# Apparently yesterday was the last day that cartoons were aired on Saturday mornings on broadcast TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 28, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793 "2014-09-28T18:40:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/41 "2014-09-29T17:12:23Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > ]Wikipeida sez he never finished above 57[sup]th[/sup] and became an instructor after the crash. Wiki also says he was a forklift operator, and there’s also [video of that.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjOvI0TOx98) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/42 "2014-09-29T17:49:40Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I heard that theme song every weekend my entire childhood, but I was an adult before I understood they were saying “Overture” in it. It kinda bugged me. I go so far back I remember hearing that song when the Bugs Bunny show was on in prime time on ABC. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/43 "2014-09-29T17:52:42Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I heard that theme song every weekend my entire childhood, but I was an adult before I understood they were saying “Overture” in it. It kinda bugged me. I thought they were singing “oh, monsieur” :o ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/44 "2014-09-29T17:59:49Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Actually, it’s only the kids _whose parents have cable_ who can still watch cartoons when they like; the ones who _don’t_ have cable can’t. Every library in this country has piles of DVDs of kid cartoons available for free. And DVD players can be had for as little as $20 (probably less at Goodwill). ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/45 "2014-09-29T18:34:26Z")
> [@](#): > > When you find yourself in danger, > When you’re threatened by a stranger, > When it looks like you will take a lickin’ … ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/46 "2014-09-29T18:36:30Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I heard that theme song every weekend my entire childhood, but I was an adult before I understood they were saying “Overture” in it. It kinda bugged me. OMG!- I guess I don’t know every part by heart. I thought (until 2 minutes ago) they were singing “curb the lights”. Figured it was some theatre term. “Oh we’re the boys in the chorus, we hope you like our show…” ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/47 "2014-09-29T18:38:17Z")
> [@Zyanthia](#): > > … Call for Super Chicken? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/48 "2014-09-29T19:06:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > OMG!- I guess I don’t know every part by heart. I always thought it was “Hold the cheers, turn the lights.” Huh! As my dad used to say, you learn something new every day. 🙂 When I was six or seven, I convinced myself that the _ **Top Cat** _ theme went _Close friends get to call him TC/Or by name it’s Worthington T_, even though I had _no_ idea what that meant. It wasn’t until I was 30 or so that I saw the lyrics in print and learned it was actually _Pro-vid-ing it’s with dig-ni-ty_. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/49 "2014-09-29T19:12:02Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > Or a smartphone. Or a VCR. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/50 "2014-09-29T19:17:40Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Wikipeida sez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinko_Bogataj) he never finished above 57[sup]th[/sup]. Yeah, but I’ll bet he never wiped out as badly as he did on that particular day. OTOH, who knows? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/51 "2014-09-29T19:19:17Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Wikipeida sez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinko_Bogataj) he never finished above 57[sup]th[/sup] and became an instructor after the crash. Still, a better fate than being shot by Claudine Longet ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/52 "2014-09-29T19:28:58Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > So what else are the Dull Four going to run on early Saturday mornings? “Waffles - The Reality Show!” or more infomercials? Mine’s been showing the news for four hours straight of the same 5 or 6 stories over and over and over. > [@nevadaexile](#): > > Along with an aging population, this day was coming sooner rather than later. Yeah, since no new children are being born there’s no need for cartoons anymore. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/53 "2014-09-29T19:41:05Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Still, a better fate than being shot by Claudine Longet Yes, but what would we have done without the Claudine Longet Invitational Ski Tournament? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/54 "2014-09-29T19:54:31Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Yes, but what would we have done without the Claudine Longet Invitational Ski Tournament? 😃 It should be the Claudine Longet Invitational **Biathlon** Tournament! Theme music: Victim of Love, by the Eagles. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/55 "2014-09-29T20:09:30Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > It should be the Claudine Longet Invitational **Biathlon** Tournament! > > Theme music: Victim of Love, by the Eagles. 🙂 Dunno if you’re whooshing me here, but I’ll post this anyway: **AV CLUB: _Saturday Night Live_, Season 1, Episode 18 (24 April 1976)** _Three days before this episode aired, Claudine Longet, a French pop singer and actress best known for having been married to Andy Williams and her role as the female lead in the Peter Sellers-Blake Edwards movie The Party, shot and killed her lover, pro skier Spider Sabich. The show addressed this with a sketch called “The Claudine Longet Invitational,” which consists mostly of file footage of skiers taking tumbles, with the added sound of gunfire, and Chevy Chase, as a TV announcer, saying, “Uh-oh, he seems to have been accidentally shot by Claudine Longet.” After the lawyers got involved, SNL offered an on-air apology, which sort of makes this sketch the SNL equivalent of the 1973 National Lampoon parody ad about how Ted Kennedy would have been President if he’d only driven a Volkswagen: “It floats.” (If you couldn’t tell this sketch was written by Michael O’Donoghue, he left his signature by naming Jane Curtin’s character “Jessica Antlerdance.” See the 1977 Mardi Gras episode for more details.)_ ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/56 "2014-09-29T21:22:56Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > 🙂 Dunno if you’re whooshing me here, \* More of a side joke. Biathlon fits better, because of the skiing _and_ shooting.\* I think SNL missed the mark a bit in their skit. Maybe they should have taken more drugs. Or fewer… And I’d heard (though can’t confirm) that Victim of Love was about Longet and Sabich. \*I think biathlon is the Olympic event for spies. Bond would be a medalist. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/57 "2014-09-29T22:43:39Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > More of a side joke. > > Biathlon fits better, because of the skiing _and_ shooting Yes, but in a biathlon, the skiers would be the shooters, not the shootees. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/58 "2014-09-29T23:11:05Z")
I loved garfield and friends. Sucks that kids will lose the experience of saturday morning cartoons, but they can get them on demand now so it doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/59 "2014-09-29T23:34:34Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I always thought it was “Hold the cheers, turn the lights.” > > Huh! As my dad used to say, you learn something new every day. 🙂 > > When I was six or seven, I convinced myself that the _ **Top Cat** _ theme went _Close friends get to call him TC/Or by name it’s Worthington T_, even though I had _no_ idea what that meant. It wasn’t until I was 30 or so that I saw the lyrics in print and learned it was actually _Pro-vid-ing it’s with dig-ni-ty_. :smack: Same thing for me with the Flintstones. _Through the courtesy of Fred’s two feet._ It was years before I learned that was what that line was. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793/60 "2014-09-29T23:34:35Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Yes, but in a biathlon, the skiers would be the shooters, not the shootees. 😉 I, uh, see your point. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-yesterday-was-the-last-day-that-cartoons-were-aired-on-saturday-mornings-on-broadcast-tv/699793.md?page=4)