from 1962/63, weeknights wouldn't work. Not enough episodes.

In a perfect scenario, the original Jetsons would have ran for four seasons and ended the same time as The Flintstones, after the 1965-66 season.

[stevea]

The Jetsons was part of a sort of breakthrough for ABC that year. It and The Flintstones were a couple of the few shows ABC broadcast in color. The Flintstones transitioned to color that year after being broadcast for two seasons in black and white (even though all the episodes were produced in color).

[Charley Knox]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

In a perfect scenario, the original Jetsons would have ran for four seasons and ended the same time as The Flintstones, after the 1965-66 season.

Probably would have, if ABC hadn't scheduled it against the juggernaut known as The Wonderful World Of Disney in color.

[merlinjones]

Yay! Awesome news.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Charley Knox

Probably would have [run four seasons], if ABC hadn't scheduled it against the juggernaut known as The Wonderful World Of Disney in color.

That's interesting, probably was part of ABC's decision to plop down the money to broadcast it in color.

[cnnbcbs]

Originally Posted by Merry24

Ooops. Sorry.

They should expand the Sunday block an hour, add Jonny Quest, Yogi Bear and Top Cat and retitle The Funtastic World of Hanna-barbera.

[Charley Knox]

Originally Posted by stevea

Top Cat? Jonny Quest? Keep 'em coming!

H&I should pick up where METV drops off at 10:00am est with an HB Super Sci-FI block.

9:00am Wonder Woman (replaces 2nd episode of Greatest American Hero)
10:00am Johnny Quest
10:30am The Fantastic Four (60's)
11:00am Thundarr The Barbarian
11:30am Superfriends or Space Ghost
12:00 noon MacGyver (3hr block)

[Charley Knox]

Originally Posted by cnnbcbs

They should expand the Sunday block an hour, add Jonny Quest, Yogi Bear and Top Cat and retitle The Funtastic World of Hanna-barbera.

They could eliminate The Powers of Matthew Star and move Saved By The Bell back an hour to 6:00am and effectively free up the 9:00am slot on Sunday mornings for more HB cartoons.

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by Charley Knox

Probably would have, if ABC hadn't scheduled it against the juggernaut known as The Wonderful World Of Disney in color.

Yes I agree, The Jetsons had an unfavorable spot on the schedule being placed vs. Disney. Maybe it would have been better if ABC had paired up The Flintstones and The Jetsons together on Friday night?

[Charley Knox]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

Yes I agree, The Jetsons had an unfavorable spot on the schedule being placed vs. Disney. Maybe it would have been better if ABC had paired up The Flintstones and The Jetsons together on Friday night?

Would of been for the best. Flintstones at 8:00pm and Jetsons 8:30pm. It might have lead to HB being one of the power players of prime time television.

[Svenfan1234]

It wouldn't surprise me if some of the H-B shorts end up becoming part of Toon in with Me Weekdays on MeTV, like Quick Draw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound, and such.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

It wouldn't surprise me if some of the H-B shorts end up becoming part of Toon in with Me Weekdays on MeTV, like Quick Draw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound, and such.

I can't quite figure out what they're doing with Speedy Golzales yet (as to whether they would wade into Quick Draw). So far they have shown 2 Speedys, both from the era where Speedy and Daffy were adversaries, but it wasn't a cat and mouse type thing, like the Speedy-Sylvester years--the better-produced cartoons before Warners shut down in 1964.

For some reason they don't seem to be showing the Speedy/Sylvester era toons. They may have been testing the waters with the newer ones (Speedy/Daffy) from the later 60s. Anyway, with Baba Louie being paired with Quick Draw, I just don't know. (Let me make clear I see no problems with any of the toons we're talking about--I don't think there's anything offensive in them, but I don't live to be offended.)

Anyway, I'd really like to see them add the Yogis, Hucks, maybe Quick Draw etc.--all those H-B shorts from the late 50s/early 60s. They would fit perfectly on Toon in with Me and they probably would have the rights to them. Another issue might be the shape they're in--I know the Quick Draws on Boomerang looked pretty rough, quality-wise.

[Charley Knox]

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

It wouldn't surprise me if some of the H-B shorts end up becoming part of Toon in with Me Weekdays on MeTV, like Quick Draw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound, and such.

I don't know if they will. The theatrical toons are a little more edgier. The HB television shorts are very kid friendly in tone, where as the primetime HB programs are for both kids and adults. For instance, in Johnny Quest you would actually see people occasionally get shot or stabbed (minus blood of course).

[Charley Knox]

Originally Posted by stevea

I can't quite figure out what they're doing with Speedy Golzales yet (as to whether they would wade into Quick Draw). So far they have shown 2 Speedys, both from the era where Speedy and Daffy were adversaries, but it wasn't a cat and mouse type thing, like the Speedy-Sylvester years--the better-produced cartoons before Warners shut down in 1964.

For some reason they don't seem to be showing the Speedy/Sylvester era toons. They may have been testing the waters with the newer ones (Speedy/Daffy) from the later 60s. Anyway, with Baba Louie being paired with Quick Draw, I just don't know. (Let me make clear I see no problems with any of the toons we're talking about--I don't think there's anything offensive in them, but I don't live to be offended.)

Anyway, I'd really like to see them add the Yogis, Hucks, maybe Quick Draw etc.--all those H-B shorts from the late 50s/early 60s. They would fit perfectly on Toon in with Me and they probably would have the rights to them. Another issue might be the shape they're in--I know the Quick Draws on Boomerang looked pretty rough, quality-wise.

Since I know Babe Louie was just a caricature of Desi Arnaz, never really found the character offensive. Others might feel differently about it.