Many kids show from the 90's ran 52 episodes over a span of 4 months. Why did they do this?
Many kids show from the 90's ran 52 episodes over a span of 4 months. Why did they do this?
Gavin Perez
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Luis Gomez
52 weeks in a year, so one new episode a week, which is why you need 52 episodes to put a show in syndication, which is where studios make lots of money. Typically studios often end shows after 52 episodes strictly because of this.
Jordan Davis
Good job, OP and the board in general should be a little more informed.
Jace Watson
Kids are fickle and the real money comes from toy sales.
A new show with a blitz like that in such short time gets kids hooked and makes them want all those toys.
Jonathan Adams
John Brown
they weren't called saturday morning cartoons for nothing.
Samuel Rogers
Yup, it was a standard deal and done for many years. Everyone was doing it, so if you're new thing wasn't on par with last years....why do it? Have to maintain that status quo and compete in ratings and slots and so on. If something was a hit and only had 13 episodes, they were kinda screwed till more could get made.
Owen Wood
>stegasaurus and triceratops have sharp teeth
Brandon Price
>even this show has autistic fans
Anthony Fisher
they're also standing on two legs and have opposable thumbs
Blake Thomas
>not posting cartoon kino
Anthony Martin
>tfw you're still waiting for the live action remake
Bentley Watson
Any relatively obscure cartoon will ONLY have the most autistic fans. Just the way of the universe.
Blake Johnson
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Ethan Bennett
90's cartoons were completely forgettable and throwaway projects.
Evan Long
oh fuck i remember playing with those
they would maime and beat the shit out of my police force figures
Jackson Flores
Do ANY of them last the test of time?
Elijah Wood
Ren and Stimpy, Rockos Modern Life, 2 Stupid Dogs, Beavis and Butthead, South Park, The Tick, Eek the Cat, Animaniacs, Powerpuff Girls, Dexters Lab, Freakazoid, Hey Arnold, Aeon Flux, The Maxx.
I could go on.
Or were just talking about all the ninja turtles/ he man rip offs?
Kayden Thompson
Colton Martin
we're just talking about the shit on network television that existed only to sell toys
Sebastian Sanchez
Kids are not fickle, my nephew is obsessed with paw patrol and cars and has been for years
Dominic Lee
And asked if any of them last the test of time, follow a conversation in a thread sometime.
Noah Young
and you listed a bunch of shows that were not only not heavily merchandise driven, but also predominately not on network television.
John Scott
Came here just to mention Street Sharks.
When we bringing back Street Sharks?
Brayden Hill
The world isn't Jawesome enough anymore
Thomas Wood
Christian Long
2spooky4me
Hudson Collins
Anyone remembers what was the name of that "horror" themed cartoon with monsters playing basketball or something like that?
Josiah Bennett
Space Jam
Daniel Johnson
Nah, I think it's Mutant League but maybe there's another one which I'm thinking of
Benjamin Hernandez
there was a vast amount of money derived off these cartoons. advertising and merchandising was a literal goldmine.
Paying for 52 episodes churned out of some korean sweatshop was a negligible expense.
Dylan Carter
The toy lines failed otherwise they would have continued.
Daniel Hall
well there was that toxic avenger saturday morning cartoon.