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Brett Ferino · 03-25-2003, 01:21 PM

Have We Come, To The End of Saturday Morning?
BY BRETT FERINO
Chit Chat Columnist

OK. Let me get this straight. I am now beginning to wonder if Saturday Morning television is the way it had been 10 years ago.

Yet only few cartoons are currently airing on Prime Time television on a network like FOX and shows that have been hits ever since they had been debuted.

"The Simpsons", "King of the Hill", "Futurama" and the just ended cartoon "Family Guy" have been enjoyed by millions over the years and have sold many merchandise and so on.

Yet back in the 1960s, all they had was great toons like "Scooby-Dooby-Doo", "Jetsons", "Flintstones", "Deputy Dawg", "Quick Draw Magraw", "Touche Turtle", etc.

And if those shows got cancelled, yet now in the future, they've been rerun on either cable networks, syndication and Saturday Morning network television.

And as I said in a previous column, shows have been hits. And as Nelson Muntz from the TV show "The Simpsons", "I lived by the zord, I died by the zord".

And you know something, I probably will NOT even think about doing that as time goes on.

And as they say, "You can do anything that your little heart desires." I'm beginning to wonder what the hell I can do.

And this was a short column after a friggin short vacation.

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03-25-2003, 01:21 PM	#1
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	And Now We've Come, To The End of Sat AM? (3/25/03) Have We Come, To The End of Saturday Morning? BY BRETT FERINO Chit Chat Columnist OK. Let me get this straight. I am now beginning to wonder if Saturday Morning television is the way it had been 10 years ago. Yet only few cartoons are currently airing on Prime Time television on a network like FOX and shows that have been hits ever since they had been debuted. "The Simpsons", "King of the Hill", "Futurama" and the just ended cartoon "Family Guy" have been enjoyed by millions over the years and have sold many merchandise and so on. Yet back in the 1960s, all they had was great toons like "Scooby-Dooby-Doo", "Jetsons", "Flintstones", "Deputy Dawg", "Quick Draw Magraw", "Touche Turtle", etc. And if those shows got cancelled, yet now in the future, they've been rerun on either cable networks, syndication and Saturday Morning network television. And as I said in a previous column, shows have been hits. And as Nelson Muntz from the TV show "The Simpsons", "I lived by the zord, I died by the zord". And you know something, I probably will NOT even think about doing that as time goes on. And as they say, "You can do anything that your little heart desires." I'm beginning to wonder what the hell I can do. And this was a short column after a friggin short vacation. PAST COLUMNS: Do’h! Do’h! Do’H! Do’h! Do’h! Do’h!... DONE??? (3/16/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=62642 Are ALL Toon Channels Going Downhill? (3/12/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=62163 Let's Get Ready To Rumble (3/11/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=62079 Stop! In The Name Of Law! (3/10/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=61993 I Don't Want My MTV! I Might Need My VH1! How 'bout BET? (3/8/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=61645 I Have A Neighborly Column Today (3/2/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=61099 I've Fallen! And... (2/28/03)http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=60889 Is Toon Disney starting to go downhill? (2/26/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&threadid=60788 New Ads, Old Ads, Ads! Ads! Ads! (2/24/03) http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...&