And last but not least (or maybe it is least), it's the one and only alphabet network, ABC!
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No harsh judgement just yet, pal.
8:00 AM: The Krofft Supershow (Krofft Entertainment)
Instead of being renamed, revamped, and re-moved to another network like IOTL, here the Krofft Supershow stays itself. It does get the new segments it got as
The Krofft Superstar Hour, however, specifically
Horror Hotel and
The Lost Island. As a result,
Wonderbug and
Magic Mongo were dropped, while
Bigfoot and Wildboy (which IOTL became its own series for a little while) stayed. However, ABC moved the show to the very beginning of its lineup in an attempt to finally kill it- since ratings were eeeeegh. Why didn't they do it earlier? Why haven't they just killed it period? Simple- there was nothing else much to air, as you'll soon see.
That's a bad omen for the rest of the lineup, and I feel sad for ABC right about now.
9:00 AM: The Tom and Jerry Show (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, Hanna-Barbera Productions)
Moving from primetime on CBS to Saturday Mornings on ABC, the iconic mouse duo continues its television run, and bringing the rest of the new MGM short gang (save for Red Hod Riding Hood, whose toons were seen as too risque for Saturday mornings). The format for the show ran like this- first a more "modern" Tom and Jerry short, then a short starring another character, then a classic short- whether it be Tom and Jerry or someone else.
That's actually pretty sweet.
9:30 AM: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (Hanna-Barbera Productions)
Known IOTL as the third and final season of
The Scooby-Doo Show, ITTL
The Scooby-Doo Show is instead a revival of the original
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? As such, this is the fifth and final season of the show, bringing the show's episode count up to a syndication-friendly 65. Funny thing, IOTL, the third season was actually marketed as a revival/third season of
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, or as segments of
Scooby's All-Stars, the revamped version of
Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics. And speaking of which...
Honestly, The Scooby-Doo Show is a bit more generic of a name for a Scooby-Doo series. As such, I won't mind how Where Are You? fares ITTL.
10:00 AM: Laff-a-Lympics (Hanna-Barbera Productions)
Due to the cancellation of
Yogi and the Galaxy Goof-Ups, Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo, and Huckleberry Hound are finally entered into the second season of Laff-a-Lympics. It's also NOW that the Yogi Yahooeys team is formed, as the FOURTH team. Previously, the earlier H-B characters were under the Scooby Doobies, which was a generic H-B comedy star lineup until this season, where it takes on its 70s mystery focus from IOTL. Aside from the Scooby Doobies and Really Rottens, the third team ITTL was the Super Stars, a team of Hanna-Barbera's superheroes. The lineup of teams is as follows:
A team of HB's superheroes are the second team at the start. Honestly, I can see it being the antithesis to the Really Rottens in that regard.
As for the Yogi Yahooeys, it's about dang time they showed up!
SCOOBY DOOBIES
Scooby-Doo
Shaggy Rogers (new) - from Scooby-Doo
Pebbles (teenage version)
Bamm-Bamm (teenage version)
Fred Rogers (new) - from Scooby-Doo
Daphne Blake (new) - from Scooby-Doo
Velma Dinkley (new) - from Scooby-Doo
Judy Jetson (new)
Jonny Quest (new) - not on the Super Stars because he doesn't have superpowers, obviously.
Speed Buggy (new)
Jabberjaw (new)
Scooby-Dum (new) - from Scooby-Doo
Goober (new) - from Goober and the Ghost Chasers. To quote Shaggy, "like, why do we have this many dogs?"
Babu (new) - from Jeannie
Mudsy (new) - from the Funky Phantom
Not only do we have all five of Mystery Inc. plus Scooby-Dum, but we also have Pebbles, Bamm-Bamm, and Judy Jetson representing the other HB tentpoles, while Jonny Quest, Speed Buggy, Jabberjaw, Goober, and Mudsy are added to the rotation.
Maybe it's just me, but I think quoting Shaggy might be taken from an ACTUAL episode in this timeline.
YOGI YAHOOEYS (new for this season; all non-new characters moved from Scooby Doobies unless otherwise stated)
Yogi Bear (new)
Huckleberry Hound (new)
Boo-Boo (new) - from Yogi Bear
Cindy Bear (new) - from Yogi Bear
Quick Draw McGraw
Auggie Doggie
Doggie Daddy
Pixie
Dixie
Top Cat
Secret Squirrel
Wally Gator
Hokey Wolf
Magilla Gorilla
Winsome Witch
This means that Winsome Witch, Top Cat, Quick Draw McGraw, and Secret Squirrel were on the Scooby Doobies team. Odd.
SUPER STARS
Atom Ant
Hong Kong Phooey
Blue Falcon
Dynomutt
Captain Caveman
Space Ghost
Frankenstein Jr.
Buzz Conroy - from Frankenstein Jr.
Multi-Man - from The Impossibles
Fluid-Man - from The Impossibles
Coil-Man - from The Impossibles
Birdman
Vapor Man - from the Galaxy Trio
Meteor Man - from the Galaxy Trio
Gravity Girl - from the Galaxy Trio
I was hoping that Space Ghost, Birdman, and Dynomutt would be here, but the additions of The Impossibles and Hong Kong Phooey are nice.
REALLY ROTTENS - a lot more existing Hanna-Barbera villains, thanks in no small part to the inclusion of the superhero characters, but also some.
Mumbley - from Magnificent Mumbley, a supporting segment on the Great Grape Ape
Dread Baron - original character. Much like IOTL, it was originally intended for Dread Baron and Mumbley to be Dick Dastardly and Muttley from Wacky Races; however, those characters were co-owned by Heatter-Quiggley at the time, so no deal.
Moltar - from Space Ghost
Zorak - from Space Ghost
J. Evil Scientist - from Snooper and Blabber
Goodna Evil Scientist - from Snooper and Blabber
Junior Evil Scientist - from Snooper and Blabber
Orful Octopus - original character. Pet of the Evil Scientist family, and both a villainous copy of Squiddly Diddly and a redo of Occy the Octopus, pet of Evil Scientist family knockoff the Gruesomes from the Flintstones
Dinky Dalton - from Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw
Dirty Dalton - from Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw
Dastarfly Dalton - from Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw
Mr. Jinks - from Pixie and Dixie
Vultro - from Birdman
Dr. Millenium - from Birdman
Ferocious Flea - from Atom Ant
Moltar, Zorak, Dr. Millenium are must-haves, and it's not like the original characters aren't bad. They're just the other definition of the word.
Although I do find it funny how Mr. Jinks is a villain here.
In addition, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble serve as the announcers, and show heavy amounts of favoritism towards the Scooby Doobies, due to nepotism.
I'd take Fred and Barney over Snagglepuss and Mildew Wolf in one fifth of a heartbeat, but at least the favoritism towards the Scooby Doobies has an in-universe excuse now.
Not to mention how the addition of the Yogi Yahooeys adds some much-needed variety in the antics.
10:30 AM - Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (Hanna-Barbera Productions)
No changes from IOTL.
Alright.
11:00 AM - Fangface (Hanna-Barbera Productions, ABC Entertainment) - new show!
Instead of being made by Ruby-Spears as in IOTL, this show is made by Hanna-Barbera. In fact, since IOTL Ruby-Spears was created specifically to give Hanna-Barbera more competition, and ITTL Hanna-Barbera has PLENTY of competition in the form of Lantz, Filmation, Rankin/Bass, the Warner Cartoon Group, and even Disney, it's safe to say Ruby-Spears has no real reason to exist. Instead, Ruby and Spears' involvement continues to be at ABC with the Saturday morning lineup, to the point where several shows (which were Ruby-Spears series IOTL) are co-productions with ABC Entertainment! In fact, with the exception of
Jana of the Jungle on NBC, ABC is the only network even carrying Hanna-Barbera programs at all! It's also the only place where IOTL's 70's Hanna-Barbera dominance reigns, as you can see by looking at most of the schedule. Safe to say, ABC is almost single-handedly keeping Hanna-Barbera in business.
I didn't even THINK of how Ruby-Spears would factor into this timeline! I can definitely see Thundarr the Barbarian become a Hanna-Barbera series, but I don't know what would come after that.
11:30 AM - Jason of Star Command (Paramount Television, Filmation) - new show!
Similar to the IOTL show, but animated instead of live-action, and a half-hour series instead of a segment on Tarzan and the Super 7.
Methinks this show can fit within Star Trek canon to some degree.
12:00 PM - ABC Weekend Special
Same old, same old.
(this video is from 1979 but just ignore that)
12:30 PM - American Bandstand
Ditto.
Meh, not many changes.
And that's the Saturday morning lineups! Next time, we'll take a look at the Sunday "anime" lineups!
Let's compare and contrast:
8-9 AM: NBC has Mickey Mouse and Woody Woodpecker, CBS has The Film Fair and Silly Sylvia, and ABC has The Krofft Supershow.
Winner: NBC
Runner-Up: CBS
9-10 AM: Monster Mash-Up and Jana of the Jungle on NBC, a full hour of WB gold on CBS, and ABC has Tom and Jerry & Scooby-Doo.
Winner: CBS
Runner-Up: ABC
10-11 AM: Compared to Godzilla, Manta & Moray, and The Avengers, ABC has Laff-A-Lympics and Captain Caveman.
Winner: CBS
Runner-Up: A tie between NBC and ABC, mostly for Godzilla and Laff-A-Lympics respectively.
11 AM-12 PM: ABC has Fangface and Jason of Star Command, but even Fangface bows to Batman.
Winner: NBC
Runner-Up: ABC
12-1 PM: Winding down for the day, it's Fat Albert vs. Weekend Special vs. Thunderbirds, while 30 Minutes and American Bandstand fight for second place.
Winner: NBC
Runner-Up: CBS
I'm amazed I'd find ABC as palpable as I would, considering its competition. However, it turns out that NBC comes out on top, with CBS getting the other two hours in the bag.
In other words, the American Broadcasting Company needs to step up its game in the morning, and fast!