Saturday Mornings Cartoons

[Tien Long]

To this day when i multiply 12s in my head its to the tune used in SchoolHouse Rock. Same with the preamble to the constitution

Absolutely. Really like "Three Is The Magic Number:"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8lRKCw2_Pk

And The Preamble song too:
https://youtu.be/OqvLi7qZ_yU

As a teacher, I've used past Schoolhouse Rock episodes in my instruction. It's not so much the content anymore, but the critique and the questions. I've shown my kids "The Great American Melting Pot" numerous times:



We look at the themes and ask ourselves are they true. Is America a melting pot? Are all welcome? Can everyone just "fit right in?" I'm surprised with how my students respond. Some feel it is while others starkly disagree.

Bringing it all back, that's why Saturday morning was so important. It wasn't just entertainment, toy commercials, and sugary cereals. Instead, they were themes, big themes, that still affect us today.

[Tien Long]

One of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons back in the day. This was before ABC was totally owned by Disney and everything had to be I/E. Cowboys of Moo Mesa was a classic. Yes, it was a TMNT rip-off with anthropomorphic cow cowboys. But it was still fun. Love that theme song:

[Jon-El]

I think when I was in 8th grade we had to recite the Preamble in class. Every kid nailed it but everyone had the exact same pauses and tempo. The teacher was impressed. At one point, some kids looked at each other and laughed. It was like a big joke we were all in on.

[Tien Long]

I think when I was in 8th grade we had to recite the Preamble in class. Every kid nailed it but everyone had the exact same pauses and tempo. The teacher was impressed. At one point, some kids looked at each other and laughed. It was like a big joke we were all in on.

Awesome to read bro. Again, the influence of Schoolhouse Rock is still strong. Played the "I'm Just A Bill" Schoolhouse Rock song for a high school American history class. Different decade but still works.

In any case, here are some more bumpers from ABC:


Pretty creative, right?

[Gaastra]

Don't forget the psa ads.

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Last one.

[Tien Long]

Couldn't forget about the ABC PSA's. Still remember the frozen juice sticks:

[Tien Long]

For FOX, there were the Totally For Kids PSA's. I remember this one about sugar:

[Tien Long]

Oh wow, didn't notice, but these old Fox PSA's have some famous actors in them. Below is one featuring a young Elizabeth Moss!

[Tien Long]

Always found this to be pretty catchy. Then I realized about a decade later...wait a minute, wasn't that the Bare Naked Ladies?:

[Jim Kelly]

Meanwhile, in Canada, we kids would see "Hinterland Who's Who."

[Hypestyle]

i wish that spiderman & his amazing friends had more episodes. that show deserved a lot better. I want to see a revival.