It’s Saturday Morning!

A tradition has been lost.

It used to be that on Saturday mornings kids all over the good old U.S.A. would wake up early, grab a bowl of sugar-packed cereal while still in their pajamas and when finished eating would rush to watch the family TV.

Saturday morning was the time kids got to watch their fill of animated cartoons and shows (on all of the networks!). Superhero, funny animal and live action were all targeted to kids. No adults allowed.

From the 1960s to the 1990s kids’ shows ruled. Networks loved them because sponsors loved the money they racked in selling kids toys, gadgets, candy, cereals and much more. The more the sponsors made, the more the networks saw cash.

Writers Joe Garner and Michael Ashley, along with publisher becker&mayer! books, present It’s Saturday Morning! Celebrating The Golden Era Of Cartoons 1960s _ 1990s.

The beautiful, oversize hardbound book is absolutely packed with photos from classic shows such as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby Doo, Super Friends, The Smurfs, The Care Bears, G.I. Joe, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Darkwing Duck and so many more!

Besides the photos fascinating text delves into the history of Saturday Morning kid fare, who created it, the voice actors, scriptwriters, animators, production and even the classic commercials that accompanied the shows.

Each and every show is lovingly covered and explored with delightful bits and bites of behind-the-scenes stories and secrets.

I grew up watching many of the shows and then my kids loved their own series created specifically for their childhood years.

What a wonderful and delightful trip down Memory Lane. The book brings back so many fond memories. It reminds me of how much fun it was to be a kid, plopping myself on the floor or couch, still dressed in my pajamas, a glass of milk or juice nearby and turning on the TV and loosing myself in the magic of kids' Saturday morning TV shows. 

"For I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness, One who relents from doing harm." — Jonah 4:2