The 10 Best Saturday Morning Cartoons and Shows from the 1970s
Carly Tennes
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01/14/2025
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Saturday mornings may be defined by sleeping in, completing the Wordle, and for some of us, nursing a hangover with a particularly strong cup of coffee, the start to our weekend used to look a whole lot different. Enter Josie and the Pussycats, Super Friends, and all the beloved cartoons that came to define Saturday mornings in the 1970s.
From Schoolhouse Rock! to The Brady Kids, here are the 10 best Saturday morning cartoons that pair perfectly with Cocoa Puffs.
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1. Kimba the White Lion
Courtesy of iamstillmyself on YouTube“Kimba the White Lion, before there was anime there was Kimba.” -
2. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Courtesy of isurukill on Reddit“Scooby Dooby Doo so good it is still cranking.” -
3. The Brady Kids
Courtesy of DVD Talk“The Bradys had an entire empire it seems.” -
4. Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
![“Are you kidding me, Cocoa Puffs, sitting on [the couch] watching the 'Hair Bears' before parents got up? Great start to any morning.”](https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/2025/01/14/060322/87657587/Screenshot 2025-01-14 at 5.46.46 PM.jpg "Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!")
Courtesy of Hanna-Barbera“Are you kidding me, Cocoa Puffs, sitting on [the couch] watching the 'Hair Bears' before parents got up? Great start to any morning.” -
5. Super Friends
Courtesy of Hanna Barbera“Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice..." in my best Ted Knight voice.” -
6. Schoolhouse Rock!
Courtesy of Schoolhouse Rock on YouTube“These songs are vicious ear worms... Interplanet Janet has been plaguing me for years…” -
7. Josie and the Pussycats
Courtesy of Steven (MechaGodzi11a) on YouTube“This show is why I have a kitty named ‘Josie.’” -
8. Jabberjaw
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment on YouTubeThe theme song was in my head for awhile when I was a kid. Loved those Saturday morning line ups. -
9. Johnny Quest
Courtesy of Tony Beazley“Johnny F– Quest! Loved the lead in music and the closing too, jazzy rifts for a cartoon. Hodgie was a magician with his SimSim Salabim.” -
10. American Bandstand
Courtesy of Nice memories 60s, 70s and 80s on YouTube“American Bandstand was always a sign that Saturday morning cartoons were over, my older sister loved that the most.”
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Kimba the White Lion
“Kimba the White Lion, before there was anime there was Kimba.”
“Kimba the White Lion, before there was anime there was Kimba.”
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