Saturday Morning TV Lineup Grids
One of early-2000s Yesterdayland's crown jewels—now reborn on Rewind—was its seasonal network cartoon grids. Grab a bowl of cereal and scroll across ABC, CBS, and NBC half-hour by half-hour.
TV GUIDE RECONSTRUCTION • Fall 1987
Fall 1987 Network Cartoon Wars
Peak three-network Saturday morning warfare: CBS countered NBC's Smurfs juggernaut with Muppet Babies, Pee-wee's Playhouse, and Ralph Bakshi's subversive Mighty Mouse, while ABC unleashed Slimer at 10:30 AM.
| Time (ET) | ABC | CBS | NBC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | The Care Bears Family Nelvana era | Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Top-tier theme song |
| 8:30 AM | My Pet Monster Plush-handcuff tie-in | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies Expanded to 90 mins after CBS pulled Garbage Pail Kids | The Smurfs Season 7 juggernaut |
| 9:00 AM | Little Clowns of Happytown | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (cont.) | The Smurfs (cont.) |
| 9:30 AM | Little Wizards | Pee-wee's Playhouse ↗
Scream real loud! | Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series |
| 10:00 AM | All New Pound Puppies | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures Ralph Bakshi & John K. | Alvin and the Chipmunks |
| 10:30 AM | The Real Ghostbusters ↗
Ecto Cooler's spiritual home | Popeye and Son | ALF: The Animated Series Melmac prequel |
| 11:00 AM | The Flintstone Kids Just Say No era | Teen Wolf | The New Archies |
| 11:30 AM | The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show | CBS Storybreak Hosted by Bob Keeshan | Foofur |