Per Animation News Network
's explanation on the matter, for those out of the loop:
Also, beginning Saturday, January 2, Me TV debuts Saturday Morning Cartoons, a three-hour “all cartoons, all the time” block reminiscent of the Saturday morning broadcasts of the past. Each hour will present a collection of cartoons featuring Popeye and Friends, Tom & Jerry, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.
Also, for those keeping track of Looney Tunes' presence on broadcast/over the air television, this is technically the franchise's return in the air since September 2, 2000 on ABC.
Edited by XMenMutant22 on Jan 1st 2021 at 11:10:56 AM
Curious but can Me TV be streamed online or on Roku?
With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptationWhile there isn't a Roku specific app, you can legally stream OTA channels via Locast for free with ads, which has a dedicated Roku app and works in a browser. MeTV's website only offers free on demand program with no form of live streaming.
Though I stress that if anyone already has an antenna set-up, or a TV built in to catch signals, they're better off using that method.
Edited by XMenMutant22 on Jan 2nd 2021 at 5:10:48 AM
This Won't End Well...
If this is successful, hopeful chance they go beyond the catalog of other brand cartoons?
Harveytoons? Walter Lantz? Hanna-Barbera? Jay Ward? Japanese Anime?
Edited by asiacatdogblue on Jan 2nd 2021 at 8:12:24 AM
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We kinda already have Hanna-Barbera toons by way of the Tom & Jerry/Droopy toons from H-B and The Flintstones is part of MeTV's regular schedule, but...maybe?
Japanese anime is probably a definite no, unless it's stuff like Voltron and Speed Racer.
Dont forget Battle Of The Planets~!!
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This Won't End Well...
That's what I meant.
60's-70's anime, starring with Astro Boy.
Edited by asiacatdogblue on Jan 2nd 2021 at 3:59:51 AM
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Also there is already a thread on this. But still, kudos for keeping discussion alive!
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This Won't End Well...
Sure. I mean, we all love old-school cartoons, right?
Also, I know Silly Symphonies are definitely off-limits.
Yep, I'm still here.Causal reminder that on weekdays, Toon In with Me is only an hour long, starting at 7 am EST.
Saturdays are the only days the block is expanded into 3 hours, from 7 am EST to 10 am EST.
Me TV is pretty clearly owned by Time Warner, and that's where all their cartoons are coming from. The Time Warner library includes the WB cartoons, the MGM cartoons, HB, and the Fleischer/Famous Studios Popeye (I think they own most of the Fleischer catalog); their essentially showing stuff that aired on CN back when CN showed classic cartoons. Anything not owned by WB isn't likely to show up (Woody Woodpecker is owned by Universal, Silly Symphonies is Disney, Paramount currently owns the Terrytoons, etc).
I'd be very surprised to see any anime, mostly because Me Tv is programmed to be nostalgia viewing for the 50+ crowd, and also because WB plain doesn't own much. If they did show any, it probably would be the older stuff like Astro Boy or Speed Racer.
MeTV isn't owned by WarnerMedia, but by Weigel Broadcasting which doesn't have a higher parent company. I checked days prior to see if there was a known parent company, but I couldn't find anything to support that.
Weigel Broadcasting has more history dealing with ViacomCBS (Decades) and FOX Corp (Movies) in channel creation than anything with WarnerMedia.
Edited by XMenMutant22 on Jan 4th 2021 at 1:50:54 PM
I stand corrected then. Still, all the cartoons they've broadcast so far have been from the Time Warner library. I suppose, if they aren't owned by Time Warner, there's nothing to stop them from licensing other cartoon catalogs ('cept Disney, I expect. The only non-Disney outlet that I've seen showing Disney cartoons is TCM).
Huh, they're airing Box-Office Bunny. Thought that was one of those lost cartoons.
The second weekend of "Saturday Morning Cartoons" is currently airing right now.
It was only made in the 90's. Why'd you think it was lost?
Maybe you're thinking of Blooper Bunny (from 1991), which was withheld from release until 1997.
Edited by Brandon on Jan 9th 2021 at 11:36:25 AM
With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptation
The show averaged around 500,000 total viewers in it's first week.
https://www.nexttv.com/news/turning-10-metv-eyes-next-10-years
Though not directly related to their "Toon In with Me" block, MeTV recently acquired the syndication rights to The Jetsons. The series will be appropriately paired with The Flintstones on Sundays, starting on February 21st at 11:30 AM EST.
Wonder if this only includes the 63-64 eps, or also puts the 1985 and 1987 episodes into the mix.
Can we trope Toon In With Me? Can someone help make a page if its kosher?
Discord: Waido X 255#1372 If you cant contact me on TV Tropes do it here.- Porky's Hare Hunt (1938)
- Prest-O Change-O (1939)
- Hare-Um Scare-Um (1939)
- Elmer's Candid Camera (1940)
- Wild Hare (1940)
Tuesday, May 4th – “Of Course You Realize This Means War” At 7am ET/PT
- Duck! Rabbit! Duck! (1953) featuring Daffy Duck
- Wabbit Trouble” (1941) with Elmer Fudd
- Devil May Hare (1954) featuring the debut of the Tasmanian Devil and Tasmanian She-Devil
- Wild and Woolly Hare (1949) featuring Yosemite Sam
- Hare-Way to the Stars (1958) featuring Marvin the Martian
Wednesday, May 5th – “Ballads For Bunny” At 7am ET/PT
- Rhapsody Rabbit (1946)
- Long-Haired Hare (1949)
- The Rabbit of Seville (1950)
- Baton Bunny (1959)
- What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
Thursday, May 6th – “Hollywood Hare” At 7am ET/PT
- Slick Hare (1947) featuring Humphrey Bogart
- What's Cookin, Doc? (1944) featuring James Cagney
- A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)
- What's Up, Doc? (1950)
- A Star Is Bored (1956)
Friday, May 7th – “Wascally Winners” At 7am ET/PT
- Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)
- Baseball Bugs (1946)
- Hillbilly Hare” (1950)
- Bully for Bugs (1953)
- The #1 Viewers’ Choice pick as selected by fans on MeTV.com.
WARNING! CHALLENGER APPROACHING!
Throughout today's episode, the whole studio was pink and Toony (and us) had been in the dark about it…until now.
Effective immediately, The Pink Panther (and The Inspector and Roland and Rattfink) is joining Toon In with Me!
Edited by TargetmasterJoe on May 10th 2021 at 4:56:31 AM
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How about the Ant and the Aardvark?
It's interesting to note some of the cartoons they've been showing recently. This Saturday they'll show "Bushy Hare," a short Cartoon Network never aired, and the week after that they'll show one of the 2004 Larry Doyle Looney Tunes which never got an official release.
(It's interesting, also, that they aired shorts like "Rebel Rabbit" and "Tweety and the Beanstalk" uncut.)
Edited by Aldo930 on May 10th 2021 at 5:19:54 AM
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."
Well, it's showcasing tomorrow morning.
Featuring cartoons from WB, MGM, & Fleischer Studios.
Edited by asiacatdogblue on Jan 1st 2021 at 7:28:17 AM
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