Saturday morning - Diverse Tech Geek

What were the main influences and trends in 1960s TV animation?

April 30, 2019 6 min read 1960s animation Archie Hanna-Barbera Media Missives Quick Draw McGraw Saturday morning Scooby-Doo Space Ghost The Flintstones The Jetsons

I’ve previously written about different decades in animation, from the 70s through the 2010s. However, I didn’t get around to covering the 1960s, the first full decade of TV

What were the main influences and trends in 1970s TV animation?

August 14, 2018 7 min read 1970s animation Fat Albert Josie and the Pussycats Media Missives Saturday morning Scooby-Doo Super Friends

On the heels of my post about the main trends and influences in 1980s and 2010s TV animation, I thought I’d look at a different decade, the 1970s. It’s

What were the main influences and trends in 1980s TV animation?

July 19, 2018 5 min read 1980s DuckTales GI Joe He-Man Media Missives Muppet Babies Saturday morning Smurfs Transformers

There’s been a lot of discussion online about the recently announcements reboots of 1980s TV cartoons, including “Thundercats” and “She-Ra.” But what were the dominant influences and

Why is Scooby-Doo still popular after 50 years?

February 15, 2018 4 min read Media Missives animation Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning Scooby-Doo

Nearly 50 years after his debut in September 1969, Scooby-Doo has become one of the most popular American cartoon characters of all time. Since Scooby’s late 90s revival (starting with “Scooby-Doo on

Saturday morning cartoons: "Speed Buggy"

November 15, 2013 3 min read animation Hanna-Barbera Media Missives Saturday morning Speed Buggy

This week, I look back at the early 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon “Speed Buggy.” Background Airing on CBS from 1973-1975, “Speed Buggy” was one of the myriad of “Scooby-Doo&

Saturday morning cartoons: "The Roman Holidays"

November 09, 2013 3 min read animation Hanna-Barbera Media Missives NBC Saturday morning The Roman Holidays

I thought I’d look back at a cartoon I saw in reruns as a kid, but only lasted one season during its original Saturday morning run: the 1972 Hanna-Barbera series “