Saturday TV in the 90s
The Simpsons reinvent the prime time cartoon, while Animaniacs, Ren & Stimpy, and Batman take the animated world to wacky, icky, scary new frontiers. Preschoolers get a new pal in Barney, budding ninjas get their kicks from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and older kids thrill to the exploits of the X-Men.
New networks seem to sprout up every year, offering round-the-clock
choices for kids of all ages, but Disney reminds us it all comes back
to One Saturday Morning. Cartoons become movies (Rugrats), movies become cartoons (Men in Black), and the decade closes with a massive outbreak of Pokemania… |
