The Ridiculous History of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Part Two: The Fall of a Grift
About this episode
The episode explores the decline of Saturday morning cartoons and the societal concerns surrounding them.
For several decades, Saturday morning cartoons were a massive industry in the United States. Every weekend, millions of American children tuned in to watch their favorite shows... and, later, bug their parents for related toys. The studios made bank off this, yet it was only a matter of time before concerned citizens and government agencies started asking: Are these really shows, or just sneaky, 30-minute exercises in brainwashing? In the second part of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore the fall of Saturday morning cartoons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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