# Eh, what's up, Doc? Saturday morning cartoons are back! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [November 28, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676 "2020-11-28T16:32:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/1 "2020-11-28T16:32:17Z")
Starting on January 2, 2021, MeTV will broadcast three hours of cartoons every Saturday morning. These will be the original theatrical shorts featuring the likes of Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, and Popeye. These cartoons are the favorites of kids of all ages, and now they’re back. > **[Saturday Morning Cartoons are coming to MeTV this January!](https://metv.com/stories/saturday-morning-cartoons-are-coming-to-metv-this-january)** > > Get ready for Bugs, Daffy, Tom & Jerry, Popeye and more! 'Get ready to start your weekend with your favorite characters, from Bugs to Taz. Each hour will present a collection of cartoons featuring Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, Popeye and Friends, and Tom & Jerry. These theatrical cartoon shorts came from the brilliant minds and pens of animation legends like Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Max Fleischer, and William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. They remain as beautiful and hilarious as you remember." ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/2 "2020-11-28T16:44:05Z")
I hope they’re not edited – those are the worst. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/3 "2020-11-28T17:29:11Z")
I hope they expand beyond the theatrical cartoons. I would love to see the Lone Ranger series that was akin to The Wild Wild West, Speed Racer, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, or mayber even Super-President. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/4 "2020-11-28T18:51:04Z")
Who the hell wants to see “Popeye and Friends”? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/5 "2020-11-28T18:52:15Z")
Nobody? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/6 "2020-11-28T19:24:05Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Who the hell wants to see “Popeye and Friends”? As long as they stick to the theatrical shorts from Paramount and Famous Studios, I would. I know that the made for TV cartoons are garbage, but MeTV is promising the classics. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/7 "2020-11-29T02:06:08Z")
Once I became aware of Segar’s newspaper strip, cartoon Popeye has been dead to me. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/8 "2020-11-29T02:10:17Z")
Throw in some Moose and Sqvirrel and I’m all in! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/9 "2020-11-29T03:02:47Z")
This is a great idea! I also wonder if they’ll show “Schoolhouse Rock” and updated versions of “In The News.” ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ukulele_ike1/32/4613_2.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676/10 "2020-11-29T03:18:24Z")
You mean that incredibly cool Neo-Expressionist animated LONE RANGER from 1966? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yFWdt0q0yMU/hqdefault.jpg "The Lone Ranger cartoon opening (1966)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFWdt0q0yMU) Toss in COOL McCOOL, and I’m in.