What sports game was ABC airing the morning of October 8th, 1994?

[JeffB]

The Cal-UCLA game was scheduled for 12:30 according to San Francisco Chronicle, so it must have been one of the other games.

[Keeve]

@Ranchoth

It was the worst saturday morning cartoon preemption I’d seen in my childhood since that time in 1989 when they kept cutting in with news about some kind of demonstration in China.

Yeah, I remember that demonstration. I really thought our guys would win.

Anyway, I hope you can take comfort that seven years later, when the regular tv switched to news-only for seven straight days, the kids channels kept the cartoons on.

[Philster]

I really hope that “…some kind of demonstration…” was said tongue-in-cheek!

[RaftPeople]

This is what I was looking at for Georgia Clemson, but I see the ® next to it which I assume means Regional, so I guess the hunt is still on.
Year Ga. Score Opponent Score Location / Network
1994

09-03-94 24 S. Carolina 21 Columbia (L) WAGA, WIS TV
09-10-94 23 Tennessee 41 Athens (N) ESPN
10-01-94 28 Alabama 29 Tuscaloosa (N) ESPN
10-08-94 40 Clemson 14 Athens ® ABC
10-15-94 30 Vanderbilt 43 Athens ® Jeff Pilot TV
10-29-94 14 Flordia 52 Gainesville (N) ESPN
11-12-94 23 Auburn 23 Auburn (N) ESPN
11-26-94 48 Georgia Tech 10 Athens (N) ESPN

[Zsofia]

I’ll never forgive Oliver North for preempting my Scooby Doo for a whole week of afternoons either.

[samclem]

@An_Arky

I seriously doubt that a west coast game (Cal/UCLA) started that early; it must have been one of the other games.

Damn! Now I’m bummed that I didn’t pick up on the time difference. I’ll have to start over again.

Back in a bit.

[samclem]

@Ranchoth

I don’t think the good cartoons came on until 7 or so, so that was down to two hours. Which didn’t include the 10 am-ish timeslot. Which was where they put “Sonic the Hedgehog”—the well written one, not the syndicated one.

Which was supposed to be running the second part of a two-part episode. Which had ended with a cliffhanger the week before. It only came out on DVD two years ago.

I’ll admit that I looked up the exact date only recently, but I am still a little bitter about it even after all this time. It was the worst saturday morning cartoon preemption I’d seen in my childhood since that time in 1989 when they kept cutting in with news about some kind of demonstration in China. And on the day I’d decided to tape the broadcast, to boot. :eek:

OK. Need some more help here. When you say

“Sonic the Hedgehog”—the well written one, not the syndicated one.

–this means nothing to me. There were two?

Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn.

So, the question may now be–what pre-empted a 7AM West Coast cartoon on that date? Perhaps not a football game?

Give me some help here.

[Ranchoth]

@samclem

OK. Need some more help here. When you say --this means nothing to me. There were two?

Kind of an obscure reference/joke—they actually licensed two completely different Sonic the Hedgehog series, at the same time, even with some of the same cast. One of them, which only ran on ABC, was very well done, and has a fan following to this date. The other one was syndicated, and is generally regarded as campy kiddie crap.

But, as it wasn’t on ABC, it luckily doesn’t factor in here, except as a setup for a joke.

Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn.

So, the question may now be–what pre-empted a 7AM West Coast cartoon on that date? Perhaps not a football game?

Give me some help here.

Hmmm…very odd. Now I thought it ran at 10, but then again, it was 15 years ago, and I was just going by memory. I know it was preempted, and I’m all but entirely certain it was sports. Perhaps some kind of pre-show or commentary?

The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head is that they bumped Sonic up the schedule that day for some reason, and then preempted it later anyway. Possibly not very sensible, but this is network programming we’re talking about here.

[RaftPeople]

@samclem

OK. Need some more help here. When you say --this means nothing to me. There were two?

Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn.

So, the question may now be–what pre-empted a 7AM West Coast cartoon on that date? Perhaps not a football game?

Give me some help here.

Why not look at the 1pmest/10ampst time slot and see what’s there?

[samclem]

@samclem

Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn.

@RaftPeople

Why not look at the 1pmest/10ampst time slot and see what’s there?

I had a problem as I can’t read the tv schedule for that exact day. So, I read a typical Saturday in September of that year.

I’ll work on it some more.

[Zoe]

Does anybody know what time Heidi comes on? Don’t want to miss that movie!

[RaftPeople]

We can eliminate the Miami Florida State game, it was on ESPN and an 8pm est start.

[RaftPeople]

@Oakminster

Other possibilities:

Boston College 30 Notre Dame 11

UC Davis 27 Sacramento State 24–kinda doubt they would have played at 10 AM in California, though.

I think you are correct with BC vs ND

Assuming it was a normal start time then this is the one.
"Published: Wednesday, October 12, 1994

Each year, it seems, Notre Dame is at the center of televised college football. It is the best TV attraction, the only university with its own deal, for six home games on NBC. Whether the Fighting Irish’s games are on ABC or NBC, the hope at the network end is that Lou Holtz’s team will be ever in the hunt for a national championship. But last week, when Notre Dame was thrashed, 30-11, by Boston College on ABC, its title hopes were virtually squashed."

[samclem]

@RaftPeople

I think you are correct with BC vs ND

Assuming it was a normal start time then this is the one.
"Published: Wednesday, October 12, 1994

Each year, it seems, Notre Dame is at the center of televised college football. It is the best TV attraction, the only university with its own deal, for six home games on NBC. Whether the Fighting Irish’s games are on ABC or NBC, the hope at the network end is that Lou Holtz’s team will be ever in the hunt for a national championship. But last week, when Notre Dame was thrashed, 30-11, by Boston College on ABC, its title hopes were virtually squashed."

The ND vs BC game started at 12PM, EST–so, 9AM, PST.

[RaftPeople]

@samclem

The ND vs BC game started at 12PM, EST–so, 9AM, PST.

So it sounds like that is the game then.

[Ranchoth]

…and so, I can finally be at peace. Thank you!

[Hennessy]

I was sleeping in joy as it was my 4th birthday. Don’t you hate questions that you cant find an answer? One that won’t leave me, what did my mother cook the night of Aug 22, 1999. I don’t remember how to describe it cept’ it was good. One day I will learn to let go of the question and forget the date, hopefully.

It’s always nice to bring threads and questions from the dead, alive… Or just a bad habit

[Pjen]

@Zoe

Does anybody know what time Heidi comes on? Don’t want to miss that movie!

I was thinking about the same thing. Pushing half a century now!

[postcards]

@Hennessy

It’s always nice to bring threads and questions from the dead, alive… Or just a bad habit

No it’s not. Especially when the question was answered last year.

[Skammer]

@Hennessy

One that won’t leave me, what did my mother cook the night of Aug 22, 1999.

Was it BRAAAAAAIIINS?