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Daniel85 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 1699	I don't know if it was the same in the US, but I remember back in the early 90s seeing the Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers and Tiny Toon Adventures one-hour debut specials on at some time in the evening, like 6 or 7 PM. I don't remember what days they were on... probably Saturdays. They were shown on free-to-air networks (either 7, 9, or 10 if you're an Australian and know what I'm talking about). That kind of programming wouldn't happen these days, even for the premiere episode of a new hit cartoon. I was thinking that maybe cartoons were bigger business in those days, but that's probably just because I was a kid then so cartoons and toys were really all I cared about. And cartoons seem to be as big as ever these days. I guess it was a simpler time back then. Can anyone remember any cartoon specials on in prime-time in recent years? Not including kids' cable channels of course.
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TMNT was debuted in primetime I think.
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System 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 74809	I remember for a couple of years NBC aired cartoons in prime time on Friday night before they aired in the morning. Kind of a sneek peek at the new shows. Captain N, Mario Bros., Mukuly Culkin's Wish Kid cartoon, All-Pros cartoon featuring Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, & Wayne Gretsky. CBS aired Muppet Babies on prime time, the Star Wars episode.

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System 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 74809	I remember that Tiny Toons you're talking about. It was done on a Friday night to get kids to watch the new cartoons the following morning (I assume). Does anybody remember the prime time cartoon sneak peaks one year which was hosted by Joyce DeWitt? I felt pretty bad for her after watching that.

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Derrick 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 581	The Tiny Toons pilot "A Looney Beginning" aired as a CBS Friday Night special. And the second Batman the Animated Series episode "On Leather Wings" aired on a Sunday night, I remember watching that.
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Un-touchable 1 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 286	I recall when the FoxBox (now 4Kids TV) was starting, they had a prime time special that previewed the new block. CBS also had one with people playing Rubiks Cubes.

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System 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 74809	Un-touchable 1 wrote: TMNT was debuted in primetime I think. The first 5 episodes aired as one 2 hour block. I remember that it was show on Thanksgiving of 1989. Rescue Rangers, Ducktales and other such shows also did the same thing where the first 5 episodes were one long continuous origins story.

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Disney Collector 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 169	Chip & Dale was a Saturday morning show for us in the UK and Tiny Toon Adventures was a Week Day between 1530-1700 on ITV
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eightiesgirl86 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 153	This was done for the Duck Tales series in 1987. I remember watching the pilot for it with my siblings at about 7 or 8 and it was about 1.5-2 hours long. I believe it was on the Fox network, then only about a few months old itself.

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System 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 74809	Daniel85 wrote: Can anyone remember any cartoon specials on in prime-time in recent years? Not including kids' cable channels of course. The only recent primetime premires that I can think of were all on Cartoon Network 1) He-Man 2) Transformers 3) Justice League

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Lastdaysofrain 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 139	I remember they would have whole Saturday Morning Preview specials in Primetime, usually an hour long, hosted by a "star" of the day and featuring clips from all the new shows. I remember seeing episodes hosted by Dustin "Screech" Diamon and by ALF.

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SSJ Jup81 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 4806	I know this isn't from the 80s, but I think Reboot premiered on a Friday night, or either clips was shown from it to promote it, and the ones hosting this was the cast of Boy Meets World (Corey, Shawn, & Topanga); the show was about to enter its second season, iirc. I think SonicAM was too...

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Vinnie Zoom 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 21	These aren't debuts, but I remember the He-Man/She-ra Christmas special & the Thudercats return to Thundera both being in prime time.

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System 9 years 8 months ago Posts: 74809	Anonymous wrote: and numerous garfeld cartoons on cbs friday nights. i would look forward to 'em all day. This might be hard to describe, but does anyone remember the little logo and jingle that would appear before the CBS primetime Garfield and CHarlie Brown Cartoon Specials? Had the cool bongo noise? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I can't find it in its proper form but they adapt it at the beginning of this homestarrunner cartoon. http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas2001.html

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Demoscoobydoo 9 years 5 months ago Posts: 74	I was looking for this topic. I remember the old Friday night previews before the new cartoon season. I remember one was call "Alf Loves A Mystery" (I used to have it on video, but I'm not sure what happened to it), and Alf found a comic book and talked to the New Archie's kids. I can't remember the rest of the shows previewed, but I remember looking forward to seeing all the new cartoons that were coming out. I also remember another one were Punky Brewster (live action) went into the Gummi Bear house and talked to two people wearing costumes. She also went through a rainbow and previewed her new cartoon series. That's all that comes to mind now.
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weredog 9 years 5 months ago Posts: 297	Pound Puppies debuted with a prime time special.It aired alongside something called "Star Fairies" I used to have both on tape.

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True 9 years 5 months ago Posts: 391	I remember when they would debut the new Saturday Morning Lineups on a Friday evening. I fondly remember NBC debuting "Saved By The Bell" and "Captain N: The Game Master" where the SBTB kids had to travel buy a HUGH nintendo gamepad to find/save the new cartoons or something.
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System 9 years 4 months ago Posts: 74809	here's an X-Entertainment article on the ABC preview special in 1983. http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0840/ I remember CBS (I think it was them) did something similar to this for The Little Mermaid animated series in the early 90s.

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System 9 years 4 months ago Posts: 74809	Does anyone remember the CBS cartoon specials around the early to mid 80's where the word "Special" would be on the screen and then spin around and around. I was so excited back then. That means it would be time for a Christmas special for example.

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jemgirl86 9 years 4 months ago Posts: 623	I thought I had remembered Chip and Dale rescue rangers and ducktales being shown in primetime at one point! For the longest time I couldn't figure out whether I just thought I had remembered it or if it was actually occasionally aired then.
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