Twenty-three years ago today, Michael Eisner put Disney animation where it hadn't gone before...
Saturday morning.
Kids today are used to cartoons/animation all the time, everywhere... but if you take the wayback machine into the past a little more than a decade you'll find that the primary time for kids to see animation was Saturday morning.
The Wuzzles and the Gummi Bears were a statement to television that Disney under Eisner was going to be a far different Disney than what came before. These shows would build the road to the "The Disney Afternoon" that fans around the world love to this day...
3 comments:
Boy I do miss the Disney Afternoon, it and Fox Kids were a big part of my childhood... "Gargoyles" would make into a nice live-action franchise if you think about it... but Saturday Mornings are a whole nother thing, this generation of kid blocks pale very much when compared to the ones from the 90s (loved Disney's One Saturday Morning)and the past... but I guess that's what happens when 24-hour kiddie cable channels rule the tube.
the Wuzzles is still one of my favourite cartoons!
Totally agree about "Gargoyles". This could be the Disney's "super-hero" franchise.
Rogério
São Paulo, Brazil
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