80s Weekday Cartoon Compilation with Commercials and Bumpers

In the 1980s, independent stations established themselves in many mid-sized and small markets. This market was for cartoons made for television and thus grew. Many of these stations began broadcasting weekday cartoon blocks from 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Some channels broadcast cartoons until 6 p.m. on weekdays. Most large and mid-sized markets had at least two local stations broadcasting such programming between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Some markets had up to three. Traditionally, local channels aired reruns of either old theater cartoons or television cartoons produced for national channels. However, this would soon change as producers realized the potential of selling their cartoons directly to independent stations. The first cartoon series to be produced for broadcast were He-Man and Masters of the Universe and Inspector Gadget, both of which premiered with 65 half-hour episodes in the fall of 1983.

The Children's Television Action of 1981 authorized the use of animated series to promote toy lines and spin-off products, and the many series created as a result would come to define much of the children's cartoon landscape of the mid-1980s.[1] He-Man and the Masters of the Universe started this trend and was followed in subsequent years by properties such as GI Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, ThunderCats, My Little Pony and Voltron. In the United States, regulation of children's television programs helped end this practice and set limits on the advertising time allocated to children's programs. Currently, any advertisement for a product related to the show, if not the entire program, will automatically be classified as an infringing half-hour infomercial under the FCC definition, even if a second of the character or of a show's reference is seen in an advertisement. ; This clause of the Children's Television Act puts the station at risk of paying heavy fines if the program violates this rule.

Dennis the Menace
He-man and the Masters of the Universe
Ghostbusters
The real ghost hunters
Bravestarr
Transformers
Inspector Gadget
Duck Tales
Galaxy Rangers
Wheeled Warriors
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
Heathcliff
Beverly Hills Teens
Punky Brewster
She-Ra
Robotics
My little Pony
MASK
G.I. Joe
Spiral zone

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