As a kid which kid tv channels did you grew up watching/preferred watching?

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MTC29 · Accepted Answer

Even in a large SoCal metro area, we only had seven broadcast stations- three networks (ABC, NBC and CBS) and four independents, and one PBS (which was hard to tune in). The three networks provided live national sports, news, and evening movies. The independents broadcast local sports, local news, and reruns of TV series like I Love Lucy. PBS usually had some sort of educational programing, which didn't make it the top choice for kids!

Saturday morning was a big event because one of the channels (I can't remember which one) broadcast a full morning of cartoon shows (mostly Hanna Barbera) and other kids programing. Other than Saturday mornings and live local sports (LA Lakers, Dodgers and Rams), I don't remember watching a lot of TV as a kid.

Cubus · Accepted Answer

Cartoon Network

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

These questions fail miserably when you ask people of a certain age (40+). When I was growing up I had... three channels. Yep, that's it. Kids TV was 90 minutes each evening with another two hours on Saturday morning. I remember a fourth channel starting when I was 13. I had to wait until my 20's until satellite TV became a thing and we started to get all the additional channels so many people today take for granted. Did we care? Nope because we had better things to do than watch TV all day.

DizzyDesii · Accepted Answer

Nickelodean—Nick Jr, Nick@Nite, TeenNick Occasionally Cartoon Network, PBS, WB, Disney

ShaTTeredMasterpeace · Answer

Nickelodeon as a kid. We didn't get Disney Channel until I was around 13 and then I became obsessed

HighValue · Answer

I didn't have cable when I was a kid. My family couldn't afford it. I watched Saturday morning cartoons though. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Garfield & Friends, Pirates of Darkwater, GI Joe, Thundercats, and X-Men. During the week I would watch Duck Tales, TaleSpin, Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers, Batman, Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and some others. Not all of those were on in the same years though.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

I watched PBS, abc, FOX, UPN, the WB, TBS, TNT, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network. And the Family Channel (which became FOX Family, which became abc Family, which became Freeform.) Nobody had Disney Channel back then because it was a premium channel like HBO; you had to pay extra for it.

humanearth · Answer

As a kid, we didn't have any of these

We had only 4 channels
ABC
CBS
NBC
PBS

There was no PBS kids, no pay TV, no VCR, No DVD players,

You wanted to watch TV at night. Well that was not happenings. All the networks shutdown at a 11PM. Nothing was 24 hrs

bolverk · Answer

When I grew up (born 1962) we did not have 'kids TV channels', we were lucky if we had a couple of hours of Saturday morning TV and a couple of hours a day during the school holidays which got boring as they would be dubbed shows from Europe which were repeated Ad Nauseam, so I have little patience with kid to day when they say there is nothing to watch on TV given the channels to choose from.

TrueConfection · Answer

The choice was UHF or VHF when I was little. If it came through when we dialed the fine tuner, let go of the rabbit ears, AND it was in English... we watched it. It didn't matter what it was.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

In first grade, I remember getting up and I didn't have to be at school until 9:00 a. m. I got up at 8:00 watched Captain Kangaroo, growing up in the '70s that is what we did

josephinelcajon · Answer

PBS was the only one that even existed. The National Networks had Saturday morning and afternoon shows.

JoyGirl · Answer

Some of us were not bougie enough for the other stuff, so whatever was on PBS kids was what we watched. 🥴

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

None of these were around when i was a kid, we watched RTL and RTL2

whereismyjohnny · Answer

I didn't watch any of these while growing up actually 😅

AviatorTom · Answer

When I was a kid, all we had were the 3 network TV channels.

EnglishEuropean · Answer

We never had channels for kids when I was growing up. We had time set aside for kids shows on the regular channels. It was actually a great system and we had some high quality shows.

mrkdvsn · Answer

When I was a kid, we had 6 channels. ABC... NBC... CBS... PBS... and 2 Independent channels (no cable). We had to search out any kids programming we could occasionally find on those 6 channels

bowenw · Answer

My dad was a cheapskate, so only channels that were included with basic cable.

douride2 · Answer

As a child we only had one channel. It was CBC. There wasn't much to watch.

LinkxPeach · Answer

I preferred Cartoon Network because they had way better interesting cartoon shows to watch than Nickelodeon. Also, they have Toonami, and Adult Swim.

Anonymous · Answer

Uh. I’m older than all those networks except Disney and that was only on cable. I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons.

omnivert · Answer

Jetix, Disney, CN, Hungama, discovery kids, nickelodeon.

Bubbles16 · Answer

All but Cartoon Network because there weren't really any shows on that channel that I liked

Creampiekarl420 · Answer

Cartoon Network is the only one you could watch all day

Anonymous · Answer

I never watched TV till I was 12 and by then I was past the kids TV phase.

Fuentes · Answer

All the above , i loved Arthur when we mostly had no cable

Sabretooth · Answer

Cartoon Network and teen nick for Zoey, Family Matters, Fresh Prince and George Lopez.

TheMajesticKing777 · Answer

Nick Drake n Josh and shit

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Answer

I have watched A, B and C.

artstatues · Answer

Disney Channel and Nickelodeon

Anonymous · Answer

CN  My favourite show was Ben 10, Beyblades, Richie Rich.

anon1903 · Answer

Cool kids watch all of it

SunnyCaliGirl · Answer

Cartoon Network and PBS Kids

Gingerguy33 · Answer

Disney and Cartoon Network

Andres77 · Answer

My kids loved Disney.

Anonymous · Answer

Disney or Nickelodeon. Disney is the best though.

crmoore · Answer

All of the above with the exception of PBS Kids.

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

Out of the choices, Nickelodeon.

Cowboy6666 · Answer

I have watched CN never watched others

bigpauly · Answer

Disney, Nickelodeon and CN

HeartFullOfGlue · Answer

I loved Nick and CN  CN more tho

007kingifrit · Answer

cartoon network had all the best shows on toonami

Dnice1 · Answer

Noggin, Nick Jr and PBS kids

dorksided1 · Answer

Nickelodeon

Xtendable · Answer

A little bit from column B, a little from column C

Magarmor64 · Answer

I kinda grew up with all of them

SnakeBoop · Answer

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Secret6620 · Answer

Nickelodeon! 🧡

Blackcupcake · Answer

Nickelodeon

lovedejj_xo · Answer

Disney

thedaffodils · Answer

CN more

htmndg183 · Answer

Disney channel.

flirtatiousgirl · Answer

Cn..

TX651 · Answer

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