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MeTV Adds Another Classic Cartoon

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Classic TV diginet MeTV brings back another beloved 1960s animated series this weekend. Meet George Jetson, Jane his wife, daughter Judy, his boy Elroy and family dog Astro.

The Jetsons slots in Sunday mornings at 11:30AM Eastern, replacing an episode of The Flintstones.

Here’s a look at MeTV’s cartoon lineup:

Weekdays
7-8AM Toon in with Me (classic cartoons including Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Tom & Jerry)
6-6:30PM The Flintstones

Saturdays
7-8AM Popeye & Pals
8-9AM The Tom & Jerry Show
9-10AM Bugs Bunny & Friends

Sundays
10-10:30AM The Flintstones
10:30-11AM The Flintstones
11-11:30AM The Flintstones
11:30AM-12:00N The Jetsons

Bidding Farewell To More Classic TV Friends

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2020 is off to a sad start when it comes to classic TV performers and behind-the-scenes talent. We’ve lost even more in recent weeks:

  • Composer Perry Botkin Jr. (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, (theme to) The Young & The Restless)
  • Writer-producer Allan Burns, best known as the co-creator of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Munsters and Rhoda
  • Producer Cy Chernuk (CHiPs, Ironside, Kolckak: The Night Stalker)
  • Actor Hal Holbrook, renowned for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain. He later appeared on Designing Women alongside his wife, the late actress Dixie Carter
  • Radio and TV talk show legend Larry King
  • Veteran character actor Bruce Kirby, whose lengthy credits include appearances on classic series such as Barney Miller, Bonanza, Hogan’s Heroes, Ironside, Kojak, The Patty Duke Show and The Phil Silvers Show
  • Actress Cloris Leachman, whose first credited TV appearance came way back in 1948 (The Ford Theatre Hour). She starred in series ranging from Lassie to Phyllis and The Facts of Life. One of her most memorable guest roles was as Billy Mumy’s mom in the Twilight Zone episode “It’s A Good Life.”
  • Actor Gregory Sierra, remembered for his roles on 1970’s comedy classics Barney Miller (Chano) and Sanford & Son (Julio).
  • Actress Cicely Tyson who guested on classic shows like The F.B.I., I Spy and Naked City. Her signature small screen performance was probably the title character in the 1974 made-for-TV movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Tuned In: getTV Turns Criminal, Classic TV Star Obits

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Modern classic TV diginet getTV’s new “Primetime is Crimetime” lineup premieres tomorrow. The 5-hour block airs weeknights from 6-11PM Eastern, featuring Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, Starsky & Hutch, a double dose of Charlie’s Angels and Hart to Hart.

Although we’re just halfway through January, we’ve already lost a number of classic TV friends this month:

  • Actor John Reilly (daytime soap veteran, guested on Hawaii Five-O, Kojak, The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
  • Peter Mark Richman (veteran character actor, appeared on 100+ shows including Bonanza, The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone…best known for his role as Chrissy’s dad Reverend Snow on Three’s Company)
  • Actress Tanya Roberts (Charlie’s Angels, later That 70’s Show)
  • Joanne Rogers (widow of legendary children’s host Fred Rogers)

Rest in peace…

 

MeTV Adding Classic Cartoons in 2021

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Classic TV diginet MeTV is bringing cartoons back to broadcast television this January.

Following the successful addition of The Flintstones to it’s lineup, MeTV will launch a new hosted cartoon show weekday mornings. TV Newscheck reports Toon In With Me will feature “Warner Bros. superstars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, Road Runner and the many other fan favorites from the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes shorts.”

MeTV also announced the weekend debut of Saturday Morning Cartoons, a three-hour “all cartoons, all the time” block reminiscent of the Saturday morning broadcasts of yesteryear. Each hour will feature a collection of cartoons including Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Popeye and Friends and Tom & Jerry. Saturday Morning Cartoons will also premiere in early 2021.

R.I.P. Ken Osmond (1943-2020)

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The one and only Eddie Haskell. Thanks for giving us the business, Sam…

We also just lost Phyllis George (co-host of The NFL Today back in the 1970s) and actor Fred Willard (film and TV character actor, known for his classic TV work on Fernwood Tonight/America 2-Night and Real People). Rest in peace.