I too loved most of the shows that have been mentioned in my younger years. Now when my daughter was a few years younger I watched the cartoons she watched. I loved the Powerpuff Girls and Dexter's Laboratory. She did watch the Teletubbies but I drew the line at Barney. lol I do have a question with this subject. There was a show on in the early to mid 70's in the afternoons. I don't think it was on for very long and for the life of me can't remember the name of it. The premise of it was a little boy who was friends with a family of robots. Whenever he was in trouble he would blow a whistle or something like that. I am hoping that someone remembers this because I'm hoping it wasn't something I dreamed. lol

ladylmk58, ktstew, Tredici,and looney_tunes must be from my era--I fondly remember all those shows, although I didn't care much for Ed Sullivan and somehow missed The Amateur Hour even though I liked it. (I was lying awake in bed when the Beatles debuted and called out to ask my parents what all that noise was. Mom came into my room and said it was just some foolish young people and for me to go to sleep.)

Long before the best part of waking up was Folger's in my cup (I actually despise Folger's brand.) the best part of waking up was hearing the violins playing Captain Kangaroo's theme song. If I made it out to the living room before they ended, my day was off to a great start. When Robert Keenan died a few years ago, my children were all still home and I insisted they watch video clips with me of golf balls falling on Mr. Moose's head. I wrote the good Captain a fan letter once and he sent me back a color postcard of the Treasure House, along with a Kellogg's coupon.

The only show I would add was Fireball XL5, which my brother and I thought was the coolest and most sophisticated Saturday morning program.