A couple of years back I wrote a little opinion piece entitled 'MeTV Super Sci-Fi Saturday Night Should Become "Sci-Fi Saturday"' in which I forwarded my view that MeTV should alter it's Saturday programing to feature classic science fiction programs instead of westerns.
Once every year or so I repost the piece to try to gain some support for the idea and hopefully put a bug in the ear of the MeTV programing staff. So far the idea has been hugely supported by fans but not a peep has come from the network.
In the article I posted a side note about bringing back classic Saturday morning cartoons:
First stage of my plan, make Saturday morning Saturday morning again. What I propose is airing classic cartoons like "The Jetsons", "Scooby Doo", "Speed Buggy", "Valley of the Dinosaurs" and "Hong Kong Phooey" from six in the morning to noon (Maybe eleven?)
Even though it wasn't the main focus of my article, It seems that the folks over at MeTV did indeed read my article and found the idea sound enough to act on it.One of my readers shared this with me on Facebook:
MeTV bringing back classic cartoon favorites in January
The MeTV Network is bringing back some cartoon classics for the work week and on the weekends!
On Monday, the network announced the launch of its new original morning show "Toon In With Me."
The hour-long program will feature original characters, comedy sketches, special guests, interviews, games and more.
These episodes will include some of the most popular classic cartoon shorts ever made.
The network also announced the launch of "Saturday Morning Cartoons," a three-hour weekend block of animated favorites.
"Toon In With Me" will debut in January 2021 on weekday mornings from 7-8 ET/PT. "Saturday Morning Cartoons" will debut in the same month from 7-10A ET/PT Saturday mornings.
The programs will feature Warner Bros. superstars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Road Runner and the many other cartoons made famous in the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes shorts. Other characters making appearances will be Tom and Jerry, Droopy Dog, Popeye and more.
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