CBS Saturday Morning Cartoon Line Up with Commercials (1988)

[@SuperDave30]

Those were the good old days having nice bowl of cereal watching these Saturday morning cartoons! CBS Saturday morning lineup were the best!

[@MoneMedia]

Yes it was!

[@jagatheeldest5786]

Hey Vern!

[@tonyarceneaux286]

@@jagatheeldest5786 The Time Stamps King is back

[@clarencesimmons8580]

My city is WBBM TV Chicago channel 2 Saturday Morning cartoon line up from 7:00 Am to 10:30 Am "Television You Can Feel: Channel 2" (1988-1989) 🥣☕📺🌅

[@supme7558]

Commercialism worked on you

[@waynemacfarland1546]

CBS, NBC, and ABC had great Saturday morning cartoons back in those days.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

Also don't forget the ABC Afternoon School Specials.

[@williamhaynes4800]

I was in my 20s when these were on TV, I would babysit my 3 year old nephew while my brother and sister-in-law were working. I think I got more laughs than he did while we watched Pee Wee and Mighty Mouse. Still watching and laughing at both today.

[@crtg4672]

Any current commercials: Eww skip! Any old commercials: GIMMIE!!!!

[@adamharb9233]

Fr!!!

[@gangstergamer7414]

Saturday mornings were like holidays when I was a kid back in the 80s

[@zaheerahshareef8131]

Indeed!!!!

[@rickjames2.0]

It seemed like it took forever to get to Saturday. Now a week flies by with the blink of an eye

[@zaheerahshareef8131]

@@rickjames2.0 ikr

[@021881mt]

@@rickjames2.0 Saturday has completely lost its significance. I'd probably enjoy another day of school over this currently if I was a kid. No more significant reasons to look forward to Saturday, just another dull day of the week for TV

[@gispaAPRN]

God, weren’t they though?!!!!! That juicy fruit commercial at around 2hrs and 26 minutes sent me back HARD!

[@michaelbrantley.8628]

Them were the good memories the weekends saturday mornings cartoons with my cereal 🥣 my generation back in the 80s, when I was a child,just like the holidays.

[@xrusted]

Literally the BEST times of my childhood. It was Muppet Babies, Peewee's Playhouse and Hey Vern Its Ernest that showed me how FUN being weird was. Much respect to whoever posted this.

[@zaheerahshareef8131]

Same

[@אתיבןשנן-ט4ט]

I fab@@zaheerahshareef8131 fun. F the l

[@demetrijohnsonssirenvideos3590]

@@אתיבןשנן-ט4ט what?

[@marcussmith4913]

never disrespect dungeons and dragons cartoon

[@xrusted]

@@marcussmith4913 I didn't.

[@bigneon_glitter]

Wow, I remember those CBS bumpers. CBS had a good late Saturday morning run in 88/89. _Pee Wee,_ _Galaxy High,_ _Mighty Mouse._ Watching it today, Ms Yvonne was lookin' pretty good back in the day.

[@rogerhackler223]

Make no mistake about this one, and that is that Mister Rogers Neighborhood was way better than Pee Wee's Playhouse!

[@RemoWilliams1227]

@@rogerhackler223 plus Mr Rogers never got caught masturbating in public 🤣

[@ThePirateprincess23]

It was shows like these that gave kids everywhere a reason to get up early on Saturday mornings back in the 80s and 90s.

[@MoneMedia]

yes

[@jwilliams7554]

This lineup had Pee Wee AND Ernest!!! We didn’t know how lucky we were back then

[@michaelleonard2915]

Pee wee was creepy lol

[@wedovatoloco4069]

I miss you 1988! What a great line up! Memories with my lil brother before heading out to the enjoy a Saturday.

[@MoneMedia]

Rock on!

[@chesterlane3032]

I was in the 4th grade in 1988 and I never forgotten how much the 1980's changed my life and how I miss the 1980's and it's not fair to me at all because the 80's were so good to me lol

[@MoneMedia]

love the 80s

[@chesterlane3032]

@@MoneMedia Awesome sauce

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

I was in the 3rd grade this takes me back to my childhood. Thank God for KZbin

[@tonyarceneaux286]

1988 CBS Saturday Morning Cartoon Lineup Time Stamps 0:00 opening and Raggedly Ann & Andy 30:10 Superman 32:55 Muppet Babies 🍼🍼🍼 1:27:57 Pee-Wee Playhouse 🏡 1:58:06 Hey Vern It's Ernest 2:28:18 Flip 2:34:54 Mighty Mouse : The New Adventures 3:04:41 CBS Storybook and closing

[@Marioso256]

I was 6 yrs old when I would sit up and watch all these shows...the commercials and all, brought back memories. Thanks!

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

I'm 42 years old now but this takes me back to being 8 years old I use to watch all of this.

[@MoneMedia]

nostalgia

[@vernalc2449]

Sure were a lot of lessons that are STILL relevant almost forty years later!

[@maximusprime3459]

Raggedy Ann and Andy, wow. I miss those characters. Even back then I knew there was a few things about the humor in The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse wasnt completely for kids.

[@jesseslack2089]

Muppet Babies was so awesome back then!

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

I was watching CBS Saturday morning cartoons and kid shows around this time. It’s my earliest memories of television viewing. I loved Muppet Babies and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. I also vaguely remember Hey Vern, It’s Ernest! I also vaguely remember that “Good Time For A Great Taste” McDonald’s slogan.

[@MoneMedia]

you have a good mem

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

Yep I’ve been told. What’s even more astounding is that I was 2 years old around this time. No, the memories are not clear, but vague.

[@bradjames891]

Pee-Wee's Playhouse rules!

[@jeffsretrotoys]

This is great! We play these line ups every Saturday morning.

[@MoneMedia]

That's great!

[@brandonpage7087]

Talk about a fun time travel trip all the way back to 1988!! I remember these days well!!! Thanks for this!!! Especially thanks for including Hey Vern It's Ernest, & the CBS Storybreak special!! This was the first time I'd seen Hey Vern It's Ernest, since the late '80s. Also, I had no idea that Pop Tarts boxes once contained free toys in them.

[@antd8259]

Great year for animation. I remember this line up and when it aired.

[@matherbigc567]

I feel lucky to have been able to watch Muppet Babies when I was a little kid. I remember being like five yrs old and absolutely loving it. Baby Animal is so damn cute lol

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Muppet Babies was one of my favorites too.

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

I liked Animal 😂

[@tysonwilliams4256]

I was a SUPERMAN ( and super friends )fanatic!!!! The colors and action was captivating almost hypnotizing 😳 Respect every time!!!!💯 Ok I'll settle for Mighty Mouse- lol 😂 Thanks!!

[@MoneMedia]

lol your welcome

[@olszewski422ify]

I almost cried when superman was skipped. I am pretty sure I knew why, but still lol

[@Mr79Man]

Even the commercials were great. I remember that Frosted Flakes commercial.

[@matthewcampbell7985]

1988 cbs Saturday morning line up aired on Kdfw channel 4 7am the adventures of raggedy ann and Andy 7:30 superman 8am jim Henson's muppet babies 9am pee wee's playhouse 9:30 Garfield and friends 10am hey,vem it's Ernest 10:30 filp! 11am mighty mouse the new adventures 11:30 CBS storybreak

[@johnm.9525]

Thank you for posting this! Great collection, and man do I miss being a kid in the '80s. Wish my daughter (who's about to be a teen) had a chance to enjoy peak Saturday morning cartoons like I did. Special shout out to the Scritti Politti like bop in the Golden Grahams commercial at 2:35:57. It's nice! 🎶

[@exerciserelax8719]

This was a great lineup! I always loved the Garfield show. The Mighty Mouse reboot from the creator of Ren & Stimpy was ahead of its time as a preview of the humor and animation styles that would become big in the 90s. Although this was near the end of classic 80s SatAM, personally I think Saturday mornings blocks were still great even into the mid 90s. With tastes changing and more competition from cable, the networks were willing to try some weirder stuff. But it's true that the level of quality was higher on weekday afternoon blocks by that time, with the Disney Afternoon beginning the trend, and the arrival of WB's shows like Animaniacs, the great animated Batman series, and more.

[@MoneMedia]

true

[@Alayna13]

awwww this makes me so happy. thank you

[@lisahardy9707]

By this point Saturday Mornings was a shell of the former glory days of the late 70s & early 80s

[@MoneMedia]

you are correct

[@blackphoenix77]

Even so, it was still better than what it became in the late 90s and the nature show bonanza it is today

[@exerciserelax8719]

It was still good!!!

[@sickman1655]

I tell my wife how Saturdays have been ruined. We still remember, gen Xers in our mid 40s and guess we're the last to enjoy true Americana. Saturdays were just the start.

[@bradybrapples]

things always change - i'm some old guys were lamenting that we weren't listening to old time radio kids shows like they did when we were kids in the late 80s. but i feel ya man, kids don't know what they're missing - they can turn on a dozen channels full of cartoons or whatever, but we had a couple hours one day a week which made it that much more special. and when you went to school, everybody would have seen the same stuff and would talk about it - i miss that "shared experience" that you just don't get anymore

[@RemoWilliams1227]

@@bradybrapples agreed on all counts

[@ryzo5764]

Wow, now you can go back in time, sorta. Surprisingly good quality upload

[@MoneMedia]

thanks

[@rogertemple7193]

"around this time classic Saturday morning kids shows whether they be animated or live action were slowly declining on each of the networks and by the 2000's Saturday mornings being aimed more towards more younger audiences and eventually the network news had to take over the programming and some local stations either showed outdoors shows,racing news & of course reruns."

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

People had an aneurysm over Mighty Mouse sniffing a flower in the opening title animation because they claimed it promoted drug use. Sometimes sniffing a flower is just sniffing a flower. But the noisy objectors complained and the sequence was removed.

[@MoneMedia]

wow

[@ryanmichael7211]

Looks like cancel culture isn't a new thing.

[@2112res]

And it didn't last long either. I loved MM.

[@treadman28]

It was one idiot who started the whole controversy- the Rev. Donald Wildmon, a United Methodist preacher who had long been causing trouble for TV and radio. He riled up his followers and instead of telling them to go to hell, CBS caved and cancelled the show six episodes into Season 2 in October 1988. He is also the reason why the Reagan-era FCC ruled that TV and radio aren't protected by the free speech provisions of the First Amendment. George Carlin did a bit about it in his 1988 HBO special.

[@jeromeosills6522]

But you gotta admit that was one helluva sniff.

[@kc4208]

I would be up before my parents at like 6am already eating a bowl of cereal and on hour 2 of cartoons by the time they did get up. Weekdays and sundays (for church), mom would struggle to get me up and get me going. Saturday mornings were the best mornings.

[@themidnighttyper]

29:28 Melted my nostalgic heart! ❤️‍🔥

[@666DementedDerek]

Dear God I was watching all this that Saturday in 1988 Crazy this is awesome

[@MoneMedia]

yup. Time flies

[@666DementedDerek]

Yes But it still does not stop me from being an animation collector lol

[@rheeannavera4701]

I miss the 80s and 90s

[@TheRetroDepot]

I have all the Superman cartoons from this year all woc!

[@Shenruss]

Dude, I was _literally singing verbatim_ almost all of the _commercial_ jungles! *That's* how you can tell QUALITY for TV; when it sticks with you some 3 decades later! My only complaint: *No Superman episode!* Which one was it? The Defend-droids? Long Feng the dragon? Wild Shark? We GOTTA see it!

[@The.new.Creator]

The first toon about the monster had me hooked to this episode thanks for upload I hope some day in future to see adult swim line up on october

[@MoneMedia]

ill try

[@The.new.Creator]

@@MoneMedia epic if you cant cause the program is still on air its all good no worries thanks for trying!

[@CursedSouthwest]

Wow. This is what my parents grew up with. And honestly, it’s probably better than most crap tv nowadays

[@OtterloopB]

Back then it was about entertainment. Now it's perversion but it's labeled as "activism."

[@supme7558]

How old are you

[@supme7558]

@@OtterloopB most of these where made to sell cerial or toys or both

[@Cheyennep]

Why is this nostalgic to me . I wasn’t born until the year 2000

[@PZCherokee]

Remembering a past life. Probably we’re here when they aired, then reborn in 2000.

[@cellytron]

That’s right! They WOULD say “now back to (show)” only to cut to the end credits! I can still feel the sense of anxiety and, almost betrayal, that would cause 3 year old me. 😂 I was still at an age where I believed TV (including cartoons) were real, that all of this was happening live in real time, and it always felt like the characters and network were just pulling the rug out from under me when the show would end. I couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t stay longer when I wanted them to! Thankfully my amazing dad would get up at like seven thirty on Saturdays so he could tape muppet babies and peewee (and later Ernest, Garfield and rude dog and the dweebs) for me to watch any time. Saturday did indeed rock.

[@lml2RockeR8lml]

In my opinion Fox was the only one to get it pretty much right in the early to slightly mid 90's. Seriously, their bumpers were literally batman, Beetlejuice etc. Telling you what was coming up... not some monotone news anchor saying "Tonight Tony and Angela stub their toes on Who's the Boss!" I mean come on! What kid watching cartoons at 7:24am is gonna give a CRAP about "Who's the Boss" or "Guiding Light" and so on. People in Marketing back then had NO CLUE how to do the ONE THING they were hired to do....... MARKET!.... ah crap, now I'm flustered. Sorry, great upload tho, good job!

[@tonyarceneaux286]

CBS, NBC and ABC had really great cartoons in the 1980s . 📺

[@AldenRDavis]

2:01:46 - HEY VERN, IT’S ERNEST! I love Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney).. before Steve Urkel, there was Ernest.

[@Rebmetpes4]

That Muppet Babies Mix tape they made A CLASSIC!

[@sirkayda7205]

My childhood! Thank you!

[@MoneMedia]

No problem!

[@marcussmith4913]

Muppet babies was fun to watch. It seemed for little kids but I liked to watch it with my sister.

[@benhallums2951]

When Saturday Rocks on CBS and WJHL-TV 11 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.

[@bradjames891]

Garfield was my favorite because we were both born in June.

[@tss6824]

Bring back memories I was 7 in 88 lol lolLol

[@Rebmetpes4]

Yes! The Ruby Spears version from 1988 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary!

[@Shenruss]

*Piggy:* This movie is called _The Phantom of the Opera._ It's about a lousy Rock musician who wishes he could play piano like Lionel Richie.... Yo, even as a kid, this had me _dying!_ Thanks for the memories, pal!

[@jdagreat4595]

😢 my birth year . This were pure gold

[@jasontodd8071]

I loved Muppet Babies, Pee Wee and Hey Vern! But CBS Storybreak, just like ABC's OG Readmore, inspired and introduced so many children to reading and some great books!

[@tiseytise]

Even though the Raggedy Ann and Andy show came a little bit before I was born. I had the dolls and don’t remember watching the show.

[@arober9758]

Awesome job guys!!

[@MoneMedia]

just me and thanks

[@averymerrick]

Just as the networks gave in to years of lobbying from parental groups and put an end to all violence on Saturday morning programs, syndicated cartoons came along offering up violence galore. This marked the beginning of the end for the golden age of Saturday morning programming. 'The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', 'GI Joe', 'Jem', 'Thundercats', 'Strawberry Shortcake' and other cartoons started flooding local weekday afternoon schedules. Almost every popular kid show in 1988 had product tie-ins. Typically, the product came first and then the cartoon series was offered to TV stations at a loss - because the programs were just one long commercial! Parental groups became even more distressed by this new trend. By the end of the 1988 season, NBC talked openly about replacing Saturday morning cartoons with the 'Today Show' because they couldn't compete with violent cartoons airing on independent stations and cable. NBC finally did give up in 2001, selling their Saturday mornings to The Discovery Channel. By then, CBS had given over its Saturday morning programming to Nick, Jr.

[@Samination]

It wasn't a trend. Reagan relaxed restrictions allowing cartoon makers to advertise directly to children. Appalling I know. This was later corrected by Clinton. Parent groups controlled cartoons not because the network "gave in" but because they broadcast on public airwaves. Parent groups couldn't touch cable. And THAT is why the networks gave up.

[@IanJones942]

My 7th grade weekend entertainment. Good times!

[@supme7558]

Wish i could go back there 😭 the way up is so much more fun then the way down

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude

[@Allencartercomix]

My sister and I had our favorite Saturday morning cartoons from each of the three major networks at the time (CBS, ABC, NBC). For this CBS lineup, which I remember fondly watching it at our dad's house when I was 7, "Muppet Babies," "Pee-wee's Playhouse," and "Garfield and Friends" were our favorites. I also liked the Ruby Spears Superman series, which was the first Superman cartoon I ever watched.

[@DeadRaymanWalking]

That "Hey Verne, It's Ernest" show is how I'm gonna remember my new neighbor's name. Yes, his name is Verne for real ;)

[@IanJones942]

But is *your* name Ernest?

[@Musicradio77Network]

I remember the show. It starred Jim Varney as Ernest.

[@all_smiles]

Memories 💘

[@2112res]

Mighty Mouse! I loved that show! Mooo!

[@genericnamehere7602]

Like opening up a rift in time, peering into the past.

[@RaisingHell-lp5os]

Miss Cartoons ...bugs,scooby alot to choose from miss the 80's for sure and life was so different...52 and this woman wants to go back

[@MoneMedia]

me 2 !

[@mauromesa78]

superman. mighty mouse .raggedy ann and andy. pee-wee's play house. and hay vern it's ernest ! are on complete series dvd sets

[@OutLaw1122]

"SATURDAY MORNING" !!!!!!😃😀😄👋🌞💯💯💯

[@robpshow2234]

Good old days 🤗🤗🤗

[@MoneMedia]

The best

[@Paganomation]

Fantastic to see a full "Hey Vern It's Ernest" episode in this lineup! We're in the process of creating a feature-length documentary about Ernest and Jim Varney: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmKmknduqLp9fZI

[@MoneMedia]

awesome

[@ziabatsu4422]

Just realized the girl who sings the intro for Peewee was also Cootie Koopa from the Mario cartoon.

[@stevee.643]

1:55:15 - They had commercial for Garfield and Friends, but NO Garfield and Friends :( It was skipped over.

[@MoneMedia]

copyright

[@mikedski9698]

Saturday Rocks With SUPERMAN On CBS!

[@jamieimai9328]

Awesome MGM logo spoof @ 43:28-43:35.

[@Spazilton1]

Kinda funny that the Nanny was June Cleaver(Barbra Billingsly) and Animal was Dave Coulier and Howie Mandel(Way before they were famous)

[@jfilesgraphics]

Time to grab my bowl of Fruity Pebbles with the prize in the box.

[@jeromeosills6522]

Hey folks...I'm from the Super Duper early 1970s versions of saturday morning cartoons/comercials.. by the time these came out I was not even aware that Saturday morning cartoons still existed. in my TV market it was about cartoons that came on weekdays after school like He-Man, the Go-Bots, Trans-formers, thunderCats and my little pony. First run syndication cartoons killed saturday mornings around that time.

[@lawrencemelton7570]

Cartoons cereal then mid atlantic wrestling wow golden years of television

[@sparkax]

Damn it .. why did you have to include the Velveteen Rabbit!?!?! I haven't watched that in 30 to 35 years and damn ... I'm going to curl up like a baby and cry over all my lost toys!!!

[@rheeannavera4701]

Good old days Saturday morning cartoons

[@MoneMedia]

Indeed

[@jamieimai9328]

Great audio, Nice picture, Superb sound, Cool commercial breaks & great work! also, this Saturday Morning Television lineup was made during Mickey Mouse’s 60th anniversary @ 2:26. Keep up the good work! I just love this video & your other videos. Good 👍 luck 🍀 and have a nice 😊 ☀️ summer! anyways, the cartoons & live action shows that originally aired on CBS in 1988 are: CBS Entertainment Productions’ “The Adventures Of Raggedy Ann & Andy” & “Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies” in: Daily 📰 🗞 Muppet/The Beastly Ghost 👻 Adventure/Musical 🪕🪘🪗🎷🎻🎺🎹🥁🎸🎧🎤🎵🎼🎶 Muppets @ 0:10-1:27:56, Bakshi Animation, Viacom International Inc., Hanna-Barbera Cartoons & CBS Entertainment Productions’ “CBS StoryBreak” & “The All-New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse” in: Mighty’s Wedlock Whimsy, The Velveteen Rabbit & Anatomy Of A Milquetoast @ 2:34:40-3:37:54 and the live action “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse”, “Flip” & “Hey Verne, It’s Ernest” episodes: “Front Page Pee-Wee”, “Hey Verne, It’s Pets” and “Tunes Of Staci Q., Faces Of Will Wheaton, Action Of The Hotting Things on 4 Wheels, The Darker Side Of Glasses & Rad Ways To Fake Out Your Parents” with a bonus pubic domain clip from the classic Pat A. Powers & UB Iwerks “ComiColor” cartoon produced & released by Celebrity Productions & Cartoon Films Inc.: “The Little Red Hen” (1934) @ 1:27:56-2:34:50

[@Bucky749]

Cool!

[@jamieimai9328]

You said it!

[@Bucky749]

@@jamieimai9328 thank you for that comment! Happy Halloween & Columbus Day and Day Of The Day!

[@mrtelevision]

Recorded from WKYT Channel 27, the Lexington, Kentucky CBS affiliate

[@Mr79Man]

Muppet Babies was great!

[@jacobbaranowski]

Muppet Babies, Pee - Wee's Playhouse, Hey Vern, It's Ernest, Garfield and Friends, Mighty Mouse,

[@jordanthomas7304]

I know Russi Taylor is looking down from Heaven.

[@Musicradio77Network]

She was Strawberry Shortcake in the beginning.

[@harrietpeabody2118]

Thank you beautiful soul 😇⭐💙

[@MoneMedia]

🤗

[@dethaddr]

Wow... Today the intro to Pee Wee's Playhouse would be half the show! There's too many commercials nowadays!

[@edmondpecotjr.8888]

"ah don't look at me Im naked"... peewee was practicing saying that for later on in the future

[@MoneMedia]

lol

[@fireresq7]

Thank you for continuing to produce! Quick question: do you add the commercials or is this an actual cartoon block right from a VHS tape?

[@MoneMedia]

both

[@fireresq7]

@@MoneMedia oh...ok thats cool well keep em coming!!! Thank you for all your hard work!

[@ThePowerpuffHotline]

Now this is cool 😎

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

How is this not a thing anymore???

[@MoneMedia]

sad

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Snow Day today in Central Illinois!!!!

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Who wants to build a snowfort after cartoons??!

[@MoneMedia]

how much snow?

[@RemoWilliams1227]

@@MoneMedia over a foot

[@BTA14Studios]

2:00 everyone remembers this commercial and M&M’s is still Alive.

[@danielkirchgesler6945]

That episode of Superman was faster than a speeding bullet!

[@MoneMedia]

lmao

[@lawrencemelton7570]

Good old days

[@billgreen4003]

cool to the max