Howcome syndicated weekday cartoon shows had never aired on KTLA? I'm surprised that KTLA never had any syndicated cartoon shows, maybe just a couple, but not only KTLA didn't have the Mario Cartoons (both Super Mario Bros. Super Show and Captain N and the Video Gamemasters) but KTLA did not have Ninja Turtles, Tiny Toons, He-Man, none of those shows. Sure KTLA had plenty as a WB affiliate but not before it was. So why did KTLA did not air any syndicated weekday cartoon shows?
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Cartoon shows on KTLA
- Thread starter edward1978
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Well simply put, in the pre-netlet days (Fox, WB, UPN, CW, etc.), KTLA was one of four independent stations in Los Angeles (as opposed to New York City and Chicago, with three each), and there was so much children product (syndicated or otherwise) to go around. I could speak in regards to the 80s and 90s (as I've spent a bulk of my childhood here), but the bulk of the syndicated cartoon product was spread between KTTV and KCOP (the latter station had Ninja Turtles and He-Man); KCAL (previously KHJ) didn't air much kids programming until Disney bought the station in 1989 and pretty much discontinued kids programming by the time the old Viacom (now CBS Corp.) bought the station in 2002, although it gradually started moving away from the kiddies in its last years under the ownership of Young Broadcasting.
KTLA was a station during the Gene Autry/Golden West era (and into the early years under Tribune ownership) that catered to a more mature audience, although they did air its share of family-friendly programs, like the Three Stooges, The Munsters, Leave it to Beaver, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and its long-running Family Film Festival movie showcase on weekend afternoons (very similar to WGN's old Family Classics on Sunday afternoons).
KTLA was a station during the Gene Autry/Golden West era (and into the early years under Tribune ownership) that catered to a more mature audience, although they did air its share of family-friendly programs, like the Three Stooges, The Munsters, Leave it to Beaver, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and its long-running Family Film Festival movie showcase on weekend afternoons (very similar to WGN's old Family Classics on Sunday afternoons).
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Mario500
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ShawnHill1, why did you refer use the phrases "children['s] product" and "kids['] programming" to categorize animated TV programs that were available to local TV stations through broadcast syndication?
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Hot Hits
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Let's not forget Popeye's strong tie to Channel 5!
KTLA also ran Super Chicken, George Of The Jungle and Dudley-Do Right if I'm not mistaken. As far as kid's fare went KTLA ran a plethora of kid friendly movies under the Family Film Festival wrapper with plenty of Pippi Longstocking, The Thunderbirds and other puppet fare like Mad Monster Party and my favorites The Phantom Toll Booth, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Don Knotts' The Incredible Mr Limpet, The Reluctant Astronaut and The Ghost & Mr. Chicken.
As a kid I watched more KTLA for my kid fix than KTTV and KCOP who were running the traditional Hanna-Barbara, Warner Bros. cartoon fare.
Maybe it was because of KTLA's presentation style. The great Tom Hatten was warm and inviting and when he wasn't drawing Popeye cartoons he was hosting the Family Film Festival and explaining factoids and tidbits about the featured movie they were airing. It never felt like Tom Hatten was talking down to me even as a kid and I found his insights fascinating. The presentation immersed me even further into the films much like Robert Osbourne does on Turner Movie Classics to this day.
KTLA was all professional in presentation and execution, while KTTV and KCOP were just slipshod and looking for any angle to push the next breakfast cereal and must have Christmas toy that season upon my wee brain.
KTLA was a strong presence in our home growing up on the weekends and I think I know why. It was just as enjoyable for my parents to watch as it was for me.
As a kid I watched more KTLA for my kid fix than KTTV and KCOP who were running the traditional Hanna-Barbara, Warner Bros. cartoon fare.
Maybe it was because of KTLA's presentation style. The great Tom Hatten was warm and inviting and when he wasn't drawing Popeye cartoons he was hosting the Family Film Festival and explaining factoids and tidbits about the featured movie they were airing. It never felt like Tom Hatten was talking down to me even as a kid and I found his insights fascinating. The presentation immersed me even further into the films much like Robert Osbourne does on Turner Movie Classics to this day.
KTLA was all professional in presentation and execution, while KTTV and KCOP were just slipshod and looking for any angle to push the next breakfast cereal and must have Christmas toy that season upon my wee brain.
KTLA was a strong presence in our home growing up on the weekends and I think I know why. It was just as enjoyable for my parents to watch as it was for me.
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Mario500
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Robnoxious, were you referring to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" in your first paragraph?
What difference does it make? It's all interchangable...
I always enjoyed Family Film Festival, especially the opening sequence...beautifully done. Tom Hatten was very much an excellent host, and I was kind of disappointed that the station discounted FFF, but it was pretty much a sign of the times by that point.
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desertv
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No Gene Autry films on ch 5? He owned the station you know. Gene's films were on every weekend on KOOL-TV in Phoenix (He was a part-owner)
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Mario500
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I mean why categorize animated TV programs as children's programming at all?
KTLA in the 70's was not in the kids' business except for Sunday mornings for a couple hours. Their focus was westerns, drama shows, some game shows, talk shows, and movies. They had hardly any sitcoms to speak of. The cartoons and sitcoms aired mostly on channels 11 and 13. KHJ TV Channel 9 also took a similar approach. KBSC which was a Kaiser station had some kids' shows weekday afternoons. When Kaiser and Field merged, KBSC was not included and sold to National Subscription TV. When that station flipped to minority shows, KTLA picked up a few family friendly shows like Beaver, Munsters, among others from KBSC. KTLA ran from 1979 to the 90's tons of classic sitcoms on weekends mornings and afternoons. They also began running more recent sitcoms by 1983. Tribune bought them in 1985 and instead of moving them to more cartoons, they kept KTLA on its same course. Once WB offered cartoons, KTLA picked that stuff up.
KCPQ also had Centurions, a toy-based 1986 cartoon.
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