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Line 5: ==1956-1992== In 1956, NBC abandoned the children's programming lineup on weekday afternoons, relegating the lineup to [[Saturday morning cartoon\|Saturdays]] only with ''Howdy Doody'' as their marquee franchise for the series' remaining four years. From the mid-1960s until 1992, the bulk of NBC's children's programming were derived from theatrical shorts like ''[[The Pink Panther Show]]'' and ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', reruns of popular television series like ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[The Jetsons]]'', foreign acquisitions like ''[[Astro Boy]]'' and ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'', original animated series (most notably ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)\|The Smurfs]]'' and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' in the 1980s), cartoon adaptations of [[The Gary Coleman Show\|Gary Coleman]], [[Mister T (TV series)\|Mr. T]], ''[[It's Punky Brewster\|Punky Brewster]]'', ''[[ALF (TV series)\|ALF]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'', and original live-action series including ''[[The Banana Splits]]'', ''[[The Bugaloos]]'', and ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]''. ===See also==== From the mid-1960s until 1992, the bulk of NBC's children's programming were derived from theatrical shorts like ''[[The Pink Panther Show]]'' and ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', reruns of popular television series like ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[The Jetsons]]'', foreign acquisitions like ''[[Astro Boy]]'' and ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'', original animated series (most notably ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)\|The Smurfs]]'' and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' in the 1980s), cartoon adaptations of [[The Gary Coleman Show\|Gary Coleman]], [[Mister T (TV series)\|Mr. T]], ''[[It's Punky Brewster\|Punky Brewster]]'', ''[[ALF (TV series)\|ALF]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'', and original live-action series including ''[[The Banana Splits]]'', ''[[The Bugaloos]]'', and ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]''. [[1960–1961 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1961–1962 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1962–1963 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1963–1964 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1964–1965 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1965–1966 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1966–1967 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1967–1968 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1968–1969 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1969–1970 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1970–1971 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1971–1972 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1972–1973 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1973–1974 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1974–1975 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1975–1976 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1976–1977 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1977–1978 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1978–1979 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1979–1980 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1980–1981 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1981–1982 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1982–1983 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] ===1983-1989: The "One to Grow On" era=== From 1983 to 1989, [[One to Grow On]] PSAs were shown after the end credits of every show or every other children's show. ''One to Grow On'' focuses on [[ethical]] and [[personal safety]] dilemmas and attempts to teach viewers how to solve them. ====See also==== [[1983–1984 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1984–1985 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1985–1986 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1986–1987 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1987–1988 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1988–1989 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] ===Final years with animated programming (1989-1992)=== In 1989, NBC premiered ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'', which originated at the [[Disney Channel]] as ''[[Good Morning, Miss Bliss]]''. ''Saved by the Bell'', despite bad reviews from TV critics, would become one of the most popular teen series in television history as well as the number one series on Saturday mornings, dethroning ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show\|The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show]]'' in its first season. ====See also==== [[1989–1990 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1990–1991 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] [[1991–1992 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)]] ===List of notable programs===

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